Potential Implementation of Social Forestry in Engaging Community Participation in Restoring Peatlands by Haris Gunawan, Dian Afriyanti

“…Some (local) practices enable community participation in managing peatlands by gaining benefits from several ecosystem services (case study in Sungai Beras, East Tanjung Jabung, Jambi), integrating with other forestry management nearby (case study in Protected Peat Forest Londerang, East Tanjung Jabung, Jambi), decreasing social conflict (case study in Beram Itam, West Tanjung Jabung, Jambi); while in Kepulauan Meranti, action research in agroforestry elicited that the awareness about the wise practices in managing timber product and non timber forest product is potential for social forestry practices. …”
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The application of machine learning approaches to classify and predict fertility rate in Ethiopia  by Ewunate Assaye Kassaw, Biruk Beletew Abate, Bekele Mulat Enyew, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie

“…The best ML models to classify and predict fertility rates were random forest, one-dimensional convolutional neural network, logistic regression, and gradient boost classifier. …”
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Characterization of Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Twigs in the Leaf Litter of the Atlantic Rainforest and Eucalyptus Trees in the Southeast Region of Brazil by Debora R. de Souza, Tae T. Fernandes, José R. de Oliveira Nascimento, Silvia S. Suguituru, M. Santina de C. Morini

“…Many studies have been conducted on litter ant diversity in these forests, but there are few reports on the nesting sites. …”
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Effect of Defatting Method on Japanese Quince (<i>Chaenomeles japonica</i>) Fruit Seed Protein Isolate Technological Properties by Danija Lazdiņa, Dalija Segliņa, Zaiga Anna Zvaigzne, Aldis Butlers, Inga Ciproviča

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Evaluation of essential indigenous woody plant species used by the rural population in Taraba State Nigeria by Bernard Bunde Meer, Iyiola Oadunjoye Tella, Callistus Akosim, Ephraim Edward Dishan

“…A multistage sampling design was used to stratify the study into three ecological zones: Northern Guinea Savanna (NGS), Southern Guinea Savanna (SGS), and Montane Forest (MF). Data collected were obtained using purposive sampling technique. …”
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State Violence in Indonesian Conservation Area Conflict Management: Perspectives from The Media by M. Danang Anggoro, San Afri Awang, Purwo Santoso, Lies Rahayu Wijayanti Faida

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Enhancing thyroid disease prediction and comorbidity management through advanced machine learning frameworks by P. Sanju, N. Syed Siraj Ahmed, P. Ramachandran, P. Mohamed Sajid, R. Jayanthi

“…This study proposes a Hybrid Feature Selection and Deep Learning Framework (HFSDLF) that integrates Random Forests with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and L1 regularization for effective feature selection and classification. …”
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Analysis and Prediction of Grouting Reinforcement Performance of Broken Rock Considering Joint Morphology Characteristics by Guanglin Liang, Linchong Huang, Chengyong Cao

“…In this study, six algorithms—Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Regression (SVR), BP Neural Network, GA-BP Neural Network, Genetic Programming (GP), and ANN-based MCD—are evaluated using 300 samples. …”
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Predict Diabetes Using Voting Classifier and Hyper Tuning Technique by Chra Ali Kamal, Manal Ali Atiyah

“…Then six different algorithms (Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, K-nearest neighbor, Support Vector Machine and Naïve Bayes) were applied. …”
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Contribution to the assessment of the genetic potential of wild pear mother trees from the landscape of outstanding features ”Kosmaj” by Nonić Marina, Inđić Anđela, Kerkez-Janković Ivona, Maksimović Filip, Devetaković Jovana, Šijačić-Nikolić Mirjana

“…Native species of forest fruit trees represent an important component of biodi­versity, but are often threatened by the effects of various biotic and abiotic factors. …”
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Clinical Manifestation, Histopathology, and Imaging of Traumatic Injuries Caused by Brazilian Porcupine (Sphiggurus villosus) Quills by Lívia M. Araújo Jorge, Fred Bernardes Filho, Fabrício Lamy, Laila Klotz A. Balassiano, Loan Towersey, Roderick Hay, Marco Andrey C. Frade

“…Outdoor sports and leisure activities in areas close to forests or in the rain forest are also relevant for incidents of this kind and a better knowledge of the local forest fauna would prevent such undesirable accidents. …”
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Woody Species Composition, Structure and Diversity of Trees-Based Agroforestry System in the Mid-Highlands, Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia by Agus Setiawan, Nur Arafah

“…Keywords: Agroforestry, composition, community forest, konawe regency, species diversity, structure, southeast Sulawesi, vegetation. …”
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Behaviour as an indicator of cyclic trends in abundance of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) and snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) by Shannon M. Crowley, Chris J. Johnson, Dexter P. Hodder

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Molecular uncovering of important helminth species in wild ruminants in the Czech Republic by Lucie Škorpíková, Jaroslav Vadlejch, Jana Ilgová, Radim Plhal, Jakub Drimaj, Ondřej Mikulka, Jan Magdálek, Martin Kašný, Nikol Reslová

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Nonlinear responses of ecosystem carbon fluxes to precipitation change in a semiarid grassland by Hua Chai, Hua Chai, Jianying Ma, Jinwei Zhang, Junqin Li, Bo Meng, Chengliang Wang, Duofeng Pan, Jie Li, Wei Sun, Xuhui Zhou

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Citizen science platforms can effectively support early detection of invasive alien species according to species traits by Pablo González‐Moreno, Ana A. Anđelković, Tim Adriaens, Christophe Botella, Jakovos Demetriou, Rita Bastos, Sandro Bertolino, Celia López‐Cañizares, Franz Essl, Živa Fišer, Milka Glavendekić, Marc Herremans, Philip E. Hulme, Viola Jani, Dimitra Katsada, Periklis Kleitou, Nicola La Porta, Katharina Lapin, Marta López‐Darias, Vanessa Lozano, Angeliki F. Martinou, Damiano Oldoni, Esra Per, Stephanie Rorke, Helen E. Roy, Karl‐Manfred Schweinzer, Kristijn Swinnen, Elena Tricarico, Joana R. Vicente, Maarten de Groot, Michael J. O. Pocock

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Ten Tips for Organizing a Videoconference at Multiple Sites Using the Polycom® System by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman

“…Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, April 2007. …”
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Ownership Succession: Plan Now for the Future of Your Land by Chris Demers

“…Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, March 2009. FOR 212/FR274: Ownership Succession: Plan Now for the Future of Your Land (ufl.edu) …”
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Emerald Ash Borer: A Potential Future Threat to Ash Trees in Florida by Don Spence, Jason Smith

“…Learn more in this 5-page fact sheet was written by Don Spence and Jason Smith and published by the UF Department of School of Forest Resources and Conservation, August 2011. Reviewed August 2014.   …”
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How to Identify a Tree by Michael G. Andreu, Erin M. Givens, Melissa H. Friedman

“…Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, April 2010. FOR234/FR296: How to Identify a Tree (ufl.edu) …”
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