Recursive Class Connectivity Classification (R3C) Applied to Binary Image Segmentation for Improved Infant Fingerprint Enhancement by Joao Leonardo Harres Dall Agnol, Luiz Fernando Puttow Southier, Jefferson Tales Oliva, Marcelo Teixeira, Rodrigo Minetto, Marcelo Filipak, Dalcimar Casanova, Erick Oliveira Rodrigues

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Presidential Initiatives as a Tool to Manage U.S. Foreign Assistance Policies in the XXI Century: From George W. Bush Jr. to Joseph R. Biden by V. I. Bartenev

“…However, the launch of each initiative was determined by a unique combination of factors operating at the individual, domestic and structural levels. This explains a great variety in circumstances surrounding their launch, documentary and institutional formalization, which did not preclude a number of key similarities: 1) determining the funding volume; 2) providing a long-term perspective; 3) supporting the initiative through authorization acts, presidential orders, memoranda/directives or strategic planning documents issued by the White House; 4) establishing new coordination units. …”
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‘TIPNIS somos todos’: Siscourse of indigenousness within and beyond a national civil sphere by Mollericona Alfaro Danny Daniel

“…Adopting a theoretical framework from the Strong Program of Cultural Sociology, this research examines how indigenous groups contesting environmental threats invoke a deep structure of discourse to cultivate solidarity beyond their communities at national and international levels. …”
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Research Work Rating for the Faculty by M. M. Kudaev

“…The article deals with specific rating of research work for the faculty and identifying internal components of research work and their decomposition with further distribution into duties and setting norms for each element of the structure in research or project. Current approaches to research work were studied and recommendations on its structure were given with due respect to digitalization. …”
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Methodological problems of librarianship in N. S. Kartashov’s heritage by M. G. Vokhrysheva

“…Kartashov has substantiated a row of new categories: «local library system», «integrated library system», «territorial organization of librarianship», «territorial structure of librarianship», «library space», «regional library program» etc.…”
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Social infrastructure in rural Zimbabwe: an exploration of services and development dynamics by Clement Chipenda

“…Using the Transformative Social Policy framework, the article conceptualises land reform beyond conventional social protection approaches, exploring its potential for structural transformation. The findings reveal how land tenure regimes, economic conditions, and local power structures shape resource management in previously uninhabited resettlement areas. …”
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Institutional Support of Continuing Engineering Education by O. V. Budzinskaya, V. S. Sheinbaum

“…The article substantiates the  leading role of research and design universities as the system-forming structures in the knowledge  industry in the formation of qualification requirements for new areas and types of professional activity, the necessity to develop and implement professional retraining programs for specialists before  they officially acquire the corresponding status and the professional standards will be developed and  approved for them.…”
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Operationalizing Anti-Racism Accountability with Equitable Admissions in Nursing Education Accreditation by Alicia Swartz, Denise Dawkins, Claire Valderama-Wallace, Michelle DeCoux Hampton

“…Without first addressing structural inequity in nursing education programs, the nursing profession cannot begin to address structural racism in health care. …”
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Introduction to Social Network Research: Application of Social Network Analysis in Extension by Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Laura A. Warner

“…Social network analysis (SNA) is a new approach to defining and describing society and its organizations and to assessing the impact of organizational structures. This 4-page fact sheet introduces Extension educators to possible ways to apply SNA in their work to plan and evaluate programs in a more efficient way. …”
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Introduction to Social Network Research: Application of Social Network Analysis in Extension by Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Laura A. Warner

“…Social network analysis (SNA) is a new approach to defining and describing society and its organizations and to assessing the impact of organizational structures. This 4-page fact sheet introduces Extension educators to possible ways to apply SNA in their work to plan and evaluate programs in a more efficient way. …”
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An emergency medicine based model for community‐engaged learning by Barry J. Knapp, Julie Stoner, Joseph Lang, Rebecca Johnson, Ronald Flenner, Maryanne Gathambo

“…The development and structure of a B‐CPR CEL program, lessons learned, and impact on B‐CPR in a local area are reported.…”
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Improving career readiness in middle school students: a systematic review of intervention approaches by Danqi Wang, Gang Wang

“…IntroductionTo address the challenges posed by the rapidly evolving career landscape on adolescent development, this study systematically reviews career intervention pathways for middle school students.MethodsIt explores the theoretical frameworks, intervention structures, evaluation systems, and outcomes associated with career interventions at middle school educational stage. …”
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A new parameterization of photolysis rates for oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOCs) by Y. Peng, B. Yuan, S. Wang, X. Song, Z. Peng, W. Wang, S. Yang, J. Qi, X. He, Y. Huangfu, X.-B. Li, M. Shao

“…Based on their molecular structures, a parameterization for the photolysis frequencies of carbon- and nitrogen-containing OVOCs was developed. …”
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Rapid and sustained nuclear–cytoplasmic ERK oscillations induced by epidermal growth factor by Harish Shankaran, Danielle L Ippolito, William B Chrisler, Haluk Resat, Nikki Bollinger, Lee K Opresko, H Steven Wiley

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Three-dimensional models of the brachial plexus as the basis of augmented reality and artificial transplants by N. S. Gorbunov, K. V. Kober, E. W. Kasparov, S. I. Rostovtsev, D. N. Gorbunov, D. N. Lebedeva, B. Yu. Nikishaev

“…The data obtained were entered into the MS Excel 12.0 program and the analysis of the generated database was carried out using the Statistica for Windows 12.0 0 program. …”
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Assessing social behaviour between baleen whales (Mysticeti) and dolphins (Delphinidae) by Jan-Olaf Meynecke, Olivia Crawley

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Potent β-lactam-based tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 inhibitors identified by a virtual screen by Xue Zhi Zhao, Wenjie Wang, Kiall F. Suazo, Md Rasel Al Mahmud, Keli Agama, George T. Lountos, Thorkell Andresson, Yves Pommier, Terrence R. Burke

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Approaches to predict ligands affinity towards translocator protein TSPO 18 kDa in order to create molecules possessing neuropsychotropic activity by N. M. Baraboshkin, A. S. Pantileev, G. V. Mokrov

“…As a result of these studies, the most promising TSPO ligands were identified. Also, the structure-property relationship was evaluated.…”
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The Significance of Socm-Psychological Competence of Students of International Relations in Contemporary Russia by D. A. Svirskaya

“…The specificity of student environment as a field with its own value and evaluation structure, requirements system and psychological context is attended separate. …”
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Exploration and Prospects of DeepSeek Applications in Engineering Hydrology by GAO Zi-xuan, SONG Xin-yi

“…Standardized tasks (such as moving average calculations) achieved “prompt as code”, substantially reducing programming time and significantly enhancing workflow efficiency. …”
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