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7 Citations
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The Contribution of Lipidomics in Ovarian Cancer Management: A Systematic Review

  • Vasiliki Tzelepi,
  • Helen Gika,
  • Olga Begou and
  • Eleni Timotheadou

11 September 2023

Lipidomics is a comprehensive study of all lipid components in living cells, serum, plasma, or tissues, with the aim of discovering diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers for diseases such as malignant tumors. This systematic review evalua...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
14,129 Views
20 Pages

Contribution of Microlearning in Basic Education: A Systematic Review

  • Elaine Santana Silva,
  • Woska Pires da Costa,
  • Junio Cesar de Lima and
  • Julio Cesar Ferreira

27 February 2025

This systematic review analyzed the role of microlearning in basic education, identifying the most widely used Digital Information and Communication Technologies, relevant learning theories, and the role of social technologies from a Science, Technol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,172 Views
13 Pages

17 August 2021

A Kalman filter is a concept that has been in existence for decades now and it is widely used in numerous areas. It provides a prediction of the system states as well as the uncertainty associated to it. The original Kalman filter can not propagate u...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
7,777 Views
30 Pages

The Maritime Sector and Its Problematic Decarbonization: A Systematic Review of the Contribution of Alternative Fuels

  • Vinicius Andrade dos Santos,
  • Patrícia Pereira da Silva and
  • Luís Manuel Ventura Serrano

13 May 2022

The present study seeks to select the most important articles and reviews from the Web of Science database that approached alternative fuels towards the decarbonization of the maritime sector. Through a systematic review methodology, a combination of...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,879 Views
25 Pages

Systematic Review: Contribution of the Gut Microbiome to the Volatile Metabolic Fingerprint of Colorectal Neoplasia

  • Robert van Vorstenbosch,
  • Hao Ran Cheng,
  • Daisy Jonkers,
  • John Penders,
  • Erik Schoon,
  • Ad Masclee,
  • Frederik-Jan van Schooten,
  • Agnieszka Smolinska and
  • Zlatan Mujagic

30 December 2022

Colorectal cancer (CRC) has been associated with changes in volatile metabolic profiles in several human biological matrices. This enables its non-invasive detection, but the origin of these volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their relation to the...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,519 Views
13 Pages

Sports and Sustainable Development: A Systematic Review of Their Contribution to the SDGs and Public Health

  • Javier Campillo-Sánchez,
  • Francisco José Borrego-Balsalobre,
  • Arturo Díaz-Suárez and
  • Vicente Morales-Baños

13 January 2025

This systematic review aims to explore the role of sports in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a special focus on SDG 3, which pertains to health and well-being. It seeks to analyze how sports can prevent...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,875 Views
24 Pages

6 December 2023

The sense of embodiment (SoE) is an essential element of human perception that allows individuals to control and perceive the movements of their body parts. Brain–machine interface (BMI) technology can induce SoE in real time, and adding sensor...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,874 Views
25 Pages

28 December 2024

Informal green spaces (IGSs) are vital yet under-researched urban areas that enhance biodiversity, provide ecosystem services, and improve the well-being of urban residents. However, the lack of a consistent definition and comprehensive understanding...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,469 Views
18 Pages

The purpose of this study is to identify the most applied emerging technologies in the field of arts and humanities, exploring their advantages and potential obstacles. The research results aim to contribute to social and cultural well-being by enhan...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,006 Views
25 Pages

2 June 2023

The Sustainable Development Goals, developed in 2015 by the United Nations, are a set of 17 internationally agreed-upon goals to be reached by 2030. The forest sector stands out as an important player in tackling climate change and strengthening sust...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,361 Views
24 Pages

19 April 2025

Atmospheric intermediate volatile organic compounds (IVOCs) are important precursors of secondary organic aerosols (SOAs), and in-depth research on them is crucial for atmospheric pollution control. This review systematically synthesizes global advan...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,287 Views
11 Pages

Contribution of Hypoxic Exercise Testing to Predict High-Altitude Pathology: A Systematic Review

  • Thomas Georges,
  • Pierre Menu,
  • Camille Le Blanc,
  • Sophie Ferreol,
  • Marc Dauty and
  • Alban Fouasson-Chailloux

5 March 2022

Altitude travelers are exposed to high-altitude pathologies, which can be potentially serious. Individual susceptibility varies widely and this makes it difficult to predict who will develop these complications. The assessment of physiological adapta...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,313 Views
32 Pages

Telework for a Sustainable Future: Systematic Review of Its Contribution to Global Corporate Sustainability (2020–2024)

  • Mauro Adriel Ríos Villacorta,
  • Emma Verónica Ramos Farroñán,
  • Roger Ernesto Alarcón García,
  • Gabriela Lizeth Castro Ijiri,
  • Jessie Leila Bravo-Jaico,
  • Angélica María Minchola Vásquez,
  • Lucila María Ganoza-Ubillús,
  • José Fernando Escobedo Gálvez,
  • Verónica Raquel Ríos Yovera and
  • Esteban Joaquín Durand Gonzales

22 June 2025

The COVID-19 crisis has turned teleworking from a minority option into an imposed and generalized way of life and has called into question its contribution to corporate sustainability. The present review is the first systematic review of the effects...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,567 Views
23 Pages

MALDI-TOF MS Profiling and Its Contribution to Mosquito-Borne Diseases: A Systematic Review

  • Monique Melo Costa,
  • Vincent Corbel,
  • Refka Ben Hamouda and
  • Lionel Almeras

29 August 2024

Mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths per year. The identification and control of the vectors that transmit pathogens to humans are crucial for disease prevention and management. Currently, morphological classifi...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
9,383 Views
23 Pages

The pervasive effects of cumulative harm resulting from adverse childhood experiences influence all aspects of an individual’s life course. Research highlights a relationship between accumulation and trauma symptomology across all domains of ha...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
6,993 Views
13 Pages

The Contribution of “Individual Participant Data” Meta-Analyses of Psychotherapies for Depression to the Development of Personalized Treatments: A Systematic Review

  • Pim Cuijpers,
  • Marketa Ciharova,
  • Soledad Quero,
  • Clara Miguel,
  • Ellen Driessen,
  • Mathias Harrer,
  • Marianna Purgato,
  • David Ebert and
  • Eirini Karyotaki

11 January 2022

While randomized trials typically lack sufficient statistical power to identify predictors and moderators of outcome, ”individual participant data” (IPD) meta-analyses, which combine primary data of multiple randomized trials, can increas...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,716 Views
13 Pages

Contribution of Village Chickens in Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems for Children along a Rural–Urban Gradient: A Systematic Review

  • Cresswell Mseleku,
  • Michael Chimonyo,
  • Rob Slotow,
  • Lindokuhle Christopher Mhlongo and
  • Mjabuliseni S. C. Ngidi

25 September 2023

Achieving sustainable and healthy food systems in support of human and planetary health is a global challenge. We systematically reviewed papers (n = 2322) showing how village chicken products (meat, eggs, and offal) contribute to sustainable and hea...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,393 Views
16 Pages

A Systematic Review on Biosurfactants Contribution to the Transition to a Circular Economy

  • Elena Simina Lakatos,
  • Lucian Ionel Cioca,
  • Andrea Szilagyi,
  • Mariana Gratiela Vladu,
  • Roxana Mădălina Stoica and
  • Misu Moscovici

8 December 2022

Since they are more environmentally acceptable than their chemically synthesized counterparts, biosurfactants are used in a wide range of environmental applications. However, less research has been done on biosurfactants within the context of the cir...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,292 Views
18 Pages

CADASIL (Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy) is a small vessel disease caused by mutations in NOTCH3 that lead to an odd number of cysteines in the epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeat doma...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,042 Views
24 Pages

Decoding the Contribution of IAPP Amyloid Aggregation to Beta Cell Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Epistemic Meta-Analysis of Type 1 Diabetes

  • Valeria Moya-Gudiño,
  • Nelly F. Altamirano-Bustamante,
  • Cristina Revilla-Monsalve and
  • Myriam M. Altamirano-Bustamante

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (DM1) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. Although amyloid formation has been well-studied in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2), its role in DM1 remains unclear. Understanding...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,589 Views
28 Pages

The Contribution of Bottom-Up Energy Models to Support Policy Design of Electricity End-Use Efficiency for Residential Buildings and the Residential Sector: A Systematic Review

  • Marlene Ofelia Sanchez-Escobar,
  • Julieta Noguez,
  • Jose Martin Molina-Espinosa,
  • Rafael Lozano-Espinosa and
  • Genoveva Vargas-Solar

10 October 2021

Bottom-up energy models are considered essential tools to support policy design of electricity end-use efficiency. However, in the literature, no study analyzes their contribution to support policy design of electricity end-use efficiency, the modeli...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,327 Views
19 Pages

Diet is the primary exposure pathway for phthalates, but relative contributions of other exposure sources are not well characterized. This study quantifies the relative contribution of indoor residential dust phthalate and phthalate alternative conce...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,077 Views
16 Pages

Contribution of Metabolomics to the Understanding of NAFLD and NASH Syndromes: A Systematic Review

  • Cristina Piras,
  • Antonio Noto,
  • Luciano Ibba,
  • Martino Deidda,
  • Vassilios Fanos,
  • Sandro Muntoni,
  • Vera Piera Leoni and
  • Luigi Atzori

11 October 2021

Several differential panels of metabolites have been associated with the presence of metabolic syndrome and its related conditions, namely non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). This study aimed to perform...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,641 Views
17 Pages

1 October 2021

The concept of measurement uncertainty was introduced in the 1990s by the “Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement”, known as GUM. The word uncertainty has a lexical meaning and reflects the lack of exact knowledge or lack of complete k...

  • Article
  • Open Access
148 Citations
12,926 Views
11 Pages

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the quantitative effects of outdoor air pollution, represented by 10 µg/m3 increment of PM10, on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China, United States and European Union through systematic review and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,496 Views
32 Pages

18 September 2021

Background: COVID-2019 pandemic lead to a raised interest on the development of new treatments through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Aim: to carry out a systematic review on the development of repurposed drugs against COVID-2019 through the applicati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,996 Views
13 Pages

The Contribution of the Flipped Classroom Method to the Development of Information Literacy: A Systematic Review

  • Gerardo Gómez-García,
  • Francisco-Javier Hinojo-Lucena,
  • María-Pilar Cáceres-Reche and
  • Magdalena Ramos Navas-Parejo

4 September 2020

With the arrival of the Internet and information and communication technologies (ICTs), today’s society has driven many changes in which the digital channel is one of the main information consumption channels for young university students. Due...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,821 Views
15 Pages

Community-based medical education (CBME) offers vital support to healthcare professionals in aging societies, which need medical trainees who understand comprehensive care. In teaching comprehensive care practices, CBME can involve citizens from the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,758 Views
12 Pages

The Contribution of the User Experiences Goals for Designing Better Cobots: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Inês Margarida Duarte,
  • Ana Pinto,
  • Carla Carvalho,
  • Ana Zornoza and
  • Joana Santos

24 November 2022

Collaborative robots are an indispensable element of both industry 4.0 and industry 5.0, the latter of which gives special emphasis to the human facet of the human-robot collaboration. To facilitate such an interaction, attention should be given to t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
10,394 Views
50 Pages

31 May 2023

Disasters are sudden and catastrophic events with fatal consequences. Time-sensitive information collection from disaster zones is crucial for improved and data-driven disaster response. However, information collection from disaster zones in a prompt...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
7,892 Views
14 Pages

Exploring the Contribution of Curcumin to Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

  • Chiara de Waure,
  • Carlotta Bertola,
  • Gaia Baccarini,
  • Manuela Chiavarini and
  • Cesare Mancuso

Although the anticancer role of curcumin has been extensively addressed in preclinical research, only a few studies were carried out in humans, with conflicting results. The aim of this systematic review is to collate together the results of the ther...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,278 Views
21 Pages

29 September 2024

The rise of awareness and attention around the concept of EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) within the scientific and professional communities working in design studies is apparent. However, ensuring high-quality education for all—Sustainable...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,625 Views
14 Pages

Emotional regulation is a developmental milestone, as it promotes well-being throughout life. Children between 10 and 12 years old are expected to reach capacities that allow them to regulate themselves emotionally, the school context being a natural...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,493 Views
27 Pages

14 July 2021

Gait, balance, and coordination are important in the development of chronic disease, but the ability to accurately assess these in the daily lives of patients may be limited by traditional biased assessment tools. Wearable sensors offer the possibili...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
9,376 Views
18 Pages

The Contribution of Machine Learning and Eye-Tracking Technology in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: A Systematic Review

  • Konstantinos-Filippos Kollias,
  • Christine K. Syriopoulou-Delli,
  • Panagiotis Sarigiannidis and
  • George F. Fragulis

30 November 2021

Early and objective autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessment, as well as early intervention are particularly important and may have long term benefits in the lives of ASD people. ASD assessment relies on subjective rather on objective criteria, wher...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,307 Views
20 Pages

2 April 2025

This systematic literature review studies student entrepreneurial competence and its impact on sustainable development in the context of higher education in China. The objectives of this study are to identify the key factors affecting student entrepr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
75 Citations
25,644 Views
11 Pages

Nowadays, there seems to be a consensus about the multifactorial nature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The literature provides hypotheses dealing with numerous environmental factors and genes accounting for the apparently higher prevalence of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,414 Views
19 Pages

Sustainable Cities in the Light of ISO 37120 and 37101 Standards: A Systematic Review and the Contribution of a Theoretical Framework

  • Thiago Spiri-Ferreira,
  • Paula Regina Zarelli,
  • Silvio Roberto Stefani,
  • Geysler Rogis Flor Bertolini,
  • Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros,
  • Cláudia Terezinha Kniess,
  • Debora Sotto and
  • Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese

12 September 2025

This paper outlines a significant research gap on sustainable cities: the need for more comprehensive and strategic frameworks for managing sustainable cities, particularly those integrating interdisciplinary elements, dimensions, and global trends....

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,553 Views
22 Pages

4 January 2023

With the intensification of the contradiction between living space and population growth, it is necessary to improve the effectiveness of urban residential land allocation. This study systematically reviews 169 papers following the Preferred Reportin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,521 Views
23 Pages

Human-machine interfaces hold promise in enhancing rehabilitation by predicting and responding to subjects’ movement intent. In gait rehabilitation, neural network architectures utilize lower-limb muscle and brain activity to predict continuous...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
27,209 Views
17 Pages

This paper aims to provide a systematic review of the literature on school effectiveness, with a focus on identifying the main factors that contribute to successful educational outcomes. The research question that this paper aimed to address is &ldqu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,918 Views
42 Pages

7 February 2023

As part of the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), SDG target 7.1 recognizes universal electrification and the provision of clean cooking fuel as two fundamental challenges for global society. Faltering progress toward S...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,210 Views
26 Pages

6 January 2025

Ineffective management increasingly threatens cultural heritage conservation, resulting in the mismanagement of tangible heritage assets and reducing the efficacy of conservation efforts. Although much of the literature examines the relationship betw...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
11,774 Views
36 Pages

Contributions to Sustainability through Young Children’s Nature Play: A Systematic Review

  • Julie Ernst,
  • Kerri McAllister,
  • Pirkko Siklander and
  • Rune Storli

2 July 2021

Nature play with young children has been criticized for lacking the transformative power necessary for meaningfully contributing to sustainability issues. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify outcomes associated with young children’s...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
8,490 Views
21 Pages

What Contributes to COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy? A Systematic Review of the Psychological Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

  • John Romate,
  • Eslavath Rajkumar,
  • Aswathy Gopi,
  • John Abraham,
  • John Rages,
  • R. Lakshmi,
  • Joshy Jesline and
  • Sudha Bhogle

22 October 2022

Vaccine hesitancy plays a crucial role in worldwide pandemic-control efforts. The multifaceted nature of vaccine hesitancy entails many psychological factors that are widely discussed in the literature, although few studies specifically compile these...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,009 Views
17 Pages

This systematic literature review focuses on co-teaching and inclusion in mathematics education. Co-teaching, in which two or more teachers share responsibility for students’ mathematical learning, can cater to students in need of special educa...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,370 Views
19 Pages

Glial Contributions to Lafora Disease: A Systematic Review

  • Stefania Della Vecchia,
  • Maria Marchese and
  • Filippo Maria Santorelli

Background: Lafora disease (LD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by the accumulation of polyglucosan bodies (PBs) throughout the brain. Alongside metabolic and molecular alterations, neuroinflammation has emerged as another key histopat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,622 Views
19 Pages

30 August 2021

Global biodiversity is threatened by unprecedented and increasing anthropogenic pressures, including habitat loss and fragmentation. LiDAR can become a decisive technology by providing accurate information about the linkages between biodiversity and...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,790 Views
18 Pages

5 December 2024

Background: Global health organizations recommend breastfeeding, but maternal pharmacotherapy can disrupt this due to safety concerns. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models predict medication transfer through breastfeeding, relying on v...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,037 Views
18 Pages

Circular Agriculture Models: A Systematic Review of Academic Contributions

  • Wilma Guerrero-Villegas,
  • Maribel Rosero-Rosero,
  • Eleonora-Melissa Layana-Bajana and
  • Héctor Villares-Villafuerte

7 August 2025

This study contributes to scientific theory by analyzing the models proposed within the framework of circular agriculture to determine how the three dimensions of sustainability—environmental, economic, and social—are integrated into thei...

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