The Social Well-Being Issues of the European Urbanisation Stages and the Possibilities of their Management by the Creation of Spatial Configurations by Viktória Szirmai

“…Big cities are the places where the conditions of modernisation, economic and social development, the operating conditions of global economy, the educated and qualified middle-class, members of the economic, political and cultural elite are concentrated. Meanwhile modern urban spaces are rather controversial. …”
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An effective feature selection approach based on hybrid Grey Wolf Optimizer and Genetic Algorithm for hyperspectral image by Yiqun Shang, Minrui Zheng, Jiayang Li, Xinqi Zheng

“…The innovation of GWOGA lies in three core strategies: (1) chaotic map and Opposition-Based Learning (OBL) for uniformly distributed population initialization, enhancing diversity and mitigating premature convergence; (2) elite learning strategy to prioritize high-ranking solutions, strengthening the search hierarchy and efficiency; and (3) a hybrid optimization mechanism where GWO ensures rapid early-stage convergence, while GA refines global search in later stages to escape local optima. …”
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Marketing auteurism: the vanishing industry model behind Pedro Almodóvar’s success in the US by Jennifer Green

“…Almodóvar’s typical production-distribution structure and exportable filmmaking style are outlined, as are his US distributor’s strategic use of specialised press, elite events and targeted marketing of arthouse audiences with a specific cultural capital and an established view of European cinema. …”
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Comparison of static and dynamic balance parameters and some performance characteristics in rock climbers of different levels by Tolga Aksıt, Gamze Cırık

“…In consequence, static balance parameters of rock climbers were found to be similar to those of other elite athletes in the literature. On the other hand, dynamic balance could be considered to be a more important parameter than static balance for climbers by the nature of the sport.…”
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Problems and Risks of Digitalization in Higher Education by M. V. Pashkov, V. M. Pashkova

“…Using this approach, the authors demonstrate that first of all, the rapid digitalization of higher education during the pandemic has activated some of the existing tension points and problematic trends: ‘McDonaldization’ of education, managerialism in higher education governance, the consumerist attitude to learning, the development of the elite education model, etc. Secondly, digitalization has introduced new risks related to the growing influence of global technology companies, online modes of the commodification of learning, the digital divide as a factor of educational inequality, and new ethical challenges. …”
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CONFLICT BETWEEN PASTORALISTS AND FARMERS IN NIGERIA AND ITS POTENTIALS FOR REGIONAL INSECURITY IN AFRICA by Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko, Joy Ede Ukoje

“…Furthermore, population explosion, blocking of traditional grazing routes, cattle rustling and banditry as well as manipulation of the crisis by the political elite, have all aided the exacerbation of the conflict. …”
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Talent Management System at I.N. Ulianov Сhuvash State University by A. Yu. Aleksandrov

“…The role of universities in youth talents training and management increases inasmuch the purpose of educational institutions is not only training of specialists with the highest professional qualification but creating the so-called intellectual elite of the country as well. The model of talent management system functioning at I.N. …”
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Political and socioeconomic implications of Classic Maya lithic artifacts from the Main Plaza of Aguateca, Guatemala by Kazuo Aoyama

“…First, combined with the results of analysis of 10,845 lithic artifacts collected in the Palace Group, the elite residential area along the Causeway, and other parts of the site by the Aguateca Archaeological Project First Phase, the data on obsidian artifacts indicate a skewed distribution, suggesting that the rulers of Aguateca controlled the main access to obsidian in the city while the procurement and distribution of obsidian polyhedral cores may have been administered by the royal court of the Aguateca dynasty as part of its political economy. …”
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APPLE VARIETAL POOL AND BREEDING FOR THE BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FRUIT by E. N. Sedov, M. A. Makarkina, Z. M. Serova

“…Biochemical compositions have been studied in 265 apple varieties from the Institute collection, 52 varieties raised at the Institute, and 1400 hybrid seedlings, including 373 selected elite ones. Sources of high contents of biochemically valuable substances and features of their inheritance have been determined amongst the apple varieties and hybrid seedlings. …”
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East Asian expatriate football players and national team success: Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean players in Europe (2000–2024) by Le Luo, Yangke Tang, Xiaohan Li, Ge Sun, Enkai Guo, Hanbing Xu

“…Notably, Japanese and South Korean players exhibited longer durations of participation and higher rates of advancement to elite European leagues compared to Chinese players. …”
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Los establecimientos científicos de la ciudad de México vistos por viajeros, 1821-1855 by Rodrigo Antonio Vega y Ortega Baez

“…De esta manera, estos centros científicos pueden ser analizados como "zonas de contacto cultural" entre los viajeros europeos y estadounidenses con la elite mexicana. Estas instituciones científicas fueron descritas espacialmente y valoradas científicamente por los extranjeros que, por diversos motivos la visitaron, tales como Albert M. …”
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Is There an Association Between Injury History and Lower Extremity Joint Injury During Canada Games Competition? by Umar Yousufy, Nicole J. Chimera

“…# Background Injuries during elite level competition like the Canada Games, occur frequently and injury history is one of the strongest predictors of future injury; however, this association is unknown in the Canada Games…”
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Music Theory in the Public Sphere. The Case of Hermann von Helmholtz by Benjamin Steege

“…Helmholtz’s attempt to ground modern harmonic practice in the empirical ‘sensations of tone’ was arguably the first (and conceivably the last) work of such ambitious scope that was explicitly aimed not merely at an elite musical community, but at a wider public. This article explores the implications of a historical popular-scientific agenda for music theory and proposes that music theory’s popularization effectively altered its very object. …”
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Analytical Investigation of Laminar Viscoelastic Fluid Flow over a Wedge in the Presence of Buoyancy Force Effects by B. Rostami, M. M. Rashidi, P. Rostami, E. Momoniat, N. Freidoonimehr

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Genetic Diversity on Farm in Japanese Paper Mulberry by Dinh Thi Lam, Katsunori Tanaka, Akihiko Takashima, Ayako Shibutani, Ryuji Ishikawa

“…Washi, a traditional paper in Japan, has been produced from Broussonetia × kazinoki, a hybrid between B. monoica and B. papyrifera. Elite strains have been vegetatively propagated and distributed within Japan. …”
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La mecanización de la agricultura en una sociedad rural oligárquica: Chile Central, ca. 1840-1915 by Claudio Robles Ortiz

“…A pesar de sus contradictorios intereses, esos actores, junto con los expertos de las instituciones agrícolas estatales, formaron una elite de conocimiento que no solo adoptó, sino que, fundamentalmente, seleccionó y adaptó de modo creativo aquellos tipos y modelos de máquinas agrícolas que mostraron ser más apropiados para el sistema de hacienda.…”
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School History as a Method of Formation of Political Consciousness in Contemporary France by N. V. Litvak

“…The article discusses the attitude of the ruling elite in modern France to the school teaching of history, as the primary method of formation of political consciousness and outlook of the new generations. …”
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The Islamic Republic of Iran in Search of its Foreign Policy Identity: Revolutionary Innovation or Continuity? by N. A. Kozhanov, A. S. Bogacheva

“…Despite many discussion, the Iranian political elite has not only failed to find a single definition of its foreign policy selfhood, but has produced several more formulas of its own identity, which often contradict each other, although they coexist. …”
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The Proviral Reservoirs of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection by Andrey I. Murzin, Kirill A. Elfimov, Natalia M. Gashnikova

“…Unique signatures of patients with HIV, such as elite controllers, have control over viral replication and can be said to have achieved a functional cure for HIV infection. …”
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Communicating climate change: The role of nature-based community development program in enhancing stakeholders engagement by Widhagdha Miftah Faridl, Muktiyo Widodo, Kartono Drajat Tri, Padmaningrum Dwiningtyas

“…Climate change is a global problem that affects not only the elite but also local communities. Climate change has an impact on both urban and rural inhabitants, with droughts and crop failures among the most severe. …”
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