Business Incubators in Russia: 2020 Survey in International Comparative Perspective by M. A. Slesarev

“…We conducted a comprehensive survey among a selection of Russian business incubators.Comparing the world BI average characteristics (secondary data from InBIA, International Business Innovation Association) and UBI Global (the data obtained through Surveys conducted in 2012, 2016, and 2020) helps us understand the actual state and dynamics of business incubation in Russia. …”
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Isolation and In Silico Anti-COVID-19 Main Protease (Mpro) Activities of Flavonoids and a Sesquiterpene Lactone from Artemisia sublessingiana by Roza I. Jalmakhanbetova, Yerlan M. Suleimen, Masayoshi Oyama, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Ibrahim. H. Eissa, Raigul N. Suleimen, Ahmed M. Metwaly, Margarita Yu. Ishmuratova

“…The reported antimicrobial activities of Artemisia sublessingiana encouraged us to investigate the ethanol extract of its aerial parts which led to the isolation of six flavonoids and a sesquiterpenoid. …”
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Medical versus surgical methods of early abortion: protocol for a systematic review and environmental scan of patient decision aids by Rachel Thompson, Kyla Z Donnelly

“…We plan to undertake a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature to identify, appraise and describe the impact of early abortion method decision aids evaluated quantitatively (Part I), and an environmental scan to identify and appraise other early abortion method decision aids developed in the US (Part II).Methods and analysis For the systematic review, we will search PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases for articles describing experimental and observational studies evaluating the impact of an early abortion method decision aid on women's decision-making processes and outcomes. …”
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Performance of a Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) Pump With Acoustic Volume and Flow Sensing in Simulated High-Consequence Situations by Robert D. Butterfield, Nathaniel M. Sims

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> We tested long and short-term flow accuracy, occlusion-detection time and pressure, and air management of the new device (ND) versus 3 U.S. commercial insulin pumps (CIPs) using standardized methods. …”
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Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys by Mohammad H. Elahinia, Jeong-Hoi Koo, Honghao Tan

“…The proposed SMA-TVA employs SMA wires, which exhibit variable stiffness, as the spring element of the TVA. This allows us to tune effective stiffness of the TVA to adapt to the changes in the primary system's natural frequency. …”
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Present(ed) bodies, absent agency: “patients’ perspectives” at the Museum Vrolik of the body and medicine by Azia Lafleur

“…I am interested in the affective encounters that are at play in such a setting between us—the living—and the remains on display: How the agency and subject-hood of those who lived and live with ill health, medicalization and disability are effectively present and absent in the context of affective influences in the Museum Vrolik. …”
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Poetic Biography of G.-Zh. Tuguldurov (1817-1872), the Vth Abbot of Aginsky Datsan Dechen Lhundupling by Bair L. Tushinov, Soelma R. Batomunkueva, Vladimir V. Hartaev

“…A copy of this manuscript “Seeds of the biography of the abbot of the monastery Dechen Lhundupling Choje Kelsang Jinpa Pelsangpo” (Tib. bde chen lhun grub gling gi khri pa chos rje skal bzang spyin pa dpal bzang po'i rnam thar gyi sa bon bzhugs) by unknown author was kindly given to us by the fund custodian D.V. Vakunin. The chronological scope of the source covers the period from 1817 to 1872. …”
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Cold War as Social Conflict, Iron Curtains and Application of Dѐtente Policy as Cold War Concept by Effiong Ekpo, Udeoji Ebele Angela

“…The paper postulates that the antagonist behaviour in the Soviet Union, and US and her allies brought a second thought in the system, as a result dѐtente was a solution, and it is strategies relaxation of tension during the cold war associated with the diplomatic reactions between superpowers and later china. …”
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SELECTION OF EQUIPMENTFOR PROCESSING ANCIENT GRAINS by V. Petrov, A. Aleksashin, S. Pozner

“…Their technological schemes have been built and analyzed from the point of view of the efficiency of spelt processing. This allowed us to group different designs of huskers and summarize their technological capabilities. …”
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Low power laser radiation treatment in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis by Yety Isabel Rosado Fernández, Edel Alejandro Fonte Vigo, Gilberto Salas Contreras, Nancy Díaz Canedo, Maricelys de la Caridad Hernández Cabeza, Gloria Barroso de Mazarredo

“…<strong><br />Conclusions</strong>: the results allowed us to verify the therapeutic benefits of low power laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis.…”
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La «catena calda»: un’etnografia dell’allattamento a partire dai margini by Martina Riina

“…In fact, far from being identifiable only with its biological and nutritional function, breastfeeding is strongly linked to norms, values and relationships that tell us a lot about the relationship between genders, in particular about the experience of motherhood, the role of women, perceptions and practices that affect the female body. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Integrated Analysis of PANoptosis Patterns in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Reveals a Signature Predicting Survival and Immunotherapy by Lanlan Tang, Wei Zhang, Yang Zhang, Wenjun Deng, Mingyi Zhao

“…Furthermore, we organized the patient data into two corresponding gene clusters, allowing us to investigate the intricate relationship between the risk score, patient prognosis, and the immune landscape. …”
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Masking is good, but conforming is better: The consequences of masking non-conformity within the college classroom. by Jessica Sullivan, Corinne Moss-Racusin, Kengthsagn Louis

“…Across three studies conducted in the U.S. in 2022 and 2023 (N = 2,973), the current work provided a novel exploration of the potential impacts of adhering to vs. deviating from group masking norms within college classrooms. …”
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Use of a Sendai virus-based vector for effcient transduction of pinniped fbroblasts by V. R. Beklemisheva, A. G. Menzorov

“…Also, transgene expression after Sendai virus­based transduction is quite stable and changes only slightly at day four compared to day two. These data allow us to suggest that Sendai virus­based vectors are preferable for generation of Pinniped iPS cells.…”
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Integrating fMRI spatial network dynamics and EEG spectral power: insights into resting state connectivity by Souvik Phadikar, Krishna Pusuluri, Armin Iraji, Vince D. Calhoun

“…While functional brain networks show variations in both spatial and temporal dimensions, most studies focus on fixed spatial networks that change together over time.MethodsIn this study, for the first time, we link spatially dynamic brain networks with EEG spectral properties recorded simultaneously, which allows us to concurrently capture high spatial and temporal resolutions offered by these complementary imaging modalities. …”
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Diverse Leadership and Firm Success: The Role of Top Management Socialisation

“…We use the quantitative method, compiling a dataset of 661 publicly listed IT-related corporations in the U.S. that were operational in 2016. Following an initial assessment of the dataset, we excluded 153 companies with fewer than three members on the board of directors or a cultural diversity score of zero and a further 66 that reported a return on assets below our lower limit. …”
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PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: Spain (18th April 2020) by Hooi-Leng Ser, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee

“…Through the advancement in technologies, improved trade, heightened human mobility and as well as the spurning of social media, we are able to closely monitor the latest progress of this pandemic; working together to remove the gloomy clouds before us will eventually lead to a solution of this pandemic. …”
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The image of Nicholas I in sources of personal origin: Russian-Polish discourse by N. A. Cherkasskaya

“…The historical-comparative method let us to analyze the characteristics that the emperor was endowed with by his contemporaries and to reconstruct the chronological evolution of the images of Nicholas I. …”
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On the Conditions for the Introducing Distance Learning in Russian Universities by A. V. Borovskikh

“…In addition, modern technologies in this area allow us to do what was simply impossible within the framework of the conventional education system. …”
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Konsep Pendidikan Islam Dalam Penguatan Moderasi Beragama by Yesi Arikarani, Zainal Azman, Siti Aisyah, Fadillah Putri Ansyah, Tri Dinigrat Zakia Kirti

“…In social life, there are certainly many differences that make us have to understand and respect the differences that exist, as is the case in Indonesia, which has a variety of ethnicities, religions, and cultures, so everyone must have an attitude of tolerance towards these things. …”
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