Exploring gender differences in vocational education and training through the lens of neuroscience by Jinjiao Zhou, Shuo Chen, yuzhuo Gong

“…This review highlights the significance of adapting teaching methods to accommodate diverse learning styles and preferences, summarizes practical training strategies and the role of emotional regulation in educational experiences, as well as discusses the necessity of addressing gender inequalities in vocational education.…”
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Studying sex differences in responses to fibroblast growth factor 21 administration in obese mice consuming a sweet-fat diet by N. М. Bazhan, T. V. Jakovleva, A. Yu. Kazantseva, N. E. Kostina, P. E. Orlov, N. Yu. Balybina, K. О. Baranov, E. N. Makarova

“…Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) reduces body weight, beneficially affects taste preferences, and corrects glucose metabolism in obese mice. …”
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Choose! A Randomized Cross-Over Study Comparing Fixed and Self-Selected Rest Periods in Interval Running Among Professional Female Soccer Players by Asaf Ben-Ari, Yedidya Silverman, Uri Obolski, Israel Halperin

“…Therefore, coaches and trainees can choose either approach based on their preferences and training goals.…”
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A suite of wildlife crossing structures facilitates mammal movement across tropical forest fragments in a city by Li Si Tay, Ruisheng Choo, Max D. Y. Khoo, Eunice Kong, Yi Xiang Chan, Wivian H. Y. Neo, Sebastian Ow, Yuet Hsin Toh, Han Ling, Malcolm C. K. Soh, Benjamin P. Y.‐H. Lee, Adrian H. B. Loo, Kenneth B. H. Er

“…Although many species used multiple crossing types, most species had a preferred crossing method. Between culverts and roads, factors that influenced crossing preferences included group size for wild boars and time of day and presence of fences for other mammals. …”
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Stability, performance and participatory evaluation of potato varieties under rain-fed and irrigation conditions at Southeast, Ethiopia by Gizaw Wegayehu Tilahun, Nimona Fufa, Dasta Tsagaye, Demis Fikre, Awoke Ali, Fekadu Gebretensay, Kedir Jaleto

“…The goal of potato breeding is to develop widely adaptable, highly productive cultivars that farmers would prefer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance and stability of potato varieties linking the preferences of smallholder farmers in rain-fed and irrigated environments. …”
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Explaining the Antecedents and Consequences of the Glass Cliff in Service Organizations by Sara Kavoosi, Ali Safari, Ali Shaemi Barzoki

“…The analysis of the data conclusively showed that factors such as women's leadership characteristics, meritocracy criteria, women’s preferences, and organizational dynamics have a significant impact on the glass cliff phenomenon. …”
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Urban vegetation benefits in mediterranean cities for climate change adaptation and water usage efficiency – a case study in Algarve, Portugal by Pedro Matias, Pedro Matias, Pedro Matias, Manuela Moreira da Silva, Manuela Moreira da Silva, Manuela Moreira da Silva, João Teigão, Amílcar Duarte, Amílcar Duarte

“…We analyzed the importance given to green spaces and the community preferences. Rainwater harvesting was studied as an alternative water source for irrigation and its advantages for the urban water cycle. …”
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Development and evaluation of patient-centred polygenic risk score reports for glaucoma screening by Georgina L Hollitt, Mark M Hassall, Owen M Siggs, Jamie E Craig, Emmanuelle Souzeau

“…We analysed the reports under three main themes: visual preferences, understanding risk and reports formatting. …”
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Un scrutin pour trois pays : la nouvelle géographie politique italienne suite à l’élection législative du 4 mars 2018 by Matteo Cavallaro, Davide Policastro, Guido Salza, Massimo Angelo Zanetti

“…We then observe the relationship between the distribution of electoral preferences and the distribution of a series of socio-demographic variables, in order to identify the main elements describing these “three Italies”: (i) the country of the small northern cities, with leghista hegemony, (ii) an Italy made of large and well-educated urban areas, which votes for the centre-left, and finally (iii) the poor regions of the South, newly acquired areas for the M5S.…”
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Marketing analysis of the technological equipment market for the Russian logging industry by Yu. V. Astashova, I. Yu. Okolnishnikova, O. N. Gatilova

“…A literary review of the domestic and foreign equipment markets is presented, the size of the market is estimated, its segmentation is carried out, consumer preferences are identified and characterized. The assessment of the key product range for the industry is carried out, the main foreign competitors are identified and the existing barriers to the entry of domestic products into the market are analysed, as well as ways to overcome them are proposed and justified. …”
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Floridians’ Engagement in Landscape Best Practices to Protect Water Resources: Information from a 2018 Survey by Laura A. Sanagorski Warner, Esen Momol, Claire Lewis, Tom Wichman, Wendy Wilber, A.J. Reisinger

“…The survey gathers data that includes common landscape elements, neighborhood characteristics, engagement in irrigation and fertilizer best practices, and learning preferences. This new 5-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication presents highlights from the 2018 statewide survey with recommendations for how to use the information. …”
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Internationalization of Education: La Peau de Сhagrin of the Russian Language by R. M. Petruneva, L. F. Belyakova, T. L. Sidorova

“…The article examines the processes of internationalization, provides information on the number of foreign students in various countries and in Russia, discusses the arguments for choosing the country for study by international students, including socio-cultural and linguistic preferences. The authors address the issues relating to the status of the Russian language in countries of the Central Asia region – the former republics of the Soviet Union. …”
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Does Eco-label Format Influence Consumers’ Valuation of Fruit-Producing Plants? by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Xuan Wei

“…This 6-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, and Xuan Wei and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department summarizes a study that addressed how different eco-label formats (text vs. logo) impact consumer visual attention, preferences, and valuations of fruit-producing plants. …”
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Does Eco-label Format Influence Consumers’ Valuation of Fruit-Producing Plants? by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Xuan Wei

“…This 6-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, and Xuan Wei and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department summarizes a study that addressed how different eco-label formats (text vs. logo) impact consumer visual attention, preferences, and valuations of fruit-producing plants. …”
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Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 3— How the Right Messages and Messengers Can Increase Bipartisan Support for Water Policy by Sadie Hundemer, Shenara Ramadan

“…Understanding how each of these factors influences policy preferences is key to creating a communication that is conducive to broad public support.  …”
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First record of Opilo germanus Chevrolat, 1843 (Coleoptera: Cleridae) from Italy with remarks on its distribution in Europe by Erik Tihelka

“…The distribution range of O. germanus is not identical to neither of the species, suggesting distinct ecological preferences. Further faunistic data may help resolve the complicated taxonomy of the genus Opilo. …”
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The Art of Goodbye: Exploring Self-Reflection by Lynda Spence, Chelsea Tafelski

“…Self-reflection is a helpful tool that begins to lay a foundation for planning while articulating people’s complex and unique emotions, values, priorities, fears, and preferences when it comes to facing their own mortality. …”
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EXAMINATION OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS DURING A RECRUITMENT PROCESS IN TERMS OF CANDIDATES’ SELF-EFFICACY LEVELS by Zeynep Oktuğ

“…The results of the study showed that the participants preferring anonline interview have significantly higher self-efficacy levels thanparticipants preferring a face-to-face interview. …”
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THE STATE INFLUENCE ON ECONOMIC INTERESTS AND VECTOR OF ACTIONS OF ECONOMY SUBJECTS IN THE PROCESS OF STRATEGY FORMATION by E. E. Bydtaeva

“…The need of the state influence on interests and preferences of economy subjects has been proved; options of the mechanism of influence of interests of the state and the subject of economy on a vector of actions of the last have been considered; substantial distinctions of methods of state influence on the economy subjects have been disclosed; requirements to the elements making the basis of the strategy of development have been concretized. …”
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A Canadian Multicentre Case-Control Study of Sporadic Escherichia coli 0157:H7 Infection by Donna Holton, Jeff Wilson, Andrea Ellis, David Haldane, Nicole April, Karen Grimsrud, Brent Friesen, John Spika

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate further risk factors for Escherichia coli 0157:H7 infection including consumer preferences related to the consumption of ground beef and the role of person-to-person transmission of this infection.…”
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