ENRICHING CLASSROOMS WITH TECHNOLOGY: EFFECTIVENESS OF ICT INTEGRATION IN TEACHING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENUE STATE by GBEYONGU FREDERICK TERKIMBI, AKAA CHARITY WANGER, ONU DEBORAH OGBENE

“…Findings revealed amongst others that ICT devises if used in Agricultural Science instruction in teaching learning process, will boost learner’s performances, makes learning more interesting and enhances student’s retention abilities. …”
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LUCI(FEROV)JIN STRAH: O SLICI BOGA U NOVAKOVU ROMANU POSLJEDNJI STIPANČIĆI by Hrvoje Mesić

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Plasmonic metal nanostructures as performance enhancers in emerging solar cells: A review by Abdul Subhan, Abdel-Hamid. I. Mourad

“…The categories of emerging solar cells focused herein include perovskite, dye-sensitized, and quantum dots, investigating the role of size and morphology of metal nanoparticles in boosting power conversion efficiency. A special focus is given on the physics behind the light entrapment due to the localized surface plasmon resonance effect observed noble metal nanostructures resulting in hot electron generation and injection to boost the electrical performance in these emerging solar cells. …”
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Unraveling employee life satisfaction: exploring the impact of psychological contract breach, self-efficacy, mental health, and abusive supervision, with work engagement and job sa... by Md. Abu Issa Gazi, Abdullah Al Masud, Md. Abdul Kaium, Mohammad Bin Amin, Prince Mahmud, Abdul Rahman bin S Senathirajah, Masuk Abdullah

“…Self-efficacy and mental health boost work, life, and job satisfaction. Unsurprisingly, abusive supervision and psychological contract breaches do not affect work engagement. …”
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Landscape ecological risk based on optimal scale and its tradeoff/synergy with human activities: A case study of the Nanjing metropolitan area, China by Xia Wang, Tianke Zhu, Changzheng Jiang

“…This may be because suitable precipitation and temperature boost vegetation growth, enhancing livability, and fostering eco-friendly industries like services, high-tech, and tourism. …”
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Optimization of Poultry Physiological Condition in the Post-Antibiotic Era through Nutritional Intervention – A Review by Sugiharto Sugiharto, Muhammad Asif Raza

“…Overall, nutritional intervention can be used to improve the microbial balance in poultry intestines and boost their physiological state. Moreover, integrating feed additives with other active components might enhance the physiological circumstances of chickens due to the synergistic effect produced by their combination.…”
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Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Zoe L. Lyski, Myung Sun Kim, David Xthona Lee, David Sampson, Hans-Peter Raué, Vikram Raghunathan, Debbie Ryan, Amanda E. Brunton, Mark K. Slifka, William B. Messer, Stephen E. Spurgeon

“…It is important to understand the role a heterologous boost would have in patients who did not respond to the initial two-dose mRNA vaccine series. …”
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An Incremental Learning Ensemble Strategy for Industrial Process Soft Sensors by Huixin Tian, Minwei Shuai, Kun Li, Xiao Peng

“…The comparison is done among new method, single ELM, AdaBoost.R ELM, and OS-ELM, and the test of the extensions is done with three test functions. …”
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Establishing a model of peer support for pregnant persons with a substance use disorder as an innovative approach for engaging participants in the healthy brain and child developme... by Florence Hilliard, Holly Horan, Aleksandra E. Zgierska, Renee C. Edwards

“…The HBCD Study is utilizing a novel approach in research, the inclusion of support professionals (i.e. study navigators) as research team members to boost recruitment, engagement, and retention in this population and other marginalized and underrepresented groups. …”
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A Systematic Comparison of Data Selection Criteria for SMT Domain Adaptation by Longyue Wang, Derek F. Wong, Lidia S. Chao, Yi Lu, Junwen Xing

“…Comparative experiments are conducted on Hong Kong law Chinese-English corpus and the results indicate the following: (i) the constraint degree of similarity measuring is not monotonically related to domain-specific translation quality; (ii) the individual selection models fail to perform effectively and robustly; but (iii) bilingual resources and combination methods are helpful to balance out-of-vocabulary (OOV) and irrelevant data; (iv) finally, our method achieves the goal to consistently boost the overall translation performance that can ensure optimal quality of a real-life SMT system.…”
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Pharmacogenomics Tools for Precision Public Health and Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review by Borbón A, Briceño JC, Valderrama-Aguirre A

“…This trend shows a scarce development of technological tools for public health precision in LMICs, which evidences the need to increase investment in genomic research infrastructure in this aspect and in the development of capacities to guarantee global accessibility and boost PPH for all populations.Keywords: personalized medicine, pharmacogenomics, precision public health, technological tools…”
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Public sector involvement in non-state governances for sustainable food systems—a biodiversity perspective by Talia Shalom, Tamar Dayan, Tamar Dayan, Eran Feitelson

“…However, the capital-intensive boost in a single VSS, leaves other biodiversity-oriented initiatives without substantive governmental support.…”
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The Importance of Breakfast in Enhancing Students' Focus at School by Nurul Widad Fitri Muhammad, Nur Aina Mardhiah Che Rahim, Amrina Rasyada Kamaruzaman, Noor Fatimah Mujahid, Khairulnazrin Nasir

“…In conclusion, this information can be used as a benchmark by the relevant party to boost student achievement. …”
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CPP: a path planning method taking into account obstacle shadow hiding by Ruixin Zhang, Qing Xu, Youneng Su, Ruoxu Chen, Kai Sun, Fengchang Li, Guo Zhang

“…The method also dynamically adjusted step length according to gravitational forces to boost planning efficiency. Additionally, a deformed ellipse-based obstacle avoidance technique was introduced to enhance the vehicle’s ability to navigate around obstacles. …”
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Vehicle Flow Detection and Tracking Based on an Improved YOLOv8n and ByteTrack Framework by Jinjiang Liu, Yonghua Xie, Yu Zhang, Haoming Li

“…These enhancements significantly boost the model’s ability to detect small objects and handle complex backgrounds. …”
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Investigating the impact of Organizational Citizenship Behavior on Supply Chain Performance and Corporate Sustainability: an empirical study by Muhammad Khan, Alisher Tohirovich Dedahanov, Yasmina Khadir, Rakhmonov Dilshodjon Alidjonovich, Kurbanbekova Mohichehra Turobjonovna, Obiddin Toshmurzaevich Yuldashev, Imomov Jamshidxon Odilovich

“…Results show that each OCB dimension significantly enhances SCP; Civic Virtue, Organizational Loyalty and Courtesy notably boost teamwork and productivity; Helping Behavior and Sportsmanship foster a supportive SC environment; Conscientiousness ensures operational reliability. …”
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Simulated Effects of Cropland Expansion on Summer Climate in Eastern China in the Last Three Centuries by Quansheng Ge, Jingyun Zheng, Xuezhen Zhang, Fanneng He

“…Conversely, in the middle to lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, the grid-scale rainfall decreased because the climatological northward wind, which is moist and warm, was partially offset by a southward wind anomaly. …”
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Examining the impact of a strength-based program to enhance teacher-trainees’ critical thinking abilities: a pilot study by Divya Surendran Nair, Seema Bhandare

“…Despite the importance of strengths in positive psychology, there is a lack of research on using a strength-based approach to boost critical thinking skills. This study aims to enhance teacher-trainees’ critical thinking by leveraging their individual strengths, moving away from traditional instructional strategies.…”
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Thorough Characterization of Brazilian New Generation of Eucalypt Clones and Grass for Pulp Production by Fernando José Borges Gomes, Jorge Luiz Colodette, Auphélia Burnet, Larisse Aparecida Ribas Batalha, Fernando Almeida Santos, Iara Fontes Demuner

“…In general, the eucalypt clones are less moist and denser and contain fewer minerals and extraneous materials than the elephant grass species, which make them more attractive for utilization in deconstruction studies aiming at production of bioproducts.…”
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Renoprotective Effect of Pitavastatin against TAA-Induced Renal Injury: Involvement of the miR-93/PTEN/AKT/mTOR Pathway by Marawan A. Elbaset, Bassim M. S. A. Mohamed, Passant E. Moustafa, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Sherif M. Afifi, Alyaa F. Hessin, Sahar S. Abdelrahman, Hany M. Fayed

“…By altering the PTEN/AKT/mTOR pathway, pitavastatin may boost kidney antioxidant capacity and minimize oxidative damage. …”
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