Metaproteomics in the One Health framework for unraveling microbial effectors in microbiomes by Robert Heyer, Maximilian Wolf, Dirk Benndorf, Sergio Uzzau, Jana Seifert, Lucia Grenga, Martin Pabst, Heike Schmitt, Bart Mesuere, Tim Van Den Bossche, Sven-Bastiaan Haange, Nico Jehmlich, Mariagrazia Di Luca, Manuel Ferrer, Sergio Serrano-Villar, Jean Armengaud, Helge B. Bode, Patrick Hellwig, Catherine Robbe Masselot, Renaud Léonard, Paul Wilmes

“…Metaproteomics offers a novel methodological framework as it provides insights into microbial dynamics by quantifying microbial biomass composition, metabolic functions, and detecting effectors like viruses, antimicrobial resistance proteins, and non-ribosomal peptides. …”
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Model of professional competencies of military instructors of the Air Defense Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran by Ebrahim Eskandary, Naser Asgari, Alireza Rezgi rostami

“…The purpose of this research is to design the model of professional competencies of military instructors of the air defense training centers of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.Method: The current type of research is applied, the research method is content analysis and its approach is qualitative.Findings: The statistical population of the research consisted of 15 experts in the field of human resources management working in the training centers of the Air Defense Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who were selected by non-probability sampling method. …”
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Economics of Plantain Production among Farmers in Northeast Nigeria by Love Joel, Abubakar Alhaji Umaru Jongur, Elizabeth Femi Adebayo, Amurtiya Michael

“…The specific objectives of the study were to; describe plantain farmers’ socio-economic characteristics in Northeast Nigeria; identify factors affecting plantain production in the study area, and also ascertain farmers’ resource use efficiency in plantain production. The study adopted a multi-stage sampling technique to collect primary data from 250 plantain farmers selected from 13 communities. …”
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Single-nuclei sequencing of skeletal muscle reveals subsynaptic-specific transcripts involved in neuromuscular junction maintenance by Alexander S. Ham, Shuo Lin, Alice Tse, Marco Thürkauf, Timothy J. McGowan, Lena Jörin, Filippo Oliveri, Markus A. Rüegg

“…The data show that NMJ gene expression is not only driven by agrin-Lrp4/MuSK signaling but is also affected by electrical activity and trophic factors other than agrin. By selecting the three NMJ genes Etv4, Lrtm1, and Pdzrn4, we further characterize novel contributors to NMJ stability and function. …”
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Evaluating Sleep in Pediatric Cancer: A Scoping Review of Assessment Tools for Quality and Care by Elena Rostagno, Veronica Rivi, Pierfrancesco Sarti, Pietro Guastella, Dorella Scarponi, Johanna Maria Catharina Blom

“…Conclusion A wide range of tools exists for assessing sleep in pediatric oncology, each with distinct strengths and limitations. Selection of the most appropriate tool should consider the specific sleep concern, patient age, clinical context, and resource availability. …”
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The Role of Rivaroxaban in a Comprehensive Protection Strategy for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by I. A. Zolotovskaya, V. D. Sabanova, I. L. Davydkin

“…Atrial fibrillation is often asymptomatic and timely detection of these patients can be one of the most important tasks in the complex of measures aimed at protecting patients from stroke. …”
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Inoculant Formulation for <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> spp.: Optimizing CMC/Starch Blends for Improved Performance by Jaqueline Carvalho de Almeida, Vinício Oliosi Favero, Janaina Ribeiro Costa Rouws, Carla de Sant’Anna Freitas, Érica Barbosa de Sousa, Jéssica Feitoza da Rocha, Nainicelle Cibelle Sousa Chantre, Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier, Paulo Jansen de Oliveira, Norma Gouvêa Rumjanek

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Efficient Schemes for Optimizing Load Balancing and Communication Cost in Edge Computing Networks by Efthymios Oikonomou, Angelos Rouskas

“…However, the placement of edge servers should match the level of demand for computing resources and the location of user load. Thus, it is necessary to devise schemes that select the most appropriate access nodes to host computing services and associate every remaining access node with the most proper service node to ensure optimal service delivery. …”
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The Melilla-Nador cross-border urban complex by Gabino Ponce Herrero, Pablo Martí Ciriquián

“…Old borders are undergoing intense changes – their function of isolation is being altered and some are becoming bridges for trade. …”
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AlphaFold‐Guided Bespoke Gene Editing Enhances Field‐Grown Soybean Oil Contents by Jie Wang, Li Zhang, Shoudong Wang, Xin Wang, Suning Li, Pingping Gong, Mengyan Bai, Arnav Paul, Nathan Tvedt, Hengrui Ren, Maoxiang Yang, Zhihui Zhang, Shaodong Zhou, Jiayi Sun, Xianjin Wu, Huaqin Kuang, Zhenghua Du, Yonghui Dong, Xiaolei Shi, Meina Li, Diwakar Shukla, Long Yan, Yuefeng Guan

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TRENDS IN HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: PROFESSIONALIZATION OR DEPROFESSIONALIZATION? by Yu. R. Vishnevsky, D. Yu. Narkhov, Ya. V. Didkovskaya

“…Student population is the most important social resource of development of post-industrial information society. …”
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Fluxgate Magnetometers Based on New Physical Principles by Ivan V. Bryakin, Igor V. Bochkarev, Vadim R. Khramshin, Vadim R. Gasiyarov, Ivan N. Erdakov

“…The authors considered a generalized flow of the physical processes in the FM to obtain a detailed representation of the operating functions of the FM. The presented experimental results for the proposed FM in the field meter mode confirm its operating parameters (±40 μT—measurement range, 0.5 nT—detection threshold). …”
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An Optimization Algorithm for Forward-Scatter Radar Network Node Deployment Based on BFGS and Improved NSGA-II by Yuqing Zheng, Xiaofeng Ai, Zhiming Xu, Jing Wu, Feng Zhao

“…A multi-objective optimization model was subsequently established with the objective functions of minimizing node cost and maximizing spatial detection area. …”
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Wastewater metagenomics in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. by Stephen Kanyerezi, Fatma Zahra Guerfali, Abbas Abel Anzaku, Oluwasegun Adesina Babaleye, Tracey Calvert-Joshua, Julien Alban Nguinkal, Oluwaseun Paul Amoo, Chiraz Atri, Waqasuddin Khan, Iqra Saleh, M Imran Nisar, Arthur Shem Kasambula, Koketso Morapedi, Gerald Mboowa

“…The advent of metagenomics has dramatically expanded our understanding of microbial communities, particularly through the study of wastewater, which serves as a rich source of microbial data. In Africa, wastewater metagenomics presents unparalleled opportunities for public health monitoring, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) tracking, and the discovery of new microbial species and functions. …”
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TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF SMALLHOLDER POULTRY FARMERS IN AKURE SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA by Oluwakemi ODUNTAN

“…Also, farmers should come together often so that they can pool resources together and easily get the government’s attention.…”
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Pharmacological Mechanisms of Cryptotanshinone: Recent Advances in Cardiovascular, Cancer, and Neurological Disease Applications by Zheng Z, Ke L, Ye S, Shi P, Yao H

“…Ziyao Zheng,1 Liyuan Ke,1 Shumin Ye,1 Peiying Shi,2 Hong Yao1,3 1Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource and Bee Products, College of Animal Sciences (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, People’s Republic of China; 3Fujian Key Laboratory of Drug Target Discovery and Structural and Functional Research, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Peiying Shi; Hong Yao, Email peiyshi@126.com; yauhung@126.com, hongyao@mail.fjmu.edu.cnAbstract: Cryptotanshinone (CTS) is an important active ingredient of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. …”
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Discriminant analysis of variational pulsometry parameters by U. I. Silkina, V. A. Balandin

“…The parameters with weak cross-correlation with high predictive significance, the spread of the values of which corresponds to the normal distribution law, were selected for the discriminant analysis. A function which allows to identify the patient as “sick” or “healthy” (one of the categories) has been determined. …”
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The Genome Assembly of Vitis vinifera cv. Shiraz by Cristobal A. Onetto, Christopher M. Ward, Anthony R. Borneman

“…Long-read ONT data were selected to produce a highly contiguous genome assembly for Shiraz. …”
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Radio‐Activated Selenium‐Doped Janus Ag/Ag2SexSy Nanoparticles for Precise Cancer NIR‐II Fluorescence Imaging and Radiosensitization Therapy by Kang Zhu, Zhanyuan Li, Jingjing Cao, Yixi Cao, Jimei Wang, Shiyu Wang, Ling Chen, Huiqin Zhou, Wei Huang, Hanxun Zou, Qunsheng Li, Jing Mu, Jibin Song

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Sustainable forest management: success and challenges in Ethiopia by Rusha Begna Wakweya

“…Forest governance encompasses the norms, institutions, and processes that determine how power and responsibilities over forest resources are exercised, how decisions are made, and how forest dwellers participate in and benefit from the management of these resources4. …”
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