Elucidating the molecular basis of salt tolerance in potatoes through miRNA expression and phenotypic analysis by Caicai Lin, Shuangshuang Zheng, Kui Liu, Ru Yu, Peiyan Guan, Baigeng Hu, Lingling Jiang, Mengyu Su, Guodong Hu, Qingshuai Chen, Xia Zhang

“…Understanding and enhancing salt tolerance in potatoes is crucial for ensuring food security. This study evaluated the salt tolerance of 17 diverse potato varieties using principal component analysis, membership function analysis, cluster analysis, and stepwise regression analysis. …”
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Career Motivation in the Process of State Regulation of Youth Employment by Natalya Stativka, Anna Batiuk

“…The issues of young people’s migration activity, which can have a negative effect on the economic development of the country and increase the socio-demographic risks to national security, need a detailed scientific study. Originality/Value: Currently, the science of public administration does not pay due attention to the role of public institutions in providing career motivation or to the legal consolidation of the measures that motivate productive work. …”
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Emerging challenges in aquaculture: Current perspectives and human health implications by M. Oghenebrorhie Ruben, A. Bolanle Akinsanola, M. Ekemini Okon, Teslim Shitu, I. Iretomiwa Jagunna

“…Aquaculture, the cultivation of aquatic organisms for human consumption, has become an essential contributor to global food security. However, it faces numerous challenges that threaten its sustainability and capacity to meet the growing demand for animal protein. …”
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Cowpea genetic diversity, population structure and genome-wide association studies in Malawi: insights for breeding programs by Michael M. Chipeta, John Kafwambira, Esnart Yohane

“…These efforts aim to develop more productive cowpea lines for the region, enhancing food security and agricultural sustainability.…”
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Mitigating the implementation of SDGs program no. 13 in Indonesia: An overview of social dynamics and local wisdom by Negara Anita Puspita, Ariza Irena Sulistya, Nurjaya Luh Asri Ningsih Widhi, Ubaidillah Moh. Farich, Wijaya Rama, Lestari Vissia Poppy Puspita, Saputro Erwan Adi, Sukirmiyadi, Nurherdiana Silvana Dwi

“…The review explores key sectors including waste management, forest fire prevention, population dynamics, food security, and urban planning. Findings highlight that while local wisdom-based practices like “Tri Hita Karana” and customary land-use regulations are effective in mitigating environmental damage, scaling these approaches across diverse communities remains a challenge. …”
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Assessing groundwater quality and suitability in Qatar: Strategic insights for sustainable water management and environmental protection by Sarra Aloui, Adel Zghibi, Annamaria Mazzoni, Ahmad S. Abushaikha, Adel Elomri

“…Groundwater resources in arid regions are crucial for water and food security and the maintenance of ecosystem services but face significant challenges from overexploitation and contamination, exacerbated by climate change. …”
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INNOVATIVE MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTING STATE ECONOMIC POLICY FOR POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE: QUANTUM TRANSFORMATIONS AS A DRIVER OF DEVELOPMENT by Oleksiy Shkuratov, Liudmila Antonova, Roman Dzyuba

“…The second quantum revolution involves the introduction of quantum computers, quantum cryptography and quantum communication, capable of accelerating the development of new materials, optimizing logistics chains and increasing the level of data security. It is emphasized that the importance of these technologies is difficult to overestimate, as they become key elements in the struggle for technological superiority and have a significant impact on key economic processes. …”
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IMCMK-CNN: A lightweight convolutional neural network with Multi-scale Kernels for Image-based Malware Classification by Dandan Zhang, Yafei Song, Qian Xiang, Yang Wang

“…Pursuing research in this direction is not only vital for enhancing network security defenses and safeguarding user data, but it will also foster the advancement of related state-of-the-art technologies and further mitigate the economic and societal repercussions of malware attacks. …”
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Deep Learning Framework for Advanced De-Identification of Protected Health Information by Ahmad Aloqaily, Emad E. Abdallah, Rahaf Al-Zyoud, Esraa Abu Elsoud, Malak Al-Hassan, Alaa E. Abdallah

“…Comprehensive evaluations are conducted across 23 PHI categories, as defined by HIPAA, ensuring thorough security across critical domains. The optimized model achieves exceptional performance metrics, with a precision of 99%, recall of 98%, and F1-score of 98%, underscoring its effectiveness in balancing recall and precision. …”
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Exploring the Functional Features of Melon Peel Flour for Healthier Bakery Products by Mafalda Alexandra Silva, Tânia Gonçalves Albuquerque, Liliana Espírito Santo, Carla Motta, Agostinho Almeida, Rui Azevedo, Rita C. Alves, Maria Beatriz P. P. Oliveira, Helena S. Costa

“…Based on these results, melon peel has the potential to improve global food security, nutrition, economic well-being, and overall health and well-being.…”
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Advanced Detection of AI-Generated Images Through Vision Transformers by Darshan Lamichhane

“…While this could lead to better digital media and content, it also poses a risk to security, legitimacy, and authenticity. The advancement of AI-generated images, particularly those that are produced by Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), has created a rising concern about the potential misuse of these images in spreading misinformation and creating deepfakes. …”
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Recent Advances in Sharding Techniques for Scalable Blockchain Networks: A Review by Brandon Liew Yi Quan, Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Ahmad Alshammari, Ali Aqarni, Shukor Abd Razak, Koh Tieng Wei

“…The increasing volume of transactions in blockchain networks has caused issues in terms of scalability, transaction efficiency, storage, and security, which obstruct the global adoption of blockchain technology. …”
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Exploring the Landscape of Programming Language Identification With Machine Learning Approaches by Amandeep Verma, Rahul Saha, Gulshan Kumar, Alessandro Brighente, Mauro Conti, Tai-Hoon Kim

“…The increasing complexity of modern software development necessitates tools and methodologies for code analysis, maintenance, and migration in multi-language Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). The security needs of the software development process also recently led to the introduction of the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), which vendors must include in their products. …”
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A novel hybrid inception-xception convolutional neural network for efficient plant disease classification and detection by Wasswa Shafik, Ali Tufail, Chandratilak Liyanage De Silva, Rosyzie Anna Awg Haji Mohd Apong

“…Failure to detect early plant symptoms and diseases is the core biotic cause of increased plant stresses, structure, health, reduced subsistence farming, and threats to global food security. To mitigate these problems at a social, economic, and environmental level, inappropriate herbicide application reduction and early plant disease detection and classification (PDDC) are significant solutions in this case. …”
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BACKHAUL GAS TO UKRAINE: THE ESSENCE OF THE PROMLEM AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR by R. Murgas

“…Considering all the elements that are important for the analyzed problem, the answer to the question “how the reverse gas flow influenced the energy security of Russia, Ukraine and the European Union, and the relationship between them” is given, using the explicative method of content analysis and the analysis of several press conferences. …”
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Peculiarities of determining the circle of recipients of one-time financial assistance in case of death of a serviceman, person liable for military service or reservist under marti... by О. V. Dzhafarova, S. O. Shatrava, О. V. Pohorilets

“…It has been proved that today the legislator has created a clear mechanism for the procedure for payment of a one-time financial assistance in the event of death of a serviceman, person liable for military service or a reservist (including a police officer), which indicates that they understand the importance of taking measures to ensure national security and defence in the context of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by russian federation. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution and spatial distribution in waterfalls of Chattogram district, Bangladesh: Implications for drinking and irrigation purposes by Abdur Rouf Azad, Md. Rezaul Karim, Md. Refat Jahan Rakib, Md. Ripaj Uddin

“…The policymakers should take proper steps for monitor the waterfalls to ensure water security and environmental protection as well as water management for the nearby inhabitants.…”
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Through-wall Human Pose Reconstruction and Action Recognition Using Four-dimensional Imaging Radar by Rui ZHANG, Hanqin GONG, Ruiyuan SONG, Yadong LI, Zhi LU, Dongheng ZHANG, Yang HU, Yan CHEN

“…Through-wall human pose reconstruction and behavior recognition have enormous potential in fields like intelligent security and virtual reality. However, existing methods for through-wall human sensing often fail to adequately model four-Dimensional (4D) spatiotemporal features and overlook the influence of walls on signal quality. …”
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Oxidized alkaline biochar and phosphate solubilizing bacteria mixture enhances direct seeded maize yield in an acid soil by Hachib Mohammad Tusar, Md. Kamal Uddin, Shamim Mia, Susilawati Kasim, Samsuri Bin Abd. Wahid, Tomoyuki Makino, Zakaria Solaiman

“…Acidic soil is a major constrain in achieving food security requiring sustainable solutions. Biochar, a pyrogenic carbon-rich material, carries reactive surfaces (i.e., high surface area and variable surface charges). …”
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Community-Based Health Insurance Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Rural Households in Akaki District, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2021 by Amenti Teka Geferso, Sisay Begashaw Sharo

“…Community-based health insurance is widely recognized as the most effective way to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) with adequate financial protection against healthcare costs, to promote equal access to high-quality healthcare, increase financial security, and enhance social cohesion and solidarity. …”
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