A high-quality chromosome-scale genome assembly of the Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata) by Yi Wang, Huijun Yan, Xianqin Qiu, Hao Zhang, Yonghong Zhang, Hongying Jian

“…The chromosome-scale genome provides valuable information to facilitate comparative genomic analysis of rose family and will accelerate genome-guided breeding and germplasm improvement of both R. laevigata itself and modern roses.…”
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Aluminum in Effluents and Sludges from the Preliminary Coagulation in Dairy Factory Aerated Balancing Tanks: An Analytical and Sorption Study by Michał Sadowski, Piotr Anielak, Wojciech M. Wolf

“…Resulting wet sludge is treated with coagulants or polyelectrolytes to improve dewatering characteristics of its so-called conditioning. The coagulants such as aluminum sulphate or polyaluminum chloride (Al2Cln(OH)6−n) are widely used for dairy wastewater treatment systems. …”
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Melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by John L. Capinera

“…The United States is the northern limit of its permanent range, and wintertime occurrence generally is limited to south Florida and perhaps south Texas. …”
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Density Classification with Non-Unitary Quantum Cellular Automata by Elisabeth Wagner, Federico Dell’Anna, Ramil Nigmatullin, Gavin K. Brennen

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Application of Video Processing Technology Based on Diffusion Equation Model in Basketball Analysis by Yafeng Feng, Xianguo Liu

“…We introduced the classic watershed segmentation algorithm and used forward-backward diffusion to process video images to reduce oversegmentation, introduced the active contour model and its improved GVF Snake, and analyzed the idea of how to use anisotropic diffusion and improve the GVF Snake model to get a new GGVF Snake model. …”
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Biochar Amendment as a Mitigation Against Freezing–Thawing Effects on Soil Hydraulic Properties by Zhongkui Chen, Chitipat Intraravimonmata, Viroon Kamchoom, Rui Chen, Natdanai Sinsamutpadung

“…Peanut shell biochar was used, and its effects on soil water retention and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity were evaluated through evaporation tests. …”
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Note sulla teoria dell’arte cinematografica (traduzione di Kateryna Mychka) by Leonid Skrypnyk

“… Italian translation of the 5th chapter of Narysy z teoriji mystectva kino by Leonid Skrypnyk. …”
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Current agritourism literature: What methods did researchers prefer? by Starman Ana, Pavić Lazar

“…By reviewing current agritourism literature, our aim was to present its focus from the methodology perspective, thus contributing to a clearer understanding of research directions in the agritourism scientific field.…”
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Fuzzy Logic Transformer Design Algorithm (FLTDA) by R. R. Mudholkar, S. R. Sawant, G. G. Tengshe, A. B. Bagwan

“…The FLTDA allows to use assumptions, approximations, estimations and guess-figures for specifications in the beginning of design-route and adjusts the parameters in iterations yielding optimum design results.…”
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A Noxious Species of Phlebotomus in the Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia by O. A. Johannsen

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The Influence of Usage and Spatial Experiences on Personal Desirability of a Park Plan: Using Structural Equation Modeling—A Case Study of a Park near a Station in a Suburban City... by Qin Huang, Ryosuke Shimoda, Yingnan Jiao, Jingyi Yin, Junhua Zhang, Shiro Takeda

“…For those aged 60 and older, the indirect effect of “Multifunctional and Borderless” via “Nature, Passive, and Healing” was large and significant, whereas its direct effect was not. “Multifunctional and Borderless” park usage was also been proven to have the greatest impact on female users, whereas, for males, “Nature, Passive, and Healing” had the largest impact. …”
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Cortico-Muscular Phase Connectivity During an Isometric Knee Extension Task in People With Early Parkinson’s Disease by Nina Omejc, Tomislav Stankovski, Manca Peskar, Milos Kalc, Paolo Manganotti, Klaus Gramann, Saso Dzeroski, Uros Marusic

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Artificial-Intelligence-Based Investigation on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes in Response to Population Growth in South Punjab, Pakistan by Tanweer Abbas, Muhammad Shoaib, Raffaele Albano, Muhammad Azhar Inam Baig, Irfan Ali, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Usman Ali

“…LULC was classified into built-up, vegetation, water, and barren classes in Multan and Bahawalpur, with an additional “rock” class included for Dera Ghazi Khan due to its unique topography. LULC maps (2003, 2013, and 2023) were prepared and validated using Google Earth Engine. …”
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PRC’s Public Diplomacy Practice in Central Asia: Current Situation, Challenges and Prospects by Yufei Wang

“…It was against this background that the PRC turned its attention to the use of public diplomacy tools as it launched the Belt and Road Initiative. …”
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Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Profile, Unrelated to Homocysteinemia, in Obese Children by Emanuel V. Economou, Ariadne V. Malamitsi-Puchner, Christos P. Pitsavos, Evangelia E. Kouskouni, Ioanna Magaziotou-Elefsinioti, George Creatsas

“…To investigate in prepubertal obese children (POC) the profile of chronic low-grade systemic inflammation (CLGSI) and its relation to homocysteinemia, 72 POC were evaluated for serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and amyloid A (SAA) levels, both markers of CLGSI, and plasma levels of total homocysteine (tHcy), an independent risk factor for adult atherosclerosis, in comparison to 42 prepubertal lean children (PLC). …”
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Pure Sociology: Subjectivity at Risk? by James J. Chriss

“…Sociology began as a scientific discipline in large part by defining itself by what it was NOT, namely, psychology. This means that within sociology there has always been an uncertainty over whether subjective phenomena, including selves, identities, emotions, consciousness, feelings, or experience, are topics worthy of scientific analysis and observation within the discipline. …”
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Supervisory written feedback in ELT practicum: exploring content, linguistic features, and perceptions of preservice teachers by Safaa M. Abdelhalim, Asma Abdullah Alsahil

“…Abstract Research in the field of practicum supervisory feedback in English Language Teaching (ELT) contexts has highlighted its valuable role as a resource for knowledge acquisition and professional development among preservice teachers. …”
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The Electrochemical Variation of a Kind of Protein Staining and Food Dye as a New Corrosion Inhibitor on Mild Steel in Acidic Medium by Demet Özkır

“…By applying the hydrogen gas evolution technique, FG-FCF has been proven to provide the lowest surface area with all inhibited solutions from the blank due to its strong adsorption to the metal surface. Finally, it has been clarified that FG-FCF can be practically used as a good corrosion inhibitor for mild steel with the supported results.…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ropivacaine Addition to Intrathecal Morphine for Pain Management in Intractable Cancer by Ying Huang, Xihan Li, Tong Zhu, Jian Lin, Gaojian Tao

“…Although intrathecal drug infusion has been commonly adopted for terminal cancer pain relief, its adverse effects have made many clinicians reluctant to employ it for intractable cancer pain. …”
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Phase-Only Antenna Array Reconfigurability with Gaussian-Shaped Nulls for 5G Applications by Giulia Buttazzoni, Massimiliano Comisso, Federico Ruzzier, Roberto Vescovo

“…This paper presents a fast iterative method for the synthesis of linear and planar antenna arrays of arbitrary geometry that provides pattern reconfigurability for 5G applications. …”
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