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2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 125-130
Obesity, characterized by excessive fat accumulation and chronic low-grade inflammation, contributes significantly to metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. The interplay between the gut microbiota and ad...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES (NIJLCL) | Pp. 92-96
This paper examines how contemporary museums frame, justify, and respond to restitution claims concerning contested cultural heritage within an increasingly interconnected global landscape. Drawing on perspectives from memory studies, museum governance, polit...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 42-47
Oxidative stress, resulting from an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) and the capacity of endogenous antioxidant defenses, is a central driver of cellular dysfunction, immune dysregulation, and chronic disease....
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 116-124
Malaria remained a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in remote endemic regions where access to quality microscopy is severely limited. Rapid diagnostic tests had revolutionized case management by enabling parasitological confirmation at the point of ca...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 107-115
Plasmodium vivax malaria remained a significant global health burden, affecting approximately 14.3 million individuals annually, with its unique dormant hypnozoite stage in the liver presenting substantial challenges for complete parasite eradication. The per...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES (NIJLCL) | Pp. 73-81
Polarization has become a central concept in contemporary discussions of democracy, social cohesion, governance, and public conflict. Despite its widespread use across disciplines, the concept remains contested, with significant variation in definitions, meas...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (NIJEP) | Pp. 68-72
Viral load monitoring was the cornerstone of effective HIV treatment, guiding antiretroviral therapy optimization, identifying treatment failure, and preventing the emergence of drug resistance. However, access to conventional laboratory-based viral load test...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 101-106
Oxidative stress has emerged as a central pathogenic mechanism in prostatic remodeling, particularly in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and other age-associated prostate disorders. Characterized by an imbalance between reactive oxygen species generation an...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 95-100
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a leading cause of acute liver failure and a major barrier in drug development and clinical therapeutics. Among the diverse mechanisms implicated in DILI, oxidative stress plays a central role in initiating and propagating...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 90-94
Selective induction of cancer cell death remains a central goal of modern oncology, yet conventional chemotherapeutics often lack specificity, leading to systemic toxicity and therapeutic resistance. Organelletargeted nanotechnology has emerged as a powerful...