Determining Arsenic Distribution in Urban Soils: A Comparison with Nonurban Soils by Tait Chirenje, L.Q. Ma, E.J. Zillioux

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Indigénisme et pragmatisme au Mexique : l’expérience éducative de Carapan par Moisés Sáenz Garza by Philippe Schaffhauser

“…The objective of this article is to shed light on the use and diffusion of certain pragmatist theses concerning the methods of the philosopher John Dewey’s instrumentalism in relation to indigenous issues in the first half of the 20th century. …”
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„Nie jesteś za młody, żeby zmieniać świat” – studium przypadku zjawiska dziecięcego aktywizmu klimatycznego by Małgorzata Kowalik-Olubińska

“…Children’s climate activism is a form of children’s disagreement towards the passiveness of adults in the light of the growing environmental crisis. The causative power of children is seen as a phenomenon emerging from the network of relations established between various social actors. …”
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Quasi-Babinet principle in dielectric resonators and Mie voids by Masoud Hamidi, Kirill Koshelev, Sergei Gladyshev, Adrià Canós Valero, Mario Hentschel, Harald Giessen, Yuri Kivshar, Thomas Weiss

“…Recently, cavities in high-index dielectrics have been shown to resonantly confine light inside a lower-index region. These so-called Mie voids represent a counterpart to solid high-index dielectric Mie resonators, offering novel functionality such as resonant behavior in the ultraviolet spectral region. …”
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Navigating the evolving landscape in the prescribing of medications for insomnia in Singapore: Principles and considerations from a psychiatrist’s perspective by Ho Teck Tan, Chao Tian Tang, Shian Ming Tan

“…This commentary examines the changing landscape and reframing of risks associated with the use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in light of recent legal precedents based on the frameworks of the Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines, and the Prescribing of Benzodiazepines Guidelines (MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines 2/2008). …”
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The Role of Mitochondria from Mature Oocyte to Viable Blastocyst by Scott Chappel

“…Mitochondrial augmentation of oocytes is now reconsidered in light of our current understanding of mitochondrial function and the publication of a number of animal studies. …”
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Social welfare in the Greco-Roman world as a background for early Christian practice by P. Lampe

“…The church, living in private household structures during the first centuries, took over the social-welfare tasks of the Greco-Roman household and reviewed them in the light of Hebrew and Hellenistic-Jewish moral traditions. …”
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Activités rituelles autour d’une source entre la France et l’Espagne (vie s. av. J.-C.-vie s. apr. J.-C.) : la Fajouse à Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales) by Ingrid Dunyach

“…It was recently discovered at the top of the massif des Albères, on the Pyrénées’ eastern limit Mediterranean sea and the Greek colonies of Rhode and Emporion. Brought to light between 2012 and 2014, the remains allowed to put in evidence cult activities around a source from the 6th century BC. …”
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Dynamic Performance Evaluation of Concrete Building Using Low-Yield Point Steel Shear Panels by Nima Marzban, Parisa Esmaeiltabar Nesheli

“…Its unique features have attracted more attention, and its features are economical, easy to implement, light weight compared to similar systems, high ductility, fast installation, high energy absorption, and a significant reduction in residual stress in the structure. …”
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Meek or oppressed? Reading Matthew 5:5 in context by W. Domeris

“…In this article, I consider the implications of Jesus addressing a peasant audience in a conversation about taking possession of farming land and then extend this discussion into the emerging peasant realities of the post-revolutionary context in Galilee and Judaea. In the light of the present archaeological data, and the rabbinic sources, peasant life continued more or less unchanged with little indication of large-scale estates. …”
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Aeroelastic Vibrations and Stability in Cyclic Symmetric Domains by Bernard Lalanne, Maurice Touratier

“…This paper deals with rotating cyclic symmetric structures, immersed in light fluid flow. Firstly, general and usual cyclic symmetric properties are recovered from the Floquet theorem for differential equations, having space periodic coefficients in conjunction with a discrete space Fourier series development. …”
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L’Angleterre et l’Écosse au miroir de la fureur : L’Écossaise d’Antoine de Montchrestien et Marie Stuard de Charles Regnault by Frédéric Sprogis

“…Fury becomes the mirror in which Mary Stuart’s tragic downfall is reflected, thus bringing to light the three-faceted nature of the issues at stake. …”
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Physiopathology, Molecular Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Approaches by Abdelaali Balahbib, Asma Hmamouch, Aicha El Allam, Hikmat Douhri, Naoufal Dahaieh, Nasreddine El Omari, Jactty Chew, Long Chiau Ming, Abdelhakim Bouyahya

“… This in-depth study explores various aspects of cutaneous leishmaniasis, shedding light on the physiopathology of the infection, advances in molecular diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic approaches currently in development. …”
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Lutte symbolique, recours à l’étranger et consécration transnationale. Sartre et ses modèles américains by Anna Boschetti

“…In particular, we will highlight the role of symbolic struggles, showing that we can shed new light on writers’ practices by considering them as « position-taking », linked to the state of the field, locally and globally, and to the characteristics of the positions the writers occupy in it (Bourdieu, 1992).…”
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Education in Serbia as Founding Principle of the Local Economic Development by Hajnalka Kovács Sárkány, Vilmos Kovács

“…Furthermore, our goal was to shed light on a particular section of the Law on Higher Education which regulates the recognition of foreign degree (diploma); in addition, we intended to touch upon the issue of trainings in non-formal education controlled by the Law on Adult Education. …”
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RING finger protein 5 is a key anti-FMDV host factor through inhibition of virion assembly. by Wei Zhang, Weiwei Li, Yang Yang, Weijun Cao, Wenhua Shao, Mengyao Huang, Jiali Wang, Zhitong Chen, Jiantao Cai, Hongyi Liu, Xiaoyi Zhao, Xingyan Dong, Tingting Zhou, Hong Tian, Zixiang Zhu, Fan Yang, Haixue Zheng

“…Furthermore, RNF5 recognizes the VP1 protein from several picornaviruses, suggesting that targeting RNF5 may be a broad-spectrum antiviral strategy. These findings shed light on the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in controlling virus replication, offering potential new strategies for treating viral infections.…”
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Impact of the War on German Firms: Energy Dependency and Price Increases by Jannis Bischof, Philipp Dörrenberg, Davud Rostam-Afschar, Thomas Simon, Johannes Voget

“…Abstract The results of a continuous firm survey (conducted by the German Business Panel) are presented to shed light on the economic implications of the Russian invasion in Ukraine for German firms. …”
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Driver anomaly detection in cargo terminal by Shahab Emaani, Abbas Saghaei

“…Results reveal three distinct driver groups, with a notable proportion (98 %) of anomalies concentrated in one group. This study sheds light on the critical syndication issue of anomaly detection in cargo terminals by drivers, offering valuable insights for researchers and shipping practitioners. …”
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A Hybrid OFDM-TDM Architecture with Decentralized Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for PONs by Taner Cevik

“…This information is fed to the bandwidth determination algorithm which is run by each ONU in a distributed manner. Furthermore, Light Load Penalty, which is a phenomenon in optical communications, is mitigated by limiting the amount of bandwidth that an ONU can demand.…”
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Involvement of HMGB1 in Resistance to Tumor Vessel-Targeted, Monoclonal Antibody-Based Immunotherapy by Vito Pistoia, Annalisa Pezzolo

“…A recent study from our group has shed new light on this latter issue. We have demonstrated that targeting of tumor-derived endothelial cells with an anti-human CD31 monoclonal antibody in a human neuroblastoma model was unsuccessful due to a complex chain of events involving the participation of HMGB1. …”
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