First Report of an Emerging Ulcerative Skin Disease in Invasive Lionfish by Holden Earl Harris, Alexander Q. Fogg, Roy P. Yanong, Salvatore Frasca Jr, Theresa Cody, Thomas B. Waltzek, William F. Patterson

“…Researchers are also examining the lethal and chronic effects of this disease on individual fish, as well as its effect on lionfish populations, the lionfish fishery, and reef fish communities. Researchers and Extension Personnel (IFAS/SeaGrant) are asking stakeholders to report and document any ulcerated or otherwise diseased lionfish in FL and the Caribbean. …”
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Increasing the cyber resilience of SMEs through open-source solutions and international collaboration by Ionica ȘERBAN, Florentina-Mihaela CURCĂ, Robert-Ștefan ȘANDRU

“…Open-source solutions offer financial accessibility, flexibility, and increased security, supported by global communities that contribute to their continuous improvement. …”
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Terra indígena Malacacheta: ocupação do espaço e uso dos recursos hídricos by Erison da Silva Cadete, Maria Bárbara Magalhães Bethonico

“…In the case of the Malacacheta Indigenous Land, located in the Serra da Lua ethnoregion, in the municipality of Cantá, state of Roraima/Brazil, the population growth in the Malacacheta and Jacaminzinho communities has led to the creation of new neighborhoods, occupying alternative spaces. …”
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Design and digital transition. New design-driven challenges for techno-social innovation by Salvatore Di Dio, Benedetto Inzerillo, Francesco Monterosso, Dario Russo

“…Starting from theoretical reflections and multidisciplinary contributions, this paper focuses on the strategic importance of techno-social innovation, critically illustrating some significant design-driven experiences that outline innovative lines of development in the field of design research: WASP’s experimental activity (3D printing), Manzini’s reflections on hybrid local communities and cities in chaotic mutation, the projects of hacktivists Persico and Iaconesi on open source artificial intelligence, the experiences of frugal technological innovation with high social impact in the Planet’s most challenging economic, environmental and social contexts, and, finally, the bold projections on the food of the future with the related problematic experiments on production systems and lifestyles. …”
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EMBODIMENT, IDENTITY FORMATION AND MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP: ROOTS OF THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION by J. Barentsen

“…Missional leadership is intent on discerning divine involvement in embodied faith practices in neighbourhoods, communities and contexts. The argument culminates in an agenda for theological education for the next decade. …”
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Research Progress on Genome-Scale Metabolic Models of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Application in the Food System by LIU Zihao, NI Haojie, LI Wenlu, WANG Fengzhong, WANG Yanbo, ZENG Hong

“…The final goal is to provide valuable insights for the effective and precise application of LAB GSMMs to the intelligent design of microbial communities in the food industry.…”
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La politique de l’eau en Afrique du Sud : le difficile équilibre entre développement durable et valorisation optimale de la ressource by David Blanchon

“…Even if they were partly successful in the process of taking into account environmental problems and providing basic water services to previously disadvantaged communities, these policies have raised new problems. …”
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Online News, Public Health and Misinformation: Their Impact on Foreign News Consumers Living in China by Weinan Yuan

“…The findings are expected to serve as references for organizations and policymakers with the purpose of improving communication strategies to better support foreign communities in China during public health crises.…”
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Building Science Identity Through Mentorship Vision Boards by Andrea Jonahs, Adama Olumo

“…By inviting first-year engineering students to see themselves as “engineering people,” the MVB holds the potential to affirm their belonging as students, as professionals, and as future engineers serving their communities.  …”
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MAIN THREATS AFFECTING ARNICA MONTANA L. IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF ROMANIAN CARPATHIANS by Constantin MARDARI, Ciprian Constantin BÎRSAN, Camelia Paula ŞTEFANACHE, Cătălin TĂNASE

“…The species was investigated in 30 localities, in various habitats, characterized by different land management types, and different floristic composition of plant communities. The most important threat for A. montana in NE Carpathians was the habitat loss, mainly caused by abandonment of the traditional meadows management and natural succession of vegetation. …”
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Springtails (Collembola, Hexapoda) inhabiting algae with different degrees of waste product contamination by Izabella Olejniczak, Paweł Boniecki, Anita Kaliszewicz, Ninel Panteleeva

“…The abundance of the springtails was almost three times lower in the contaminated algae than in the uncontaminated algae, whereas the species diversity of the springtail communities was much higher in the contaminated algae. …”
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Festival motivation and loyalty factors by Miranda Kitterlin, Michelle Yoo

“…Every year hundreds of festivals and host communities around the world face increased competition from both each other and from other entertainment options available to the consumer. …”
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Reproductive aging in farm animals: Impacts on fertility and strategies for mitigation: A narrative review by Akhter Rasool, Sachin, Irtiqa Manzoor, Akshata Patil

“…The livestock sector is a vital component of India's agricultural economy, providing essential support to rural communities and ensuring food security. Efficient reproductive performance is critical to sustaining livestock productivity, yet age-related declines in both male and female fertility pose significant challenges. …”
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Impediments for the Uptake of the Botswana Government's Male Circumcision Initiative for HIV Prevention by Motshedisi Sabone, Mabel Magowe, Lesego Busang, Jonathan Moalosi, Benjamin Binagwa, Janet Mwambona

“…Although male circumcision was generally acceptable to communities in Botswana, the uptake of the program was slow, and participants attributed that to a number of challenges or impediments that were frustrating the initiative. …”
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Numerical Study on Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Using a Submerged Breakwater by Taemin Ha, Jeseon Yoo, Sejong Han, Yong-Sik Cho

“…In general, the transformation of waves in the surf zone is quite complicated and numerous hazards to coastal communities may be associated with such phenomena. Therefore, the behavior of waves in the surf zone should be carefully analyzed and predicted. …”
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Assessment of Risk Factors of Critical Points in Forest Firefighting in Difficult-to-Access Sites by Marianna Tomašková, Jiří Pokorný, Jozef Krajňák, Michaela Balážiková

“…With the increasing incidence of forest fires, there are also serious implications for the environment, ecosystems and communities. The relevance of this topic is indisputable, as forest fires are becoming more frequent and intense, with a consequent need for systematic analysis. …”
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A growth model for citations networks by Pedro Castillo-Castillo, Enrique Stevens-Navarro, Ulises Pineda-Rico, Abel Garcia-Barrientos, Francisco R. Castillo-Soria, Jesus Acosta-Elias

“…In this work, a growth model for citation networks is presented, proposing that the distribution of outgoing links can be shaped by the presence of communities.…”
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Resilience: why should we think with care? by Catia Gregoratti, Mikael Linnell, Martina Angela Caretta

“…Resilience has become a ubiquitous term. Individuals, communities and societies are increasingly called upon to be resilient and build resilience as a way to withstand and bounce back from compound climate-induced shocks, conflicts, health and economic crises. …”
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Information Spread of Emergency Events: Path Searching on Social Networks by Weihui Dai, Hongzhi Hu, Tunan Wu, Yonghui Dai

“…In the Internet world, people communicate with each other and form various virtual communities based on social networks, which lead to a complex and fast information spread pattern of emergency events. …”
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Utilizing Language Technology in the Documentation of Endangered Uralic Languages by Ciprian Gerstenberger, Niko Partanen, Michael Rießler, Joshua Wilbur

“… The paper describes work-in-progress by the Pite Saami, Kola Saami and Izhva Komi language documentation projects, all of which record new spoken language data, digitize available recordings and annotate these multimedia data in order to provide comprehensive language corpora as databases for future research on and for endangered – and under-described – Uralic speech communities. Applying language technology in language documentation helps us to create more systematically annotated corpora, rather than eclectic data collections. …”
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