Sprayable solutions containing sticky rice oil droplets reduce western flower thrips damage and induce changes in Chrysanthemum leaf chemistry by Thijs V. Bierman, Hocelayne P. Fernandes, Hocelayne P. Fernandes, Young H. Choi, Sumin Seo, Klaas Vrieling, Mirka Macel, Bram Knegt, Thomas E. Kodger, Ralph van Zwieten, Peter G. L. Klinkhamer, T. Martijn Bezemer

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Experimental Investigation of the Dependence of Accessible Porosity and Methane Sorption Capacity of Carbonaceous Shales on Particle Size by Garri Gaus, Anton Kalmykov, Bernhard M. Krooss, Reinhard Fink

“…Crushing and grinding of carbonaceous shale samples is likely to enhance the accessibility of pores and embedded organic matter as compared to the intact rock. This may lead to an overestimation of the total (volume and sorptive) gas storage capacity. …”
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Investigation of the Ultrasonic Treatment-Assisted Soaking Process of Different Red Kidney Beans and Compositional Analysis of the Soaking Water by NIR Spectroscopy by Matyas Lukacs, Tamás Somogyi, Barasa Mercy Mukite, Flóra Vitális, Zoltan Kovacs, Ágnes Rédey, Tamás Stefaniga, Tamás Zsom, Gabriella Kiskó, Viktória Zsom-Muha

“…This was evidenced by the darkening of the soaking water’s color, the increase in the a* color parameter, and the rise in the dry matter value. NIRs, in combination with chemometric tools, are an effective tool for predicting the characteristics of bean-soaking water. …”
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Blood-brain barrier breakdown in brain ischemia: Insights from MRI perfusion imaging by Sarvin Sasannia, Richard Leigh, Pouya B. Bastani, Hyeong-Geol Shin, Peter van Zijl, Linda Knutsson, Paul Nyquist

“…Ischemic events can cause blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and, ultimately, white matter alterations, contributing to neurological deficits and long-term functional impairments. …”
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Long-term exposure to air pollution and lower respiratory infections in a large population-based adult cohort in Catalonia by Anna Alari, Otavio Ranzani, Carles Milà, Sergio Olmos, Xavier Basagaña, Payam Dadvand, Talita Duarte-Salles, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Cathryn Tonne

“…Results: An interquartile range exposure increase was associated with an 8 % (95 % Confidence Interval: 5 %–11 %) for Nitrogen Dioxide, 10 % (95 % Confidence Interval: 8 %–13 %) for Particulate Matter with diameter equal to or smaller than 2.5 µm, 5 % (95 % Confidence Interval: 3 %–7%) for Particulate Matter with diameter equal to or smaller than 10 µm and 18 % (95 % Confidence Interval: 14 %–22%) for ozone (adjusted by Nitrogen Dioxide) increase in hospital admissions for respiratory infections. …”
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The influence of post-processing methods and frequency bands on rs-fMRI: An example of electroacupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) by YingJie Kang, YiLei Chen, ZhiGang Gong, YanWen Huang, Hui Wang, Jiling Huang, SongHua Zhan, YiJing Li, WenLi Tan

“…PerAF was a promising method for investigating LFOs in white matter. The brain LFO changes caused by electroacupuncture at ST36 were frequency-dependent.…”
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Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…The results of the impact assessment of global warming potential fossil, acidification, particulates, fossil abiotic depletion, and human toxicity-cancer for duplex board were 1,848.26 kilogram carbon dioxide equivalent, 8.12 kilogram-sulfur-dioxide-equivalent, 2.12 kilogram particulate matter 2.5-equivalent, 14,668.06 megajoule, and 0.0000017 comparative toxic unit, while for folding boxboard 2,651.25 kilogram carbon- dioxide-equivalent, 13.95 kilogram sulfur-dioxide-equivalent, 3.27 kilogram particulate matter 2.5-equivalent, 22,395.81 mega-joule, and 0.0000021 comparative toxic unit, respectively. …”
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Cerebral Ultrasound at Term-Equivalent Age: Correlations with Neuro-Motor Outcomes at 12–24 Months Corrected Age by Adrian Ioan Toma, Vlad Dima, Lidia Rusu, Alexandra Floriana Nemeș, Bogdan Florin Gonț, Alexandra Arghirescu, Andreea Necula, Alina Fieraru, Roxana Stoiciu, Larisa Andrășoaie, Loredana Mitran, Claudia Mehedințu, Al Jashi Isam

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The abnormal gross and fine motor outcome in former premature infants at 12–24 months corrected age is significantly associated with abnormal findings in the head ultrasound examination performed at TEA reflecting both white matter (increased midbody distance) and grey matter (decreased diameter of the basal ganglia, decreased cortical depth and an immature gyration pattern) involvement.…”
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La part oubliée de l’étude des pharmacopées traditionnelles africaines by Claudie Haxaire

“…A reversal of perspective such as the one operated by Marc Augé (1986) concerning the anthropology of illness has been attempted, proposing an anthropology of the remedy. It is a matter of going beyond the thoroughly discussed aporias by Tim Ingold (1992-2013) between cultural ecology and ecological anthropology, to attempt the alternative ecological anthropology he proposes, and working on the medicinal (pharmacological) properties of items as so many affordances selected in a given environment by a community of humans beings or animals. …”
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La Guadeloupe et ses espaces pénitentiaires : quelles discontinuités de l’ordre en outre-mer ? by Marie Redon, Delphine Grancher

“…It shows the judicial and penitentiary characteristics of Guadeloupe, the expressions of remoteness from the mainland France and the inclusion of this area in the Caribbean environment. All of it is matter of permanent territorial compromise.…”
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Wanderings with Lady M.: A happy threesome by Adelheid L. J. Thieme

“…I am already engaged, and no matter what is going to happen between the two of us, I’m not going to give up my fiancée. …”
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Nutrient Availability and Changes on Chemical Attributes of a Paleudult Soil Amended with Liquid Sewage Sludge and Cropped with Surinam Grass by Luiz Carlos Ceolato, Ronaldo Severiano Berton, Aline Renée Coscione

“…Land application of LSS did not alter soil organic matter and exchangeable K until 40 cm depth. However, it increased soil pH, base saturation, labile P, and available Zn and did not change the concentrations of available B (hot water) and Cu, Fe, and Mn (DTPA) at 0–20 cm and 20–40 cm depths and LSS was a source of N, K, P, Ca, Mg, and Zn for the grass, but decreased leaf Mn concentration.…”
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La difficile « naturalisation » du causse Méjean by Julien Blanc

“…Indeed, in a context where almost a third of the breeder’s incomes come from such contracts, signing these latter is perceived less as a matter of choice than of necessity. The overall result is a low level of appropriation of the (local) stakes regarding nature conservation by the breeders and a co-management of biodiversity that is precarious and still strongly based on conflictual relations.…”
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A Novel Anaesthetical Approach to Patients with Brugada Syndrome in Neurosurgery by Pietro Paolo Martorano, Edoardo Barboni, Giovanni Buscema, Alessandro Di Rienzo

“…The best anaesthesiological treatment in such cases is matter of debate. We report a case of neurosurgical treatment of cerebello pontine angle (CPA) tumor in a BrS patient, performed under total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with target controlled infusion (TCI) modalities, using midazolam plus remifentanil and rocuronium, without recordings of intraoperative ECG alterations in the intraoperative period and postoperative complications.…”
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ACADEMIC PROGRAM “DIGITAL PROJECTS LIBRARIES MANAGEMENT”: DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION PROSPECTS by K. V. Ivina, Yu. V. Zhegulskaya

“…The aim and the subject matter of the Master’s academic program “Libraries E-Projects Management” in the field of training 38.04.02 “Management” have been characterized. …”
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Evidence for local inflammation in complex regional pain syndrome type 1 by Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Anke G. J. de Bruijn, Martha T. de Bruin, J. George Groeneweg, Jan Klein, Freek J. Zijlstra

“…Background: The pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS 1) is still a matter of debate. Peripheral afferent, efferent and central mechanisms are supposed. …”
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« A peculiar poetical-like murmur » : répétition et poéticité dans The Mayor of Casterbridge by Annie Ramel

“…The tragic characters are « riveted to the matter » (to Das Ding), but the poetic voice is pacifying because it brings about that flicker of meaning which makes it impossible to take language literally. …”
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