by Miles Nevills  , Spencer Jones  and Ethan Languri

Received: 31 October 2024;  Published: 24 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2502024

Across the industrial sector, compressed air is utilized as an easy-to-use and readily accessible tool in a variety of applications. This tool is commonly misunderstood as being more efficient than it is in reality. Air compression is energy intensive and thus both economically and environmentally costly. Compressed air typically only achieves around ~15% efficiency if judged by the energy delivered from the air, meaning approximately 5-6 kWh are wasted for every 1 kWh of useful work performed by compressed air. Du [...]

by Sergey Borisenok

Received: 13 December 2024;  Published: 23 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/rpse.2502011

The spatial evolution of the epileptiform regime in neural networks can be alternatively described in terms of a statistical approach, dealing with average smooth, differentiable fields rather than discrete neural elements. After a brief review of mathematical methods for modeling epilepsy (the condensed matter vs. the neural mass models) together with their pros and cons, we introduce our continuous-space model for the pre-ictal scalar field and the ictal epileptiform vector flux in the form of the diffusion equat [...]

by Angela Cheng  , Xanthe Lea  and Alice Shires

Received: 13 March 2025;  Published: 23 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2502026

This study aims to investigate the barriers and facilitators to meditation in the general population. This research is significant because understanding these factors can inform the design of more effective public mental health interventions and support the integration of meditation into daily life. A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted on the qualitative component of wider survey responses. Participants were recruited from MeditationHQ, which offers weekly group meditation sessions on beaches around Austra [...]

by Recent Progress in Science and Engineering Editorial Office

Received: 22 June 2025;  Published: 23 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/rpse.2502010

by Anjali Singh  , Kashish Ujla  and Smriti Shrivastava

Received: 25 January 2025;  Published: 19 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/cr.2502004

Lignocelluloses are complex plant polysaccharides made of lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose, and products made from these components find immense market potential. They can be effectively valorized to products related to bioenergy, bioplastics, food and nutrition, medication delivery systems, and other elements. Significant sources of lignocellulosic biomass include sugarcane bagasse, corn cob, rice straw, potato haulms, cocoa pods, etc. Enzyme-based valorization processes find immense potential, as they are eco [...]

by Filomena Emanuela Laddaga  , Tommasina Perrone  , Pellegrino Musto  , Ilaria Farella  , Stefano Martinotti  and Francesco Gaudio

Received: 22 February 2025;  Published: 18 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2502253

Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMLBCL) is an aggressive B-cell malignancy that may exhibit resistance to standard chemoimmunotherapy. Novel immunotherapeutic strategies, including checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, are being explored in cases that are refractory to treatment. We report the case of a 29-year-old patient with refractory PMLBCL who was treated with pembrolizumab as a bridging therapy followed by axicabtagene ciloleucel (CAR-T) after failing R-CHOP a [...]

by Rodrigo Alvaro Brandão Lopes-Martins  , Patrícia Sardinha Leonardo  and Kevin Mannoia

Received: 04 March 2025;  Published: 18 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2502025

This article examines the complex relationship between the autonomic nervous system, the prefrontal cortex, and spiritual life, providing an interdisciplinary analysis in light of Galatians 5:16-25. Through a combination of theological reflection and insights from neuroscience, it explores how spiritual practices, such as meditation and prayer, influence emotional regulation, impulse control, and overall well-being. Studies in neuroscience have shown that regular spiritual practice can lead to measurable changes in [...]

by Gerhard Litscher

Received: 15 June 2025;  Published: 18 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2502024

This editorial for the 27th ISLA Congress in Beverungen in Germany reflects on the development, achievements, and challenges of the International Society for Medical Laser Applications (ISLA-transcontinental) from the perspective of its President for Science and Research, Univ.-Prof. DDr. Gerhard Litscher. It reviews the organization’s milestones and growth while outlining future strategies for innovation, research, and international collaboration in medical laser technologies. The full keynote presentation is avai [...]

by Manish Suryapalam  , Jay Kanaparthi  , Shineui Kim  , Pedram Shafiei-Jahani  , Armeen Barghi  and Mohammed Kashem

Received: 10 November 2024;  Published: 11 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2502252

While heart transplantation is increasingly performed in the United States for elderly patients, survival outcomes have primarily been analyzed in single-center studies. The few existing long-term studies have indicated no difference in HTx outcomes between patients ≥70 years and 60-69 years age, but these studies only assessed to 5-years post-transplant and included data from the 1980-90s, introducing significant variance due to poorer outcomes in that era. We analyzed the UNOS database from 1987-2020, stratified [...]

by Alicia Morales  , Vania Cataldo  , Diego Berrios  , Ana Beatriz  , Karen Danke  , Gisela Jara  , Fabiola Werlinger  , Mauricio Baeza  , Viviana García Ubillo  and Jorge Gamonal

Received: 03 November 2024;  Published: 11 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2502316

It has been suggested that an individual's overall functional capacity gradually declines with age. It has been reported that a decline in oral functionality increases the risk of sarcopenia and frailty, which contributes to the decrease in functional capacity. In Chile, the Preventive Medical Examination for Older Adults (EMPAM) is used to assess the functionality of that population; however, this examination does not include an evaluation of oral functionality. To address this gap, the Preventive Dental Examinati [...]