Later-Life Mortality and Longevity in Late-18th and 19th-Century Cohorts. Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Heading? by Rick Mourits

“…These findings have major implications on how we view the demographic and epidemiological transition, and forces us to reconsider existing explanations for improvements in survival during the 19th century. …”
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The polysemy of the colour term white in English, Russian, Tajik and Uzbek by Zayniev Daler

“…Colour is one of the central categories of both a conceptual and a linguistic world of image, correlated with an axiological and an esthetic assessment, a semiotic and value world of image of a given national culture, which allows us to talk about colour preferences, ethnic colour mentality, colour gaps and colour universals, that is, about the colour world of image. …”
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La mujer y el mar en Cataluña by Eliseu Carbonell

“…This paper proposes a review of the images of women and the sea that can be found in Catalonia, both through ethnographic research and the images that have come to us through photography, art and literature. As stated in 2011 by Maria Damanaki, the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, equality between men and women in the maritime sector is still far from being a reality. …”
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Les partis politiques égyptiens dans la révolution by Clément Steuer

“…Provided that a party devoid of all resources is obviously doomed to disappear, the combination of the two variables used here helps us classify the Egyptian parties into three categories : parties excluded from the system, parties co-opted and incorporated into the system and finally artificial parties, who have practically no resources of their own and are therefore extremely dependent on the central power. …”
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The chemistry of gut microbiome in health and diseases by Agnes Wei Yin Lau, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Sunny Hei Wong, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn-Han Lee

“…They have been living in a close relationship with us and play a role in various biological functions. …”
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Acute Thrombocytopenia, Leucopenia, and Multiorgan Dysfunction: The First Case of SFTS Bunyavirus outside China? by Srdjan Denic, Joumana Janbeih, Suresh Nair, Walter Conca, Waheed Uz Zaman Tariq, Suhail Al-Salam

“…At the same time and unknown to us, many patients with similar clinical manifestations were admitted to hospitals in China. …”
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Mathematical modeling of continuous and intermittent androgen suppression for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer by Alacia M. Voth, John G. Alford, Edward W. Swim

“…Currently, many patients in the U.S. receive CAS therapy of ADT, but many undergo a relapse after several years and experience adverse side effects while receiving treatment. …”
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THE MOST IMPORTANT HUMAN ORIGINS STUDIES OF VIETNAM (1906 - 2018) by Nguyễn Lân Cường

“…The above data also enable us to realize the early and continuous sapienization in Vietnam. …”
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Application on Wireless Sensor Networks in Domestic and Hostile Environment by lu fan

“…In this paper, we focus on security of WSNs, divide it (the WSNs security) into four categories and will consider them, include: an overview of WSNs, security in WSNs, the threat model on WSNs, a wide variety of WSNs' link layer attacks and a comparison of them. This work enables us to identify the purpose and capabilities of the attackers; also, the goal and effects of the link layer attacks on WSNs are introduced. …”
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Clinical Relevance of HLA Gene Variants in HBV Infection by Li Wang, Zhi-Qiang Zou, Kai Wang

“…A better understanding of HLA polymorphism relevance in HBV infection outcome would enable us to elucidate the roles of HLA SNPs in the pathogenesis and clearance of HBV in different areas and ethnic groups, to improve strategies for the prevention and treatment of chronic HBV infection.…”
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Theoretical Studies on the Design of Benzo[1,2-c:4,5-c’]bis[1,2,5]selenadiazole Acceptor-Based Organic Dyes by Taylor Dorlus, Jing Wang, Jerzy Leszczynski

“…Our results showed that structural changes can effectively improve the optoelectronic properties of the designed BSSD dyes. This provides us with an economic and fast screening way for artificial design of new dyes.…”
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PARADIGM FOR CONTEMPORARY SYMBOLIC REALITY by Elena Korableva

“…The dialectical materialist methodology allows us to investigate human immersion in contradictive meanings of the era, the skills of interaction with the increased flow of information, the ability to determine information needs and use this information right way as well as the ability to analyze this information. …”
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A Case of Cognitive Decline Resulting from Aging, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, and Environmental Factors by Nikhila Veluri

“…Cognitive functioning is imperative in our daily lives. It allows us to understand, process, and react appropriately to different situations. …”
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Dynamical System Analysis of Interacting Hessence Dark Energy in f(T) Gravity by Jyotirmay Das Mandal, Ujjal Debnath

“…Some plots are drawn to investigate the behaviour of the system (this plotting technique is different from usual phase plot and that devised by us). Interestingly, the analysis shows that the universe may resemble the “cosmological constant” like evolution (i.e., ΛCDM model is a subset of the solution set). …”
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Silicone-Induced Granuloma of Breast Implant Capsule (SIGBIC): Histopathology and Radiological Correlation by Eduardo de Faria Castro Fleury, Gabriel Salum D’Alessandro, Sheila Cristina Lordelo Wludarski

“…The objective of this review is to correlate radiological findings of silicone-induced granuloma of breast implant capsule (SIGBIC) from breast MRI (BMRI) scans and complementary findings of ultrasound (US) and positron emission tomography (PET) scan, and its histology originated from surgical breast implant capsulectomy. …”
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Are University Students Willing to Participate in Environmental Protection Activities (EPAs)? – Sub-dimensions of Ecological Intelligence as Predictors by Nalan Akkuzu-Guven, Melis Arzu Uyulgan

“…Ecological intelligence is a comprehensive understanding that aims to create an awareness regarding how human activities affect ecosystems and to promote preventing unconscious consumption behaviors that would lead to a sustainable life. It enables us to take social, economic and environmental responsibility, also to act cooperatively and sensitively against ecological problems. …”
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The culture of ecological centers as a significant element of urban life in eco-cities by Alina Shaikhieva, Anastasya Korovina, Sergey Tkach, Maya Rusakova

“…The center, with its spatial solutions, quickly places visitors in an ecological culture, which allows us to talk about the integrating role of the center.…”
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Lamb survivability: a new approach to an old problem by Carrie S. Wilson, Natalie L. Cherry, J. Bret Taylor

“…Lamb survivability is an important trait from both an economic and animal welfare perspective. Five breeds at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station were evaluated for survival to weaning and included 74,448 records from 43 years. …”
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A Novel Rules Based Approach for Estimating Software Birthmark by Shah Nazir, Sara Shahzad, Sher Afzal Khan, Norma Binti Alias, Sajid Anwar

“…Comparing birthmarks of software can tell us whether a program or software is a copy of another. …”
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Community-Based Research among Marginalized HIV Populations: Issues of Support, Resources, and Empowerment by Mario Brondani, Nardin R. Moniri, R. Paul Kerston

“…A research question was posed to us by a local HIV-resource organization interested in exploring the educational and service needs of those unreached. …”
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