Can the human body cope with extreme heat in a changing climate? by Pieter Vancamp

“…The scorching summer of 2022 left a devastating trail of 61,000 lives lost across Europe,* illustrating the human body's vulnerability to extreme heat. …”
Get full text

An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search Heuristic for the Electric Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Windows and Recharging Strategies by Ya-ru Duan, Yong-shi Hu, Peng Wu

“…Moreover, the advantages of the proposed recharging strategies are illustrated and some recommendations are provided for stakeholders when using electric vehicles for delivery.…”
Get full text

Strengthening Responsible Journalism Through Self-Efficacious Learning-Oriented Media Literacy Interventions by Auksė Balčytienė

“…Results from the thematic analysis of students’ reflexive assessments of their practice reveal norms illustrative of a self-efficacious learning process: Students’ answers demonstrate empowering and perseverance-directed approaches. …”
Get full text

Persistent CSF Rhinorrhoea, Pneumocephalus, and Recurrent Meningitis Following Misdiagnosis of Olfactory Neuroblastoma by Neil Barua, David A. Hilton, William Mukonoweshuro, Hisham Khalil, Louis Pobereskin

“…Definitive control of the CSF leak was finally achieved through a transcranial approach with prolonged lumbar drainage. This case illustrates some of the potentially devastating complications which can occur as a consequence of complex skull base lesions. …”
Get full text

Repeated Intra-Arterial Thrombectomy within 72 Hours in a Patient with a Clear Contraindication for Intravenous Thrombolysis by Mona Laible, Markus Möhlenbruch, Werner Hacke, Martin Bendszus, Peter Arthur Ringleb, Timolaos Rizos

“…To our knowledge, this is the first case illustrating the use of repeated intra-arterial recanalization in early reocclusion of intracranial vessels.…”
Get full text

The Peripherin Gene Regulates the Migration of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Wuzhishan Mini Pigs by Zheng Feng, Wentong Li, Ying Xia, Hui Yu, Hua Li, Kui Li, Yulian Mu

“…Overall, these results illustrate that the PRPH gene regulates the migration of BMMSCs in the WZSP.…”
Get full text

A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species by Zhixin He, Daniel Burckhardt, Xinyu Luo, Rongzhen Xu, Wanzhi Cai, Fan Song

“…., is described from Yunnan (China). We provide illustrations of its habitus and morphological features, and list the host plant. …”
Get full text

Vibration Characteristics and Reduction Analysis of Lifting Pipe under Ocean Current by Qinghui Song, Haiyan Jiang, Qingjun Song, Linjing Xiao, PeiSi Zhong

“…Analytical and numerical simulations have been formulated to illustrate variation rule of longitudinal vibration and axial stress at the position of pump and buffer for the lifting subsystem to determine the dynamic vibration absorber parameters. …”
Get full text

Stress-Softening and Residual Strain Effects in Suture Materials by Alex Elías-Zúñiga, Beatriz Montoya, Wendy Ortega-Lara, Eduardo Flores-Villalba, Ciro A. Rodríguez, Hector R. Siller, José A. Díaz-Elizondo, Oscar Martínez-Romero

“…The basis of this model is the inclusion of a phenomenological nonmonotonous softening function that depends on the strain intensity between loading and unloading cycles. The theory is illustrated by modifying the non-Gaussian average-stretch, full-network model to capture stress-softening and residual strains by using pseudoelasticity concepts. …”
Get full text

Autonomous Mental Development at the Individual and Collective Levels: Concept and Challenges by Marco Lippi, Stefano Mariani, Matteo Martinelli, Franco Zambonelli

“…In this paper, we introduce a conceptual framework for autonomous mental development in ICT systems &#x2013; at both the individual and collective levels &#x2013; by framing its key concepts and illustrating suitable application domains. Then, we overview the many research areas that are contributing or can potentially contribute to the realization of the framework, and identify some key research challenges.…”
Get full text

Dynamic Reliability Prediction of Bridges Based on Decoupled SHM Extreme Stress Data and Improved BDLM by Xueping Fan, Yuefei Liu

“…Finally, an actual example is provided to illustrate the feasibility and application of the proposed models and methods. …”
Get full text

A Digital Twin for Unconventional Reservoirs: A Multiscale Modeling and Algorithm to Investigate Complex Mechanisms by Tao Zhang, Yiteng Li, Jianchao Cai, Qingbang Meng, Shuyu Sun, Chenguang Li

“…In this paper, a digital twin is designed to numerically model the representative mechanisms that affect the production unconventional reservoirs, such as capillarity, dynamic sorption, and injection salinity, and it incorporates multiscale algorithms to simulate and illustrate the effect of these mechanisms on flow and transport phenomena. …”
Get full text

A CD26+ tendon stem progenitor cell population contributes to tendon repair and heterotopic ossification by Siwen Chen, Yingxin Lin, Hao Yang, Zihao Li, Sifang Li, Dongying Chen, Wenjun Hao, Shuai Zhang, Hua Chao, Jingyu Zhang, Jianru Wang, Zemin Li, Xiang Li, Zhongping Zhan, Hui Liu

“…Our findings provide insights into the identification of tendon stem/progenitor cells and illustrate the essential role of CD26+ tendon stem/progenitor cells in tendon healing and heterotopic bone formation.…”
Get full text

Meaning and Practice of Palliative Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with Life Limiting Illnesses by Bethel Ann Powers, Sally A. Norton, Madeline H. Schmitt, Timothy E. Quill, Maureen Metzger

“…Objective. To illustrate distinctions and intersections of palliative care (PC) and end-of-life (EOL) services through examples from case-centered data of older adults cared for during a four-year ethnographic study of an acute care hospital palliative care consultation service. …”
Get full text

ON THE CREATION OF A RESEARCH COMPETENCIES DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS GRADUATES by E. V. Karavaeva, O. V. Vorobieva, V. P. Tyshkevich

“…In conclusion, as an illustration, a fragment of the model of research competencies of graduates of higher education programs developed on the basis of the Unified sectoral framework of qualifications is demonstrated.…”
Get full text

Overturning and cracking of stellar objects in modified $$f(R, \varphi )$$ f ( R , φ ) gravity by Adnan Malik, Attiya Shafaq, Fatemah Mofarreh, M. Farasat Shamir, Wedad Albalawi

“…Significantly, this study illustrates the effectiveness of the cracking approach by highlighting the regions sensitive to localized density disruptions, offering valuable insights into the structural behavior of compact stars within a modified gravity framework.…”
Get full text

A Cost-Benefit Methodology for Selecting Analytical Reinforced Concrete Corrosion Onset Models by N. Rakotovao Ravahatra, T. de Larrard, F. Duprat, E. Bastidas-Arteaga, F. Schoefs

“…The proposed methodology is illustrated with two case studies where it is supposed that more or less extended information is available. …”
Get full text

MHD Heat and Mass Transfer of Chemical Reaction Fluid Flow over a Moving Vertical Plate in Presence of Heat Source with Convective Surface Boundary Condition by B. R. Rout, S. K. Parida, S. Panda

“…The effects of physical parameters on the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles are illustrated graphically. A table recording the values of skin friction, heat transfer, and mass transfer at the plate is also presented. …”
Get full text

Molecular systematics of Keratinophyton: the inclusion of species formerly referred to Chrysosporium and description of four new species by Roman Labuda, Andreas Bernreiter, Doris Hochenauer, Alena Kubátová, Hazal Kandemir, Christoph Schüller

“…Abstract Four new Keratinophyton species (Ascomycota, Pezizomycotina, Onygenales), K. gollerae, K. lemmensii, K. straussii, and K. wagneri, isolated from soil samples originating from Europe (Austria, Italy, and Slovakia) are described and illustrated. The new taxa are well supported by phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) region, the combined data analysis of ITS and the nuclear large subunit (LSU) rDNA, and their phenotype. …”
Get full text

Long-Run Savings and Investment Strategy Optimization by Russell Gerrard, Montserrat Guillén, Jens Perch Nielsen, Ana M. Pérez-Marín

“…Performance comparisons are based on downside risk-adjusted equivalence that is used in our illustration.…”
Get full text