Preparation and Performance Evaluation of Polymeric Microspheres Used for Profile Control of Low-Permeability Reservoirs by Fajun Zhao, Hongbao Zhang, Yanping Wu, Dawei Wang, Yufei Zhang

“…The prepared polymeric microspheres were copolymerization products of acrylamide, acrylic acid, and methyl methacrylate that were uniformly round with a centralized size distribution. The nanometer-sized microspheres had satisfactory hydration/swelling performance, indicating that they could act as oil displacement profile control agents. …”
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El derecho de las familias desde y en perspectiva de géneros by Marisa Herrera, Martina Salituri Amezcua

“…Ello, auspiciado por la doctrina internacional de los derechos humanos, base obligada de toda regulación en la cual la perspectiva de géneros ha tenido un rol fundamental, y aquí se lo destaca como eje de estudio central.…”
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The Effect of Audible Joint Manipulation Sounds in the Upper Cervical Spine on Brain Wave and Autonomic Nervous System Activity by Dalton Whitman, Rob Sillevis, Matthew Frommelt

“…Conclusions: The presence of an audible manipulation sound is not required to produce central nervous system changes following an HVLA cervical manipulation; however, the audible manipulation sound does prolong the effects of brainwave activity, indicating a prolonged relaxation effect.…”
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Evaluation of Retinal Layers and Choroidal Structures Using Optical Coherence Tomography in Alopecia Areata by Burak OREN, Gozde AKSOY AYDEMIR, Serkan DUZAYAK, Hasan KIZILTOPRAK

“…Each subject underwent thorough ophthalmic examination and SD-OCT (Heidelberg Engineering) measurements. Central macular thickness (CMT), RNFL, the average thicknesses of the ganglion cell layer (GCL), inner plexiform layer (IPL), inner nuclear layer (INL), outer plexiform layer (OPL), outer nuclear layer (ONL), retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), inner retinal layers (IRL), photoreceptor layers (PRL) as well as subfoveal, temporal and nasal CT were measured. …”
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Study of the models of large-scale atmospheric circulation system model on intesify rainfall in Ardebil plain by sahar Nasiri, Boroumand Salahi, aliakbar rasouli, faramarz khoshakhlagh

“…Low pressure of north latitudes and central area of Iran with low pressure of gang from Pakistan and India.  …”
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Contributions to the taxonomy of Dichotomius Hope, 1838 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Dichotomiini): Description of a new subgenus and redefinition of Dichotomius sensu stricto spec... by Jorge Armando Arias-Buriticá, Fernando Zagury Vaz-de-Mello

“…It congregates about 200 species distributed from the northeastern United States to central Argentina, and is arranged into four subgenera: Dichotomius s. str., Cephagonus Luederwaldt, 1929, Homocanthonides Luederwaldt, 1929 and Selenocopris Burmeister, 1846. …”
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Early-stage recovery of lithium from spent batteries via CO2-assisted leaching optimized by response surface methodology by Ksenija Milicevic Neumann, Muhammad Ans, Bernd Friedrich

“…Response surface methodology (RSM)—a statistical tool integrated with central composite design (CCD) is employed to optimize the parameters for Li recovery. …”
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Blockchain oracles for decentralized agricultural insurance using trusted IoT data by Manoj T, Krishnamoorthi Makkithaya, Narendra V. G., Vijaya Murari T

“…Presently, agricultural insurance products rely heavily on centralized systems that lack transparency and traceability, leading to suboptimal risk assessment and delays in payouts. …”
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J. M. KEYNES AND HIS ECONOMIC THEORY: AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE by S. N. Ivaskovsky

“…To achieve the latter Keynes justified the necessity of "central control" by the State of the overall level of aggregate expenditure. …”
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Horses are worthy of care: Horse sector participants’ attitudes towards animal sentience, welfare, and well-being by Julie M Fiedler, Margaret L Ayre, Sarah Rosanowski, Josh D Slater

“…Organisations for which sentient animals are central to the business model need to demonstrate the safeguarding of animal welfare and well-being. …”
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Deciphering the nature and statistical optimization of antimicrobial metabolites of two endophytic bacilli by Raghda S. Isleem, Ahmed M. Eid, Saad El-Din Hassan, Khaled M. Aboshanab, Ghadir S. El-Housseiny

“…Response surface methodology model using the central composite design was created resulting in a 1.2-fold and 1.8-fold improvement in antimicrobial metabolite(s) production of C6 and C11 isolates, respectively. …”
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Sociodemographic and Pathological Characterization of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated in Peru Medical Center by José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…Absolute and relative frequencies, measures of central tendency, dispersion and confidence intervals for proportions at 95 % were described. …”
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A paradoxical population structure of var DBLα types in Africa. by Mun Hua Tan, Kathryn E Tiedje, Qian Feng, Qi Zhan, Mercedes Pascual, Heejung Shim, Yao-Ban Chan, Karen P Day

“…The var multigene family encodes Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1), central to host-parasite interactions. Genome structure studies have identified three major groups of var genes by specific upstream sequences (upsA, B, or C). …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Misoprostol and Sulprostone to End Pregnancy after Fetal Death by Kristin Van Mensel, Filip Claerhout, Patrick Debois, Marc J. N. C. Keirse, Myriam Hanssens

“…Multicenter randomized controlled trial, using block randomization, central allocation, and prior power analysis. Outcome measures. …”
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Healthy eating interventions conducted in small, local restaurants and hot food takeaways: a systematic review by Cinja Jostock, Hannah Forde, Nia Roberts, Susan A Jebb, Rachel Pechey, Lauren Bandy

“…Design: We searched five databases (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index) in June 2022. …”
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A framework for the simulation of individual glycan coordinates to analyze spatial relationships within the glycocalyx by Sarah Fritsche, Sarah Fritsche, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl

“…Despite the emerging importance of the glycocalyx, various aspects of its functional organization remain elusive to date. A central reason for this elusiveness is the nanoscale dimension of the glycocalyx in conjunction with its high structural complexity, which is not accessible to observation with conventional light microscopy. …”
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Lessons learnt from measures taken to prevent rabies introduction and spread into a long rabies free territory (case study of the Irkutsk Oblast) by I. V. Meltsov, A. M. Ablov, E. N. Shkolnikova, M. E. Koplik, P. A. Minchenko, T. V. Desyatova, I. D. Zarva, A. D. Botvinkin, A. Ye. Metlin

“…The highest animal morbidity rates are reported in the central and southern regions of the European part of Russia and in the southern part of Western Siberia. …”
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Health Behavior Study in Natural Disaster Vulnerability in Palu City (Case Study of Tondo Huntap, Palu City) by Arwan Arwan, Sadly Syam, Muhammad Zikra, Firmansyah Firmansyah, Muhammad Sabri Syahrir, Muhammad Aji Satria

“…This research aims to study health behavior and mental health in relation to disaster vulnerability, based on a case study of Huntap in the Tondo area, Palu City, Central Sulawesi, using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) approach.   …”
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Effect of different speed and time of centrifugations on decontamination of Leptospira spp. cultures from rat’s kidney by Budi Prasetyo, Arif Mulyanto, Kusnanto Mukti Wibowo, Kurniawan, Farida Dwi Handayani

“…Leptospira spp cultures were obtained from leptospirosis endemic areas in Central Java Province, Demak Regency, Gebang Village and Tridonorejo as many as 13 Leptospira spp cultures contaminated with cocci, coma, and filaments. …”
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A retrospective study to understand the differences in maternal mortality among women admitted in critical and stable conditions in Malawi by David Lissauer, James Chirombo, Nara Tagiyeva-Milne, Jennifer Riches, Rosemary Bilesi, Lumbani Makhaza, Laura Munthali, Malangizo Mbewe

“…We investigated the differences in case characteristics, survival and causes of death between pregnant and recently pregnant women who died, following their admission in stable or critical conditions to healthcare facilities in Malawi.Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of maternal deaths of women from all district and central hospitals of Malawi between August 2020 and August 2022. …”
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