COVID-19 and the food system: unpacking lessons from food traders’ responses in Tanzania by Luitfred Kissoly, Rose Qamara, Daniel Mbisso

“…In response to these disruptive effects, food traders employed a variety of strategies, including altering their sources of produce and credit arrangements, relying on social networks, engaging in collective purchasing and transportation of products, and utilizing digital platforms for customer interaction, ordering, payments, and delivery. …”
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A Methodological and Structural Review of Parkinson’s Disease Detection Across Diverse Data Modalities by Abu Saleh Musa Miah, Taro Suzuki, Jungpil Shin

“…Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that primarily affects motor functions and can lead to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in its advanced stages. …”
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Techno-structural and 3-D geometric morphometric analysis applied for investigating the variability of Holocene unifacial tools in tropical Central Brazil. by Marina González-Varas, Antoine Lourdeau, Letícia Gonçalves, Rafael Lemos de Souza, Diego Teixeira Mendes, Tatyana Beltrão de Oliveira, Gustavo Furlaneto Silva, Hubert Forestier, Rolando Romero, Antonio Pérez-Balarezo

“…Lithic technology during this period was mainly marked by localized sourcing of raw materials, the use of multifunctional tools, a variety of projectile point designs, and the frequently utilization of unifacial shaping technology. …”
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Revolutionizing bioenergy: the microalgae-microbial fuel cell frontier by Osman Adil M., Abdurahman Nour Hamid, Noormazlinah Ahmad

“…M-MFC relies on microorganisms to convert chemical energy, utilizing components readily available in wastewater, making it a sustainable energy source with considerable potential. …”
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Dynamic membrane changes and osmotic effects by sugar alcohols by Lichun Chen, Feng Yao, Songwen Xue, Kuang Yao, Yun Huang, Huimin Zhao, Qiong Shao

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Unveiling passenger satisfaction in rail transit through a consumption values perspective by Siti Norida Wahab, Muhammad Iskandar Hamzah, Norazah Mohd Suki, Yueh Suan Chong, Chin Pei Kua

“…This study aims to investigate passenger satisfaction in rail transit systems within emerging economies, utilizing a theory of consumption values. It seeks to understand how various values, such as functional, social, emotional, conditional, and epistemic, influence passenger perceptions and experiences providing insights for enhancing rail transit services. …”
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Enhancing Wi-Fi 6 spectrum access control with a heuristic OFDMA back-off mechanism by Abdul Rehman, Faisal Bashir Hussain, Rashid Ali, Hassan Jalil Hadi, Naveed Ahmad

“…The IEEE 802.11ax standard, known as Wi-Fi 6, employs a centralized, multiuser, uplink Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-based Random Access (UORA) mechanism to improve user efficiency and network capacity in dense environments. In Wi-Fi 6, UORA functions as a contention-based access mechanism within the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, enabling multiple users to transmit simultaneously over shared Resource Units (RUs) in the OFDMA-enabled spectrum. …”
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Clothing Brands’ Sustainability Practices: A Bibliometric Approach by Md Abu Hasan, Saurav Chandra Talukder, Zoltán Lakner, Ágoston Temesi

“…They should adopt innovative technologies for resource utilization, recycling, waste management, supply chain, and also emphasize communication with the consumers to encourage them to purchase eco-friendly and long-lasting clothes.…”
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Greener solvents in extraction of proteins and peptides by Katarína Maráková

“…The sample pretreatment still represents a fundamental aspect of any analytical workflow, and the implementation of sustainable and efficient extraction of proteins is essential to satisfy the increasing requirements for high-quality extraction of proteins from their natural sources. Proteins, with their unique structural and functional characteristics, are utilized in several industries such as pharmaceuticals, biomedicine, cosmetics, and food. …”
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Submillimeter and Mid-infrared Variability of Young Stellar Objects in the M17 H II Region by Zhiwei Chen, Doug Johnstone, Carlos Contreras Peña, Jeong-Eun Lee, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Gregory Herczeg, Steve Mairs, Geumsook Park, Kee-Tae Kim, Mi-Ryang Kim, Keping Qiu, Yao-Te Wang, Xu Zhang, Megan Reiter, The JCMT Transient Team

“…We find one robust linear submillimeter variable, an intermediate mass protostar, with a 4% peak flux change in 3.5 yr of JCMT monitoring that sets a lower limit of 16% luminosity increase for the source. At mid-IR wavelengths, our analysis reveals secular and stochastic variability in 22 YSOs, with the highest fraction of secular variability occurring at the earliest evolutionary stage. …”
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Generative Design-Driven Optimization for Effective Concrete Structural Systems by Hossam Wefki, Mona Salah, Emad Elbeltagi, Majed Alinizzi

“…By leveraging a BIM-based framework, this method enhances efficiency, optimizes resource utilization, and systematically balances structural and architectural requirements. …”
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Ultrasound-guided photoacoustic image annotation toolkit in MATLAB (PHANTOM) for preclinical applications by Allison Sweeney, Aayush Arora, Skye A. Edwards, Srivalleesha Mallidi

“…We modelled the light source configuration with Monte Carlo eXtreme and utilized 3D segmented tissues from ultrasound to generate fluence maps to depth compensate PA images. …”
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A hybrid system of mixture models for the prediction of particle size and shape, density, and flowability of pharmaceutical powder blends by Mohammad Salehian, Jonathan Moores, Jonathan Goldie, Isra' Ibrahim, Carlota Mendez Torrecillas, Ishwari Wale, Faisal Abbas, Natalie Maclean, John Robertson, Alastair Florence, Daniel Markl

“…Two data-driven models were developed to estimate the mixture's tapped density and flowability (represented by the flow function coefficient, FFC) using data from 86 mixtures, which utilized the principal components of predicted particle size and shape distributions in combination with the true density, and bulk density as input data, saving time and material by removing the need for resource-intensive shear testing for raw components. …”
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Data for local decision-making, not a mere reporting requirement: development of an index to measure facility-level use of HMIS data by Jiage Qian, Solomon Shiferaw, Assefa Seme, Ousman E. Esmale, Wubshet Denboba, Elizabeth Stierman, Linnea Zimmerman, Andreea A. Creanga

“…# Background Well-functioning health management information systems (HMIS) enable decision-making at all health system levels. …”
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Modified Technique for Type-2 Neutrosophic Number Multiple-Attribute Decision-Making and Applications to Quality Evaluation of Management Work in University Student Organizations by Xinyan Huang

“…Evaluation criteria typically cover areas such as institutional development, event planning and execution, member development and management, and resource utilization. By combining quantitative and qualitative methods, the evaluation not only identifies strengths and weaknesses in the management process but also provides a basis for future improvements and optimizations, ultimately enhancing the overall management level and work quality of student organizations. …”
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Synergistic task-offloading in 6G edge networks based on propagation dynamics by Chao Zhu, Yuexia Zhang, Xinyi Wang, Xuzhen Zhu

“…In future 6G edge networks, Device-to-Device (D2D)-assisted Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) can fully utilize the idle resources of user terminals (UT) and alleviate the burden on backhaul links. …”
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Biomimetic nanosystems based on cell membranes (BNCMs) for cancer immunotherapy by Yixi Wang, Xianzhou Huang, Qinjie Wu, Changyang Gong

“…For employing the biomimetic design in nanosystems, biomimetic nanosystems based on cell membranes (BNCMs) inherit various functional molecules from source cells, permitting precise tumor targeting, enhancing blood circulation, and conferring more desired functionality for a more robust immune response. …”
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Structural Repetition Detector for multi-scale quantitative mapping of molecular complexes through microscopy by Afonso Mendes, Bruno M. Saraiva, Guillaume Jacquemet, João I. Mamede, Christophe Leterrier, Ricardo Henriques

“…Our open-source plugin for ImageJ or FIJI enables unbiased analysis of repetitive structures across imaging modalities in diverse biological contexts.…”
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Impact and mechanisms of organic agriculture development on rural return migration: Based on a perspective of post-productivism by HU Xia, LUO Chongjia, ZHANG Qingyong, ZHOU Xuhai

“…[Conclusion] Organic agriculture development can meet the needs of households through the supply of production, living, and ecological resources, thereby attracting return migrants. Promoting context-specific organic agriculture can help diversify rural functions and achieve rural revitalization.…”
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Building Community Resilience to the Risks of Natural Disasters in Ensuring Societal Security - Case Studies of Floods in Germany and the Czech Republic in 2021-2024 by Marina A. Glaser, Varvara A. Gatskovskaya, Anton V. Poliachenkov

“…The authors argue that Germany and the Czech Republic vary not only in the amount of available social, economic, human, and physical capital but also in how these resources are utilized. The presence of resources alone is not sufficient to guarantee effective crisis resolution or societal security in the face of natural hazards. …”
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