Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: Gang Prevention from a Top-Down Perspective by Abigail F. Kolb, William J. Kolb, Michael Favors

“…This paper presents a top-down approach to gang prevention, emphasizing the importance of addressing the complex structural conditions that accumulate to foster gang activity. …”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of NBS-LRR gene family in tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) by Lei Zhu, Changjun Huang, Cheng Yuan, Yong Liu, Haiqin Yu, Yan Long, Jianmin Zeng

“…And physicochemical characteristics by EXPASY ProtParam revealed common and unique features among the six types of NBS-LRR protein. Finally, gene structure analysis by TBtools exhibited most NBS-LRR genes were composed of either fewer or two introns. …”
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SHAPING THE STOCK PORTFOLIO BY THE INVESTMENT RATING METHOD by Svyatoslav N. Digo, Aleksandra M. Sokolova

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Fabrication of self-sensing soft robots via multi-material digital light processing 3D printing of hydrogels by Yifei Miao, Xiaokang Liu, Shenglin Yang, Jinghong Ma

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Molecular docking reveals fibrinogen binding sites on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: A potential mechanism for COVID-19-related coagulation by Onur Ozturk, Evren Kilinc, Batuhan Gorkem Irez, Emel Timucin

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RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PANORAMA OF MODERNIZATION OF TRAINING TEACHERS OF CONTINUOUS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION by E. M. Dorozhkin, E. F. Zeer, V. Ya. Shevchenko

“…The conceptual model of vocational structure of preparation of pedagogical personnel is developed for the system of continuous professional education.The debatable aspect of the research is reflected in the project of a psychological and pedagogical platform – the autonomous modular educational program including massive open online courses, management systems of educational process, supports of innovative infrastructure of education, humanitarian technologies of high education.Practical significance. …”
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Moscow Population Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic by A. A. Savina, E. V. Zemlyanova

“…To evaluate the size, composition, and structure of the Moscow population before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and methods. …”
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Analysis of the relationship between L-band SAR backscatter and understory weed density in eucalyptus plantation forests by Shoko Kobayashi, Motoko S. Fujita, Yoshiharu Omura, John Philip Matthews

“…Statistical analysis in conjunction with in situ measurements of forest structural parameters reveals that the SAR polarization ratio is significantly negatively correlated with understory coverage in forests taller than or equal to 10 m or above 2 years of age. …”
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From DVB-S to DVB-S2X: Progress in Standardization of Digital Satellite Broadcasting Systems by K. Yu. Kolomensky, A. Yu. Demidova, A. S. Kazarinov

“…New DVB-S2X system options were considered, including the SuperFraming Structure (Annex E) option, which ensures increased immunity to co-channel interference from neighboring beam signals, as well as support for future developments related to beam hopping. …”
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SELF-ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS’ READINESS FOR IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL DISCIPLINES: THE RELEVANCE OF RESEARCH FOR UKRAINE by Larysa Petrenko

“…To achieve this aim, the author used the following research methods: meta-analysis of dissertations and scientific publications to determine the essence of the concept of “teachers’ readiness for improving the teaching of psychological and pedagogical disciplines”, its structure and component content; self-assess- ment of the formation levels of the components of the phenomenon; online surveying with the use of Goog- with the use of Goog- Goog- le Forms to collect data and analyse the results; data processing and graphical presentation by means of Microsoft Excel and the Datawrapper digital tool. …”
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A qualitative study of father involvement with their young children in mainland China by Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Mingchun Guo, Cassandra K. Dittman, Cassandra K. Dittman, Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng, Divna M. Haslam, Divna M. Haslam

“…Thus, it is critical to explore subjective experiences of and possible influences on Chinese fathers’ involvement with children from their point of view.MethodsThis study conducted semi-structured interviews with 35 Chinese fathers of preschoolers. …”
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The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Financial Socialization Practices of African American Women in the United States by Anita Johnson, Karina Kasztelnik

“…The findings highlight significant variations in financial socialization practices based on socioeconomic status, indicating that women from higher socioeconomic backgrounds tend to utilize more structured and proactive financial education strategies, while those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds often encounter barriers such as limited access to financial resources and education. …”
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Explanation of contingency planning approach to promoting cultural landscape in interaction with human ecology over time by Ali Hosseinpour, Darioush Moradi Chadegani, Shirin Toghyani, Elham Nazemi

“…Material and methods: The type of research in this paper was descriptive-analytical and its methodology was based on historic structural research. The time frame of this research was from 1908, when the first use of the cultural landscape took place beyond the realm of art and painting, until 2020 –the year of this research. …”
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THE ACCOUNT OF MATERIALS NONLINEARITY IN FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTIONS by V. P. Agapov, A. V. Vasiljev, K. R. Aidemirov

“…The superelement developed was implemented into finite element program PRINS, and consisting of this program can be used for physically nonlinear analysis of building structures, containing the reinforced concrete columns of fectangular cross section.…”
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How to select favorable and promising alleles and genotypes for breeding: A case study of rice blast resistance genes in Southern and Northeastern China by Xing Wang, Jinyan Wang, Yaling Zhang, Yongxiang Yao, Ying Sun, Liping Lin, Xuemei Ye, Rongbai Li, Zhibin Liang, Yizhen Deng, Qinghua Pan

“…Based on the allelic structures characterized by a set of 10 parameters, 8 and 16 alleles were respectively recognized as favorable and promising ones for the regional breeding programs. …”
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Methodological potential of institutional research in modern economic science by Yu.V.

“…The importance of a systemic approach to solving insufficiently structured and complex economic problems, its value for the preliminary structuring of a qualitative problem in conditions of limited information in order to establish relationships between its components and its solution, has been clarified. …”
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TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF HOME MACHINE-TOOL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT by M. V. Zurin

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Validation of a model for predicting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake: a study protocol by Elizabeth Nailantei Kileku, Joseph Sitienei, Morris Senghor Shisanya, Nyawira Gitahi

“…Despite increased PrEP programs in sub-Saharan Africa since 2015, uptake remains low due to various barriers. …”
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Les disciples de la « mission française » et la réception de l’anthropologie structurale au Brésil by Afrânio Garcia Jr.

“…This article aims at understanding the introduction of structural anthropology in Brazil at the end of the sixties in the light of the controversy on kinship theory that opposed David Maybury-Lewis to Claude Lévi-Strauss. …”
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A comprehensive survey of scoring functions for protein docking models by Azam Shirali, Vitalii Stebliankin, Ukesh Karki, Jimeng Shi, Prem Chapagain, Giri Narasimhan

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