New cultivars of vegetable cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> (L.) Walp.) developed at VIR by M. V. Gurkina, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…This crop is known to tolerate high temperatures and droughts, so new cowpea cultivars adapted to the local arid conditions of the Lower Volga are of considerable interest.Materials and methods. …”
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Experimental investigation of the parameters of additively manufactured coaxial swirl injectors by Samir Vekilov, Volodymyr Lipovskyi, Roman Marchan, Artem Lohvynenko

“…Thuswise, it is of high priority to use additional manufacturing for further design adaptation along with synthesis of the design solutions with unique properties [4–6]. …”
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The Effort to Rationalize Antibiotic Use in Indonesian Hospitals: Practice and Its Implication by Selma Siahaan, Rukmini Rukmini, Betty Roosihermiatie, Pramita Andarwati, Rini S. Handayani, Ingan U. Tarigan, Tita Rosita, Rustika Rustika, Yuslely Usman, Lusi Kristiana

“…Information is first collected and then a thematic analysis is applied along with triangulation to confirm the validity of information from multiple sources, including document observation results. The analysis is adapted to the framework of the system (i.e., input, process, and output). …”
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Autoimmune hepatitis under the COVID-19 veil: an analysis of the nature of potential associations by Chaojie Yu, Wenrui Wang, Qian Zhang, Zhenjing Jin

“…The prevalence of liver function abnormalities associated with SARS-CoV-2 is as high as 53% among healthy individuals or patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and shows a positive correlation with disease severity; moreover, specific adaptive immune responses can influence the trajectory and outcomes of COVID-19. …”
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Exploitation of Unconventional CD8 T-Cell Responses Induced by Engineered Cytomegaloviruses for the Development of an HIV-1 Vaccine by Joseph Bruton, Tomáš Hanke

“…However, CMVs are highly species-adapted viruses and it is yet to be shown whether the success of RhCMV68-1 can be translated into an HCMV ortholog for humans. …”
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Striving for an Alternative World Order: The Journey of Cuban Anti-Imperialism from History to Modernity by A. Z. Arabadzhyan

“…In contemporary Cuban anti-imperialism, the Marxist-Leninist components—such as class analysis and proletarian internationalism—play a reduced role, reflecting the leadership's adaptability to changes in the international system.This analysis highlights the evolution and resilience of Cuban anti-imperialist ideology as it adjusts to shifting geopolitical realities while maintaining its foundational principles.…”
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Diagnosing skin neglected tropical diseases with the aid of digital health tools: A scoping review. by Ewelina Julia Barnowska, Anil Fastenau, Srilekha Penna, Ann-Kristin Bonkass, Sophie Stuetzle, Ricky Janssen

“…Developers should consider adapting digital health tools to diverse socio-cultural and technical environments, where skin NTDs are endemic. …”
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Using unmanned aerial vehicles to estimate body volume at scale for ecological monitoring by Thomas C. Stone, Katrina J. Davis

“…While the approach is applied to pinnipeds here, the method could be adapted to further taxa that are otherwise challenging to obtain direct measurements from. …”
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A Multicriteria Approach to Support Task Allocation in Projects of Distributed Software Development by Marum Simão Filho, Plácido R. Pinheiro, Adriano B. Albuquerque, Régis P. S. Simão, Raimundo S. N. Azevedo, Luciano C. Nunes

“…Results of the experiences and evaluations held during this work present evidence that the proposed approach is flexible, adaptable, and easy to understand and to use. Moreover, it helps to reduce decision subjectivity and to think of new aspects, supporting the task allocation process in DSD.…”
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Deep learning powered single-cell clustering framework with enhanced accuracy and stability by Yi Zhang, Xi Feng, Yin Wang, Kai Shi

“…This enriches the graph representation by capturing the spatial relationships between cells in addition to their pairwise similarities. (2) Dual-topology adaptive graph convolutional network (TAGCN): The framework employs a TAGCN architecture with residual concatenation. …”
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A Literature Review on Schema Evolution in Databases by Zouhaier Brahmia, Fabio Grandi, Barbara Oliboni

“…It allows the database to survive schema changes by adapting existing data to conform to the new schema. …”
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Analysis of GNSS-RTK Monitoring Background Noise Characteristics Based on Stability Tests by Wencong Qi, Feilong Li, Lina Yu, Lilong Fan, Kai Zhang

“…Based on these findings, adaptive methods, such as filter methods and multipath error correction techniques, are proposed for the de-noising of GNSS-RTK background noise.…”
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Projecting Surface Water Area Under Different Climate and Development Scenarios by Mollie D. Gaines, Mirela G. Tulbure, Vinicius Perin, Rebecca Composto, Varun Tiwari

“…Our findings highlight the importance of forest‐dominated land cover in maintaining stable surface water availability throughout the 21st century, which can inform land‐use management policies for adaptation and water‐stress mitigation as well as strategies to prepare for future flood and drought events.…”
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Correcting the Cognitive Bias for Commuting Time to Relieve the Driving Stress Level in Snow Weather Condition: A Naturalistic Driving Study in Harbin, China by Zifeng Yang, Zhenwu Shi, Di Lu, Jie Liu

“…Based on the naturalistic driving study (NDS) database, a 7-item questionnaire was designed for participants to self-report their driving stress levels in various scenarios, which was generated from the shortened and adapted version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). …”
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A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa. by Florence Jaguga, Sarah Kanana Kiburi, Eunice Temet, Matthew C Aalsma, Mary A Ott, Rachel W Maina, Juddy Wachira, Cyprian Mostert, Gilliane Kosgei, Angeline Tenge, Lukoye Atwoli

“…Results of the review have been summarized descriptively and organized by three broad outcomes: BI effect and feasibility; feasibility and effectiveness of training providers to deliver BIs; Other outcomes i.e. cost-effectiveness, BI adaptation and development, and knowledge attitude and practice of BIs by providers.…”
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İklim Krizinin Kentsel Alanlardaki Yaşlı Nüfus Üzerinde Etkisi ve İklim Adaleti Yaklaşımı: Antalya/ Konyaaltı İlçesi Örneği by Nebahat Neva Ulu

“…Antalya/Konyaaltı ilçesindeki yaşlılar bölgedeki insan faaliyetlerinden kaynaklı oluşan yeni kentsel düzene nasıl ve ne şekilde adapte olmuşlardır? Bu çalışma, Antalya / Konyaaltı ilçesinde yaşayan 65 yaş ve üstü nüfusun iklim krizi kaynaklı sorunlarını ortaya çıkararak, bölgedeki değişikliklerin neden olduğu kentsel sorunları daha açık bir şekilde anlamayı amaçlamaktadır. …”
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A scoping review of telehealth diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. by Katherine Kuhl-Meltzoff Stavropoulos, Yasamin Bolourian, Jan Blacher

“…This paper examines evidence supporting the use of telehealth methods to diagnose ASD and outlines the necessary modifications and adaptations to support telehealth diagnosis.<h4>Methods and procedures</h4>Studies were identified by searching PubMed and PsychInfo electronic databases and references lists of relevant articles. …”
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Flexible and cost-effective deep learning for accelerated multi-parametric relaxometry using phase-cycled bSSFP by Florian Birk, Lucas Mahler, Julius Steiglechner, Qi Wang, Klaus Scheffler, Rahel Heule

“…Whole-brain relaxometry using DNNs proved to be effective and adaptive, suggesting the potential for low-cost DNN retraining. …”
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Advancing genome editing to improve the sustainability and resiliency of animal agriculture by Diane Wray-Cahen, Anastasia Bodnar, Caird Rexroad, Frank Siewerdt, Dan Kovich

“…Abstract Animal agriculture faces unprecedented challenges, including the need to increase productivity to meet increasing demands for high quality protein while combating increasing pest and disease pressures, improving animal welfare, adapting to a changing climate, and reducing the environmental impact of animal agriculture. …”
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Enhancing Underwater Video from Consecutive Frames While Preserving Temporal Consistency by Kai Hu, Yuancheng Meng, Zichen Liao, Lei Tang, Xiaoling Ye

“…It utilizes an attention mechanism to adaptively adjust the weights of different regions in the feature map, thereby effectively enhancing key regions within underwater video frames. …”
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