Utility of AD8 for Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Physical Examination Population: A Preliminary Study by Yue Xie, Ya Gao, Jianjun Jia, Xiaohong Wang, Zhenfu Wang, Hengge Xie

“…To investigate the utility of AD8 for cognitive impairment in a Chinese physical examination population. Methods. Military cadres who took routine physical examination in Chinese PLA General Hospital from Jan 1, 2013, to Dec 31, 2013, were subjected to AD8 scale. …”
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Damage control resuscitation: how it’s done and where we can improve. A view of the Brazilian reality according to trauma professionals by MARCELO AUGUSTO FONTENELLE RIBEIRO JUNIOR, LETICIA STEFANI PACHECO, JUAN CARLOS DUCHESNE, JOSE GUSTAVO PARREIRA, SHAHIN MOHSENI

“…Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR), derived from military protocols, focuses on early hemorrhage control and volume replacement to combat the “diamond of death” (hypothermia, hypocalcemia, acidosis, coagulopathy). …”
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Defense Budget Gaps and Legal Implications of Alternative Financing in Indonesia: A Legal Reform Perspective by Aris Marsudiyanto, Athor Subroto, Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro, A. Hanief Saha Ghafur

“…To address this, the paper explores alternative financing mechanisms, such as optimizing military assets, enhancing the defense industry, leveraging Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and integrating these strategies. …”
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Russia of PeterI: Gaining Great Power Status by P. A. Krotov

“…The Poltava victory over the Swedish army (1709) showed that Russia had created the military-industrial poten- tial necessary for great power. …”
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RETRACTED: An Infrared Small Target Detection Method Based on a Weighted Human Visual Comparison Mechanism for Safety Monitoring by Yuanyuan Chen, Huiqian Wang, Yu Pang, Jinhui Han, En Mou, Enling Cao

“…Infrared small target detection is a crucial technology in both military and civilian applications, including surveillance, security, defense, and combat. …”
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Risk factors and preventive measures for abnormal blood pressure during hemodialysis filtration for patients with sepsis by Zhang Chunfang, Lin Tingting, Xia Yu, Zhang Daowei

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Germany’s stance on the Nord Stream 2 project: Internal and external determinants by F. А. Basov

“…The author traces the evolution of the arguments of the key participants in the discussions sparked by the project in Germany before Russia began its special military operation in Ukraine and after it. The first section examines the positions of the main interest groups, leading political parties and regional authorities. …”
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Ocular biometric indices in Vietnamese 46 to 65 years of age by Hien Thi Thu Nguyen, Khoa Xuan Ngo, Luan Thanh Nguyen, Luong Van Hoang

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STAND FOR TEMPERATURE SURFACE EVALUATION OF FRAGMENTS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND ITS IMITATORS by V. V. Lobunov, A. I. Kuharenko, T. V. Borbotko, L. M. Lynkov

“…Research in the field of development of natural environments imitators that used for thermal cloaking of military machinery always connected with high material costs due to big sizes of cloaking objects. …”
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Prevalence of dry eye disease in Russia by O.N. Onufriichuk, A.V. Kuroyedov

“…Petersburg, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>²P.V. Mandryka Military Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>³Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <i>Dry eye disease (DED) is common in the general population, and the number of patients is growing. …”
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Experimental and Constitutive Model Study on Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Metal Rubber under High-Speed Impact Loading by Youchun Zou, Chao Xiong, Junhui Yin, Kaibo Cui, Xiujie Zhu, Huiyong Deng, Shijun Song

“…The development of lightweight, impact-resistant, and high energy-consuming materials is of great significance for improving the defense capabilities of military equipment. As a new type of damping material, metal rubber has demonstrated great potential for application in the field of impact protection. …”
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Distinct expression profile reveals glia involvement in the trigeminal system attributing to post-traumatic headache by Gurueswar Nagarajan, Yumin Zhang

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Obesity-Induced Methylation of Osteopontin Contributes to Adipogenic Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Min Tang, Rui Chen, Hao Wang, Guowei Sun, Fan Yin, Beibei Liang, Yang Yang, Gaowa Sharen, Huafeng Wei, Xuyu Zhou, Gang Huang, Jian Zhao

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Justifying the structure of the improved mechanism for manual control of motor vehicles’ pedals by Vitaliy Korendiy, Nazarii Fedunyshyn, Vasyl Kozub

“…Due to the challenging military situation in Ukraine, the demand for tailored and flexible pedal control systems for individuals with physical disabilities is especially important. …”
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High Glucose-Induced Oxidative Stress Mediates Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Metabolic Imbalances Possibly via p38 MAPK Activation in Rat Nucleus Pulposus Cells by Xiaofei Cheng, Bin Ni, Feng Zhang, Ying Hu, Jie Zhao

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Averting War in Northeast Asia: A Proposal by Mel Gurtov

“…Washington is encouraging that shift, as well as closer military cooperation between Japan and South Korea. …”
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Sport and policy. German Sports organisations in Klaipėda region in 1923-1939 by Ingrida Jakubavičienė

“…The leaders of sports clubs were members of Nazi organizations and they started military training in the clubs, some sportsmen became shock troops. …”
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Transcriptomic signatures of severe acute mountain sickness during rapid ascent to 4,300 m by Ruoting Yang, Aarti Gautam, Rasha Hammamieh, Robert C. Roach, Beth A. Beidleman

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A Novel Air-to-Ground Communication Scheme for Advanced Big Data Collection in Smart Farming Using UAVs by Georgios A. Kakamoukas, Thomas D. Lagkas, Vasileios Argyriou, Sotirios K. Goudos, Panagiotis Radoglou-Grammatikis, Stamatia Bibi, Panagiotis G. Sarigiannidis

“…These findings underscore the potential of AERO-FL in a variety of scanning applications, including traffic monitoring, environmental observation, disaster response, and military operations. By enabling UAV cooperation in a mission-oriented routing framework, this study provides a foundation for future research aimed at achieving full FANET capabilities.…”
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Specific Antibody Production by Blood B Cells is Retained in Late Stage Drug-naïve HIV-infected Africans by Lydie Béniguel, Evelyne Bégaud, Fabrice Cognasse, Philippe Gabrié, Christophe D. Mbolidi, Mary A. Marovich, Céline Cazorla, Frédéric Lucht, Christian Genin, Olivier Garraud

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