Poplar transformation with variable explant sources to maximize transformation efficiency by Haiwei Lu, Sara Jawdy, Jin-Gui Chen, Xiaohan Yang, Udaya C. Kalluri

“…The recent omnipresent emergence of synthetic biology, which relies on plant transformation to manipulate plant DNA and gene expression for novel product biosynthesis, has further propelled basic as well as applied interests in plant transformation technologies. The strong demand for a faster design-build-test-learn cycle, the essence of synthetic biology, is, however, still ill-matched with the long-standing issues of high tissue culture recalcitrance and low transformation efficiency of a wide range of plant species especially food, fiber and energy crops. …”
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Populism in the 21st century: Today, tomorrow, always? by A. V. Glukhova

“…Additionally, the author links the recent rise in the populist sentiments to the deepening crisis of traditional political party systems, the erosion of principles of parliamentarianism and the development of new information and communication technologies. The author stresses that in these circumstances different charismatic leaders gain new opportunities for mobilizing public support. …”
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TBF-YOLOv8n: A Lightweight Tea Bud Detection Model Based on YOLOv8n Improvements by Wenhui Fang, Weizhen Chen

“…In conclusion, the TBF-YOLOv8n model achieves a commendable balance between efficiency and precision, offering valuable insights for advancing intelligent tea bud harvesting technologies.…”
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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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3D-Printed Anthropomorphic Phantom Framework for Spectral Photon-Counting CT: A Breast Phantom Application by Kyriaki Katsikari, Nadine Francis, Nabil Maalej, Charalampos Pitsalidis, Aamir Younis Raja

“…Traditional phantoms, however, often fail to accurately replicate complex tissue patterns, particularly for advanced technologies like spectral photon-counting CT (SPCCT). …”
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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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Experience in researching the identity of active internet users by Viktoriya A. Peregudina

“…The research is based on the idea of modern authors that identity on the Internet is one of the aspects of real identity that arises due to the projection of stable, significant personal characteristics into the virtual world, the use of the possibilities of information and communication technologies to construct new ones, as well as the transformation of existing aspects of personal identity. …”
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The subject digital educational environment of the teacher in the conditions of the implementation of the FSIS «My school» by Olga V. Yusupova, Elvira Z. Galimullina

“…The My School system is a Russian educational platform created for effective information support of the bodies and organizations of the education system and citizens in the framework of the processes of organizing education and managing the educational process, as well as to create conditions for the digital transformation of the education system and the effective use of new opportunities for digital technologies. On the other hand, the problem of creating a digital educational environment, its component composition and purpose has been studied in scientific circles for quite a long time. …”
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Connotation and practice of the integration of academic field based on Bourdieu’s theory——taking the cultivation of cyberspace security talents as an example by Qian ZHOU, Haiping HUANG, Le WANG, Yanchun ZHANG, Fu XIAO

“…The deployment of network security has become a crucial strategy for the development of modern nations, with skilled professionals serving as the core driving force behind cybersecurity efforts.Cultivating cybersecurity talents and fostering team building are essential for China's talent reserves and strategic capital accumulation.With economic globalization, 0-day vulnerabilities have constantly emerged in information systems, attack chains have become increasingly complex, threat targets were difficult to detect, and hidden viruses varied over time.Talents trained by traditional universities for network security were unable to adapt to innovative production and practical activities in the new fields, as it was confined to their training structure system.In order to break through the shackles of the internal administrative structure and traditional curriculum system of universities, and ease the contradiction between the uncertainty of cyberspace security situation and the standardization of talent cultivation, the talent cultivation models based on Bourdieu's theory were studied, the fusion meaning of cultural capital in the academic field was analyzed and three practical standards were put forward in terms of teaching content, cultivation model and teaching opportunity of cyberspace security talents in combination with the actual cases of the “Fang class”.In terms of education content, standards and open knowledge systems were established to meet the differentiated needs of students.The mentorship approach was employed to construct habitus, fostering students’ ability to adapt flexibly to problems by adopting different cognitive thinking modes.Favorable teaching opportunities were utilized by tutors in various roles to promote efficient integration of individuals and fields, helping students establish a valuable and stable mindset.By leveraging Bourdieu's theory to explore the integration path of academic fields, it has leveraged the advantages of independently cultivating high-quality talents, vigorously promoting technological innovation and the healthy ecological development of the industry.…”
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Phasor-FSTM: a new paradigm for multicolor super-resolution imaging of living cells based on fluorescence modulation and lifetime multiplexing by Luwei Wang, Yue Chen, Jiaqing Guo, Xiaoyu Weng, Wei Yan, Jun Song, Tong Ye, Junle Qu

“…Our method stands out for its simplicity and adaptability, seamlessly fitting into existing laser scanning microscopes without requiring multiple laser lines for excitation, which also provides a new avenue for other super-resolution imaging technologies based on different principles to build multi-color imaging systems with the requirement of a lower budget.…”
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DIFUZIA PUTERII DE LA ACTORII STATALI LA CEI NON-STATALI by Octavian-Alexandru-Ștefan BROȘTEANU

“…It is a new phenomenon, amplified by the spread of the Internet and the technological revolution, and has in the foreground that states are losing control of certain aspects of everyday life, their place being taken by non-state organizations. …”
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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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Multifaceted properties of Ni and Zn codoped MgO nanoparticles by A. Chithra Mohan, A. Athira, Bindu P. Nair, G. Sivasubramanian, K. M. Sreekanth, Gopinathan Anoop, Sreeprasanth Pulinthanathu Sree, K. M. Sreedhar

“…By deciphering the complexities of the versatile nanomaterial, MgO, the study aims to deepen our comprehension of the synergistic effects induced by dual doping in MgO, thus propelling the advancement of innovative technologies and materials with broad applications. The present investigation employed a facile chemical precipitation and coprecipitation approach to synthesize pure MgO and Ni, Zn dual doped MgO, varying Ni concentration ranging between 2% and 10% and maintaining a constant Zn concentration at 20%. …”
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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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