A Data-Driven Approach to Improve Cocoa Crop Establishment in Colombia: Insights and Agricultural Practice Recommendations from an Ensemble Machine Learning Model by Leonardo Talero-Sarmiento, Sebastian Roa-Prada, Luz Caicedo-Chacon, Oscar Gavanzo-Cardenas

“…Despite challenges such as limited dataset resolution and localized climate variability, this research provides valuable insights for a more comprehensive understanding of the environmental conditions impacting cocoa plantation establishment in a given location. …”
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Soil acidity and fertility status of surface soils under different land uses in Sayo district of Oromia, western Ethiopia. by Abu Regasa, Wassie Haile, Girma Abera

“…Land use conversion from natural forests to grassland, plantation forests, mono-cropping coffee and croplands is a significant causes of soil degradation, leading to aggravate soil acidity and nutrient depletion. …”
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Towards estimating the proportion of dead and missing vines at the field level by Baptiste OGER, Cécile Laurent, Philippe Vismara, Bruno Tisseyre

“…In this vineyard, regression models showed an increase in dead and missing vines of around 2.2 % per year from the tenth year onwards. Plantation year, variety and vigour (assessed by Fcover) were identified as providing valuable prior information on the proportion of dead and missing vines within the fields. …”
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Value Chain Analysis of Highland Bamboo (Yushania alpina) in Banja District, Awi Zone, Ethiopia by Mulat Mengstu, Asmamaw Alemu, Chernet Worku, Sosina Bezie

“…Government offices and international network of bamboo and rattan and micro and small enterprises were support service providers. The governance structures in the bamboo value chain differ from one stage to the other stage. …”
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Predicting the potential distribution of stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis in India using MaxEnt and CMIP6 climate projections by V. Karuppaiah, R. Maruthadurai, Bappa Das, P. S. Soumia, Ankush Gadge, Chandrashekhar Pote, Dhananjay Shirsat, Trupti Pandit, Sanket Sawant, S. V. Ramesh, Vijay Mahajan

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STAGER checklist: Standardized testing and assessment guidelines for evaluating generative artificial intelligence reliability by Jinghong Chen, Lingxuan Zhu, Weiming Mou, Anqi Lin, Dongqiang Zeng, Chang Qi, Zaoqu Liu, Aimin Jiang, Bufu Tang, Wenjie Shi, Ulf D. Kahlert, Jianguo Zhou, Shipeng Guo, Xiaofan Lu, Xu Sun, Trunghieu Ngo, Zhongji Pu, Baolei Jia, Che Ok Jeon, Yongbin He, Haiyang Wu, Shuqin Gu, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Haojie Huang, Weipu Mao, Shixiang Wang, Xin Chen, Loïc Cabannes, Gerald Sng Gui Ren, Iain S. Whitaker, Stephen Ali, Quan Cheng, Kai Miao, Shuofeng Yuan, Peng Luo

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Application of a spatial dataset for monitoring invasive woody plant species in the forests of Transcarpathia, Ukraine by Andriy Mihaly, Vasyl Roman

“…The paper describes and provides examples of the application of the developed spatial dataset on the spread of invasive woody plant species in the forests of Transcarpathia, Ukraine. …”
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Evaluation of Elemental and Chemical Compositions of Some Fuelwood Species for Energy Value by A. M. Dadile, O. A. Sotannde, B. D. Zira, M. Garba, I. Yakubu

“…Fuelwood species are a crucial part of the ecosystem; they provide energy for cooking, heating, and lightening for both domestic and industrial uses. …”
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Enzymatic Activity and Horizontal Gene Transfer of Heavy Metals and Antibiotic Resistant Proteus vulgaris from Hospital Wastewater: An Insight by Manzar Alam, Nilofer Bano, Tarun Kumar Upadhyay, Reem Binsuwaidan, Nawaf Alshammari, Amit Baran Sharangi, Radhey Shyam Kaushal, Mohd Saeed

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The History of Miss Jane Pittman by Christopher Mulvey

“…Gaines used the then un-mined resources of the slave narratives to provide structure, themes, characters and incidents for his novel. …”
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