Drought Modulates Root–Microbe Interactions and Functional Gene Expression in Plateau Wetland Herbaceous Plants by Yuanyuan Chen, Shishi Feng, Qianmin Liu, Di Kang, Shuzhen Zou

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Functions and Obstacles of Nurse Leadership in Disaster Management in West Sulawesi, Indonesia: A Qualitative Study by Edi Purnomo, Achir Yani S. Hamid, Dewi Gayatri, Agus Setiawan

“…Results: The analysis identified 4 primary categories and 9 subcategories: 1) Personnel direction function (providing instructions and directions, motivating and empowering members), 2) Staffing function (availability of human resources, addition and development of human resources), 3) Conflict of functions in family and profession (role and responsibilities in family, demands of the profession), 4) Advocacy, coordination, and communication functions (cross-sectoral advocacy, inter-institutional synchronization, and communication channels and media).  …”
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Understanding Impedance Response Characteristics of a Piezoelectric-Based Smart Interface Subjected to Functional Degradations by Ba-Phu Nguyen, Quang Hung Tran, Thanh-Truong Nguyen, Ananta Man Singh Pradhan, Thanh-Canh Huynh

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Prob-sparse self-attention extraction of time-aligned dynamic functional connectivity for ASD diagnosis by Hongwu Chen, Fan Feng, Pengwei Lou, Ying Li, MingLi Zhang, Feng Zhao

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Shelf-Life Evaluation of a Novel Functional Product from a Blend of Powdered Vegetables by Aisha Idris Ali, Virginia Paul, Munir Abba Dandago, Fatima Idris Ali, Daniel Amiteye

“… Perishable fresh vegetables that do not meet cosmetic standards and other crop waste rich resources are presently wasted. Mangifera indica leaves, Psidium guajava leaves, Petroselinum crispum leaves and Daucus carota were selected as model vegetables to show that they can be converted into a shelf-stable novel functional powdered product. …”
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Exploring the impact of GeoGebra on preservice teachers’ proficiency in teaching grade 10 parabola functions by Abongile Ngwabe, Marc Schafer

“…This paper investigates the development of teaching proficiency among preservice teachers in Grade 10 parabola functions through the use of GeoGebra. A significant number of preservice teachers encounter challenges in effectively teaching parabola functions due to limited resources for illustrating complex mathematical relationships, which can impede both their teaching proficiency and the students' conceptual understanding. …”
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Proteolysis and volatile compounds in Mediterranean buffalo milk blue cheese: Quality determinants and functional peptides by Federica Della Cerra, Giuseppina Garro, Rosaria Cozzolino, Sabrina De Pascale, Mariapia Esposito, Gianluca Picariello, Simonetta Caira, Andrea Scaloni, Francesca Marino, Francesco Addeo

“…This study explores the proteolytic changes and volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles occurring during the ripening of Mediterranean buffalo milk blue cheese.The main objective was to characterize bioactive peptides, casein phosphopeptides, and volatile compounds and to assess their potential implications for functional food development.Peptide profiling was conducted using nanoLC-ESI-MS/MS and MALDI-TOF-MS, while VOCs were analyzed via headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME)-GC-MS.β-casein emerged as the predominant source of bioactive peptides, including sequences with predicted ACE-inhibitory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities. …”
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Effects of Nitrogen Addition on Leaf Functional Traits of Dominant Species in Bayanbulak Grassland, Xinjiang, China by Xiaoyu Ding, Junjie Liu, Yao Wang, Juan Wang, Chao Liu, Mengtian Qin, Yujiao Xu, Yonggang Ma, Jianjun Yang, Zhonglin Xu

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Fermented Buffalo Milk with Conjugated Linoleic Acid-Producing Bacteria: Strain Selection and Functional Applications by Bruna Samara dos Santos Rekowsky, Lorena Brandão Rocha Martinez Fernandez, Katherine Gutierrez Alzate, Carini Aparecida Lelis, Marcelo Resende de Souza, Carolina Oliveira de Souza, Bruno Dutra da Silva, Carlos Adam Conte-Júnior, Carla Paulo Vieira, José Givanildo da Silva, Marion Pereira da Costa

“…Buffalo milk is a rich source of precursor fatty acids for bioactive compounds and provides an optimal environment for bacterial growth. …”
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Engineered Magnetic-Functionalized Carbon Xerogels for Sustainable Arsenic Removal: Bridging Adsorption Efficiency with Regenerability by Sasirot Khamkure, Prócoro Gamero-Melo, Audberto Reyes-Rosas, Alejandro Zermeño-González, José Luis Álvarez-Cruz, Elim Albiter Escobar, Gabriela Eleonora Moeller-Chávez, Victoria Bustos-Terrones

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The NLRP3 inflammasome in microglia regulates repetitive behavior by modulating NMDA glutamate receptor functions by Hyeji Jung, Byeongchan Kim, Gyubin Jang, Hyeonho Kim, Ae-Ree Lee, Sung-Hyun Yoon, Kyung-Seo Lee, Gaeun Hyun, Younghye Kim, Jaewon Ko, Je-Wook Yu, Ji Won Um

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The availability and functionality of medical equipment and the barriers to their use at comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Alem Endeshaw Woldeyohanins, Nigatu Mihretu Molla, Abibo Wondie Mekonen, Abrham Wondimu

“…Eight (n = 8) comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region were selected purposefully and included in this study. The data used to assess the availability and functionality of medical equipment items (n = 78) listed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health that are supposed to be available in all of the comprehensive specialized hospitals were collected from 29 May to 18 June 2023. …”
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IS THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF READYMADE GARMENTS FACTORIES EFFECTIVE IN ACHIEVING THE PROJECTED OUTCOME, STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY? A STUDY ON BANGLA... by Kazi NAZMUL HUDA

“…Performance management of employees is a significant function of modern human resource management practices. …”

Identification and characterization of Sr59-mediated stem rust resistance in a novel wheat-rye translocation T2BL·2BS-2RL by Mahboobeh Yazdani, Matthew N. Rouse, Prabin Bajgain, Tatiana V. Danilova, Ivan Motsnyi, Brian J. Steffenson, Mehran Patpour, Mahbubjon Rahmatov

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Edge enhancement of potential field data using the enhanced gradient (EG) filter by Ahmad Alvandi, Korimilli N Durga Prasad, Hazel Deniz Toktay

“…Potential field data play a critical role in interpreting various geologic structural features through edge detection filters that aid in mapping subsurface structural features. …”
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ZnCl2-activated S/N-doped biochar for low-temperature NH3-SCR of NOx: Performance and pathway analysis by Shuangshuang Yan, Dongmei Bi, Chengxizi Zhang, Zhisen He, Yu Ni, Kang Yue, Shanjian Liu

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Deep Defense Against Mal-Doc: Utilizing Transformer and SeqGAN for Detecting and Classifying Document Type Malware by Gati Lother Martin, Sang-Min Lee, Jong-Hyun Kim, Young-Seob Jeong, Ah Reum Kang, Jiyoung Woo

“…The proposed model will solve this gap by detecting and classifying document-type malware families using script codes, including tags, to write documents and script languages to execute malicious functions. …”
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Correlation between D-dimer and size of middle cerebral artery infarction and its relation to functional outcome by Ramy Taha Alloush, Mohamed Hamdy Ibrahim, Shahinaz Mohamed Helmy, Aya Ebrahim Marwan, Mona Ali Eissa, Adel T. Alloush, Mohamed Khaled Elewa

“…Furthermore, data from neuroimaging, clinical, laboratory, and demographic sources were examined. Additionally, the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score was used to evaluate the predictive usefulness of plasma D-dimer on a patient's functional outcome after three months. …”
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Identification and functional analyses of drought stress resistance genes by transcriptomics of the Mongolian grassland plant Chloris virgata by Ganbayar Namuunaa, Baldorj Bujin, Ayumi Yamagami, Byambajav Bolortuya, Shintaro Kawabata, Hirotaka Ogawa, Asaka Kanatani, Minami Shimizu, Anzu Minami, Keiichi Mochida, Takuya Miyakawa, Bekh-Ochir Davaapurev, Tadao Asami, Javzan Batkhuu, Takeshi Nakano

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Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals Expansion and Positive Selection of Monocarboxylate Transporter Genes Linked to Enhanced Salinity and Ammonia Tolerance in <i>Sinonovacula constricta</... by Yiping Meng, Liyuan Lv, Hanhan Yao, Zhihua Lin, Yinghui Dong

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