Field Observations During the Ninth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-9): from March 24, 2010 through January 6, 2011 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Jasmeet Judge, Juan Fernandez-Diaz, Daniel Preston, Tyler Cheney, Jason Motsinger

“…The goal of MicroWEX-9 was to conduct a season-long experiment that incorporated passive microwave observations as well as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) observations for a growing season of elephant grass. …”
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Umbilical Cord Hematoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Gennaro Scutiero, Bernardi Giulia, Piergiorgio Iannone, Luigi Nappi, Danila Morano, Pantaleo Greco

“…A review of the case reports described in the last ten years in the literature was conducted in order to evaluate epidemiology, predisposing factors, potential outcomes, prenatal diagnosis, and clinical management. …”
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Study on Europium-Doped Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Their Antimicrobial Properties by Simona-Liliana Iconaru, Mikael Motelica-Heino, Daniela Predoi

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis was conducted on europium-doped hydroxyapatite, Ca10-xEux(PO4)6(OH)2 nanocrystalline powders (Eu:HAp) with 0≤xEu≤0.2. …”
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ON THE ROLE AND IMPACT OF MARKETING ACTIVITY FOR CREATING A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIFE by Oana Maria SECARĂ, Carmen ACATRINEI

“…At the same time, this paper contains the results of our conducted reaserch carried out by applying an interview to marketing specialists with the help of an interview guide.…”
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Field Observations During the Ninth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-9): from March 24, 2010 through January 6, 2011 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Jasmeet Judge, Juan Fernandez-Diaz, Daniel Preston, Tyler Cheney, Jason Motsinger

“…The goal of MicroWEX-9 was to conduct a season-long experiment that incorporated passive microwave observations as well as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) observations for a growing season of elephant grass. …”
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Russian University Teachers’ Ethical Culture Regulation by A. A. Maksimenko, O. S. Deyneka, L. N. Dukhanina, D. V. Krylova

“…Petersburg State University, Kazan Federal University, Ural Federal University), as well as the results of an online survey (N = 297) of teachers of these universities. The survey was conducted to study the attitude of the teaching staff towards the tools for standardizing the moral culture of universities and the implementation of the values enshrined in the ethical standards of universities and ideals of academic community. …”
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Modern Challenges for Oil and Gas Education by V. G. Martynov, V. N. Koshelev, A. V. Dushin

“…The authors share their experience on how to restructure the work of teachers with students in the context of distance communication, organize the work of an educational portal, conduct training sessions, internships, state final certification, create motivational remuneration for the teaching staff. …”
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete in Seawater Environment by Pengjun Yue, Zhuoying Tan, Zhiying Guo

“…This study aims to conduct research about the microstructure and basic properties of recycled aggregate concrete under seawater corrosion. …”
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The Design and Experiments on Corner Reflectors for Urban Ground Deformation Monitoring in Hong Kong by Yuxiao Qin, Daniele Perissin, Ling Lei

“…An ideal prototype known as the rectangular trihedral with special designs is brought up in this paper, and validation experiments were conducted in Hong Kong to demonstrate the ability of the proposed prototype. …”
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Design and manufacture of CubeSat-type nanosatellite thermal subsystem by Braulio Peraza-Acosta, Jesús Irán Grageda-Arellano, Carlos Couder-Castañeda, Jaime Meléndez-Martínez, Diego Alfredo Padilla-Pérez, Arturo Solis-Santome

“…The design encompasses two stages: regulating the satellite’s temperature range through implementing passive control based on multilayer coatings and an electronic board capable of measuring the internal surface temperature of each of the satellite’s six faces. Validation is conducted through tests performed in a theoretical thermo vacuum chamber that provides a controlled environment, simulating the thermal conditions to which the satellite will be exposed once in orbit. …”
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Recovery of zinc from zinc oxide dust containing multiple metal elements by carbothermal reduction by Lei F.-G., Li M.-T., Wei C., Deng Z.-G., Li X.-B., Fan G.

“…The effects of temperature, holding time, and reductant dosage on zinc volatilization rate were investigated, and the “Pelletizing - Calcination- Carbothermic reduction” experiment was conducted. The results found the optimal reduction condition was as follows: the temperature of 1300℃, reductant dosage of 14.04%, and holding time of 120 min. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL MANUFACTURE OF THE FOAM GLASS GRAVEL FROM GLASS WASTE AND SILICON CARBIDE ON A 10 kW-MICROWAVE OVEN by LUCIAN PAUNESCU, SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE, FELICIA COSMULESCU

“…The main features of the FGG experimental samples were: bulk density between 0.26-0.31 g·cm-3, compressive strength between 8.5-9.7 MPa and thermal conductivity between 0.068-0.077 W/mK, suitable for their use as thermal insulation material in several applications in construction. …”
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Exploration and morphological characterization of Trichoderma spp from organic waste at TPST Rempoah-Baturraden, Banyumas Regency by Muljowati Juni Safitri, Oedjijono Oedjijono, Dewi Ratna Stia, Mariana Afifah, Chemeltorit Philip

“…This study aimed to determine the differences in the morphological characteristics of Trichoderma spp isolated from the Rempoah Integrated Waste Processing Facility (TPST), Baturraden District, Banyumas Regency. The experiment was conducted at the Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Jenderal Soedirman University. …”
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Stratégies de subsistance et Perception des aliments des populations autochtones de Yakoutie arctique (Districts de Basse et de Moyenne Kolyma) by Christian Malet, Boris Chichlo, Joëlle Robert-Lamblin, Claude-Marcel Hladik, Patrick Pasquet

“…A study of food preferences of the indigenous peoples of Arctic Yakutia was conducted on a population sample consisting of 102 Evens, 52 Yakuts and 22 Chukchis. …”
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The internal communication plan as an instrument for the implementation of HIV/Aids policy in a hospital by Sunél du Toit, Paul Schutte, Gideon de Wet Gideon de Wet

“… This study addresses the internal communication problems of a hospital with regard to the implementation of the HIV/AIDS-policy within a diverse workforce. The research was conducted to determine how well nursing and service health workers at a hospital in North West had been informed about the HIV/AIDS policy of the hospital. …”
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A New Theoretical Method for Solving Forward Kinematics of the Parallel Mechanisms Based on Transfer Matrix by Jin Wang, Zijian Jing, Junli Guo, Tao Qin, Han Li, Xin Li, Zhenchuang Li, Fanhui Meng, Bo Qi

“…Simulation calculations and experiments are conducted to verify the method’s effectiveness. The results demonstrate that the error is approximately 2%, indicating the feasibility and accuracy of the calculation method.…”
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NOVEL PRINCIPLES OF MICROWAVE BAND RADIOELECTRONIC DEVICES DESIGN WITH THE USE OF MICROWAVE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY by M. E. Belkin, S. A. Kudzh, A. S. Sigov

“…The works in the field of microwave photonics that have been performed or being conducted by research groups at Moscow Technological University, including results of modeling and research projects, training, and the nearest tasks of the established Scientific and Technological Center «Integrated Microwave Photonics» are briefly described.…”
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A Group Mining Method for Big Data on Distributed Vehicle Trajectories in WAN by Jie Yang, Xiaoping Li, Dandan Wang, Jia Wang

“…The heaviest computing burden of clustering is conducted in parallel at local nodes, of which the results are merged to small size intermediates. …”
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Additional squat of inland vessels during navigation in navigable channels: Calculation procedures by Škiljaica Ivan V., Škiljaica Vladimir S., Živković Mirjana I.

“…The methods applied in the work were the result of foreign research conducted with ships in real navigating conditions as well as special basins, then published in the literature in English and Russian. …”
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Special features of friction stir welding dissimilar joints by I. K. Chernykh, E. V. Vasiliev, R. V. Dylchenko, Yu. E. Zhdanova, B. K. Igisenov

“…The analysis of quality and structure of welds that were manufacturing using this scheme is being conducted. The transverse micro-section of obtained specimen of the weld of aluminum alloy AMG6 to stainless steel 12H18N10T of 2 mm thickness at a welding speed of 50 rpm and a transverse speed of 50 mm/min with a tool displacement of 0,2 mm to steel part are investigated. …”
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