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Agroforestry systems – combining trees with crops and/or livestock – are increasingly promoted as sustainable and climate-resilient land-use strategies. Despite their widespread presence in the Sahel, experimental data on their potential as carbon sinks are scarce. This study presents a full-year, high-frequency dataset of CO2 fluxes in a Sahelian agro-silvo-pastoral parkland dominated by Faidherb
During land model development, simulated carbon dynamics are often benchmarked against observational data sets to evaluate model performance. Functional relationship benchmarks are the relationship between a driving variable (e.g., temperature) and a response variable (e.g., ecosystem respiration) and are a promising tool for assessing model performance by evaluating modeled sensitivities to chang
The paper relates to the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in software engineering practice. The nature of Generative Artificial Intelligence is introduced. Drawing upon the literature of the field, the positive benefits of AI use are considered and discussed in relation to some of the drawbacks and challenges involved. The discussion then moves on to examine the views of professionals, as
Educational drama is a proven method for anti-bullying education, but its traditional reliance on teachers and peers limits its accessibility to children and families outside of school. HCI has rarely explored how to augment this practice with AI-infused, interactive role-playing or how to involve parents in the process. We introduce DOLLama, an AI-powered projection-augmented interactive system t
Alternative Food Networks are an important reaction to the global food system, and an abundant literature already debates the nature and significance of these different ways of organizing the production and exchange of food. Much of this discussion pivots around whether AFNs offer an alternative to how the food system is organised by the market. Nonetheless, the very notion of what it means for an
Focusing specifically on the speech act of advice, the present study investigates the role of democratization, or the flattening of social hierarchies, in the use and development of modal verbs in Present-Day spoken British English. In contrast to previous research, which so far has investigated English modality across a variety of speech acts, this study provides a more controlled environment for
Introduction Breathlessness limits exercise training intensity in people with chronic lung disease (CLD). Stimulation of the trigeminal nerve via fan-to-face (F2F) therapy (facial airflow) can reduce exertional breathlessness and improve exercise endurance in CLD. This randomised controlled trial tested the hypothesis that adding F2F therapy to an exercise training programme could enhance the bene
Nutritional ecology is a key determinant of bee health, yet species-specific preferences and how bees respond nutritionally to real-world pesticide exposure remain unclear. We collected pollen stores from three managed bee species in 128 sites across two widespread agro-ecosystems (i.e., oilseed rape fields and apple orchards) in eight European countries. We measured protein content, lipid content
Oligomers are transient toxic species in amyloidoses such as Alzheimer's disease. The binding of oligomers by human chaperone proteins has been inferred from the lack of detectable interactions with monomeric amyloid proteins and delay of fibril formation at sub-stoichiometric chaperone to monomer molar ratios. In this study, we provide direct experimental evidence for the binding of the human cha
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are the Milky Way’s nearest interacting galaxy pair, offering a unique laboratory for studying tidal effects on galactic disks. Despite extensive survey efforts, the 3D geometry of the Magellanic Clouds, particularly the putative warp of the LMC, remains poorly constrained due to incompleteness in their crowded centers and the low s
The aim of this work is to integrate a machine-learning (ML)-based meta-model into a conventional structural vibration model in a componentwise manner using dynamic substructuring. In dynamic substructuring, the finite element (FE) method is one of the popular ways of modeling substructures. In this study, we theoretically examine dynamic substructuring formulations for cases where an ML-based met
Context: Even within the physiological range, serum calcium (sCa++) may influence vascular tone and blood pressure (BP); however, the potential modulatory role of dietary calcium intake remains unclear. Objective: To investigate the association between sCa2+ and BP (including central BP) and to assess whether calcium intake affects this relationship. Methods: sCa2+ was measured in patients referre
OBJECTIVES: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can reduce their increased risk for cardiovascular diseases and improve symptoms and quality of life with healthy lifestyle habits. This study aimed to explore patients' experiences of managing their lifestyle habits following a diagnosis of RA.METHODS: In this qualitative study, 20 patients with RA, 14 women, and 6 men, were included. Individual
OBJECTIVES: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that requires lifelong medication and self-management. Few studies have explored the coping strategies patients use to make life manageable after an RA diagnosis, and how these strategies function in the adaptive process of living with RA. The aim was to describe coping strategies patients with RA use to manage everyday life during the fir
OBJECTIVES: To develop a group-based COMbined Fatigue Intervention (COMFI) that integrates a cognitive behavioural approach with physical activity to enhance self-management of fatigue and reduce fatigue severity and impact in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA).METHODS: The development was guided by the British Medical Research Council's framework for complex interventions and was based on: (
BACKGROUND: Continuity of care is key for high-quality primary care, associated with improved health outcomes, reduced mortality and more efficient use of resources. Achieving relational continuity is challenging in systems with high provider choice and fragmented care-seeking. Sweden exemplifies this tension, combining broad access to primary care and low GP continuity.AIM: To examine how individ
Purpose – Research on management control for innovation has shifted from viewing control as primarily constraining to recognizing that control can also enable innovation. However, common ways of classifying control such as mechanisms, tools or types of use can understate what makes management control in innovation settings distinctive. This paper aims to propose a vocabulary to support richer expl
Firms struggle to translate sustainability ambitions into innovation practices, especially in crisis contexts where leaders must navigate ambiguity, competing demands, and rapid change. This study examines how top managers use sense-related practices to cultivate an adaptive space for sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) under crisis-induced conditions. Drawing on an in-depth, process-oriented
