This study aimed to measure changes in staff perceptions of research capacity and culture in a small rural health service in Australia over time. Staff completed the Research Capacity and Culture Tool, a valid and reliable survey that measures individuals' perceptions of their own research capacity and the research capacity and culture of their team and organisation. Data from 2015 was compared to 2023, following significant changes at the health service that focused on integrating research into the organisational structure. This was a repeated cross-sectional study in which data were collected from different individuals. Data were collected from a rural health service in Victoria (Modified Monash Model 4-5). All staff working in the health service were invited to complete the survey. Research Capacity and Culture Tool. Results demonstrated improvements in eleven out of eighteen measures of research capacity and culture at the organisation level, six out of nineteen measures at the team level, but none at the individual level. Median improvements were modest, typically two points on the 10-point scale. Integrating research into the health service organisation structure may be beneficial for its research capacity and culture.

In vitro human cell cultures are indispensable in pharmaceutical preclinical research. However, they are vulnerable to bacterial contamination, which can compromise the integrity of the experiment. Therefore, avoiding contamination in the first place or at least detecting contamination early to avoid further contamination is crucial. This feasibility study continuously monitored bacterial emissions of volatile organic compounds for early contamination detection. We used individual semiconductor-based sensors for total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide to directly detect bacterial contamination inside the cell culture incubator. Staphylococcus aureus contaminated (N = 1), Staphylococcus epidermidis contaminated (N = 1), and non-contaminated human cell cultures (N = 2) were tested one after the other, and the development of their emission levels was recorded. The recorded TVOC, ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide levels were then analyzed to determine if they could be used as a predictor of cell contamination within a 2-hour time window from the onset of contamination. As a result, measurements of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide were inconclusive. Even if further research is required to refine the sensitivity and specificity of TVOC-level analysis, this study highlights the potential of TVOC sensors for detecting bacterial contamination. This work forms the basis for developing non-invasive, real-time monitoring systems. Such systems ensure the sterility and quality of cell culture practices during cell culture development inside the incubator, not only afterward. Real-time TVOC monitoring can ultimately support the scalability and efficiency of drug development processes without human intervention for contamination monitoring.

Meta-topolin riboside (mTR) has shown superior effects over benzyladenine (BA) in promoting root and shoot development in passion fruit tissue culture, yet its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Understanding the metabolic differences between mTR and BA treatments can inform optimized propagation strategies for high-quality planting material in this economically important crop. Nodal buds of Passiflora edulis "Tainung No. 1" were cultured on BA- or mTR-supplemented medium, then analyzed using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS) in SWATH acquisition mode. Metabolite features were extracted, statistically filtered (VIP > 1, FC > 1.5 or < 0.667, p < 0.05), identified via multiple databases, and subjected to enrichment and pathway analysis. SWATH-MS detected 2823 ions in positive and 1637 in negative mode, with 21 significant metabolites identified in each mode. mTR treatment upregulated metabolites linked to root development (e.g., 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, daidzin, and hesperidin) and stem elongation (amygdalin), while BA treatment had higher levels of kinetin, gibberellin A4, and lignans. Pathway analysis highlighted folate metabolism as significantly enriched in mTR samples. mTR treatment altered phytohormone, flavonoid and phenolic profiles in ways that likely promote rooting, shoot elongation and oxidative stress resilience, explaining its superior growth performance over BA. These insights can guide refined cytokinin use in micropropagation and broader applications in horticultural biotechnology.

This study aims to analyze housing development among peasant migrants residing in the steppe zone of the southern Omsk Region. The research is based on data from three medical expeditions conducted between the 1890s and 1920s, which were dedicated to assessing the sanitary and hygienic conditions of migrant settlements. The analysis shows that local natural resource constraints — particularly the scarcity of timber — exerted a deci-sive influence on the development of building culture among settlers during the period under review. Although the original building traditions of different migrant groups exhibited significant variation, they adopted similar construc-tion technologies in a new place. Among these construction techniques, layered earth construction predominated, while adobe construction was only beginning to gain adoption. The building practices of peasant migrants residing in the steppe zone of the southern Omsk Region relied primarily on traditional empirical knowledge and techno-logy. However, the study also identifies a gradual shift in state policy: there was a growing interest in rationalizing rural housing construction and introducing standardized approaches.

Very few starter cultures were specifically developed for African cereal foods. This study aimed to develop starter cultures for cereal fermentations that can be stored at ambient temperature. Model mahewu fermentations were conducted with two starter culture combinations. The starter cultures competed at 15 °C and 25 °C with strain cocktails of finger millet malt isolates that were formulated based on the bacterial abundance in finger millet malt. Fermentations were analysed by plating and sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons. Without starter cultures, Enterobacteriaceae were dominant members of the microbial community for 24 h (25 °C) and 72 h (15 °C), respectively. Because 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing identified Salmonella spp. with more than 0.1% abundance in all six finger millet malt samples, the persistence of Enterobacteriaceae at low temperatures represents a risk for food safety. At 25 °C, the starter cultures Limosilactobacillus fermentum and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum dominated the microbial community. At 15 °C, Lp. plantarum and Weissella confusa were dominant. Starter cultures were produced by air-drying and by freeze-drying and stored at 4 °C and 20 °C. Results provide an alternative approach to the production of starter cultures.

Integrating Three-Wide Education into HRM for talent development in Chinese enterprises.

ABSTRACT This article examines Cuentos de Sábado, a community-based Spanish storytime program developed in collaboration between local universities and a Massachusetts school district. Anchored in sociocultural linguistics and framed by language socialization theory, which emphasizes how language use mediates social, cultural, and identity development, the study explores how the program promotes positive language ideologies, supports multilingual development, and engages undergraduate heritage speakers in meaningful community work. Drawing on data from student talking circles and ethnographic notes, we analyze how participants reflect on their linguistic practices and the impact that the program has on those. Findings reveal three key themes: (1) intergenerational transmission as a central motivation for involvement, (2) the value of using Spanish in otherwise English-dominant academic settings, and (3) the program’s role in building community and fostering belonging. While students experience Cuentos as a rare and affirming space for Spanish use, they also note the limits of Spanish visibility outside the program. We argue that Cuentos de Sábado offers a model for interdisciplinary, community-engaged scholarship. It demonstrates how linguists and academics can contribute to social justice by collaborating with communities to create spaces that affirm linguistic and cultural identities. Such programs are critical for challenging negative linguistic ideologies and nurturing positive ideologies about multilingualism.

A significant part of management activity related to records and documentation is reflected in organizational and directive documents. Each year, over a billion documents are produced in the field of administration. Through these documents, information is preserved and delivered to its intended recipients. Documents serve as a mirror of management. Written documentation fully reflects and conveys the course of human activity, as well as the development of statehood, civilization, and culture. In recent years, documents have become increasingly prevalent in the initial stages of management. The operation of an enterprise begins on the basis of organizational documents. Various types of organizational documents are prepared to record and convey different kinds of information. Based on these organizational documents, the state registry service begins its work. A document is a medium that consolidates and conveys facts, events, objective realities, and human intellectual activity through various methods on a specific material basis. Some documents are significant in one context but may hold no importance in another. For example, a handwritten letter sent to an ordinary person may seem insignificant but could serve as evidence in a court proceeding.

Abstract Our article will consider the development of the material culture of resistance and nationalism in northern Finland in the early 20th century. Finland’s status as an autonomous grand duchy of Russia came into dispute in 1899 when Tsar Nicholas II issued the February Manifesto, asserting the Russian Empire’s right to govern Finland. This started the so-called period of Russification in Finland. One part of the population resorted to active and armed resistance against the Russian authorities in the country and eventually Finland secured its independence in 1917. We will discuss what role material culture had in the resistance to Russia in Finland and how that resistance has been memorialized. We will use stamps and smuggled arms as examples of passive and active resistance, respectively. We will discuss how the resistance and the Jaeger movement, the fighters for Finnish independence trained by Imperial German forces, have been memorialized.

Background: Primary cell culture closely matches the physiological and biochemical features of an in vivo system and it serves as a representative model for studying many key issues of disease, reproduction, genetics and biotechnology. The present study aimed to develop a primary culture system from the Gill, Liver and Kidney tissues of Osteobrama belangeri, which is an important candidate species for aquaculture. Methods: The primary culture was established from tissues through the explant method. The cultured cells were maintained in Leibovitz’s L-15 Medium supplemented with FBS (Fetal Bovine Serum) and Antibiotic Antimycotic Solution 100X Liquid. The growth optimization of cultured cells was performed at different incubation temperatures (25°C, 28°C, 30°C) and FBS concentrations (5%, 10% and 15%). Result: The maximum growth rate of cultured gill cells was recorded at 30°C temperature and 15% FBS. The cultured cells were characterized for species authentication using DNA barcoding. The sequence analysis reveals and confirms the species of origin. This primary culture of different tissues provides a foundational in vitro platform for conservation genetics, disease diagnostics and biotechnological applications in O. belangeri.

In the context of digital technology reshaping cultural communication, digital innovation of cultural intellectual property has become an important issue. This paper takes the game "Black Myth: Wukong" as the main case, around the theme of "cultural IP innovation path based on digital media", discusses how game modeling technology can be used as a translation language to achieve the extraction, reconstruction, and meaning regeneration of Chinese traditional culture. Through case analysis and text research, combined with cultural transmediation theory and digital media perspective, the study found that games transformed cultural heritage such as buildings and statues into interactive digital assets through high-precision scanning, procedural generation, environmental narrative and other technical means, significantly enhancing cultural immersion and reducing the cognitive barrier. At the same time, the game has built an open transmedia storytelling ecology, which has promoted players to change from receivers to participants and co-creators, effectively stimulated global players' interest in exploring China's deep culture, and driven the development of real cultural tourism. The research shows that game modeling technology is not only a cultural representation tool but also an important medium to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional culture, providing a feasible path for the innovation and cross-cultural communication of cultural IP in the digital era.

To critically assess the intrinsic potential and structural characteristics of the “Women’s Football Reform and Development Plan of the People’s Republic of China (2022–2035)” in both its design and implementation, this study draws on public policy instrument theory and sports development theory to construct a three-dimensional coordinated analysis framework of “policy instruments–policy goals–policy actors.” Using NVivo 12.0 software, we systematically coded 106 policy provisions in the Plan and, through content analysis, conducted quantitative and qualitative analyses of the distribution of instrument types, the tendency of goal support, and the degree of actor participation. First, policy instruments were classified into supply-type, environment-type, and demand-type, and each category’s frequency and functional characteristics were coded and tallied. Second, five goal dimensions—elite football, campus football, grassroots football, football industry, and football culture—were used to reveal the relative resource emphasis within the document. Third, from the perspectives of government, social organizations, and enterprises, we evaluated each actor’s role and responsiveness within the Plan. Findings indicate that environment-type instruments dominate (50.9%), focusing on strategic planning, institutional guarantees, and incentive mechanisms; supply-type instruments account for 38.7%, emphasizing talent development, infrastructure, and funding; while demand-type instruments constitute only 9.4%, such as market investment, social capital activation, and service outsourcing, reflecting an underutilization of market mechanisms. Goal support is skewed toward elite and campus football (73.5% of instruments), whereas grassroots football and the football industry each receive only 9.4%, and football culture a mere 3.4%, resulting in weak grassroots outreach and cultural development measures. Actor coordination is limited: government undertakes 52.8% of the response tasks, social organizations 37.7%, and enterprises only 9.4%, hindering the formation of a “government–social–enterprise” collaborative governance model. Based on these insights, we propose three optimizations: (1) expand the provision of demand-type instruments by strengthening fiscal incentives, government procurement, and service outsourcing to integrate administrative resources with market mechanisms; (2) coordinate the five goal dimensions by balancing resource allocation, increasing support for grassroots football, industry development, and football culture, and establishing robust goal-evaluation and feedback mechanisms; and (3) build a collaborative governance model among government, social organizations, and enterprises by repositioning the government as a “coordinator,” leveraging the expertise of social organizations, and incentivizing enterprise investment in event operations and industry chain development. This study not only uncovers structural issues in the Plan’s design but also offers systematic theoretical and practical pathways to enhance policy implementation effectiveness and promote the sustainable development of women’s football.

Influenced by the sea silk culture, Quanzhou Liyuan Opera (梨园戏) and its characteristic dance possess exceptional charm. Not only do they highlight regional characteristics, but also carry profound history. This article conducts an in-depth analysis of the performance characteristics and artistic style of Quanzhou Liyuan Opera (梨园戏) dance. This article conducts an in-depth analysis of the performance characteristics and artistic style of Quanzhou Liyuan Opera (梨园戏) dance. Through a detailed discussion of its historical development and performance programme, it triggers thought-provoking reflections on the creation of Liyuan Opera (梨园戏) dance. Through a detailed discussion of its historical development and performance programme, it triggers thought-provoking reflections on the creation of Liyuan Opera (梨园戏). The article fully showcases the artistic value of Liyuan Opera (梨园戏) dance and offers a novel perspective for the innovative development of traditional culture. The article fully showcases the artistic value of Liyuan Opera (梨园戏) dance and offers a novel perspective for the innovative development of traditional culture. Simultaneously, it arouses greater interest and attention from more people to this unique art form, and Simultaneously, it arouses greater interest and attention from more people to this unique art form, and further promotes the inheritance and development of Quanzhou Liyuan Opera (梨园戏) and its dance.

Climate change-related extreme events during the mid-late Holocene, especially around 3000 years before the present (yr B.P.), severely threatened human survival and cultural development at various locations. However, although marked social change during this period in China have also been reported to coincide with extreme disasters, the causes and impacts of these events remain unclear. Here, we aligned paleoclimate reconstructions with quantitative analyses of archeological evidence, including oracle bone scripts, together with artificial intelligence- and physics-based model simulations to uncover the causes. We found that intensified typhoon activities exerted considerable impacts on climate extremes and social change in inland China around 3000 yr B.P. These findings underscore the urgent need to improve preparedness for today's typhoon-induced disasters in the context of accelerating climate change.

ABSTRACT In recent years, inclusive leadership has become established as a theoretically relevant approach for schools committed to equity, social justice and diversity. However, there is less theoretical background on its practices compared to other leadership approaches. The aim of this paper is to conceptualise inclusive school leadership from a critical and socially grounded perspective by proposing five theoretically relevant dimensions of practice that support the development and enactment of inclusion in schools. These dimensions are as follows: (1) management of pedagogical processes to cater for diversity; (2) development of an inclusive school culture; (3) promotion of whole school participation; (4) professional development of the whole school community; and (5) interpersonal resources for inclusion. For each dimension, a set of practices, narratives, competencies, and evidence that support their development and enactment in school contexts are presented. The conclusion is that inclusive leadership is grounded in social justice, critical reflection and contextualisation. This approach is indispensable to overcome the limitations imposed by traditional structures and standardised solutions that can hinder true inclusion in school contexts.

ABSTRACT A recurring theme in the growing academic literature is that African fandom of local teams is in decline whereas support of European teams is growing. This article challenges such pessimistic views by shifting the focus to the supporters of Unistar Soccer Academy in Ghana. It examines the reciprocal relationship between the academy and its supporters’ club with the primary goal of analysing how each side contributes to the other in promoting social, cultural, and economic development goals. To do so, the article combines ethnographic research with a postcolonial framework that considers social, economic, cultural, and psychological aspects to explore the attraction of fans to Unistar. The relationship between fans and Unistar provides an interesting example of how mutual aspirations for progress, capitalism, and locality coexist, in contrast to the current nature of the modern commercialized world of football, where the ties between fans and their clubs are increasingly growing.

ABSTRACT Effective school improvement requires enhancing the capacity to implement change and support development at a collective level. In this context, school self-evaluation processes have emerged as valuable tools for guiding and sustaining improvement efforts. This study investigates the impact of a school self-evaluation process on empowering educators to foster the development of an inclusive school culture as they address emerging challenges. Relying on a case study approach in the action-research framework, the authors examined the effectiveness of such processes in the Cypriot educational system, which is continually challenged in its efforts to implement inclusive education and is currently committed to addressing these obstacles. The main tool in this research was the Index for Inclusion, alongside the Themis Inclusion Tool. Both quantitative and qualitative data revealed significant impact, including enhanced perceptions of the school as a learning community, increased collaboration, contributions to teachers’ professional development and improved levels of self-efficacy and collective efficacy.

This qualitative study analyzes determining factors in the achievement of scientific and academic research in Panama’s public universities through methodological and data triangulation. The research explored academics’perceptions about the research ecosystem considering data from a national survey (ENACT; n = 565 responses analyzed), six semi-structured interviews, and an exploratory post-seminar perception poll completed by 117 academics. Findings indicate important advances in policies, incentives, and support structures for research. However, challenges persist: sustained budgetary limitations, complex bureaucratic processes, and cultural barriers that hinder the optimization of research potential. A perceptual gap was identified between university authorities and the academic community; while authorities emphasize normative and structural advances, academics express doubts about the continuity and effectiveness of these measures. The study also identified an imbalance between the growing international visibility of scientific production and its limited impact on local problems and public policy. Results suggest the need to implement strategies that combine: strengthening university governance with active academic participation, guaranteeing sustained funding through state-university-private sector articulation, diversifying incentives, and reducing bureaucratic barriers. It is recommended to enhance scientific communication and orient research agendas with the purpose of contributing to global knowledge while responding to national development priorities, consolidating university research as an engine of the country’s socioeconomic and cultural development.

Against the strategic backdrop of comprehensively advancing rural revitalization, the revitalization of rural culture is in urgent need of a paradigm shift from external "blood transfusion-style" supply to internal "hematopoiesis-style" development. The current practical model dominated by one-way "cultural delivery" often leads to the disconnection between the inheritance of red culture and the fabric of rural life, making it difficult to effectively stimulate endogenous motivation. This study aims to propose and demonstrate "red aesthetic education" as a key enabling path to achieve this transformation. It is argued that red aesthetic education is not a simple artistic education activity, but a comprehensive social practice integrating value guidance, emotional activation and subject creation. Through theoretical deduction, this paper constructs a trinity theoretical analysis framework of "Value Identity-Subject Empowerment-Space Production", and systematically explains how red aesthetic education drives the endogenous development of rural culture through three practical mechanisms: emotional activation and memory reconstruction, knowledge production and skill inheritance, and social connection and capital appreciation. The results show that red aesthetic education can effectively promote the in-depth integration of red genes and local values, reshape the subjectivity of rural culture, and activate rural public cultural spaces. Thus, it provides a solution with both theoretical depth and practical operability for breaking the predicament of "cultural alienation" and cultivating sustainable endogenous development capacity. This study offers a new theoretical perspective and practical path for the creative transformation of red cultural resources and the revitalization of rural culture in the new era.

The authors examine the development of physical culture and sports in Soviet villages in the 1920s. These practices are important instruments of the cultural revolution, asthey were supposed to discipline and improve the health of peasants so that they could work as effectively as possible for the benefit of society. It was peasants themselves that made up most of the population, so the goal of “reforging” rural people was paramount; without it, the task of building socialism in the country would be impossible. To explore this topic, the author used regulatory, administrative, and statistical materials, stored in the State Archive of the Russian Federation, in the fund of the USSR Committee for Physical Culture and Sports (F. R 7576), and in the fund of the Central Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (F. M 1) of the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History, as well as various periodicals. It is shown that the rural population was highly distrustful of any innovations, including in physical culture. The analysis of sources reveals that the promotion of physical culture in rural areas began as part of the “Facing Village” policy of 1925-1926, with the primary goal being to “improve” physical and ideological health of rural people. The Komsomol shouldered the brunt of the practical work, employing a flexible approach that sought to motivate rather than coerce. The author reveals that the highest percentage of physical culture enthusiasts was in the central region part of Russia, whereas the lowest percentage was in the national republics and regions. The author concludes that, due to financial problems and lack of coordinated policy of all the agencies involved, progress in promoting physical culture in the rural areas by the end of the period was relatively insignificant; the number of physical culture clubs grew slowly, and they were often created spontaneously and lacked state oversight. In addition, there were few women involved, and the primary focus was on football rather than general physical training.