Implementation and Costs of an Agroforestry System in a Degraded Area of the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region by Israel Pereira de Quadro, Antônio Gilvan da Cruz de Souza, Danilo Batista Nogueira, Isac Gabriel Abrahão Bomfim, Aelton Biasi Giroldo

“…Specifically, we analyzed the system’s establishment process, estimated its costs, assessed structural development over time, and compared species performance and carbon accumulation across different biodiversity arrangements. …”
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Predicting HIV self-testing intentions among Chinese college students: a dual-model analysis integrating health belief constructs and machine learning prioritization by Yan Jiang, Jing Li, Jing Li, Jingfen Lu, Liping He, Lin Hu, Jiazhen He, Xianli Huang, Yuchao Li

“…Random forest modeling prioritized these psychological constructs (mean decrease Gini >2.5), identifying male students and arts majors as critical subpopulations requiring targeted intervention.DiscussionOur dual-method analysis establishes that campus HIV control necessitates: 1) Gender-specific prevention programs addressing male students’ elevated risk exposure; 2) HBM-informed education strengthening self-efficacy and environmental cues; 3) Structural interventions reducing testing barriers through discreet service delivery. …”
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Assessment of safety orientation in driving skills aligned with performance: a data-triangulation approach by R. Arichandran, Mithun Mohan, M. Sreekumar

“…Factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure: Perceptual-Motor (PM) and safety skills. …”
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Determinants and Consequences of Population Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa by IVANOV Sergey Felixovich

“…The concept of the demographic dividend, developed in recent decades, makes it possible to remove the contradictions between two opposing paradigms, since it shifts the emphasis from the negative consequences of rapid population growth to the positive consequences of changes in the population age structure during the demographic transition. The demographic transition in Africa needs to be accelerated, and policies are able to do this without relying on the impractical assumptions of fast economic growth. …”
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Financing of non-communicable diseases in Afghanistan by Narges Neyazi, Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad, Maryam Tajvar, Najibullah Safi

“…Also, threats are weak governance structure and risk of corruption in the health sector, lack of public trust on the government, barriers to implementing Public Private Partnership program, low health literacy of people, collusion between public and private sector, and long bureaucratic process. …”
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“Standard Assessment Framework”: A Proposal to Fill a Gap in the “Paris Declaration” by Hellmut W. Eggers, Daniel Svoboda

“…It therefore presents simultaneously, however, a general grid that should structure findings in a much more detailed way, to be consigned to a SAF Data-Base that can be built up on the basis of experiences made in the past and on those accumulating further under current evaluation work. …”
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Exploring the genetic resources of yam in the Democratic Republic of Congo: implications for breeding by Idris Adejumobi, Idris Adejumobi, Adeyinka Saburi Adewumi, Fatim Ouattara, Esther Olatunde, Joseph Adheka, Didy Onautshu, Siraj Ismail Kayondo, Oluwafemi Alaba, Hapson Mushoriwa, Paterne Angelot Agre

“…These accessions were genotyped using 10,621 DArTseq SNP markers and characterized for key productivity and food quality traits.Results and discussionPopulation structure analysis revealed six distinct genetic groups within the yam accessions. …”
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Physical activity and bone turnover in women with osteopenia by Perić Dušan, Kovačev-Zavišić Branka, Međedović Bojan, Romanov Romana, Ahmetović Zlatko, Novaković-Paro Jovanka, Dimitrić Mirjana

“…Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of the skeleton characterized by a decrease in bone mass and changes in the bone structure. An increased tendency of the bone tissue for fractures occurs as a consequence of these changes. …”
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Intragastric administration of short chain fatty acids greatly reduces voluntary ethanol intake in rats by María Elena Quintanilla, Daniela Santapau, Eugenio Diaz, Ignacio Valenzuela Martinez, Nicolas Medina, Glauben Landskron, Antonia Dominguez, Paola Morales, David Ramírez, Marcela Hermoso, Belén Olivares, Pablo Berríos-Cárcamo, Marcelo Ezquer, Mario Herrera-Marschitz, Yedy Israel, Fernando Ezquer

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Novel prophylactic and therapeutic multi-epitope vaccine based on Ag85A, Ag85B, ESAT-6, and CFP-10 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using an immunoinformatics approach by Muhammad Fikri Nugraha, Daniel Alexander Changestu, Rizky Ramadhan, Tasya Salsabila, Arsila Nurizati, Sari Eka Pratiwi, Ysrafil Ysrafil

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GENOME POLITICS: STRATEGY AND TACTICS by Jonas Rubikas

“…Genome controls directly or indirectly all human functions: body structure, physiology. Human mental and consciousness activity, brain functions obtained by learning mask the dependence of these activities on the genome. …”
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159 Benefits of career development grant coaching groups for early career clinical and translational investigators beyond funding success by Sudeshna De, Kharma Foucher

“…Participants valued the structure and accountability of the groups and reported other benefits, such as improved writing skills. …”
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Sustainable building: Achieving thermal comfort in hot and humid climate using building performance simulation by Niniek Pratiwi, Abdi Gunawan Djafar, Rahmayanti Rahmayanti, Nur Mutmainnah, Arlan Kaharu

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Post-operative Rehabilitation for Scapular Muscle Reattachment: A Case Report by Wendy Burke, W Ben Kibler, Tim L Uhl

“… # Discussion Rehabilitation protocols for scapular muscle reattachment surgery are not commonly available to allow physical therapists to guide their patients and structure a rehabilitation program. This case report provides a sample pre-operative set of educational guidelines and a post-operative protocol for use after scapular reattachment surgery. …”
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Theoretical study about L-arginine complexes formation with thiotriazolin by L. I. Kucherenko, O. V. Hromyleva, I. A. Mazur, S. V. Shishkina

“…Purpose of the study: to consider the possible structure and energy characteristics of complexes formed by L-arginine, 3-methyl-1,2,4-triazolyl-5-thioacetate (MTTA) and morpholine. …”
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Validity and reliability of healthy food knowledge and healthy food preferences scale for preschool children by Aklilu Abrham Roba, Aklilu Abrham Roba, Öznur Başdaş

“…Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha.ResultsThe EFA identified a two-factor structure for both scales, explaining 50.91% and 50.18% of the variance for HFK_PS and HFP_PS, respectively. …”
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GENOME POLITICS: STRATEGY AND TACTICS by Jonas Rubikas

“…Genome controls directly or indirectly all human functions: body structure, physiology. Human mental and consciousness activity, brain functions obtained by learning mask the dependence of these activities on the genome. …”
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An Image Grid Can Be Worth a Video: Zero-Shot Video Question Answering Using a VLM by Wonkyun Kim, Changin Choi, Wonseok Lee, Wonjong Rhee

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THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEVEL OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT ON THE CHOICE OF RESPONSE STRATEGY IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS by Olena V. Karapetrova

“…The concept of social intelligence, its structure and functions, modern approaches to the problem of social intelligence development in young people are considered. …”
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ORGANIZATION-PUBLIC RELATIONSHIPS OLEH BADAN NARKOTIKA NASIONAL PROVINSI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA PADA REMAJA by Resmamita Resmamita, Pratiwi Wahyu Widiarti

“…Disposition, BNNP DIY is committed to the Satuan Tugas Anti Narkoba (STAN) program and is democratic in its management. Bureaucratic structure is not optimal because in BNNP DIY there are dual functions of personnel in the bureaucracy Keywords: public-organization relations, bnnp diy, youth…”
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