From classroom to clinic: Addressing gaps in teaching and perceived preparedness for breaking bad news in medical education by Marcilea Silva Santos, Laís Michelle Cunha, Ana Julia Ferreira, Ana Paula Drummond-Lage

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Examining ICT Interventions for Rural Health System Connectivity: Challenges and Gaps for Improvement: A Systematic Review by Justine Mukalere, Richard Ssembatya, Annabella Habinka

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Bridging the gap: summative content analysis of understanding barriers in elderly patient education from nurses’ perspectives by Afshin Khazaei, Ali Safdari, Mehdi Molavi Vardanjani, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Ali Afshari

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Effects of canopy gap size on the recruitment of Shorea robusta Gaertn. F. seedlings in the Terai forests of Nepal by Prakash Timilsina, Ramesh Prasad Sapkota, Sumit Gautam, Sushanta Lamichhane, Chhatra Mani Sharma

“…Gap dynamics is a crucial ecological process in which canopy openings created by disturbances influence structure, regeneration and growth pattern in forest ecosystems. …”
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Comparison of Different Polymeric Membranes in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation and Air Gap Membrane Distillation Configurations by Cristiane Raquel Sousa Mesquita, Abdul Orlando Cárdenas Gómez, Carolina Palma Naveira Cotta, Renato Machado Cotta

“…Membrane distillation (MD) is an evolving thermal separation technique most frequently aimed at water desalination, compatible with low-grade heat sources such as waste heat from thermal engines, solar collectors, and high-concentration photovoltaic panels. …”
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Bridging gaps in the demand and supply for circular economy: Empirical insights into the symbiotic roles of consumers and manufacturing companies by Filippo Corsini, Simona Fontana, Natalia Marzia Gusmerotti, Roberta Iovino, Fabio Iraldo, Domenico Mecca, Luca Fernando Ruini, Francesco Testa

“…Given the systemic nature of the circular economy (CE), its successful implementation necessitates a holistic approach involving all the relevant stakeholders across the production and consumption processes. This study focuses on the gap between the demand and supply of circularity by investigating transitioning profiles of consumers and manufacturing companies and examining their symbiotic roles in shaping a systemic circular transition. …”
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Unlocking the global benefits of Earth Observation to address the SDG 6 in situ water quality monitoring gap by Harriet Wilson, Nina Raasakka, Evangelos Spyrakos, David Millar, Merrie Beth Neely, Anham Salyani, Shubham Pawar, Igor Chernov, S. Karen de Lespérance Ague, Ximena Aguilar Vega, Adenike Akinsemolu, Analy Baltodano Martinez, Carmen Cillero Castro, Carmen Cillero Castro, Michelle Del Valle, Mohamed Fadlelseed, Anabella Ferral, Jemal Mohammed Hassen, Dalin Jiang, Tracey Kudzanai Mubambi, Sofia La Fuente, Lukumon Olaitan Lateef, Felipe de L. Lobo, Jerome Marty, Albert Nkwasa, Albert Nkwasa, Julia Akinyi Obuya, Julia Akinyi Obuya, Igor Ogashawara, Ils Reusen, Ashley Rogers, Susanne I. Schmidt, Kabindra Sharma, Stefan G. H. Simis, Shenglei Wang, Stuart Warner, Andrew Tyler

“…Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 requires innovative and often disruptive approaches to address critical gaps in global water quality monitoring. The most recent SDG Indicator 6.3.2 (Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality) progress report highlights a critical water quality in situ data gap, with an urgent need for countries to strengthen their monitoring capacity and commence state water quality assessments and trend analysis. …”
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Arabic natural language processing: An overview by Imane Guellil, Houda Saâdane, Faical Azouaou, Billel Gueni, Damien Nouvel

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Why is it important to implement meta-research in universities and institutes with medical research activities? by Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Dionicio Neira-Rodado, Darly Martinez-Guevara, Hary Salome Cruz-Soto, Maria Paula Sanchez-Echeverry, Yamil Liscano

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Comparative analysis of surface infrastructure models for an oil field in the Pannonian Basin: Evaluation of Aspen HYSYS and GAP software by Marković Jelena, Martinović Bojan, Zorić Nikola N., Ješić Milica, Crnogorac Miroslav, Danilović Dušan

“…Aspen HYSYS is used for modeling the entire production process, including oil and gas processing, refining, and chemical plants, while GAP specializes in integrated asset modeling (IAM), modeling wells, flowlines, risers, and surface facilities, optimizing the entire production system from the reservoir to the processing plant. …”
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Regulatory efforts to address the access gap for foreign new drugs in China: the priority review program and related policies by Xingyue Zhu, Jinsui Zhang

“…Results A total of 410 imported approvals were licensed in China in 2007-2023. Most approvals (316[77.1%]) were licensed after the PR was implemented, of which 189[59.8%] received the PR designation. …”
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A PLANAR n⁺ –n–n⁺ GaAs DIODE WITH GaInAs-BASED GRADED-GAP ACTIVE SIDE BOUNDARYN by V. O. Zozulia, O. V. Botsula, K. H. Prykhodko

“…The work seeks to assess the oscillation efficiency and the maximum output power of the diode oscillator loaded with a single-circuit resonator, determine the oscillation frequency cut-off, and estimate how the energy and frequency characteristics of the diode are influenced by the impact ionization and GaInAs spatial distribution in the graded-gap layer. Methods and Methodology. The carrier transport processes in the diode are simulated using a two-dimensional model, the particle ensemble Monte Carlo method, and the full geometric multigrid method to determine the electric fi eld distribution in the diode. …”
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Selection of the Most Suitable Tree and Shrub Species for the Afforestation of Iranian Northern Zagros Forests Using AHP and TOPSIS Techniques (Case Study: Perdanan Piranshahr) by Farzad Yavari, Ahmad Alijanpour, Abbas Banj Shafiei, Hossein Azadi, Hadi Beygi Heiderlou

“…The most suitable species were selected based on the examined criteria and the soil properties of the region. …”
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Seedling passage times in gaps and closed canopies reveal decades of understory persistence in a New England forest by Isabella Stone, Jeffrey Mintz, Claudia J. Garnica‐Díaz, Chia‐Hao Chang‐Yang, David A. Orwig, Audrey A. Barker Plotkin, April Zee, Raelene M. Crandall, Daniel J. Johnson, Lukas J. Magee

“…We evaluated our estimates in the lab by aging cross‐sections obtained from seedlings in gap and closed canopy conditions. Compared to our empirical age‐to‐height relationships, most simulations tended to underpredict seedling age for a given height, suggesting that passage times may be even longer than our simulations indicated. …”
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Invited review: Research on ruminal biohydrogenation—Achievements, gaps in knowledge, and future approaches from the perspective of dairy science by P.G. Toral, G. Hervás, P. Frutos

“…ABSTRACT: Scientific knowledge about ruminal biohydrogenation (BH) has improved greatly since this metabolic process was empirically confirmed in 1951. For years, BH had mostly been perceived as a process to be avoided to increase the postruminal flow of UFA from the diet. …”
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RELATIVIZATION STRATEGIES OF APPLICATIVE ARGUMENTS RELATION IN BELITONG by I Nyoman Pasek Darmawan, Vindi Kaldina

“…Through the descriptive-qualitative research method, this paper identifies and describes the most accessible relativization strategies in Belitong as derived from applicative constructions. …”
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THE PROBLEMS OF DISTINGUISHING THE CONTENT OF A LAW-MAKING EXPERIMENT AND A PILOT PROJECT IN RUSSIAN LAW-MAKING PRACTICEMODERN FAMILY VALUES AND THEIR FEATURES by MAZEIN A.V., CHERNYAEVA JU.A.

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The benefits and trade-offs of multi-variable calibration of the WaterGAP global hydrological model (WGHM) in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins by H. M. M. Hasan, P. Döll, P. Döll, S.-M. Hosseini-Moghari, F. Papa, A. Güntner, A. Güntner

“…While our sensitivity analysis ensured that the model parameters that are most influential for the four variables were identified in a transparent and comprehensive way, the rather large number of calibration parameters, 10 for the Ganges and 16 for the Brahmaputra, had a negative impact on parameter identifiability during the calibration process. …”
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Filling in socio‐ecological knowledge gaps to support marine spatial planning in data‐scarce areas: Example from Zanzibar by Elina A. Virtanen, Niina Käyhkö, Zakaria Khamis, Muhammad Juma Muhammad, Hashim Muumin, Mohammed Habib, Ville Karvinen, Juho Lappalainen, Meri Koskelainen, Niko Kulha, Markku Viitasalo

“…Abstract Marine spatial planning (MSP) is one of the most important tools for ensuring sustainable use of marine areas. …”
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The contributions of fertility during adolescence to disability across the life-course: hypothesized causal pathways, research gaps, and future directions by Catherine M. Pirkle, Maria P. Velez, Tetine L. Sentell, Diego G. Bassani, Marlos R. Domingues, Saionara M. A. Câmara

“…Limited theoretical or empirical research considers how and why such relationships exist generally or with the individual associated components of disablement.Objective To consolidate and critically evaluate literature to describe testable, theory-based hypotheses to guide future research on the mechanisms by which fertility during adolescence contributes to disablement.Methods Targeted literature review of research from diverse global settings contextualised in two well-accepted theoretical frameworks in life-course epidemiology: the cumulative risk model and the critical period approach.Results Five hypothesised causal pathways linking adolescent fertility to disablement in later life are described: 1) Causal relationship initiated by fertility during adolescence; 2) Common cause(s) for both, such as adverse childhood experiences; 3) Contributing cause(s) to adolescent fertility; 4) Interaction between adolescent fertility and other risk factors; and 5) Critical period effects unique to adolescence. Most research on the topic is on pathologies versus functional limitations and disability.Conclusion We highlight promising research avenues to inform future research and interventions on adolescent fertility and the disablement process. …”
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