Experimental Analysis and Discussion on the Damage Variable of Frozen Loess by Cong Cai, Wei Ma, Shuping Zhao, Yanhu Mu

“…The damage variable of frozen loess is investigated using the following four methods: the stiffness degradation method, the deformation increase method, the dissipated energy increase method, and the constitutive model deducing method during deformation process. …”
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The General Election Supervisory Agency’s Policy in Conflict Resolution (Case Study: 2019 Legislative Election in North Musi Rawas District) by Eva Kurnia Farhan, Budi Setiyono, Teguh Yuwono, Reni Shinta Dewi

“…The findings of this research is strengthens the democratic constitutional system, ensures fair and transparent elections, ensure consistency of electoral system arrangements, provide legal certainty and avoid duplication in election arrangements; and ensures effective and efficient elections.…”
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WHEAT ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES by T. I. Odintsova, T. V. Korostyleva, L. L. Utkina, Ya. A. Andreev, A. A. Slavokhotova, E. A. Istomina, V. A. Pukhal’skii, T. A. Egorov

“…Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are low-molecular-weight defense polypeptides, produced in all living organisms either constitutively or upon perception of signals from pathogenic microorganisms. …”
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Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome. Report of the first pediatric case in Cuba by Migdalis Hidalgo Muñiz, Aracelis Hernández García, Andrés Andrés Matos, Yadelis Maldonado Martínez

“…Worldwide, less than a thousand cases have been described to date and the one that is now published constitutes the first pediatric age report in Cuba. …”
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THE SUITABILITY OF THE BMY2 AND WAXY GENES AND INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACERS OF RRNA AS MARKERS FOR STUDYING GENETIC VARIABILITY IN ELYMUS SPECIES by N. A. Shmakov, D. A. Afonnikov, P. A. Belavin, A. V. Agafonov

“…This variation makes it useful in investigating the genome constitutions of novel Elymus species. Finally, systematical status of E. kamczadalorum as a species was proven valid.…”
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A Case of Male Osteoporosis: A 37-Year-Old Man with Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures by Suhaib Radi, Andrew C. Karaplis

“…We report on a 37-year-old man who presented with multiple vertebral compression fractures several years following termination of testosterone replacement therapy for presumed constitutional delay in growth and puberty. Here, we discuss the management of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with hyposmia (Kallmann syndrome), with which the patient was ultimately diagnosed, the role of androgens in the acquisition of bone mass during puberty and its maintenance thereafter, and outline specific management strategies for patients with hypogonadism and high risk for fragility fractures.…”
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Perianal Tuberculosis: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by K. Ibn Majdoub Hassani, S. Ait Laalim, I. Toughrai, K. Mazaz

“…Extra pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for less than 15% of all cases of tuberculosis whereas the Intestinal one constitutes less than 1% of the extrapulmonary forms of the disease. …”
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MICROSATELLITE GENOTYPING OF DON LOCAL GRAPE (VITIS VINIFERA L.) VARIETIES by E. T. Ilnitskaya, S. V. Tokmakov, I. I. Suprun

“…Local traditional varieties constitute an important portion of grape genetic resources. …”
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Small mammals of the suburban areas of Warsaw in the diet of the tawny owl Strix aluco by Jerzy Romanowski, Grzegorz Lesiński, Marta Bardzińska

“…In total, we recorded 611 individuals of 15 species of small mammal communities in the diet. Rodents constituted the most numerous mammalian order. Among the most abundant prey we recorded were Myodes glareolus (63 individuals = 10.3% of all mammals), Apodemus agrarius (56 individuals = 9.2%) (173), Apodemus flavicollis (54 individuals = 8.8%), Mus musculus (48 individuals = 7.9%) and Microtus arvalis (44 individuals = 7.2%). …”
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Study of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Fructans from Agave salmiana Characterization and Kinetic Assessment by Christian Michel-Cuello, Imelda Ortiz-Cerda, Lorena Moreno-Vilet, Alicia Grajales-Lagunes, Mario Moscosa-Santillán, Johanne Bonnin, Marco Martín González-Chávez, Miguel Ruiz-Cabrera

“…Hydrolysis product was mainly constituted of fructose, obtaining from 77 to 96.4% of total reducing sugars.…”
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Situation that presents the spelling in Cuba and in other Spanish-speaking countries at the end of the first decade of XXI century. by Miriam Gutiérrez Escobar, Raúl López Fernández, Rocío Dalia Rodríguez Gutiérrez, Rosa María Rodríguez Arencibia, Loreta Sánchez Ortiz, Rachel Yanes Seijo

“…The aim of this paper is to analyze how the situation presents spelling of Spanish-speaking countries in the late first decade of the twenty-first century, through a literature review to update readers and constitutes a starting point for further work. A literature search was conducted in different countries, among which are: Spain, Mexico, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Argentina and Cuba, where it was observed that the spelling is deficient in all matters, covers all levels of education, even professionals, as well as widespread concern about their treatment.…”
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A Diagnostic Dilemma: Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia/Plasma Cell Leukemia by Bhawna Sethi, K. S. Butola, Yogesh Kumar

“…However, patients may present with constitutional symptoms only or may be asymptomatic. In our case, patient presented with chief complaints of fatigability and dyspnoea and was misdiagnosed as plasma cell leukemia on peripheral blood film and bone marrow morphology, but turned out to be a case of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia on cytoflorometry. …”
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Fast Spectral Collocation Method for Solving Nonlinear Time-Delayed Burgers-Type Equations with Positive Power Terms by A. H. Bhrawy, L. M. Assas, M. A. Alghamdi

“…In the first one, we apply nodes of the Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto quadrature which depend upon the two general parameters , and the resulting equations together with the two-point boundary conditions constitute a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) in time. …”
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Stereoselective strategies to access spirotetronate natural products by Brion, Aurélien, Neuville, Luc, Masson, Géraldine

“…Spirotetronates constitute a large family of natural products that have attracted significant attention due to their intriguing structures and broad biological activities. …”
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The Establishment of Village Regulations in the Context of Village Democratization by Yulia Neta, Budiyono Budiyono, Ade Arif Firmansyah, Malicia Evendia

“…Findings reveal that village regulations constitute a subset of statutory regulations, incorporating provisions from higher-level frameworks while embodying community participation grounded in village-specific authority and rights. …”
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Traumatic arteriovenous fistula. Apropos of a case by Manuel Otero Reyes, Denis González Escalona, Oscar Duménigo Arias, María Victoria Gordis Aguilera.

“…The vascular lesions for firearm constitute one of the main causes with the appearance of arteriovenous fistula. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING ON DOCTOR BRANDING IN THE HEALTH SECTOR by Fatma Nuray Kuşcu, Yunus Emre Öztürk, Ali Göde

“…In line with the purpose of the research; 547 people selected by simple random sampling method among the students continuing their education at the university constitute the research sample group and the data were collected by applying a face-to-face questionnaire. …”
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Aggregation and environmental transmission in chronic wasting disease by Olga Vasilyeva, Tamer Oraby, Frithjof Lutscher

“…Hence, thebasic reproduction number constitutes the disease eliminationthreshold. We find that the prevalence of the disease decreaseswith host aggregation and increases with the lifespan of theinfectious agent in the environment.…”
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Research Trends in Emerging Contaminants on the Aquatic Environments of Tanzania by H. Miraji, O. C. Othman, F. N. Ngassapa, E. W. Mureithi

“…As these reports had a limited coverage of ECs, henceforth, these findings constitute the first-line reference materials for ECs research in Tanzania which shall be useful for future monitoring and regulation planning.…”
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Prediction Formula Describing Viscoelasticity of Unvulcanized Rubber Compound Based on Time-Temperature Equivalent Superposition Principle by Yong Li, Xunhua Sun, Yanan Miao, Shuang Zhang, Fangkai Guo, Long Chen

“…Fitting unvulcanized rubber compound’s (URC) dynamic viscoelasticity prediction formula and then constructing its mechanical constitutive model are of great significance for studying defect mechanisms in rubber products. …”
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