Evaluating the dynamics of fee-free higher education in South Africa: a causal loop diagram approach  [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] by Grace Kanakana-Katumba, Tlotlo Ramasu

“…Furthermore, the study aligns with global goals, particularly Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 (Quality Education), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and 10 (Reduced Inequalities), as well as the African Agenda 2063’s focus on human capital development. …”
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Measurement of Seed Cotton Color Using RGB Imaging and Color-Unet by Hao Li, Qingxu Li, Wanhuai Zhou, Ruoyu Zhang, Shicheng Hong, Mengyun Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhai

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Relationship Between Green Finance Availability and Purchase Intentions in Generation Z and Millennials: Moderating Role of Consciousness by Prasad kdv, Chitta Shyamsunder Shyamsunder, Hariprasad Soni

“…This will promote environmental protection, increase greener consumption options, and ensure social equity and sustainable economic development. If the green financing opportunities promoted to Gen Z and Millennials, more businesses can opt for greener options, greener products and greener marketing. …”
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Barbara Kingsolver’s. Homeland and Other Stories about Another America by Bénédicte Meillon

“…Ses origines Cherokee, son enfance en milieu rural et sa formation initiale en temps que biologiste spécialisée dans l’écologie se mêlent chez cet auteur à une sensibilité poétique exacerbée, et par ailleurs fort imprégnée des sublimes paysages de l’Arizona où elle a longtemps résidé. …”
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The persian version of mhealth app usability questionnaire (MAUQ) for patients: a psychometric assessment study by Khadijeh Moulaei, Fatemeh Dinari, Abbas Sheikhtaheri, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Sadrieh Hajesmaeel-Gohari

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Securitization of China in the NATO discourse in the late 2010s— early 2020s: Towards a global collective identity by Yu. Yu. Melnikova

“…These attempts to securitize the Chinese factor in the NATO’s discourse are particularly noteworthy since they can hardly be rationalized by traditional military-political, economic or ideological reasons. The author argues that these reasons stem from the NATO’s search for a new, global identity. …”
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Effect of Pretreatments and Solar Tunnel Dryer Zone on Drying Characteristics and Stability of Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Slices by Hayat Hassen Mohammed, Yetenayet B. Tola, Addisalem Hailu Taye, Zeneba Kedir Abdisa

“…Drying fruits and vegetables can be achieved using different drying methods based on the crop’s economic value and the technology’s affordability. …”
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THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF OLIVE TREE (OLEA EUROPAEA L.) IN THE NUTRITIONAL, PHARMACEUTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION: A REVIEW by Muhammad SHAFIQ, Muhammad Zafar IQBAL, Mohammad ATHAR

“…This is a valuable and an economically commercial oil woody shrub or small evergreen tree plant species and especially popular in diet of people of Mediterranean region. …”
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CASE REPORT ON TWO CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WITH NEUROINVASIVE WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT by Silviya Stoyanova, Raynichka Mihaylova-Garnizova, Emilia Naseva, Severina Dakova, Iva Christova, Konstantin Ramshev

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Dynamic Nonlinear and Residual Deformation Behaviors of the Fly Ash-Modified Loess by Qian Wang, Jun Wang, Xiumei Zhong, Haiping Ma, Xiaowei Xu

“…Moreover, it has strong economic and social benefits. This paper investigates the influence of fly ash on the dynamic properties of the modified loess through a series of dynamic triaxial tests of the fly ash modified loess with different fly ash contents. …”
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The New Normal? by O. A. Donskikh

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The Explanation of Urban System Transformations in the Tehran\'s megalopolis region by Hosein Khorashadi Zadeh, Mohammad Solimani mehranjani, Simin Tavallaei, Reza kheyroddin, Ghahraman Abdoli

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Corruption criminal offences: concept and classification by R. I. Login

“…Corruption criminal offences are also classified on the basis of the generic object of the criminal offence: corruption criminal offences against property, in the field of economic activity, against public security, in the field of trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues or precursors, against the authority of state authorities, local self-government bodies and associations of citizens, in the field of official activity and professional activity related to the provision of public services, against the established procedure for military service. …”
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How Energy Sector Reacted to COVID-19 Pandemic? Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Market Economy by Daniel Ştefan Armeanu, Camelia Cătălina Joldeș, Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

“…However, the rise in electricity and natural gas prices is a widespread phenomenon that is being felt not only in Europe but also globally, as economic activity resumes and energy consumption returns to prepandemic levels. …”
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A parallel bioreactor strategy to rapidly determine growth-coupling relationships for bioproduction: a mevalonate case study by Alec Banner, Joseph Webb, Nigel Scrutton

“…This may be partially due to a disparity between academic and industrial focus, and a greater emphasis needs to be placed on economic feasibility at an earlier stage. Terpenoids are a class of compounds with diverse use across fuel, materials and pharmaceutical industries and can be manufactured biologically from the key intermediate mevalonate. …”
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Effect of Cocoa (<i>Theobroma cacao</i>) Plantation Types on the Distribution of Anuran Communities in Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria by AB Onadeko

“…Farmers are encouraged to engage in intercropping (polyculture) especially with food and economic crops in a biodiversity friendly manner which could have similar characteristics of a natural ecosystem, thereby enhancing the  biological diversity of agro-ecosystems. © JASEM Keywords: Anuran, cocoa, pesticides, intercropped, biological diversity and agro-ecosystems …”
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EDUCATION LIKE BREACH BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE by V. S. Voznyak, N. V. Lipin

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Constitutive Model and Fracture Criterion of Q345 Steel Welded Joints by Lian Song, Genfeng Li, Cong Zhu, Huaqiang Fang, Guoqing Zhu

“…This provides experimental parameters for mechanical properties and fracture models of welded joints in structural engineering, refined finite element models considering material failure for structural numerical analysis, and basic data for evaluation and design of building structures, which have good social and economic benefits.…”
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Evaluation of Smart Portable Device for Food Diagnostics: A Preliminary Study on Cape Hake Fillets (M. capensis and M. paradoxus) by Marta Castrica, Sara Panseri, Elena Siletti, Federica Borgonovo, Luca Chiesa, Claudia M. Balzaretti

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How effective and cost-effective are behaviour change interventions in improving the prescription and use of antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries? A protocol for a... by Mishal Khan, Virginia Wiseman, Neha Batura, Carla Cuevas

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