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  • Essay
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,451 Views
18 Pages

13 December 2013

In this paper, I place Bunyan’s popular Pilgrim’s Progress into a cultural context infused with, and informed by, a change from a sacred to secular preunderstanding. I discuss the ways that Bunyan wrestles with these changes in light of Taylor’s work...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Writers and Critics on Loss, Love, and the Supernatural)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,387 Views
10 Pages

Saudi Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Family Planning within the Management of MS

  • Mona M. Al-Khawajah,
  • Rayan G. Al-Barakati,
  • Ahmed H. Al-Jedai,
  • Yaser M. Al-Malik,
  • Hajer Y. Al-Mudaiheem,
  • Bedor A. Al-Omari,
  • Ibtisam A. Al-Thubaiti,
  • Rumaiza H. Al-Yafeai,
  • Reem F. Bunyan and
  • Mohammed A. Al-Jumah
  • + 7 authors

This review article addresses the complex issues faced by individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who are planning a family, becoming pregnant, or wishing to breastfeed their baby. Recommendations and guidelines were discussed and agreed upon by neu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,333 Views
32 Pages

19 February 2026

Land readjustment (LR) constitutes the foundation of orderly and sustainable urbanization, serving as the primary implementation tool for development plans. LR implementations are generally addressed within the framework of development implementation...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Progress in Land Cadastre)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,751 Views
13 Pages

Comparison of Mutation Profiles in the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene among Populations: Implications for Potential Molecular Therapies

  • Luz Berenice López-Hernández,
  • Benjamín Gómez-Díaz,
  • Alexandra Berenice Luna-Angulo,
  • Mónica Anaya-Segura,
  • David John Bunyan,
  • Carolina Zúñiga-Guzman,
  • Rosa Elena Escobar-Cedillo,
  • Bladimir Roque-Ramírez,
  • Luis Angel Ruano-Calderón and
  • Ramón Mauricio Coral-Vázquez
  • + 4 authors

9 March 2015

Novel therapeutic approaches are emerging to restore dystrophin function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a severe neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness. Some of the molecular therapies, such as exon skip...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
68 Citations
13,149 Views
62 Pages

The Effect of Flow Field Design Parameters on the Performance of PEMFC: A Review

  • Sadiq T. Bunyan,
  • Hayder A. Dhahad,
  • Dhamyaa S. Khudhur and
  • Talal Yusaf

30 June 2023

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell is essentially utilized to generate energy with zero emission. There are many drawbacks in PEMFC, such as the mal-distribution of reactants, water management between the catalyst layer and the GDL, and the mass tran...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,952 Views
16 Pages

Saudi Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Symptom Management and Vaccination

  • Ibtisam A. Al Thubaiti,
  • Mona M. AlKhawajah,
  • Norah Al Fugham,
  • Dema A. Alissa,
  • Ahmed H. Al-Jedai,
  • Yaser M. Al Malik,
  • Mousa A. Almejally,
  • Hajer Y. Al-Mudaiheem,
  • Bedor A. Al-Omari and
  • Mohammed A. Al Jumah
  • + 11 authors

This article deals with recommendations on the management of symptoms of MS and on the provision of vaccinations in patients receiving disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). Symptoms of MS, such as fatigue, depression, urinary symptoms, spasticity, impa...

(This article belongs to the Section Neuroscience/translational neurology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
11,332 Views
17 Pages

Saudi Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Disease-Modifying Therapies and Management of Relapses

  • Yaser M. Al Malik,
  • Ibtisam A. Al Thubaiti,
  • Maha A. AlAmmari,
  • Norah Al Fugham,
  • Eman N. Ali,
  • Dema A. Alissa,
  • Salman A. Aljarallah,
  • Ahmed H. Al-Jedai,
  • Maeed A. AlKathiri and
  • Mohammad A. Al Jumah
  • + 17 authors

For the past 10 years, disease-modifying therapy (DMT) options for multiple sclerosis (MS) have grown remarkably where DMTs have been shown to reduce the risk of MS relapses. MS patients are advised to begin treatment with a DMT shortly after diagnos...

(This article belongs to the Section Neurosurgery)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,521 Views
13 Pages

Saudi Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis and Radiology/Imaging

  • Jameelah A. Saeedi,
  • Rumaiza H. AlYafeai,
  • Abdulaziz M. AlAbdulSalam,
  • Abdulaziz Y. Al-Dihan,
  • Azeeza A. AlDwaihi,
  • Awad A. Al Harbi,
  • Yaser I. Aljadhai,
  • Ahmed H. Al-Jedai,
  • Nuha M. AlKhawajah and
  • Mohammed A. Al Jumah
  • + 15 authors

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory neurological illness common in young adults. The prevalence and incidence of MS are regionally and globally increasing. Recent data from Saudi Arabia (SA) estimate the prevalence to be 40.40 cases per 100,00...

(This article belongs to the Section Neuroradiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,432 Views
22 Pages

Sustainability by Reduced Energy Consumption during Manufacturing: The Case of Cosmetic Emulsions

  • Slobodanka Tamburic,
  • Jana Fröhlich,
  • Shivani Mistry,
  • Ludger Josef Fischer,
  • Tim Barbary,
  • Sylvie Bunyan and
  • Elisabeth Dufton

20 September 2023

Energy input in emulsion manufacturing comprises thermal and mechanical energy, with thermal energy being predominant. In terms of raw material selection, there is a widely accepted belief that natural formulations are more “eco-friendly”...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2023)
  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
7,122 Views
16 Pages

Intelligent Thermal Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance of Gas Turbines Using Machine Learning

  • Sadiq T. Bunyan,
  • Zeashan Hameed Khan,
  • Luttfi A. Al-Haddad,
  • Hayder Abed Dhahad,
  • Mustafa I. Al-Karkhi,
  • Ahmed Ali Farhan Ogaili and
  • Zainab T. Al-Sharify

Gas turbines play a crucial role in power generation and aviation, where effective maintenance strategies are essential to ensure reliability. Traditional condition monitoring methods often rely on scheduled inspections, leading to potential downtime...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,840 Views
18 Pages

Exploring Support Preferences for Young Women Who Self-Harm: A Qualitative Study

  • Demee Rheinberger,
  • Smrithi Ravindra,
  • Aimy Slade,
  • Alison L. Calear,
  • Amy Wang,
  • Brittany Bunyan,
  • Helen Christensen,
  • Isabel Mahony,
  • Isabella Gilbert and
  • Samantha Tang
  • + 2 authors

Rates of self-harm among young women have been increasing in recent years across multiple high-income nations. Given the negative outcomes associated with self-harm, it is essential that young women who engage in self-harm receive the support that be...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Understanding Self-Harm Among Young People)
  • Article
  • Open Access
279 Views
12 Pages

27 September 2026

This paper explores the development and delivery of an inclusive higher education programme for adults with intellectual disabilities within an Irish university. The programme was developed between two academic departments within an Irish University,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Arts Education Across Contexts: Schooling, Higher Education and Beyond)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,303 Views
10 Pages

24 March 2021

Background and objectives: This study prospectively compares early results of Kinesio tape (KT) as an alternative method for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis with those of corticosteroid injection and the rest-and-medication group (RMG). Materi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exercise Physiology, Muscle Function and Rehabilitation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
583 Views
13 Pages

10 August 2026

Excessive mind wandering is increasingly recognized as a clinically relevant cognitive feature of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet its relationship with sleep-related characteristics remains insufficiently understood. This c...

(This article belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
  • Article
  • Open Access
209 Views
20 Pages

Solvent-Controlled Synthesis of ZnCo2O4: Effect of Water/Ethanol Composition on Structural, Textural, and Electrochemical Properties

  • Fatma Nazlı Özsolak,
  • Onur Özsolak,
  • Senem Sanduvaç,
  • Fatma Kılıç Dokan,
  • Ertugrul Sahmetlioglu and
  • Afşin Alper Cerit

24 September 2026

Solvent composition is an important synthesis parameter that can influence the microstructure and electrochemical performance of electrode materials. In this study, the effect of solvent composition on the structural, morphological, textural, and ele...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Composite Solutions for Coatings)