Utilization of Sanitized Human Excreta and Wood Ash for Establishing Multipurpose <i>Ficus Thonningii</i> Blume in a Degraded Tantalum Technosol by D. Neina

“…Yet, these are indispensable in areas with a limited supply of organic materials and high demand for natural resources. …”
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Dinámica territorial de pandemia COVID-19 en la provincia de Córdoba Argentina by Luciana Buffalo, Ana Laura Rydzewski

“…El diseño metodológico de análisis espacial, se realizo a partir de un sistema de información geográfica basado en el uso de software libre (Qgis) que permitió trabajar con la localización de casos covid positivos, su temporalidad y al mismo tiempo asociar ese análisis, con información cualitativa y cuantitativa de las características del territorio provincial (áreas comerciales, situación demográfica, características socio económicas de la población, instituciones para adultos mayores, entre otras). …”
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Double Stokes polarimetric microscopy for chiral fibrillar aggregates by Viktoras Mazeika, Kamdin Mirsanaye, Leonardo Uribe Castaño, Serguei Krouglov, Mehdi Alizadeh, Mykolas Maciulis, Lukas Kontenis, Vitalijus Karabanovas, Virginijus Barzda

“…The ultrastructural parameters are expressed in terms of directly measurable DSP polarimetric parameters. DSP is validated with rat tail tendons sectioned at different orientations. …”
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A Characterisation and Profiling of District Health Indicators in Zimbabwe: An Application of Principal Component Analysis in a Data Limited Setting by Shepherd Shamu, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Charles Hongoro

“…There is also potential use for these indices in the areas of resource allocation and prioritisation of health interventions.…”
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Improved urban runoff prediction using high-resolution land-use, imperviousness, and stormwater infrastructure data applied to a process-based ecohydrological model. by Jonathan Halama, Robert McKane, Bradley Barnhart, Paul Pettus, Allen Brookes, Kevin Djang, Vivian Phan, Sonali Chokshi, James Graham

“…Modeling large-scale hydrological impacts brought about by site-level green and gray stormwater remediation actions is difficult because urbanized areas are extremely complex dynamic landscapes that include engineered features that, by design, expedite urban runoff to streams, creeks, and other water bodies to reduce urban flooding during storm events. …”
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A clustering-metaheuristic-simulation approach to determine air taxi operating site location by Varshini Priyaa Senthilnathan, Mohanapriya Singaravelu, Suchithra Rajendran, Sharan Srinivas

“…Urban Air Mobility (UAM) can improve the transportation service offered in urban areas by potentially solving traffic congestion, thereby allowing customers to travel more efficiently across any city. …”
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Looking outside the box with a pathology aware AI approach for analyzing OCT retinal images in Stargardt disease by Parisa Khateri, Tiana Koottungal, Damon Wong, Rupert W. Strauss, Lucas Janeschitz-Kriegl, Maximilian Pfau, Leopold Schmetterer, Hendrik P. N. Scholl

“…This method targets relatively unaffected regions for sublayer segmentation, ensuring accurate boundary delineation in areas with minimal disruption. In severely affected regions, identified by a box detection model, the total retina is segmented as a single layer to avoid errors. …”
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Distribution and abundance of a soil centipede, Tygarrup nepalensis Shinohara, 1965 (Mecistocephalidae: Geophilomorpha: Chilopoda) in a moist temperate forest in Northwest Himalaya by Negi Javaid Diksha, Ahmed Shakoor, Sambyal Deepali, Stašiov Slavomír, Julka Jatinder Mohan

“…We examined the influence of various environmental and edaphic parameters on its populations across different forest areas (north, northeast, southwest facing aspects). …”
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Valoración cultural y paisajística de conjuntos poblacionales rurales: comarca del Altiplano (Murcia/Sureste de España) by Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Sánchez, Alfonso Albacete Moreno

“…Para ello, se estableció una metodología cuantitativa basada en el análisis, mediante ecuaciones ponderadas, de dos áreas o coronas, una interior y otra exterior, de los núcleos poblacionales, que permitía obtener un valor numérico global denominado “valor cultural y paisajístico”. …”
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Jilin Province of China, 1949–1979: History of Regional and Demographic Development by Svetlana B. Makeeva

“…Jilin’s regional and demographic development from 1949 to 1979 was characterized by increased birth and decreased mortality rates, rapid population growth and that of urban areas, accelerated urbanization, and migrations from other provinces to industrial, forest and rural territories of Jilin. …”
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ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE DIALOGUE: A STUDY OF MALAYSIAN AND AUSTRALIAN PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS by Vegneskumar Maniam, Tay Gerard, Ingrid Harrington, Hayley Trenchard, Susan Bennett

“…Methodology - Pre-service teachers from Australia and Malaysia identified key areas of concern within their respective educational systems. …”
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Isolation of Bioactive Compound in Methanolic Extract of Putat Leaves (Planchonia valida) as Antioxidant by Faizar Farid, Vera Lorensya Br Sembiring, Nelson Nelson, Muhammad Furqon Novryan Saputra, Silvi Ayudiah Putri, Indra Lasmana Tarigan, Madyawati Latief

“… Putat leaves (Planchonia valida) are a plant that is traditionally used by people in the Tanjung Lanjut areas, Jambi as fresh vegetables, and as a traditional medicine to treat skin diseases and restore health. …”
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PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF GEO-ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OBTAINED DURING THE 3rd INTERNATIONAL EXPEDITION OF THE R/V “MARE NIGRUM” (01.06.2024 – 15.06.2024) by M.M. Ievlev, O.V. Chubenko, V.O. Iemelianov, N.O. Fedoronchuk

“…For this purpose, data on changes in landscape and geomorphological conditions in the coastal zone, obtained on the basis of historical and paleogeographic studies conducted in the coastal areas of the Black Sea, can be used.…”
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Drug Adherence in Patients Attending Non-Communicable Disease Clinic: A Cross- Sectional Study by M. Janaki, R.Parameswary, S. Dhamodharan, G. Harissh

“…Methods: A Crosssectional study was done among 296 NCD patient attending NCD clinic at Govt Villupuram Medical college and the field practice community areas of Govt Villupuram Medical college and Hospital. …”
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An evaluation of the severe acute respiratory infection surveillance system in Ireland by Louise Marron, Roisin Duffy, Joan O’Donnell, Lisa Domegan

“…Abstract Background Expansion of the current single hospital site Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) surveillance programme in Ireland, to create a SARI sentinel hospital network, commenced in 2023. …”
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Contradicciones de la Amazonía en el Brasil: Una nueva perspectiva by Creucí Maria Caetano, Diego Geraldo Caetano Nunes

“…Tal presión, puede ser caracterizada como sigue: i) la deforestación creciente, con la tala ilegal de árboles nativas y las quemas, con consecuentes cambios en el uso del suelo tropical; por lo general, indebidamente manejado con implementación de monocultivos y técnicas inadecuadas para estos tipos de suelos; ii) la invasión a tierras indígenas y áreas de unidades de conservación, poniendo en riesgo el patrimonio sociocultural y la sociobiodiversidad; además, compromete también el patrimonio genético, del cual, un número expresivo de especies no son todavía conocidos y que podrían contrarrestar adversidades relacionadas con el cambio climático. …”
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Coping with COVID-19 using traditional medicine: perspectives from Joe Morolong, Northern Cape by Masego M. Motsumi, Livhuwani D. Nemakonde

“…Traditional medicine, a significant component of IKS, continues to play a vital role in addressing health needs, especially in rural areas. Aim: This study sought to gain insights on the use of traditional medicine to address the COVID-19 pandemic in five rural villages in the Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa. …”
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The Learning Curve of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in a Rural Hospital by İsmail Biyik, Mustafa Albayrak, Fatih Keskin, Ayse Nur Usturali Mut

“…CONCLUSION: Thirty total laparoscopic hysterectomy operations seem enough to reach a plateau in the learning curve for gynecologists working in rural areas with limited facilities who cannot afford lengthily and expensive fellowship/mentorship programs, after completing distant online certification programs. …”
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THE COMPOSITION OF ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION AND SOIL WATER IN THE MIXED FOREST OF THE PRIOKSKO-TERRACE STATE NATURE RESERVE by A. K. Khodzhaeva, D. V. Sapronov, V. O. Lopez de Gerenyu, N. B. Zinyakova, D. A. Khoroshaev, I. N. Kurganova, V. A. Ableeva

“…The paper presents the results of water sample collections during the spring-summer period of 2024 at the forest and open areas of the Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Reserve. …”
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Three-dimensional analysis using a dental model scanner: Morphological changes of occlusal appliances used for sleep bruxism under dry and wet conditions. by Aya Ozawa, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Kazuo Okura, Toshinori Okawa, Susumu Abe, Kohei Kamoi, Emi Uyama, Kenichi Hamada, Yoshizo Matuka

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study used a dental model scanner and best-fit alignment to analyze the deformation patterns of stabilized occlusal appliances (OcAs) used to treat sleep bruxism when stored in wet or dry conditions.…”
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