Tree Risk Assessment Methods: A Comparison of Three Common Evaluation Forms by Andrew K. Koeser, Gitta Hasing, Drew McLean, Robert Northrop

“… All trees pose some level of risk to nearby people, structures, and utilities. As trees age or become weakened by pests, disease, and/or other stresses, a tree owner or manager may need to decide what risk level he or she is willing to accept and what modifications may be needed. …”
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Tree Risk Assessment Methods: A Comparison of Three Common Evaluation Forms by Andrew K. Koeser, Gitta Hasing, Drew McLean, Robert Northrop

“… All trees pose some level of risk to nearby people, structures, and utilities. As trees age or become weakened by pests, disease, and/or other stresses, a tree owner or manager may need to decide what risk level he or she is willing to accept and what modifications may be needed. …”
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Enablers and Barriers to Youth Employment: An Employment Ecosystem Approach by Panos Karanikolas, Joanne Xiaolei Qian-Khoo

“…An “employment ecosystem” approach acknowledges that factors affecting employment are never the result of one singular factor but are the product of multiple, intersecting, and mutually reinforcing factors at the individual level (personal attributes and immediate circumstances), relationships and wider community, the workplace, and the wider macro-level (societal and structural factors, such as legislation, government policies, and macro-economic trends). …”
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Revisiting computer modeling by M. V. Yadrovskaya

“…The results obtained can be used to optimize modeling procedures. Images, structures, relationships and connections of the object under study are visualized in special programs with the help of the described methods and techniques. …”
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Evolutionary plasticity and functional versatility of CRISPR systems. by Eugene V Koonin, Kira S Makarova

“…A major route of innovation in CRISPR evolution is the repurposing of diverged repeat variants encoded outside CRISPR arrays for various structural and regulatory functions. The evolutionary plasticity and functional versatility of CRISPR systems are striking manifestations of the ubiquitous interplay between defense and "normal" cellular functions.…”
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Global Factors of World Statistic System Transformation by M. D. Simonova, E. A. Yarnykh

“…Within the frames of science about data statistic performs functions of the central bearing structural block, fosters the development of methods for processing and analyzing quantitative and non-quantitative information aimed at making effective decisions on all levels of management. …”
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Nondestructive test for quality control in laboratory-scale fabrication of laminated composites using programmable portable ultrasonic by Yusuf Giri Wijaya, Suprijanto, Damar Rastri Adhika, Rhakamerta Hijazi, Abian Nurrohmad

“…Nondestructive testing (NDT) is needed to guarantee the structural integrity of the final product of laminated composites. …”
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Ethnozootechnical Perspectives on the Decline of Traditional Knowledge About Local Goat and Sheep Breeds in the Semi-Arid Region of Paraíba, Brazil by Raissa C. Silva, Marilene N. Melo, Carlos F. T. de Oliveira, José V. Cardoso, Luis A. C. Cevallos, Laura L. da Rocha, Janaina K. G. Arandas, Maria N. Ribeiro

“…The conservation of local breeds plays a strategic role in maintaining genetic variability, ensuring adaptive responses to environmental challenges, and preserving the cultural and socioeconomic structures of traditional communities. In this context, this study explores the potential disappearance of traditional knowledge about local breeds from an ethnozootechnical perspective. …”
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Multi-class segmentation of knee MRI based on hybrid attention by Yuhang Xiang, Xinglin Zhang, Tao Meng, Tao Meng, Tao Chen, Tao Chen

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Conceptual Issues of Managing Non-Tax Revenues of the Budgets of Public Legal Entities by N. D. Magnitskiy, Yu. G. Tyurina

“…High-quality management of the structural elements of the budgets of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation is acquiring a key role in achieving the goals of state financial policy. …”
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Ground ice and hydrothermal ground motions on aufeis plots of river valleys by V. R. Alekseev

“…In addition to the natural-historical and methodological aspects, the future research program should include consideration of problems related to interaction between engineering structures and aufeis events and aufeis ice-ground complexes.…”
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Supporting Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management in Primary Care Clinics: The Relationship Between External Linkages and Organizational Change Preparedness by Larry R. Hearld, Demetria Hubbard, Kimberly A. Smith, Sharon Parker, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Andrea Cherrington

“…However, primary care clinics that were linked structurally were associated with lower levels of change preparedness. …”
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Different levels of policy change: A comparison between the public discussion on social security in Sweden and in Finland by Christian Kroll, Helena Blomberg

“…Instead, references to"purely" structural justifications did become more common over time. …”
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A systematic review of individual and contextual factors affecting ART initiation, adherence, and retention for HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women. by Ian Hodgson, Mary L Plummer, Sarah N Konopka, Christopher J Colvin, Edna Jonas, Jennifer Albertini, Anouk Amzel, Karen P Fogg

“…At a community level, stigma was a major barrier. Key structural barriers and enablers were related to health system use and engagement, including access to services and health worker attitudes.…”
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Automated Wall Moisture Detection in Heritage Sites Based on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for Infrared Imagery by Yu-Chieh Chu, Ya-Yun Huang, Chen-Yu Ye, Shih-Lun Chen

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Effect of Board Accountability on Financial Performance of Selected SACCOs in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarongo, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Sunday, Arthur, Sekiwu, Denis

“…These statistics included multicollinearity, mean and standard deviation, outliers and extreme values, and missing values in the second phase, the structural relationships between the variables in the suggested conceptual model were tested and examined using structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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Effect of Board Accountability on Financial Performance of Selected SACCOs in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarongo, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Sunday, Arthur, Sekiwu, Denis

“…These statistics included multicollinearity, mean and standard deviation, outliers and extreme values, and missing values and in the second phase, the structural relationships between the variables in the suggested conceptual model were tested and examined using structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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Elaboration of molecular glues that target TRIM21 into TRIMTACs that degrade protein aggregates by Marc A. Scemama de Gialluly, Anthony R. Allen, Elijah H. Hayes, Patrick Zhuang, Ralston B. Goldfarb, Amanda N. Farrar, Yuriy Fedorov, Drew J. Adams

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The impact of exposure to scientific research and inclusive mentoring style on medical undergraduates’ perceptions of critical thinking, communication, and passion by Kecheng Zhou, Chunhua Cao, Xiao Liu, Mengqi Sun, Zhihan Wu, Weiqin Zheng, Cheng Peng

“…This study surveyed 366 medical students from Central South China, assessing students’ research involvement, mentoring style, self-perceived items of critical thinking, attitude toward communication skills, harmonious academic passion, and obsessive academic passion. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to model the structural relationships between the exposure to research and the self-perceived latent factors. …”
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Allocation of paleochannels in sand-clay sediments of middle Jurassic age in petrel software complex by A. A. Suslov, B. P. Vaynerman

“…The purpose of this work was to study the spatial position of the identified channel elements (paleochannels) and to construct them using the Petrel (Schlumberger) program. The paleochannel building technique is described in the Petrel program. …”
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