Evaluation of the Wind Energy Potential in the Coastal Environment of Two Enclosed Seas by Florin Onea, Alina Raileanu, Eugen Rusu

“…The work presents a comprehensive picture of the wind energy potential in the coastal environment of the Black and the Caspian Seas. 10-year of data coming from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction was considered as the main source. …”
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Wole Soyinka’s Ori Olokun Emprise and Autobiography by Adetayo Alabi

“… In Telling Our Stories: Continuities and Divergences in Black Autobiographies, I suggest that the overwhelming presence of the community is one of the major continuities in Black autobiographies of Africa, the Unites States, and the Caribbean.  …”
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An Inquiry into Inferior and Superior Role Portrayals in Multi-racial Television Advertisements by De la Rey Van der Waldt

“… This study is an analysis of black and white respondents' reactions to inferior and superior role portrayals In South African multi-racial television advertisements. …”
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Preface by I. D. Mothoagae

“…Authors of the African continent have contributed to this special issue that emerged partly from the Black Theology conference: “Lineages of Black Theology of Liberation and the aftermath of decolonization, post-liberation: Reflections on the present and the future” hosted by the University of South Africa, from 3 to 5 October 2012. …”
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The politics of « racial » classification in Brazil by Peter Fry

“…This paper traces the genealogy of « racial » taxonomies in Brazil arguing that recent policies which focus on the « black population » or the « black community » depend upon a belief that Brazilian society is neatly divided into « blacks » and « not blacks », thus superseding taxonomies which produce ambiguous « racial » categories based on the social « appearance » of individuals. …”
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Tear Strength Analysis of MDX4-4210 and A-2186 Silicones with Different Intrinsic Pigments Incorporated by Mechanical and Industrial Methods by Marcelo Coelho Goiato, Adhara Smith Nobrega, Emily Vivianne Freitas da Silva, Daniela Micheline dos Santos, André Pinheiro de Magalhães Bertoz, Mariana Vilela Sonego, Clovis Lamartine de Moraes Melo Neto

“…Twenty-four groups were created according to the American Society for Testing and Materials D-624/type C, half nonaged and half aged (n = 10): bronze mechanical MDX4-4210, bronze industrial MDX4-4210, black mechanical MDX4-4210, black industrial MDX4-4210, pink mechanical MDX4-4210, pink industrial MDX4-4210, bronze mechanical A-2186, bronze industrial A-2186, black mechanical A-2186, black industrial A-2186, pink mechanical A-2186, and pink industrial A-2186. …”
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Racial disparities in extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after hysterectomy. by Wenbo Wu, Sherry Wu, Sim Berlene Mariano, Richard E Burney, Jonathan P Kuriakose

“…The variable of interest was race (Black/African or White American). The primary outcome was administration or absence of eVTEp. …”
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Detecting and Mapping Peatlands in the Tibetan Plateau Region Using the Random Forest Algorithm and Sentinel Imagery by Zihao Pan, Hengxing Xiang, Xinying Shi, Ming Wang, Kaishan Song, Dehua Mao, Chunlin Huang

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Recycling and Reusing Polyethylene Waste as Antistatic and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Materials by Mostafizur Rahaman, Ibrahim Abdullah Al Ghufais, Govindasami Periyasami, Ali Aldalbahi

“…However, the addition of carbon black has improved its strength up to a certain loading. …”
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Laxative Effect of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Glory LG12: from the Perspective of the Stem Cell Factor/C-kit Signaling Pathway by XIANG Fangqin, LI Yuxing, LI Bailiang

“…Body mass, the time taken until the first black stool excretion, the number and mass of black stool within 5 hours, small intestinal transit rate, serum levels of gastrointestinal regulatory peptides and inflammatory cytokines, colonic SCF and C-kit transcription levels were measured, and colonic pathology was examined. …”
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Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Pathogenity of White Spot Syndrome Virus in Giant Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon Fab.) by M. Subkhan, M. Alifuddin, A. Taslihan

“…In constrast, survival of black tiger shrimp was linear correlated to duration of UV inactivation of virus.  …”
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Application of a spatial dataset for monitoring invasive woody plant species in the forests of Transcarpathia, Ukraine by Andriy Mihaly, Vasyl Roman

“…The created spatial dataset was used to study the distribution of invasive woody species of black locust and northern red oak in Transcarpathia by geobotanical and floristic zones. …”
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The New Approach of Intercalation Material for The Application of Rechargeable Lithium Batteries by Shi-Jie Wen, Xiao-Tian Yin, L. Nazar

“…In this paper, we show the results of the lithium electrochemical intercalation process in both black carbon-mixed zeolite and clay electrodes. In these solid electrodes, black carbon serves to delocalize (transport) electrons for balancing the charges while zeolite and clay offer the neutrally reversible sites for lithium ions. …”
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Gender earnings ratio differences among population groups in Canada by Aneta Bonikowska

“…The highest earnings ratio was observed among Black workers, where Black men had the lowest mean earnings of men in the 11 groups. …”
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The effects of race, gender, and alcohol cues on anger perception in crowds by Elizabeth Summerell, Liberty Shuttleworth, Carmen Lin, Thomas F. Denson

“…Participants overestimated anger in White crowds more so than anger in Black crowds, but overestimated anger to a greater extent for Black individuals more than White individuals. …”
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Racial Differences in Systemic Immune Parameters in Individuals With Lung Cancer by Mitchell S. von Itzstein, MD, Jialiang Liu, PhD, Hong Mu-Mosley, PhD, Farjana Fattah, PhD, Jason Y. Park, MD, PhD, Jeffrey A. SoRelle, MD, J. David Farrar, PhD, Mary E. Gwin, MD, David Hsiehchen, MD, Yvonne Gloria-McCutchen, Edward K. Wakeland, PhD, Suzanne Cole, MD, Sheena Bhalla, MD, Radhika Kainthla, MD, Igor Puzanov, MD, MSCI, Benjamin Switzer, DO, MHSA, MS, Gregory A. Daniels, MD, PhD, Yousef Zakharia, MD, Montaser Shaheen, MD, Jianjun Zhang, MD, PhD, Yang Xie, PhD, David E. Gerber, MD

“…Results: A total of 187 patients with NSCLC (Black, 19; White, 168) were included in the analysis. …”
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Component programming at school by Gintautas Grigas, Tatjana Jevsikova

“…The main features and advantages of system ``BlackBox'' for teaching of modern programming topics are shortly described. …”
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