Wind Tunnel Tests of Wind-Induced Snow Distribution for Cubes with Holes by Xintong Jiang, Zhixiang Yin, Hanbo Cui

“…Firstly, the quality of a small low-speed wind tunnel flow field was tested, and then the effects of hole orientation (hole located on the windward side, leeward side, and other vertical sides) and absence of holes on the surface of a single cube were studied. …”
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Postharvest Ozone Fumigation of Grapes (cv Sangiovese) Differently Affects Volatile Organic Compounds and Polyphenol Profiles of Berries and Wine by Margherita Modesti, Stefano Brizzolara, Roberto Forniti, Brunella Ceccantoni, Andrea Bellincontro, Cesare Catelli, Fabio Mencarelli, Pietro Tonutti

“…Consumers are more and more oriented towards the purchase of safer food and beverages, which is pushing the wine sector to find alternatives to the use of sulfur dioxide. …”
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Microstructural, mechanical and thermodynamic properties ınvestigation of the novel rare earth-free multicomponent Mg-15Al-8Ca-3Zn-2Ba alloy by Türe Y.

“…The indentation test also revealed that the stress transfer to the Al2Ca laves phase is possible, depending on the orientation of the slip plane between the matrix and the Al2Ca phase. …”
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Leclercia adecarboxylata Cholecystitis with Septic Shock in Immunocompetent Patient by Nooraldin Merza, John Lung, Ahmed Taha, Ahmed Qasim, Jill Frost, Tarek Naguib

“…On examination, she was drowsy but arousable and oriented to person, place, time, and situation. Her abdomen was tender globally and more tender in the epigastric area. …”
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Development of ancient Chinese inscription rubbings knowledge base in the context of cultural communication and art appreciation by Kaiyu Qiu, Cuijuan Xia, QianQian Liu

“…Purpose – To promote the cultural communication and art appreciation of Inscriptions and calligraphy which are important cultural heritages in China, with a broad crowd base and educational appreciation value, by using digital humanities methods and technologies, the paper aims to discuss how to develop a new user-oriented knowledge base according to user needs for inscription rubbings research and appreciation. …”
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Protest Wave and Countermeasures of Fear: Lebanese Act of a Global Drama by A. V. Sarabiev

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Topical Osmoprotectant for the Management of Postrefractive Surgery-Induced Dry Eye Symptoms: A Randomised Controlled Double-Blind Trial by R. M. Hazarbassanov, N. G. T. Queiroz-Hazarbassanov, J. N. Barros, J. A. P. Gomes

“…Twenty-two refractive surgery patients oriented to apply FreshTears (FT; n=13) or Optive (Op; n=9), topically, QID, for 3 months. …”
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Shrinking for Survival: Integrating Degrowth Principles into Texas Zoning Regulations by Alara Yücel, Pamela Durán-Díaz

“…The degrowth movement is gradually gaining recognition within North American urban planning, but its influence and application remain limited. Most degrowth-oriented initiatives have remained at a small scale, mostly pertaining to communities and neighbourhoods. …”
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Optimism and Mortality in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study by Ericha G. Anthony, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

“…Methods. 367 men and 509 women aged ≥50 from the Rancho Bernardo Study attended a 1999–2002 research clinic visit when demographic, behavioral, and medical history were obtained and completed a 1999 mailed survey including the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R). Mortality outcomes were followed through 2012. …”
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Strategic human resources management practices are key to small, medium and micro enterprises effectiveness in South Africa by Jealous Sungwa

“…Orientation: Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are prone to failure primarily because of inadequate human resource (HR) procedures despite their reputation for flexibility, closeness to dependable clients, adaptability and adoption of new technologies. …”
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Explaining and Prioritizing Supplier Evaluation Indicators with a Meta-Synthesis Approach by Sayyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi, Mehdi Papahn Shoushtari, Rasoul Bahalou Houreh, Hamid Reza Rezaei

“…By analyzing them, supplier evaluation indicators were classified into 5 dimensions, 19 sub-dimensions, and 112 components, and their effect coefficient was determined using the Shannon entropy method.Findings: The results showed that price, quality, on-time delivery, revenue, organizational structure, human resource management, energy management, environmental management, customer orientation, and green management indices are the most effective indicators in evaluating suppliers.Originality/Value: Supplier selection and evaluation are imperative in creating an effective supply chain. …”
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Globalization, Security and Governance Challenges in Nigeria by WILSON SIMON OKWOLI, LAMI LENTON ANUGA, JOSEPH ABOGENYE ANUGA

“…Also, Nigerian state should prioritize good and inclusive government to reorient citizen loyalties, mechanisms oriented towards the peaceful processing of conflicts and seriously engage in delivering on economic development for its citizens through adopting modern economic practices and enforcing global best practice protocols for public institutions within the state.  …”
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Psychometric Indicators of the “Proactive Attitudes” Scale in Adolescence: Testing the Factor Structure and Internal Consistency by A.A. Bekhter, E.N. Tkach

“…The “Proactive Attitudes” scale can be used as an effective tool for assessing a person’s proactive orientation in adolescence, and has acceptable psychometric indicators. …”
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Halévy, fugue d’école und basse donnée by Birger Petersen

“…The concluding glance at an exercise designed by Halévy – a basse donnée from 1842 – also shows the close connection in this repertoire between counterpoint on the one hand and scheme-oriented movement on the other, which never exclude each other.…”
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Organizational and legal measures to prevent psychosocial risks caused by the war in Ukraine by V. I. Teremetskyi, R. V. Kolodchyna

“…The Concept of the development of mental health care in Ukraine for the period until 2030 and the need to develop other mental health and psychosocial support programmes are characterized, their target orientations, advantages and disadvantages are determined. …”
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Robotic constructor as a means of teaching C++ programming to high school students by Anton V. Eliseev

“…It also contributes to the development of students’ skills of mutual interaction and independent decision-making, allows to reveal their creative potential in design and design-research activities, and increases their interest in learning computer science, which is especially important in today’s technologically oriented society. The aim of this study is to develop the components of a methodical system for teaching high school students programming in C++ using the VEX EDR robotic constructor and to test the effectiveness of the proposed methodics. …”
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The Impact of Digital Technologies on Leadership in Global Processes: from Platforms to Markets? by I. V. Danilin

“…Exploiting its` large data market as a competitive factor, the EU may neutralize part of the advantages of stronger actors and orient global platforms towards a more acceptable strategy. …”
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Efficient reduction of β-lactoglobulin allergenicity in milk using Clostridium tyrobutyricum Z816 by Qianru Zhao, Yuwei Wang, Zhengming Zhu, Quanyu Zhao, Liying Zhu, Ling Jiang

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DDL R-CNN: Dynamic Direction Learning R-CNN for Rotated Object Detection by Weixian Su, Donglin Jing

“…It utilizes the central features of the maximum bounding rectangle’s width and height, along with the coarse angle estimation and weights derived from DDL module, to refine the orientation of the anchor box. Our method has been proven to surpass existing rotating detection networks in extensive testing across two widely used remote sensing detection datasets, namely UCAS-AOD and HRSC2016.…”
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Carbonitriding reduction of TiO2 in the CH4-H2-N2 system: Reduction temperature effect and kinetics by Zhang R., Fan G.-Q., Hou Y., You Y., Dang J.

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