The role of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council in steering undergraduate medical curriculum reforms in Pakistan by Gohar Wajid, Lubna Baig, Syeda Kauser Ali, Usman Mahboob, Ahsan Sethi, Rehan Ahmed Khan

“…The curriculum reform process is time and cost intensive. There is no short-term panacea to curriculum reforms. …”
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The human microbiome-derived antimicrobial lugdunin self-regulates its biosynthesis by a feed-forward mechanism by Leonie Reetz, Lukas Schulze, Thales Kronenberger, Khaled A. Selim, Timm Schaefle, Taulant Dema, Alexander Zipperer, Jens Mößner, Antti Poso, Stephanie Grond, Andreas Peschel, Bernhard Krismer

“…However, in most cases, the regulatory signals of these clusters have remained unknown. …”
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Practical pathological methods for reliable diagnosis of secretory carcinomas of the salivary gland by Ryo Kawaura, Tomohiko Ishikawa, Hirofumi Shibata, Masashi Kuroki, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hanamatsu, Tatsuhiko Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tomita, Takuma Ishihara, Hajime Usubuchi, Yayoi Aoyama, Yukinori Asada, Takayuki Imai, Akira Ohkoshi, Akira Hara, Yukio Katori, Toru Furukawa, Takenori Ogawa

“…Before this designation, most SCs were diagnosed as variants of acinic cell carcinomas (AciCCs). …”
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Temporal and Spatial Variation of Soil Salinity Variations in a 24-year Period in Abadan District Using Satellite Images by Mehdi Mumipour

“…Even though the soil salinity has been decreased, most of the district area has been covered with saline soils.…”
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Efficacy of targeted drugs for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in the Russian Federation: a systematic literature review update by V. D. Sokolova, N. A. Sableva, V. V. Mladov, D. G. Tolkacheva

“…Same as in the previously published study, NTK showed the lowest costs per responder for both 12-week and 1-year periods.Conclusion. …”
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Determining household out of pocket payments, incidence of catastrophic expenditures and impoverishment among patients with malaria in Zambia's path towards Universal Health Covera... by Patrick Banda, Felix Masiye, Oliver Kaonga, Jesse Bump, Peter Berman

“…The OOP composed mainly of transport, followed by diagnosis and medicines and was lowest for Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) payments. The high costs of transport that the households had to incur when accessing health services could be due to the long distance that the households have to face as they travel to the health facilities as most of the facilities in Zambia are still outside the 5 km radius. …”
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Treatment patterns, outcomes and healthcare resource utilization of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in England by Faizel Osman, Carla L. Zema, Michael Hurst, Belinda Sandler, Florence Brellier, Ovie Utuama, Oksana Kirichek, John Houghton, Teresa Lemmer, Maite Tome Esteban

“…Total HCRU costs per patient‐year increased from £3033 to £4517 for NYHA classes I and II+, respectively, with secondary care costs consistently being the main driver in the obstructive HCM cohort. …”
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Catastrophic and impoverishing impacts of health expenditures: a focus on non-communicable diseases in Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal by Simrin Kafle, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Per Kallestrup, Dinesh Neupane, Ulrika Enemark

“…Conclusion NCDs and their associated costs are significant contributors to CHE and impoverishment. …”
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The impact of health insurance models on reducing DALYS from cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms: A panel study across 51 OECD member and candidate countries by Aleksandra Kuzior, Zhanat Khishauyeva, Narek M. Kesoyan, Dmytro Sukov, Natalia Sidelnyk, Nataliia Sheliemina, Tetiana Vasylieva

“…As health systems worldwide increasingly focus on mitigating the burden of non-communicable diseases, the strategic role of insurance schemes in facilitating early detection and preventive care, thereby reducing the substantial costs associated with advanced-stage treatment, has become a critical area of policy and research attention. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Coconut Wood Veneer Composite for Sustainable Construction Material by Shamil Haque Kizhakkethodi Mansoor, Vishnu Raju, Anish Mavila Chathoth, Shibu Comath, Adiyodi Venugopal Santhoshkumar, Sreejith Babu, Pavin Praize Sunny, Arjun Memuttathu Sajeevan

“…However, the sclerenchymatous vascular bundle of coconut wood poses challenges for rotary peeling, and the high capital and operational costs associated with palm wood limit its practical use. …”
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Optimizing energy production from livestock biogas networks in southern Brazil: economic and environmental perspectives by Phillip Schmedeman, Karthik Rajasekaran, Afreen Siddiqi, Cristian Junge, Chun Hern Tan, Janaina Pasqual Lofhagen, Felipe S Marques, Olivier de Weck

“…The most significant contribution of this research lies in the simultaneous optimization of technical design and spatial cooperation strategies for waste-to-energy systems—an area underexplored in prior work. …”
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Optimizing the efficacy of COVID-19 patient satisfaction surveys in India: A DELPHI- based validation process by Shazina SAEED, Karuna Nidhi KAUR, Manmohan SINGHAL, Mohd. SHANNAWAZ, Farah NIAZI, Bhavna KUMAR, Aanchal ANANT AWASTHI

“…The COVID-19 pandemic in India increased healthcare costs and reduced patient satisfaction. This study aimed at designing and validating a new questionnaire to assess patient satisfaction with health care services amidst COVID-19 in India. …”
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Topical Curcumin-Based Cream Is Equivalent to Dietary Curcumin in a Skin Cancer Model by Kunal Sonavane, Jeffrey Phillips, Oleksandr Ekshyyan, Tara Moore-Medlin, Jennifer Roberts Gill, Xiaohua Rong, Raghunatha Reddy Lakshmaiah, Fleurette Abreo, Douglas Boudreaux, John L. Clifford, Cherie-Ann O. Nathan

“…Skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the most common cancer in the USA, is a growing problem with the use of tanning booths causing sun-damaged skin. …”
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Accurate estimation of permeability reduction resulted from low salinity water flooding in clay-rich sandstones by Xiaojuan Zhang, Muntadher Abed Hussein, Tarak Vora, Anupam Yadav, Asha Rajiv, Aman Shankhyan, Sachin Jaidka, Mehul Manu, Farzona Alimova, Issa Mohammed Kadhim, Zainab Jamal Hamoodah, Fadhil Faez, Ahmad Khalid

“…Traditional methods often rely on costly experiments or simplified empirical correlations, which struggle to capture the complex, non-linear interactions governing this phenomenon. …”
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Freedom of Atrial Fibrillation Predictions After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Review of Current Evidence by Ibrahim Antoun, Ahmed Abdelrazik, Mahmoud Eldesouky, Ahmed I. Kotb, Zakkariya Vali, Abdulmalik Koya, Edward Y. M. Lau, Ivelin Koev, Riyaz Somani, G. André Ng

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, poses significant challenges due to high morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. …”
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Comparative analysis of sugarcane harvesters: Effects on waste management across varieties and field ages by Hadi Saadi, Mahmoud Ghasemi-Nejad-Raeini, Molood Behnia, Nima Shahbazi, Ali Kaab, Ashkan Jalilian

“…Among the sugarcane varieties, CP57 yielded the most waste, while CP48 produced the least when harvested with the H-7000 machine. …”
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A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM) ‐based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed‐wing drone and sat... by J. Coleman, N. Fenney, P.N. Trathan, A. Fox, E. Fox, A. Bennison, L. Ireland, M.A. Collins, P.R. Hollyman

“…We randomly subsampled four colonies to test the most efficient and accurate methods for density‐based counts, including at the colony edge, where population density is lower. …”
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Harnessing loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) for sustainable biofuels and bioenergy: A review of biomass feedstock potential, conversion technologies, and forest management in the US by Chioma Edwina Ogbuka, Pradip Saud, Marco Yáñez, Rajan Parajuli, Sagar Godar Chhetri, Matthew Pelkki

“…Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.), the most widely planted commercial species in the U.S., provides high-quality wood for the industry and lignocellulosic biomass for renewable energy. …”
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Industry responses to unhealthy food retail promotion restrictions: a thematic analysis of two public consultations in Scotland by Clara Gomez-Donoso, Sadika Akhter, Adrian J Cameron, Jean Adams, Martin White, Gary Sacks, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer

“…Participants: N/A. Results: Most food and retail industry responses opposed the policy proposals. …”
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Evaluation of animal rabies surveillance system, Sunyani West District- Ghana, 2019 by Bonodong Zongnukuu Guri, Helena Acquah, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Charles Lwanga Noora, Basil Benduri Kaburi, Saviour Denueme, George Kuma Khumalo, Edwin Andrew Afari, Ernest Kenu

“…In Ghana rabies is endemic and costs more than 16 million dollars annually. Ghana has both human and animal rabies surveillance systems to monitor the incidence and inform prevention and control measures. …”
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