Vegetation type modulates negative air ion generation in urban green spaces: the critical role of suburban forests in air quality enhancement by Yaowen Xu, Yaowen Xu, Jiejie Jiao, Jiejie Jiao

“…A stratified sampling design was implemented across 240 georeferenced sites. At each site, NAIs concentrations were quantified using a three-phase measurement protocol:morning (8:00–9:30), midday (12:30–14:00) and evening (17:00–18:30). …”
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Access to Social Benefits for Third-country Nationals in the European Union Between Fragmentation and Equal Treatment by Matteo Manfredi

“…While EU secondary legislation establishes differentiated rules depending on migration status, its transposition and implementation at the national level remain inconsistent: some Member States provide TCNs with broader access to welfare systems, while others impose more restrictive eligibility criteria. …”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF BIOMATERIALS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF JAW BONE DEFECTS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE PREVENTION OF INFLAMMATORY COMPLICATIONS by V.M. Havryliev, A.V. Kopchak, N.B. Kuzniak, D.V. Steblovski, O.A. Toropov, P.I. Yatsenko

“…At the same time, the implementation of tissue engineering methods in clinical practice remains limited by a number of barriers. …”
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Iran's Criminal Policy Towards Corruption on Earth in Economic Crimes by Jamaladini Fatemeh, Mohammadmehdi Saghiyan, Ahmad Ghasemi

“…Accordingly, the study investigates the extent to which laws and regulations, on the one hand, and preventive or punitive measures implemented by the judiciary, along with managerial and executive actions taken by the government, on the other hand, have successfully eliminated the foundations of economic crimes in society. …”
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Lightweight privacy preservation blockchain framework for healthcare applications using GM-SSO by Adla Padma, Mangayarkarasi Ramaiah

“…Based on the computed trust score, an Adaptive Proof of Work (APoW) consensus algorithm has been used to regulate block creation. APoW implements the Genetically Modified Salp Swarm Optimization (GM-SSO) algorithm for the node selection. …”
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Traditional Values in Analytical Perspectives of Sociology by A. V. Shcherbina

“…The relevance of the sociological analysis of traditional values is determined by the need to regulate the growing contradictions between them and human rights at the national and international levels. …”
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Schistosoma japonicum cathepsin L1: A potential target for anti-schistosomiasis strategies. by Xianyu Piao, Yuanlong Wang, Ning Jiang, Pengfei Cai, Jiamei Duan, Shuai Liu, Qijun Chen, Nan Hou

“…<h4>Background</h4>To achieve sustainable and integrated control of schistosomiasis, it necessitates the implementation of comprehensive strategies, where effective vaccines could play a pivotal role. …”
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A micro-level study of the economic losses of traffic congestion delays in Srinagar city of Kashmir valley by Farzana Ahad, Huma Rashid, Shamim Ahmad Shah, Mohammad Shafi Bhat, Peer Jeelani

“…Therefore, significant preventative measures need to be implemented in this area. In addition, this is the loss that was sustained as a result of the congestion that occurred along six selected road stretches, when this value is expanded to the whole of the city, the problem becomes far more complicated. …”
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Availability and advertising of sugar sweetened beverages in South African public primary schools following a voluntary pledge by a major beverage company: a mixed methods study by Agnes Erzse, Nicola Christofides, Nicholas Stacey, Kelsey Lebard, Louise Foley, Karen Hofman

“…Objectives: To assess the availability and advertising of the company’s beverages in public primary schools in Gauteng province following their voluntary pledge to remove the products, and to explore perceptions of school staff regarding SSB availability in schools and processes related to the implementation of the pledge. Methods: In 2019, we conducted a representative survey of public sector primary (elementary) schools in Gauteng province, South Africa. …”
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A Literature Review on Schema Evolution in Databases by Zouhaier Brahmia, Fabio Grandi, Barbara Oliboni

“…Finally, we defined a list of six comparison criteria (database model, implementation, schema change semantics, schema change propagation, integrity constraints, and software evolution) that have helped us to categorize and compare the different database schema evolution proposals. …”
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Cross-Regional Capacity Mechanism for Emergency Power Support in Extreme Weather Events by WU Zifeng, YUAN Jiahai, ZHANG Jian, ZHANG Haonan

“…First，the effects of extreme weather on power systems are discussed，followed by a review of pilot implementations of capacity mechanisms across various locations in China. …”
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Land Reform in Zimbabwe: a Balance of Political Expediency and Economic Inevitability? by PROKOPENKO Liubov Yaroslavovna

“…In 2000–2002 the country implemented the Fast Track Land Reform Program (FTLRP), the essence of which was the compulsory acquisition of land from white owners without compensation. …”
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Boosting GWAS using biological networks: A study on susceptibility to familial breast cancer. by Héctor Climente-González, Christine Lonjou, Fabienne Lesueur, GENESIS study group, Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet, Nadine Andrieu, Chloé-Agathe Azencott

“…To compute the consensus networks, implementations of all six methods are available at https://github.com/hclimente/gwas-tools.…”
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Impact of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption on the treatment efficacy among psoriasis patients: A study protocol by Fanlingzi Shen, Yuning Ding, Ruiping Wang

“…The findings in this study will provide evidence of how tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking impact the treatment efficacy among patients with psoriasis. Therefore, the implementation of tobacco control and alcohol abstinence benefit the improvement of treatment responses.…”
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The Effect of Board Risk Management on Financial Performance of Selected Saccos in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarong, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Munyabonera, Francisis, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Kikawa, Cliff, Ahabwe, Oliver

“…These statistics included multicollinearity, mean and standard deviation, outliers and extreme values, and missing data. SEM was implemented using Jaffrey's Amazing Statistical Program (JASP) version 0.17.2.0. …”
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Agribusiness strategy and Rural Development: A case Study of Ihunga Sub county-Ntungamo District. by Denis Simpson T.K, Singahache

“…Basing on the study objectives and subsequent findings, the study recommended among others: to have food security in homes and families using agribusiness strategy for developments, to launch cooperative societies so that agro-based producers with common goals advance their aim to kick poverty out of their areas by setting up the bargaining power to look for market, reliable technology and inputs to boost their operations aiming at developing their rural area, to adopt agribusiness strategy for rural development and widening employment opportunities, Government to come in and enforce policies and laws aiming at regulating birth so as to control population growth, Government should come in to properly articulate policies and ensure their effective implementation to enhance rural development basing on agribusiness strategy as the benchmark and the Ugandan government to prioritize the agriculture sectors by allocation a big proportion of the budget to agriculture and industry sectors.…”
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Understanding Electric Bike Accidents Through Safe System Approach in Guangzhou, China: A Mixed-Methods Study by Bicen Jia, Jun Li, Qi Wang

“…Deficiencies in infrastructure, regulations, and law enforcement contribute to violations and risky riding practices. …”
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A multidisciplinary categorization of challenges of reuse of residential buildings by Lamiaa Ghoz, Lamiaa Ghoz, Lamiaa Ghoz

“…Using a semi-systematic literature review complemented by thematic analysis, this research identifies 75 sub-challenges grouped into 10 overarching themes: (1) economic viability and financial challenges, (2) building conditions, (3) design-technical challenges, (4) location challenges, (5) decision making, (6) policy and regulations, (7) knowledge, capacity, and skills, (8) culture, perception, and awareness, (9) surrounding community, and (10) timeline. …”
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A hybrid centralized-decentralized traffic control framework for unmanned aerial vehicles in urban low-altitude airspace by Xiangdong Chen, Shen Li, Meng Li

“…The concept of a “virtual flight container” (VFC) is introduced to regulate UAV space–time trajectories, ensuring conflict-free, low-delay operations while minimizing real-time computational requirements, especially in high demands. …”
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Fidelización de Clientes: Concepto y Perspectiva Contable (Customer Loyalty: Concept and accounting perspective) by Vernor Mesén Figueroa

“…This article presents an approach to this matter,regulated under International Accounting Standard No. 18“Revenue” and is complemented by the International FinancialReporting Standards Committee (IFRIC) No. 13“Customer Loyalty Programs"…”
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