Le pacte agriurbain de la vallée ombrienne et les districts agricoles et culturels de Milan by Giulia Giacchè, Biancamaria Torquati, Lionella Scazzosi, Paola Branduini

“…The purpose of this paper is to present two experiments of co-construction of agriurbain territories : the agricultural and cultural district of Milan (Lombardia) and the agriurbain pact of Umbrian Valley (Umbria), analysing the construction of the model, the intervention scales, the socio-economic actors involved and considering the role of policies implemented to manage these areas.…”
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Insect and Mite Integrated Pest Management in Florida Cotton by Joseph E. Funderburk, Nicole Casuso, Norman C. Leppla, Michael Donahoe

“…It serves as a reference for cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical control of arthropods. …”
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Building a diverse national research advisory board by Gayle Valensky, Jeff B. Pawelek, Lauren Serpico, David Rodriguez, Maribel Pieters, Yulissa Perez, Julia Moore Vogel

“…It is crucial to include individuals from diverse backgrounds on community advisory boards for healthcare and medical research to address ongoing health disparities and ensure studies are more culturally competent so that we can achieve more inclusive representation. …”
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Digital Dynamics in Public Discourse: Analyzing the Relationship Between Digital Media and Counter-Public Spheres by Özgün Dinçer

“…Moreover, a comparative study of conditions in different countries also allows the identification of common patterns and differences in how digital media shapes opposing activities in diverse cultural, political and social contexts. Additionally, the research reveals the prevailing approaches and gaps in the literature.…”
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Carp Edema Virus Disease (CEVD) / Koi Sleepy Disease (KSD) by Shohreh Hesami, Pedro Viadanna, Natalie K. Steckler, Staci Spears, Patrick M. Thompson, Karen L. Kelley, Roy P. E. Yanong, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Johnny Shelley, Joseph M. Groff, Andy Goodwin, Olga L. M. Haenen, Thomas B. Waltzek

“… Carp edema virus disease is killing wild and cultured varieties of carp and worrying koi enthusiasts and carp aquaculturists in the United States and around the world. …”
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The Establishment of Village Regulations in the Context of Village Democratization by Yulia Neta, Budiyono Budiyono, Ade Arif Firmansyah, Malicia Evendia

“…The enactment of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages introduces a distinct dimension to the democratization process within villages, emphasizing recognition and subsidiarity that portrays villages not merely as geographic entities but as integral parts of their socio-cultural communities. Currently, the formulation of village regulations as a manifestation of village autonomy remains a stagnant process. …”
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Poverty alleviation through cross-sectoral approaches: solutions to accelerate coastal community economy by Almasdi Syahza, Dahlan Tampubolon, Brilliant Asmit, Mitri Irianti

“…A cross-sectoral approach is advocated, encompassing rural economic development, social progress, cultural development, education, community empowerment, and essential service enhancement. …”
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Kiedy koniec wieńczy dzieło. Skuteczne zdziwienie „w teatrze życia codziennego” by Monika Wiśniewska-Kin

“…All the project activities involved the implementation of three areas: first, constructing the program assumptions of the ‘Two Languages – One Way’ project and analyzing the educational market, and second, developing a cultural ‘toolkit’ (Bruner 2006: 35) in the form of demonstration charts and methodological aids, thirdly, testing the final product “Two Languages – One Way” by the teacher of glottodidactics. …”
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Bifidobacterium fermentation with infant formulas is associated with benefits for gut and brain barrier function by Emily G. Knox, Paula Sánchez-Díaz, Colin Buttimer, Sarah-Jane Leigh, Klara Vlckova, Colin Hill, Elaine Kennedy, Jonathan O’Regan, Seamus McSweeney, David Goulding, Maria Rodriguez Aburto, Caitriona M. O’Driscoll, John F. Cryan, Eoin Gunnigle, Gerard Clarke

“…Cell-free supernatants from these fermentations were exposed to cultures of T84 colonocytes (gut barrier model) or bEnd.3 brain endothelial cells (BBB model), with and without lipopolysaccharide challenge. …”
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Rodzice o dobrej publicznej szkole dla swoich dzieci. Fenomenograficzna ilustracja by Alicja Jurgiel-Aleksander

“…The author shows that in a cultural sense, the revealed categories of description show that it is difficult for us still to go beyond instrumental rationality in search of the meaning of a modern good public school and public good education. …”
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La mécanique des fluides en France dans la première moitié du xxe siècle by Charru, François

“…This paper recounts this story, with attention paid to the connection between scientific questions and social and cultural issues, in a period marked by two world wars and great strengthening of international relationships.…”
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Isaiah 3:16–23: Dress, pride, ostentatious items or syncretism? by Paul Nyarko-Mensah, Dirk J. Human

“…Outward appearance can reflect one’s socio-economic status, as well as religious, moral and cultural values. Dress can influence how a person is perceived by others and can also affect one’s values.…”
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Widok z mojego okna na świat, który nas kształtuje – czytając książkę pod redakcją Teresy Sadoń-Osowieckiej „Miejsce, przestrzeń, krajobraz – edukacyjne znaki” by Maria Groenwald

“…The said analysis indicated the role played in the understanding of the world by an individual through: (a) one’s association with “places” which give the status of tamed space; (b) valid and methodologically proper recognition of reality ‘from near’ and ‘from afar’, and treatment of these perspectives as mutually complementary; (c) the will not to eliminate from the pictures of the world “its” gloomy elements: the problems of school: hard situations of socially and culturally excluded people; marginalised places; (d) readiness to bear responsibility for the quality of being “among” people and “for” them, for the present and future of the life of their world. …”
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Articulation of Islam: President Joko Widodo’s Foreign Policy 2014-2019 by Achmad Ubaedillah, Muhammad Ali, Bimo Arfino

“…The Islamic identity can be approved by analytical descriptive explanation as it considered as the common measurement in international relation discipline, which is the platform and foreign policy orientation of Jokowi, in addition to his consistent diplomacy for Muslim world like Saudi Arabia-Iran conflict, Rohingya crisis, Afghanistan, and the existing two President Special Envoys for Middle East and OIC and for Cultural Cooperation and Interfaith Dialogues. This study shows that Jokowi was anti-Islam as accused by many during this period. …”
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Elvira Rawson, la Asociación Pro-Derechos de la Mujer y el primer proyecto legislativo de derechos políticos femeninos en Argentina (1918-1923) by Marcela Vignoli

“…A mediados de 1919, en medio de un clima político y cultural convulsionado, la Asociación Pro-Derechos de la Mujer, creada y dirigida por la médica Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, en alianza con el diputado de la Unión Cívica Radical Rogelio Araya, presentaba dos proyectos en la Cámara: Emancipación civil de la Mujer y Sufragio Femenino, este último, el primer proyecto legislativo de derechos políticos femeninos en Argentina y la región. …”
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Building Bridges through Writing: An Interview with Rohini Bannerjee by Sara Casco-Solís

“…A scholar, translator and creative writer, Bannerjee’s primary research focuses on the literatures and cultures of the Francophone Indian Ocean. Her short stories and poetry—written in both French and English—explore themes of belonging, identity and body image. …”
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Depictions of Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Contemporary Africa Using Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo’s Trafficked and Apio Eunice Otuku’s Zura Maids by Johnson, Ocan, Denis, Sekiwu, Charles Nelson, Okumu

“…Using content analysis, the study engages critical discourse of postcolonial tenets understand the creation of inferiority complex, identity crisis, and cultural erosion among the colonized. As a result of social justice principle of “otherness”, which is a binary opposition between “I/We” and “Them”, the study packages the problem neatly, but offers few solutions for Africa, whilst condemning human trafficking and exploitation as a heinous act on humanity.…”
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Factors influencing exclusive breast feeding among women attending maternal and child health clinic at Kyanamira health centre 111, Kabale district by Topher, Byamukama, Patience, Akandind

“…Conclusions: Factors that are negatively influencing exclusive breast feeding in Kyanamira HC III are social, cultural and maternal physiological factors…”
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Comparison of air-liquid interface transwell and airway organoid models for human respiratory virus infection studies by Camilla T. Ekanger, Camilla T. Ekanger, Camilla T. Ekanger, Nilima Dinesh Kumar, Rosanne W. Koutstaal, Fan Zhou, Martin Beukema, Joanna Waldock, Simon P. Jochems, Noa Mulder, Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Othmar G. Engelhardt, Nathalie Mantel, Kevin P. Buno, Karl Albert Brokstad, Karl Albert Brokstad, Agnete S. T. Engelsen, Agnete S. T. Engelsen, Rebecca J. Cox, Rebecca J. Cox, Barbro N. Melgert, Barbro N. Melgert, Anke L. W. Huckriede, Puck B. van Kasteren

“…IntroductionComplex in vitro respiratory models, including air-liquid interface (ALI) transwell cultures and airway organoids, have emerged as promising tools for studying human respiratory virus infections. …”
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Nature, prevalence and determinants of mental health problems experienced by adolescents in south Asia: a systematic reviewResearch in context by Chethana Mudunna, Medhavi Weerasinghe, Thach Tran, Josefine Antoniades, Lorena Romero, Miyuru Chandradasa, Jane Fisher

“…Determinants include social, cultural, environmental and socioeconomic factors often beyond individual control. …”
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