Legal and regulatory aspects of improving the sanctions policy of Ukraine by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The UN Security Council sanctions have been identified as mainly economic restrictions and other coercive measures imposed for violations of major international human rights conventions and instruments. A comparative legal analysis of the sanctions policy of the United States of America and the European Union was carried out, on the basis of which it was concluded that the sanctions policy implemented by the European Union and the United States of America is fundamentally different. …”
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Impact of human body shape on free convection heat transfer. by Shri H Viswanathan, Ankit Joshi, Lyle Bartels, Kambiz Sadeghi, Jennifer K Vanos, Konrad Rykaczewski

“…The multiphysics model was compared against experiments conducted using the thermal manikin ANDI ("Advanced Newton Dynamic Instrument") in a climate-controlled enclosure across five air-to-skin temperature differences ranging from 4.9 to 13.9°C. …”
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Influence on turnover in the housekeeping department: a case of some selected hotels in Bolgatanga Municipality by Catherine Fuseini, Ellen Olu Fagbemi, Joshua Awuni

“…The study used purposive and simple random sampling to select 100 housekeeping employees and 40 hotel management employees. The main instrument used in this study was the questionnaire. …”
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Quality of life related to age and economic income in diabetic older adults. Chillan, Chile, 2019 by David Isaac Caamaño Valderrama, Claudia Andrea Concha Navarro, Yocelin Belén Del Canto Celis, Gustavo Alberto Dupré Orias, Ismael Morales Ojeda, Paulina Segura Hernández

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 33 older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling, in the Las Mariposas community (Chillán, Chile), in 2019. The Diabetes 39 instrument was applied for quality of life analysis. …”
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«Basically, I am here to help you» by Kristin Engh Førde, Arnfinn J. Andersen

“…Abstract In this article we set our sights on what is often referred to as a key instrument for countering violent extremism in Norway, the conversation of concern [Bekymringssamtale in Norwegian], usually referred to in English as the police conversation intervention. …”
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ENRICHING CLASSROOMS WITH TECHNOLOGY: EFFECTIVENESS OF ICT INTEGRATION IN TEACHING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENUE STATE by GBEYONGU FREDERICK TERKIMBI, AKAA CHARITY WANGER, ONU DEBORAH OGBENE

“…Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study with the population of 6250 and a sample size of 120 respondents. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire validated by three experts; data was collected by the researcher and analyzed using mean and standard deviation while chi square was used to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of confidence. …”
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Positions of Soviet secret service in totalitarian Soviet Union by Kristina Burinskaitė

“…While the Cheka, GPU, and KGB were strictly subordinated to the party, Stalin made it his instrument in fighting his personal enemies and used it against the party itself in the 1930s. …”
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"NEO-OTTOMANISM" IN THE REGIONAL POLICY OF TURKEY by E. T. Mehdiyev

“…Mediation is used in regional conflicts Turkish leadership as an instrument of "soft power", with which Ankara aims to increase its international and regional credibility. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Corrective Surgery on Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: Comparison of Short and Long Fusion by Koichiro Ono, Kazuo Ohmori, Takeshi Hori

“…Sixteen cases have received spinal corrective surgery that upper instrumented vertebrate (UIV) was thoracic level (group T), or 5 cases were with UIV in lumbar level (group L). …”
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Prediction of mental health among cadet football players based on the emotional intelligence and perfectionism by Miroljub Ivanović, Uglješa Ivanović

“…During the process of data analysis, metric characteristics of the measuring instruments were first tested using the method of internal consistency which was based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient. …”
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Government regulations and their impact on land division and compensation by D. S. S. Wijayanti, I. Koeswahyono, L. D. Andreassari

“…With an integrated approach that focuses on community empowerment, land redistribution can be an effective instrument in reducing land tenure inequality and supporting the achievement of social justice sustainably. …”
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Grape breeding is a key link in the development of the grapes and wine-making industry by E. A. Egorov

“…The main scientific and practical problems in the organization and implementation of breeding processes in ensuring the development of the industry are updated, including a low share of domestic varieties in the produced planting material and planting, the lack of a systemically implemented varietal and technological policy, the imperfection of the legal system for the protection of intellectual property, a low availability of instrumentation and analytical equipment for the implementation of breeding by modern methods.…”
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Modeling Acceleration and Deceleration Rates for Two-Lane Rural Highways Using Global Positioning System Data by Vinayak Malaghan, Digvijay S. Pawar, Hussein Dia

“…Fewer studies adopted an estimated value of 0.85 m/s2 for both deceleration and acceleration rates while approaching and departing curves, respectively. In this study, instrumented vehicles with a high-end GPS (global positioning system) device were used to collect the continuous speed profile data for two-lane rural highways. …”
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IDENTIFICATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING MENOPAUSE IN BIREUEN DISTRICT, ACEH PROVINCE by Irma Fitria, Dewi Maritalia, Herrywati Tambunan

“…The sampling technique used random sampling which was taken based on the Slovin formula totalling 392 respondents. The research instrument was a questionnaire distributed to respondents from 11 August to 05 September 2023 during the Elderly Posyandu at the Puskesmas. …”
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Prevalence And Social Factors Associated With Postpartum Depression In Urban Areas Of Pakistan: Cross-Sectional Study by Muhammad Moeed Azwar Bhatti, Muhammad Saarim Ashraf, Hafsa Bhatti, Mahwash Jamil, Kaniz Mukhdooma, Zainab Ibrahim

“…During postpartum visits, healthcare providers should frequently screen new mothers for depression and utilize instruments like the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to identify those experiencing symptoms. …”
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Single Standard Substance for the Simultaneous Determination of Eleven Components in the Extract of Paeoniae Radix Alba (Root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) by Menglan Shen, Qiaoyan Zhang, Luping Qin, Binjun Yan

“…Moreover, the repeatability and robustness of the RCFs were studied with different column temperatures, detection wavelengths, flow rates, column types, and instruments. In method validation, good linearity (r > 0.999), stability, repeatability (RSD < 1.9%), and accuracy (recoveries within 96.1%–105.5%) were shown. …”
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Design and implementation of the fractional-order controllers for a real-time nonlinear process using the AGTM optimization technique by Sabavath Jayaram, Nithya Venkatesan

“…The implementation of the aforementioned controllers is done in simulation and real-time employing the MATLAB software environment and the Data Acquisition (DAQ) device National Instrument NI-DAQmx 6211. The simulation and experimental results demonstrate the exceptional performance of the designed Fractional-Order controllers based on the proposed method which offers an increased degree of freedom despite the more complex design process.…”
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RISK MANAGEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL POTENTIAL OF BUSINESS ENTITIES by Nadiia Davydenko, Alina Buriak, Natalia Wasilewska, Mirosław Wasilewski

“…In addition, the enterprise can use financial instruments to reduce currency risks. These tools will enable you to protect the company from changes in exchange rates.…”
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Investigation on mussel periostracum, a viscoelastic-to-poro-gel graded material, as an interface between soft tissue and rigid materials by Hyungbin Kim, Heejin Lim, Sangsik Kim, Jun Mo Koo, Chanoong Lim, Hojung Kwak, Dongyeop X. Oh, Dong Soo Hwang

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Measurement of Quality of Life IV. Use of the SEQOL, QOL5, QOL1, and Other Global and Generic Questionnaires by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, Niels Jorgen Andersen

“…They are obliged to evaluate their efforts and will have to learn something from it.A questionnaire thus constitutes a useful scientific instrument, as databases based on comprehensive and thorough questionnaire surveys that seek to encompass all aspects of life can provide valuable and precise information. …”
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