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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...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES (NIJLCL) | Pp. 66-72
The rapid expansion of digital communication networks has transformed the nature and mechanisms of radicalization, creating new pathways through which individuals encounter, engage with, and potentially adopt extremist ideologies. This study examines online r...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (NIJBAS) | Pp. 36-41
Oxidative stress plays a central role in the pathogenesis of a wide range of human diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, neurodegeneration, cancer, diabetes, and inflammatory disorders. Natural antioxidants-compounds derived from dietary sources, medic...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (NIJEP) | Pp. 38-42
This paper examines the cultural, political, and ecological dimensions of resource extraction through the lens of environmental humanities, focusing on oil and mining industries and their relationship to environmental sacrifice zones. It explores how extracti...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 84-89
Minimal residual disease (MRD) refers to the small population of malignant cells that persist after apparently successful cancer treatment and remain below the detection limit of conventional diagnostic tools. MRD is a major driver of cancer relapse, metastas...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 23-29
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a dynamic and complex ecosystem composed of malignant cells, stromal components, immune cells, extracellular matrix, and soluble mediators that collectively drive tumor progression, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. A...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 61-65
Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are major contributors to the global burden of chronic disease, with both conditions sharing common underlying mechanisms, including lipid and glucose dysregulation. Obesity, especially visceral fat accumulation, leads to ins...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (NIJEP) | Pp. 30-37
Obesity is increasingly recognized as a chronic inflammatory condition that underlies insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Persistent low-grade inflammation, particularly within white adipose tissue, is driven b...
2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES (NIJSES) | Pp. 66-71
Obesity is characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation within adipose tissue, which plays a central role in the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other metabolic complications. Conventional anti-inflammatory a...