Fig abscission as a defense mechanism of Ficus trees against parasitism by non-pollinating fig wasps by Shang-Yang Lin, Bruno Di Giusto, Anthony Bain

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Facile Preparation of Phosphotungstic Acid-Impregnated Yeast Hybrid Microspheres and Their Photocatalytic Performance for Decolorization of Azo Dye by Lan Chen, Bo Bai

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Figs Are More Than Fallback Foods: The Relationship between Ficus and Cebus in a Tropical Dry Forest by Nigel A. Parr, Amanda D. Melin, Linda Marie Fedigan

“…In many studies on primate feeding ecology, figs (Ficus spp.) are characterized as fallback foods, utilized only when preferred sources of food are unavailable. …”
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Employing plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for abiotic stress mitigation in plants: with a focus on drought stress by Sourav Chattaraj, Aurodeepa Samantaray, Arindam Ganguly, Hrudayanath Thatoi

“…These findings emphasize the potential of PGPR as a key component of integrated stress management strategies, offering a pathway for enhancing crop resilience and ensuring food security in the face of climate change.…”
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Focus group-supported development and psychometric exploration of an instrument to assess perceived physical exertion in nursing students by Eva Lorenz, Eva Grüne, Johanna Popp, Klaus Pfeifer, Johannes Carl

“…Methods We initially conducted two parallel semi-structured focus group interviews with purposefully sampled nursing students to gain insights into their daily physical load. …”
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Du rivage méditerranéen à la façade Atlantique. Gens du sud au Portugal médiéval by Marisa Costa

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Chronic Pain in Inflammatory Arthritis: Mechanisms, Metrology, and Emerging Targets—A Focus on the JAK-STAT Pathway by Fausto Salaffi, Giovanni Giacobazzi, Marco Di Carlo

“…This paper provides a summary on pain in inflammatory arthritis, from pathogenesis to clinimetric instruments and treatment, with a focus on the JAK-STAT pathway.…”
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Biosynthesis and Role of N-Linked Glycosylation in Cell Surface Structures of Archaea with a Focus on Flagella and S Layers by Ken F. Jarrell, Gareth M. Jones, Divya B. Nair

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Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experiment by Robert Kalyesubula, Isaac Ssinabulya, Rachel Nugent, Christine Ngaruiya, Nicola L Hawley, Dallas Wood, Baylah Tessier-Sherman, Deron Galusha, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Sarah EG Moor, Andrew K Tusubira, Ann R Akiteng, Evelyn Hsieh Donroe, Tracy L Rabin, Brenda D Nakirya, Christine Nalwadda, Jeremy I Schwartz

“…Objective To explore how respondents with common chronic conditions—hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM)—make healthcare-seeking decisions.Setting Three health facilities in Nakaseke District, Uganda.Design Discrete choice experiment (DCE).Participants 496 adults with HTN and/or DM.Main outcome measures Willingness to pay for changes in DCE attributes: getting to the facility, interactions with healthcare providers, availability of medicines for condition, patient peer-support groups; and education at the facility.Results Respondents were willing to pay more to attend facilities that offer peer-support groups, friendly healthcare providers with low staff turnover and greater availabilities of medicines. …”
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Discrete choice modelling of hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaseun Aramide Otekunrin, Tekiyat Abiola Adebisi, Sururoh Adeniran-Babatunde, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin

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Optimization of a Sonotrode Extraction Method and New Insight of Phenolic Composition of <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> by Lidia Gil-Martínez, Alejandro Santos-Mejías, José Manuel De la Torre-Ramírez, Alberto Baños, Vito Verardo, Ana M. Gómez-Caravaca

“…The optimization of bioactive compound extraction from <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> using ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) via sonotrode was investigated to maximize phenolic recovery and antioxidant activity while promoting a sustainable process. …”
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Flow Stagnation under Single and Two-Phase Natural Circulation Conditions in the APEX-CE Test Facility by José N. Reyes

“…Natural circulation experiments were conducted at Oregon State University using the advanced plant experiment (APEX-CE) integral system test facility as configured to simulate a typical 2×4 Combustion Engineering nuclear steam supply system. …”
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Focus Energy Determination of Mining Microseisms Using Residual Seismic Wave Attenuation in Deep Coal Mining by Mingwei Zhang, Shengdong Liu, Shuzhao Chen, Yanlong Chen, Guang Xu, Deyu Qian

“…Key findings show that the microseismic focus energy confirmed by the residual wave attenuation is reliable. …”
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Quality and reliability of IFC/BIM models for public educational facilities construction projects via clash detection by Michał Juszczyk, Mantas Vaišnoras, Robertas Kontrimovičius, Tomáš Hanák, Hanna Łukaszewska, Leonas Ustinovichius

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COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana. by Issabella Asamoah, Mildred Adusei-Poku, Priscilla Vandyck-Sey, Allen Steele-Dadzie, Atta Senior Kuffour, Albert Turkson, Ivy Asantewaa Asante, Kantanka Addo-Osafo, Quaneeta Mohktar, Bright Adu, Yaw A Afrane, Kwamena W C Sagoe

“…<h4>Background</h4>Malaria is a common and severe public health problem in Ghana and largely responsible for febrile symptoms presented at health facilities in the country. Other infectious diseases, including COVID-19, may mimic malaria due to their shared non-specific symptoms such as fever and headache thus leading to misdiagnosis. …”
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MITIGATING EFFECTS OF VOLTAGE DEVIATION ON DELSUTH HEALTH CARE FACILITY UTILIZING DYNAMIC VOLTAGE RESTORER (DVR) by UMUKORO ARIEYERI PATRICK, PATRICK OSHEVIRE

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RETRACTED: Pedagogical aspects of the development of creative abilities of pre-schoolers based on an innovative approach focused on the personality by Turdieva Mokhira

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A Data Warehousing Framework for Predictive Analytics in Higher Education: A Focus on Student at-Risk Identification by Ismaili Burim, Besimi Adrian

“…This paper will examine the development of a data warehouse aimed at improving decision-making in higher education, which focuses on the identification of students at-risk of academic failure through machine learning techniques. …”
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Application of wastewater with high organic load for saline-sodic soil reclamation focusing on soil purification ability by M.A. Kameli, M. Chorom, N. Jaafarzadeh, H. Janadeleh

“…Wastewater chemical oxygen demand was decreased to 35% during pass through soil column. The results showed that the adsorption kinetics of wastewater organic compounds were best fitted by the pseudo-second order model with 99 percent correlation coefficient (r2=0.99%).…”
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Driving job satisfaction through inclusive knowledge management: a focus on learning and communication in diverse workplaces by Sobia Naseem, Muhammad Mohsin, Khalid Jamil

“…Abstract Background This study examines the impact of knowledge management practices (KMP) on job satisfaction, focusing on the mediating roles of learning opportunities and communication quality. …”
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