Gender differences in response to warrelated trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder – a study among the Congolese refugees in Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani, Thomas, Elbert, David Kani, Olema, Tobias, Hecker

“…Background: The wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo have left indelible marks on the mental health and functioning of the Congolese civilians that sought refuge in Uganda. …”
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Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and plant density improve grain yield, nodulation capacity, and profitability of peas (Pisum sativum L.) on ferralsols in eastern D.R. Congo by Géant Basimine Chuma, Blaise Mulalisi, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Adrien Byamungu Ndeko, Francine Safina Bora, Espoir Mukengere Bagula, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa, René Civava

“…In this study, we assessed for four cropping seasons the effect of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer application doses (100, 150, and 200 kg ha−1) and plant densities (100,000, 166,666, and 250,000 plants ha−1) on growth, yield, nodulation capacity, and profitability of two pea varieties (Adei and Rwanda) under degraded ferralsols in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Results showed that pea growth, yield, nodulation, and profitability were significantly affected by the DAP dose and the plant density. …”
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On the ability to extract MLVA profiles of Vibrio cholerae isolates from WGS data generated with Oxford Nanopore Technologies by Jérôme Ambroise, Bertrand Bearzatto, Jean-Francois Durant, Leonid M. Irenge, Jean-Luc Gala

“…In silico MLVA profiles of V. cholerae isolates (n = 9) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo were generated using the MLVAType application on Nanopore WGS data. …”
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MagicItem: Dynamic Behavior Design of Virtual Objects With Large Language Models in a Commercial Metaverse Platform by Ryutaro Kurai, Takefumi Hiraki, Yuichi Hiroi, Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquia-Hernandez, Hideaki Uchiyama, Kiyoshi Kiyokawa

“…Our research contributes to democratizing VR content creation by enabling non-programmers to design dynamic behaviors for virtual objects in metaverse platforms.…”
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Assessment of the nitrogen fertilizer split-application on maize grain yield and profitability on Nitisols of South-Kivu, Eastern D.R. Congo by Patient M. Zamukulu, Espoir M. Bagula, Jean M. Mondo, Géant B. Chuma, Gisèle M. Bulonza, Sarah Mwaluke, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Céphas B. Mwimangire, Eloïs L. Cinyabuguma, Antoine K. Lubobo, Gustave N. Mushagalusa

“…Abstract Soil depletion constitutes a major challenge for agriculture and food security in highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the split-application of nitrogen fertilizer on grain yield and profitability of maize on Nitisols in eastern DRC. …”
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A fungus-eat-fungus world: Digitopodium, with particular reference to mycoparasites of the coffee leaf rust, Hemileia vastatrix by Adans A. Colmán, Harry C. Evans, Sara S. Salcedo-Sarmiento, Uwe Braun, Kifle Belachew-Bekele, Robert W. Barreto

“…Abstract Digitopodium hemileiae was described originally in 1930 as Cladosporium hemileiae; growing as a mycoparasite of the coffee leaf rust (CLR), Hemileia vastatrix, in a sample of diseased leaves of Coffea canephora collected in the Democratic Republic of Congo. No cultures from this material exist. …”
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1922 — the best year of the Comintern. Soviet Russia, German communists and the Genoa conference by A. Yu. Vatlin

“…The author shows that the very idea of cooperation with socialists and social democrats received an extremely ambiguous reaction from representatives of Western communist parties. …”
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Technical means as sources of evidence in cases of administrative offenses: under the prism of observing human rights and freedoms by M. A. Sambor

“…The research is carried out on the basis of strict observance of human rights and freedoms, as fundamental principles of civil society and a democratic state, which should determine the powers, their use, and therefore the behavior of subjects of public administration during the use of technical means of videography, photography and filmmaking. …”
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Naturalisation as a factor of migrants' inclusion in the socio-political processes of the host country by O. I. Radchenko, D. A. Zinchenko

“…The importance of naturalisation for the political inclusion of migrants also lies in the strengthening of democratic institutions. Migrants who are naturalised as citizens have the opportunity to influence political decisions and elections, which contributes to the representation of diverse groups in political processes. …”
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Enhancing misogyny detection in bilingual texts using explainable AI and multilingual fine-tuned transformers by Ehtesham Hashmi, Sule Yildirim Yayilgan, Muhammad Mudassar Yamin, Mohib Ullah

“…Abstract Gendered disinformation undermines women’s rights, democratic principles, and national security by worsening societal divisions through authoritarian regimes’ intentional weaponization of social media. …”
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: MODERNIZING THE CURRENT MODEL OF STATE MANAGEMENT by E. V. Ohotskii

“…Taking into consideration the logic, historical continuity, nonlinearity of modernization reforms and logical determinacy of social systems it looks like we are to integrate the best of the global public administration practice, especially those elements that will actually facilitate the rise of Russia as a modern democratic social law-governed state.…”
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Benchmarking protein language models for protein crystallization by Raghvendra Mall, Rahul Kaushik, Zachary A. Martinez, Matt W. Thomson, Filippo Castiglione

“…In this work, we benchmark the power of open protein language models (PLMs) through the TRILL platform, a be-spoke framework democratizing the usage of PLMs for the task of predicting crystallization propensities of proteins. …”
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC OPINION OF GREAT BRITAIN OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL LEGISLATION IN YEARS 1870-1890 OF QUEEN VICTORIA’S REIGN by J. D. Tsvetkova

“…The author notes that the foundations of most of the social reforms that are now perceived as integral components of a modern democratic society were laid precisely in this historical period. …”
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The influence of political and professional activities of k. Trilliovskyi on the formation of Ukrainian political and legal thought by Fedyk L., Lytsur M.

“…The scientific findings presented in the article can be used in legal education work among the population with a view to raising the level of their legal awareness and legal culture, and forming a democratic legal outlook.…”
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SPIRITUALITY AS PHILOSOPHICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DE-VELOPMENT PROBLEM by V. E. Gromov

“…This principle made the human being the cult for itself and weakened its ability for will and belief. Democratic pluralism and diversity of cultural forms, reinforcement of analytic tendency in cognition are turned into the aspects of confusion in selection the trends of social development. …”
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The EU Sanctions Policy: A Thorny Path of Transformation by L. D. Oganisyan

“…It shows that it was as early as the 2010s that the EU countries started to switch from using sanctions primarily as a means of conveying an addressee a certain ‘political message’ designed to ensure human rights and democratic values, to harnessing them as an economic leverage. …”
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‘Another brick in the wall’. On the origins of nationalism in the ‘new’ federal states of Germany by A. V. Belinskii, M. V. Khorol’skaya

“…A relatively broad support enjoyed by the populist and nationalist parties and movements (AfD, National Democratic Party of Germany, PEGIDA), as well as a higher rate of hate crimes in the eastern part of the Federal Republic of Germany raise a question on the nature of nationalism in this region. …”
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Eurointegration as a Trigger for the Serbian Ethnic Separatism in Bosnia and Herzegovina by A. M. Ponamareva

“…Following the logic and the structure of the report, the author assesses the BiH efforts to meet the set targets and criteria, such as establishing a stable democratic political system, promoting the development of civil society institutions and the rule of law, combating corruption and organized crime, ensuring the protection of human rights and freedoms, migration management, strengthening economy and regional cooperation. …”
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Geopolitical Concerns Arising From Mining Activities in Some Parts of Nigeria and Cameroon by Rifkatu Nghargbu, K'tso Nghargbu, Shekwonyadu Iyakwari

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Distribution of Lithuanian publications by J. Zavadzkis firm 1805-1864 by Aušra Navickienė

“…The bookshop in Varniai, being located in the center of Lithuanian democratic culture and the most Lithuanian and literate part of Lithuania, became a very important center for the distribution of Lithuanian books. …”
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