Flexural Strength of Vitreous Ceramics Based on Lithium Disilicate and Lithium Silicate Reinforced with Zirconia for CAD/CAM by Hazel P. R. Corado, Pedro H. P. M. da Silveira, Vagner L. Ortega, Guilherme G. Ramos, Carlos N. Elias

“…The dental prosthesis market is rapidly evolving to meet patient and clinical demands. These new materials must have good flexural strength, toughness, aesthetic properties, and reliability in performance for structural applications. …”
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Crack propagation in fracture mechanical graded structures by B. Schramm, H.A. Richard

“…Due to the application-matched functional material gradation different local demands such as absorbability, abrasion and fatigue of structures are met. …”
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Relationship between Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Working Conditions in Nurses by Jovilė Džervė, Anelė Katinė

“…Nurses often face physically demanding tasks when working with patients, frequently involving repetitive movements or tasks. …”
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An Experimental Investigation of Unbonded Laminated Elastomeric Bearings and the Seismic Evaluations of Highway Bridges with Tested Bearing Components by Gang Wu, Kehai Wang, Guanya Lu, Panpan Zhang

“…Meanwhile, the B-SLEBs exhibited stiffening behaviors that led to tearing under large displacement demands. The bridges using U-SLEBs were found to suffer less damage due to the reliable sliding behavior of U-SLEBs. …”
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Perceiving inter-leg speed differences while walking on a split-belt treadmill by Carl Müller, Karl Kopiske

“…Most humans can walk effortlessly over flat uniform terrain, but also a variety of more challenging surfaces, as they adjust their gait to the demands of the terrain. In this, they rely in part on the perception of their own gait and of when it needs to be adjusted. …”
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Teaching Science Communication to Master’s Students in STEM by Julian Fick, Friederike Hendriks, Noemi Kumpmann, Barbara Thies

“…Science communication places high demands on the capabilities of those who conduct it, and, thus, interventions should be developed and evaluated for their effectiveness. …”
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The entrepreneurial experience of a district figure of the Vyatka governorate during the late 19th – early 20th centuries (using I.N. Kibardin as an example) by D.V. Kondrashin

“…The maximum development of the market opportunities of the Russian hinterlands by the entrepreneur was achieved under the state policy of restrictions and emerging demands of the society for the product he offered. …”
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Hybrid Single-Packet IP Traceback with Low Storage and High Accuracy by Ming Hour Yang

“…Among these methods, schemes using packet logging can achieve single-packet traceback. But packet logging demands high storage on routers and therefore makes IP traceback impractical. …”
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An Automatic Web Service Composition Framework Using QoS-Based Web Service Ranking Algorithm by Deivamani Mallayya, Baskaran Ramachandran, Suganya Viswanathan

“…Web service has become the technology of choice for service oriented computing to meet the interoperability demands in web applications. In the Internet era, the exponential addition of web services nominates the “quality of service” as essential parameter in discriminating the web services. …”
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International Experience of Legal Regulation of Social Vacations by V. O. Latysheva

“…It has been noted that the current period of development of the state and society makes new demands on the socialization of labor legislation, especially for employees with family responsibilities, taking into account the positive international experience. …”
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A Quantified Analysis of Lean First Then Automate for a Synergetic Effect by Sharmin Akter Urmee, Mosharraf Hossain

“…To meet the numerous demands of consumers, companies are moving toward Industry 4.0, which can be accomplished through automation. …”
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Curriculum Quality: A Guarantee of Competences and Employability for Iranian Graduates with a Master\'s Degree in Translation by Hamidreza Abdi

“…Addressing these shortcomings is essential to ensure that graduates have the necessary skills and competencies to effectively meet the demands of the translation profession.…”
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Effectiveness of using augmented reality technology in the educational process by T. Mariukhnich, V. Mokliak

“…As society undergoes technological transformation, educational institutions must adapt to ensure high-quality education that meets modern labour market demands. Exploring AR’s implementation is crucial for developing innovative methods and tools that align with the needs of today’s students. …”
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Department of a University and Social Sphere of the Region by O. E. Shapovalova, N. V. Shklyar

“…In this regard, this article summarizes the five-year experience of one of the departments of the regional University in the aspect of optimization and meeting the social demands to education. The leading method of research is a systematic analysis of the main activities of the Department of correctional pedagogy, psychology and speech therapy, staffed by highly qualified specialists. …”
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Geological Influences on Wine Quality: Analyzing Nebbiolo Grapes from Northern Italy by Laura Santagostini, Vittoria Guglielmi

“…By establishing a chemical fingerprint for Nebbiolo wines, this research aims to enhance their authenticity and market value while providing insights into the intricate interplay between soil, grape varietals, and winemaking practices and contemporary challenges like climate change and evolving market demands.…”
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Total Ankle Replacement for Treatment of End-Stage Osteoarthritis in Elderly Patients by Beat Hintermann, Markus Knupp, Lukas Zwicky, Alexej Barg

“…Total ankle replacement needs less immobilization than arthrodesis and does allow for early weight-bearing and should be considered as a treatment option of first choice in many elderly patients with end-stage osteoarthritis of the ankle, especially in elderly patients with lower expectations and physical demands.…”
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Structural behavior of damaged reinforced concrete beams under static cyclic loading by Abdelrahman Elbaz, H. Marzouk, Kh. Heiza, Omar Elnawawy

“…More and more repairs, inspections, alterations, and construction processes are required to maintain safe usage due to increasing travel demands in addition to bridge infrastructure aging. …”
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International connections of the Ecuadorian Amazonian forest colonization process 1960-1970 by Pablo Campaña

“…During that period poor farmer organizations in several Latin American countries were demanding access to land held by traditional latifundia. …”
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Fast HEVC Intramode Decision Based on Hybrid Cost Ranking by Hao Liu, Yuexin Jie

“…To improve rate-distortion (R-D) performance, high efficiency video coding (HEVC) increases the intraprediction modes with heavy computational load, and thus the intracoding optimization is highly demanded for real-time applications. According to the conditional probabilities of most probable modes and the correlation of potential candidate subsets, this paper proposes a fast HEVC intramode decision scheme based on the hybrid cost ranking which includes both Hadamard cost and rate-distortion cost. …”
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A grounded theory based kano model to develop age-friendly housing retrofit strategies for older people in China by Erxin Tu, Ying Zhou

“…Those with arthritis, cerebrovascular diseases, or sensory impairments have greater demands for walking safety and communication-related modifications. …”
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