Resilient agriculture in semi-arid Zimbabwe: adaptation strategies and influencers among smallholder farmers by Bright Chisadza, Onalenna Gwate, Simon Peter Musinguzi, Nkululeko Mpofu, Margaret Macherera, Thulani Dube

“…Results show that despite farmers' awareness of improved practices, adaptation remains constrained by limited access to water, quality seeds, and technology (64%), financial constraints (46%), and knowledge gaps (19%). …”
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Optimization, Design, and Implementation of Biodiversity-Focused Fisheries Survey Stations: A Case Study of the Coastal Waters of Maoming by Yuexiu DENG, Yongheng HUANG, Jianyu DONG, Ning CHEN, Jing ZHANG, Xuefeng WANG

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Barriers and enablers to implementing on-farm sustainable land management (SLM) practices among smallholder farmers in Mphanama, Limpopo Province, South Africa by Ephias Mugari, Emogine Mamabolo, Norman Mathebula, Tlou E. Mogale, Makgabo Johanna Mashala, Kabisheng Mabitsela, Kwabena K. Ayisi

“…This study examines the socio-economic, agronomic, and institutional factors influencing farmers' choices and the intensity of implementing land degradation mitigation practices in the Mphanama area located within Fetakgomo-Tubatse Local Municipality in Limpopo Province. …”
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MINIMAX PRINCIPLE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN GRAIN COMBINE ACTUATOR OPTIMAL DESIGN by Victor V. Radin

“…The problem on the design values optimal choice of the grain combine drive elements, when these elem ents are implemented through the V - belt and hydraulic transmissions, is set and solv ed. …”
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Otimização conjunta de gráficos de X-barra - S ou X-barra - R: um procedimento de fácil implementação Joint optimization of X-bar - S or X-bar - R charts: an easily implemented pro... by Eugenio K. Epprecht, Adriana Leiras

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Increasing uptake of self-management education programmes for type 2 diabetes in primary care: the Embedding research programme including an RCT by Melanie J Davies, Shona Agarwal, Danielle H Bodicoat, Alan Brennan, Simon Dixon, Helen Eborall, Agnieszka Glab, Laura J Gray, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Lisa Huddlestone, Nicky Hudson, Anju Keetharuth, Kamlesh Khunti, Caroline Kristunas, Graham Martin, Alison Northern, Mike Patterson, Daniel Pollard, Rebecca Pritchard, Sally Schreder, Jane Speight, Bernie Stribling, Jackie Sturt, Jess Turner, Christina Weis

“…There was limited engagement from most participating practices and focusing the intervention implementation on practice staff was not feasible given capacity constraints in practices. …”
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ALGORITHM OF DETERMINATION OF NON-STATIONARY NONLINEAR SYSTEMS FULL STABILITY AREAS by V. P. Berdnikov

“…Such functions define necessary and sufficient conditions for the stability of nonlinear nonstationary systems satisfying sector constraints. In the case of asymptotic stability of the system, the implementation of the algorithm will lead to the construction of the Lyapunov function level set in the form of a polyhedron of dimension equal to the dimension of the original system. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of healthcare professionals in integrating shared decision‐making in pancreatic cancer treatment: A network approach by Joannes Franciscus Adrianus Gerardus vanBroekhoven, Fleur Arda Servasa vanHeesch, Sasja Mulder, Rosella Hermens, Philip van derWees, Marion van derKolk

“…Results Main findings revealed barriers such as time constraints, lack of priority of physicians, little involvement of general practitioners, and insufficient social context of patients in referrals, alongside facilitators including learning communities with practical SDM examples, metro mapping, involvement of case manager in implementation and patient empowerment strategies. …”
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Usability and motivational impact of a fast-paced immersive virtual-reality lecture on international middle-school students in geoscience education by A. Zulhilmi, Y. S. Hayakawa, D. R. Newman

“…VR provides an alternative experience, allowing users to virtually explore geological sites beyond physical and situational constraints. Despite its potential, the implementation of geoscience-focused VR lectures remains largely unexplored. …”
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Participatory budgeting in rural councils: The case of Mangwe District council, Zimbabwe by Tambudzai Ndlovu, Gerrit Van der Waldt

“…Aim: This study, which was grounded in the theoretical foundations of public choice theory, theory of change and citizenship theory, comprised an investigation of the intricate dynamics of PB’s implementation and its diverse outcomes, with the aim to design a participatory budgeting framework. …”
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Algorithm for solution of multicriterion problem of production planning of pipes and shaped products by K. V. Zakharchenkov, Zh. A. Mrochek, T. V. Mrochek

“…Introduction of ready program solutions for automated preparation of production schedules (APS, MES-systems) at enterprises is constrained by the complexity and high cost of adapting to the specific conditions of the enterprise, implementation and maintenance. …”
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Injury prevention in youth football (soccer): a comprehensive description of the development process of the ‘FUNBALL’ programme by Tim Meyer, Karen aus der Fünten, Rilind Obërtinca

“…The main barriers to a successful long-term implementation of IPPs are time constraints and the lack of attractiveness for the players as they do not contain football-specific and motivating exercises. …”
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Protecting gauge symmetries in the dynamics of SU(3) lattice gauge theories by Emil Mathew, Indrakshi Raychowdhury

“…For a non-Abelian gauge theory, implementing these local Gauss’ law constraints is non-trivial. …”
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Wideband Continuous-Time MASH ADCs: Principles, Challenges, and Prospects by Ke Li, Liang Qi, Mingqiang Guo, Rui P. Martins, Sai-Weng Sin

“…Continuous-time (CT) delta-sigma modulator (DSM) is a popular choice for its inherent aliasing and resistive input impedance characteristics. …”
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Controlling user access with scripting to mitigate cyber-attacks by Owusu Nyarko-Boateng, Isaac Kofi Nti, Anastasia Akyamaa Mensah, Emmanuel Kojo Gyamfi

“…The script did not show any challenges, but real-world deployment may exhibit some potential challenges and limitations that may be associated with implementing the solution, such as resource constraints and legacy system compatibility.…”
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Impact of precursor materials and activator interactions on the microstructural and mechanical properties of one part alkali activated concrete by Mohamed. I. Serag, Sara Ibrahim, Amr H. Badawy, Y. H. Helal, M. S. El-Feky

“…Abstract The practical implementation of alkali activateds is frequently constrained by the complexities associated with preparing alkaline solutions. …”
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Mathematical crystal chemistry II: Random search for ionic crystals and analysis on oxide crystals registered in ICSD by Ryotaro Koshoji

“…Additionally, discrete variables and constraint functions, which give a choice of creatable types of geometrical constraints depending on the spatial order of atoms, are implemented to formalize the feasible atomic environment, such as the composition of coordination polyhedra, resulting in acceleration of structure search and decrease of the number of local minima. …”
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Emergency Volunteer Participation in the Evolutionary Game of Public Security Governance under Community Incentives by Yuqi Yang, Liang Hong

“…As a bridge between the implementation of government policies and the masses of the community, community emergency volunteers have the characteristics of high efficiency and low cost, which has a great impact on the advancement of modern social governance. …”
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Attitudes toward the adoption of eHealth amongst healthcare professionals in trauma surgery – the new digital normal? by Jelle Friso Spierings, Gijs Johan Antoon Willinge, Bas Anne Twigt, Sjoerd Repping, Marike Cornelia Kokke, Ruben van Veen, Detlef van der Velde

“…The survey consisted of five sections with 42 questions, including close-ended questions, multiple-choice questions, 5-point Likert Scales, Visual Analogue Scales, and free-text questions. …”
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Some issues of multi-criteria optimization of parameters of complex systems by R. V. Guseynov, M. R. Guseynova, K. A. Alieva

“…When solving multi-criteria problems, it is necessary to pay great attention to both the formulation of the problem and the choice of a system of criteria and the implemented method for solving the problem.…”
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