Farmer’s Knowledge on Thaumatotibia Leucotreta (Meyrick) an Economic Pest of Avocado Production in Tanzania by Juliana G. Shikoshi, Angela G. Mkindi, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Ernest R. Mbega, Kelvin M. Mtei

“…Furthermore, farmers reported that diseases, poor marketing environment and premature fruit dropping were the main challenges faced in avocado production. These findings highlight farmer’s limited knowledge on T. leucotreta right from its presence, damage level to the potential impact on avocado production in Tanzania. …”
Get full text

Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Industry 4.0: A Review on Challenges and Opportunities by Denis Leite, Emmanuel Andrade, Diego Rativa, Alexandre M. A. Maciel

“…While ML-based RT-FDD offers different benefits, including fault prediction accuracy, it faces challenges in data quality, model interpretability, and integration complexities. …”
Get full text

Rhododendron diversity conservation in global botanic gardens: a case study of Maddenia species by Ling Hu, Marion MacKay, Susan E. Gardiner, Jennifer A. Tate

“…In addition to proposing priorities, our case study highlights the challenges facing data and collection management to help achieve effective ex situ conservation for Rhododendron species.…”
Get full text

Optimizing NZEB performance: A review of design strategies and case studies by Mohanad M. Ibrahim, María Jose Suarez-Lopez, Ahmed A. Hanafy, Micheal A. William

“…Focusing on Egypt within the larger MENA region, this article emphasizes the unique difficulties faced by the country due to its varied climates and different stages of regulatory development. …”
Get full text

Seasonal Variations and Sexual Differences in Home Range Sizes and Activity Patterns of Endangered Long-Tailed Gorals in South Korea by Sangjin Lim, Maniram Banjade, Jaeyong Ahn, Dongju Song, Jangick Son, Yungchul Park

“…The long-tailed goral (<i>Naemorhedus caudatus</i>) faces significant threats from habitat loss and fragmentation and is classified as a Class I endangered species by the Ministry of Environment in South Korea and vulnerable by the IUCN. …”
Get full text

Social support perception in parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus by Natalia Macarena Maureira MIranda, Claudia Maribel Muñoz Pavez, Maria Cecilia Toffoletto Toffoletto, Ángel Roco Videla

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> the support of family members and the health team for parents caring for their diabetic children is essential for facing with the changes that this disease causes in family dynamics.…”
Get full text

Materiality Conditions in the Interplay between Environment and Financial Performance: A Graphical Modeling Approach for EEA Oil and Gas Companies by Mirela Sichigea, Marian Siminica, Mirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Daniel Circiumaru

“…The recovery after the unprecedented pandemic crisis that Europe has currently been facing is strengthening the strong dependence between social, economic, and environmental fields, maintaining green investments and innovation at the core of the European strategies. …”
Get full text

STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS ON DIVORCES IN ROMANIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BY RESIDENCE, REGIONS, AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS by Marius I. STUPARIU, Marcu Simion STAȘAC, Ribana LINC

“…Additionally, regional disparities are discussed, varying depending on cultural traditions, urbanization level, and the economic development of counties, as well as common challenges faced by families in different areas of Romania. …”
Get full text

Declining suitability for conversion of drylands to paddy fields in Northeast China: Impact of future climate and socio-economic changes by Jiacheng Qian, Huafu Zhao, Xiaoxiao Wang, Tao Wang, Zhe Feng, Congjie Cao, Xiao Li, Aihui Zhang

“…These findings demonstrate the challenges of CDPF in adapting to climate change and food security, and provide insights for food-producing regions around the world facing climate crises.…”
Get full text

Human health risk assessment of aluminium in water treated with aluminium-based coagulants in a rural area by Fernando García-Ávila, Tatiana Encalada-Alvear, Luis M. Alvarez-Altamirano, Alex Avilés-Añazco, Lorgio Valdiviezo-Gonzalez, Emigdio Alfaro-Paredes

“…This study assessed the non-carcinogenic risk associated with aluminium in drinking water supplied by the water treatment plant in Aurelio Bayas district, Ecuador, a rural region facing significant challenges for accessing safe drinking water, mainly due to the absence of regular water quality monitoring. …”
Get full text

Digital twins as global learning health and disease models for preventive and personalized medicine by Xinxiu Li, Joseph Loscalzo, A. K. M. Firoj Mahmud, Dina Mansour Aly, Andrey Rzhetsky, Marinka Zitnik, Mikael Benson

“…However, widespread implementation faces several challenges: (1) characterizing dynamic molecular changes across multiple biological scales; (2) developing computational methods to integrate data into DTs; (3) prioritizing disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets; (4) creating interoperable DT systems that can learn from each other; (5) designing user-friendly interfaces for patients and clinicians; (6) scaling DT technology globally for equitable healthcare access; (7) addressing ethical, regulatory, and financial considerations. …”
Get full text

Effects of silicate modulus and GBFS content on shrinkage of alkali-activated steel slag cementitious material by Jianwei Sun, Yuehao Guo, Yan Meng, Ruiquan Jia, Jiajie Zhou, Hongyuan Gao, Jie Liu

“…Alkali-activated steel slag material (ASSM), a sustainable and environmentally-friendly construction material due to its lower carbon footprint. faces challenges, particularly in terms of high shrinkage. …”
Get full text

LMFUNet: A Lightweight Multi-fusion UNet Based on Spiking Neural Systems for Skin Lesion Segmentation by Ningkang Hu, Bing Li, Hong Peng, Zhicai Liu, Jun Wang

“…Skin lesion segmentation is critical in medical image processing, but the segmentation task faces numerous challenges due to the differences in size, color, shape, and texture of skin lesions between patients, as well as the blurring of the boundary between lesions and normal skin. …”
Get full text

Are we offering palliative care and employing shared decision making in the neonatal intensive care unit? A 10-year retrospective chart review by Sawyer Karabelas-Pittman, Helen Coo, Hannah Lee, Christine C. Moon, Gillian MacLean

“…Objective: Perinatal palliative care (PPC) supports families with a fetal diagnosis of a life-limiting condition or who are facing preterm labour at the limits of viability. …”
Get full text

Health professionals’ experience of implementing and delivering a ‘Community Care’ programme in metropolitan Melbourne: a qualitative reflexive thematic analysis by Cylie Williams, Kelly-Ann Bowles, Brendan Shannon, Hollie Shannon, Nadine Andrew, Julia Morphet

“…The disconnection they faced to integrate within the wider healthcare system made their role at times difficult. …”
Get full text

Impacts of Land Use on Soil Erosion: RUSLE Analysis in a Sub-Basin of the Peruvian Amazon (2016–2022) by Moises Ascencio-Sanchez, Cesar Padilla-Castro, Christian Riveros-Lizana, Rosa María Hermoza-Espezúa, Dayan Atalluz-Ganoza, Richard Solórzano-Acosta

“…The Peruvian Amazon faces an increasing threat of soil erosion, driven by unsustainable agricultural practices and accelerated deforestation. …”
Get full text

Current Perspectives on Treatment of Gram-Positive Infections in India: What Is the Way Forward? by Atul P. Kulkarni, Vasant C. Nagvekar, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Anup R. Warrier, Deepak TS, Jaishid Ahdal, Rishi Jain

“…This review provides a synopsis about the current burden, treatment options, and the challenges faced by the clinicians in the management of GPIs such as MRSA, Quinolone-resistant Staphylococcus, VRE, and drug-resistant pneumococcus in India.…”
Get full text

Development of data-driven algal bloom alert models with low temporal resolution data and application to Hong Kong rivers by Shujie Xu, Zhongnan Ye, Shu-Chien Hsu, Xiaoyi Liu, Chunmiao Zheng

“…Study region: The study focuses on the 12 rivers across Hong Kong, that have been facing varying degrees of algal bloom risks. Study focus: Data-driven models are extensively employed to forecast and discern the catalysts of algal blooms, leveraging high temporal resolution data to unveil intricate numerical relationships among indicators. …”
Get full text

Deciphering the role of epigenetics in plant pathogen resistance: Strategies for sustainable sugarcane management by Faisal Mehdi, Yuanli Wu, Shuzhen Zhang, Yimei Gan, Zhengying Cao, Shuting Jiang, Limei Zan, Benpeng Yang

“…Sugarcane, an important cash crop, is facing increasing threats to its sustainability from various biological stressors. …”
Get full text

Alternaria radicina; unveiling the cause, spread, and molecular basis of a novel coriander leaf blight disease in Egypt by Khalid M. Ghoneem, Ehsan M. Rashad, Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Yosra A. Helmy, Seham M.A. El-Gamal, Shafik D. Ibrahim, WesamEldin I.A. Saber

“…Coriandrum sativum L. faced a new and previously undocumented leaf blight disease for the first time. …”
Get full text