Healthcare-Associated Infections: The Role of Microbial and Environmental Factors in Infection Control—A Narrative Review by Andreea M. Sandu, Mariana C. Chifiriuc, Corneliu O. Vrancianu, Roxana-E. Cristian, Cristina F. Alistar, Marian Constantin, Mihaela Paun, Alexandru Alistar, Loredana G. Popa, Mircea I. Popa, Ana C. Tantu, Manuela E. Sidoroff, Mara M. Mihai, Andreea Marcu, George Popescu, Monica M. Tantu

“…Despite promising avenues like integrated One Health approaches, optimized phage therapy, microbiome-based interventions, and targeted vaccine development, several knowledge gaps in clinical efficacy, standardization, and pathogen complexity remain to be answered.…”
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Study on the Tissue Heterogeneity and Micromechanical Properties of Maize Kernel by Zhou Shi, Jingcun Bi, Peng Xu, Rui Li, Guohai Zhang, Duanyang Geng, Yubin Lan, Bolong Wang

“…The starch granules in the farinaceous endosperm are spherical and loosely and irregularly arranged, leading to more gaps between the starch granules. As a result, the maximum rupture force and elastic modulus of the farinaceous endosperm are relatively lower. …”
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Neuroimaging and Emotional Development in the Pediatric Population: Understanding the Link Between the Brain, Emotions, and Behavior by Giuseppe Marano, Maria Benedetta Anesini, Miriam Milintenda, Mariateresa Acanfora, Claudia Calderoni, Francesca Bardi, Francesco Maria Lisci, Caterina Brisi, Gianandrea Traversi, Osvaldo Mazza, Roberto Pola, Gabriele Sani, Eleonora Gaetani, Marianna Mazza

“…This narrative scoping review synthesizes current pediatric neuroimaging evidence, filling a gap in the literature by integrating structural, functional, and emerging modalities, to provide clear translational pathways for clinical and behavioral observations. …”
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Essential aid made fully visible: understanding the proCHW financing landscape analysing accessible donor data sources by James O’Donovan, Daniel Palazuelos, Madeleine Ballard, Mallika Raghavan, Stephanie Rapp, Ash Rogers, Carla López Castañeda, Benedicte Razafinjato, Matthew French, Cleo Baskin, Sarah Lindsay, Carey Carpenter Westgate, Laura Shellaby, Rachel Hofmann, Pauline Picho Keronyai, Niloofar Ganjian, Sonia Tiedt, Diana Nambatya Nsubuga, Jude Aidam

“…Only two organisations, The Global Fund and the President’s Malaria Initiative, provided partial data visibility, while none fully disclosed specific funding amounts for proCHW programmes. Most organisations did not systematically track or report CHW investments, making it challenging to assess global funding flows.Conclusions The study highlights gaps in the availability of data related to funding for proCHWs, hampering the ability to track and evaluate investments in proCHW programmes. …”
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Failure mode effect analysis use and limitations in medical device risk management by Niamh Nolan, Olivia McDermott

“…This study aims to investigate the application of risk analysis techniques in the medical device industry and the techniques most utilised to address compliance with ISO 14971:2019 with a view to assessing the challenges of risk management. …”
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Thematic trends in fact-checking in Brazil’s COVID-19 infodemic: the first year in focus by NATHÁLIA HELENA AZEVEDO, LUCIANA MASSI, GUILHERME S. LIMA

“…Fact-checking agencies assigned varying levels of importance to specific themes, which may reinforce the idea of possible non-neutrality fact-checking journalism. Most categories displayed an irregular publication pattern, indicating they were not part of continuous communicative processes. …”
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Engineering design of feedstock powder and relevant thermal–mechanical performance of thermal/environmental barrier coatings by Xinchang Feng, Fangwei Guo, Lirong Luo, Yuzhang Wang, Yun Long, Xiaofeng Zhao, Fei Pan, Lei Guo, Qingfeng Zeng, Jing Feng, Chunlei Wan

“…This review aims to bridge the gap between cutting-edge ceramics and advanced engineering technologies, thus providing concrete background knowledge and crucial guidelines for designing and developing TBCs/EBCs.…”
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Drying kinetics and characteristics of Acori tatarinowii rhizoma under hot air thin-layer drying at different temperatures by Yingna Le, Kun Shi, Chengfu Wang, Jingying Guo, Yaohui Ye, Yuexing Ma, Ruiping Wang, Fangyan Cai, Shaolong Ma, Jinlian Zhang, Lingyun Zhong

“…By resolving the longstanding knowledge gap in ATR post-harvest processing, the work establishes quantitative criteria for industrial drying optimization, offering a science-based framework to balance efficiency and phytochemical quality.…”
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A NOVEL BIM-ENABLED SOFTWARE-BASED SOLUTION FOR MITIGATING CONSTRUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT by Nasser Abosaq, Syeda Manzila Batool

“…This paper presents a novel Software-based solution to mitigate the most prevalent construction risks with systematic implementation of Building Information Modeling Software at the lifecycle stages of the project and provides practical recommendations for industry practitioners. …”
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Research Progress on Enhancing Acid Production from Anaerobic Fermentation of Waste Activated Sludge by Different Pretreatment Methods by Peng CUI, Shuzhen CHI, Da ZHANG, Boyi CHENG, Qingshan LIN, Zongping WANG, Gang GUO

“…This study aims to fill this gap by systematically analyzing the efficiency and mechanisms involved in enhanced SCFA production from WAS using different pretreatment techniques. …”
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Automatic Identification of Amharic Text Idiomatic Expressions Using a Deep Learning Approach by Habtamu Hunegnaw Limenih, Abebe Belay Adege, Abrham Yaregal Alene, Habtamu Tariku Demasu, Habtamu Molla Belachew

“…Amharic, the most widely spoken language in Ethiopia, uses a lot of idiomatic expressions and proverbs to emphasize the message of the text. …”
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Real-time mobile broadband quality of service prediction using AI-driven customer-centric approach by Ayokunle A. Akinlabi, Folasade M. Dahunsi, Jide J. Popoola, Lawrence B. Okegbemi

“…The QoS modeling task was carried out using MBPerf pre-processed dataset. Three (3) classification algorithms including Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) were trained using the QoS dataset and then evaluated in order to determine the most effective model based on certain evaluation metrics – accuracy, precision, F1-Score and recall. …”
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Soil biodiversity and function under global change. by Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, David J Eldridge, Yu-Rong Liu, Zhong-Wen Liu, Claudia Coleine, Pankaj Trivedi

“…Understanding how and when soil biodiversity supports these functions, and how it will adapt to changing environmental conditions, is crucial for conserving soils and maintaining soil processes for future generations. In this Essay, we discuss the fundamental importance of soil biodiversity for supporting multiple ecosystem services and One Health, and further highlight essential knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to conserve soil biodiversity for the next generations.…”
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Towards enhancing major emergency initial response training: a comparative study of STCW and OPITO standards by Sherif Aly, Hossam Eldin Gadalla, Ahmed Esmail

“…</span><span>The study is concluded by identifying possible gaps and proposing specific modifications to the STCW standard which can be marked as a first step in the direction of establishing effective training for managing and controlling major emergencies onboard ships. …”
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Experimental Study of Compression Behavior on Monolayer FFF Samples by Moises Batista, Pedro F. Mayuet Ares, Juan Manuel Vazquez-Martinez, Christiane Droste-Wendt

“…By performing mechanical tests on monolayers, instead of on more intricate multilayer specimens, manufacturers could reduce testing complexity and cost while accelerating the development process. The current literature reveals a gap in the design and analysis of thin-walled AM specimens, especially monolayers, under compressive loads. …”
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The influence of hydrological variables on river biofilms: a review of relationships and environmental implications by Bárbara Alves de Lima, Tatiani Andressa Modkovski, Juliane Ribeiro das Chaves, Luis Otavio Miranda Peixoto, Samanta Teixeira Medeiros, Gabriel Helmer Baer, Cristóvão Vicente Scapulatempo Fernandes, Júlio César Rodrigues de Azevedo

“…The results show that the most recurrent hydrological variable in studies was discharge/fluxes, while for biofilms, biomass formation was the most frequent variable. …”
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Evaluating Bioassays for the Determination of Simvastatin’s Osteogenic Activity: A Systematic Review by Lara Steiner Back, Isabella Schönhofen Manso, Mariane Beatriz Sordi, Gabriel Leonardo Magrin, Águedo Aragonês, Ricardo de Souza Magini, Reinhard Gruber, Ariadne Cristiane Cabral Cruz

“…Therefore, identifying the most efficient and sensitive bioassays may enhance the quality of in vitro studies, bridging the gap with in vivo findings, saving time and resources, and benefiting the community. …”
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The Barriers of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Transfer in Software Companies: A Systematic Literature Review by Ersha Aisyah Elfaiz

“…In the development process, knowledge acquisition and knowledge transfer are the most important process to understand the technology used. …”
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Soils in the Anthropocene: Hazards, challenges and opportunities by Estela Nadal-Romero, Melani Cortijos-López, Celina Wagner, Teodoro Lasanta

“… Soils provide the substrate for 95% of human food and essential ecosystem services, such as water regulation and biodiversity, while also serving as the most efficient CO₂ sink on the Earth’s surface. However, soil degradation poses a major threat, with significant changes in most of the Earth’s soil attributed to human activities. …”
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Contrasting spatial patterns in active-fire and fire-suppressed Mediterranean climate old-growth mixed conifer forests. by Danny L Fry, Scott L Stephens, Brandon M Collins, Malcolm P North, Ernesto Franco-Vizcaíno, Samantha J Gill

“…Average canopy gap sizes (0.04 ha) covering 11-20% of the area were not significantly different among sites. …”
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