The Integration of Geospatial Data for the BIM-Based Inventory of a Skatepark—A Case Study by Przemysław Klapa, Maciej Małek

“…Constructing 3D models, particularly with Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, faces inherent challenges due to the complex and individualistic nature of skateparks. …”
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Nordic countries’ practices of state regulation of immigrant integration by Vladyslav Butenko, Aleksei Igorevich Chekmazov

“…Using comparative methodology, the authors argue that traditional models of assimilation and multiculturalism have lost their relevance and have been replaced by the model of civic integration as a response to the challenges faced by the Nordic countries as a result of the migration crisis. …”
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Meshrep as a Phenomenon of Xinjiang Uyghur Traditional Culture by Dmitry V. Buyarov

“…Participants of the Uighur meshrep would not only have fun together but also discuss and tackle topical challenges faced by their community. Conclusions. The significance of meshrep is emphasized by that this custom has been included in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. …”
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Ilhas de calor urbano em cidades de pequeno e médio porte no Brasil e o contexto das mudanças climáticas by Margarete Cristiane de Costa Trindade Amorim

“…Nevertheless, we are facing strong changes in the natural landscape resulting from human actions, particularly in urban areas, which are capable of generating a specific urban climate. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL MODEL OF THE STOCK-RAISING TERRITORY ON THE ECOLOGICAL BASIS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF STAVROPOL) by Elena V. Pismennaya, Vladimir A. Stukalo, Elena А. Grudeva

“…Animal husbandry in the region is facing a crisis; the structure and size of herds have sharply decreased. …”
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Reliable Laboratory Tests: A Prerequisite for the Design of High-Quality Slurry Surfacing Mixtures by Alexandra Destrée, Stefan Vansteenkiste, Tine Tanghe, Joëlle De Visscher

“…Surface treatment with slurry surfacing is a quick and cost-effective technique to restore the condition and performance of a road surface, compared with the replacement of the wearing course. It is therefore not surprising that cities and municipalities, faced with increasingly tight budgets, choose slurry surfacing to maintain their roads. …”
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Prolonged ECMO support in a pediatric patient with complex cardiac conditions during wartime in Kyiv, Ukraine by Rusnak Daniel, Condello Ignazio, Dohtiar Valerii, Varbanets Serhii, Alieksieieva Kristina, Luhovkin Serhii, Palokha Vladyslav, Zhoha Vadym, Bukhnei Neonila, Krashevska Lesia, Kutsenko Olha, Kupina Nataliia, Vnukov Oleksii

“…Results: Despite rigorous management, the oxygenators faced performance declines over time, including clotting, reduced oxygen exchange, and lower CO2 removal efficiency, necessitating frequent replacements, with a total of ten changes across the ECMO course. …”
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Challenges and Advances in the Production of Transplantable Retinal Tissue from Retinal Organoids by Samir Malhotra, Magdalene J. Seiler, Andrew W. Browne

“…For patients with advanced RDD, tissue replacement therapies, such as transplantation, offer potential pathways to visual rehabilitation. …”
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Preparation and application of specific chicken yolk antibodies in detecting Brucella by Xinru Qi, Shiqi Zhao, Qianhan Huang, Yun Wang, Qichuan Pei, Yixiao Chen, Dehui Yin, Dehui Yin, Tiansong Zhan, Tiansong Zhan

“…Conventional IgG antibody-based ELISA testing faces challenges such as false positives and cross-reactivity. …”
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Generation Capacity Expansion Considering Hydrogen Power Plants and Energy Storage Systems by Hernan Gomez-Villarreal, Miguel Canas-Carreton, Rafael Zarate-Minano, Miguel Carrion

“…The design of decarbonized power systems is one of the most relevant and challenging problems that power system planners are facing nowadays. In this sense, the replacement of natural gas turbines by H2-fired gas turbines in future power systems may constitute a solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions maintaining the dispatchability of the system. …”
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Collaborative Modeling of BPMN and HCPN: Formal Mapping and Iterative Evolution of Process Models for Scenario Changes by Zhaoqi Zhang, Feng Ni, Jiang Liu, Niannian Chen, Xingjun Zhou

“…Despite its widespread adoption as an ISO-standard modeling language, Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) faces inherent limitations in formal semantics and verification capabilities, hindering the mathematical validation of process evolution behaviors under scenario changes. …”
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Strong, tough and aqua-degradable poly(glycolic acid)/poly (butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) composites achieved by interfacial regulation by Chao Ma, Mintao Zhu, Min Gong, Liang Zhang, Dongrui Wang, Xiang Lin

“…Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) has displayed excellent tensile strength, degradability and renewability, but it still faces dilemmas in practical because of its low toughness, poor melt strength and the ease of thermal degradation. …”
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Enhancing Facility Management with a BIM and IoT Integration Tool and Framework in an Open Standard Environment by Mayurachat Chatsuwan, Masayuki Ichinose, Haitham Alkhalaf

“…Nevertheless, this study faced limitations due to restricted real-time data access from existing building management systems and preliminary predictive analytic capabilities, highlighting a need for improved direct data integration and robust analytical methods in future implementations.…”
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Comprehensive geospatial analysis of urban expansion dynamic in Lahore, Pakistan (1998–2023) by Sona Karim, Yaning Chen, Patient Mindje Kayumba, Ishfaq Ahmad, Hassan Iqbal

“…As natural landscapes are replaced by built environments, Lahore is likely facing increasing challenges that could jeopardize the city's green growth and urban ecological balance. …”
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Impact of gas background on XFEL single-particle imaging by Tong You, Johan Bielecki, Filipe R. N. C. Maia

“…However, the technique faces challenges due to weak diffraction signals from single proteins and significant background scattering from gases used for sample delivery. …”
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Features of Formation and Functioning of the Spanish Colonial Administration in America During the 16^th and 17^th Centuries by A. V. Dementiev

“…During the exploration of new lands during the 16th and 17th centuries the Spanish faced the challenge of managing vast territories with heterogeneous indigenous populations. …”
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DAugSindhi: a data augmentation approach for enhancing Sindhi language text classification by Raja Vavekanand, Bhagwan Das, Teerath Kumar

“…Abstract Sindhi, a low-resource language spoken by millions, faces significant challenges in Natural Language Processing (NLP) due to the scarcity of annotated datasets. …”
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The impact of new urbanization on water ecological resilience: An empirical study from central China. by Daxue Kan, Lianjv Lv

“…Given the multitude of risks and challenges faced by the water ecological environment during urbanization, enhancing water ecological resilience and improving the water ecological environment have emerged as crucial topics in China's economic and social development, as well as its ecological civilization construction. …”
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Perceptions Toward Militarism and the Concept of Gyokusai in Hisae Sawachi’s Novel 14 Sai by Habibe Salğar

“…“Death on the battlefield”, “sacrificing oneself in the name of Emperor”, were seen as sacred duties in Japan, and Japanese people faced these concepts mostly during World War II. …”
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The part-time assistant professor in the Spanish university from an autoethnographic approach by Beatriz Garcia-Ortega, Javier Galan-Cubillo, Juan A. Marin-Garcia

“…The figure of the part-time assistant professor has been gaining presence in Spanish uni-versities since its inception in the 1980s, especially since 2010 with the economic crisis and the reduction in the replacement rate of university professors. Despite the growing rele-vance within the university faculty, the controversy that the use of this figure has generated, and the problems faced by this group of professors in their performance, there is a shortage of publications focused on questioning its role, how this figure is used and how its perfor-mance can be smoothed and favored. …”
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