Evaluation of Shared Space to Reduce Traffic Congestion by Colin Frosch, David Martinelli, Avinash Unnikrishnan

“…Although it has been used in multiple scenarios across Europe with success, instances of shared spaces in the United States are few. In the past, the success of shared space has mainly focused on safety, aesthetic, and pedestrian use metrics, with little quantitative knowledge regarding the traffic congestion relief benefits. …”
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Demographic clinical trial diversity assessment methods: Use of real-world data by Hua Chen, Nnadozie Emechebe, Sudeep Karve, Leon Raskin, Jailene Leal, Ning Cheng, Wendy Sebby, Kim Ribeiro, Samuel Crawford

“…Diversity in clinical trials is critical in identifying potential differences in safety and efficacy of treatments across races, ethnicities, ages, sexes, or other variables. In the United States, clinical trial diversity is often benchmarked against US Census data, which may limit the representativeness of patient demographics in clinical trials. …”
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Complex Telecommunication and Auto-Technical Expertise by M. H. Shcherbakovskyi, V. A. Korshenko

“…The presence of more electronics onboard vehicle systems transforms them from simple means of transportation to powerful telecommunication devices, capable of receiving and transmitting information in various ways, analyzing the obtained information and performing various actions on the basis of the received data, starting from managing the work of individual transport units up to self-driving motion. The available techniques of auto-technical expertise are not able to answer all the questions that may be raised in criminal and administrative cases, as well as in the consideration of civil claims for damages’ compensation and damages in road accidents involving modern vehicles. …”
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Discriminatory Practices against Women in Labour Relations in Nigeria: Interrogating the Position of International Law by Atah Pine, Ochoga Edwin Ochoga

“…The paper adopts interrogative technique of qualitative data analysis and argued that International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Right; and the 1979 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms Discrimination Against Women are legal instruments of international law against discrimination of women in labour relations. …”
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“Yeni Terörizm”in Geleceğin Güvenlik Ortamına Etkileri: Daeş Örneği by Selim KURT

“…There is no doubt that the terrorist attack carried out by the nineteen Al-Qaida militants against the United States on September 11, 2001 was a complete breaking point for terrorism. …”
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Facilitating Smooth Post-School Transition for Learners with Specific Learning Needs: Policy and Curriculum Recommendations by Nettie Nobukosi Ndou-Chikwena

“…Conducted in Bulawayo Central District's two secondary schools with Resource Units, the research uses an innovative conceptual framework integrating Neurodiversity theory and Schlossberg's career transition theory. …”
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Response of Non-Irrigated Peanut to Multiple Rate Delayed Flumioxazin Applications by Nicholas L. Hurdle, Timothy L. Grey, Juliana de Souza Rodrigues, W. Scott Monfort

“…Flumioxazin is crucial for peanut weed management across the United States with over 75% of growers applying it to control troublesome weed species. …”
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Population projections: Challenges in forecasting determinants of demographic development in the context of socio-political changes by Paunović-Radulović Dragana, Anđelković Marija, Subotić Stefan

“…Forecasting demographic trends at lower territorial levels is particularly important, as it forms the basis for development planning and reducing regional disparities at the level of local government units.…”
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Degree of Acute Kidney Injury before Dialysis Initiation and Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients by Charuhas V. Thakar, Annette Christianson, Peter Almenoff, Ron Freyberg, Marta L. Render

“…In a multicenter observational cohort of patients-admitted to intensive care units (ICU), we assessed whether creatinine elevation prior to dialysis initiation in acute kidney injury (AKI-D) further discriminates risk-adjusted mortality. …”
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Vaginal Dysplasia and HIV: An African American and Caribbean American Cohort Study by Lunthita M. Duthely, Jose A. Carugno, Cayla Y. Suthumphong, Erica B. Feldman, JoNell E. Potter

“…Vaginal cancer is a rare disease with poor clinical outcomes and limited therapeutic options. In the United States (US), minority women and older women are disproportionately diagnosed with late-stage vaginal cancer. …”
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Spatial Ecology and Movement of Ornate Box Turtles in the Escalating Drought Conditions of the Great Plains Ecoregion by Rachel E. Weaver, Thanchira Suriyamongkol, Sierra N. Shoemaker, Joshua T. Gonzalez, Ivana Mali

“…Shifts in global climate patterns can alter animal behavior, including movement and space use. The southwestern United States of America is currently undergoing a period of megadrought, which can have profound consequences on small ectothermic organisms like box turtles. …”
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The Effect of Flood Exposure on Insurance Adoption Among US Households by June Choi, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Marshall Burke

“…This low adoption rate could undermine the climate resilience of communities and weaken the financial solvency of the United States National Flood Insurance Program. We study whether repeated exposure to flood events, especially the disaster‐scale floods that are expected to become more frequent in a warming climate, could spur insurance adoption. …”
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Ecological relationships of Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann with other tick species on wildlife hosts at cow–calf farms implementing integrated pest management in eastern Tenness... by Rebecca A. Butler, Lisa I. Muller, Dan Grove, Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell, Ala Tabor

“…Longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) is an invasive tick species that parasitizes a variety of vertebrate hosts and transmits pathogens affecting humans and livestock in the United States (US). Unfortunately, the behaviour of this tick at the wildlife–livestock interface is not well understood. …”
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Research on the operational properties of the soft gripper pads by Marcin Białek, Dominik Rybarczyk

“…Their design and functionality are constantly being modified, tuned and developed by both academic and industrial units. Consequently, this paper presents a proposal for a lightweight jaw using MR fluid, which can be implemented in a jaw gripper (e.g. …”
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There is no Such Thing as a Free Market by Dirk van den Heuvel

“…Schumacher’s lecture is analysed within the context of the current housing crisis in the United Kingdom and London in particular, which dates back to the years of the Tory government of Margaret Thatcher. …”
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Citizenship Socialization Process and National Integration: Appraisal of Civics and General Studies Courses in Nigerian Schools by Sirajo Alhaji Ladan, Samaila Bello

“…These challenges include the current assessment methods in schools, which focus on testing cognitive rather than affective abilities, the problem of inadequate funding of education in general, large size lecture halls and other poor teaching and learning conditions and Low credit units or time on the time table on specific curriculum subjects and courses meant citizenship socialization for national integration. …”
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A scientometric analysis of quantity surveying research: trends and future direction by Taiwo Adegbembo, Douglas Aghimien

“…Using an interpretivist philosophical stance, the study found that QS studies have emanated from diverse countries, including the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa and Australia. …”
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Central Asian Republic’s Approaches to the Development of the Regional Hydroeconomic Sector by B. N. Mubarakshin

“…After the collapse of the united state the latter group found out themselves under disadvantage: they have to buy oil and natural gas at world prices. …”
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Ca²⁺/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II (CaMKII) Regulates Basal Cardiac Pacemaker Function: Pros and Cons by Tatiana M. Vinogradova, Edward G. Lakatta

“…This review aspires to explain and unite apparently contradictory results of pharmacological studies in the literature that have demonstrated a fundamental role of basal CaMKII activation for basal cardiac pacemaker function, as well as studies in mice with genetic CaMKII inhibition which have been interpreted to indicate that basal spontaneous SANC firing is independent of CaMKII activation. …”
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The enigmatic SLC26A6 multifunctional anion transporter: recent advances in structure-function relationship, pathophysiological significance and novel pharmacological inhibitors by Ursula E. Seidler

“…Secondly, whole exon sequencing of a kidney stone cohort from the United Kingdom database revealed a dominant negative SLC26A6 mutation in a patient with enteric hyperoxaluria, oxalate kidney stones and a low calcium diet. …”
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