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Implementing Applied Behavior Analysis by Support Teachers in Inclusive Public Schools: A Competency-Based Program for Learning Disabilities

The goal of the current study is to find out how support teachers in inclusive public schools in Northern Jordan employ Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) approaches to assist students with learning difficulties. The target population for the study, which used a descriptive survey t...

Each Tree Corrects the Last: What Gradient Boosting Actually Learns

Gradient boosting is commonly described as a sequence of weak trees in which each new learner corrects errors left by the current ensemble. This description is computationally accurate but scientifically incomplete. Every correction is conditioned on a declared loss function, an...

Safety begins at home: supply chain power and workplace safety

Purpose This paper examines how a major corporate customer's supply chain power affects its workplace safety records. Using the social exchange theory and the resource-based view of the firm as theoretical frameworks, the study examines how relational dynamics and trust between c...

Solving problems increases provisioning efficiency, enhancing reproductive success in male great tits

Abstract The ecological and selective processes acting on cognitive traits have received recent attention because of the potentially key role of cognition in rapid behavioural adjustments in response to environmental variation. Innovation, a cognitive process involved in the deve...

Catalytic SynergisticRemoval of Nitrate, Sulfate,and Trace Metals from Wet-Oxidation Denitrification Wastewater

Abstract Wet oxidation denitrification of flue gas enables ultralow NOx emissions and is increasingly adopted at coal-fired power plants. However, the process discharges wastewater enriched in nitrate and sulfate with minimal heavy metals. Conventional limestone and magnesium hyd...

Flux-Driven Order–Disorder Polymorphs of KagomeSmFe6Ge6

Abstract While polymorphism in kagome-derived intermetallics offers a powerful route to controlling structure–property relationships, it still remains poorly explored for many rare-earth members due to synthetic constraints. Here, we report the discovery and controlled growth of...

Phylogeny and taxonomic revisions of Piper (Piperaceae) in Taiwan

Taiwan, located at the northernmost extent of Huxley's Line, marks the furthest point along this biogeographic boundary where exchanges of flora and fauna occur. The genus Piper, a globally distributed and taxonomically complex group of both economic and evolutionary importance,...

Hybrid Interface Enables Dendrite-Free Aqueous Zn-Metal Battery

Abstract Aqueous zinc(Zn)-metal batteries (AZMBs) have attracted significant attention owing to their high safety, economy, and potential applications in stationary energy storage systems. However, AZMBs still suffer from low reversibility and short lifespan of the Zn anode, resu...

Synthesis ofUnsymmetrically 1,3,5-TrisubstitutedArenes via Site-Selective Sequential Silylation and Borylation

Abstract A catalytic, site-selective silylation and borylation sequence allows the synthesis of unsymmetrically 1,3,5-trisubstituted arenes. A spirobipyridine ligand bearing a “steric roof”, in combination with iridium creates a catalyst that recognizes the shape of a monosubstit...

Hybrid intelligent strategy driving high-dimensional encrypted orbital angular momentum comb multicasting towards optical data-transmission networks

Abstract Achieving higher degrees and dimensions of light is one of the accessible paths for increasing the capacity of optical data-transmission systems. Orbital angular momentum (OAM), owing to its infinite and mutually orthogonal nature, offers a promising carrier for high-cap...

The secret of the saws: historical DNA analysis reveals global genetic diversity loss in a highly threatened species

Abstract Genetic diversity is critical to long-term survival of species but can be eroded by population declines driven by human pressures. Temporal genetic monitoring of threatened species can reveal changes in genetic diversity over time, providing key data for conservation. Sp...

Dietary supplementation with Gastrodia elata powder affected the gut microbiota and serum biochemical parameters in broilers

Abstract After Gastrodia elata was established as a source of both food and medicine, large-scale cultivation and extensive production and processing have led to an increase in substandard products. In order to explore the high utilization value of these unqualified products and...

Mechanisms of Psychological Adaptation of Citizens to Post-War Reality and Overcoming Traumatic Experience

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of psychological support programmes and initiatives in facilitating citizens’ adaptation to post-war reality and in reducing the consequences of traumatic experience. The methodology included theoretical analysis, statistic...

Soil–plant interactions during early vegetation growth govern HONO, NO and N2O emissions through moisture, temperature, and mineral N pools in boreal agricultural soils

Abstract Background and aims Reactive nitrogen gases (HONO, NO, N 2 O) are key to atmospheric chemistry and climate forcing, yet their simultaneous in-situ emissions from boreal agricultural soils are poorly known. We aimed to quantify these gases during early crop growth, a peri...

CNS migration of Diplostomum pseudospathaceum in rainbow trout: neuro-immunological interactions

Abstract Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss serves as second intermediate host to the eyefluke Diplostomum pseudospathaceum , which resides as the metacercarial stage in the fish lens. The parasite uses a fish-eating bird as the definitive host and a pulmonate lymnaeid snail as fi...

Identifying the scale of effect of habitat for diversity and biomass of multiple arthropod taxa

Abstract Context Understanding how landscape composition influences biodiversity is a central objective of landscape ecology. Because species respond to environmental conditions across different spatial scales, landscape effects are inherently scale-dependent, making the identifi...

Effectiveness of the Active School quasi-experimental cluster-controlled trial: Impact on objectively measured physical activity in Swiss secondary school students after 12 months

Abstract Background Swiss adolescents exhibit insufficient physical activity (PA), with most not meeting daily and school-based PA recommendations, and girls being less active than boys. Comprehensive school programs promoting PA across multiple school segments, supported by trai...

Developmental shifts in eye morphology and visual ecology of banded flower mantis ( Theopropus elegans )

Abstract Compound eyes display high morphological diversity across arthropods, including rare cone-shaped forms whose visual function is puzzling because their unusual shape seems to defy expectations of how eyes sample visual space. Species in which eye shape changes through dev...

When the brightest is not the best: illuminant estimation from the geometry of specular highlights

Abstract Colour constancy supports stable object colour perception across changes in illumination. Illuminant colour can be inferred from white surfaces or specular highlights, and many models adopt a ‘brightest is white’ heuristic to identify illuminant colour. We tested an alte...

Monitoring and Human Health Assessment of Trace Elements in Fresh and Dry Fish From Lake Kariba, Siavonga, Zambia

This study investigated the levels of trace elements in two fish species, Kariba bream (Oreochromis mortimeri) and Kapenta (Limnothrissa miodon) from Lake Kariba in two consecutive years, 2021 and 2022. Both Kariba Bream fresh/sun-dried muscle and sun-dried Kapenta tissues were d...