Administrative legal relations with the participation of the State Bureau of Investigation by А. Т. Komziuk, Ye. А. Lypii

“…It is emphasised that these are mainly intra-organisational relations within these bodies, since their purpose is to counteract crimes committed by law enforcement officers, judges and senior civil servants, i.e. their external activities are generally not managerial and are not regulated by administrative and legal provisions.…”
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The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review by Neema Kaseje, Meghna Ranganathan, Monica Magadi, Kevin Oria, Andy Haines

“…We extracted data on study characteristics, interventions, outcome measures, and main results. We conducted a narrative synthesis of key results. …”
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High-Temperature Environmental Protection Metal Material 3D Printing Equipment Development and Process Research by Jiaofei Huo, Guangpeng Zhang

“…The price of 3D printing equipment is expensive, and there are some security risks in the process of learning operation. This paper mainly introduces the development and process research of high-temperature environmental protection metal 3D printing equipment and realizes the design of 3D printing equipment combined with virtual reality technology. …”
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Identification of the Role of Mume fructus in Treating Nocturnal Asthma Based on Network Pharmacology and In vitro Investigation by Ling-Ling Tang, Yan-Qiu Xu, Ying Yang, Xian-Hong Sun, Bo-Han Wang, Xiao-Lu Shi, Li Liu

“…Results: Network pharmacology analyses were mainly enriched in nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, and interleukin (IL)-6. …”
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Organization of Research Activities at University Department: Management Mechanisms for “Uncontrollable” Scientists by S. D. Reznik, O. A. Sazykina

“…The interviewed heads of departments noted that the main forms of faculty research are: the publication of scientific articles (92,3%), the publication of monographs (72,3%), participation in research (70,0%), preparation of applications for participation in grants and program competitions (62,6%). …”
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Reinforcement Effect of Inclined Prestressed Concrete Pipe Piles on an Inclined Soft Foundation by De-quan Zhou, Chen-xi Feng, Liu-xi Li, Yi Zhou, Qin Zhu

“…Based on an actual engineering accident with embankment slope collapse, this study establishes a finite element model, accompanied by analysis of engineering characteristics and reinforcement effects of the foundation. The main conclusions are drawn as follows: (1) when a pile-supported foundation is used to strengthen the inclined soft foundation, PCP piles in the lower part of the embankment are subjected to bending moments, with their maximum value appearing in the upper part of the PCP pile at the embankment slope foot. …”
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Diacylglycerol kinase δ is required for skeletal muscle development and regeneration by Hiromichi Sakai, Chiaki Murakami, Mayumi Takechi, Takeshi Urano, Fumio Sakane

“…However, DGKδ deficiency did not substantially affect brown adipogenesis, suggesting that Myf5‐driven DGKδ deficiency mainly affects muscle development. Notably, skeletal muscle injury induced by a cardiotoxin highly up‐regulated DGKδ protein expression, and the DGKδ deficiency significantly reduced the thickness of myofibers, the expression levels of myogenic differentiation markers such as embryonic myosin heavy chain and myogenin, and the number of newly formed myofibers containing multiple central nuclei during muscle regeneration. …”
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Work-related grief and bereavement experiences of social and community service workers working with people experiencing social disadvantage: a rapid scoping review by Kara Whitlock, Zahra Premji, Ashley Mollison, Carolina Posada, Mauricio Arias-Rojas, Charlotte Futcher, Kelli I. Stajduhar

“…Results Nine studies were included in this review that employed various qualitative approaches. Three main themes emerged from the narrative synthesis and thematic analysis: (1) Working in contexts of inequities, (2) Distress and its attributing factors, (3) Support needs and strategies. …”
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Research on Four Core Fiber WDM Device Technology by CHEN Li, XIAO Qingming, WANG Min, JIANG Lei

“…Space division multiplexing technology is one of the effective ways to improve the transmission capacity of optical communication system. The main technologies include Multi Core Fiber (MCF), few mode multiplexing and orbital angular momentum multiplexing, among which MCF technology is a mature one.…”
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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer: structural properties of negative relationships on Twitter by Jack Tacchi, Chiara Boldrini, Andrea Passarella, Marco Conti

“…This paper delivers 2 main contributions. Firstly, a new and data-efficient method of signing relationships between individuals using sentiment analysis and, secondly, we provide an in-depth look at the properties of Signed Ego Networks (SENs), using 9 Twitter datasets of various categories of users. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Peritoneal Healing by Activating MAPK-ERK1/2 and PI3K-Akt to Alleviate Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion by Manyu Shi, Hengchen Liu, Tingting Zhang, Mingzhao Zhang, Xin Tang, Zenan Zhang, Wenjun Lu, Shulong Yang, Zhitao Jiang, Qingbo Cui, Zhaozhu Li

“…However, extracellular vesicles (EVs) are the main carriers for the MSC activity. Thus far, the roles of MSC-derived EVs on peritoneal repair are not well understood. …”
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Ukrainian Social Elite in Pylyp Orlyk’s Lliterary Works by Larysa Lytvyn

“…Orlyk`s "Blank diariush" was journaled within the period from 1720 to 1733 and reflects the fluctuations of the author`s mood, the circle of people, that is entrusted with the mission of state foundation by Pylyp Orlyk, along with genre and artistic preferences of his creations. The main objective of this work is to research the means of creating the image of Ukrainian elites, who lived within the period of Pylyp Orlyk`s activity in the context of his social, political, and aesthetic preferences, and is provided by the combination of intertextual, phenomenological, culturally-historical, and descriptively-analytical methods. …”
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The effect of spiritual counseling based on the sound heart model on resilience and parenting competence in mothers with intellectually disabled children by Arefeh Sadeghi, Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee, Minoo Asadzandi

“…Background: Having a child with mental ability is very challenging for the mother as the main caregiver. Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of spiritual counseling based on the sound heart model (SHM) on the resilience and parenting competence of mothers with intellectually disabled children. …”
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Comparative Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Puerarin in Rat Plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS after Oral Administration of Pueraria lobata Extract and Pure Puerarin by Guozhe Zhang, Jianwei Ji, Mingzhong Sun, Yuqiao Ji, Hongjian Ji

“…Puerarin is the main biologically active isoflavone in Pueraria lobata and has a wide range of biological activities. …”
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Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, case series and review of literature by Farrag Mohammad, Ahmed Abd Essattar Abd Elhakeem, Ahmad Algheriany, Ahmed Elshanawany

“…Diffusion-weighted imaging technology can be used to differentiate between grade 2 and grade 3 Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma preoperatively but further studies on larger samples are needed to confirm the possibility. Mitotic count is the main parameter used to differentiate Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma grade 2 and grade 3, but immunohistochemistry can play a role in that in the future.…”
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‘Gvardeets’: a new awnless brome (<i>Bromorsis inermis</i>) cultivar developed in Tyumen Province by N. A. Feoktistova, Yu. E. Leonidov

“…During the growing seasons of 2012–2020, the cultivar was compared in the field according to the main productivity indicators with the reference cvs. …”
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Analysis of algorithms for detecting traffic incidents on highways using stationary vehicle detectors by D. V. Navoi, D. V. Kapski, N. A. Filippova, I. N. Pugachev

“…Also, inductive vehicle detectors, which are mainly used to determine the parameters of traffic flow on highways, are unreliable and often fail, which makes it ineffective to detect incidents on a particular section of the road. …”
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Mapping the links between climate change and human health in urban areas: how is research conducted? A Scoping review protocol by Hiago Pereira Barbosa, Anne Roué-Le Gall, Clément Deloly, Jean-Philippe Regnaux, Marie-Florence Thomas

“…This scoping review aimed to understand how research on the links between climate change and human health in urban areas is conducted and how this research is approached holistically or not.Methods and analysis This scoping review is mainly guided by the Arskey and O’Malley scoping review framework. …”
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On the time spent preparing grant proposals: an observational study of Australian researchers by Nicholas Graves, Adrian G Barnett, Philip Clarke, Danielle L Herbert

“…Objective To estimate the time spent by the researchers for preparing grant proposals, and to examine whether spending more time increase the chances of success.Design Observational study.Setting The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia.Participants Researchers who submitted one or more NHMRC Project Grant proposals in March 2012.Main outcome measures Total researcher time spent preparing proposals; funding success as predicted by the time spent.Results The NHMRC received 3727 proposals of which 3570 were reviewed and 731 (21%) were funded. …”
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Evaluation of irrigation management in different stages of growth on the yield and water productivity in cowpea plant in field and model conditions by Faranak Baradaran-Hezaveh, Hossein Babazadeh, Ebrahim Amiri, Hossein Ebrahimi

“…The experiment was conducted in the form of a randomized complete block design with three replications in the north of Iran during 2017 and 2018. The main treatments included irrigation with the management of 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120% of the plant’s water requirements (WRs), and the secondary treatment included irrigation in the vegetative, reproductive and complete stages (vegetative and reproductive). …”
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