A review of the landscape of agroecology policies towards transforming food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa by Kevin Okoth Ouko, Cherine Lando Yugi, Modock Odiwuor Oketch, Jimmy Brian Mboya, Robert John Ogola, Mavindu Muthoka, Dick Chune Midamba

“…Sustainability serves as a normative principle in the context of food policy but also represents a hotly debated arena. …”
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Combined Oral Contraceptives for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: <i>Pro</i> and <i>Contra</i> (Review) by I. A. Mazerkina, I. G. Davydov, O. S. Alyautdina

“…This study aimed to review current data on the use of COCs in PCOS, focusing on the rationality of prescribing, the main risks of using COCs, and the measures to minimise these risks.DISCUSSION. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic factor in patients with acute pulmonary embolism on the background of oncological disease by V.Y. Tseluyko, N.H. Shylo

“…Background. Current risk stratification methods for patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) in the context of malignancy do not account for all factors influencing disease course and prognosis. …”
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Decatecholaminization of Septic Shock Patients in Intensive Care Unit: an Economic Assessment in the Italian Setting by Alfredo Del Gaudio, Assunta Caiazza, Luana Bortone, Sonia Tomasso, Ilaria Bozzari, Laura Vincenzi, Gianluca Furneri, Luigi Tritapepe

“…Additionally, beta-blockers can help prevent increased heart rate resulting from sepsis treatments. …”
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Unravelling the nexus of stroke and dementia: Deciphering the role of secondary neurodegeneration in orchestrating cognitive decline by Shannon M. Stuckey, Rebecca J. Hood, Lin Kooi Ong, Isabella M. Bilecki, Lyndsey E. Collins‐Praino, Renée J. Turner

“…Hence, in this review, we present the current understanding of PSCI and PSD in the context of SND and outline how remote anatomical and molecular changes may drive the development of these conditions.…”
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Operation of a wind turbine permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) for ancillary frequency support services by Aras Ghafoor, Judith Apsley, Dlzar Al Kez, Siniša Djurović

“…However, controlled WT over-rating could also be used to deliver additional power in high wind conditions, but remains as of yet unexplored in the context of ancillary service provision. This paper proposes a new enhanced power recovery through overload (EPRO) strategy, combining pitch angle and field weakening controllers for overspeed/overload operation while considering the thermal state of the generator to exploit its thermal rating margin for increased power flow. …”
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Dissimilar joining of aluminum alloy and low-alloy carbon steel by resistance spot welding by Yong Xu, Qianwei Chen, Bingxu Wang, Feng Qiu, Baixin Dong, Hongjun Li, Zude Feng, Gary C. Barber

“…The nugget diameters and the indentations rates of RSW joints increased when increasing either welding current or welding time, and decreased when increasing the electrode pressure. …”
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A Review of Fish Anomalies in Türkiye’s Waters by Özgen Yılmaz, Hasan Cerim, Sercan Yapıcı, İsmail Reis

“…In recent years, anomaly studies have increased in number, covering both individual cases and their effects on natural populations and farmed species. …”
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Normal Weight Obesity Associated with Enhanced Echo Intensity, Insulin Resistance, and Decreased Muscle Strength in Young Adults by R Aruna, Armel Arputha Sivarajan, Gunaseelan Revathy, CJ Vasanth

“…Context: Obesity refers to the accumulation of excess body fat. …”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Financial Interrelations of scenario Indicators of budget Forecasting with Indicators of the Federal budget of Russia by M. E. Kosov, E. K. Voronkova, A. Yu. Chalova

“…The purpose of this study is to assess the validity of the forecast values of scenario macroeconomic indicators that determine the key characteristics of the Russian federal budget in the current budget cycle, and to develop proposals for clarifying the composition and concretizing approaches to their forecasting for the medium term in conditions of increased uncertainty. …”
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Intraventricular Empyema Features of Surgery and Conservative’s Outcome: A Scoping Review by Farhad Balafif, Donny Wardhana, Tommy Nazwar, Mustofa Mustofa

“…This scoping review seeks to bridge the existing literature gap by systematically summarizing current knowledge, identifying consensus, and highlighting research opportunities. …”
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THE CONCEPT OF «NATIONAL SECURITY» WITHIN THE CATEGORICAL FRAMEWORK OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by Liliia Muntian

“…It is emphasized that studying the concept of «national security» in the context of public administration is crucial for understanding and interpreting the «state policy of national security» strategy. …”
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Modeling Approaches for Accounting Radiation-Induced Effect in HVDC-GIS Design for Nuclear Fusion Applications by Francesco Lucchini, Alessandro Frescura, Kenji Urazaki Junior, Nicolò Marconato, Paolo Bettini

“…This paper examines the modeling approaches used to analyze the electric field distribution in high-voltage direct-current gas-insulated systems (HVDC-GISs) used for the acceleration grid power supply (AGPS) of neutral beam injectors (NBIs). …”
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Incorporación de contenidos de actividades en el medio natural y de ocio en la educación formal (TSEAS): Una experiencia de espeleología (Incorporation of contents of activities i... by Julio Fuentesal García, David Zamorano Sande

“…On this article we present a innovative speleology intervention conducted with a group of superior grade formative course of animation and sports students, under the new curricular context. …”
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Incidental findings related to genes associated to HAE-nC1INH: how to proceed? by Anastasios E. Germenis, Despina Sanoudou

“…The mainstreaming of genomic technology and the increasing use of next generation sequencing have increased the possibility of an unintentional detection of HAE-nC1INH pathogenic variants and allowed the incidental finding of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in the relevant genes. …”
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Modern features of benchmarking in the hotel business by E. L. Zadneprovskaya, T. N. Poddubnaya, E. A. Panina, T. A. Dzhum

“…The aim of the research is to study the current features of benchmarking in the hospitality industry and its impact on the dynamics of enterprise performance. …”
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The balance between care and conflict may be key to understanding maternal aggression in canaries by C. Garcia-Co, F. Verbruggen, J. Morales, W. Müller

“…While maternal aggression—defined as aggressive interactions from mothers to the offspring within the family context—may be a seemingly maladaptive behaviour, it could also be an adaptive strategy allowing optimal resource allocation for current and future reproduction in the face of evolutionary conflicts of interest. …”
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The role of nicotinamide-β-adenine dinucleotide phosphate-H-cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase in the activation of cytochromes by Popova Olga, Bylinskaya Daria, Nikitina Anastasia, Ukrainskaya Olga

“…The aim of this theoretical study is to investigate the mechanisms of action of these enzymes in the context of metabolism in highly productive animals. …”
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Bridging computational thinking research and practice of pre-service and in-service teachers by Hasnaa Chaabi, Abdellah Azmani, Juan Manuel Dodero

“…Through a systematic review conducted across several databases, we analyzed 40 articles on the current state of Professional Development in CT within STEAM subjects, emphasizing definitions and their integration into existing curricula. …”
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