THE SOCIAL THEORY OF MAX WEBER IN CONFLICT OF INTERPRETATIONS by Zenonas Norkus

“…The work on reconstruction of this core reflects as in the mirror the major shifts in the agenda of contemporary sociology. …”
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An Overlapping Phase Approach to Optimize Bus Signal Priority Control under Two-Way Signal Coordination on Urban Arterials by Zijun Liang, Yun Xiao, Yun-Pang Flötteröd

“…A field test was carried out at two major intersections on an arterial road in Hefei, China. …”
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TRIM25: A Global Player of Cell Death Pathways and Promising Target of Tumor-Sensitizing Therapies by Wolfgang Eberhardt, Usman Nasrullah, Josef Pfeilschifter

“…Therapy resistance still constitutes a common hurdle in the treatment of many human cancers and is a major reason for treatment failure and patient relapse, concomitantly with a dismal prognosis. …”
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Game-based Methods for Competence “Teamwork and Leadership” Development: The Case of Engineering Students by E. V. Grib, E. V. Kolomoets, V. V. Latysheva

“…The article presents the experience of the Department of sociology, psychology and social management of Moscow Aviation Institute in the development of teamwork skills among students majoring in engineering.Teamwork in the article is understood as an effective joint activity to achieve goals. …”
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Variability of the height of plants of hybrid forms of spring common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under different ecological and geographical conditions by E. I. Ripberger, N. A. Bome, D. Trautz

“…The contributions of the major factors (point, year, a genotype) to the formation of the height of plants were investigated by three-way analysis of variance. …”
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Phenomic characterization of Crotalaria germplasm for crop improvement by Joshua Kiilu Muli, Johnstone O. Neondo, Peter K. Kamau, Eddy Odari, Nancy L. M. Budambula

“…Agglomerative hierarchical clustering grouped the accessions into 8 major clusters. The NMDS ordination formed 15 and 6 groups based on counties and regions respectively. …”
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Study on clinically manifested reproductive health problems of dairy cows managed under intensive and semi-intensive production systems in Wondo Genet district, Southern Ethiopia by Amene Fekadu, Yifat Denbarga, Tesfaye Belay, Desie Sheferaw, Fufa Abunna, Kebede Amenu, Rahmeto Abebe, Mesele Abera, Berhanu Mekibib

“…Retained fetal membrane, abortion, uterine infections, anestrous and repeat breeding are the major reproductive disorders encountered followed by dystocia, milk fever and prolapses of the vagina and/or uterus. …”
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Distribution and Determinants of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Its Association with Sleep Quality in Chinese Teenagers by Chen-Wei Pan, Yu-Xi Qian, Hua Zhong, Jun Li, Qin Chen

“…More myopic refractive error was the major ocular determinant of decreased pRNFL thickness. …”
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African swine fever clinical scoring system by M. E. Vlasov, V. M. Balyshev, A. D. Sereda

“…It is proposed to take into account 7 major clinical manifestations: an increase in body temperature, reduced liveliness, loss of appetite, skin lesions, joint swelling, laboured breathing, neurological disorders, each scored from 0 to 3 or 4. …”
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Examining the effect of personality on user acceptance of conditionally automated vehicles by S. Nordhoff, E. Lehtonen

“…This is a critical shortcoming given that personality is considered a critical factor explaining technology adoption. Our major theoretical contribution is the integration of the most popular personality measure – the big five – and one of the most influential technology acceptance models – Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2). …”
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Interaction of Cu(II) and Ni(II) with Ypk9 Protein Fragment via NMR Studies by Massimiliano Francesco Peana, Serenella Medici, Alessia Ledda, Valeria Marina Nurchi, Maria Antonietta Zoroddu

“…NMR data have been used to build a model for the structure of the major Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes. Structural changes in the conformation of the peptide with organized side chain orientation promoted by nickel coordination were detected.…”
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Cost-Benefit analysis for energy efficiency of existing hotel building by Satriopratomo Dhimas F., Padma Devia Yatnanta, Susanti Lilya

“…In order to increase the cost-benefit for the building, increasing the energy efficiency is a major way to save energy and thus reduce energy expenses from the existing building. …”
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Aggressive Aerosol Mitigation Policies Reduce Chances of Keeping Global Warming to Below 2C by R. Wood, M. A. Vogt, I. L. McCoy

“…Despite weaker changes, implementation of aggressive aerosol cleanup policies will have a major impact on global warming rates over 2020–2050. …”
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Substorm‐Time Ground dB/dt Variations Controlled by Interplanetary Shock Impact Angles: A Statistical Study by Denny M. Oliveira, James M. Weygand, John C. Coxon, Eftyhia Zesta

“…IP shock impact angles have been revealed as a major factor controlling the subsequent geomagnetic activity, meaning that shocks with small inclinations with the Sun‐Earth line are more likely to trigger higher geomagnetic activity resulting from nearly symmetric magnetospheric compressions. …”
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THE IMPACT OF ADDING RAPHANUS SATIVUS SEEDS TO THE DIET OF BROILER BREEDERS ON EGG PRODUCTION AND QUALITY, HATCHABILITY, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS by S. M. Abdulateef, Z. J. M. Saed, Dr.Thafer Mohammed, A. B. Mohammed

“…Enhancing the productivity and welfare of broiler breeders is a major challenge in poultry, as fertility, egg quality, and hatchability are mainly determined by nutrition and physiological conditions. …”
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Anti-proliferative and photodynamic activities of Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) leaf alkaloid-rich extracts against breast cancer cells by Kolawole A. Olofinsan, Heidi Abrahamse, Blassan P. George

“…Abstract Background Amongst all neoplastic diseases, breast cancer represents a major cause of death among the female population in developed and developing countries. …”
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Effect of boron oxide on stability of high-ferrite Portland cement clinker in low-temperature calcination by Xiao Huang, Jinfang Zhang, Kechang Zhang

“…Clinker production is a major contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions, and finding sustainable solutions is paramount. …”
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Drought Tolerance in Modern and Wild Wheat by Hikmet Budak, Melda Kantar, Kuaybe Yucebilgili Kurtoglu

“…The genus Triticum includes bread (Triticum aestivum) and durum wheat (Triticum durum) and constitutes a major source for human food consumption. Drought is currently the leading threat on world's food supply, limiting crop yield, and is complicated since drought tolerance is a quantitative trait with a complex phenotype affected by the plant's developmental stage. …”
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TRANSREGIONAL PARTNERSHIP OF BRICS IN RUSSIAN STUDIES by A. A. Konkin

“…This research consistently served all major aspects, related to the functioning of the features of the BRICS as an innovative format of the informal inter-regional cooperation between the countries. …”
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Russia and the West: Clash of energy interests through the lens of realist and liberal approaches by Yu. V. Borovsky

“…Substantial disagreements arose on all major issues of the agenda, from the views on the prospects for the Russian fuel and energy complex development and participation of foreign capital in it, to the implementation of concrete gas transportation projects and to assessments of opportunities for legal and institutional regulation of energy relations in Europe and the world. …”
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