Silver/Copper Nanoparticle-Modified Polymer Chitosan/PVA Blend Fibers by Dikeledi S. More, Makwena J. Moloto, Nosipho Moloto, Kgabo P. Matabola

“…The SEM results showed that increasing the amount of chitosan in the CS/PVA blend resulted in a decrease in the fiber diameter from 162 to 89 nm while an increase in the voltage from 15 to 25 kV led to a decrease in the fiber diameters. Furthermore, the SEM results indicated that an increase in the fiber diameter from 161 to 257 nm was observed while morphological changes were also observed upon the Ag/Cu addition. …”
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Detecting Unauthorized Movement of Radioactive Material Packages in Transport with an Adam-Optimized BP Neural Network Model by Panpan Jiang, Xiaohua Yang, Yaping Wan, Tiejun Zeng, Mingxing Nie, Chaofeng Wang, Yu Mao, Zhenghai Liu

“…The rapid expansion of nuclear technology across various sectors due to global economic growth has led to a substantial rise in the transportation of radioactive materials. …”
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Trace elements‐based Auroshell gold@hematite nanostructure: Green synthesis and their hyperthermia therapy by Hadil M. Alahdal, Sumya Ayad Abdullrezzaq, Hawraz Ibrahim M. Amin, Sitah F. Alanazi, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Mehrdad Khatami, Marwan Mahmood Saleh

“…These magnetic nanoparticles with targeted control and transfer to the tumour tissue led to uniform heating of malignant tumours as the most efficient therapeutic agent.…”
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Frictional Characteristics of Granite Fault under Imposed Dynamic Normal Disturbance Loads by Guojian Cui, Chuanqing Zhang, Qiming Xie

“…The application of normal disturbance loads led to the generation of consistent oscillations in shear stress, apparent friction coefficient, normal displacement, and shear displacement for both inactive and active faults. …”
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Current Advance and Future Prospects of Tissue Engineering Approach to Dentin/Pulp Regenerative Therapy by Ting Gong, Boon Chin Heng, Edward Chin Man Lo, Chengfei Zhang

“…Recent advances in biomaterial science and tissue engineering technology have greatly spurred the development of regenerative endodontics. This has led to a paradigm shift in endodontic treatment from simply filling the root canal systems with biologically inert materials to restoring the infected dental pulp with functional replacement tissues. …”
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Diffuse Arterial Thrombosis as a First Manifestation of Occult Malignancy by Marija Vavlukis, Irina Kotlar, Emilija Chaparoska, Emilija Antova, Sasko Kedev

“…Further investigation of this young patient with no risk factors for hypercoagulable state and no other comorbidities led to complete work-up including diagnostic evaluation for malignancy. …”
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Enhancing phosphorus availability and dynamics in acidic soils through Rice straw biochar application: a sustainable alternative to chemical fertilizers by Wei He, Wei He, Wei He, Jun Zhang, Jun Zhang, Weichun Gao, Weichun Gao, Yifei Chen, Yifei Chen, Zheng Wei, Zheng Wei

“…Over-reliance on phosphate fertilizers has led to environmental concerns, such as phosphorus accumulation and eutrophication. …”
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Interface Optimization and Thermal Conductivity of Cu/Diamond Composites by Spark Plasma Sintering Process by Junfeng Zhao, Hao Su, Kai Li, Haijuan Mei, Junliang Zhang, Weiping Gong

“…Optimizing the diamond particle size increased the thermal conductivity from 310 W/m K to 386 W/m K, while further optimizing the interface led to a significant increase to 516 W/m K, representing an overall improvement of approximately 66%.…”
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Cervical prolapse during labor: A case report by Adugnaw Bogale Worku, Molla Asnake Kebede, Abebe Agegn Wudineh, Adefris Getachew Techane, Mekuanint Dessie Lakew, Chuchu Arega Zeleke

“…Postoperatively, the mother was placed in the Trendelenburg position, which led to the spontaneous resolution of the prolapse by the third postpartum day. …”
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Food intolerance and the few-foods (or oligoantigenic) diet in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder by Klaus W. Lange, Andreas Reissmann, Yukiko Nakamura, Katharina M. Lange

“…The hypothesis that some children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may show sensitivity or allergic reactions to various food items has led to the development of the the few-foods (or oligoantigenic)diet. …”
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SPD_0410 negatively regulates capsule polysaccharide synthesis and virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 by Ye Tao, Li Lei, Shuhui Wang, Xuemei Zhang, Yibing Yin, Yuqiang Zheng

“…RNAseq analysis revealed that the deletion of spd0410 led to alterations in glucose metabolism. However, the altered glucose levels appeared to eliminate the regulation of CPS synthesis by SPD_0410. …”
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Durability Improvement of Synthetic Dry Adhesives by Metal Coatings by Gyuhe Kim, Taechang Ahn, Hui Yun Hwang

“…On the other hand, a relatively high hardness, strength, and stiffness of the zinc coating layers reduced the wear and fractures of the micropatterns, which led to an improved durability in the SDAs. From these tests, we can conclude that the metal coating method could improve the durability of the SDAs.…”
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Institutional Transformations of Higher Education: Key Gaps and New Practices. by L. V. Konstantinova, E. S. Titova, A. M. Petrov

“…The analysis of these practices led the authors to conclude that the direction of institutional changes in the field of educational activities is more associated with the transformation of traditional institutional characteristics, while in the field of scientific activities, it is associated with the formation of new institutional foundations, with a general focus on increasing the integration potential of universities and inter-institutional interaction. …”
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Media battles in the cybersphere: analyzing news and social media agendas during the 2015 Greek bailout referendum by Nelly-Maria Sergidou, Vasiliki Triga, Nicolas Tsapatsoulis

“…On June 27, 2015, the Greek coalition government, led by the left-wing SYRIZA party, announced the July 5th referendum, asking citizens to decide on the adoption of the EU-proposed economic plan. …”
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Preparation of the New Military Units for the Front (the Experience of the Siberian Military District) by A. G. Bayer

“…Incompleteness of reforms and a number of other reasons, led from the first days of the war to serious losses in the ranks of the Red Army. …”
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Identifying and Analyzing the Effects of Urban Creep on the Situation Development of Rural Areas around (Case Study: Villages around of Marivan City) by saadi mohammadi, askandar moradi, Sharmin hosaini

“…The horizontal and urban growth of the past few generations, due to the dominance of the centralized planning system in the country, has led, in accordance with the principle of village-to-city interconversions, that many villages located around cities have undergone numerous changes and changes in the indicator status Of development. …”
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Social Media Growth Blueprint for Plastic Surgeons: Insights and Considerations From Personal Experience by Ahmad Saadya, MBBCh, MRCS (Eng), Tarek El-Tantawy, MBBCh, MRCS, FRCS (Plast)

“…These videos garnered 16,566,900 views and 758,500 likes, with an average video length of 95.36 seconds. This growth led to a 47% increase in nonsurgical aesthetic consultations. …”
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Study of the flood in Golestan province from a statistical and synoptics point of view (Case study: March 2019) by Akram Hedayati Dezfuli, Zahra Ghassabi

“…The analysis of the synoptic maps showed the severe sea level pressure and mid- level height drop with a deep trough in the study area, which led to extreme rainfall. Key words: Flood, return period, Synoptic maps, instability indices, Golestan province.…”
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The Impact of Research & Development Capabilities & Innovation Capabilities on the Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Marketing by Firas Karim Ali, Amer Abdul Latif Kadhum

“…The targeted research sample is represented in the Energy-Saving Lighting Plant (LED) in Al – Taji area. The descriptive analytic method was used by using the questionnaire instrument to collect the data from the research population numbered (173) employees .A random sample numbered (138) employees was chosen. …”
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Impact of varying accelerometer epoch length on physical activity patterns in adults: Considerations for public health. by Rayane Haddadj, Charlotte Verdot, Benoît Salanave, Valérie Deschamps, Jérémy Vanhelst

“…<h4>Results</h4>Significant changes were observed in sedentary behaviour and PA intensities with epoch length variation (p<0.001). Longer epochs led to reduced moderate and vigorous PA, increased light PA, and less sedentary time, affecting adherence to WHO PA guidelines.…”
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