Celebrating Women Pioneers in Molecular Biology
This special issue highlights and celebrates women in molecular biology. This perspective article by Sabeeha Merchant highlights highlights her background, what motivated her to pursue a career in science, key discoveries made. What has changed since she entered the field and what she thinks the future holds for the field.
International Journal of Educational Development, 2025, 103238
This study analyses predictors of school dropouts in Uganda using 2014 census data, focusing on rural areas, Kampala, and other urban regions. Logistic regression revealed that socioeconomic status, household size, composition, and child�s age are key dropout factors, with variations depending on location due to differences in geography, population, economic activity, education supply, and local government commitment.
Celebrating Women Pioneers in Molecular Biology
This special issue highlights and celebrates women in molecular biology. This perspective article by Ruth Nussinov highlights her background, what motivated her to pursue a career in science, key discoveries made. What has changed since she entered the field and what she thinks the future holds for the field.
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2025, 114539
This review highlights the widespread prevalence of exposure to certain phthalates used in industrial practices, sheds light on exposure trends over time, and identifies significant gaps in biomonitoring data across various regions, particularly in areas with limited research infrastructure.
Future Generation Computer Systems, 2025
This study introduces the VSAC model, a hybrid data compression approach designed for real-time, efficient transmission of vital signs in smart city healthcare systems. By combining lossy and lossless techniques within an edge-fog-cloud architecture, it addresses bandwidth and storage challenges while ensuring prompt health notifications.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 2025, Volume 121, Issue 2
The BRIDGES consortium, the first initiative of its kind funded by NIDDK, is designed to increase diversity and support early-career scientists from underrepresented backgrounds in securing research funding in nutrition, obesity, diabetes, and related fields. By providing tailored mentoring, career development, grant-writing support, and pilot funding across four leading programs nationwide, BRIDGES empowers the next generation of scientific leaders to drive innovation and address critical health disparities.
Social Science & Medicine, 2025, 117783
This study analyzes how healthcare, health, and social factors contribute to high out-of-pocket health expenditures (OOPE) among informally employed Cambodian households without prepayment schemes, finding that healthcare-related factors are the largest drivers of financial hardship. The authors recommend expanding prepayment schemes focused on comprehensive outpatient care, essential medications, and higher-level services, while also addressing noncommunicable diseases and injuries to improve financial protection.
