Using mechanical and thermodynamic methods to evaluate the effects of nanomaterials on thermal cracking mechanisms of asphalt mixtures under the influence of different moisture con... by Amir Hossein Asadi, Gholam Hossein Hamedi, Alireza Azarhoosh

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A two-stage model of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and the fuzzy synthetic evaluation technique to prioritize sustainable sanitation services under uncertainty by Shaher Zyoud, Siwar M. Omair, Susan A. Jarrad

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Comparative study of torque expression and its biomechanical effects: spherical self-ligating bracket with lock-hook system versus passive self-ligating bracket and conventional br... by Yudong Liu, Longmei Guo, Yanqing Feng, Jiahao Hua, Qingyuan Dai, Ziyang Chen, Wenlu Song, Bing Guo, Taicong Chen, Li Ji

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Multidimensional analysis and enhancement strategies for ecological environment quality at the county level under dual carbon goals: a case study of Shaanxi Province, China by Jianfeng Li, Jianfeng Li, Jianfeng Li, Yongxin Hu, Yongxin Hu, Jian Li, Liangyan Yang, Liangyan Yang, Jie Yan

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RETRACTED: Mathematical modeling of heliothermal chemical processes during hardening of multicomponent cement materials by Alinazarov A.Kh., Salimzhanov Zh.Kh.

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RETRACTED: The problem of pedestrian evacuation of people from high-rise buildings by Parfyonenko Alexander

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Convexity and Spirallikeness Conditions for Two New General Integral Operators by H. Özlem Güney, Serap Bulut

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A New Construction of Multisender Authentication Codes from Pseudosymplectic Geometry over Finite Fields by Xiuli Wang

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RETRACTED: Typology of temperaments "Priority": Sustainable development of the organization due to the increase in the personnel work efficiency by Kosyakov Alexander, Ishkov Alexander

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Coefficient Estimates for New Subclasses of Analytic and Bi-Univalent Functions Defined by Al-Oboudi Differential Operator by Serap Bulut

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Polymeric Membrane Science and Technology by Hai-Yin Yu, Ling-Shu Wan, Qian Yang

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Solving Nonlinear Differential Algebraic Equations by an Implicit Lie-Group Method by Chein-Shan Liu

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RETRACTED: Water treatment sludge management in the context of changing environmental legislation in Russia by Ryltseva Yuliya

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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

“…POPLINK allows for a large array of longitudinal studies, such as social mobility, migration, fertility, mortality, civil status, kinship relations, diseases, disability and causes of death. …”
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Formation and development of local self-government agencies in Ukraine (1991–2019) by Yu. O. Zahumenna, V. V. Lazarev

“…Local self-government is an integral part of a democratic society, since it actively influ-ences the political and socio-economic conditions for the development of civil society, and becomes an important prerequisite for the creation of a democratic and legal state. …”
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Can Top Down Participatory Budgeting Work? The Case of Polish Community Fund by Dawid Sześciło, Bartosz Wilk

“…The purpose of this article is to determine when top down approach to PB might be welcomed, taking into account the characteristics of PB schemes all around the world that they emerged as local initiatives, instigated either by civil society groups or local governments. The analysis is based on the description of the PB example as introduced via country-wide legislation, exhaustively regulating PB procedure. …”
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Orthogonal GARCH matrixes in the active portfolio management of defined benefit pension plans: A test for Michoacán by Oscar De la Torre Torres

“…En el presente artículo se prueba la utilidad de un proceso de administración activa de portafolios con matrices de covarianzas garch ortogonal ( ogarch ) en la reserva técnica de fondos de pensiones de beneficio definido, como es el caso de la Dirección de Pensio - nes Civiles del Estado de Michoacán. Esto, para lograr el objetivo de un rendimiento anual de 7.5% establecido en su estudio actuarial. …”
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Socio-affectiveness and alternative figures of care for girls, boys and adolescents in Argentine legal praxis by Federico Pablo Notrica

“…A clear example in Argentine legislation turns out to be the contents of articles 611, 643 and 657 of the Civil and Commercial Code on the prohibition of de facto guardians except the kinship bond between parents and guardians; or the delegation of the exercise of parental responsibility and the granting of custody of a child or adolescent, limiting it only to a relative. …”
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«Adaptación a la constante movilidad y progreso de la ciencia bélica». Misiones de Estados Unidos para la modernización del Estado colombiano, 1959-1962 by Juan Carlos Vélez Rendón

“…Con base en bibliografía y documentos del Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos de América, el análisis historiográfico muestra cómo a partir de diagnósticos, planes de acción, asesoría, capacitación, apoyo logístico y financiero se buscó incidir en la planeación estratégica, táctica y operacional de fuerzas centrales en el relacionamiento Estado-sociedad civil en Colombia en la década de 1960. Pese al carácter «potencial» de ese «enemigo comunista», la tentativa modernizadora de aquellos cuerpos involucró institucionalmente al Estado colombiano en la Guerra Fría y lo introdujo sistemáticamente en las prácticas de guerra irregular y no convencional.…”
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Les mineurs devant le tribunal de première instance en Martinique (1937-1944) : enjeux et stratégies by Claire Palmiste

“…While in France the historiography on juvenile delinquency has had a significant development, thanks to the contribution of civil societies such as AHES-PJM, but also thanks to academic work (Henri Gaillac, 1970; Elise Yvorel, 2007; Ludvine Bantigny, Ivan Jablonka, 2009; Sophie Victorien, 2011; Jean-Jacques Yvorel, 2012), in the French Antilles this issue has not been adressed so far, except for Gaston-Jean, Bouvenet, 1936.Relying on Jean-Jacques Yvorel’s definition of juvenile delinquency as a result of social construct, we will examine a register that was kept by the president of the Court of first instance in Fort-de-France. …”
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