Challenges of Beekeeping in Arid Regions by Salim Hitouche, Mohamed Ridha Messak, Azzouzi Imane, Messaoud Lazereg

“…Due to availability issues and time constraints, beekeepers that were unable to attend scheduled meetings via telephone also reached out. A semi-structured survey was conducted involving 41 local beekeepers and a descriptive analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data gathered. …”
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Professional judgement: a social practice perspective on a multiple mini-interview for specialty training selection by Chris Roberts, Annette Burgess, Karyn Mossman, Koshila Kumar

“…We gathered data through document analysis, and observations of interviewer training, candidate interactions with interviewers, and interviewer meetings. Interviews included informal encounters in a large selection centre. …”
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An Assessment of Ammonia Emissions from Dairy Facilities in Pennsylvania by James D. Ferguson, Zhengxia Dou, Charles F. Ramberg

“…Typical rations were constructed for six feeding groups (three milk production groups, one nonlactating group, two heifer groups) to meet milk production, pregnancy, and growth requirements. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MOBILE APPLICATION ISMIND FOR FORMATIVE STUDENTS’ ASSESSMENT by Aslina Saad, Fatin Naiemah Khairulanuar, Bahbibi Rahmatullah

“…Evolutionary Prototyping, a methodology under the agile approach of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) was deployed to meet the educational application requirement by integrating content, pedagogy, and technology aspects to provide better teaching and learning material. …”
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Use of computerised adaptive testing to reduce the number of items in patient-reported hip and knee outcome scores: an analysis of the NHS England National Patient-Reported Outcome... by Jose Maria Valderas, Andrew D Toms, Jonathan Peter Evans, Christopher Gibbons

“…We compared the number of questions required to meet each cut-off and assessed the correlation between the full-length and CAT administration.Results We conducted IRT analysis using 40 432 OHS and 44 714 OKS observations. …”
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Influence of tunnel construction on karst groundwater environment in central Huaying Mountain by Sheng CHENG, Mo XU, Qiang XIA

“…Current karst studies in the region are insufficient to meet the needs of engineering projects, highlighting the need for a more systematic and comprehensive analysis of the causes of karst water inrush and its effects on the groundwater environment. …”
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A new approach to children’s work that prioritises resilience, well-being and agency: emerging findings from a ‘cash plus’ intervention in Bangladesh by Neil Howard, Keetie Roelen, Giel Ton, Mauricio Espinoza Hermoza, Saklain Al Mamun, Kabita Chowdhury, Taslima Aktar, Lopita Huq

“…The intended outcomes were that families would be able to increase their economic resilience and develop alternative capacities to meet their needs, with the intended goals of increasing well-being and the ability to make choices other than difficult or dangerous work for children. …”
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Perancangan Spesifikasi Keamanan untuk Pengembangan Aplikasi Secure Chat Berdasarkan Common Criteria For It Security Evaluation by Amiruddin Amiruddin, Muhammad Faqih Rohmani

“…For example, the Mxit and QQ Mobile applications do not meet any of the seven security categories for secure chat issued by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). …”
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INTEGRATION OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH USING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF SLOVAKIA by Nelly Nychkalo, Nataliia Muranova, Olena Voliarska, Maria Matulcikova

“…It has been established that Slovak teachers use such digital tools as Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex Meetings, Google Classroom, Zoom to integrate Ukrainian students into the educational environment. …”
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THE VARIABLE GEOMETRY OF COPYRIGHT AND AI IN THE EUROPEAN AND ISLAMIC LEGAL LANDSCAPES by Rebecca-Georgia DUNCA

“…At the same time, throughout the article, the differences between legal mechanisms will be discussed, with European law taking a more proactive regulatory approach and Islamic law relying on general principles that may need to be adapted to meet the challenges posed by AI and its growing trend.…”
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Revamping field practicum: insights for future health services management professionals by Fatemeh Mohabati, Marzieh Arefi, Seyed Pouria Hedayati

“…Implementing these modifications in the apprenticeship syllabus is expected to improve the capabilities of graduates, better preparing them to meet the needs of healthcare system.…”
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Factors associated with malnutrition inflammation score among hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional investigation in tertiary care hospital, Palestine. by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Fatima Masoud Al-Amouri, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Lawra Bsharat, Manal Badrasawi

“…Additionally, malnutrition was significantly higher among patients who does not meet their recommended calorie intake (p = 0.008), whose sodium intake within recommendation (p = 0.049), patients with low levels of hemoglobin (p = 0.022), albumin (p<0.001), TIBC (p = 0.002), phosphate (p<0.001), and patients with higher levels of ferritin (p<0.001). …”
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Media content analysis of general practitioners’ reactions to care.data expressed in the media: what lessons can be learned for future NHS data-sharing initiatives? by Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Andy Boyd, Elizabeth Ford, Yalda Kazempour, Maxwell J F Cooper

“…GPs perceived they were poorly resourced to meet competing demands to both share patients’ data and protect confidentiality. …”
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Design of a Medium Scale Ambient PM2.5 Cleaning System by Sheng-Chieh Chen, Qingfeng Cao, Thomas H. Kuehn, Charles Lo, Manoranjan Sahu, Yelia S. Mayya, David Y. H. Pui

“…The source control strategy was normally implemented to bring the PM pollution down to meet the standards. However, it took more than 50 years for UK and US. …”
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Natural reproduction in tropical buffalo herds by Laura Gómez Estrada

“… Reproduction is one of the most important aspects of farm management that, combined with genetics, allows the productive system to develop and meet minimum productivity standards for sustainability and market demands. …”
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Assessing the salinization mechanisms of coastal brackish springs by Sanz, Esteban, Carrera, Jesús, Ayora, Carlos, Barón, Alfredo, González, Concha

“…In essence, they are typically assumed to consist of a karstic conduit bringing fresh groundwater that meets a saltwater conduit at a branching point, where the brackish mixture flows up to the spring mouth. …”
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Protocol for evaluating the effects of integrating music with taekwondo training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. by Clare C W Yu, Kam M Mok, Emma Mak, Chun T Au, Dorothy F Y Chan, Stanley Wu, Raymond C K Chung, Matthew C K Ip, Simpson W L Wong

“…Seventy-two children aged 7 to 9 years who meet the diagnostic criteria of ASD will be recruited and randomized into either the "Taekwondo training with elements of music therapy" group or the "Taekwondo training alone" group. …”
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Extractives Content and Colour Properties of 11-year-old Perhutani Superior Teakwood from Ngawi Forest Management Unit by Zulkahfi Zulkahfi, Denny Irawati, Tomy Listyanto, Dian Rodiana, Ganis Lukmandaru

“…The utilization of young teak wood had increased due to the gap in demand and the supply of raw materials. To meet the high demand, Perhutani had planted the fast growing of superior teakwood (Jati Plus Perhutani/JPP). …”
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Improved Powder Equivalence Model for the Mix Design of Self-Compacting Concrete with Fly Ash and Limestone Powder by Jingbin Zhang, Miao Lv, Xuehui An, Dejian Shen, Xinyi He, Ding Nie

“…This method can be visualized by the self-compacting paste zone (SCP zone), a plane area where all the mix points meet the paste threshold theory, and SCC zone, a plane area consisting of all the mix points satisfying the criteria of qualified SCC. …”
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Perspectives of physicians on risk factors for patient aggression and violence against physicians in Chinese hospitals: a Q-methodology study by Yuhan Wu, Kees Ahaus, Jiaming Shi, Dahai Zhao, Martina Buljac-Samardzic

“…There was a consensus across perspectives that failure to meet perpetrator’s expectations is one of the most important risk factors and that physician’s gender is one of the least important risk factors in the occurrence of patient (and their relatives/friends) aggression and violence against physicians in Chinese hospitals. …”
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