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2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (NIJEP) | Pp. 18-23
Immune checkpoint blockade has revolutionized cancer therapy by reactivating antitumor immunity, yet durable clinical responses remain limited to a subset of patients. Resistance arises from immune-suppressive tumor microenvironments, systemic toxicity, inade...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 54-59
Obesity is characterized by an imbalance in energy homeostasis, leading to an increase in adiposity and the subsequent release of adipokines and cytokines, which play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of obesityassociated inflammation. This inflammation is a...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (NIJEP) | Pp. 24-29
Obesity is accompanied by a state of chronic low-grade inflammation that is primarily driven by immune cell dysfunction within adipose tissue. Among these immune cells, macrophages play a central role by undergoing phenotypic polarization that dictates inflam...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 60-65
Metabolic toxicity is an increasingly recognized contributor to the pathogenesis and progression of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, neurodegenerative conditions, cancer, and chronic kidney disease. It arises from sustained meta...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 48-53
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are increasingly recognized as important risk factors in the development and progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common urological condition in aging men characterized by prostatic enlargem...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 44-47
Advances in antiretroviral therapy transformed HIV infection into a chronic condition, resulting in a rapidly growing population of older adults living with HIV who experience a disproportionate burden of metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities. This revie...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 35-43
This paper examines the memory politics of pandemics through the lens of cultural scripts, collective forgetting, and practices of commemoration. It investigates how major pandemics including the 1918 Influenza, HIV/AIDS, SARS, and COVID-19 are differentially...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 30-34
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remained a persistent global health challenge despite significant progress in antiretroviral therapy. While daily oral antiretroviral regimens have substantially improved survival and reduced transmission, long-ter...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 16-22
Obesity is characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation that plays a central role in the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other components of metabolic syndrome. This inflammatory milieu is driven largely by d...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (NIJEP) | Pp. 11-17
Indigenous data sovereignty (IDS) has emerged as a critical framework for reasserting Indigenous control over the collection, ownership, access, and use of data, particularly within heritage digitization initiatives. As museums, archives, and libraries increa...