Trapped by debt: an ethnographic study of medical indebtedness and hospital detention in the Fundong Health District, Cameroon by Ashangwa Constantine Tanywe, Ashangwa Constantine Tanywe, Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, Vidarah Nimar, Cybel Nji Angwe, Mathias Alubafi Fubah, Mathias Alubafi Fubah, Maurine Ekun Nyok, Tom Obara Bosire, Nguyen Ngoc Bich Tram, Brendabell Ebanga Njee, Womma Habiba Hira

“…BackgroundThis study investigates the structural and socio-cultural drivers of medical indebtedness and hospital detention due to unpaid healthcare bills in the Fundong Health District, Cameroon. …”
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Evaluation Method of Pyroclastic Rock Reservoir Based on Gravel Parent Rock Composition by DONG Lei, LI Wentao, DING Yonghao, ZHANG Zhiguo, XIA Xue, PANG Jiarui, GAO Feng

“…As a result, the calculation accuracy of reservoir porosity parameters is low, the pore structure is complex, and fluid identification is difficult. …”
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Plant diversity and transcriptional variability assessed by retrotransposon-based molecular markers by R. N. Kalendar, K. S. Aizharkyn, O. N. Khapilina, A. A. Amenov, D. S. Tagimanova

“…Retrotransposon activity can occur during development, cell differentiation and stress, and a source of chromatin instability and genomic rearrangements. Both the overall structure of retrotransposons and the domains responsible for the various phases of their replication are highly conserved in all eukaryotes. …”
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<i>Escherichia coli</i> in Brazilian Poultry Fecal Samples: Co-Carriage of Fosfomycin and ESBL Resistance by Felipe Juscele, Andre B. S. Saidenberg, Lars E. B. Christoffersen, Sofie M. Edslev, Søren Hallstrøm, Jessica R. Nacarato, Fernanda B. Barbosa, Marcos P. Cunha, Fernanda Esposito, Nilton H. Lincopan, Marc Stegger, Terezinha Knöbl

“…Comparative genomic analysis of 133,541 global <i>E. coli</i> genomes from EnteroBase showed that 35% harbored similar transposon structures, with 2% carrying <i>fosA3</i>. These <i>fosA3</i>-positive isolates were significantly associated with South America and exhibited high co-carriage of ESBL genes, particularly in environmental and poultry-associated isolates. …”
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Synergistic effects of Al, Ga, and In doping on ZnO nanorod arrays grown via citrate-assisted hydrothermal technique for highly efficient and fast scintillator screens by Murat Kurudirek, Sinem V. Kurudirek, Anna Erickson, Nolan Hertel, Benjamin J. Lawrie, Yauhen Tratsiak, Benjamin Klein, Charles L. Melcher, Christopher J. Summers, Paul J. Sellin

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Gold-coated ZnO nanostructures on no-core optical fiber for ammonia detection in food spoilage applications by Suphavit Thaneerat, Karnpote Roekwibunsi, Gaurika Vasan, Kankan Swargiary, Ratchawi Jammee, Dalawan Limthin, Pannathorn Jitpratak, Charusluk Viphavakit

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Microstructure examination of the biocorrosion susceptibility of mild steel coated with Zn and Zn-CaCO3 in a biodiesel environment by Vivi A. Fardilah, Ilham Alkian, Yustina M. Pusparizkita, Cristian Aslan, Mohammad Tauviqirrahman, J. Jamari, Athanasius P. Bayuseno

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Effect of vacancies on blue-colored calcium phosphate scaffolds derived from Nile tilapia bone powder by Atchara Khamkongkaeo, Amaraporn Wongrakpanich, Theerapat Chanamuangkon, Slila Chayanun, Catleya Rojviriya, Adulphan Pimsawat, Drusawin Vongpramate, Atipong Bootchanont, Wutthigrai Sailuam, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Boonrat Lohwongwatana

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Protocol to develop a 3D mouse autologous lung tumor-immune spheroid co-culture model to advance radiotherapy-based treatments by Sergio León, Sofía Torres Quintas, Nerea Otegui, Miriam Redrado, José Javier Aristu, María José Oliveira, Alfonso Calvo, Flávia Castro, Diego Serrano

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Discovery of Cyclopentane-Based Phospholipids as Miltefosine Analogs with Superior Potency and Enhanced Selectivity Against <i>Naegleria fowleri</i> by Ahmed H. E. Hassan, Hương Giang Lê, Tuấn Cường Võ, Minji Kim, Joo Hwan No, Mohamed H. Aboutaleb, Jaehoon Sim, Byoung-Kuk Na, Yong Sup Lee

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A systematic scoping review of mentor training in medical education between 2000 and 2024 by Jun Rey Leong, Adele Yi Dawn Lim, Nila Ravindran, Darius Wei Jun Wan, Varsha Rajalingam, Jun Kiat Lua, Hannah Yi Fang Kwok, Krish Sheri, Victoria Jia En Fam, Ranitha Govindasamy, Nur Amira Binte Abdul Hamid, Michael Dunn, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna

“…Five key domains were identified: 1) mentor qualities, 2) training structure, 3) content, 4) outcomes, and 5) obstacles. …”
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Light industry companies of Ukraine: overview and analysis of baseline conditions by Yulia Nefedova, Yulia Olifirova

“…The paper reviews and analyzes the baseline conditions of light industry companies: the nature and structure of the branch is covered, the economic downturn which is legacy of the economic complex of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic described, statistical key figures and other dynamic indicators of the current development of the industry reviewed, a complex of outstanding problems impeding its efficient development outlined. …”
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MEDICO-GEOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENT ECOLOGICAL-DEPENDENT INCIDENCE OF ADOLESCENT AND CHILD POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN by A. G. Gasangadzhieva, P. I. Gabibova, M. G. Daudova, S. N Mirzoeva

“…A comprehensive health assessment of children and adolescents, allowed us to identify the priority classes of diseases, to carry out territorial differentiation in the level of health, to establish areas with adverse health and geographical setting. The structure of the environmentally sensitive morbidity of children and adolescents in the Republic is dominated by diseases of the respiratory system and the digestive system. …”
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Chlorophyllum molybdites-synthesized manganese oxide nanoparticles (MnO-NPs): morphology, biocompatibility, and anticancer properties against liver cancer (HepG2) cell line by Irfan Ullah, Asif Kamal, Malka Saba, Ulfat Ara, Driss Touhami, Abdul Wahab, Tahir Maqbool, Moona Nazish, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Maximilian Lackner

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Protocol for 3D Bioprinting a Co-culture Skin Model Using a Natural Fibrin-Based Bioink as an Infection Model by Giselle Díaz, Madeleine Perry, Laura Cárdenas, Victor Da Silva, Kali Scheck, Silken Tschofen, Stephen Tuffs, Stephanie Willerth

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Cartilage loss is greater in knees with virtual joint replacement status than in matched controls without by Felix Eckstein, Wolfgang Wirth, Ali Guermazi, Frank Roemer, Michael Nevitt, Christoph Ladel, Leena Sharma, David J. Hunter, C. Kent Kwoh

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Acute and Subchronic Toxicity of Indonesian House Dust Mites (IHDM) Allergenic Extract for Asthma Allergy Immunotherapy by Aniek Setiya Budiatin, Yusuf Alif Pratama, Winda Fatma Sari, Mahardian Rahmadi, Muhammad Taher, Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria, Junaidi Khotib

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Parental Phasing Study Identified Lineage-Specific Variants Associated with Gene Expression and Epigenetic Modifications in European–Chinese Hybrid Pigs by Chenyu Li, Mei Ge, Keren Long, Ziyin Han, Jing Li, Mingzhou Li, Zhiyan Zhang

“…In this study, we established three crossbred pig families derived from distant genetic lineages and systematically identified variants from different lineages, including single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and structural variations (SVs). At the phase level, we quantitatively analyzed gene expression, four histone modifications (H3K4me3, H3K27ac, H3K4me1, and H3K27me3), and the binding strength of transcription factor (CTCF) in backfat (BF) and longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle. …”
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ANALYTICAL ISSUES OF RISK COMMUNICATION. RATIONALE FOR APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING RESEARCH DATABASES ON RADIATION SAFETY AND SOCIAL RISKS by L. S. Rekhtina, N. V. Sokolov, A. M. Biblin, L. V. Repin, R. R. Akhmatdinov

“…The article discusses the features associated with them, the limitations of the primary data, such as text, discursive nature of most of the materials, information noise, high dependence on context, variability, different structure, format and appearance of materials. The important parameters for solving problems of the qualitative and quantitative analysis are given in the article. …”
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Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Deficiency: Outlines from Newborn Screening, In Silico Predictions, and Molecular Studies by Serena Catarzi, Anna Caciotti, Janita Thusberg, Rodolfo Tonin, Sabrina Malvagia, Giancarlo la Marca, Elisabetta Pasquini, Catia Cavicchi, Lorenzo Ferri, Maria A. Donati, Federico Baronio, Renzo Guerrini, Sean D. Mooney, Amelia Morrone

“…Bioinformatics predictions based on both phylogenetic conservation and functional/structural software were used to characterize the new identified variants. …”
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