Engagement of Facilities Management in Design Stage through BIM: Framework and a Case Study by Ying Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Jun Wang, Ping Yung, Guo Jun

“…It is envisaged that Building Information Modelling (BIM) would fill the gap by acting as a visual model and a database throughout the building lifecycle. …”
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Evaluation of the nutritional value of Leucaena leucophala leaf meal hydrolyzed by sheep rumen liquor enzyme extract on the growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis nilotic... by Indira Fitriliyani

“…Six diets were  formulated to contain hydrolyzed LLM at level 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% (Diet A, B, C, D and E respectively) and one diet acting as a control (Diet K, 0% LLM). All diets were isonitrogenous and isoenergy.  …”
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Defective Laplacians and paradoxical phenomena in crowd motion modeling by Maury, Bertrand

“…Accounting for the non-overlapping constraint between hard discs leads to a particular operator acting on a field of Lagrange multipliers, defined on the dual graph of the contact network. …”
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Conserved role of spike S2 domain N-glycosylation across betacoronaviruses by Qi Yang, Anju Kelkar, Balaji Manicassamy, Sriram Neelamegham

“…Abstract Besides acting as an immunological shield, the N-glycans of SARS-CoV-2 are also critical for viral life cycle. …”
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Eight Fungal Species Associated with Ambrosia Beetles in Korea by Mi Jin Jeon, Sangwook Park, Jong Chul Jeong, Jongok Lim, Youngeun Han, Won-Jae Chi, Soonok Kim

“…Ambrosia fungi are well-known for their symbiotic interactions with ambrosia beetles, acting as a sole food source of larvae and adult beetles. …”
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Research on the Obstruction Process of Rigid Netting Barriers toward Granular Flow by Yunyun Fan, Fengyuan Wu

“…By analyzing the effects of these phenomena on the obstruction efficiency and the time history of the forces acting on the RNB, the rational setting of an RNB was further discussed. …”
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Troubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918 by Božić Marko

“…This paper is about to discuss legal consequences of the act of unilateral secession made on November 25th 1918 by Great People's Assembly gathered in Novi Sad, as an event that was well described by historiography, but has not yet been under scrutiny of the legal doctrine. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Hypothermia-Induced Neuroprotection by Yasushi Shintani, Yasuko Terao, Hiroyuki Ohta

“…We proposed that hypothermia contributes to protect neuroinflammation, and identified candidate molecules such as MIP-3α and Hsp70 that warrant further investigation as targets for therapeutic drugs acting as “hypothermia-like neuroprotectants.”…”
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Synthesis and Electrochemical Capacitor Characterization of Novel Composite Materials with p-Type Conductive Polymer by Narges Ajami

“…This current growth could be ascribed to the synergistic MnO2 nanostructure, which presents the superior surface area and smaller particle size that is increasingly acting sites. Morphology or samples composition was investigated by the scanning electron microscope and the UV-Vis method, which clearly indicate the formation of nanocomposites. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus–Pediatric and Adult Perspectives in the Current Decade by Nanda Kerkar, Kayla Hartjes

“…There are differences in the screening and management of HCV between pediatric and adult patients, which have been highlighted in this review. Direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) have made the cure of HCV possible, and fortunately, these medications are approved down to three years of age. …”
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Entanglement Research for the Coupled Superconducting Phase Qubit and a Two-Level System by Jianxin Shi

“…The coupling effect of the superconducting qubit and TLS system and the resonant microwave together help to achieve entanglement, while concurrence death and concurrence revival are dependent on the decoherence source and mechanism, for example, the resonant microwave driving time acting on the bipartite coupling system. Furthermore, the simulation results show the entanglement of the coupled qubit and TLS system also depends on the purity of the initial states of the system. …”
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pitolisant, a novel histamine-3 receptor competitive antagonist, and inverse agonist, in the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in adult patients with narcolepsy by Noeen Sarfraz, David Okuampa, Hannah Hansen, Mark Alvarez, Elyse M. Cornett, Juyeon Kakazu, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Pitolisant is a histamine-3 receptor (H3R), competitive antagonist, and inverse agonist, acting through the histamine system to regulate wakefulness. …”
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INTERNATIONAL THEATRICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MOSCOW ART THEATRE SCHOOL by E. V. Burdenko, I. I. Artsis, N. S. Il'yushchenko

“…The Moscow Art Theatre Semester immerses students-actors in the Stanislavski training method. Daily movement and acting classes are complemented with design, voice, Russian language, and Russian theater history. …”
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Green Synthesis of Calcium/Iron-Layered Double Hydroxides-Sodium Alginate Nanoadsorbent as Reactive Barrier for Antibiotic Amoxicillin Removal from Groundwater by Marwa F. Abed, Ayad A. H. Faisal

“…Forming (Ca/Fe)-LDH nanoparticles in the manufactured beads interacted with polluted water confirming that the nanoparticles own the prospective for acting as a latent sorbent to remove contaminants from aquatic media.…”
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Cybervictimization and emotional symptoms in adolescents: mediating role of psychological flexibility versus inflexibility by María del Mar Molero Jurado, África Martos Martínez, María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, Rosa María del Pino Salvador, José Jesús Gázquez Linares

“…Psychological flexibility was negatively associated with cybervictimization and positively associated with mental health, acting as a protective mediator against the association of cyberbullying.ConclusionPsychological flexibility emerges as a key factor in reducing the negative association of cybervictimization in adolescents. …”
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MICROSCÓPIO USB DE BAIXO CUSTO NO LABORATÓRIO DIDÁTICO DE ELETROQUÍMICA: DOIS EXPERIMENTOS CLÁSSICOS SOB UM NOVO (MICRO) OLHAR by Aline Samara Lima de Jesus, Emerson Costa Rios, Ana Cláudia Kasseboehmer, Ettore Paredes Antunes

“…This research addresses the importance of introducing students to the scientist’s methods of thinking and acting in science teaching. We highlight two sets of science skills related to collecting and analyzing data, and communicating scientific ideas. …”
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Determining the capacity of a controlling shareholder in a company by Radović Mirjana Z.

“…In particular, the author focuses on minority control based on a de facto majority of votes in the general meeting, the combination of different means of control and acting in concert. Finally, the concluding part contains an overview of the most important suggestions for the correct interpretation of the legal provisions for determining the capacity of a controlling shareholder.…”
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Lumped damage mechanics as a diagnosis tool of reinforced concrete structures in service: case studies of a former bridge arch and a balcony slab by Rafael Nunes da Cunha, Camila de Sousa Vieira, David Leonardo Nascimento de Figueiredo Amorim

“…In the moment of collapse, only the dead load was acting in the balcony. The results show that LDM numerical response of those structures are quite close to laboratory observations, for the former bridge arch, and to in loco measurements, for the balcony. …”
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Organization of the educational discipline «Pedagogical rhetoric» in university by Elena G. Protsenko

“…The results also enrich the theory and methodology of professional education in the field of the oratory and acting skills development of future teachers. Theoretical and methodological basis of the research is personal, individual, culturological, activity, psychodramatic approaches. …”
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Reduction of Pressure Pulsations over a Wide Frequency Range in Hydrostatic Systems by Michał Stosiak, Irina Yatskiv (Jackiva), Olegas Prentkovskis, Mykola Karpenko

“…This article points out some of the forces acting on the components of a hydraulic system. These forces can lead to changes in the spectrum of pressure pulsations under certain conditions. …”
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