Phase composition, structure and microhardness of the VT23 titanium alloy after deformation in a Bridgman chamber by Sergey V. Gladkovsky, Vitaly P. Pilyugin, Valeria E. Veselova, Aleksandr M. Patselov

“…The authors have studied for the first time the phase composition, microhardness and fine structure of the VT23 (α+β)-titanium alloy, with stable and metastable β-phase, after torsional deformation in a Bridgman chamber under a pressure of 4 GPa at room temperature. …”
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Accelerating Deep Learning-Based Morphological Biometric Recognition with Field-Programmable Gate Arrays by Nourhan Zayed, Nahed Tawfik, Mervat M. A. Mahmoud, Ahmed Fawzy, Young-Im Cho, Mohamed S. Abdallah

“…The system detects whether a person has the necessary authorization to enter/access a place. The FPGA is responsible for processing this system with utmost security and without any internet connectivity. …”
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Comparison of fibreoptic-guided tracheal intubation through LMA Protector and i-gel in adult paralysed patients – A randomised comparative study by Mamta Bhardwaj, Karthik Manoharan, Kirti Kshetrapal, Karishma Dhankhar, Amit Singh, Susheela Taxak

“…LMA Protector is a novel second-generation SAD with a wide airway lumen to pass an adequately sized tracheal tube. Few authors have compared LMA Protector with i-gel for FGI using reinforced tubes, and their results have been contradictory. …”
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Evidence and perspectives on miRNA, circRNA, and lncRNA in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury: a bibliometric study by Xiaowen Bo, Qiuyu Li, Siyuan Chen, Tian Zhou, Ning Yin, Wenpeng Song, Donghui Zhao, Jinghua Liu, Qian Fan

“…Furthermore, bibliometric and visualization analyses of countries/regions, institutions, authors, keywords, and references were conducted using the bibliometric visualization software CiteSpace. …”
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PENIAPHOBIA AS A COMPONENT OF THE DESTRUCTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA DISCOURSE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION by Margarita D. Lagutkina, Zhang Yi, Chang Thi Thu Huong

“…The discourse of Western geopolitical opponents promotes peniaphobia (fear of poverty), which is one of the basic human fears since it is associated with ensuring the efficient viability of man and human civilization as a whole. The authors attribute peniaphobia to one of the universal social stigmas that affect the social structure and culture of the community, recognizing that media discourse is actively using open public Internet communication to control public consciousness gently. …”
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Exploring Advances in Natural Plant Molecules for Allergic Rhinitis Immunomodulation in Vivo and in Vitro by Li B, Dong B, Xie L, Li Y

“…Bingquan Li,1,* Boyang Dong,1,* Liangzhen Xie,2 Yan Li2 1Graduate School, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 2Ear-Nose-Throat Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Liangzhen Xie; Yan Li, Email xieliangzhen888111@163.com; liyan888111@163.comAbstract: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a prevalent allergic disease that imposes significant economic burdens and life pressures on individuals, families, and society, particularly in the context of accelerating globalization and increasing pathogenic factors. …”
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Effect of electrical stimulation with a cochlear implant on tinnitus impact: protocol of an individual patient data meta-analysis by Inge Stegeman, Adriana L Smit, Kelly Assouly

“…Based on a data-sharing agreement, authors of the eligible studies will be invited to share their deidentified and complete IPD. …”
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L’Invention constructive face à la norme by Stéphane Berthier

“…The investigation first focuses on recent actions taken by timber industry players seeking fire hazard regulation revisions and how this has been received by authorities. This process shows how the regulatory framework is the outcome of an agreement between forces with conflicting timespans—innovation and caution—ultimately representing the legal expression of the risk level to which a society consents. …”
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Evaluation of the potential value of artificial intelligence (AI) in public health using fluoride intake as the example by Wei Wei, Tianshu Gu, Yanhong Cao, Shuqiu Sun, Dan Wei, Minghui Li, Alyce D. Fly, Weikuan Gu, Lan Yao, Dianjun Sun

“…Finally, summaries were made through group discussions among all the authors. Results: For the three questions on basic knowledge about the effect of fluoride on public health, the answers from ChatGPT were rated as excellent or good. …”
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Comparative Characteristics of International and Legal Standards in the Field of Children Rights Protection by K. V. Katerynchuk, O. L. Matsiuk

“…To solve this problem, we need appropriate programs of a social protection and informational function. The authors have elaborated propositions to improve the legal provisions that can help to resolve the problematic issues of protecting children from various forms of violence.…”
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Prevalence and factors associated with newborn care practices among caregivers: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis in sub-Saharan Africa by Solomon Mohammed Salia, Amidu Alhassan, Billie de Haas, Jelle Stekelenburg, Robert Kaba Alhassan

“…Medical Subject Headings will aid in identifying keywords pertinent to the study's concepts, combined with Boolean operators to obtain suitable articles. Two independent authors will review the articles’ abstracts and titles and conduct full article screening for inclusion. …”
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Principles of teaching professionally-oriented foreign language in virtual reality by Polina G. Labzina, Maksim V. Gureev, Maksim E. Zhabin, Evgenij I. Novalov

“…Based on the results of practical work of specialists in the field of information technologies, and also based on our own experience in creating a virtual reality program, the authors come to the conclusion that the introduction of virtual interaction into the educational process will improve the effectiveness of the results of students' educational activity in the process of mastering a professional foreign language.…”
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A SPOKESPERSON IN THE DIGITAL AGE: TRANSFORMATION, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES by Nadiia Bilan, Vitalii Kornieiev, Margaryta Netreba

“…To deepen the understanding of the role of the spokesperson in the modern information space, the authors used such research methods as statistical analytics, in particular, the content analysis method, to systematize and cover the spokesperson’s messages on a digital platform, such as a sample of the official account of the institution’s spokesperson on a social network. …”
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Stan gospodarski rolnych swe wschodniej Litwie w tak zwanym okresie „Litwy Šrodkowej" i początek realizacii reformy rolnej by Artūras Kankevičius

“…The economy of Eastern Lithuania, the base of which was agriculture, was completely ruined. New authority in 1921 had started partial reconstruction of the country's agriculture owing to the help of Warsaw. …”
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Optimal Suppression of Photocatalytic Activity of Hybrid TiO2 Particles in Epoxy Thin Film by Using Taguchi Method by Sunderishwary S. Muniandy, Tan Sek Soon, Swee Yong Pung, Sivakumar Ramakrishnan

“…Overall, A333 effectively suppressed photocatalysis and improved yellowing resistance of epoxy thin film. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).…”
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A Prospective Randomized Study for Comparison of Modified Proximal Femoral Plate with Dynamic Hip Screw System by Jitendra Wadhwani, Ramchander Siwach, Himanshu Bansal, Roop Singh, Pradeep Kamboj, Hemant More

“…Materials and methods: The modified PFLCP design has been created by the authors. The modification to the standard PFLCP design involves increasing the screw density for the trochanteric area, along with the provision of locking as well as compression screw slots. …”
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Comparison of 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in metropolitan and rural areas of South of Iran by Mohammad Javad Zibaeenezhad, Mehrab Sayadi, Hossein Pourmontaseri, Davood Khalili, Mojtaba Farjam, Ehsan Bahramail, Nader Parsa, Azizallah Dehghan, Seyyed Saeed Mohammadi, Iman Razeghian-Jahromi, Hamed Bazrafshan drissi, Matin Sepehrinia

“…Given the higher risk of cardiovascular events in urban areas and different profiles of risk factors between these two regions, preventive strategies should be precisely and separately designed for each population by the health authorities and policymakers in order to reduce the CVD toll efficiently.…”
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Three-dimensional effects on cracked discs and plates under nominal Mode III loading by A. Campagnolo, F. Berto, L. P. Pook

“…The purpose of the present contribution is to review the study carried out by the same authors in some recent investigations, in which a coupled fracture mode generated by anti-plane loading of a straight through-the-thickness crack in linear elastic discs and plates has been analysed by means of accurate 3D finite element (FE) models. …”
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Suitability of paediatric legislation beyond the USA and Europe: a qualitative study on access to paediatric medicines by Albrecht Jahn, Rosa Jahn, Anna Volodina

“…This study explored whether similar policies could improve access to medicines in other countries.Methods We conducted 46 interviews with representatives from healthcare practice, patient organisations and health authorities from six countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Kenya, Russia and South Africa) as well as multinational pharmaceutical companies exploring their views regarding access barriers to paediatric medicines. …”
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Kinematic and Kinetic Predictors of Y-Balance Test Performance by Samuel Nelson, Charles S Wilson, James Becker

“…# Background The Y-Balance Test (YBT) assesses dynamic stability and neuromuscular control of the lower extremity. Several authors have analyzed kinematic predictors of YBT performance with conflicting results, but the influence of kinetic factors is not well understood…”
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