Niches and community stability of dominant herbaceous species in the forest and creek ecotone of Dehang Geopark by LONG Ziyu, WANG Zhicheng, ZHAO Rui, LIU Bing, CHEN Gongxi

“…This indicates that the interspecific competition among dominant species in the herbaceous communities of the forest and creek ecotone is weak, and there is not a high degree of similarity in the demand for environmental resources. (2) The overall and interspecific associations of the herbaceous plants in the three streams are mainly characterized by non-significant negative connections, with relatively low interspecific connectivity, and are mostly independently distributed. (3) The community is currently in an unstable state, and the succession and development of the herbaceous community are influenced by both internal and external factors of the community. …”
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Impact of Business Planning for Mini Oil Refineries to Enhance Socio-Economic Landscape by Violetta Roshchupkina, Natalia Dimurina, Viktoriya Manuylenko, Natalia Gryzunova, Elena Drannikova, Mukhamed Khamukov

“…The localized refining capacity significantly enhances regional economic resilience and sustainability by reducing costs, increasing market competition, and creating job opportunities. This study emphasizes the practical significance of the strategic plan, which ensures that effective and efficient operational activities align with the unique demands of the identified territory. …”
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Psychological recreation of overcoming failures and achieving success by young rhythmic gymnasts aged 6-8 by Julia Golenkova, Tatyana Kravchuk, Nina Sanzharova, Vladimir Potop, Karina Filon

“…The participants were divided into two groups - experimental and control, based on their technical training levels determined by the results of the competition. Each group comprised 10 gymnasts. The research utilized two sets of tests: 1) psychological tests to assess the motivational sphere of gymnasts, including the Sports Motivation Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children; 2) technical training tests, specifically exercises with a hoop. …”
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A meta-analysis of the impact of TOE adoption on smart agriculture SMEs performance. by Adrian Nagy, Johan Tumiwa, Fitty Arie, Erdey László, Anas Ratib Alsoud, Main Al-Dalahmeh

“…However, it is important to remember that adopting TOE to realize the smart agriculture concept has its own challenges and risks, such as resource management (technology), good organizational management (organization), and internal and external organizational environments (environments), including intense competition.<h4>Research implication</h4>TOE adoption improves access to information about competitors and customers, providing practitioners and decision-makers with a clearer understanding. …”
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Finding the best column for polar basic analytes across reversed-phase and hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography by József Simon, Márton Kovács, Pál T. Szabó

“…The best setup resulting in the competition is presented in detail, which can be applied to a wide range of analytes.…”
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Nécropoles multipolaires et élaboration d’un nouveau modèle socio-politique au premier âge du Fer : réflexions à partir des sites du Camp de l’Église Sud à Flaujac-Poujols (Lot) et... by Antoine Dumas

“…However, during this process, only some of the social units involved in the competition manage to remain themselves, while others don’t. …”
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Aridity-induced phenological shifts and greening trends in Mediterranean forest species: Insights from 28 years of Landsat data in southern Spain by Aurelio D. Herraiz, Pablo Salazar-Zarzosa, Cristina Acosta-Muñoz, Rocío Hernández-Clemente, Rafael Villar

“…Land surface phenology is influenced by a complex interplay of various abiotic factors, including climatic, edaphic, and topographic conditions, along with biotic factors such as competition or species composition. It is particularly important to recognize the varied phenological responses of forest species to aridity, which reflect their different adaptations to climate change. …”
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Characterization of food wastes from the hotel industry as a potential feedstock for energy production by Emily Machuma Muchele, Booker Osodo, Isaiah Omosa, Emmanuel Yeri Kombe

“…Food waste contribute to 38% of total Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) in Kenya and end up in landfills. Due to high competition in the available space, most cities, including Nairobi, do not have enough space for landfills. …”
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Approche comparative de la latéralité manuelle des primates humains et non humains by Pauline Fresnais, Louise Ducroix, Adrien Meguerditchian

“…Un effet du contexte social a été observé, la compétition induisant un changement de stratégie d'utilisation manuelle pour la tâche de saisie. …”
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Identifying and prioritizing appropriate strategies for customer loyalty in a mass environment (case study: clothing house) by Zahra Joorbonyan, Ali Sorourkhah, Seyyed Ahmad Edalatpanah

“…Purpose: In a competitive environment where business competition has become a fundamental challenge for managers, various ways to maintain, survive, or grow the organization are conceivable. …”
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Exploring the interactions and driving factors among typical ecological risks based on ecosystem services: A case study in the Sichuan-Yunnan ecological barrier area by Weijie Li, Jinwen Kang, Yong Wang

“…The results show that (1) the SC_R and WY_R increased significantly during 2000–2020, exacerbating regional ecological degradation, while the CS_R, GP_R and HQ_R showed a decreasing trend. (2) The comprehensive risk was rising, with significant increases in the middle-high rolling hills in the southwest and the Chengdu Plain in the east, which are mainly attributed to farmland reclamation and urban expansion. (3) Competition between different land uses exacerbated the trade-offs between GP_R and CS_R, SC_R, HQ_R, while showing spatial heterogeneity under the constraints of natural factors and topography. (4) A total of four ER clusters were identified, with the SC_R-GP_R-WY_R cluster dominating, and gradually transforming into the SC_R cluster as the landscape pattern changes. (5) Compared with socio-economic and natural factors, the proportion of forest land and cropland was the dominant factor influencing most ER changes. …”
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Les syndicats, les commissaires et le politique : (re)valorisations et conflits autour de la profession policière en Tunisie (2011-2022) by Audrey Pluta

“…Socio-professional demands are fueling inter-union competition, which is encouraging the adoption of the measures advocated, as well as the construction of margins of autonomy for the rank and file in relation to the hierarchy. …”
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Herbivorous mammals adjust their feeding patterns according to the abundance of available diet to adapt to the effects of grassland degradation by Xin He, Yutong Liu, Siwei Yang, Guiwen He, Gang Liu, Junsong Zhao

“…As grassland degradation intensified, the proportion of shared food types between yaks and plateau pikas increased, suggesting that grassland degradation may increase dietary competition between these two species.…”
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A szélsőséges időjárási jelenségek hatásai (Effects of the Extreme Weather Events) by Tamás Molnár, Katalin M. Barna

“…The situation is further aggravated by perpetual competition for water between the ecosystem and socio-economic sectors.…”
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Trade-off strategies between growth and defense of spring ephemeral plants in early spring by Liben Pan, Liben Pan, Tianqi Wang, Tianqi Wang, Vladimir L. Gavrikov, Xiaorui Guo, Xiaorui Guo, Liqiang Mu, Zhonghua Tang, Zhonghua Tang

“…Plants at higher elevations demonstrated higher leaf dry matter content and leaf total flavonoid concentration, and lower nitrogen concentration, influenced by temperature, precipitation, and soil nutrients.DiscussionThese results demonstrated that spring ephemerals have a strong nutrient uptake capacity, and adopt resource competition strategies to rapidly accumulate nutrients and reproduce. …”
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Genomic Insights Into Red Squirrels in Scotland Reveal Loss of Heterozygosity Associated With Extreme Founder Effects by Melissa M. Marr, Emily Humble, Peter W. W. Lurz, Liam A. Wilson, Elspeth Milne, Katie M. Beckmann, Jeffrey Schoenebeck, Uva‐Yu‐Yan Fung, Andrew C. Kitchener, Kenny Kortland, Colin Edwards, Rob Ogden

“…Scotland represents a key stronghold, but Scottish populations have been subjected to intense anthropogenic influence, including widespread extirpations, reintroductions and competition from an invasive species. This study examined the genetic legacy of these events through low coverage whole‐genome resequencing of 106 red squirrels. …”
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G-UNETR++: A Gradient-Enhanced Network for Accurate and Robust Liver Segmentation from Computed Tomography Images by Seungyoo Lee, Kyujin Han, Hangyeul Shin, Harin Park, Seunghyon Kim, Jeonghun Kim, Xiaopeng Yang, Jae Do Yang, Hee Chul Yu, Heecheon You

“…The proposed method was evaluated on three public datasets, the Liver Tumor Segmentation (LiTS) dataset, the 3D Image Reconstruction for Comparison of Algorithms Database (3D-IRCADb), and the Segmentation of the Liver Competition 2007 (Sliver07) dataset, and achieved 97.38%, 97.50%, and 97.32% in terms of the dice similarity coefficient for liver segmentation on the three datasets, respectively. …”
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Les dynamiques sociales autour de la naissance de trois bonobos - une approche comparative et évolutive by Elisa Demuru, Pier Francesco Ferrari, Elisabetta Palagi

“…Du point de vue de l’évolution, de nombreuses pressions sélectives en compétition doivent avoir donné forme au déroulement de l’accouchement afin de minimiser les risques et de maximiser la probabilité de survie de la mère et de l’enfant et, à la longue, de l’espèce. …”
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The effects of 8 weeks of multi-directional movement training combined with balance training on the change of direction of young table tennis players by Qianqian Chen, Yanfei Li, Xinchen Heng, Lei Zhao, Bin Wu

“…Improving COD can enhance overall agility and responsiveness during competition.ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of an 8-week multi-directional movement training combined with balance training on the COD performance of young table tennis players.MethodsThirty young table tennis players from the same team were randomly assigned to two groups: the multi-directional movement training combined with the balance training group (MB, n = 15) and the control group (CON, n = 15). …”
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How, why, where and when people feed birds?—Spatio‐temporal changes in bird‐feeding in Finland by Purabi Deshpande, Anna Haukka, Katja Rönkä, Tuomas Aivelo, Andrea Santangeli, Rose Thorogood, Aleksi Lehikoinen

“…While bird‐feeding can increase connections between people and nature, there are increasing calls from researchers and the general public to limit this activity due to emerging knowledge of potential negative ecological impacts (e.g. biased competition and spread of pathogens). However, what motivates changes in bird‐feeding habits remains largely unknown, despite the ‘provisioners’ perspective’ being critical for designing and implementing policy that benefits both animals and people. …”
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