by Pamela Whitaker

Received: 11 May 2025;  Published: 28 July 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2503033

Performance art is both a visual arts practice and kinaesthetic approach to place-based health. The perspective of this commentary is to promote the attributes of performance art to showcase its capacity to extend people into new configurations of cultural engagement with beneficial effects. Performance art is an opportunity to engage both mind and body in actions that transform predictability and encourage wellness within the context of people’s life studios (their everyday lives). Wellness is defined here in rela [...]

by Alexis Guenette  and Valentina Stosor

Received: 12 March 2025;  Published: 04 September 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2503256

Provided that cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is known to be vital in managing CMV infection post-transplant along with improving methods to predict the development of cytomegalovirus (CMV) following transplant, CMV-specific-cell-mediated immunoassays have been developed, commercially and research based, to be used in conjunction with pre-transplant CMV serological testing and prophylaxis to help tailor an individual care plan post-transplant. In this review, we assess the status of CMV CMI assays, and their potential [...]

by David Cawthorpe

Received: 04 March 2025;  Published: 11 September 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2503038

This paper presents a unifying transcultural perspective on human illness, health and wellbeing by integrating insights from cognitive psychology, existential psychotherapy, Zen philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and quantum consciousness theory. Kahneman and Tversky’s work on heuristics and biases highlights cognitive constraints shaping decision-making, while Yalom’s existential therapy explores fundamental struggles with death, freedom, and meaning. Watts’ Zen philosophy critiques the illusion of eg [...]

by Alioune Diouf  , Yasuhiro Noro  and Fujita Goro

Received: 17 June 2025;  Published: 24 October 2025;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2504015

Recently, renewable energy projects using storage systems have gained significant attention. This innovative technology requires a comprehensive investigation to overcome the technical and economic issues, which are related to optimal storage system capacity and operational requirements. In this study, an extensive battery energy storage system (BESS) sizing method was proposed considering four variables: charging and discharging scheduling, state of charge, BESS rate energy and power capacity, and degradation effe [...]

by Lara Jones  , David Ross  , Andrew Doud  , Navchetan Kaur  , Sangeeta Bhorade  and Holly Keyt

Received: 31 March 2025;  Published: 21 July 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2503254

The demographics of lung transplant (LT) recipients show an evolution towards increased minority racial/ethnic representation, thanks to an increased focus on inclusion in LT access, healthcare and outcomes. Herein we assess potential differences in LT allograft health in a predominantly Hispanic/Latino (HL) vs Non-Latino/White (NLW) cohort during surveillance for acute rejection by analyzing the fraction of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA%), a plasma biomarker of allograft injury. Of 245 LT recipients, media [...]

by G.-Fivos Sargentis  and Nikolaos Papadodimas

Received: 11 June 2025;  Published: 11 November 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2504032

This study proposes a novel creative tourism model integrating artistic creation with circular economy principles to foster regional revitalization in North Euboea, Greece. Employing a case study approach, it develops the concept of “Cultural Cells”—dedicated hubs for artists and art students specializing in painting and sculpture—designed to enhance tourism through immersive engagement. The methodology combines qualitative analysis of regional cultural and environmental assets with theoretical estimates of circula [...]

by Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research Editorial Office

Received: 02 January 2025;  Published: 02 January 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2501002

The editors of Advances in Environmental and Engineering 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, r [...]

by Yasmin Cherni  , Ridha Elleuch  , Cristian Botta  , Luca Cocolin  , Amjed Kallal  , Ismail Trabelsi  and Lobna Elleuch

Received: 09 November 2023;  Published: 16 September 2025;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2503014

The sustainable management of water resources is increasingly recognized as a critical component of environmental conservation and socio-economic development. Among the most challenging aspects of wastewater treatment is the effective remediation of landfill leachate, a complex and highly polluted effluent characterized by high levels of organic matter, ammonia, turbidity, and heavy metals. This study investigates an integrated treatment approach that combines chemical coagulation using aluminum sulfate with a subs [...]

by Fery Lusviana Widiany  , Metty  , Rahayu Widaryanti  and Shafira Nur Azizah

Received: 01 April 2025;  Published: 19 September 2025;  doi: 10.21926/rpn.2503020

Hemodialysis patients require a diet rich in protein that is easily digestible, such as tempeh. Tempeh is a local Indonesian food product that can be purchased at a low price. Tempeh has a low sodium content, but there has never been an analysis related to the difference in sodium content in local Indonesian soybean tempeh products and imported soybean tempeh. This study was to compare the sodium analysis of different tempeh types in Indonesia as a preliminary study for the subsequent research to fulfill a high-pro [...]

by Michael Okoronkwo  , Aaron Mack  , Keyana Varnado  , Michael Alfred  , Kevin Hardy  , Amarachi Osuji  , Percy Takyi  , Gabriel Onor  , Oluwatomi Akingbola  and Rahn Bailey

Received: 17 April 2024;  Published: 04 August 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2503295

Pandemic lockdown orders resulted in closures to critical community networks. One such infrastructure was community recreation centers/parks. This infrastructure serves a critical role in building psychosocial wellness for youth. Socioeconomic minority youth face baseline disparity in center/park distribution and services. Youth recreation activity declined 50% as result of lockdown orders with corresponding decline in youth mental health status. Despite overall youth activity decline, White and high socioeconomic [...]