Centre-periphery circulation patterns in Ghana’s print media landscape: exploring the underlying determinants by Jacob Nyarko

“…Thus, Ghana experiences wide rural‒urban print disparities which retard timely information sourcing, consensus building and participatory development communication. …”
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Traffic Congestion in Ecuador: A Comprehensive Review, Key Factors, Impact, and Solutions of Smart Cities by Luis Roberto Jacome Galarza, Wilson Eduardo Jaramillo Sangurima, Silvia Alexandra Jaramillo Luzuriaga

“…The findings reveal that the main causes are natural disasters disrupting the transportation infrastructure and leading to chaotic traffic flow, lack of infrastructure maintenance, inadequate education, cultural issues, improper traffic signal timing, or the absence of exclusive lanes for public transportation. …”
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Investigation of the status and the prospect of fuel pellet production and utilisation toward net zero emissions by 2050 in Vietnam by Do Xuan Truong

“…Vietnam’s wood pellet production potential could increase two to three times due to the extensive plantation forest resource of nearly 5 million hectares. …”
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Failure Modes in Concrete Repair Systems due to Ongoing Corrosion by Mladena Luković, Branko Šavija, Guang Ye, Erik Schlangen, Klaas van Breugel

“…In general, SHCC repair enables distributed cracking with small crack widths, up to several times smaller compared to repair mortar. Furthermore, more warning signs prior to the final failure are present in the SHCC repair system.…”
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The Most Cited Papers in Osteoporosis and Related Research by Lukas A. Holzer, Andreas Leithner, Gerold Holzer

“…The fifty most cited articles in absolute numbers in the field of osteoporosis were cited from 877 to 3056 times (mean 1141±537). Most papers were published in the basic science category (n=23). 395 authors contributed; a single paper had between one and 62 authors (mean: 10.02±9.9 authors). 12 authors (3.04%) contributed between 7 and 4 papers; 340 authors (86.1%) were at least named once. …”
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Liver Transplantation and Hepatitis C by Nobuhisa Akamatsu, Yasuhiko Sugawara

“…Disease progression monitoring with protocol biopsy and new noninvasive methods is essential for predicting patient/graft outcome and starting antiviral treatment with the appropriate timing. Antiviral treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin is currently considered the most promising regimen with a sustained viral response rate of around 30% to 35%, although the survival benefit of this regimen remains to be investigated. …”
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Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran TGT (Teams Games Tournament) Terhadap Hasil Belajar Tenis Meja by Dony Andrijanto

“…The research will be conducted 4 times. The data collection technique used was a table tennis forehand test. …”
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Lamotrigine-Related Skin Rash by J. Jokubaitė, L. Martinėlė, G. Joskaudaitė, T. Raudonis

“…To prevent significant, life-threatening consequences and control adverse events as effectively as feasible, interdisciplinary collaboration with dermatovenereologists and doctors from other specialties, early diagnosis, intense symptomatic therapy, and timely treatment are essential. The purpose of this article is to review the prevalence, clinical presentation, and recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of lamotrigine-induced adverse skin reactions. …”
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عادت أولي العزم من الرسل في حياتهم الاجتماعي من خلال القرآن والسنة by Fadhli Ananda, Saadeldin Mansour Gasmelsid, Ahmad El-Mogtaba Bannga Ahmed Ali

“…Among the conclusions of this study is that the Apostle Ūlū alĀzm both have noble morals, because the Apostle Ūlū alĀzm applies social values that are guided by Allah Ta'ala, as for the differences in times and social conditions experienced by the Apostle Ūlū alĀzm are different but if there are causes and characteristics that are repeated they will use the same approach in improving and restoring social values in their society, because all social values and the ultimate criteria for good and bad social behavior are rooted in divine revelation. …”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Hypothyroidism in a Child with Trisomy 21 and Biotinidase Deficiency and Successful Use of Levothyroxine Sodium Oral Solution by Matthew M. Feldt

“…This can interfere with the timely diagnosis and subsequent treatment of congenital hypothyroidism (CH). …”
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Phytobezoar: A Brief Report with Surgical and Radiological Correlation by Sameer A. Hirji, Faith C. Robertson, Grace F. Chao, Bharti Khurana, Jonathan D. Gates

“…The patient had an unremarkable postoperative course with no further symptoms at 1-year follow-up. Timely diagnosis and treatment of bezoar is essential to minimize patient complications.…”
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Effects of High-Speed Power Training on Muscle Performance and Braking Speed in Older Adults by Stephen P. Sayers, Kyle Gibson

“…We examined whether high-speed power training (HSPT) improved muscle performance and braking speed using a driving simulator. 72 older adults (22 m, 50 f; age = 70.6 ± 7.3 yrs) were randomized to HSPT at 40% one-repetition maximum (1RM) (HSPT: n=25; 3 sets of 12–14 repetitions), slow-speed strength training at 80%1RM (SSST: n=25; 3 sets of 8–10 repetitions), or control (CON: n=22; stretching) 3 times/week for 12 weeks. Leg press and knee extension peak power, peak power velocity, peak power force/torque, and braking speed were obtained at baseline and 12 weeks. …”
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On improving training mechanisms teaching staff and prospects for targeted learning in the interests of universities by S. A. Kudzh, N. B. Golovanova

“…The lack of interest of academic staff to conduct scientific researches due to on the one hand, by the increased competition for grants, targeted subsidies for fundamental and applied research and the inability (lack of skills) of many applicants to apply for funding correctly and timely, on the other hand contributes to low indicators of the research activities.The authors have concluded that the targeted training, which allows organizing the training process for young professionals starting from high school graduates, could be the main framework for recruiting them to teaching and researching positions that is undoubtedly to the benefit of an educational institution.…”
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Multiple-seller and multiple-buyer spectrum sharing model in cognitive radio-based wireless sensor network by Yuxing Mao, Tao Cheng, Huiyuan Zhao, Na Shen

“…After obtaining the spectrum, each cluster head programs its nodes’ spectrum according to a timing sequence. Simulation results show that the Bertrand game model is a good choice for determining spectrum pricing and that the ant colony optimization–based multiple knapsack problem algorithm is an efficient way to allocate spectrum dynamically.…”
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An Effective Measured Data Preprocessing Method in Electrical Impedance Tomography by Chenglong Yu, Shihong Yue, Jianpei Wang, Huaxiang Wang

“…In terms of a theoretical model, the optimal rooting times of the two indexes range in [0.23, 0.33] and in [0.22, 0.35], respectively. …”
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Study on Cleaning Effect of Different Water Flows on the Pulsed Cavitating Jet Nozzle by Chengting Liu, Gang Liu, Zuoxiu Yan

“…When Q = 7.2 m3/h, the velocity fluctuation amplitude was about 17.25 m and pressure fluctuation occurred for 86 times (maximum) within 1 s. During the experiment on erosion effects, the flow rate had little influence on outside diameter of the erosion circle. …”
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Socialism and the Will to Fail A Critical Review of the Book Socialism: A Failed Idea That Never Dies by Morteza Bahrani

“…If it is repeated and experienced a thousand more times, it will achieve nothing but failure. On the contrary, and by historical experience, it is capitalist liberalism that has set before us the right and progressive will. …”
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Extracellular Matrix Remodeling of the Umbilical Cord in Pre-eclampsia as a Risk Factor for Fetal Hypertension by Lech Romanowicz, Zofia Galewska

“…Other metalloproteinases are present in several times lower amounts. Reduced activity of collagen-degrading enzymes may be a factor, which enhances the accumulation of collagen and some other proteins in the pre-eclamptic umbilical cord tissues. …”
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Evaluation of heavy metal pollution in the water resources of van province by Süleyman Alemdar, Sema Ağaoğiu, Mustafa Alişarlı, Semiha Dede

“…In the present study, heavy metal (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cd, Cr, Ni and Co) levels of the water resources such as well, stream, fountain, tap and tank water obtained from the city of Van and its provinces were investigated For this purpose, from 100 locations, four times from each locations being at spring, summer, autumn and winter, 366 samples were used as material. …”
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The Impact of Family Setting and Local Opportunities on Leaving Home and Migration Destinations of Rural Youths, The Netherlands 1860-1940 by Bastian Mönkediek, Jan Kok, Kees Mandemakers

“…We focus on their final move from the parental home, and we will analyse not only timing and incidence of leaving, but also the destinations. …”
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