Calculations for a BWR Lattice with Adjacent Gadolinium Pins Using the Monte Carlo Cell Code Serpent v.1.1.7 by Diego Ferraro, Eduardo Villarino

“…In the present work the VTT recently developed Serpent v.1.1.7 cell-oriented neutronic calculation code is used to perform cell calculations of a theoretical BWR lattice benchmark with burnable poisons, and the main results are compared to reported ones and with calculations performed with Condor v.2.61, the INVAP's neutronic collision probability cell code.…”
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Short Stature on a Boy: Mosaicism with an Isodicentric Y Chromosome by Catarina Silvestre, Juliette Dupont, Rosário Silveira Santos, Brígida Robalo, Carla Pereira, Maria Lurdes Sampaio

“…There is an important clinical need for gonadal follow-up in this situation and for support in the decision about sex of rearing and sex orientation, when justifiable.…”
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Tracing biomimicry from the ancient Chinese wisdom: a case study at Lushan UNESCO Global Geopark by Lyuxin Xiong, Mazlan Mohd Tahir, Tanot Anak Unjah, Chao Xu

“…These practices apply to architecture and landscape, including orientation, building planning, and structural design. …”
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MANAGERIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF STUDENTS – THE CASE OF BIH by Bahrija Umihanić, Sabina Đonlagić, Ana Marija Alfirević

“…The preliminary empirical results indicate that BiH students perceive a managerial job as a preferable career choice and confirm lower orientation of the students and the society toward entrepreneurship. …”
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The Role of Simulation Educational Technologies in Teaching Doctors by М. Р. Potapov

“…Simulation technologies in this sense should occupy an important place in medical education improving the quality and effectiveness of practice-oriented specialist training, reducing the risk of negative effects of the former education system in medical universities. …”
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The linguistic, conceptual, and pragmatic challenges of communicating Galatians 3:1-14 in Chewa by Ernst Wendland

“… The aim of this study is, first of all, to present a rhetorically oriented analysis of the central pericope of 3:1-14, with special reference to its pertinent oral-aural qualities. …”
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Proactive Communicating Process with Asymmetry in Multiagent Systems by Jiafang Wang, Zhiyong Feng, Chao Xu

“…A proactive process can improve the efficiency of dealing with asymmetry by allowing agents to take the initiative of communication in a goal-oriented way. In the process, by reasoning on belief and intention about the world and figuring out the information needed, the agent proactively requests information from another agent when asymmetry exists between them. …”
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<i>pathways-ensemble-analysis</i> v1.1.0: an open-source library for systematic and robust analysis of pathway ensembles by L. Welder, N. Grant, M. J. Gidden, M. J. Gidden

“…We introduce a new open-source package, <i>pathways-ensemble-analysis</i>, which provides an object-oriented framework for the key steps in analysis, describing its structure and providing an illustrative example of its use. …”
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Split-Cre-mediated GFP expression as a permanent marker for flagellar fusion of Trypanosoma brucei in its tsetse fly host by Ruth Etzensperger, Mattias Benninger, Berta Pozzi, Ruth Rehmann, Arunasalam Naguleswaran, Gabriela Schumann, Jan Van Den Abbeele, Isabel Roditi

“…Specifically, we engineered trypanosomes to contain a GFP gene flanked by Lox sites in the reverse orientation to the promoter. In addition, the cells expressed inactive halves of the Cre recombinase, either N-terminal Cre residues 1–244 (N-Cre) or C-terminal Cre residues 245–343 (C-Cre). …”
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The ideals of student youth in relation to the present, possible and anti-ideal by I. A. Nikolaeva

“…The study of youth ideals is of traditional interest because they provide an understanding of youth values and social orientations, which determine the choice of future and current social behaviour. …”
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Effects of home-based virtual reality upper extremity rehabilitation in persons with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial by Hiroyuki Ase, Kaoru Honaga, Mami Tani, Tomokazu Takakura, Futoshi Wada, Yuhei Murakami, Reina Isayama, Akira Tanuma, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…Abstract Background Upper extremity rehabilitation in persons with stroke should be dose-dependent and task-oriented. Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to be used safely and effectively in home-based rehabilitation. …”
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How can competencies in minor surgery in general practice be increased? Assessing the effect of a compact intervention in postgraduate training: a mixed-methodsstudy by Joachim Szecsenyi, Jonas D Senft, Katja Krug, Simon Schwill, Aaron Poppleton, Dorothee Reith, Sandra Stengel

“…After 9 months, attendees remembered a variety of content and valued the interactive, case-oriented, peer-to-peer approach in a mixed learning group. …”
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Klasifikasi Ekspresi Wajah Menggunakan Covolutional Neural Network by Ahmad Taufiq Akbar, Shoffan Saifullah, Hari Prapcoyo

“…Although the model does not employ transfer learning or data augmentation, it still outperforms traditional approaches such as Local Binary Pattern (LBP) and Histogram Oriented Gradient (HOG). Thus, this simple CNN architecture proves effective for facial expression recognition on small datasets. …”
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Isotropy of an Upper Limb Exoskeleton and the Kinematics and Dynamics of the Human Arm by Joel C. Perry, Janet M. Powell, Jacob Rosen

“…At the same time, this orientation allowed the best exoskeleton manipulability at the most commonly used human arm configuration during ADLs. …”
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Presenting the model of social entrepreneurship in the development of rural tourism in the target villages of Gilan province by Fatemeh Doozandeh Ziabari, hamed fallah tafti, Mir Mohammad Asadi, Mahdi Basouli

“…The results showed that traditional tourism entrepreneurship follows a capitalist approach, is highly profit-oriented, and ignores the social aspects of doing business; which may in turn cause more harm to already disadvantaged communities. …”
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Brand Experience and Customer Loyalty in Dentistry: The Role of Perceived Brand Authenticity by Ghaith Al-Abdallah, Jegr Ababakr

“…Discussion, recommendations, and future research orientation are provided.…”
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Hybrid Tree Tensor Networks for Quantum Simulation by Julian Schuhmacher, Marco Ballarin, Alberto Baiardi, Giuseppe Magnifico, Francesco Tacchino, Simone Montangero, Ivano Tavernelli

“…However, their practical usefulness and many operational aspects of hTN-based algorithms, like the optimization of hTNs, the generalization of standard contraction rules to an hybrid setting, and the design of application-oriented architectures have not been thoroughly investigated yet. …”
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Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium' by Edward F. Gilman

“…It fits well into the oriental garden due to the exotic silhouette. The deeply divided, soft green leaves have 9 to 11 lobes and are delicately displayed on thin, drooping branches. …”
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Capability of the cavalieri method for volume estimation of the dog testis by Murat Sırrı Akosman, Vural Özdemir

“…However Cavalieri principle runs free from the shape and orientation of the material. The study showed that Cavalieri principle was capable to measure the testis volume.…”
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A Finite-Time Fractional-Order Error Extended State Observer for Hypersonic Vehicle by Mingfei Zhao, Jia Song, Yunlong Hu, Wenling Li

“…To begin, a control-oriented HV model is established. Subsequently, the FTFOEESO is developed to accurately estimate and compensate for strong disturbances and uncertainties. …”
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