Catholic Church Interiors in Fin-de-Siècle Literature by Claire Masurel-Murray

“…Through these two examples, this article argues that fin-de-siècle literary representations of church interiors reflect a major change in the perception of sacred space, from the ‘auditory church’ (Whyte) of the 18th century, where function (essentially focused on the proclamation of the word of God) dictated the organisation of space and even the furnishings, to the ‘visual church’, saturated with symbolism, where the eye, rather than the ear, becomes the central organ of religious experience.…”
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Learning from “Knocks in Life”: Food Insecurity among Low-Income Lone Senior Women by Rebecca J. Green-LaPierre, Patricia L. Williams, N. Theresa Glanville, Deborah Norris, Heather C. Hunter, Cynthia G. Watt

“…World view exerted the largest influence on seniors’ personal perception of food security status. The implications of the findings and policy recommendations to reduce the nutritional health inequities among this vulnerable subset of the senior population are considered.…”
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I tweet, therefore I am: a systematic review on social media use and disorders of the social brain by Nancy Yang, Bernard Crespi

“…These findings can be understood in the context of a new conceptual model, referred to here as ‘Delusion Amplification by Social Media’, whereby this suite of disorders and symptoms centrally involves forms of mentalistic delusions, linked with altered perception and perpetuation of distorted manifestations of the self, that are enabled and exacerbated by social media. …”
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Parodontgel® on Wound Healing and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) after Tunneled Coronally Advanced Flap (TCAF) by Leonardo Mancini, Vincenzo Mancini

“…The gel was expected to reduce pain perception and minimize the need for painkiller intake during the critical first week of recovery. …”
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Modeling dynamics on the dance floor with directional swarmalators by Petri Toiviainen, Petri Toiviainen, Joshua S. Bamford, Joshua S. Bamford, Joshua S. Bamford, Marc R. Thompson, Marc R. Thompson

“…It establishes a quantitative framework to dissect how individuals on dance floors self-organize and generate emergent patterns in response to both musical stimuli and visual perception of other dancers. The inclusion of gaze direction allows for the simulation of realistic scenarios on dance floors, mirroring the dynamic interplay of human movement in rhythm-driven environments. …”
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COEVOLUTIONARY SEMANTICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION GENESIS AND EVOLUTIONARY RISK (BETWEEN THE BIOAESTHETICS AND BIOPOLITICS) by V. T. Cheshko, O. M. Kuz

“…In both cases there is some semantic gap present between the represented social reality and its representation in perception of works of art and in the political doctrines as well. …”
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Research Progress on the Potential Pathogenesis of Persistent Postural–Perceptual Dizziness by Chen Qin, Ruyi Zhang, Zhihui Yan

“…Furthermore, PPPD patients are different from healthy individuals in spatial navigation ability, vestibular perception thresholds, central sensitization, and oxidative stress. …”
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The effect of risk of contracting and fear of COVID-19 on burnout and job satisfaction in Polish teachers by Joanna Dymecka, Rafał Gerymski, Radoslaw B. Walczak, Aleksandra Jania

“…Conclusions The current study showed a relationship between the risk perception of COVID-19, occupational burnout and job satisfac-tion in Polish teachers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Du toucher au geste technique : la « technè des corps » by Patricia Ribault

“…C’est en cela qu’il ex-iste, qu’il se tient en dehors des limites de son corps, qui, mystère des origines, est devenu progressivement un organe de perception capable de se réfléchir dans la matière jusqu’à la transformer, jusqu’à modeler une technicité organisée de manière unique au sein du vivant : l’« écotechnie des corps ». …”
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Clinical Outcomes after Binocular Implantation of a New Trifocal Diffractive Intraocular Lens by Florian T. A. Kretz, Detlev Breyer, Vasilios F. Diakonis, Karsten Klabe, Franziska Henke, Gerd U. Auffarth, Hakan Kaymak

“…Photopic and mesopic contrast sensitivity, patient satisfaction, and halo perception were also evaluated. Results. Seventy-six eyes of 38 patients were included; 90% of eyes showed a spherical equivalent within ±0.50 diopters 3 months after surgery. …”
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Parental Roles and Challenges in Managing Pediatric Obesity: Insights from Focus Group Interviews in Korea by Jieun Ju, Jahye Jung, Yong Hee Hong, Minsoo Shin, Yoon Lee, Ah-Ram Sul

“…Results : The analysis revealed one main theme, parental roles and challenges in managing pediatric obesity, that encompassed five categories: parental awareness and perception of pediatric obesity; causes of pediatric obesity; parental strategies for managing obesity; barriers to management; and support systems and resources. …”
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Study on the Relationship between Different Body Mass Indexes and Puncture Pain and Image Quality in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography with Intravenous Indwelling Needle by Jiani Ding, Xiaoyu Chen

“…The age, sex, height, and weight of each patient were recorded, and the primary puncture success rate, contrast leakage rate, injection success rate, pain perception, and subjective ratings of image quality and objective indicators were compared in patients with different BMI values. …”
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Involvement of Russian student youth in Internet communications as a factor in the formation of models of their socio-political activity by E. A. Istyagina-Yeliseeva, C. E. Barijenikova, A. V. Boldyreva

“…The features of student youth perception of political reality depending on the image of political practices in the virtual space have been characterized. …”
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Scoping review on prevention of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents: methods, effectiveness and future directions by Josée Aoun, Michel Spodenkiewicz, Michel Spodenkiewicz, Michel Spodenkiewicz, Catherine Marimoutou

“…In this comprehensive scoping review, our objective was to provide insights into prevention methods for suicidal thoughts and behaviors directed towards adolescents, including their effectiveness, public perception, and potential adaptations.MethodA scoping review was conducted, encompassing 71 articles including systematic review, clinical trials and qualitative studies for a wider understanding. …”
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KAI2-dependent signaling controls vegetative reproduction in Marchantia polymorpha through activation of LOG-mediated cytokinin synthesis (14) by Aino Komatsu, Mizuki Fujibayashi, Kazato Kumagai, Hidemasa Suzuki, Yuki Hata, Yumiko Takebayashi, Mikiko Kojima, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Junko Kyozuka

“…KAI2A perceives unidentified endogenous ligand(s), tentatively referred to as KAI2 ligands (KL). Perception of KL by KAI2 triggers MORE AXILLARY GROWTH2 (MAX2)-dependent proteolysis of MpSUPPRESSOR of MORE AXILLALRY GROWTH2 1-LIKE (MpSMXL). …”
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Exploring imitation of within hand prehensile object manipulation using fMRI and graph theory analysis by Werner Krammer, John H. Missimer, Vanessa Vallesi, Manuela Pastore-Wapp, Georg Kägi, Roland Wiest, Bruno J. Weder

“…The networks exhibit (1) rich clubs which include sensori-motor hand, dorsal attention and cingulo-opercular communities for observation and motor execution in both hemispheres and (2) diversity clubs, significant only for manipulation and observation of the left hand, which include the dorsal visual association cortex, suggesting enhanced visual perception required for guiding the movement-limited left fingers. …”
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The Impact of Critical Listening and Critical Reading on Critical Thinking by Yasemin Baki

“…The Critical Listening Scale, Critical Thinking Attitude Scale, Critical Reading Self-Efficacy Perception Scale, and a personal information form were used to collect research data. …”
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Tourism planning and development: The case of Portugal’s Norte region by Ana Paula Lopes, Filomena Soares

“…Comparing the forecast values in terms of overnight stays, tourists and revenue set by PENT, the reality showed that the results were a little bit far from the expected; however, the findings confirm the common perception that Portugal’s Norte region is still experiencing a trend towards growth as a tourist destination.…”
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Frontal Face Generation Based on Attitude Point Guidance and Attention Mechanism Improvement by Jihui Zhao, Zhengyi Yuan, Junhu Zhang, Haitao Li, Hui Li

“…In the generator part, the self-attention mechanism is introduced to obtain the dependence between feature points and other position features, which enhances the illumination perception ability of the network layer. At the same time, local attention is used in a discriminator to improve the local detail generation ability of the network in the face. …”
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Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in the Highlands of Cameroon: Seroprevalence Estimates and Rates of Tuberculin Skin Test Reactors at Modified Cut-Offs by J. Awah-Ndukum, A. C. Kudi, G. S. Bah, G. Bradley, S. F. Tebug, P. L. Dickmu, H. N. Njakoi, W. N. Agharih

“…The study suggested that using lateral flow assay and TST at severe interpretations could improve the perception of bovine TB in Cameroon. The importance of defining TST at modified cut-offs and disease status by post-mortem detection and mycobacterial culture of TB lesions in local environments cannot be overemphasised.…”
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