Comparative analysis of the profit efficiency levels among the major actors in broiler value chain in Ghana by Bombason Kweku Tuoho, Samuel Kwesi Ndzebah Dadzie, Julius Kofi Hagan, Martin Bosompem, Edward Adu-Kyei

“…The simple random sampling technique was used to select 345 broiler producers in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Bono Regions. …”
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Recreational Thematic Dominants in News TV Discourse by M. A. Gladko

“…Their explication represents a multi-layered semiotic system (external level (multimodal resources); internal (macro- and micro-level). Between the two extreme points of recreation there are texts with different levels of recreation, and in descending order the recreational function is combined with additional, non-creative ones.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to participation in electronic health interventions in older adults with cognitive impairment: an umbrella review by Chunyi Zhou, Yating Ai, Sixue Wang, Yue Yuan, Ailin Zhang, Hui Hu, Yuncui Wang

“…Abstract Background Research increasingly supports the role of electronic health technology in improving cognitive function. However, individuals with mild cognitive impairment or dementia often show low compliance with electronic health technology. …”
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The health care needs of multidimensional frail elderly patients with multimorbidity in primary health-care settings: a qualitative study by Linlin Zhao, Bingjie Chang, Qinghua Hu, Xiaolei Chen, Juan Du, Shuang Shao

“…Appropriate policies and measures should be taken, such as integrating multidimensional frailty assessments into current multimorbidity management protocols, developing personalized interventions centered on patient needs, conducting family function assessments and caregiver training programs, and enhancing the integration of social resources.…”
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Heterogeneous transfer learning model for improving the classification performance of fNIRS signals in motor imagery among cross-subject stroke patients by Jin Feng, YunDe Li, ZiJun Huang, Yehang Chen, SenLiang Lu, RongLiang Hu, QingHui Hu, YuYao Chen, XiMiao Wang, Yong Fan, Jing He

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Maximum Entropy Principle Based on Bank Customer Account Validation Using the Spark Method by Xiaorong Qiu, Ye Xu, Yingzhong Shi, S. Kannadhasan Deepa, S. Balakumar

“…This research works in the field of money laundering detection from real bank data. Banking data analysis is a complex process that involves information gathered from various sources, mainly in terms of personality, such as bills or bank account transactions which have qualitative characteristics such as the testimony of eyewitnesses. …”
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U.S. UNIVERSITY WEBSITES AS SPECIFIC MULTIMODAL TEXTS by Svitlana V. Fedorenko, Kateryna B. Sheremeta

“…The methodological basis of the research was a complex of the following methods: analysis (to study multimodal components of the university website as a specific multimodal text), synthesis (to identify the features of the integration of multimodal means of the websites of American universities), observation (for the selection of fragments with verbal means that actualize the visual content and the selection of visual fragments to actualize the verbal content), the method of discourse analysis (to highlight specific fragments of websites that arouse the interest of the authors of this articleб and have a meaningful content), structural method (to analyze the university website as a whole structure, which is provided by separate means of cohesion), functional method (to clarify the pragmatic potential of multimodal elements of the university website, which are means of communication between the university and the reader of its website). …”
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Investigation on the Radar Scattering and Doppler Spectrum From Trimaran Based on the Motion of Six Degrees of Freedom by Yuxin Deng, Jinxing Li, Wangqiang Jiang, Min Zhang

“…Second, an accelerated geometrical optics and physical optics algorithm using the light source function (GO-PO/LSF) is proposed, which uses the light source function to realize the visibility judgment of surfaces and greatly reduces the computation time. …”
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Examination and Tracing of Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Hydrogen in Diesel Oil from Different Regions by Han-yu ZHANG, Zhao-wei JIE, Han-yang ZHENG, Xiao-han ZHU, Wei-ya XIE, Can HU, Zhan-fang LIU, Hong-ling GUO, Jun ZHU, Hong-cheng MEI

“…Diesel is often used as an accelerant in arson cases, so identifying its source is crucial to the investigation. Stable isotope analysis is a method for detecting molecular elements at the element level. …”
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Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) Quantitative Analysis of L-Arginine in Freeze-Dried Red Dragon Fruits (<i>Hylocereus polyhizus</i>) by Wan Mazlina Md Saad, Mohd Qamarul Aizat Isha, Muhamad Faizzudin Mohamad Zan, Siti Mastura Hanim Sallehoddin

“…Thus, this study opens further avenues toward exploring red dragon fruit as a natural source of L-arginine and advancing functional and nutraceutical products.…”
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Implementation of stochastic signal processing algorithms in radar CAD by M. Yu. Konopel'kin, S. V. Petrov, D. A. Smirnyagina

“…A simulation model of a sector surveillance radar with a digital antenna array was created in the radar CAD visual functional editor. The passive channel included the following algorithms: algorithm for detecting stochastic signals; algorithm for estimating the number of stochastic signals; direction finding algorithm for stochastic signal sources; adaptive spatial filtering algorithm. …”
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Faeces, Feathers and Flight: Understanding of Escape Behaviour in Incubating Eurasian Woodcocks (Scolopax rusticola) by Martin Sládeček, Kateřina Brynychová, Lucie Nutilová, Miroslav E. Šálek

“…In this study, we investigate this behaviour in incubating female Eurasian woodcocks (Scolopax rusticola) using a large data set of 399 photographed nests sourced from various open‐source internet platforms. …”
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Evaluation of Health and Wellness Centers in Nagpur District of Maharashtra, Central India by Priti N. Tiwari, Sagar M. Pandey, Hitesh C. Tayade, Arvind S. Kushwaha, Sushma S. Thakre, Subhash B. Thakre

“…Results: All eight HWCs were functioning in government buildings. Half of the HWCs had electricity and functional power backup. …”
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Possibilities for computer-based assessment the quality indicators of Kashkaval cheese using image processing by Balabanov Alexandar, Andreeva Hristina, Danev Angel, Bosakova-Ardenska Atanaska, Ivanov Galin, Balabanova Tatyana

“…The current study presents two open-source software products – ImageJ and Scilab and their functionalities that are applied for image analysis of three samples of Kashkaval cheese, which are produced using different sodium chloride content. …”
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Impact of UAV-Derived RTK/PPK Products on Geometric Correction of VHR Satellite Imagery by Muhammed Enes Atik, Mehmet Arkali, Saziye Ozge Atik

“…Satellite imagery is a widely used source of spatial information in many applications, such as land use/land cover, object detection, agricultural monitoring, and urban area monitoring. …”
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Digital Twins by Physical Education Teaching Practice in Visual Sensing Training System by Xinran Liu, Ji Jiang

“…The proposed method improves the recognition rate of the camera source to some extent and has important exploration significance in the field of action recognition.…”
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Co-encapsulation of norcantharidin prodrugs and lomitapide in nanoparticles to regulate CCL4 expression by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin pathway for improved anti-tumor immunotherapy by Feng Zhao, Liming Gong, Ping Wang, Dong Chen, Shijie Cao, Feifei Yang, Manqing Tang, Yuanyuan Meng, Yuming Wang, Lin Miao, Yunfei Li, Wei Huang

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Examination and critique of bilingual dictionaries in linguistics by Ebrahim Badakhshan

“…Macrostructural issues included the absence of user guides in all but one dictionary, the lack of clearly defined target audiences and dictionary functions, and the omission of explicit criteria for headword selection. …”
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mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…It provides functions for various tasks such as dereplication, clustering, chimera detection, and taxonomic assignment. …”
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Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Activity and Quality Characteristics of Hulled Wheats Originating from Türkiye by Fatma Ruveyda Alkan, Buket Çetiner, Hüseyin Akşit, Samed Şimşek

“…This study investigated selected quality and functional characteristics of 17 hulled wheat accessions (Triticum monococcum and Triticum dicoccum) preserved in the Türkiye Seed Gene Bank, along using four modern wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L. and Triticum durum Desf.). …”
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