Two-Phase Flow Model for Numerical Investigation of Impact of Water Retention on Shale Gas Production by Ershe Xu, Lingjie Yu, Ming Fan, Tianyu Chen, Zhejun Pan, Yuling Tan, Guanglei Cui

“…The proposed model considers the water flow in the fracture systems and clay minerals and the gas flow in the organic matter, inorganic pore, and fracture systems. …”
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Vehicle Emission Factors for Particulate and Gaseous Pollutants in an Urban Tunnel in Xi’an, China by Danting Zhao, Hong Chen, Haipeng Shao, Xiaoke Sun

“…To understand on-road vehicle emissions and update emission factors (EFs), traffic volume data and emissions of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 µm (PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOX), hydrocarbon (HC), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for mixed vehicles were investigated at the Wenchang Gate-Peace Gate Tunnel in Xi’an over 11 days. …”
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Physicochemical parameters, microbiological quality, and antibacterial activity of honey from the Bucovina region of Romania by Liliana Luca, Daniela Pauliuc, Florin Ursachi, Mircea Oroian

“…Abstract In this study, the physicochemical properties (electrical conductivity (EC), pH, free acidity, moisture content, DPPH radical scavenging activity, total polyphenols content (TPC), flavonoids content (FC), individual polyphenols, carbohydrates, and organic acids), microbiological quality, and antibacterial activity of honey (raspberry, rosehip, alfalfa, hawthorn, and honeydew honey) from Bucovina were evaluated. …”
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Differences in phenotypes of normal and malignant cells concerning chromosomal fragility and ganglioside expression by Iskra Sainova, Vera Kolyovska, Desislava Drenska, Dimitar Maslarov, Dimitrina Dimitrova-Dikanarova, Tzvetanka Markova

“…Because the antibodies produced in this manner are outside the germinal centers in the specialized lymphoid tissues and organs, the control of their functions by small ions and molecules, such as gangliosides, is important.…”
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Orexitropic Signaling Proteins in Obese Children by Ljiljana Saranac, Bojko Bjelakovic, Hristina Stamenkovic, Borislav Kamenov

“…Adipose tissue is not only the main organ for energy storage, but it also has endocrine properties, producing “adipokines” responsible for energy homeostasis, insulin sensitivity, and inflammation. …”
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Profiling bacterial communities of irrigation water and leafy green vegetables produced by small-scale farms and sold in informal settlements in South Africa by D. M. Kgoale, J. K. Gokul, S. Duvenage, E. M. Du Plessis, L. Korsten

“…Little is known of the presence of these organisms on leafy green vegetables in the informal unregulated food systems. …”
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Seabird nutrient subsidy alters size and resource use of functionally important mangrove macroinvertebrates by Jennifer Appoo, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Christopher W. Jones, Sébastien Jaquemet, Nancy Bunbury

“…This differed markedly from non‐seabird sites where the main resource contributions were 77% mangrove leaves for littorinid gastropods, 36% sediment organic matter, and 41% mangrove leaves for sesarmid crabs. …”
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Specific detection of tartaric acid chiral isomers based on centrosymmetric terahertz metamaterial sensors by Xujun Xu, Zhen Sun, Guocui Liu, Jianjun Liu, Yong Du

“…Tartaric acid (C4H6O6) is a common food additive with two mutually symmetrical chiral carbons, which is a very important class of four-carbon organic chiral sources. L-, D-, DL-tartaric acids have different uses in food additives and pharmaceutical fields. …”
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Améliorer l’enseignement dans le supérieur by Iryna Hontarenko, Oksana Kovalenko

“…However, recent pedagogical research by Ukrainian scholars has not fully explored this matter, hindering the development of practical guidelines for instructors aiming to organize and deliver effective lecture courses. The article aims to provide insights into best practices, methodologies, and strategies that contribute to the effectiveness of lectures, ultimately leading to improved educational outcomes in higher educational institutions. …”
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Emergency diagnostic laparoscopy in abdominal trauma: a study of 41 patients by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Julio Lasarte Ferrer, Orelvis Martínez Martínez, Libán Álvarez Cáceres, Armando Fermín Álvarez Corcuera del Pera, Denis Monzón Vega

“…<strong>Background</strong>: laparoscopy is a test used in the patients with abdominal trauma with suspicion of intra-abdominal organic damage and an imminent surgical behavior. …”
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Chemical Composition and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Stem Bark Essential Oil and Extracts of Solanecio gigas by Mequanint Molla Yitayeh, Amanu Monie Wassihun

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Adaptation of the sulfophosphovanillin method of analysis of total lipids for various biological objects as exemplified by <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by M. A. Eremina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…Here, a modification of the Van Handel protocol is described, which allows the method to be adapted for quantitative determination of total lipids for various organisms as exemplified a widely used model, D. melanogaster. …”
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Leaf and tuber resistance to <I>Phytophthora infestans</I> and relationship between these traits in wild potato species by N. M. Zoteyeva, E. A. Porokhovinova, D. A. Fateev, N. A. Chalaya

“…The objective was to assess the occurrence of plants with resistance in both organs among different wild species and analyze the relationship between leaf and tuber resistance within them.Material and methods. …”
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Differences in Salmonella Serovars Response to Lactic Acid and Peracetic Acid Treatment Applied to Pork by Mariana Fernandez, Alexandra Calle

“…This study investigated differences in the survival of Salmonella serovars when exposed to organic acids used as antimicrobials on raw pork meat. …”
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Information support for decision making in problem situation description by S. F. Lipnitsky

“…The relevance of the problem is associated with the need to collect and process significant amounts of information, since in the presence of a large number of factors, a person's capabilities are often insufficient to search and organize the necessary information.When solving the problem of user information support at the stage of describing the problem situation, three main goals are pursued: building a mathematical model of the corresponding processes; formalization of the set of basic concepts of the model; development of the algorithms for implementation of user interaction with the information system.Methods. …”
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Co3O4 Catalysts on CeO2-ZrO2 Supports and Co3O4-CeO2 Catalysts on Al2O3/SiO2 Supports for the Oxidation of Propylene by Tien The Nguyen, Phuong Thi Mai Pham, Thang Minh Le, Isabel Van Driessche

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Participation experiences of people with deafblindness or dual sensory loss: A scoping review of global deafblind literature. by Atul Jaiswal, Heather Aldersey, Walter Wittich, Mansha Mirza, Marcia Finlayson

“…In addition, non-peer reviewed (grey) literature was also retrieved in the form of online published reports of research projects by 16 deafblind-specific organizations across the globe. To be included, sources had to be published after 1990, had persons with deafblindness as the focal population, and focused on their participation experiences.…”
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A sterilization method for human decellularized vaginal matrices by Jayson Sueters, Leonie de Boer, Freek Groenman, Judith A. F. Huirne, Theo H. Smit, Sebastian A. J. Zaat

“…Combined decellularization and AAE-based treatment forms a viable sterilization method for human vaginal wall tissue, maintaining ECM integrity and achieving effective micro-organism elimination. This method holds potential for clinical application in vaginal transplantation.…”
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Evaluating of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivars for Boron Efficient and Tolerant by Sait Gezgin, Ayşegül Korkmaz, Fatma Gökmen Yılmaz

“…The experiment established according to the complete randomized design with three replications was applied to 15 registered bean cultivars at 0, 5, and 10 mg B/kg doses using Na2B8O13.4H2O (20.8% B) fertilizer. The above-ground organs were harvested during the blooming period, and the cultivars of Befficient and B-tolerant were determined in the investigation of their dry weight, B content, and concentrations. …”
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Design of Physical Exercises Adapted to Improve the Nursing Students Physical Activity in Cienfuegos by Lázaro Dionisio Rojas Matsuda, Isaac Rodríguez Palacios, Katia Rodríguez Palacios, Ivis Espinoza Requesén, Yasser Hernández Hernández

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the design of physical exercises, turned out to be a methodological tool that responds to the need to develop the organic motor capacities in its dimensions: strength, speed, flexibility and resistance, using with creativity methods, techniques and strategies of physical activity to achieve a change in attitude to the growing sedentary lifestyle that affects the university population so much.…”
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