Surface to Groundwater Interactions beneath the City of Berlin: Results from 3D Models by Maximilian Frick, Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth, Michael Schneider, Mauro Cacace

“…Therefore, we use a 3D structural model of the subsurface, constrained by all available data and observations, as a base for simulations of the coupled transport of fluid and heat. …”
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EXERGY OF TEXTILE MATERIALS by V. N. Romaniuk, D. B. Muslina

“…Which complicates the matters of decision-making and finding a medium for reduction of their energy consumption. All stated above relates to the textile industry and in the first instance to the finishing production departments.The authors present the exergy-evaluation problem solution for the substance in the flow for the most common fiber-types: natural animal and phytogenic ones as well as artificial fibers. …”
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Electrochemical Denitrification of Synthetic Aqueous Solution and Actual Contaminated Well Water: RSM Modeling, Kinetic Study, Monte Carlo Optimization, and Sensitivity Analysis by Fahimeh Shamseali, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Hamidreza Pourzamani, Mahsa Janati

“…Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction analyzer (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) characterized electrodes were performed before and after all experiments. Optimization and sensitivity analysis was performed using the Monte Carlo simulation (MSC) approach. …”
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Remote Laboratory Experiments in a Virtual Immersive Learning Environment by Luca Berruti, Franco Davoli, Sandro Zappatore, Gianluca Massei, Amedeo Scarpiello

“…These features, along with its high portability, good flexibility, and, above all, low cost, make this approach appropriate for educational and training purposes, mainly concerning measurements on telecommunication systems, at universities and research centers, as well as enterprises. …”
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Determination of Appropriate Thresholding Method in Segmentation Stage in Detecting Breast Cancer Cells by Adem Polat, Cihat Ediz Akbaba

“…As in all cancer types, the early detection of breast cancer is vital in terms of patients holding on to life. …”
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Short-term Effectiveness of High-intensity Laser Therapy in De Quervain Tenosynovitis: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study by Emine DUNDAR AHI, Hulya SIRZAI2

“…After a 5-week treatment, a significant improvement was observed in all parameters in both groups. Post-treatment, hand grip strength levels were statistically higher in the HILT group than in the sham therapy group, and VAS levels were significantly lower (p<0.001). …”
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E-PORTFOLIO IN STUDENTS' LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT by Oksana Polyakova

“…Our understanding of ePortfolio as an all-inclusive and sustainable toolkit to provide non-native English speakers with new sources of professional growth and self-esteem has evolved into the current study's didactic and research scenario. …”
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Validity of the German Version of the Continuous-Scale Physical Functional Performance 10 Test by Irene Härdi, Stephanie A. Bridenbaugh, M. Elaine Cress, Reto W. Kressig

“…CS-PFP 10 total score and subscores (upper body strength, upper body flexibility, lower body strength, balance and coordination, and endurance) correlated significantly with all measures of physical function tested. Internal consistency was high (Cronbach’s alpha 0.95–0.98). …”
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Antagonism of Endophytic Bacteria and the Consortium Against Culvularia oryzae Bugnic by Zurai Resti, Martinius Martinius, Yenny Liswarni

“…The results showed that all endophytic bacteria and the endophytic bacteria consortium could inhibit C. oryzae, with inhibition of 58.50% – 75.00% and 38.00% – 77.00%. …”
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Investigation of healing effects of Afyonkarahisar Region thermal spring water on experimentally-induced nephritis in mice by Bülent Elitok, Agilonu Yasin, Yavuz Ulusoy, Bahadır Kilinç

“…At the end of the study, it was seen that all the measured parameters turned to the normal range in the study group animals, whereas problems still continuing with control group animals. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide-Based Solar Cells by SCAPS-1D by S. Ouédraogo, F. Zougmoré, J. M. Ndjaka

“…Our simulation results showed that all electrical parameters are greatly affected by the absorber thickness (w) below 1000 nm, due to the increase of back-contact recombination and very poor absorption. …”
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Structural Changes in Thin Keratoconic Corneas Following Crosslinking with Hypotonic Riboflavin: Findings on In Vivo Confocal Microscopy by Aalia Rasool Sufi, M. Soundaram, Nilam Gohil, Jeremy D. Keenan, N. Venkatesh Prajna

“…Stromal keratocyte apoptosis was evident in the anterior stroma in all cases and extended to the posterior stroma in four eyes with gradual regeneration evident at three and six months. …”
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A baenid turtle shell from the Mesaverde Formation (Campanian, Late Cretaceous) of Park County, Wyoming, USA by Wu, Ka Yan, Heuck, Jared, Varriale, Frank J., Farke, Andrew

“…., better matching the condition seen in many (but not all) Baenodda, although only one half of the fossil preserves the sulcus, and it may lie within expected variation for Neurankylus. …”
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Reparative histogenesis of bone tissue in femoral fractures in rats using biocomposite material along with immunocorrection by V. V. Reshetnyak, V. V. Burdeyniy, V. V. Pronin, Ye. A. Iskaliev

“…The bone tissue ratio increased up to (60.21 ± 2.62)%, which significantly exceeded the same indicator in the control group and in all experimental groups. The low content of connective tissue and the high ratio of bone tissue indicated more active osteogenesis processes and reparative regeneration in comparison with other groups.…”
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TB and poverty: the effect of rifampicin-resistant TB on household income by A. Ciobanu, V. Plesca, S. Doltu, M. Manea, L. Domente, A. Dadu

“…Participants who had ≥3 members in their households were more likely to be poor at all TB stages: diagnostic period (cOR 5.7, 95% CI 3.7–8.8), treatment period (cOR 3.8, 95% CI 2.5–5.6) and post-treatment (cOR 7.2, 95% CI 3.6–14.3). …”
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Balancing globalisation process through Development Agenda: sustainable global justice by S. M. Aamir Ali, A. Ghose

“…The prevailing assumption was that the phenomenon of globalisation would yield equitable benefits for all nations. Nevertheless, it has become evident that the benefits of globalisation norms are predominantly enjoyed by affluent nations. …”
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Blasting Energy Analysis of the Different Cutting Methods by Ke Man, Xiaoli Liu, Ju Wang, Xiyong Wang

“…Then, the blasting tests under different cutting methods were carried out in the field. The results show that all the three cutting methods can achieve good utilization ratio of blasting holes. …”
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Temporal Trends in Gestational Diabetes Prevalence, Treatment, and Outcomes at Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, between 2004 and 2016 by Per Glud Ovesen, Jens Fuglsang, Mette Bisgaard Andersen, Charlotte Wolff, Olav Bjørn Petersen, H. David McIntyre

“…The most important risk of GDM in pregnancy is excessive fetal growth, increasing the risk of complications during delivery as well as long-term complications like obesity and diabetes in both the mother and the offspring. Method. All women with GDM who delivered a singleton between 2004 and 2016 were included. …”
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Characterizing Opine Physiological and Genetic Diversity in Moroccan strains of Allorhizobium vitis, the Causal Agent of Grapevine Crown Gall by Khaoula Habbadi, Hajar Hamzaoui, Imane Hourmatallah, Hiba Yahyaoui, Faiçal Aoujil, Majida Hafidi, Aziz Aziz, Salma El Iraqui El Houssaini

“…Using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-TOF) and specific PCR assays, we identified and characterized opines in tumors induced in tomato plants by Moroccan strains of A. vitis. All strains showed the rare octopine/vitopine combination. …”
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The Application of Al-Qahtani Method for Dental Age Estimation of Down Syndrome Children by Frita Rahima Tridiyanti, Dwi Kartika Apriyono, Izzata Barid

“…Estimating dental age using the Al-Qahtani method shows varying dental age values, and there is a delay in the dental age of boys compared to girls with down syndrome. The dental age of all research subjects was delayed from their chronological age. …”
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