LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN THE DIGITAL AGE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES by Okeoma Onunka, Tochukwu Onunka, Akeeb Adepoju Fawole, Ife Jesuseun Adeleke, Chibuike Daraojimba

“…As the paper discusses, libraries grapple with implementing advanced technologies like Linked Data, striking an equilibrium between growing digital resources and invaluable print collections and steering through the maze of leadership complexities in an ever-evolving digital domain. …”
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Impact of Inter-Row Cultivation on Potato Tuber Yields in Organic Farming by A. M. Zakharov, E. A. Murzaev

“…(Materials and methods) To adapt crop cultivation practices in the North-West region to organic production requirements, a six-field crop rotation, including potatoes, was implemented at the Institute of Agroengineering and Environmental Problems of Agricultural Production. …”
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A low cost compact network TAP device with Raspberry Pi 4 by Murat Varol, Murat İskefiyeli

“…This article provides theoretical and practical contributions into the network TAP literature and includes a method that can be easily implemented for end users. The proposed TAP device has a cost between 1/8 to 1/30 compared to the prices in the market. …”
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BTLE: Atomic swaps with time-lock puzzles by Barbara Fadi, Guglielmino Enrico, Murru Nadir, Schifanella Claudio

“…It is not necessary to use both the BTLE-MA and BTLE-AS algorithms in a decentralized-exchange scenario: existing atomic swaps based on hashed time-lock contract (HTLC) can benefit from BTLE-MA and can be adapted to an exchange where there are multiple possible participants. …”
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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

“…Intelligent traffic management, infrastructure development, adaptable work schedules, and urban planning incorporating transit-oriented designs can mitigate congestion.…”
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Presenting a model for the psychological competencies of managers for selection in the social security organization by khalil khomideh, hasan rangriz

“…These results draw a roadmap for organizations such as the Social Security Organization looking to improve their manager selection processes and strive to implement the highest performance and ethical conduct standards.…”
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The influence of the European Union on combating irregular migration in the Republic of Serbia by Cvetković Nenad, Obradović Zoran

“…In the process of joining and negotiating with the European Union, candidate countries such as Serbia are required to adapt to the EU's legal acquis in migration. It is also required to create appropriate institutional capacities and take measures to prevent illegal migrants from reaching their final destinations. …”
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Strategies of Enlightenment and Pleasure: Competing in Media Consumption by A.A. Maksimenko, L.N. Dukhanina, E.V. Zabelina, A.M. Bushueva

“… <p>An original concept of educational content consumption is presented, which was implemented in a study aimed at identifying Russian consumers' preferences regarding educational products in the era of infotainment. …”
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Organizational Strategies for Providing Foreign Language Education Services to Adults Over 45: International Practices and Approaches by Iryna Rudnyeva

“…They were utilized to provide a comprehensive and well-rounded analysis of how different countries organize and implement foreign language education services for adults over the age of 45. …”
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(Re)constructing identity following acquired brain injury: The complex journey of recovery after stroke by Elena Faccio, Cristina Fonte, Nicola Smania, Jessica Neri

“…Three associations of people with stroke and their families living in the same area contributed to designing the research on the basis of the needs expressed by their members with the aim to identify strategies and devices to be implemented in the public service to improve the care pathway. …”
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Hardware Development and Evaluation of Multihop Cluster-Based Agricultural IoT Based on Bluetooth Low-Energy and LoRa Communication Technologies by Emmanuel Effah, George Ghartey, Joshua Kweku Aidoo, Ousmane Thiare

“…This system was subsequently adapted and refined to assess the performance of the MCA-IoT network. …”
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Cluster analysis of Russian Federation subjects by socioeconomic indicators characterizing potential for development of the secondary vocational education system by Pavel I. Samtsevich, Sergey G. Yankov, Elena V. Kornilova

“…The subject of research is such an important part of social life as education, specifically training in educational institutions implementing programs of secondary vocational education (hereinafter referred to as SPVO). …”
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The ILAE classification of epileptic seizures: the 2025 update by D. V. Blinov, A. S. Petrukhin, K. V. Voronkova, E. S. Akarachkova, O. V. Kotova, D. I. Korabelnikov, E. I. Rumyantseva, A. N. Mnatsakanyan

“…This involved conducting a systematic literature review to evaluate the previous version, using a modified Delphi method to reach consensus and implementing a public discussion and peer review process. …”
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Self-efficacy among kindergarten department students in the faculties of basic education in universities of KRG / Iraq according to some variables by Dlvin Omar Othman, Seenaa Ahmad Ali

“… The current research aims to identify: level of self-efficacy among kindergarten department students in the Faculties of Education in the universities of the Kurdistan Region/Iraq, and the significance of difference in level of self -efficacy among students according to the variables (university , academic stage, social status and economic status), and the researchers used the descriptive approach to implement the research procedures, the research community is students of the kindergarten department in the faculties of the basic education in the universities of the Kurdistan region, which contains  (1207) students for the academic year 2021-2022, Research sample was chosen by stratified random method forming (490) students distributed in universities of KRG in the following form: Salahaddin University (274), Sulaymaniyah University (284), Halabja University (168), University of Garmiyan (232), Raparin University (285), and goals of the research has been achieved by building the scale of self -efficacy, and it is consisted of (40) paragraphs with alternative answers (always, often, sometimes, rarely, never), and giving grades (5, 4, 3, 2 and 1) to alternatives, and the validity of the scale was extracted, as well as the researchers extracted the Psychometric characteristics of the Self efficiency scale, and the stability of the scale reached (0.81) using Cronbach’s alpha, and the researchers used the statistical bag represented by (Person's coefficient, t-test, Cronbach’s alpha), and the research reached the following results: that students of the kindergarten department in the basic education colleges in universities of KRG has a high level of self -efficacy, there are differences in the level of self -efficacy between Salahaddin University and Raparin University and for the benefit of Salahaddin University, and between Halabja University and Raparin University for the benefit of Halabja University, in the light of research results researchers recommended: A suitable mechanism to work on developing self -efficiency for students because of its great importance in their working lives, and they suggested: self-efficacy and its relationship to other variables such as (psychological adaptation, academic achievement). …”
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USING THE ANYLOGIC ENVIRONMENT FOR MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION SECURITY AUDIT PROCESS by Kamilla M. Khuranova, Igor D. Kologorov, Sergey A. Reznichenko, Leonid N. Kessarinskiy

“…The developed model features adaptability, allowing parameter adjustments to align with organizational specifics. …”
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Development of a research skills test instrument for high school learners in the context of climate change integrated with ecosystems by Dini Nurani Rahmawati, R. Riandi, Rini Solihat

“…A preliminary study to gather teachers' perceptions regarding research skills was also conducted by the author using a questionnaire; the results indicated that not many teachers have implemented research skills training in learning activities. …”
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A PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL COMPETENCES IN EARLY EDUCATION: EFFECTS ON THE STUDENTS’ INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS by Cristina MASGRAS (CHIRCU), Rodica Gabriela ENACHE

“…This quasi-experimental approach, involving initial and final measurements, was implemented between October 2021 and May 2022 on a group of 30 fourth-grade students. …”
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Where the road ends, yaws begins? The cost-effectiveness of eradication versus more roads. by Christopher Fitzpatrick, Kingsley Asiedu, Jean Jannin

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>Endemic countries need financing to begin implementing and adapting global strategy to local conditions. …”
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Real-Time Cloth Simulation in Extended Reality: Comparative Study Between Unity Cloth Model and Position-Based Dynamics Model with GPU by Taeheon Kim, Jun Ma, Min Hong

“…The proposed system achieves real-time performance by implementing efficient collision detection and response handling with complex environmental meshes (RoomMesh) and dynamic hand meshes (HandMesh), as well as capsule colliders based on hand skeleton tracking (OVRSkeleton). …”
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Characterizing the neighborhood risk environment in multisite clinic-based cohort studies: A practical geocoding and data linkages protocol for protected health information. by Ariann Nassel, Marta G Wilson-Barthes, Chanelle J Howe, Sonia Napravnik, Michael J Mugavero, Deana Agil, Akilah J Dulin

“…This protocol can be implemented by study staff who do not have prior training in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and can help minimize the operational costs of integrating geographic data into public health projects.…”
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