The impact of extensive reading on academic writing proficiency in EFL undergraduate students by Tamirat Taye, Gemechis Teshome

“…This study underlines ER’s dual function as a linguistic resource and cognitive scaffold. …”
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Morphological Variation of the Fiddler Crab Tubuca paradussumieri (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) Among Provinces in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta and a Classification Key for Genus Tubuca by Anh Ngoc Tran, Vuong Van Ly, Phuc Le Hoang Nguyen, Thuan Thanh Tran, Vinh Quoc Nguyen, Quang Minh Dinh

“…The claw sizes of females were consistent across sites (p>0.05), indicating selective pressures specific to sex. This study highlights T. paradussumieri’s function as a bioindicator for habitat-specific adaptations by offering the first quantitative proof of phenotypic plasticity in the Mekong Delta. …”
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Distributed Frequency Regulation Method for Power Grids Considering the Delayed Response of Virtual Power Plants by Jun Qi, Anning Ying, Bohang Zhang, Dan Zhou, Guoqing Weng

“…To tackle the challenges of distributed flexible resource coordination and inherent control delays in virtual power plant (VPP)-participated frequency regulation (FR) for interconnected power systems, this paper proposes a novel distributed model predictive control (DMPC)-based FR strategy with time-delay compensation. …”
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Polycentric governance: Evaluating the relevance of traditional authorities in good governance in South Africa by Samson Faboye, Trynos Gumbo, Jackson Sebola

“…The study argues that good governance is defined by its ability to meet the needs of the broader populace, not simply select groups. It proposes a formalised polycentric governance framework that elevates traditional authorities as key actors in local government, with a focus on areas such as administrative hierarchy, development planning, land governance, and natural resource management. …”
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Heat stress transcripts, differential expression, and profiling of heat stress tolerant gene TaHsp90 in Indian wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cv C306. by Harinder Vishwakarma, Alim Junaid, Jayanand Manjhi, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Kishor Gaikwad, Jasdeep Chatrath Padaria

“…To generate a genetic resource of heat stress responsive genes/ESTs, suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) library was constructed in a heat and drought stress tolerant Indian bread wheat cultivar C306. …”
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Scenario-based assessment design: an implementation and analysis of Iranian EFL learners’ writing performance by Masumeh Rahimivand, Saeideh Ahangari, Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid

“…It also revealed that the SBA model significantly improved coherence and cohesion and lexical resources. SBA can acquire further backing and function as a proficient instructional and evaluative framework among teachers, educators, stakeholders, curriculum planners, and syllabus designers for EFL learners.…”
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Sap flow simulation of Cunninghamia lanceolata in degraded red soil region based on back propagation neural network by Tu Jie, Liu Qijing, Wei Jun, Hu Liang

“…Therefore, quantitative research on tree water consumption characteristics by transpiration has become a hot issue in the field of tree physiological ecology in recent years.Taking the C. lanceolata plantation in degraded red soil of Jiangxi Province as the research object, the log-sigmoid type function (tansig) of MATLAB toolbox was selected as the transmission function for the role of neurons. …”
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Innovations and Challenges in Intermediate Respiratory Care Units: Toward Effective Integration into the Hospital System by Beatriz Jara Chinarro, Laura Pazos Rodriguez, Miguel Cuchí Alfaro, Ainhoa Izquierdo Pérez, Silvia Aguado Ibañez, María Churruca Arrospide, Marta Soler Vigil, Cristina Moral, Carlos Almonacid

“…Original articles were selected for analysis. Additionally, recommendation documents on IRCUs from SEPAR and other Scientific Societies were reviewed. …”
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Developing soil quality indices to investigate degradation impacts of different land use types in Northern Ethiopia by Araya Kahsay, Mitiku Haile, Girmay Gebresamuel, Muktar Mohammed

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Impact of municipal wastewater use on urban and peri‑urban agricultural productivity: the endogenous treatment-effects approach by Mohammed Abdulai, Mohammed Tanko, Alhassan Andani

“…Using survey data from 416 vegetable farmers, we employed a semi-log production function augmented with an endogenous binary-treatment effect equation to estimate the drivers and impact of MWW use on value of vegetable output, accounting for selection bias and omitted variable problem. …”
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Founders Can Increase Determinism of Community Assembly by Yi‐Ting Cheng, Wei Deng, Xiao‐Yan Yang, Kun Tan, Wen Xiao

“…This study used sterilized and nonsterilized paocai soup (a traditional Chinese fermented vegetable soup) from the same source to simulate initial environments with and without founders. …”
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Deep learning approach to the estimation of the ratio of reproductive modes in a partially clonal population by T. A. Nikolaeva, A. A. Poroshina, D. Yu. Sherbakov

“…Genetic diversity among biological entities, including populations, species, and communities, serves as a fundamental source of information for understanding their structure and functioning. …”
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Genetic Basis and Simulated Breeding Strategies for Enhancing Soybean Seed Protein Content Across Multiple Environments by Xu Sun, Bo Hu, Wen-Xia Li, Hai-Long Ning

“…Soybeans are a primary source of plant-based protein, with seeds containing approximately 40% protein—a key quality trait. …”
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Genetic and biotechnological characterization of folate-producing probiotics isolated from local dairy products by Rahma Ali Hassan Abubakr, Mohammed Hassan Abdel A’al, Gihan Mohamed El Moghazy, Ashraf Bakry Abd Elrazik, Samir Abdel Aziz Ibrahim

“…The findings support strain selection for folate-enriched functional foods.…”
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Interdisciplinary medical education practices: building a case-driven interdisciplinary simulation system based on public datasets by Kangli Qiu, Tianshu Zeng, Wenfang Xia, Miaomiao Peng, Wen Kong

“…This creates a closed-loop practice that spans data sample selection and processing to front-end interaction. …”
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A novel efferocytosis-related gene signature for predicting prognosis and therapeutic response in bladder cancer by Weitao Yu, Dongnuan Yao, Xueming Ma, Juanjuan Hou, Junqiang Tian

“…A prognostic model was subsequently developed using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and multivariate Cox regression. …”
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The Influence of Chromospheric Activity on Line Formation by Mariela C. Vieytes, Lily L. Zhao, Megan Bedell

“…One of the primary sources of stellar spectral variability is magnetic activity. …”
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Extraction and characterization of humic acid from low-rank coal mined reserves in South Sumatra and its application on red chili (Capsicum annuum L.) in fertilizer exhausted soil by Mega Kartika Hermawan, Emma Trinurani Sofyan, Rija Sudirja, Anne Nurbaity

“…Laboratory-scale characterization revealed that locally sourced HA shares many functional groups with commercial leonardite-based HA. …”
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Molecular dissection of the genetic architecture of phenology underlying Lupinus hispanicus early flowering and adaptation to winter- or spring sowing by Wojciech Bielski, Anna Surma, Jolanta Belter, Bartosz Kozak, Michał Książkiewicz, Sandra Rychel-Bielska

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Context-Adaptable Deployment of FastSLAM 2.0 on Graphic Processing Unit with Unknown Data Association by Jessica Giovagnola, Manuel Pegalajar Cuéllar, Diego Pedro Morales Santos

“…In autonomous navigation systems, these algorithms need to operate in real-time on devices with limited resources, emphasizing the importance of reducing complexity and ensuring efficient performance. …”
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