Resilience, coping strategies, and disaster experience: a path analysis of preparedness and avoidance in Taiwan by Yi-Ling Wu, Tsai-Wen Lin, Jason Lam, Samuel S. C. Wang, Herman H. M. Lo

“…Using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and path analysis, we examined six resilience dimensions, which include problem-solving, social support, negative emotion regulation, stable interpersonal relationships, assertiveness, and self-regulation, as predictors of disaster preparedness and avoidance behaviors. Results The models accounted for 41.83–44.83% of the variance in preparedness and 5.43–10.74% of the variance in denial/avoidance. …”
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An EPQ inventory model with Weibull distribution, dynamic time-dependent holding cost under various demand pattern using Maclaurin series approximations by Gopal Kumar Gupta, Atma Nand, N. S. Chauhan, Shivanand

“…It specifically addresses situations when product demand varies predictably over time and accounts for the probability of defective items during production. …”
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Use of combined CZM and XFEM techniques for the patch shape performance analysis on the behavior of a 2024-T3 Aluminum structure reinforced with a composite patch by Safa Chahrazad Djebbar, Nadia Kaddouri, Mohamed ElAjrami, Mohamed Belhouari, Kouider Madani

“…The analysis takes into account the damage in the plate and in the adhesive. …”
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Administrative act appeal within the administrative procedure: comparative legal analysis by O. O. Markova

“…It has been proved that the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” should clarify the provisions on the subject of complaint consideration, given the lack of criteria to be taken into account when selecting the subject of complaint consideration. …”
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Bacteriology and pathological anatomy of pneumonias in monkeys by V. A. Kalashnikova, N. S. Rudenko

“…Polysegmental bronchopneumonia was detected in the dead monkeys in 94.4% of cases, croupous pneumonias accounted for 4.5%. Pneumonia was typically the only disease detected in baby monkeys. …”
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Species distribution modelling using MaxEnt: overview and prospects by Yuliia Novoseltseva

“…It should be taken into account that when using projections where cells have different areas, MaxEnt may give incorrect results. …”
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Ranking the VIR collection of maize (Zea mays L.) according to the traits valuable for breeding in the soil and climate environments of the Republic of Belarus by Ye. M. Govor, E. B. Khatefov

“…The soil and climate conditions in Gomel Province, Republic of Belarus, are characterized by insufficient levels of rainfall and total active temperatures during the initial stages of organogenesis in maize plants, therefore it is important to take into account these specific climate features when selecting the source material for breeding.Materials and methods. …”
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Complexity in Individual Trajectories toward Online Extremism by Z. Cao, M. Zheng, Y. Vorobyeva, C. Song, N. F. Johnson

“…Given the broad commonality of social media platforms, our results likely apply quite generally; for example, even on Telegram where (like Twitter) there is no built-in group feature as in our study, individuals tend to collectively build and pass through the so-called super-group accounts.…”
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Effect of morphology on electron drift mobility in porous TiO2 by B. O. Aduda, P. Ravirajan, K. L. Choy, J. Nelson

“…Porous titanium dioxide is an attractive material for solar cell application on account of its stability, electron transport properties, and the possibilities for controlling surface morphology as well as for its ease of fabrication and low cost. …”
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Voice assimilation of morphemic -s in the L2 English of L1 French, L1 Italian and L1 Spanish learners by Leonardo Contreras Roa, Paolo Mairano, Marc Capliez, Caroline Bouzon

“…This may have repercussions on models of L2 phonology acquisition, which do not presently take into account an interaction between L2 sounds and their morphemic status.…”
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Comparative analysis of organizationalculture transformation models by I. V. Groshev, Menin He

“…It has been concluded that regardless of which model will be adopted as the basis for the process of changing the organizational culture, the context in which the transformations take place should be taken into account. The enabling conditions, facilitating transformation and the reactive factors, that will resist it, should be understood and analysed by decision-makers.…”
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Identification of degradation risk areas and delineation of key ecological function areas in Qinling region by Xiaojuan Xu, Dayi Lin, Yue Yang, Jing Liu, Changxin Zou, Naifeng Lin, Fusheng Jiao, Qian Wu, Jie Qiu, Kun Zhang

“…The core areas for water and soil conservation only accounted for 17.92% and 10.47%, respectively, mainly distributed across the Qinling-Daba Mountains. …”
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Pure Laparoscopic Left Hepatectomy for Regrowth of Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Liver after Laparoscopic Deroofing by Hideki Kumagai, Akira Umemura, Hiroyuki Nitta, Hirokatsu Katagiri, Shoji Kanno, Daiki Takeda, Satoshi Amano, Koji Kikuchi, Kiyoharu Takashimizu, Masao Nishiya, Noriyuki Uesugi, Tamotsu Sugai, Akira Sasaki

“…Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver (MCN-L) is a rare tumor characterized by ovarian-like stroma and accounts for <5% of all hepatic cysts. Distinguishing between SHCs and MCN-L is challenging because of the similarity in their imaging findings. …”
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Interpretation and application of Article 404 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine on court initiative: case law of the Criminal Court of Cassation by I. V. Hloviuk

“…The accuracy of the literal interpretation of this provision has been argued. Taking into account the peculiarities of proof at the stage of appellate proceedings, in particular, the controlling nature and dependence on the positions of the parties to criminal proceedings, part 3 of Article 404 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine should be interpreted as follows: when the court of appeal examines circumstances or evidence without a request of a party to criminal proceedings, it thereby goes beyond the scope of the complaint; if the court of appeal goes beyond the scope of the complaint, it is obliged to comply with the restrictions provided for in part 2 of Article 404 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. …”
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A SYNTHESIS METHOD OF BASIC TERNARY BENT-SQUARES BASED ON THE TRIAD SHIFT OPERATOR by O. N. Zhdanov, A. V. Sokolov

“…On the basis of spectral classification more precise definition of many-valued bent-sequences is given, taking into account the existence of the phenomenon of many-valued bent-sequences for the length, determined by odd power of base. …”
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Revisit two memoryless state‐recovery cryptanalysis methods on A5/1 by Yanbin Xu, Yonglin Hao, Mingxing Wang

“…Secondly, the filtering strength of the linear equation systems is taken into account for complexity analysis. Such filtering strength are evaluated with practical experiments making the complexities more convincing. …”
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Cybersecurity of the municipal infrastructure by S. V. Kaliakin, Yu. M. Onishchenko, V. V. Nosov

“…Recommendations for a comprehensive increase in the level of protection of municipal critical infrastructure from cyber threats have been provided, taking into account the latest global trends in cybersecurity.…”
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Estimation of Wind Farm Losses Using a Jensen Model Based on Actual Wind Turbine Characteristics for an Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea by Ziemowit Malecha, Maciej Chorowski

“…This study also highlights that the proposed updated Jensen model, which accounts for the specific turbine characteristics, provides results that are closer to real-world observations. …”
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Problems with studying directional natural selection in humans by S. V. Mikhailova

“…The main source of error in such studies is thought to be sample stratification, the small number of studies on nonwhite populations, the impossibility of a complete comparison of the associations found and functionally significant causative variants, and the difficulty with taking into account all nongenetic determinants of fertility in contemporary populations. …”
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Regio- and stereoselectivity in the Paternò-Büchi reaction on furan derivatives by Maurizio D'Auria, Lucia Emanuele, Rocco Racioppi

“…The relative energies of these conformers account for the observed diastereoselectivity.…”
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