by Alessandro Menotti  and Paolo Emilio Puddu

Received: 09 November 2024;  Published: 19 May 2025;  doi: 10.21926/rpn.2502011

To describe the contribution of three classes of dietary fatty acids to all-cause mortality and age at death among middle-aged men followed up for 61 years until extinction. The cohort comprised 1712 men aged 40-59 years at entry examination in 1960, belonging to the Italian Rural Areas of the Seven Countries Study of Cardiovascular Diseases. A dietary survey allowed to estimate dietary fatty acids [saturated (SAFA), mono-unsaturated (MUFA), poly-unsaturated (PUFA) and their ratios (M/S, P/S)] that were fed as poss [...]

by Oluwafemi G. Oluwole  , Kili James  and Ambroise Wonkam

Received: 16 January 2025;  Published: 26 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2502299

Human mouse orthologous hearing impairment genes were investigated in African patients for causal variants. A homozygous mutation in exon 13 of the microcephalin1 (MCPH1) gene, which encodes the BRCA1-carboxyl terminal 2 domain (BRCT2), was reported in non-syndromic hearing impairment (NSHI). The present study aims to investigate further the emerging roles of MCPH1 in the genetics of NSHI in African patients in the new and larger cohorts. This study screened multiplex families and isolated cases, including 90 patie [...]

by Marcus Taylor  , Zakariya Mouyer  , Eltigani Abdelaal  and Nnamdi Nwaejike

Received: 23 July 2024;  Published: 22 January 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2501232

The axillary intra-aortic balloon pump (ax-IABP) has been proposed as an alternative to the femoral IABP, particularly for patients with comorbidities rendering them unsuitable for fem-IABP insertion. Patient mobilisation with the ax-IABP in situ is deemed an additional potential benefit. We reviewed our experience with the ax-IABP. A single-centre retrospective review of all adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery (including heart transplantation) in a UK quaternary cardiac surgery centre between 2017 and 2021 w [...]

by Sergey Lytaev  and Ksenia Belskaya

Received: 18 December 2024;  Published: 29 August 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2503299

Consciousness is an integrative process that combines several executive functions, as well as the analytical and synthetic activity of the brain. In some psychopathological conditions, in particular, in schizophrenia, low-information "borderline" disorders of the executive functions and consciousness are often formed at the onset. The present study was aimed at assessing the integration of the bran alpha regulatory system and the modulation of consciousness based on the data of recording the alpha rhythm of resting [...]

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 Ana Marta Menezes  , Dalila Silva  , Catarina Simões  and Rita Figueiredo

Received: 29 October 2024;  Published: 18 February 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2501298

Chronic Kidney Disease is characterized by progressive, persistent, and irreversible loss of kidney function, with a high prevalence and increasing trend in the population. An important observation, common to all recent studies, is the constant changes experienced by these individuals. Analytical changes, health status and the patient's preferences should be considered when planning anticipatory care at any phase of the disease. To comprehend the significance of the Anticipatory Care Plan for Patients with End-Stag [...]

by Dagmar Moravčíková  , Jana Žiarovská  and Alžbeta Žiarovská

Received: 17 January 2025;  Published: 15 July 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2503303

The study of endophytic and rhizosphere microbiota offers considerable potential for applications in agriculture, biotechnology, and bioremediation, given the phytoremediation capacity of Amaranthus cruentus var. Pribina performed a detailed analysis of the root and rhizosphere microbial communities under cadmium (Cd) stress. Although metagenomics provides powerful tools for microbial community profiling, the reproducibility and interpretability of the results are strongly influenced by the data processing strategi [...]

by Paul Ocheje Ameh  , Joseph Ameh  , Amina Bello Mahmoud  , Adabiyya Rabiu Shuaib  , Aroh Augustina Oyibo  , Fadeyi Sulayman Olusola  , Isaiah Blessing Imeh  , Egbe Hope Thankgod  , Ajagbonna Damilola Lilian  and Bitrus Nehemiah

Received: 31 March 2025;  Published: 15 July 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2503026

The high cost of chemical coagulants for water treatment leads most people in rural communities to resort to readily available surface water, which is usually of low quality, exposing them to various waterborne diseases. It is in this light, that research was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a cheap enhanced natural coagulant prepared from Chrysophyllum albidium seeds for the treatment of contaminated water sampled from River Getsi, which serves as a source of potable water for the society. The coagulants s [...]

by Carlos Armenta-Déu

Received: 04 February 2025;  Published: 11 July 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2503025

The study aims to evaluate the progressive increase in energy systems pollutant emissions due to the efficiency loss and continuous deterioration in the energy conversion process. The paper analyzes the GHG, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, and fine particle emissions from vehicles, residential and commercial heating systems, public buildings, health centers, and industrial conglomerates, with the servicing time and degradation level. The analysis applies to various emitting gases or small particle systems, which gen [...]

by Catalysis Research Editorial Office

Received: 02 January 2025;  Published: 02 January 2025;  doi: 10.21926/cr.2501001

The editors of Catalysis Research would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2024. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the Web [...]