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2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 95-101
Tumor recurrence and therapeutic resistance remain major obstacles in effective cancer management, largely driven by a small but highly resilient subpopulation of cells known as cancer stem cells (CSCs). These cells possess self-renewal capacity, multipotency...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 90-94
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a progressive metabolic disorder in which pancreatic beta cell dysfunction plays a central and early role in disease initiation and progression. Long before the onset of overt hyperglycemia, beta cells were exposed to a hostile met...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 79-82
Malaria remained a major global health challenge, with Plasmodium falciparum responsible for the most severe and fatal forms of the disease. Artemisinin-based combination therapy has been the cornerstone of P. falciparum malaria treatment for over two decades...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 83-89
Artemisinin-based combination therapies have remained the cornerstone of global malaria treatment for over two decades, achieving remarkable reductions in morbidity and mortality. However, the emergence and spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparu...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 1-6
The liver is a central organ for metabolism and detoxification, continually exposed to both endogenous and exogenous toxins. Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidant defenses, plays a critical role in liver injury. Antiox...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 73-78
Personalized cancer therapy aims to tailor treatment strategies to the unique molecular, genetic, and phenotypic characteristics of individual patients. Nanomedicine has emerged as a powerful enabler of this paradigm by improving drug delivery, enhancing tumo...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES (NIJLCL) | Pp. 9-17
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed the field of literary translation by introducing new possibilities and challenges in the translation of poetry and prose. This study examines the phenomenon of AI-mediated translation through the lens of Translatio...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES (NIJLCL) | Pp. 1-8
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly transformed social interactions, education, governance, and decision-making processes, while also introducing complex challenges relating to misinformation, algorithmic bias, inequality,...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 40-44
Diarrheal diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa, particularly among children under five years of age. Urban slums, characterized by overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, limited access to clean water, and weak healthcare infrastr...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIJRMS) | Pp. 67-71
Sanitation is a critical determinant of public health, particularly in low-income countries like Uganda, where inadequate infrastructure exacerbates the spread of waterborne diseases, especially diarrheal infections. This review explores the relationship betw...