Rice cropping sequence mapping in the tropical monsoon zone via agronomic knowledge graphs integrating phenology and remote sensing by Hongzhang Nie, Yingchen Lin, Wenfei Luo, Guilin Liu

“…Then, a control group and five experimental groups were established by integrating spectral features via pixel- and object-based random forest (RF) algorithms. …”
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COVID-19 outbreak management in Western Sydney residential aged care homes: A mixed-methods Donabedian evaluation. by Vincent V Vicencio, Catherine Viengkham, Nicholas Grange, Sophie Norton, Ramon Z Shaban

“…Phase 2 involved the completion of in-depth semi-structured interviews with 35 participants to explore the outbreak management team response from the perspective of its members and staff from residential aged care homes. …”
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Transformation of body functions in the era of artificial intelligence by T. S. Martynenko, D. A. Starostina

“…The conclusion highlights the need for a more in-depth study of the issues under consideration and outlines more controversial issues within the interaction between man and technology.…”
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Types of the modern opera house management. The producer-type repertory theater (on the example of Ural Opera Ballet) by Andrey G. Shishkin

“…The functioning of the new type of theater also required a change in the role of its leader: the director of the repertory theater of the producer type is subject to the full control of the theatrical mechanism, from administrative issues to creative ones. …”
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USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN SUPPORTING BUSINESS DECISIONS FOR STORING ENERGY IN GRAVITATIONAL FORM by Mihai MIHĂILESCU, Liviu MĂRCUȚĂ, Eduard CEAUȘOGLU

“…Such an investigation also offers insight from a quantitative perspective, informing economic calculations such as pay-back period (PBP) and Return on Investment (ROI) of the project.…”
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Alterations of gray matter volume and structural covariance network in unilateral frontal lobe low-grade gliomas by Yue Hu, Jianxun Xu, Ji Xiong, Kun Lv, Daoying Geng

“…This represents the first structural MRI study integrating both voxel-level morphometric changes and network-level reorganization patterns in unilateral FLGGs. …”
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Economic and Environmental Assessment of Organic Lemon Cultivation: The Case of Southeastern Spain by Begoña García Castellanos, Benjamín García García, José García García

“…Given the relevance of this region in lemon production and the role of organic agriculture in sustainable development, this study establishes the main organic lemon production models in Southeastern Spain (Fino and Verna) and evaluates them from the economic and environmental perspective using life cycle costing (LCC) and life cycle assessment (LCA). …”
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Highly effective energy transfer in the autotroph-heterotroph symbiosis: insights from compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids by Jincen Li, Mio Shibuya, Yuko Takizawa, Yoshito Chikaraishi

“…These results induce a new perspective that the effective energy transfer driven by symbiosis is a critical factor controlling the development of highly productive and biologically diverse ecosystems in the modern ocean as well as throughout Earth’s history.…”
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Overcoming dormancy of seeds of Copaifera arenicola (Ducke) J. Costa & L. P. Queiroz by Dráuzio Correia Gama, Emerson Dechechi Chambó, Thaís Santana Botelho, Teresa Aparecida Soares de Freitas

“…This study aimed to identify the type of primary dormancy and determine the most efficient method to overcome it in seeds of Copaifera arenicola (Ducke) J. …”
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Correlation of composition, aspect ratio and magnetic resistance of multilayer micro- and nanowires of the “ferromagnetic / diamagnetic” type by V. M. Fedosyuk

“…The use of multilayer micro- and nanowires, electrolytically deposited in a matrix of aluminum oxide with the ability to control the GMR coefficients, opens up perspective use of these objects as sensitive elements (sensors) of a constant magnetic field, as well as devices for storing magnetic information with a vertical principle.…”
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Participatory topological mapping: A novel approach for exploring and communicating situated knowledge of complex socio-ecological systems by Kathrine I Johnsen, Levi Westerveld, Anna-Marja Persson, Jörgen Stenberg, Karl-Johan Juntti

“…Combining hand-drawn maps with a standardised topological structure facilitates the visualisation of geographical relationships and dynamic land use systems from a local perspective. Developed and assessed through a Swedish case study in collaboration with Vittangi and Malå reindeer herding communities, the method aims to reduce barriers to knowledge exchange and enhance dialogue between Indigenous knowledge-holders, researchers and decision-makers. …”
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Impact of Human–Elephant Conflict Risk Perception on Farmers’ Land Use Efficiency in Yunnan, China by Mengyuan Zhao, Jia Chen, Beimeng Liu, Yi Xie

“…Based on the theory of planned behavior and the risk perception theory, this study takes the survey data of 449 smallholder farmers in the Asian elephant distribution areas of Pu’er City, Yunnan Province as samples and uses the Tobit model and the mediating effect model to empirically analyze the impact of human–elephant conflict on farmers’ land use efficiency and its mechanism. …”
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THE EFFECT OF THE DRUG MUMIJO ON THE PARAMETERS OF PLATELETS IN RESIDENTS OF AREAS WITH A CONSTANT COMBINED EFFECT OF NATURAL AND TECHNOGENIC IONIZING RADIATION by P.G. Kovalenko

“…Peripheral blood platelet parameters were studied in 53 apparently healthy female volunteers living in the city of Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad region. 2 groups were formed: the main group received the biologically active supplement (BAD) mumijo once a day for 30 days, and the control group did not receive this drug. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of linking HIV and family planning services to prevent unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV. by Beena Nitin Joshi, Himanshu Chaurasia, Revathy R, Siddesh Shetty, Namrata Kharat, Shahina Begum, Aniruddha Deshpande, Digambar Kangule, Shrikala Acharya, Parmod Deoraj, Pravin Sanap, Iranna Mashal

“…A Markov decision analytical model was performed from a disaggregated societal perspective. A hypothetical cohort of married, sexually active women living with HIV in reproductive age, availing services from public health settings in India, were followed to estimate the costs and health outcomes. …”
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A Health Economic Analysis Exploring the Cost Consequence of Using a Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Germany by Rhodri Saunders, Rafael Torrejon Torres, Henning Reuter, Scott Gibson

“…# Background According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, surgical site infections (SSIs) constitute over 50% of all hospital-acquired infections. …”
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Disruption in the cecal microbiota of chickens challenged with Clostridium perfringens and other factors was alleviated by Bacillus licheniformis supplementation. by Yicen Lin, Shuai Xu, Dong Zeng, Xueqin Ni, Mengjia Zhou, Yan Zeng, Hesong Wang, Yi Zhou, Hui Zhu, Kangcheng Pan, Guangyao Li

“…In this study, we used Illumina MiSeq sequencing to investigate the cecal microbiota of a negative control group (NC), a C. perfringens and Eimeria challenge group with fishmeal supplementation (PC), a group supplemented with fishmeal and infected with coccidia (FC), and group PC with B. licheniformis supplementation (BL). …”
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Evaluation of energy saving and emission reduction technologies in petrochemical industry based on CRITIC-cloud modeling by Shanshan LI, Hongyi ZHOU

“…The research results provide evaluation criteria for the development of energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies in the petrochemical industry from a technical assessment perspective, and aids in achieving the goals of carbon neutrality.…”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Motion-Induced Fluid Force for a High-Speed Valve by Qingjun Yang, Yudong Liu, Yuanyuan Tong, Xuan Wang

“…The buffer groove improves the kinetic energy efficiency from 41.91% to 46.70% in the start-up phase and from 41.98% to 56.75% in the close-up phase. This study provides a new perspective for improving the dynamic performance and energy efficiency of the system in terms of the MIFF.…”
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Quantitative differences in nourishment affect caste-related physiology and development in the paper wasp Polistes metricus. by Timothy M Judd, Peter E A Teal, Edgar Javier Hernandez, Talbia Choudhury, James H Hunt

“…Here, we present the results of a laboratory rearing experiment in which Polistes metricus single foundresses were held in environmental conditions with a higher level of control than in any previously published study, and the amount of protein nourishment made available to feed larvae was the only input variable. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Latent Tuberculosis Screening Program Among Healthcare Personnel by Niludi Ranwanee Yasaratna MD, Manuj Chrishantha Weerasinghe MD

“…A decision tree model was developed to assess the cost-effectiveness of LTBI screening among Healthcare Personnel from the health system perspective, using secondary data from 2021 to 2022. …”
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