Semiotic insights on the socio-cultural influence of the San Sebastian Church architectural facade, Lumban, Laguna, Philippines by Ronald Allan S. delos Reyes, Jomel Paulo G. Ebron, Jhona N. Gamez, Christie C. Amores, Ma Rovilla C. Sudaprasert

“…This might seem remarkable as the country is placed geographically at the most eastern flank of the SouthEast Asian region facing the center of the Far Eastern dominions. …”
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Cultivating a thriving agricultural sector: Unveiling the drivers of farmer participation in agricultural development interventions in Ghana by Magdalene Aidoo, Stephen Prah, Irene Serwaa Asante, Charles Kwame Sackey, Bright Owusu Asante

“…Our results showed that socioeconomic (education, maize farming experience, farm plots, and land ownership) and institutional (extension contact, FBO membership, and innovative platform membership) factors played a significant role in the decision and number of SIPMA interventions farmer participated in. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY SUPPORT AND DIET PROVISION IN DIABETES PATIENTS by Velenia Kahi Timba, Yosephina Elizabeth Sumartini Gunawan, Melkisedek Landi, Servasius To'o Jala Mulu

“… Introduction: Effective diabetes management requires strict adherence to dietary guidelines. Family support plays a critical role in helping patients with diabetes maintain appropriate nutritional practices. …”
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Hybrid GNSS time-series prediction method based on ensemble empirical mode decomposition with long short-term memory by Yu Zhou, Xiaoxing He, Shengdao Wang, Shunqiang Hu, Xiwen Sun, Jiahui Huang

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The question of Baltic states in the policy of the Great Western powers in 1943 by Ramojus Kraujelis

“…On the eve of Soviet military victories in the East, the Soviet Union shifted the focus of foreign policy to postwar domination in Europe. …”
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A Study of Human-Motifs of Ajā'ib al-Makhlūqāt wa Gharā'ib al-Mawjūdāt Manuscript (A Case Study of Ajā'ib al-Makhlūqāt wa Gharā'ib al-Mawjūdāt of Astan Quds Razavi Central Library... by Sara Sadeghinia

“…The figures are all facing west and east, with none facing each other. The figures are usually in a frame that separates them from the text.…”
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The archaeological direction in Japanese studies in Russia: Development, peculiarities, personal experience by A. V. Tabarev

“…Since the early 1960s, one of the leading roles in this collaboration is played by the Novosibirsk Scientific Center (Institute of History, Philology and Philosophy, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Faculty of Humanities of NSU) and such specialists as A.P. …”
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Rethinking the Lake History of Taylor Valley, Antarctica During the Ross Sea I Glaciation by Michael S. Stone, Peter T. Doran, Krista F. Myers

“…The Ross Sea I glaciation, marked by the northward advance of the Ross Ice Sheet (RIS) in the Ross Sea, east Antarctica, corresponds with the last major expansion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during the last glacial period. …”
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Neighbourhood, crime and fear: Exploring subjective perception of security in Serbia by Marković Aleksandra, Filipović Božidar

“…The perception of (in)security plays a crucial role in shaping individuals' interactions with their environment and can have significant implications for the prevalence and persistence of criminal activity within communities. …”
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Synoptic analysis of atmospheric patterns associated with pervasive frosts in Khuzestan province by zahra hejazizadeh, farshad pazhoh, fardin ghadami, haniyeh shakiba

“…Meanwhile, the powerful Siberian high pressure is present in most of the patterns, which its interaction with sub polar and Icelandic low pressure, plays the most role in the most severe frost in the province of Khuzestan. …”
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L’agrobiodiversité végétale au sein des paysages forestiers utilisés par les communautés Baka et Konabembé au Sud-Est Cameroun by Évariste Fongnzossie, Thomas Mbang Nkongo, Didier Dibong Siegfried, Marlene Ngansop

“…Agrobiodiversity plays an important role as a source of income, a lever for the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change, a reservoir of nutrients, a basis for various ecosystem services such as pollination, soil fertility, and regulation of water cycles. …”
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Analysis of Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Driving Factors of China’s Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems by Fei Ju, Rui Yang, Chun Yang

“…Historical analysis highlights a west-to-east and northward migration of agricultural activity, driven by political stability and technological advancements. …”
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Assessment of Groundwater Quality in the Talensi District, Northern Ghana by Larry Pax Chegbeleh, Bismark Awinbire Akurugu, Sandow Mark Yidana

“…Silicate and carbonate mineral weathering were identified as the main controls on groundwater chemistry in the district, with reverse ion exchange also playing a role. High nitrate and lead levels observed have been associated with agrochemicals and wastewater from farms and homes. …”
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Quaternary Segmentation Characteristics of the Hunhe Fault, Northeast China by Bo Wan, Guanghao Ha, Xiaohui Zhao, Rui Suo

“…The northern segment of the Tanlu fault zone, which encompasses the Dunhua–Mishan and Yilan–Yitong fault zones, plays a critical role in the tectonic framework of Northeast China. …”
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Comparative analysis of the human microbiome from four different regions of China and machine learning-based geographical inference by Yinlei Lei, Min Li, Han Zhang, Yu Deng, Xinyu Dong, Pengyu Chen, Ye Li, Suhua Zhang, Chengtao Li, Shouyu Wang, Ruiyang Tao

“…In this study, 220 samples, consisting of sterile swabs from palmar skin and oral and nasal cavities were collected from Chinese Han individuals living in Shanghai, Chifeng, Kunming, and Urumqi, representing the geographic regions of east, northeast, southwest, and northwest China. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) by Shufang Liu, Le Wang, Ruixiang Wang, Huan Wang, Ang Li, Changting An, Zining Meng, Zhimeng Zhuang

“…Abstract The Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus), a finfish with the largest biomass of a single species in the Yellow and East China Seas, plays an important pivotal role in converting zooplanktons into high trophic fish in the food web. …”
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Characteristics and formation mechanism of carbon emission efficiency spatial correlation network: Perspective from Shandong Province by Li Zhang, Hongrui Wang, Beinan Guo, Xuan Liu, Caiyun Deng, Ziyang Zhao, Xin Jiang, Yiyang Li

“…Among driving factors, technological innovation significantly reduces emissions, though economic growth plays a stronger role in shaping network connections. …”
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Influence of Asian-Pacific Oscillation on Precipitation in Central Eastern China during Autumn (1960–2016) by Zouxing Lin, Jiajin Zhu, Wei Hua, Guangzhou Fan

“…The Asian-Pacific Oscillation (APO) plays an important role in precipitation in Central Eastern China (CEC). …”
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IRF3 Promotes Production of IL-6 and Nitric Oxide but Represses CCL22 in RAW264.7 Macrophage Cells Exposed to Lipopolysaccharides in Culture by Moore TC, Pinkerton TS, Petro TM

“…Tyler C Moore,1 Terrence Scott Pinkerton,1 Thomas M Petro2 1Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, 68005, USA; 2Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USACorrespondence: Thomas M Petro, Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry, 4000 East Campus Loop South, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA, Email tpetro@unmc.eduIntroduction: Macrophage responses to lipopolysaccharides (LPS) drive inflammatory diseases, such as periodontitis, with production of IL-6 and Nitric Oxide (NO). …”
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Lessons of World War II and Strategic Planning of the Big Three (1945–1949) by I. E. Magadeev

“…Even the appearance of nuclear weapons, that would dramatically alter the strategic context in the following years, played a relatively minor role in 1945–1949. The author concludes that the shadow of World War II and its lessons had a long-lasting effect on the post-war international relations.…”
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