Religion — politics — nation: transformation of confessional images of the Thirty years’ war (1618–1648) by Arina Lazareva

“…The engravings of the illustrated single-leaf woodcuts reflected all the most pressing processes and events of the early modern period, including the crisis of religious consciousness and the collapse of the idea of a “universal monarchy” - a single Christian state under the auspices of the Holy Roman Emperor. …”
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Fucose as a nutrient ligand for Dikarya and a building block of early diverging lineages by Małgorzata Orłowska, Drishtee Barua, Sebastian Piłsyk, Anna Muszewska

“…Very few studies have reported its presence in Fungi, mostly in Mucoromycotina. The constitution of 25% and 12% of this sugar in the carbohydrates of cell wall in the respective Umbelopsis and Mucorales strains boosts the need to bridge the gap of knowledge on fucose metabolism across the fungal tree of life. …”
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Anti-Infective Screening of Selected Nine Cannabinoids Against <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> and Influenza A (H5N1) Neuraminidases, and SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease and Spike Protein... by Thanet Pitakbut, Oliver Kayser

“…In comparison to CBG, CBD and THC were the second and third most promising candidates. Meanwhile, the other derivatives, such as CBC, CBE, CBF, CBL, CBN, and CBT, showed at least one anti-infective effect. …”
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The Evolving Role and Influence and Growing Strength of Social Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean by Ricardo Fuentes-Nieva, Gianandrea Nelli Feroci

“…This chapter argues that we are witnessing new processes of social participation and activism in Latin America, characterised by the absence of defined centres of deliberation and coordination, and by transitory leadership. …”
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Beyond good intentions by Joana dos Santos Gonçalves

“…Despite recent policies and standards highlighting the role of heritage for sustainability and encouraging urban conservation, sustainable conservation is not yet the most common practice. The behavioural dimension is intrinsic to the decision-making process; however, studies analysing designers’ decision behaviours regarding sustainability in built heritage are seldom found in recent literature. …”
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Deep Learning Methods for Inferring Industrial CO₂ Hotspots from Co-Emitted NO₂ Plumes by Erchang Sun, Shichao Wu, Xianhua Wang, Hanhan Ye, Hailiang Shi, Yuan An, Chao Li

“…The “top-down” global stocktake (GST) requires the processing of vast volumes of hyperspectral data to derive emission information, placing greater demands on data processing efficiency. …”
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Enhancing Secure Medical Data Communication Through Integration of LSB and DCT for Robust Analysis in Image Steganography by Ramyashree, P. S. Venugopala, S. Raghavendra, Vijay S. Kubihal

“…This research addresses the security gap by exploring the embedding of audio data in medical images to enhance patient record protection and information integrity. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Ecosystem-Scale CO₂ Flux Measurements by Jeffrey Uyekawa, John Leland, Darby Bergl, Yujie Liu, Andrew D. Richardson, Benjamin Lucas

“…We found that Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) consistently produced the most accurate predictions (Root Mean Squared Error of 1.81 μmolm⁻²s⁻¹, R² of 0.86). …”
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Deep learning classification integrating embryo images with associated clinical information from ART cycles by Mohamed Salih, Christopher Austin, Krishna Mantravadi, Eva Seow, Sutthipat Jitanantawittaya, Sandeep Reddy, Beverley Vollenhoven, Hamid Rezatofighi, Fabrizzio Horta

“…From the visualisation process we found that female and male age to be the most clinical factors, whilst Trophectoderm to be the most important blastocyst feature. …”
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Public policy formulation or policy panopticon? Revisiting the role of political elites in policymaking by Sharique Hassan Manazir

“…The findings highlight that existing policy frameworks fail to account for political willingness, particularly concerning techno-governance artefacts and political class influence. This gap in the literature underscores the need for further theoretical refinement and practical understanding of how political elites shape policy processes within diverse democratic contexts.…”
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Imaging Characteristics of Frozen Corpses: An Analysis Based on Postmortem Computed Tomography by Sunao Li, Wenju Jin, Jiahui He, Jun He, Mingjie Qiu, Wenjing Gao, Long Fu, Haibin Shen, Zhiyuan Xia, Xilian Ding

“…Materials and Methods: This study utilized postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) and postmortem computed tomography angiography (PMCTA) to examine tissue changes during the freezing and thawing process in a total of 61 corpses. Results: The results demonstrated that imaging changes in the brain were most pronounced during freezing and thawing, with a clear correlation to the duration of freezing/thawing and the position of the corpses. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE DEGREE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INVENTIONS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY by Elena DERUNOVA, Marianna VASILCHENKO, Anton VORONOV

“…The results obtained determine the need to develop effective mechanisms for supporting patent activity in agriculture and stimulating the introduction of scientific developments and new technical solutions into the production process in order to determine the most promising areas of research in agricultural science. …”
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Media Communication Potential of Guidebooks in Black Sea Province by O. A. Boltuts

“…The study of the existing gap is of undoubted interest for creating a complete picture of the nformation development of the Black Sea province in the process of cardinal economic and socio-cultural changes. …”
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Making the Implicit Explicit: An Illustration of YPAR Implementation and Lessons Learned in Partnership With Young Adults Who Have Experienced Family Member Incarceration by Michelle Abraczinskas, Britni L. Adams, Erin Vines, Shaneah Cobb, Zion Latson, Mykala Wimbish

“…Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) involves a youth-adult partnered or youth-led process of inquiry, critical reflection, and action to reduce inequities in areas important to youth with lived experience. …”
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Public discourses and personal narratives of learning from disaster by Mario A. Soriano, Patrick Jaojoco, Braeden Carroll, Reed Maxwell, Allison Carruth

“…In the decade since this focusing event, there has been extensive media coverage and scholarly study of the multiple facets of the disaster and the physical reconstruction of the most devastated regions. Whether and how these public discourses percolate to everyday, on-the-ground learning processes and approaches to future typhoons has been much less studied. …”
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Eco-efficiency of coffee production and consumption in the UK at the product and sectoral levels by Piya Gosalvitr, Rosa M. Cuéllar-Franca, Robin Smith, Adisa Azapagic

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Gene regulation in Cryptosporidium: New insights and unanswered questions by Samantha Gunasekera, Jessica C. Kissinger

“…This review summarizes what we know about gene regulation in Cryptosporidium spp. and identifies gaps in our current understanding.…”
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A novel Spherical fuzzy MEREC-ARAS decision framework for optimizing innovation-driven investment strategies in energy systems by Gang Kou, Fatih Baha Aydın, Serkan Eti, Serhat Yüksel, Hasan Dinçer

“…Despite extensive research on renewable energy investments, there is a lack of consensus on the most critical factors and strategies. This study aims to address this gap by prioritizing strategies and identifying key criteria for investors that have limited resources. …”
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The Effect of Nitrogen as a Co-Dopant in p-Type NiO:Nb Films on the Photovoltaic Performance of NiO/TiO₂ Transparent Solar Cells by Chrysa Aivalioti, Maria Androulidaki, Katerina Tsagaraki, Emmanouil G. Manidakis, Charidimos Koliakoudakis, Nikolaos T. Pelekanos, Mircea Modreanu, Elias Aperathitis

“…The AN2 film was found to be the most transparent of all films, exhibiting the widest band gap, 3.72 eV, and the narrowest Urbach tail states’ width, 313 meV. …”
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Levels of engagement in participatory health systems strengthening: A systematic literature review by Jesse David Marinus, Chaïm la Roi, Christiaan Boerma

“…Engaging participants in Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) facilitates a more person-centred approach that better addresses the complex interplay within health systems and helps to bridge the gap between knowledge and practical application. …”
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