Farmers’ Perception about the Use of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Landraces and Their Genetic Erosion in South Wollo Administrative Zone, Ethiopia by Silamlak Birhanu Abegaz, Faris Hailu Tessema

“…“Kokita,” “Merar,” “Marchuke,” “Tinkish” (except for “Necho-Tinkish” and “Jofa-Tinkish”), and “Fesho” were totally excluded (lost) by local farmers attributed by home consumption preferences. The interviewed farmers indicated that genetic erosion had occurred. …”
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A Physics-Informed Cold-Start Capability for xEV Charging Recommender System by Raik Orbay, Aditya Pratap Singh, Johannes Emilsson, Michele Becciani, Evelina Wikner, Victor Gustafson, Torbjorn Thiringer

“…Based on a collaborative-filtering principle, an RS agent will customize charging power transient prioritizing the physical principles governing the battery system, correlated to customer preferences. However, parallel to other RS applications, a collaborative-filtering for charging power transient design may suffer from the cold-start problem. …”
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Consistent individual positions within roosts in Spix’s disc-winged bats by Giacomini, Giada, Chaves-Ramírez, Silvia, Hernández-Pinsón, H. Andrés, Barrantes, José Pablo, Chaverri, Gloriana

“…Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that bats are capable of maintaining a consistent and predictable position within their roosts despite having to relocate daily, and that there is a link between individual traits and position preferences. …”
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Satisfaction with a daily supportive text messaging program aimed at promoting psychological well-being of educators: Outcomes from implementation of the Wellness4Teachers by Belinda Agyapong, Pamela Brett-MacLean, Raquel da Luz Dias, Yifeng Wei, Vincent Israel Opoku Agyapong

“…Qualitative feedback highlighted preferences for message delivery times and suggestions for enhancing personalization features to improve the Wellness4Teachers program. …”
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Fruit Leather Melon Formulation with Supplementation of Pineapple Puree, Carrageenan and Sorbitol by Aini Nur, Nurfadilah Azzahra Salma, Setyawati Retno, Sustriawan Budi, Eko Kusuma Kurniawan Ruly, Sabila Arsyistawa Hadana, Putri Roro Arianti Embun

“…Increasing the sorbitol concentration caused an increase in texture and preference, but a decrease in water content, total sugar and titrated acid. …”
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Strategies for equity, diversity and inclusion in geriatric healthcare professional curricula: A scoping review protocol. by Kristina M Kokorelias, Vicky Chau, Sachindri Wijekoon, Hardeep Singh, Maurita T Harris

“…Reporting of the methods and results will adhere to the guidelines provided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).…”
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Patient Experiences and Prerequisites of Collaboration as Partners in Person‐Centred Care: An Interview Study by Lena Rosenlund, Sofie Jakobsson, Helen Lloyd, Anna Diffner, Åsa Lundgren‐Nilsson, Anna Dencker

“…Relevance to Clinical Practice The study contributes to better understanding of patient preferences and prerequisites how to work in partnership and how to develop future services and person‐centred care for persons living with long‐term conditions. …”
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Significance of Preoperative Systemic Immune Score for Stage I Gastric Cancer Patients by Jun Lu, Long-long Cao, Ping Li, Jian-wei Xie, Jia-bin Wang, Jian-xian Lin, Qi-yue Chen, Mi Lin, Ru-hong Tu, Chang-ming Huang, Chao-hui Zheng

“…Background. Determining preferences regarding the benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) for stage I GC is critical. …”
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Crowdsourced Indicators of Flora and Fauna Species: Comparisons Between iNaturalist Records and Field Observations by Hyuksoo Kwon, Bumsuk Seo, Jungin Kim, Heera Lee

“…The results show citizen science data effectively quantify public preferences for scenic locations, offering a novel approach to mapping cultural ecosystem services when traditional data are unavailable. …”
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Stakeholder involvement in care transition planning for older adults and the factors guiding their decision-making: a scoping review by Whitney Berta, Kerry Kuluski, Kristina Marie Kokorelias, Susan Law, Sarah Carbone

“…Seven factors appeared to guide transition planning across the stakeholder groups: (a) institutional priorities and requirements; (b) resources; (c) knowledge; (d) risk; (e) group structure and dynamic; (f) health and support needs; and (g) personality preferences and beliefs. Factors were described at microlevels, mesolevels and macrolevels.Conclusions This review explored stakeholder involvement in transition planning and identified seven factors that appear to influence transition decision-making. …”
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Lessons from community engagement to improve COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment in Cochabamba, Bolivia by Elizabeth Posada, Nilce Mendoza, Cristina Alonso-Vega, Claire Billot, Beatriz Mallén Muñoz, Leonardo de la Torre, Adalid Paiva, Luis Villarroel, Regina Rabinovich

“…Co-creation sessions enabled the adjustment of the information campaign in terms of content and approach based on the needs and preferences of community members and health staff. The continuous listening with community and health personnel facilitated the ongoing adaptation of project activities. …”
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New Development Bank as Aid Donor to School Education by Rodion Sadykov, Yevgeny Uchaev

“…The analysis tests several hypotheses to explain this trajectory, examining BRICS member states’ preferences for educational cooperation, leadership changes within the Bank, the impact of COVID-19, the demand for educational aid among NDB member states, and the division of labor between “old” and “new” multilateral development banks.The findings indicate that the inclusion of education as a secondary focus area in the NDB’s agenda initially exemplified a case of “governing through goals,” as the Bank sought to enhance its reputation by contributing to the broadest possible range of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Combining habitat selection, behavioural states, and individual variation to predict fish spatial usage near a barrier by Rachel Mawer, Jelger Elings, Stijn P. Bruneel, Ine S. Pauwels, Eliezer Pickholtz, Renanel Pickholtz, Johan Coeck, Peter L.M. Goethals

“…Model results were explored to assess the benefits of including behavioural state and understand state-specific habitat preferences, then cross-validated and used to develop an individual based model to predict fish spatial usage. …”
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From posts to practice: Instagram's role in veterinary dairy cow nutrition education—How does the audience interact and apply knowledge? A survey study by M. Lamanna, E. Muca, G. Buonaiuto, A. Formigoni, D. Cavallini

“…Importantly, engagement metrics showed active participation, with a majority reporting improved knowledge (75.6% of the total population and 74.5% of students) and practical application of content (64.4% of the total population and 67.6% of students). Content preferences varied, with the general population favoring quizzes (33.3%) and stories (17.8%), whereas students showed a stronger preference for standard posts (36.3%). …”
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Are Emirati consumers in United Arab Emirates open to alternative proteins? Insights into their attitudes and willingness to replace animal protein sources by Sajid Maqsood, Feyisola Fisayo Ajayi, Hussein Mostafa, Kehinde Ganiyat Lawal, Juliet Mubaiwa, Noora Alantali, Maryam Alshihhi, Meera Aldhaheri

“…Research shows acceptance and preferences vary across cultures, but there is no data for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). …”
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A randomized controlled trial comparing immersive virtual reality games versus nitrous oxide for pain reduction in common outpatient procedures in pediatric surgery by Cordula Scherer, Ladina A. Lanz, Thoralf R. Liebs, Nadine Kaiser, Mirjam Zindel, Steffen M. Berger

“…The research questions explore pain reduction levels, patient preferences, enjoyment during VR use, and the time limit of the VR application. …”
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DIGITAL AND NON-DIGITAL GAMES IN YOUNG LEARNER EFL CLASSROOMS AT WARTIME IN UKRAINE by Ilona Huszti, Enikő Nagy-Kolozsvári, Márta Fábián

“…Reasons for playing these two types of games were elicited from the children who were additionally asked about the preferences concerning playing games alone (solitary play) or with peers (collaborative play), in the English classroom or beyond it, i.e. preferred contexts for gameplay (classroom vs. home). …”
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CAREER GUIDANCE EXPERIENCE ABROAD by Sergey N. Tolstoguzov

“…Career-oriented activity in developing countries, on the contrary, is rigidly coordinated to requirements of economy and a labour market; earlier fixing of professional preferences and less flexible relation to an unsuccessful choice of a speciality or profession of the youth is marked there. …”
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Gastrostomy uptake in motor neurone disease: a mixed-methods study of patients’ decision making by Natalie James, Emma Power, Anne Hogden, Julie Labra, Victoria M Flood

“…Participants took days, weeks or months to consider their preferences, with lengthy hospital waiting times for the procedure. …”
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The Brain Activation of Two Motor Imagery Strategies in a Mental Rotation Task by Cancan Wang, Yuxuan Yang, Kewei Sun, Yifei Wang, Xiuchao Wang, Xufeng Liu

“…<b>Methods:</b> In this study, we utilized functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to investigate the brain activation of sixty-seven young right-handed participants with different strategy preferences during hand lateral judgment tasks (HLJT). …”
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