Global challenges facing plant pathology: multidisciplinary approaches to meet the food security and environmental challenges in the mid-twenty-first century by Michael Jeger, Robert Beresford, Clive Bock, Nathan Brown, Adrian Fox, Adrian Newton, Antonio Vicent, Xiangming Xu, Jonathan Yuen

“…In this review we emphasise, in particular: the multidisciplinary links between plant pathology and other disciplines; disease management, including precision agriculture, plant growth and development, and decision analysis and disease risk; the development and use of new and novel plant protection chemicals; new ways of exploiting host genetic diversity including host resistance deployment; a new perspective on biological control and microbial interactions; advances in surveillance and detection technologies; invasion of exotic and re-emerging plant pathogens; and the consequences of climate change affecting all aspects of agriculture, the environment, and their interactions. …”
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Interface effects in the phase determination of Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 epitaxial thin films by Jesse Schimpf, Wang Zhang, Mahir Manna, Sandhya Susarla, Xue-Zeng Lu, James M. Rondinelli, Lane W. Martin

“…HfO2-based ferroelectrics show tremendous potential for applications in computing technologies, but questions remain as to what dictates the stabilization of the desired phase. …”
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Design of retrofit flue gas (CO2) scrubber for dependable clean energy at the Duvha Coal Power Plant by Hlamalani Innocent Baloyi, Leonard U. Okonye, Jianwei Ren

“…It is imperative to incorporate advanced technologies into conventional coal-fired power plants to enhance their efficiency, flexibility, and environmental sustainability. …”
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THE STRATEGY FOR CREATION OF THE MODERN CONCEPT OF INTEGRATIVE-HOLISTIC EDUCATION (A CASE STUDY OF MINING SCHOOLS OF THE URALS) by N. K. Chapaev, M. A. Choshanov

“…The authors make the original hypothesis of the construction of the concept of vocational education on the basis of the reconstruction of experience of the mining schools of the Urals and prove the prospectivity of integrative-holistic strategy of reconstruction of educational experience in modern conditions. The system of technological and methodological support of the process of reconstruction of educational experience in modern conditions on the basis of an integrative-holistic approach is developed and presented.Practical significance. …”
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Biofortification and fortification of wheat flour: Qualitative analysis for implementation and acceptance. by Rahima Yasin, Zahra A Padhani, Mushtaque Mirani, Muhammad Khan Jamali, Mahwish Memon, Sana Khatoon, Riya Rai, Areeba Rahman, Anushka Attaullahjan, Jai K Das

“…Farmers use primitive methods of farming as they do not have access to modern technologies, information, or training. Wheat flour market vendors and consumers lack awareness of bio-fortified and fortified wheat flour products and believe the only way to create a customer-base is by ensuring that fortified wheat products are available to all and competitively priced compared to traditional options. …”
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A comprehensive review of biological and genetic control approaches for leishmaniasis vector sand flies; emphasis towards promoting tools for integrated vector management. by Yasoda Kumari, Nayana Gunathilaka, Deepika Amarasinghe

“…Advances in genetic engineering technologies, particularly CRISPR/Cas9, sterile insect techniques, and gene drive insect modification, offer new avenues for precise and efficient sand fly management. …”
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TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ALL-UKRAINIAN RESEARCH by Stanislav Dovgyi, Svitlana Babiichuk, Lidiia Davybida, Mariia Biletska

“…Additionally, the study identifies an inverse relationship between the duration of a teacher's professional experience and their frequency of AI use, suggesting that younger educators may be more inclined to adopt these technologies. Among students, however, a positive correlation exists between their year of study and the frequency of AI tool utilization, indicating a gradual increase in AI engagement with advancing grade levels. …”
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Integration of soft skills into the program of maritime English by V. Kudriavtseva, S. Barsuk, O. Frolova

“…The introduction of digital technologies, automatization of working processes, and globalization of international maritime trade create new challenges and increase the requirements for the mariners’ professional competences, thus impacting the training of future specialists. …”
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Professional Language Training of International Students in the Multicultural Environment of University for International Relations by T. Glebova

“…The writer points out that under such circumstances it is necessary for future IR specialists to build a number of professionally relevant competences: linguistic, socio-cultural, communicative, and suggests educational technologies that have proved to be effective in building them: case-study, role-plays, etc. …”
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Chaetoceros muelleri sulfated polysaccharides: chain conformation, physical characteristics, and morphology by Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi, Jorge Marquez-Escalante, Agustin Rascon-Chu, Karla Martínez-Robinson, Francisco Brown-Bojorquez, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan

“…The practical and theoretical significance of studying polysaccharides lies in the numerous essential functions these macromolecules fulfill in living organisms, and the important industrial and technological purposes they serve. Polysaccharides are thought to be abundant in marine microalgae; nevertheless, little is known about their sulfated polysaccharides. …”
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ENERGY RECOVERY FOR CONTINUOUS DYEING PROCESS IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES by V. N. Romaniuk, D. B. Muslina

“…The article considers transition to previously not applied service-water preheating due to the technological acceptance of feeding higher temperature water into the dyeing machine and widening specification of the heattransfer media. …”
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Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Ali Ben Charif, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Tewelde Yohanes, David Kariuki, Maritza Titus, Charles Batungwanayo, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Araia Berhane, Jacinta Nzinga, David Njuguna, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Edith Andrews Annan, Benson Droti

“…For example, telemedicine models which covered software (technologies) and hardware (health workers) elements were used as a strategy to address issues of access to essential services. …”
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THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: PAST AND FUTURE by I. P. Smirnov

“…Those functions come down to providing a qualified expert evaluation of drafts of regulations, state programs, pedagogical technologies and innovations, and also to implementation of publishing and printing activities – to publication and wide circulation of results of scientific researches.…”
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CLARITY and Light-Sheet microscopy sample preparation in application to human cerebral organoids by T. A. Shnaider, I. E. Pristyazhnyuk

“…Unfortunately, staining and microscopic examination of samples are difficult due to their low permeability and a high level of autofluorescence. Tissue cleaning technologies combined with Light-Sheet microscopy allows these challenges to be overcome. …”
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Extent of Farm Mechanization in North Bank Plains Zone of Assam, India by Suhail Alam, Haridra Sharma, Ridip Ranjan Saharia, Arunjyoti Sonowal, Amvrin Baruah

“…However, the adoption of mechanized technologies was not without challenges. Farmers faced high fuel costs, inadequate access to machinery during peak agricultural seasons, and a shortage of skilled personnel for machine operation and maintenance. …”
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Transformer-Based Multi-Player Tracking and Skill Recognition Framework for Volleyball Analytics by Lei Jiang, Zhihong Yang, Lei Gang

“…The integration of advanced computing technologies has opened new avenues in sports analytics, enabling data-driven methods for performance monitoring and strategy development. …”
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How much can we save by applying artificial intelligence in evidence synthesis? Results from a pragmatic review to quantify workload efficiencies and cost savings by Seye Abogunrin, Jeffrey M. Muir, Clarissa Zerbini, Grammati Sarri

“…These improvements can facilitate the implementation of novel approaches in decision making that consider the real-life value of health technologies. Further research should quantify the economic impact of automation in SLRs.…”
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Mathematical model for heat transfer in variable thickness fins for rocket engines by Volodymyr Sliusariev, Valerii Bucharskyi

“…The developed mathematical model will be valuable and in demand for calculating heat transfer in the chambers of liquid propellant rocket engines produced using additive manufacturing technologies. Design / Methodology / Approach. The study employs theoretical research methods. …”
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Era of Generalist Conversational Artificial Intelligence to Support Public Health Communications by Emre Sezgin, Ahmet Baki Kocaballi

“…We report a critical examination of the advantages of generalist CAI in delivering health information, with a case of its operationalization during the COVID-19 pandemic and propose the strategic deployment of these technologies in collaboration with public health agencies. …”
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CIMA: A Novel Classification-Integrated Moving Average Model for Smart Lighting Intelligent Control Based on Human Presence by Aji Gautama Putrada, Maman Abdurohman, Doan Perdana, Hilal Hudan Nuha

“…Smart lighting systems utilize advanced data, control, and communication technologies and allow users to control lights in new ways. …”
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