Coexistence of multiple leaf nutrient resorption strategies in urban forests by Pin Li, Zejin Wang, Kun Ran

“…Leaf nutrient resorption is an essential strategy employed by plants to conserve available resources, and three different mechanisms have been shown to be used for the control of such resorption, including nutrient concentration, nutrient limitation, and stoichiometric control. …”
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The effect of gender on the story-writing style of the novels My Bird, From Satan Learnt and Burnt, Your Redness from Me, and Bibi Shahrazad based on Sara Mills’s Theory by Fatemeh Ranjbar, Hassan Akbari Beyragh

“…Using the descriptive-analytical method and based on Sara Mills' feminist stylistic model, the study examines these texts at three levels; lexical, sentence and discourse. The results of the research show that at word level in all the investigated novels, feminine interpretations and words related to the position of women such as pregnancy, love, virginity, childbirth, nausea, rape, abortion, cosmetics, etc. have been widely used. …”
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Measuring effective indicators for waste disposal in order to assess the sustainable environment: application of fuzzy approach by Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…Based on the results of this study, the technical variable was ranked first, the economic variable was ranked second, and the environmental and social variable was ranked third. This article has three theoretical, practical, and technical contributions. …”
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The outline of Levas Vladimirovas' professional career by Genovaitė Raguotienė

“…The professor was also among those who were awarded the Lithuanian State Prize for The History of Vilnius University ("Vilniaus universiteto istorija") in three volumes. …”
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Clinical Research of Scalp Acupuncture Combined with Rehabilitation Training Treating Patients with Cerebral Infarction in Recovery Period Based on¹H-MRS by Yingping JIANG, Yifan ZHOU, Bo WANG, Shuting TANG, Yunfeng SUN

“…With the comparison between groups of the NAA/Cr after treatment, group A was better than the other three groups with a significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01); there was a statistical difference between group B and D, or between group C and D, (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); with the comparison between groups of the Cho/Cr after treatment, group A was better than group B and C with a statistical significance (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); group A was better than group D with a evidently statistical significance (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01).Conclusion:Yu's bilateral scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training can improve the motor function and cause the changes of metabolism in the corresponding brain of patients. …”
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Transformational technologies for more uptakes of entomopathogenic nematodes by Mahfouz M. M. Abd-Elgawad

“…Merits/demerits of the three EPN mass production approaches are well-known, but the related issues need to be astutely addressed for optimization. …”
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USING <i> AVENA MACROSTACHYA </i> FOR IMPROVEMENT OF OAT WINTERHARDINESS IN POLAND by B. . Lapinski, A. . Rachwalska

“…Single hybrids were obtained in three cross combinations. Large differences were noticed in fertility level and chromosome constitution of progeny of the intensely cloned and colchicine treated F1 hybrids. …”
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Gender, Schaffensprozess und musikalische Analyse. Clara Schumanns Drei gemischte Chöre (1848) by Thomas Wozonig

“…Dies wird vor allem anhand des am stärksten bearbeiteten Lieds »Gondoliera« gezeigt: Vor dem Hintergrund der biographischen und institutionellen Voraussetzungen der Komposition werden die verschiedenen Bearbeitungsschichten des Stücks diskutiert, die in ihnen greifbaren kompositorischen Konzepte analytisch reflektiert, und so letztlich demonstriert, wie die unterschiedlichen Blickwinkel einer kulturhistorisch orientierten Musikanalyse Aspekte einer Komposition aufzuzeigen vermögen, die für traditionelle, autonomieästhetische Zugangsweisen kaum zugänglich sind. Clara Schumann’s three a cappella part songs from 1848 (Drei gemischte Chöre) like few other of her compositions allow for substantial insight into the artistic dialogue of the Schumann couple: these songs were composed in the context of common activities in the Dresden Verein für Chorgesang and jointly revised after their first performance. …”
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Efecto de la aplicación de tratamientos combinados de aditivos sobre la inhibición del pardeamiento enzimático en manzanas cv. Granny Smith mínimamente procesadas by G. I. DENOYA, M. ARDANAZ, A. M. SANCHO, C. E. BENÍTEZ, C. GONZÁLEZ, S. GUIDI

“…Los tratamientos utilizados fueron: I. 2% ácido ascórbico + 1% ácido cítrico + 0,5% EDTA, II. 1% ácido ascórbico + 0,5 % ácido cítrico + 0,25% EDTA y III. agua, empleada como control. Durante el almacenamiento, se evaluaron las coordenadas de color del espacio CIE L*a*b* de las rodajas y se demostró que los tratamientos I y II fueron efectivos en evitar el pardeamiento de la fruta. …”
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Rediscovery of Social Reality of the City and the Village: Methodological Novations of the Study of Life Space Dynamics by C. I. Ildarhanova

“…Processes of urbanization of a rural area and rurbanization of the society are given in an axiological perspective. Three dimensions of sustainability of urban-rural relations are described: including economic, social and environmental spheres. …”
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Community engagement initiatives in primary health care to achieve universal health coverage: A realist synthesis of scoping review. by Daniel Erku, Resham Khatri, Aklilu Endalamaw, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Yibeltal Assefa

“…Process aspects of CE initiatives discussed in the literature included: i) the role of the community in defining priorities and setting objectives for CE, ii) types and dynamics of the broad range of engagement approaches and activities, and iii) presence of an on-going communication and two-way information sharing. …”
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Contribution des données paléométallurgiques à l’histoire des sociétés ouest-africaines durant les royaumes de Ghâna, Mâli, Gao et Mossi by Caroline Robion-Brunner

“…Its trajectory, which is therefore long term – at least three millennia – declines with the importation of European iron from the 15th century and ends in the early 20th century. …”
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Revisiting Weimar Film Reviewers’ Sentiments: Integrating Lexicon-Based Sentiment Analysis with Large Language Models by Isadora Campregher Paiva, Josephine Diecke

“…When applied to a corpus of 80 reviews of three canonical Weimar films (*Das Cabinet des Dr. …”
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Exploring the causal role of plasma metabolites and metabolite ratios in prostate cancer: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Changzhou Feng, Haining Li, Chu Zhang, Ying Zhou, Huanhuan Zhang, Ping Zheng, Shaolin Zhao, Lei Wang, Jin Yang

“…Furthermore, metabolic pathway analysis was conducted with MetaboAnalyst 6.0 software.ResultsIn the MR analysis, our findings reveal three overlapped metabolite ratios (arginine to glutamate, phosphate to uridine, and glycerol to mannitol/sorbitol) inversely associated with PCa risk. …”
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Predicting Screening Efficiency of Probability Screens Using KPCA-GRNN with WP-EE Feature Reconstruction by Qingtang Chen, Yijian Huang

“…Subsequently, empirical mode decomposition energy entropy (EMD-EE), variational mode decomposition energy entropy (VMD-EE), and wavelet packet energy entropy (WP-EE) features are extracted from the time series vibration signals, and three single input energy entropy-generalized regressive neural network (GRNN) prediction accuracy models are established and compared. …”
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Variability and Performance Evaluation of Released Linseed Varieties for Yield and Related Traits in South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia by Kassahun Amare, Getaneh Abebe

“…The experiment was conducted following a randomized complete block design with three replications, and nine released varieties and one local linseed variety were assessed in the study. …”
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Curative Effect of Synchronous Functional Training of Neuromuscular Eelectrical Stimulation on Patients with Functional Ankle Instability by Ziwen PEI, Zhizhong GENG, Gongli YAN, Danyang LI, Jian CHEN

“…The NMES group received NMES on peroneal muscles (PM) of affected side while performing muscle strength training and balance training for eight weeks, 20 minutes each time, three times a week. The PM muscle strength of patients was evaluated with Peak Torque of Evertor (E-PT) measured by the isokinetic system in eccentric/concentric mode before and after the treatment, the improvement of posture stability was assessed by the Y Balance Test (YBT), and the self-reported ankle function were evaluated by Cumberland ankle instability tool (CAIT).Results:There were no significant differences in E-PT, YBT score, CAIT score and PAI score between the two groups before the treatment (<italic>P</italic>&gt; 0.05). …”
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Tourist Road Experiences Around Lake Bunyonyi In Kabale, South Western Uganda by Atuheire, Timothy

“…The study was guided by three objectives namely; identify the most common road challenges faced by tourists around Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale. me perceptions and attitudes of tourists towards road infrastructure in the Lake Bunyonyi area and identify strategies for improving road conditions and infrastructure in the area around Lake Bunyonyi. …”
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Linkages with Practice for Higher-Education Curriculum Innovation. by Nampala, Paul, Kalule, Stephen W., Mshenga, Patience M., Okello, Daniel M., Egeru, Anthony, Ekwamu, Adipala

“…Experiences from the implementation of a three-year joint project are enriched by a desk review, stakeholder feedback, and interpretative analysis of process documents during the development of the regional graduate curriculum on Agri-Enterprise Development for Egerton and Gulu Universities in Kenya and Uganda, respectively. …”
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Student Councils and Management Of Discipline in Selected Secondary Schools in Kamwenge District. by Wilson, Hakiza

“…The study was guided by three objectives which included how students council leadership selection criteria affects student discipline in selected secondary schools, the influence of students councils involvement in decision making on management of students discipline in selected secondary schools as well as the effect of the student councils leadership strategies on student discipline management in selected secondary schools. …”
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