Optimizing Maize Yield With Hybrids Tolerant of High Plant Density in West and Central Africa by Wendm Ygzaw, Beatrice Elohor Ifie, Priscilla Francisco Ribeiro, Gloria Boakyewaa Adu, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Samuel Kwame Offei, Pangirayi Bernard Tongoona

“…This study aimed to identify high plant density‐tolerant maize hybrids adapted to multiple environments. Forty‐eight maize hybrids were evaluated under three plant densities (low = 53,333, medium = 66,666, and high = 88, 888 plants ha−1). …”
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Integrating Sustainable Development Goals into Urban Planning to Advance Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Barriers and Practical Solutions from the Case Study of Moundou, Chad by Ernest Haou, Ndonaye Allarané, Cyprien Coffi Aholou, Ouya Bondoro

“…To overcome these challenges, it is essential to implement mechanisms that strengthen institutional capacities, promote cross-sectoral collaboration, enhance public awareness, and cultivate a culture of adaptability and innovation within local communities. …”
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Land Reclamation in the Mississippi River Delta by Glenn M. Suir, Christina Saltus, Jeffrey M. Corbino

“…., tropical storms), many coastal countries have long implemented large-scale land reclamation initiatives. …”
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Recent Developments on Biomineralization for Erosion Control by Shan Liu, Changrui Dong, Yongqiang Zhu, Zichun Wang, Yujie Li, Guohui Feng

“…This review synthesizes recent advancements in optimizing biomineralization efficiency, multi-scale erosion control, and field-scale MICP implementations in marine dynamic conditions. Key findings include the following: (1) Kinetic analysis of Ca²⁺ conversion confirmed complete ion utilization within 24 h under optimized PA concentration (3%), resulting in a compressive strength of 2.76 MPa after five treatment cycles in ISO-standard sand. (2) Field validations in Ahoskie and Sanya demonstrated the efficacy of MICP in coastal erosion control through tailored delivery systems and environmental adaptations. …”
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African Youth in Mind - Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in N... by Rebecca Jopling, Dzifa Attah, Melanie Abas, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Kimberley Goldsmith, Tarisai Bere, Primrose Nyamayaro, Raymond Akawire Aborigo, Barbara Barrett, Lucy Owusu, Franklin Glozah, Anthony Akanlu, Simon Bawa, Fabian Sabastian Achana, Andrea Danese, Patrick Smith, Nadine Seward, Moses Kumwenda, Dixon Chibanda, Benedict Weobong

“…Our formative research informed the adaptation of a 6-session psychological intervention for depression, suitable for school-going youth aged 15-18 in Ghana. …”
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27 Automated IRB compliance and secure data delivery in i2b2 by Hakob Abajian, Venkat Vuppula, Johnson Kwong, Praveen Angyan, Shakeel Usmani, Saurav Limbu, Brittney Arvizu, Hira Sherazi, Swaroop Samek, Maryam Abdallah, Amy Chuang, Daniella Garofalo, Neil Bahroos

“…Discussion/Significance of Impact: The lessons learned can be adapted by institutions to improve compliance efficiency and reduce administrative overhead. …”
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Mass Extinction and the Disappearance of Unknown Mammal Species: Scenario and Perspectives of a Biodiversity Hotspot's Hotspot. by Antonio Rossano Mendes Pontes, Antonio Carlos Mariz Beltrão, Iran Campello Normande, Alexandre de Jesus Rodrigues Malta, Antonio Paulo da Silva Júnior, André Maurício Melo Santos

“…The persistence of these species in a forest patch is determined by their ability to adapt to a novel simplified diet, the efficient use of the surrounding matrix without being engulfed by the sink effect, and escaping hunting. …”
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Negotiation impact in Supply Chain Management by Elena-Simona Ionel

“…The results and findings confirm the two research hypothesis and highlight the importance of implementing a structured approach in negotiation, focusing significant efforts on preparation, adaptability and mutual value creation. …”
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Mapping the evolution of digital human resource management: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis by Md. Nazmus Sakib, Muhammad Shariat Ullah, Md. Mahbubur Rahman

“…Regardless, this study complements the existing literature on DHRM by systematically reviewing the area and rigorously implementing the bibliometric and content analysis techniques to comprehensively understand the field. …”
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Integrating environmental sustainability into food-based dietary guidelines in the Nordic countries by Ellen Trolle, Jelena Meinilä, Hanna Eneroth, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Inga Þórsdóttir, Thorhallur Halldorsson, Maijaliisa Erkkola

“…Exploring positive and negative implications of fortified foods and supplementation in relation to nutrient intake, health and environmental sustainability may be needed. Implementing dietary transition requires solutions beyond FBDG to ensure affordability, acceptability and ease of adaption.…”
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Forty years after Alma-Ata: primary health-care preparedness for chronic diseases in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru by Maria Kathia Cárdenas, Silvana Pérez-León, Suman Bahadur Singh, Tavares Madede, Savaiva Munguambe, Valério Govo, Nilambar Jha, Albertino Damasceno, J. Jaime Miranda, David Beran

“…Clinical guidelines and training are either non-existent or not adapted to local contexts. Availability of medicines and diagnostic tests at the PHC level is an issue. …”
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Ensembling a Learned Volterra Polynomial with a Neural Network for Joint Nonlinear Distortions and Mismatch Errors Calibration of Time-Interleaved Pipelined ADCs by Yan Liu, Mingyu Hao, Hui Xu, Xiang Gao, Haiyong Zheng

“…The ensemble calibration framework employs a two-stage correction: a learned Volterra front-end performs forward mapping to compensate static baseline nonlinear distortions, while a lightweight neural network back-end implements inverse mapping to correct dynamic nonlinear distortions and inter-channel mismatch errors adaptively. …”
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‘I am a father but not pregnant’: a qualitative analysis of the perspectives of pregnant couples on male partner role during pregnancy care in Bamenda, Cameroon by Lily Haritu Foglabenchi, Heidi Stöckl, Tanya Marchant

“…Conclusion Male involvement in maternal and child health in Bamenda Health District is an extension and reflection of how patriarchal norms on masculinity are constructed and adapted in this setting. To address gaps in male involvement, intervention designers and implementers will need to take into account prevailing culture-specific norms while deconstructing and leveraging masculine ideals to situate male involvement in the prenatal context.…”
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Perceptions of local communities on climate change and associated impact on livelihood capital in the coastal area of southeastern Bangladesh by Thuhidul Islam, Md. Zeesun-Ul Haque, Tapan Kumar Nath, Shyamal Karmakar, Tarit Kumar Baul

“…These impacts on different capitals made respondents living near the coast more vulnerable. In response to adapting to these adverse effects on livelihood capitals, they have implemented various livelihood strategies, with opportunities for further diversification.…”
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Pure data correction enhancing remote sensing image classification with a lightweight ensemble model by Huaxiang Song, Hanglu Xie, Yingying Duan, Xinyi Xie, Fang Gan, Wei Wang, Jinling Liu

“…Existing advanced methods often require substantial modifications to model architectures to achieve optimal performance, resulting in complex frameworks that are difficult to adapt. To overcome these limitations, we propose a lightweight ensemble method, enhanced by pure data correction, called the Exceptionally Straightforward Ensemble. …”
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Social Forestry as Solution to Agrarian Conflicts? A Case Study between Oil Palm Smallholders and Industrial Plantations in Jambi, Indonesia by Muhammad Reza Halomoan, Arya Hadi Dharmawan, Satyawan Sunito

“…In an effort to resolve conflicts, the government has implemented a community-based forest area management policy, which involves a partnership between local communities and companies known as the social forestry partnership scheme. …”
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Shape memory recovery in polylactic acid and thermoplastic polyurethane bi-material metamaterials fabricated by additive manufacturing under fatigue testing by Farzad Fereydoonpour, Shokouh Dezianian, Mohammad Azadi

“…Then, the shape memory recovery was implemented under fatigue (cyclic) loading by applying the time and temperature stimuli. …”
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Trust in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluation of the quality of education of students and teachers of Russian universities by A. G. Tyurikov, D. A. Kunizheva, E. V. Frolova, O. V. Rogach

“…The main problem is related to the lack of face-to-face communication, which is interpreted by the authors not so much as an objective limitation of the remote format of work, but as a subjective unavailability, low adaptation of pedagogical and communicative practices to remote online interaction. …”
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Quali-quanti visual methods and political bots by Janna Joceli Omena, Thais Lobo, Giulia Tucci, Elias Bitencourt, Emillie de Keulenaar, Francisco W. Kerche, Jason Chao, Marius Liedtke, Mengying Li, Maria Luiza Paschoal, Ilya Lavrov

“…Drawing on empirical case studies, this paper implements quali-quanti visual methods to operationalise specific techniques for interpreting bot-associated image collections and textual content across Instagram, TikTok and Twitter/X. …”
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Multi-label text classification via secondary use of large clinical real-world data sets by Sai Pavan Kumar Veeranki, Akhila Abdulnazar, Diether Kramer, Markus Kreuzthaler, David Benjamin Lumenta

“…A prototypical front-end application for coding support was additionally implemented. The problem of predicting procedure codes from a given operative report can be successfully modelled as a multi-label classification task, with a promising performance. …”
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