Optimizing the Micropropagation of Red-Stalked Rhubarb Selections: A Strategy for Mass Production of High-Quality Planting Material by Agnieszka Wojtania, Piotr Waligórski

“…Red-stalked cultivars and selection are more attractive for the fresh market and processing industry. In vitro cultures are important for rapidly multiplying value genotypes and producing plants free of viruses. …”
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College English Assisted Teaching Based on Flipped Classroom and Its Influence on Students’ Learning Psychology by Jing Zhang

“…As for the survey of students’ cultural knowledge in the classroom, 56% of them know more about it, and 44% of them have almost no relevant background knowledge. …”
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Political Science in The Age of Resentment by D. B. Kazarinova

“…Nikitin, Moscow, Aspect Press, 2019.The article examines some of the resentment related issues of modern politics, using a number of methodological approaches (identitarian approach, constructivist institutionalism, cultural and civilizational approaches, psychological-political and elitist, as well as gender approaches), described in the collective work of the Russian renowned academics "Modern political science: Methodology". …”
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Navigating Work and Breastfeeding: A Qualitative Exploration of Breastfeeding Experiences among Nurses and Support Staff in South India by Limalemla Jamir, Desham Chelimela, Amrita Datta

“…Results: Participants, primarily aged 30-35 years, encountered cultural pressures, fears of job loss, and insufficient workplace support while breastfeeding. …”
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La educación indígena en proceso: Sujeto, escuela y autonomía en el Cauca, Colombia by Jhon Jairo Angarita-Ossa, Jeann Nilton Campo-Ángel

“…Finalmente, se concluye que el reconocimiento del sujeto indígena propone un giro cultural y político sustentado en el sistema educativo propio, aspecto que apunta a la constitución de una hegemonía alternativa, sólo posible desde mayores niveles de control de la educación, en perspectiva de la consolidación de una educación propia e intercultural del movimiento indígena en el departamento del Cauca, Colombia.…”
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Professionally focused vlog in pre-service foreign language teacher education by A. Melnyk

“…They entail: setting explicit  project objectives aligned with authentic outcomes reflective of prospective professional activities; creating quasi-professional tasks (a partial analogue of a professional one) designed to enhance university-level students’ professional motives and interests in teaching languages and cultures, and modelling situations that closely mirror challenges pertinent to professional advancement; maintaining a project log for a 4-5 weeks duration, meticulously managing ordered stages of work during classroom and extracurricular activities, accompanied by a set of exercises and tasks for improving linguistic, speech, educational-strategic and socio-cultural competences; promoting personalised learning to explore topics that align with their professional aspirations; facilitating reflection practices, taking into account the obstacles students encountered and the resolution strategies they surmounted in pursuit of project goals; emphasizing self-regulation, critical appraisal and revision.…”
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A cultura escolar e as especificidades dos currículos ocultos by Fernando Xavier Silva

“…As questões que nortearam este trabalho foram: a) essa especificidade cultural existe e quais as conseqüências para sua interrelação com a cultura ou as “culturas” que estão além dos muros? …”
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Perceptions of cervical screening uptake amongst South Asian women in Ontario, Canada: a concept mapping study by Kimberly Devotta, Aisha Lofters, Jacqueline Bender, Patricia O’Campo

“…Statements within the clusters about education and knowledge issues around cervical cancer, personal beliefs and misconceptions, as well as cultural beliefs and influences specific to sexual health are viewed as distinct beliefs with clear effects on the uptake of cervical screening. …”
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Tradução e validação psicométrica do Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire para uso em adultos brasileiros by Dartagnan Guedes, Sandro Sofiati

“…O comitê utilizou como critério de análise as equivalências semântica, idiomática, cultural e conceitual. A versão final do questionário traduzido foi administrada em uma amostra de 1041 adultos (55% homens) praticantes de exercício físico da área metropolitana da cidade de Londrina, Paraná com idades ≥ 18 anos. …”
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Human-Gorilla and Gorilla-Human: Dynamics of Human-animal boundaries and interethnic relationships in the central African rainforest by Takanori Oishi

“…From the local people’s worldview, the maintenance of human and gorilla relationships is significant in their cultural practices and the separation of the two species is not desirable. …”
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Co-location of seaweed farming with offshore wind energy: a quick scoping review by Brianna Coffey, Cortni Borgerson, Pankaj Lal, Colette J. Feehan

“…Ecosystem service analysis revealed that provisioning services were disproportionately emphasized, while cultural services were underrepresented in wind-focused studies as compared to the general literature. …”
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Community-based participatory process evaluation based on the Reach, Quality Control, Fidelity, Satisfaction, and Management (RQFSM) model in Nevada: A study protocol by Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma

“…Results: The results of the protocol explain that community-based initiatives offer comprehensive, culturally competent, and high-quality primary healthcare services, while community health centers and other private sector groups can be considered as essential connections. …”
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Promotes the Tumorigenesis, Lymphangiogenesis, and Lymphatic Metastasis in Cervical Cancer via Activating VEGFC-Mediated AKT and ERK Pathways by Xiao Chen, Luping Lin, Qiaoling Wu, Sang Li, Huihui Wang, Yang Sun

“…In this study, cervical cancer cells were cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) with or without TNF-α for 48 h, and then the corresponding conditional medium (CM-TNF-α or CM) was collected. …”
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The Dutch version of the Dignity Therapy Question Protocol for individual Dutch nursing home residents without cognitive impairments (during COVID-19): a pilot study by Herman van Dammen, Kris Vissers, Gert-Jan van der Putten, Yvonne Engels

“…It can be shared with whom the patient likes. We cross-culturally translated dignity therapy into Dutch and explored its feasibility of applying it to Dutch cognitively capable nursing home residents. …”
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A caminho da festa: um estudo de caso de procedimentos metodológicos aplicados em uma pesquisa sobre lazer by Ilse Lorena Von Borstel Galvão de Queirós

“…Os dados foram coletados e analisados sob uma abordagem dialética, considerando a dança como manifestação cultural central do lazer, além de outros elementos festivos. …”
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Mulheres muçulmanas e o uso do hijab no ocidente: a importância da multinormatividade na garantia de liberdades individuais by Gabrielle Souza O' de Almeida

“…Argumenta-se que o respeito à multinormatividade é fundamental para garantir a diversidade cultural e religiosa nas democracias ocidentais, reforçando o respeito aos direitos humanos e à autonomia individual. …”
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Racial/ethnic differences in mental health treatment received among people with comorbid cardiometabolic and depressive symptomology: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surv... by Tyra Dark, Rachel Harris, Desiree Burns, Jacob Chernicky, Laura Reid-Marks, George Rust

“…As minority populations have limited access to both medical care and culturally appropriate mental health services, having a comorbid mental health condition can further impede their ability to manage chronic conditions and widen racial disparities in health outcomes. …”
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PCR-based detection of Botryosphaeria canker pathogens in fig trees by Mahdiyeh Ghaedi, Zeinab Bolboli, Hamed Negahban, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa

“…This represents a significant improvement compared to the mere 6.67% detected using traditional culturing methods on PDA. Interestingly, neither B. dothidea nor N. parvum were detected in the 180 samples using nested PCR. …”
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LA FORMAZIONE PLURILINGUE DI OPERATORI DELLA RISTORAZIONE E DEL TURISMO: ASPETTI METODOLOGICI E COMPITI DIDATTICI PER LA TELECOLLABORAZIONE by Emanuela Paone

“…L’elaborazione del syllabus è stata guidata dai descrittori di tre referenziali fondamentali: il Quadro Comune Europeo di Riferimento per le Lingue (QCER), il Référentiel de Compétences de Communication Plurilingue en Intercompréhension (REFIC), e il Cadre de Référence pour les Approches Plurielles des Langues et des Cultures (CARAP). Le attività proposte includono lo scambio di informazioni, il confronto e l’analisi, e compiti collaborativi volti alla creazione di contenuti digitali. …”
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The Ghosts of Old Volcanoes, a Geoheritage Trail Concept for Eastern Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand by Ilmars Gravis, Karoly Nemeth, Chris Twemlow, Boglarka Nemeth

“…Cultural sites are a landscape record giving voice to indigenous Māori that began the human story of adapting to and modifying the landscape. …”
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