The Juno mission as a probe of long-range new physics by Praniti Singh, Shi Yan, Itamar J. Allali, JiJi Fan, Lingfeng Li

“…In this paper, for the first time, we apply the motion of a spacecraft around Jupiter to probe fifth forces that don’t violate the equivalence principle. …”
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Recent advances in petrochronology: from dates to ages and rates of deep orogenic processes by Labrousse, Loic, Bonnet, Guillaume, François, Camille, Godet, Antoine, Gyomlai, Thomas

“…In order to decipher the prevalent processes active at depth in orogenic systems, their time sequence and their rates have to be assessed. …”
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Confocal Live Imaging of Reproductive Organs Development in Arabidopsis by Binghan Wang, Amélie Bauer, Andrea Gómez-Felipe, Sylvia Silveira, Daniel Kierzkowski

“…Understanding how multicellular organisms are shaped requires high-resolution, quantitative data to unravel how biological structures grow and develop over time. In recent years, confocal live imaging has become an essential tool providing insights into developmental dynamics at cellular resolution in plant organs such as leaves or meristems. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of the Russian Scientific Liver Society and Russian Gastroenterological Association on Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Fibrosis, Cirrhosis and Their Compl... by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, S. B. Zhigalova, E. A. Kitsenko, G. V. Manukyan, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. V. Maev, I. N. Tikhonov, T. A. Deeva

“…The recommendations present current opinions on pathogenesis of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, principles of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of their main complications: hepatic encephalopathy, oesophageal and gastric variceal bleeding, acute kidney injury/hepatorenal syndrome, infectious complications (i.a. spontaneous bacterial peritonitis), hyponatraemia, pulmonary complications, etc.Conclusion. Timely diagnosis and adequate therapy in cirrhosis can prevent life-threatening complications and improve the patients’ prognosis and quality of life.…”
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Fuzzy Programming Approach to Solve Multi-Objective Fully Fuzzy Transportation Problem by Admasu Tadesse, Sirkumar Acharya, Berhanu Belay

“…Moreover the objectives under considerations are minimization of cost of transportation and minimization of shipping time under fuzzy environment. The fuzziness of the objective functions and the fuzzy constraints of the programming problem are defuzzified using the ranking function and the equality property between two fuzzy numbers, respectively. …”
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Coal Fly Ash as a Soil Amendment for Phosphorus Adsorption in Red Clay Soils of the Loess Plateau by GAO Jiangqi, DUAN Runbin, LU Xinyu, LI Yuzhen, SUN Yao, ZHU Bingzi

“…[Methods] Batch studies with coal fly ash as a soil amendment were conducted to systematically investigate the impact of dosage, pH, initial phosphorus concentration, time, and temperature on phosphorus adsorption in red clay soils with amendment of coal fly ash. …”
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Feasibility and parameter optimization of ground-to-satellite uplink continuous-variable quantum key distribution by Jin Cheng, Yujie Chen, Ao Liu, Xin Sun, Junjie Guo, Bohan Yang, Peng Yin, Wenbo Liu, Lanjian Chen, Chen Dong

“…In this study, the feasibility of the uplink CV-QKD for Very Low Earth Orbit satellite is studied, and the influence of practical factors such as atmospheric turbulence and beam pointing errors under dynamic time-varying satellite orbital parameters is analyzed to model realistic transmission channels. …”
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The Laplace Virtual Fields Method for the direct extraction of viscoelastic properties of materials by Marcot, Quentin, Fourest, Thomas, Langrand, Bertrand, Pierron, Fabrice

“…Using a single test, this formalism allows for a direct extraction of the different viscoelastic properties without any parametric description of their time dependency. The Laplace transform enables the use of theory of elasticity in the Laplace domain. …”
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Exact expressions of the uniaxial perfectly elasto-plastic stress wave and induced mechanical fields in the case of a finite impact: application to laser shock peening by Lapostolle, Lucas, Morin, Léo, Derrien, Katell, Berthe, Laurent, Castelnau, Olivier

“…An exact solution to this equation is given using the method of characteristics for a step time profile for the pressure loading, and numerically using finite differences schemes adapted for this hyperbolic equation. …”
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Research on a degradation diagnosis technology for porcelain insulators using infrared thermography by LIU Rong, GU Chao, ZHOU Chao, YAO Jinxia, LIU Chuanbin, SUN Ruixiao

“…The degradation of porcelain insulators poses a significant threat to the safe and stable operation of transmission lines. How to timely and effectively diagnose degraded insulators becomes a key technical challenge in the power industry. …”
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An Extensionist’s Guide to Farm and Site Visits by Marcelo Wallau, Bob Hochmuth, Tatiana Sanchez-Jones, Mark Warren, Carissa Wickens, Prissy Fletcher, Cheryl Mackowiak

“…They serve various purposes, such as informal check-ins, relationship-building, problem-solving, sharing technology, and information collection. While time-consuming, farm visits are often the most effective method for addressing problems and developing deeper connections with stakeholders (Petrzelka, Padgitt, and Windestenn, 1999). …”
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Flexible operation in the digital economy by Radović-Marković Mirjana, Vučeković Miloš, Marković Dušan

“…Teleworking and mobile work provided workers with the opportunity to adapt their time and place of work to their needs. Accordingly, digitization enables more complex organizational forms and affects an increasing number of tasks. …”
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Nephelometer Sensitivities for the Determination of PM2.5 Mass Concentration in Ambient and Indoor Air by Dimitra Karali, Glykeria Loupa, Spyridon Rapsomanikis

“…With these algorithms, the aerosol light scattering coefficients of the nephelometer (provided on line with a time step of seconds) can be related to PM2.5 mass concentrations. …”
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The role of HEPCAM in Jacobsen syndrome: A pediatric case report highlighting white matter abnormalities by Ghazaleh Ghorbannezhad, Reza Nejad Shahrokh Abadi, Farrokh Seilanian Toosi, Shima Shekari, Saeedeh Sadat Mirtooni, Narges Hashemi

“…Despite the complex clinical presentation with craniofacial anomalies and limb malformations, there were slow partial improvements in the WMAs over time as evidenced by sequential MRI findings. This case adds to the previously documented literature on the topic of white matter abnormalities in the context of Jacobsen syndrome, and showcases these changes after several years.…”
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Modern Approaches to Vaccination of Patients with Chronic Liver Diseases and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases against a Novel Coronavirus Infection by A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In addition, the correct timing of the vaccine administration is of great importance. …”
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STUDIES OF MINERAL COMPOSITION OF ORES OF THE KUMTOR DEPOSIT (CENTRAL TIEN SHAN) BY QXRD AND XRF METHODS by A.G. Shevkunov, A.A. Guda, A.A. Skorynina, S.W. McKnight

“…During the experimental work, the optimal parameters of elemental analysis and scanning of samples were selected, which allow maximum information with minimal time and expenses. The experimental analyses enabled us to estimate the semi-quantitative content of major ore-forming non-metallic and ore minerals and to establish the possible presence of minerals previously unknown in the composition of ores (barytocalcite, viterite, ferrinatrite, etc.). …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY by Emilija Miteva-Kacarski, Iskra Stanceva-Gigov, Kostadinka Cabuleva

“…Taking into account the fact that the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) is the most important foreign trading partner of the Republic of Macedonia (RM), the paper brings an analysis of the value, dynamics and structure of the foreign trade between RM and FRG for the time period of 2001-2013. It also analyzes the competitiveness of Macedonian products on the German market so that the product categories having a comparative advantage can be determined. …”
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Ti MINERALS IN ORES AND SKARNS OF THE AKTASH MAGNETITE-POLYMETALLIC DEPOSIT, WESTERN KARAMAZAR, TAJIKISTAN by U.A. Yatimov, I.A. Blinov, M.A. Rassomakhin, S.M. Lebedeva, N.S. Safaraliev

“…Anatase, ferrous pyrophanite, perovskite, calzirtite, zirconolite and titanite are described in ores of the deposit and most of these minerals are found for the first time in both the Aktash deposit and the entire Karamazar region. …”
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Laser Application for Diseases of the Anorectal Region by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, T. A. Alibekova, I. A. Mukhin

“…Lazer intervention technologies in the treatment of anorectal diseases such as haemorrhoids, anal fistula, anal fissure and pilonidal disease makes it possible to significantly reduce the intensity of pain syndrome, shorten the time of wound healing and also reduce the duration of the period of disability of the patient without worsening the quality of life. …”
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AN ASSEMBLED SKETCH OF PLACE NAMES IN LAC DUONG DISTRICT, LAM DONG PROVINCE by Thi Thuy Dung Vo, Thanh Hoai Nguyen, Thi Thanh Dam Le

“…In the context of increasing cultural and economic exchanges, this research is timely and essential for supporting the preservation and promotion of the local residents’ cultural identity. …”
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