Development of a Dynamic Virtual Reality Model of the Inner Ear Sensory System as a Learning and Demonstrating Tool by P. Selva, J. Morlier, Y. Gourinat

“…In order to keep track of the position and motion of our body in space, nature has given us a fascinating and very ingenious organ, the inner ear. …”
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Smoke-free hospitality environments and cognitive health: A population-based study in the United States by Lucie Kalousová

“…This study examines the associations between hospitality smoke-free coverage in the US and the prevalence of self-rated cognitive function decline and disparities therein. …”
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Alga-based mathematical model of a life support system closed in oxygen and carbon dioxide by D. A. Semyonov, A. G. Degermendzhi

“…Thirdly, the model allows us to guarantee the stability of the resulting approximation and further refine the solution by small corrections using empirical methods.…”
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Punchdrunk’s Immersive Theatre: From the End to the Edge by Deborah Prudhon

“…Such a radical change of perspective invites us to reconsider the very notion of ending and to think of it not so much in temporal terms, as the last stage in a teleological progression, but to look at it from a spatial angle. …”
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CONDITIONS OF HISTORICITY OF HUMAN EXISTENCE AND HISTORY HUMANITY ACCORDING TO JASPERS by V. V. Khmil, O. M. Korkh

“…In their unity they allow us to adequately understand connection between social dynamics and humanism with unique individuals and distinctive identities that can create and generate new values with further social development prospects. …”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN THE PAST AND THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICAN SOCIETY IN THE CONTEXT OFÌWÒRÌTÚRÚPỌ̀NIN IFÁ DIVINATION by SAMUEL KÁYỌ̀DÉ OLÁLẸ́YẸ, OLÚWÁTÓYÌN ADÉBÓ̩LÁ GBÀDÀMÓ̩S̩Í

“…The paper therefore, recommends that we should value where and how the Creator placed us rather than looking for what is not lost. …”
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Floral Regulation: The Significant Virtue of Horticultural Flowering Plants by Faiza Shafique Khan, Chong-Yang Ning, Zhuang-Zhuang Li, Chun-Gen Hu, Jin-Zhi Zhang

“…In this paper, we discuss the flowering pathways converging on complex gene regulatory mechanisms and summarize the recent findings in horticultural plants in order to help us understand how they regulate flowering and provide an update for future research.…”
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Patterns of Understory Diversity in Mixed Coniferous Forests of Southern California Impacted by Air Pollution by Edith B. Allen, Patrick J. Temple, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael J. Arbaugh, Abby G. Sirulnik, Leela E. Rao

“…Understory vegetation has declined in diversity in response to elevated N in the eastern U.S. and Europe. Six sites along an ozone and N deposition gradient that had been part of a long-term study on response of plants to air pollution beginning in 1973 were resampled in 2003. …”
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An Airfield Soil Pavement Design Method Based on Rut Depth and Cumulative Fatigue by Duoyao Zhang, Liangcai Cai, Shaohui Zhou

“…Furthermore, according to the rut prediction formula for airfield soil pavement put forward by the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, a fatigue equation based on the resilient modulus was proposed to calculate the allowable number of repetitions. …”
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Building digital platform ecosystems: A synthetization of fundamental design topics from a literature review by Thomas Goertler, Marcel Papert, Isabel Fischer, Malou Schmidt

“…Using this framework, we conducted a qualitative content analysis that allowed us to derive design recommendations and aggregate related design themes from the reviewed publications. …”
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Opioid Prescribing Trends by Croatian Dentists - Is there a Reason for Concern? by Lara Vranić, Krešimir Bašić, Ivana Šutej

“…Objective: Prescription opioid abuse, associated with numerous opioids, is a well-established public health problem in developed countries such as the UK, US and Australia. Opioids have a limited role in general dental practice; hence the aim of this study was to assess prescribing rates of opioids in dentistry from 2013 to 2023 in Croatia. …”
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A New Root-Finding Algorithm for Solving Real-World Problems and Its Complex Dynamics via Computer Technology by Amir Naseem, M. A. Rehman, Jihad Younis

“…We construct this algorithm by applying the forward- and finite-difference schemes on Golbabai–Javidi’s method which yields us an efficient and derivative-free algorithm whose computational cost is low as per iteration. …”
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Outdoor activity time and depression risk among adults aged 40 years and older: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2011–2018 data by Kai Liu, Cheng Guo, Juan Xie, Liming Cheng

“…Outdoor activities have shown potential mental health benefits, but the specific mechanisms and influencing factors remain unclear.ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the association between time spent outdoors and depression risk among U.S. adults, with a focus on variations across age and ethnic groups.MethodsUsing data from the NHANES 2011–2018 survey, we analyzed 9,036 adults aged 20 years and older. …”
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Rut Performance of In Situ Warm Mix Asphalt Overlays with Evotherm 3G in North Dakota by Mahdi Rezapour, Shaun S. Wulff

“…Therefore, this study was set forward to study rutting resistant of field WMA in one of the coldest regions in the US, which used Evotherm 3G as an additive. The research aimed to compare aged WMA rutting resistance, including Evotherm 3G, to that when the specimens were newly constructed. …”
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Load Forecasting in Electrical Grids: Analysis of Methods and their Trends by Kyryk V.V., Shatalov Y.O.

“…The significance of the obtained results is in the clear illustration of the development of the accuracy of forecasting models. They allow us to determine the optimal vector of evolution of subsequent studies, namely, what type of model should be used to forecast the grid load. …”
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Late Treatment and Recurrence of Kawasaki Disease in a Moroccan Infant by R. Elqadiry, O. Louachama, N. Rada, G. Draiss, M. Bouskraoui

“…While the diagnosis of typical form of Kawasaki disease (KD) is obvious, this multifaceted disease continues to surprise us. We report the case of a recurrent Kawasaki disease in an infant. …”
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Regional Dimension of history of Organs of GPU-OGPU: to the analysis of monograph by A. B. Gularyan and A. Yu. Sarana by A. V. Sushko

“…This, in general, will allow us to look at the history of state security agencies from a new angle and significantly complement scientific knowledge about their past.…”
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POLITICAL STRUGGLE OVER THE IMMIGRATION REFORM DURING G.W.BUSH PRESIDENCY by A. A. Filippenko

“…By the beginning of the XXI century, the US had about 12 million illegal aliens and the immigration reform was evidently much needed. …”
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Risk Prediction Using Genome-Wide Association Studies on Type 2 Diabetes by Sungkyoung Choi, Sunghwan Bae, Taesung Park

“…The success of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) has enabled us to improve risk assessment and provide novel genetic variants for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. …”
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W jaki sposób możemy wyrazić naszą troskę i odpowiedzialność za przyszłość naszej planety i zamieszkującej ją ludzkości? by Rafał Czekalski

“…In solving the environmental problems, which condition the future of humanity and the planet, we focus on the concept of Roger Scruton, which is characterized by common sense, distrust of bureaucratic solutions (planning or administrative), and the love of the motherland (oikophilia), which should be the primary motive of any ecological activity. Scruton reminds us of one very important rule: we will not solve environmental problems by going over the heads of the people, for example by introducing regulations (decrees), but through the love of the motherland. …”
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