Microplastic in the Soil Environment – Classification and Sources in Relation to Research Conducted in Poland by Monika Kisiel, Agnieszka Poniatowska, Anita Kaliszewicz

“…Their main source in soils may be within agriculture (where composts, organic fertilizers, sewage sludge and mulching, as well as irrigation are used) plus transport, landfills and the deposition of atmospheric pollutants. …”
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Kindergarten teachers’ emotional intelligence and surface acting: the chain mediating effects of self-efficacy and work engagement by Shucun Sun, Zhonglian Yan, Caixia Sun

“…As a strategy for performing emotional labor, surface acting refers to the process of faking emotions to meet the demands of organizations’ norms. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and surface acting among Chinese kindergarten teachers, focusing on the mediating role of self-efficacy and work engagement.MethodsIntegrating the conservation of resources theory and the job demands-resources model, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 1,017 Chinese kindergarten teachers using Wong & Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and Surface Acting Scale. …”
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Exhausting the (Human) Problem by Annalaura Alifuoco

“…Through the sculptural works of Berlinde De Bruyckere, where organic and synthetic matters merge in states of suspension, we witness exhaustion’s capacity to reshape relations between bodies, forms, and forces. …”
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A quality of service–aware preemptive tidal flow queuing model for wireless multimedia sensor networks in the smart grid environment by Li Peizhe, Wu Muqing, Zhao Min, Liao Wenxing

“…Wireless multimedia sensor network can be treated as an organic supplement and a peripheral network in this two-way communication system. …”
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ANTHRAX GLOBAL EPIZOOTOLOGY. 1. SUSCEPTIBLE ANIMALS by Makhamat Nguerabe Yamtitina, V. V. Makarov

“…The susceptibility of animal species to anthrax depends not only on the dose, but also on the form (vegetative or spore) of the anthrax bacterium, the mode of infection, and the site of introduction of the pathogen into the organism. Anthrax affects mammals of 19 species: mostly cattle, which are intermediate hosts and hosts in the global parasitoid system; sheep and goats, horses, pigs, many species of wild ruminants and herbivorous, mostly deer, gazelles, bisons, hippopotamuses and even elephants, as well as Carnivora. …”
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Recognition of prior learning program in improving human resource in Bojonegoro district: an open government analysis by Siti Nur Alifa, Septi Wulandari, Cahya Lukita

“…Supporting factors lead to the use of scholarships in higher education with recognition of experience, online learning, and RPL program organizers from quality universities. The inhibiting factors are seen from the declining commitment and motivation of students in participating in the lecture process and the difficulty of time management between college work.…”
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THE EFFECT OF GENRE-BASED MENTORING ON LINGUISTIC FEATURE QUALITY OF RESEARCH ARTICLE ABSRACTS BY INDONESIAN LECTURERS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES by Dedi Jasrial, Safnil Arsyad, Arono Arono

“…It is because the meta-discourse serves as a textual and interpersonal marker that can help readers to organize, classify, interpret, evaluate, and react to the contents of a propositions or meanings of sentences in the research article abstracts. …”
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Improvement of bovine tuberculosis diagnosis by M. O. Baratov

“…However, the post-mortem examination revealed TB changes in internal organs. The obtained data suggest a possibility to use the IHA test to detect TB infected animals with non-specific reactions to tuberculin.…”
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Fifty years after the discovery of the association of HLA B27 with ankylosing spondylitis by Joachim Sieper, Juergen Braun

“…The function of HLA class I molecules is to present peptides to the immune system to defend the organism against microbes targeted by CD8+T cells. …”
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THE RELIGIOUS FACTOR IN THE «ARAB SPRING» by A. V. Krylov

“…Many experts in Russia as well as abroad share an opinion that the phenomenon of the “Arab revolution" or the so cold "Arab Spring" has the same basic pattern: after the beginning of unrest in North Africa and the Middle East the Islamist political parties, organizations and groups are gaining strength, popularity and influence. …”
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Do Routine Preoperative and Intraoperative Urine Cultures Benefit Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux Surgery? by Daniel R. Hettel, Bradley C. Gill, Audrey C. Rhee

“…A positive culture was defined as >50,000 colony forming units of a single organism. Results. A total of 185 patients were identified and 87/185 (47.0%) met inclusion criteria. …”
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Urinary Tract Infections due to Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Chicago Emergency Department by Thana Khawcharoenporn, Shawn Vasoo, Kamaljit Singh

“…MDRE were defined as organisms resistant to at least 3 categories of antibiotics. …”
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Wind-powered hydrogen refueling station with energy recovery for green mobility in sustainable cities by Nurettin Sezer, Sertac Bayhan

“…The proposed system integrates wind turbines, a water electrolyzer, three-stage hydrogen compressor, heat recovery and storage, a two-stage Organic Rankine Cycle (TS-ORC), hydrogen storage tanks, a Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle (VCRC), and a hydrogen dispenser. …”
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Characteristics of the composition of an administrative offense related to violation of the rules of quarantine of people by M. I. Martsun

“…Special subjects of an administrative offense may be officials of public authorities and local governments, the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, enterprises, institutions, and organizations responsible for implementing measures to control infectious diseases. …”
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The Problem of Obtaining Evidence from EU Countries While Achieving the “Crime Does Not Pay” Goal by Šalčius Marijus, Molienė Reda

“…In the context of the European Union’s efforts to fight crime in a comprehensive manner and in line with the European Commission’s Communication of 2008, that confiscation and recovery of proceeds are a powerful means for fighting organized crime effectively and its commitment to support the development of confiscation-related legislative and non-legislative measures1, alternative legal instruments to achieve the “crime does not pay” objective are also being developed, where obtaining evidence from other Member States is also a key issue. …”
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Customer segmentation in the digital marketing using a Q-learning based differential evolution algorithm integrated with K-means clustering. by Guanqun Wang

“…Effective and well-structured customer segmentation enables organizations to accurately identify and comprehend the distinct characteristics and needs of various customer groups, thereby facilitating the development of more targeted marketing strategies. …”
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Discovery of potent allosteric antibodies inhibiting EGFR by Léxane Fournier, Lukas Pekar, Birgitta Leuthner, Harald Kolmar, Lars Toleikis, Stefan Becker

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The inclusion of downy mildews in a multi-locus-dataset and its reanalysis reveals a high degree of paraphyly in Phytophthora by F. Runge, S. Telle, S. Ploch, E. Savory, B. Day, R. Sharma, M. Thines

“…Pathogens belonging to the Oomycota, a group of heterokont, fungal-like organisms, are amongst the most notorious pathogens in agriculture. …”
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The influence of infantile cues on motivated perception of threats among caregivers by Emma Murrugarra, Michael H. Goldstein

“…We propose a theoretical framework of threat perception that focuses on how the demands of being a social altricial species, namely the demands of providing care to young, influence perceptual systems and plays a strong role in organizing how adults view the world around them. The motivated perceptual experiences of caregivers represent an untapped area of research that can increase our understanding of perceptual function and plasticity across the lifespan.…”
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The Liver X Receptor Promotes Immune Homeostasis via Controlled Activation of the Innate Immune System in the Liver by Hiroyuki Nakashima, Bradley M. Kearney, Manabu Kinoshita

“…The liver is an indispensable metabolic organ, responsible for accumulating and transporting various nutritional compounds in hepatocytes. …”
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