Comparative Performance of Sentinel-2 and Landsat-9 Data for Raw Materials’ Exploration Onshore and in Coastal Areas by Morgana Carvalho, Joana Cardoso-Fernandes, Francisco Javier González, Ana Claudia Teodoro

“…To address this, the European Union is investing in the discovery of new mineral deposits within its territory. The S34I project (Secure and Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for EU Industry) is developing Earth observation (EO) methods to support this goal. …”
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Designing and evaluating alternative livelihoods for shark conservation: a case study on thresher sharks in Alor Island, Indonesia by Rafid A. Shidqi, Dewi R. Sari, Jeheskiel Alopen, Yodhikson M. Bang, Igo Arianto, Primiaty N. S. Kopong, Vivekananda Gitandjali TD, Etoile Smulders, Hollie Booth

“…With thresher shark populations continuously declining, there is a need for conservation measures to reduce shark mortality from fishing, while also securing the well-being of coastal communities. This study presents results and lessons learnt from a multi-faceted effort to reduce communities’ dependence on this Endangered shark species through a livelihood-based intervention complemented by collaborative species management and community outreach. …”
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Offshore Network Development to Foster the Energy Transition by Enrico Maria Carlini, Corrado Gadaleta, Michela Migliori, Francesca Longobardi, Gianfranco Luongo, Stefano Lauria, Marco Maccioni, Jacopo Dell’Olmo

“…Starting from a realistic estimate of the offshore wind power plants (OWPPs) to be realized off the southern coasts in a very long-term scenario, this paper presents a novel optimization procedure for meshed AC offshore network configuration, aiming at minimizing the offshore wind generation curtailment based on the DC optimal power flow approximation, assessing the security condition of the whole onshore and offshore networks. …”
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Innovative approaches to growing grain crops in the Southern Steppe of Ukraine by Antonina Drobitko, Tetiana Kachanova, Nataliia Markova, Nataliia Nikonchuk

“…The results obtained indicate a significant increase in productivity, reduced resource use and improved environmental sustainability with the introduction of innovative methods of growing crops in this region, which is important for ensuring food security and economic development in Ukraine…”
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Life history of wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, in the Tropical Eastern Atlantic Ocean – the importance of applying a suite of methods for fisheries assessment in data-limited situa... by Kindong Richard, Wu Feng, Sarr Ousmane, Dai Libin, Tian Siquan, Dai Xiaojie

“…Unassessed fisheries, mostly non-targeted fisheries, are now particularly predominant in many commercial fisheries and are critical to food security in developing countries. These fisheries typically lack reliable data essential for assessing their stocks, leaving them susceptible to overfishing and declining yield over time. …”
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Unveiling shadows: exploring the dark side of digital transformation in Abu Dhabi by Masood Badri, Mugheer Alkhaili, Hamad Aldhaheri, Guang Yang, Muna Albahar, Saad Yaageib, Asma Alrashdi

“…Specifically, it focuses on perceptions of participants to well-being: social connections and activities, physical health, mental health, the impact on the younger generation, and security/cybercrime. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from the 3rd Abu Dhabi Quality of Life Survey, which is an annual large-scale survey, this study employs analysis of variance and regression analysis to explore the associations between the perceived negative impact of DT and various well-being indicators. …”
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Local endoreduplication of the host is a conserved process during Phytomyxea–host interaction by Michaela Hittorf, Andrea Garvetto, Marianne Magauer, Martin Kirchmair, Willibald Salvenmoser, Pedro Murúa, Sigrid Neuhauser

“…Biotrophic pathogens have been demonstrated to induce endoreduplication in plants to secure more space or nutrients.MethodsIn this study, we investigated the endoreduplication process triggered by two phylogenetically distant Rhizaria organisms—Maullinia spp. …”
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Energy Efficiency of Kernel and User Space Level VPN Solutions in AIoT Networks by ALEKSANDAR JEVREMOVIC, Zona Kostic, Ivan Chorbev, Dragan Perakovic, Andrii Shalaginov, Ivan Cvitic

“…Numerous factors contribute to this trend, including the requirement for immediate response, the need to protect data privacy/security, a lack of adequate infrastructure, and the desire to reduce costs. …”
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Hybrid Onboard Smartphone Sensors Measurements to Improve Heading Estimation for Indoors Positioning Solutions by Haval Darwesh Abdalkarim, Halgurd Sarhang Maghdid

“…There are many indoor positioning applications, for instance; billing, shopping, security and safety, indoor navigation, entertainment applications, and other point-of-interest (POI) applications. …”
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Disruption of Budget Rules in the Legal System of the Country: Preemptive Clarification as a Solution (A Case Study of the Budgets from 2020 to 2023) by Mohammad Barzegar Khosravi, Aminollah Paknejad, Amirhosein Bamati Toosi

“…Budget provisions must be prepared and approved in accordance with preemptive clarification rules; otherwise, the public rights and judicial security of the people are threatened due to the emergence of conflicting interpretations by executive and judicial authorities.…”
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Bicycle Infrastructure Safety Assessment From the Perspective of Urban Development Specialists and Engineers by Miglė Zabielaitė-Skirmantė, Marija Burinskienė

“…Both engineers (M = 10.0, SD = 0.0) and urban development specialists (M = 9.8, SD = 0.44) indicated the DT_2 option as providing the greatest sense of security, where the bicycle path is physically separated from both the carriageway and pedestrian path. …”
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Balances of Power, Threat, and Interests: The Logic behind China-Russia Strategic Alignment in the Post-Cold War Period by A. N. Korolev

“…This strategic alignment is based on a complex of shared views on the United States as the main source of threats for national security and the commitment of both states to the idea of a multipolar world. …”
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Monitoring Agricultural Land Changes in Peri-Urban Oran, Algeria: A Mixed Methods Analysis by Rabia Samah Choukri, Tarik Ghodbani, Muhammad Salem

“… The dynamics of agricultural land change in peri-urban areas are critical due to their significant impacts on agricultural productivity, food security, sustainable development, and socio-economic dynamics. …”
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Cyber Insurance Adoption and Digitalisation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises by Nazim Taskin, Aslı Özkeleş Yıldırım, Handan Derya Ercan, Martin Wynn, Bilgin Metin

“…Using the Technology–Organisation–Environment–Individual (TOE-I) model as a top-line conceptual framework, the article finds that cyber insurance policy adoption has facilitated a more rapid and secure digitalisation process and that the mitigation of financial risk associated with cyberattacks has allowed companies to invest more widely in information technologies and systems. …”
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Using artificial intelligence based language interpretation in non-urgent paediatric emergency consultations: a clinical performance test and legal evaluation by Julia Brandenberger, Ian Stedman, Noah Stancati, Karen Sappleton, Sarathy Kanathasan, Jabeen Fayyaz, Devin Singh

“…Establishing legal and policy frameworks for language interpretation in healthcare is crucial, alongside addressing funding and data security concerns, to optimize the use of AI-based translation tools in healthcare contexts.…”
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Avanços e aplicações da biotecnologia no agronegócio: uma análise da produção científica by César da Silva Robusti, Milton Carlos Farina

“…In addition to contributing to food security, this area is aligned with several Sustainable Development Goalsof the United Nations2030 Agenda. …”
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Isolation, Purification and In Vitro Characterization of a Newly Isolated Alkalophilic Phytase Produced by the Halophile <i>Cobetia marina</i> Strain 439 for Use as Animal Food Sup... by Ivanka Boyadzhieva, Kaloyan Berberov, Nikolina Atanasova, Nikolay Krumov, Lyudmila Kabaivanova

“…Economic development increases and brings about issues such as the secure supply of food in a sustainable way. Phytases are enzymes catalyzing phytate hydrolysis to release phosphorus in an inorganic form. …”
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Multivariate analysis of long-term climate data in connection with yield, earliness and the problem of global warming by V. M. Efimov, D. V. Rechkin, N. P. Goncharov

“…Plant breeding can play a key role in solving food security problems connected with climate changes. Possible measures to adapt plant industry to the ongoing and expected climate changes are discussed. …”
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Cloud-Based License Plate Recognition: A Comparative Approach Using You Only Look Once Versions 5, 7, 8, and 9 Object Detection by Christine Bukola Asaju, Pius Adewale Owolawi, Chuling Tu, Etienne Van Wyk

“…Cloud-based license plate recognition (LPR) systems have emerged as essential tools in modern traffic management and security applications. Determining the best approach remains paramount in the field of computer vision. …”
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Lifecycle Risk Assessment for Steel Cargo Vessel Sinkings: An Interpretive Structural Modeling and Fuzzy Bayesian Network Approach by Xiaodan Jiang, Haibin Xu, Yaming Zhu, Yingxia Gu, Shiyuan Zheng

“…Multi-stage risk factors include inadequate emergency responses and improper cargo securing. To mitigate these risks, actionable insights are provided, including fleet modernization, enhanced regulatory compliance, crew training, and improved emergency preparedness.…”
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