Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus using a Logistic Regression Model by Olivia Altamirano Guerrero, Ronelsys Martínez Martínez, Jhonny Alejandro Rodríguez Gutiérrez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> type 2 diabetes mellitus constitutes a growing epidemic and represents a substantial economic burden for health systems. …”
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The Last Word by Pieter Fourie

“…Mangu of Unisa’s Department of Constitutional, International and Indigenous Law. The purpose is not to comment on their presentations, but rather to uphold them as possible yardsticks against which to measure the resistance to, and/or progress or lack of progress in, the Africanisation of South African communication studies. …”
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The Preparation of C-S-H Powder Seeds and Their Effect on the Early Hydration Performance of Cement Paste by Chunlong Huang, Yiren Wang, Zhongyuan Wei, Yong Yu

“…The hydration kinetics showed that the hydration of cement mixed with nucleating agents was not governed by a single reaction mechanism, but rather constitutes a complex, multi-component reaction process. …”
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A fundamental special-relativistic theory valid for all real-valued speeds by Vedprakash Sewjathan

“…This paper constitutes a fundamental rederivation of special relativity based on the c-invariance postulate but independent of the assumption ds′2=±ds2 (Einstein [1], Kittel et al [2], Recami [3]), the equivalence principle, homogeneity of space-time, isotropy of space, group properties and linearity of space-time transformations or the coincidence of the origins of inertial space-time frames. …”
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TOMO AKVINIEČIO MORALĖS FILOSOFIJA by Dalia Marija Marija Stančienė

“…In relation with the natural inclinations it produces other four important precepts: human life is to be preserved and reproduced, man has to know truth about God and live in society. These precepts constitute the core of Aquinas’ ethics. Keywords: moral philosophy, thomistic ethics, natural law, natural’s inclinations, reason. …”
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Comparison of some hematological and serum biochemical variables in kangal akkaraman, texel and Île de france ewes in lactation period within sivas province by Mehmet Ekici, Abdurrahman Takcı, Mehmet Buğra Kıvrak

“…<p> <b>Conclusion: </b>These results can constitute a reference value in these three sheep breeds reared in Sivas province, and help form a basis for future research.…”
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Characterization of the attention to the Occupational Health in the Policlínico Juan José Apolinaire Pennini. Cienfuegos 2018. by Yoleysi Arteaga Cuéllar, Pedro Luis Veliz Martínez, Sarah Hernánez Malpica, Noelia Castro Ladrón de Guevara, Leticia Castro Morejón, Pedro Ricardo Borges Cabrera

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> considering that work accidents constitute a large source of cost generation and that in Cuba there is an aging age distribution, health care for workers is a fundamental process in primary health care.…”
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Integration of predictive and computational intelligent techniques: A hybrid optimization mechanism for PMSM dynamics reinforcement by Shaswat Chirantan, Bibhuti Bhusan Pati

“…The heart of the work deals with the optimal switching states and subsequent voltage injection to the inverter fed PMSM drive by a predefined minimization principle of a current modulated objective function, where MPC constitutes an integral finite control set (IFCS) mechanism for voltage vector selection and thereby selects the optimized integral gains Kd and Kq for direct and quadrature axes, respectively, with the FCS gain Kfcs obtained from implemented intelligent techniques. …”
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Postgraduate education at the Juan José Apolinaire Pennini polyclinic in Cienfuegos by Marisela García de la Torre, Dayme Rodríguez Fumero, Zulema González Abreu, Grisel Vidal Cabrera, Carlos Manuel Crespo Tamayo

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> postgraduate education constitutes the upper stage of the educational cycle and responds to the need to train human resources of the highest level, both professionally, as well as in teaching and research.…”
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Shell colour luminance of Cuban painted snails, Polymita picta and Polymita muscarum (Gastropoda: Cepolidae). by Mario Juan Gordillo-Pérez, Natalie Beenaerts, Dunia L Sánchez, Karen Smeets, Yaumel Calixto Arias-Sosa, Bernardo Reyes-Tur

“…Shell colour polymorphism and its potential implication for thermoresistance constitute an unexplored field in Neotropical land snails. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Seismic Response of Tunnel Composite Lining Structures across an Active Fault by Zude Ding, Mingrong Liao, Nanrun Xiao, Xiaoqin Li

“…The mechanical properties of high-toughness engineering cementitious composites (ECC) were tested, and a damage constitutive model of the materials was constructed. …”
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Administrative and legal regulation of the limits for preventing and combating corruption in the public service by E. O. Muzychuk

“…Through the prism of the USA’s experience detailed study and the views of domestic administrative scientists, separate areas of improvement of the administrative and legal regulation of the limits for prevention and counteraction corruption in the public service have been formed, in particular, the formation of an effective system of separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches, ensuring at the constitutional level guarantees of basic rights and freedoms, the development of an appropriate institutional structure, the effectiveness of legislative mechanisms of control (supervision).…”
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Pediatric Sleep Quality and Parental Stress in Neuromuscular Disorders: Descriptive Analytical Study by Sajjad Khaksar, Mehdi Jafari-Oori, Forogh Sarhangi, Malihe Sadat Moayed

“… Abstract BackgroundNeuromuscular disorders (NMDs) constitute a heterogeneous group of disorders that affect motor neurons, neuromuscular junctions, and muscle fibers, resulting in symptoms such as muscle weakness, fatigue, and reduced mobility. …”
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Optimal Topology Management for Software-Defined Networks Minimizing Latency and Using Network Slicing by Andrés Viveros, Pablo Adasme, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…To the best of our knowledge, this journal paper constitutes a first attempt to incorporate network slicing in SDN allowing flexibility, resource efficiency, security, and effective management of the network facilitating the deployment of customized and adaptive services. …”
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WELTKRIEGSPHILOSOPHIE AND SCHELER'S PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY by V. Y. Popov, E. V. Popova

“…However, Catholic universalism is an insufficient means for the formation of a "love community" and a new man who is co-creator of God that constitutes the main core of the philosophical anthropology of Max Scheler, which emerges in the 20s of the twentieth century. …”
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Hybrid and/or mixed infection by pig and human Ascaris in a Guarani indigenous village in southern Brazil. by Veridiana Lenartovicz Boeira, Renata Coltro Bezagio, Marina Silva de Carvalho, Rinaldo Ferreira Gandra, Ana Paula de Abreu, Cristiano Lara Massara, Cristiane Maria Colli, Max Jean de Ornelas Toledo

“…The soil, which was contaminated by both human and swine feces, also contained eggs of the two Ascaris species and hybrids, thus constituting a source of Ascaris infection for both hosts. …”
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Mediterranean landraces of durum wheat preserved in the Vavilov collection (VIR) by O. A. Lyapunova

“…Background. Landraces constitute a valuable pool for use in breeding. Even today, the collection of VIR contains this unique material, which has not been reproduced in the places of its origin for a long time, and for the most part does not occur in any collection of the world. …”
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Successful Expulsion of a Golf Ball from the Sigmoid Colon Using Volume Laxatives by James P. Grantham, Amanda Hii, Tim Bright, David Liu

“…The materials inserted constitute a wide range of size, shape, and texture with each presenting a unique set of challenges. …”
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Machine Learning for Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Ports by Meead Mansoursamaei, Mahmoud Moradi, Rosa G. González-Ramírez, Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz

“…Throughout a review protocol, this research is constituted on the major focuses of impact, problems, and techniques to discern the current state of the art as well as research directions. …”
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Evaluation of Polymerization Shrinkage and Depth of Cure of Silorane Based Composite Resin and Methacrylate Based Composite Resin (Comparative Study) by Diyar kh Bakr

“… Background and objectives: composite constitutes the majority of the direct tooth colored restorations that replace the biological tissue. …”
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