Frizzled receptors: gatekeepers of Wnt signaling in development and disease by Dalia Martinez-Marin, Grace C. Stroman, Camryn J. Fulton, Kevin Pruitt

“…Challenges include defining ligand-receptor specificity, elucidating signal transduction mechanisms, and understanding the influence of post translational modifications and the cellular context. …”
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Electron Beam Irradiation’s Effect on Polyaniline/LiClO₄/CuO Nanocomposite: A Study of Dielectric, Conductivity and Electrochemical Properties by Yesappa Laxmayyaguddi, Sharanappa Chapi, Nagaraj Nandihalli

“…A straightforward chemical polymerization process was used to create the polyaniline/LiClO₄/CuO nanoparticle (PLC) nanocomposite, which was then exposed to varying doses of electron beam (EB) radiation and studied. …”
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Food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices among food handlers in collective catering in central Morocco by Rachid Amaiach, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Mouhcine Fadil, Rabia Bouslamti, Sanae Lairini

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International accreditation of a pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship program in Guatemala: a quantitative assessment by Daniel C. Moreira, Claudia Garrido, Roy Rosado, Leeanna Fox Irwin, Ricardo Mack, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Federico Antillón-Klussmann

“…Eight of the 10 EPAT domains had higher post-accreditation scores, with a significant improvement in domain scores overall (P < 0.0001) (Fig. 2). …”
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A Framework for Participatory Creation of Digital Futures: A Longitudinal Study on Enhancing Media Literacy and Inclusion in K-12 Through Virtual Reality by Chrysoula Lazou, Avgoustos Tsinakos

“…Mixed methods data collection included pre/post-course surveys, pre/post-tests, observation journals, and student-generated VR artifact evaluations. …”
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Rooting students in their botanical history: A method to engage students in botany and herbaria by Shawn Krosnick, Kelly Moore

“…The study comprised pre‐ and post‐assessments, student descriptions regarding plant significance, and teacher interviews with module reflections. …”
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Bereavement support guidelines for caregivers in palliative care: a scoping review by Alexandra Coelho, Alexandra Coelho, Sara Albuquerque, David Dias Neto

“…Eight fundamental principles were identified, from which several clinical guidelines were derived, organized according to the moments of assessment and intervention throughout the bereavement process, including pre and post-death period: (1) organizing support for the family caregiver; (2) assessing needs and establishing a care plan; (3) ensuring information and support for the family caregiver; (4) preparing for death; (5) support at the time of death; and (6) bereavement support post-death. …”
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Voxel‐based and surface‐based cortical morphometric MRI applications for identifying the epileptogenic zone: A narrative review by Jacob Bunyamin, Benjamin Sinclair, Meng Law, Patrick Kwan, Terence J. O'Brien, Andrew Neal

“…The use of stereo‐EEG and quantitative EEG analysis may fill this gap to evaluate the correlation between cortical morphometry results and electrophysiological epileptogenic biomarkers of the epileptogenic zone and help improve the yield of structural post‐processing tools. …”
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Understanding the experiences of relocatees during forced relocation in Chinese urban restructuring by Xin Li, Maarten van Ham, Reinout Kleinhans

“…As such, the paper presents a conceptual model that includes different stages and contexts to analyse the experiences of relocatees during and after forced relocation. It divides the process of forced relocation into a pre-demolition stage, a transitional stage and a post-relocation stage and investigates the social, economic, physical, psychological and behavioural dimensions of the experiences of relocatees as affected by the macro and micro context. …”
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Decision Making and Decision Support During the Design of Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Review by Alice B. Mastrangelo Gittler, Sarah S. Lam

“…The published literature emphasizes decision support generated from ex ante or ex post research. Despite numerous references to the importance of decision making, there are considerable gaps in the study of interprofessional group decision-making dynamics. …”
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Tracing Missing Surgical Specimens: A Quality Improvement Strategy for Adverse Events Based on Root Cause Analysis by Huang LL, Yang JH, Hong WW, Wang BL, Chen HF

“…Over two years, no surgical pathology specimens were lost post-intervention.Conclusion: The RCA-driven reforms effectively addressed systemic flaws in specimen management, demonstrating that targeted process redesign, ergonomic tools, and digital tracking can mitigate risks of medical errors. …”
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Creating meaning: Developing students’ understanding of Indigenous community issues in prose class by Sri Sumaryani, Imas Istiani, Lutfi Ashar Mauludin, Almira Irwaniyanti Utami

“…The treatment was part of an attempt to incorporate local ICs content in the learning process and make it mainstream. This research employed a mixed method, and the participants completed the pre and post-tests as the quantitative data. …”
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Engaging Students in Audiovisual Coding Through Interactive MATLAB GUIs by Carlos Cuevas, Carlos Cortes, Narciso Garcia

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Encapsulation for efficient cryopreservation by Memon Kashan, Zhang Bing, Fareed Muhammad Azam, Zhao Gang

“…The review also addresses current obstacles related to scaling up encapsulation processes and ensuring the long-term biocompatibility and stability of preserved specimens. …”
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Dietary Phospholipids and Their Impact on Crustacean Physiology: Growth, Metabolism, Immunity, and Beyond by Hrishika Barua, Mahima Ranjan Acharjee, Stephen G. Giteru, Methila Chowdhury, Haizhou Wu, Lokesh Kumar, Mirja Kaizer Ahmmed

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Globalization and the Liberal International Order: Exploring Mutual Influence and Interaction by Dana Sajadi

“…Historically, the development of international order has mostly been associated with trade across the world, and post-World War II there has been a revision of the approach to stimulate liberalization. …”
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Cognisance of geologic hazards among Catandunganons: Promoting disaster-resilient communities by Dexter M. Toyado, Patrick Alain T. Azanza

“…The study identifies significant communication gaps between government agencies and the public, particularly in disseminating disaster-related information. …”
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Effect of different data quality control on evapotranspiration of winter wheat with Bowen ratio method by Yingnan Wu, Qiaozhen Li, Xiuli Zhong, Daozhi Gong, Xiaoying Liu

“…These findings are expected to guide the selection of post-data processing in the application of BREB method.…”
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SGPLane: Efficient lane detection via sampled grid points for autonomous driving by Xuewei Tang, Mengmeng Yang, Kun Jiang, Tuopu Wen, Benny Wijaya, Diange Yang

“…However, most methods still suffer from unstable post-processing algorithms which leads to a gap between camera input and downstream applications. …”
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A quality improvement initiative to improve growth monitoring of children attending immunization clinic in an urban primary health centre in Delhi by Ravneet Kaur, Udita Singh, K. Srinath, Anjusha Ranjith, Baridalyne Nongkynrih

“…The baseline coverage of weight-for-age growth chart plotting in the immunization clinic was 31%. The process flow was mapped, and critical gaps identified by root cause analysis (Fish Bone technique). …”
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