Early Neolithic Culture of Baraba Forest Steppe: issues and features by Vyacheslav I. Molodin

“…A special feature of the culture is the peculiar technology and morphology of flat-bottomed pottery. The set of stone artefacts is characterized by a blade technique of production, rooted in the Upper Paleolithic period. …”
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Research on the Classification of Traditional Building Materials in Southern Fujian Using the Reflection Intensity Values of Ground-Based LiDAR by Tsung-Chiang Wu, Neng-Gang Kuan, Wei-Cheng Lu

“…The results show classification accuracies of 74% for wood, 98% for stone, and 93% for brick, demonstrating this method’s effectiveness in enhancing point cloud data applications and management.…”
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An updated reference genome of Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758) by Levente Laczkó, Nikoletta Andrea Nagy, Ágnes Nagy, Ágnes Maroda, Péter Sály

“…Abstract The stone loach Barbatula barbatula is a benthic fish species widely distributed throughout Europe, primarily inhabiting stony upper sections of stream networks. …”
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Possible Complications of Ureteroscopy in Modern Endourological Era: Two-Point or “Scabbard” Avulsion by Andrius Gaizauskas, Marius Markevicius, Sergejus Gaizauskas, Arunas Zelvys

“…In the era of small calibre ureteroscopes these complications, due to growing incidence of renal stones will become more and more actual. Our message to other urologists is to know such a complication, to know the ways of treatment, and to analyse ureteroscopic signs, when to stop or pay attention.…”
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Investigating the role of weathering on the quality and durability of building materials on the southern slopes of alluvial fans Chagatai by shahram bahrami, nadia baghaei

“…The examples of large and small stones from the depths of one meter, two meters, three meters and four, wells were removed. …”
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Un nouveau cachet à collyres découvert à Reims/Durocortorum by Muriel Pardon-Labonnelie, Magalie Cavé, Aurélie Troublard

“…To date, this eye-drop cachet is the fifteenth to be unearthed from the subsoil of Reims and was found less than 300 m from the C(aius) Censori(us) Verus stone. If this placement is not fortuitous, two practitioners bearing the same cognomen is a coincidence attesting to a professional filiation that is all the more fascinating, as it is entirely unique.…”
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The tourist experience: an experience of the frameworks of the tourist experience? by Hécate Vergopoulos

“…This contribution aims to produce a critical literature review of the recent collaborative works dealing with the notion of tourist experience (Sharpley and Stone, 2012; Filep and Pearce, 2013; Prebensen, Chen and Uysal, 2014; Decroly, 2015). …”
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« The arrival of a foreigner and a stranger at my aunt’s house » : l’étrange et l’étranger dans The Moonstone (1868) de Wilkie Collins by Constance Collin

“…If the plot evolves around strange and magical events and around the superstitions and legends that surround the stone, it mainly takes place on the West Yorkshire coast, in the house of the respectable Verinder family. …”
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Growing Plums in Florida by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, E. P. Miller, Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…However, the University of Florida's stone fruit breeding program has developed cultivars that improve the potential for growing plums in Florida and other mild winter areas that have high disease pressure. …”
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Nature and Properties of Lateritic Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials in Taiwan by Tzu-Hsing Ko

“…Five lateritic soils derived from various parent materials in Taiwan, including andesite, diluvium, shale stone, basalt, and Pleistocene deposit, were collected from the Bt1 level of soil samples. …”
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Stability Calculation of Irregular Structures with Irregular Disorder During Seismic Impact by Zaza Jangidze

“…However, the resistance of reinforced concrete wall panels is, of course, much higher than the resistance of stone piles. That is why the panels themselves are rarely damaged by earthquakes. …”
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Evaluation of Permanent Deformation of CRM-Reinforced SMA and Its Correlation with Dynamic Stiffness and Dynamic Creep by Nuha Salim Mashaan, Mohamed Rehan Karim

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of waste tyre rubber (crumb rubber modifier (CRM)), in stone mastic asphalt (SMA 20) performance. The virgin bitumen (80/100) penetration grade was used, modified with crumb rubber at four different modification levels, namely, 6%, 12%, 16%, and 20% by weight of the bitumen. …”
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Growing Plums in Florida by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, E. P. Miller, Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…However, the University of Florida's stone fruit breeding program has developed cultivars that improve the potential for growing plums in Florida and other mild winter areas that have high disease pressure. …”
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THE ROLE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN TREATING SALIVARY GLAND INFECTIONS by Irina Adriana Beuran, Simona Claudia Stefan, Elisabeta Maria Vasca, Robert Marius Grosu, Marius Petrea, Gabriel-Valeriu Popa, Bogdan Oprisan

“…In severe cases, surgery may be necessary to drain abscesses or remove obstructions such as salivary stones. Also, in the case of chronic infections, management may include long-term treatments and preventive measures, such as adequate hydration and maintaining rigorous oral hygiene. …”
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The Influence of Loading Rate on Direct and Indirect Tensile Strengths: Laboratory and Numerical Methods by Jie Liu, Gangyuan Jiang, Taoying Liu, Qiao Liang

“…To investigate different responses of direct and indirect tensile strengths to loading rate, direct and indirect tension tests were performed on sandstone, rust stone, and granite specimens. Typical load curves indicate that a peak tensile stress frequently appears before the second peak stress, used to calculate the tensile strength in indirect tension tests. …”
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Immigration and Competitiveness – Some Methodological Questions by Tünde Patay

“…The second part summarizes the significance of immigration in regional competitiveness, pointing out the possible “stumbling stones” in the relevant migration studies. Some of these factors, the areas that are mainly in the centre of scientific and political debates, are discussed in this paper, namely the labour market challenges and issues relating to the different aspects of segregation.…”
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF PREHISTORIC CAVES IN BA THUOC DISTRICT, THANH HOA PROVINCE: PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION by Khac Su Nguyen

“…In Ba Thuoc district, human communities were in continuous residence from 30,000 to 7,000 years BP and developed the Dieu stone craft industry. This industry merged with the Hoabinhian industry in the development process, creating a cultural nuance for the land of Ba Thuoc. …”
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Influence of Compaction, Gradations, and Stress Levels on Fatigue Performance of SMA-13 Mixtures by Jinshun Xue, Yingjun Jiang

“…The fatigue characteristics of the stone-mastic asphalt (SMA) mixture and pavement structure are the basis of SMA mixture pavement design. …”
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Effects of Informal Contracts on Innovative Cooperation among Enterprises in Industrial Clusters: An Evolutionary Game Analysis by Ying Han, Guohong Chen, Elena Poh

“…Cooperation among enterprises is the corner stone of industrial clusters. The purpose of the paper is to explore the effects of cluster informal contracts on cluster enterprises and the behavior of external partners. …”
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Rainfall Infiltration under Various Building Layouts Using Concrete Microseepage Wells by Xiaolan Liu, Shunqun Li, Yunfeng Bai

“…Therefore, this paper proposes the concrete microseepage well with the optimum proportion of crushed stone, cement, and water of 1 : 0.13 : 0.11 and 2% steel fiber content. …”
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