METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR RUSSIAN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS IN UTILITY SECTOR by S. Repetyuk, E. Tregubova

“…It also describes means and the methods of comprehensive risk assessment for public utilities` investment, its desired results.…”
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On the Construction of Regular Solutions for a Class of Generalized Cauchy–Riemann Systems with Coefficients Bounded on the Entire Plane by S. Baizaev, R. N. Barotov

“…The coefficient for the conjugation of the desired function belongs to the H¨older space and, for |z| > 1 , equals eimϕ , where m is an integer. …”
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Slow and stored light via electromagnetically induced transparency using a Λ-type superconducting artificial atom by Kai-I Chu, Xiao-Cheng Lu, Kuan-Hsun Chiang, Yen-Hsiang Lin, Chii-Dong Chen, Ite A. Yu, Wen-Te Liao, Yung-Fu Chen

“…Here we use a single superconducting qubit-resonator system to realize a desired Λ-type artificial atom, and to demonstrate slow light with a group velocity of 3.6 km/s and the microwave storage with a memory time extending to several hundred nanoseconds via electromagnetically induced transparency. …”
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Developing a Program Plan Based on the Program Planning Cycle by John M. Diaz, Cody Gusto, David Diehl

“…The article outlines how the incorporation of a planning process and the application of targeted, outcome-focused planning principles is paramount in building a program capable of delivering sustainable and desirable outcomes to clients.  …”
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Sliding Mode Observer and Control Design with Adaptive Parameter Estimation for a Supersonic Flight Vehicle by M. Bahrami, B. Ebrahimi, G. R. Ansarifar

“…The employed method enables the sliding mode control design to exhibit the desired dynamic properties during the entire output-tracking process. …”
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Repayment of the Public Debt — Financial Leeway by Changing the Repayment Plan at the Expense of Future Generations by Michael Broer

“…However, the federal government needs income for politically desirable projects. For this reason, the government is planning to stretch the re-payment plan for the corona loans. …”
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Diffuse Pancreatic Carcinoma with Hepatic Metastases by Hoang Quan Nguyen, Ngoc Trinh Thi Pham, Van Trung Hoang, Hoang Anh Thi Van, Chinh Huynh, Duc Thanh Hoang

“…Therefore, timely diagnosis and therapeutic management are desirable goals for this disease. Although the proliferation of pancreatic cancer has been reduced by intervention, more work is needed to treat and prevent the disease. …”
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Syntheses of Marine Natural Products via Matteson Homologations and Related Processes by Uli Kazmaier

“…In contrast, in Aggarwal’s lithiation-borylation strategy, new chiral auxiliary reagents must be used in each reaction step, which on the other hand allows the individual insertion of the desired stereogenic centers. Both methods have their individual advantages and disadvantages and are well suited for the synthesis of marine natural products.…”
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Preference Attitude-Based Method for Ranking Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers and Its Application in Renewable Energy Selection by Jian Lin, Fanyong Meng, Riqing Chen, Qiang Zhang

“…The proposed ranking method considers not only the preference attitude of decision maker, but also all the possible values in feasible domain. Some desirable properties of preference attitudinal accuracy and score functions are verified in detail. …”
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Distinguishing Smilax glabra and Smilax china rhizomes by flow-injection mass spectrometry combined with principal component analysis by Liang Jian, Zhou Meng, Li Lin-Yu, Shu Ji-Cheng, Liang Yong-Hong, Li Feng-Qin, Xiong Li, Huang Hui-Lian

“…Further predictive study showed desirable predictability and the tested samples were successfully and reliably identified. …”
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An Unconcealed Reservoir: Case Report of Erosion of Inflatable Penile Implant Reservoir through the Anus by Mark Arthur, Jonathan Canete, Charles Welliver

“…While the space of Retzius (SOR) was the preferred site for many years, the change from open to robotic prostatectomy made this space less desirable due to the violation of the peritoneum with the robotic approach. …”
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Firefly Algorithm Optimization-Based LQR Controller for 1/4 Vehicle Active Suspension System: Design and Performance Evaluation by Ismail Dif, Naas Dif

“…This achievement ensures a more precise and accurate tracking of the desired trajectory, regardless of the input signal used, whether it be an impulse, sine wave, or step-wise graded signal. …”
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Transit Route Network Design for Low-Mobility Individuals Using a Hybrid Metaheuristic Approach by Tao Zhang, Gang Ren, Yang Yang

“…This paper follows the previous effort of authors and builds the model of transit route network design for low-mobility individuals, proposing an appropriate solution methodology. Firstly, a desired objective, whose priority is to meet transit demands of low-mobility individuals followed by those of general public, is presented to minimize the weighted sum of direct traveler, transfer, and unsatisfied demand costs. …”
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Fuzzy logic applied to tunning mutation size in evolutionary algorithms by Krzysztof Pytel

“…The Fuzzy Logic Part keeps a desirable relation of exploration and exploitation, so the algorithm’s resistance to getting stuck in a local optimum is improved too. …”
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Acupuncture Injection Combined with Electrokinetic Injection for Polydimethylsiloxane Microfluidic Devices by Ji Won Ha

“…The advantages of the acupuncture injection in microchip capillary electrophoresis include capability of minimizing sample loss and voltage control hardware and capability of introducing sample plugs into any desired position of a microchannel. However, the challenge in the previous study was to achieve reproducible, pL-scale sample injections into PDMS microchannels. …”
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CONTENT COMPONENTS OF STUDENTS’ VALUE ORIENTATIONS by I. A. Bakushkin, I. M. Ilyicheva

“…The paper highlights groups of students depending on value orientations, analyses similarities and differences in most important and less desirable terminal and instrumental values, which different groups have.…”
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A Survey of Educational Program Needs for the Florida Association of Counties County Commissioner Training Program by Rodney L. Clouser

“…The survey collects information regarding attendance at FAC-FCF sponsored events, willingness to pay for educational programs, worth of events and programs attended by commissioners and administrators, desired locations for educational activities and, most importantly, the type and amount of training needed by commissioners on various topics that would assist them as an elected policy maker. …”
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SOCIO-CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CHINESE MODEL OF FUTURE MANAGEMENT by M. Yu. Zakharov

“…The article performs an analysis of the maxim of Ancient China, according to which further life, changes can be controlled if you first lift the veil of the past and present, look into the future and it is better to construct its desired image and move towards it. To this end, the author considers the traditional model of managing current changes and possible future, formed within the framework of the spiritual culture of China, which has found its modern embodiment in the technology of Chinese foresight. …”
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La transformation des friches à l’épreuve de l’adaptation des territoires au changement global by Samia Sediri, Marc Kaszynski, Michel Trommetter, Nathalie Frascaria-Lacoste

“…Our objective is to show why the adoption of a systemic perspective based on social-ecological systems, can offer a relevant framework, in order to consider wastelands transformation to achieve desirable and sustainable futures of territories. Herein, we argue the necessity for such a transformation strategy and provide examples from literature, with regard to the social and ecological adaptive capacity that enables social-ecological adaptation.…”
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Salammbô, des animaux et des hommes by Geneviève Mondon

“…Le romancier a donné à la présence animale une tout autre portée : elle essaime tout au long du roman qui répond ainsi au désir de ne rien oublier de la création. Au cœur de ce monde antique ressuscité, apparaît une nouvelle Salammbô, plus humaine. …”
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