Watershed conservation prioritization using geomorphometric and land use-land cover parameters by G.R. Puno, R.C.C. Puno

“…The study provides significant information helpful to watershed managers and planners especially in crafting a plan for integrated watershed management wherein programs and projects implementation have to be prioritized.…”
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The Nature-based Tourism Sustainability: Cultural Measures and Personality Trait by Ali Imron, Siti Nurhayati, Nur Choirul Afif

“…Moreover, the tourism destination culture personality has È-Shape curvilinear relationship on the tourist engagement and revisit intention which projected. The last, these results were assessed by robustness and configuration tests to reduce the possibility of error regarding our findings. …”
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Epidemiological, clinical and imaging profile of Multiple Sclerosis by Làzaro Aurelio Vàzquez Gòmez, Carlos Hidalgo Mesa, Benita Mabel Beltrán González, Yunier Broche Pérez, Ana María Mederos Herrera

“…It is important to consider this report as a basis for decision-making on issues of projection of treatment and care, aspects of great importance in high-cost diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.…”
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Expansion of medical school admission quotas in Korea, is it really necessary? by Jeong Hun Park, Jungchan Lee, Kye-Hyun Kim, Yo Han Shin, Seog-Kyun Mun

“…Per capita medical use by gender and age group in 2022 was calculated for demand estimation of future medical use, and the results of future population projections were applied. The numbers of working days examined were 265, 275, 285, and 289.5 days. …”
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Influence of cement-stabilized soil enhancement on the axial bearing performance of bridge shafts: Field test and numerical simulation by Chang Duan, Zhihui Wan, Feng Zhou, Lei Wang, Zhiqi Shao

“…Field tests involving two post-grouted shafts and two stiffened deep cement mixing shafts were conducted at the bridge foundations projects, analyzing the vertical bearing performance of the shafts with cement-stabilized soil enhancement. …”
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SALIVARY FUNCTION AND BIOMARKER PROFILES IN RELATION TO ORAL HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH PRE-DIALYSIS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by Georgiana Florentina Gheorghe, Laura Iosif, Oana Elena Amza, Bogdan Dimitriu, Liliana Gârneaţâ, Alexandra Ripszky Totan, Ana Maria Cristina Ţâncu

“…Aim of the study: With chronic kidney disease (CKD) projected to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2040, this study investigates oral health and the relationship between salivary and renal function in pre-dialysis CKD patients. …”
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Failure Mechanism of Salt Barrier in Saline Soil Subgrade in Cold and Arid Plateau Areas by Yurong Zhang, Wen Zhang, Yanbin Fan, Shiyi Liu, Yunxiu He, Yi Zou

“…However, using this salt barrier method in saline soil subgrade projects in cold and arid highland areas has led to the problem of salt barrier failure, and the failure mechanism remains unclear. …”
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An Improved Solar Cooling System for Date Safety and Storage under Climate of the Maghreb by Benameur Afif, Boualem Merabet, Mustafa Inc, Younes Menni, Sameer Alsharif, Ahmed Althobaiti, Ayman A. Aly

“…Maghreb countries have launched international tenders for large-scale solar power projects, confirming north African countries’ goals to become green-power leaders, by enforcing renewable energy development policies. …”
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Potential for eliminating COVID-19 in Thailand through third-dose vaccination: A modeling approach by Pannathon Kreabkhontho, Watchara Teparos, Thitiya Theparod

“…Simulation results demonstrated that the optimal vaccination rate led to a substantial decrease in the number of infections, with the epidemic projected to be completely eradicated from the population by June 19, 2022. …”
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Analysis of Physicochemical Properties, Volatile Flavor Compounds and Bacterial Communities in Broad Bean Paste from Sichuan and Chongqing by TU Dawei, MA Hongneng, LI Jia, KANG Junhan, LIU Wenjun

“…Using the cutoff of variable importance in projection (VIP) score > 1, 29 characteristic volatile compounds were selected. …”
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Mekong cooperation frameworks and geopolitical dynamics: a Cambodian perspective by Kin Phea

“…The Mekong countries must navigate the influence of China, a major player in infrastructure projects and water management, while also engaging with the United States, Japan, and other regional powers. …”
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Ecological and biological features and prospects of the introduction of <i>Cornus mas</i> in Central Russia by O. Yu. Emelyanova, M. P. Tsoy

“…Under the conditions of the arboretum, C. mas is a multi-stemmed shrub, up to 5.3 m high, with an average crown projection diameter of up to 4.7 m, showing good vitality, active growth, and a high degree of resistance to damaging climatic factors of the winter season. …”
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Recruitment and retention of participants in randomised controlled trials: a review of trials funded and published by the United Kingdom Health Technology Assessment Programme by Stephen J Walters, Daniel Hind, Richard M Jacques, Steven A Julious, Joanne Rothwell, Oscar Bortolami, Laura Flight, Inês Bonacho dos Anjos Henriques-Cadby, Christopher Knox, Ben Nadin, Michael Surtees

“…Investigators should bear this in mind at the planning stage of their study and not be overly optimistic about their recruitment projections.…”
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Reliability and Differences Between Sexes in Landing Mechanics when Performing the Lateral Bound Test by Andy Waldhelm, Sydney Allen, Lacy Grand, Carolyn Bopp, Kristian Foster, Ginger Muckridge, Neil Schwarz

“…Maximum dynamic knee valgus using the frontal plane projection angle and knee flexion angle at initial contact and maximal knee flexion were measured upon landing leg using 2D video analysis software. …”
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GIRL CHILD IN AKPABUYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOIOFEM, JULIANA JEROME ADIE, OMINI UBI UBI, RUNYI DANIEL JAMES

“…Comprising of 50 males and 50 females, who were selected from the projected population of 2016 in the study area, twenty respondents each were selected from five wards using the simple random samplings. …”
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Count-rate management in 131I SPECT/CT calibration by Staffan Jacobsson Svärd, Cecilia Hindorf, Joachim N. Nilsson

“…It is argued that loss corrections should be based on total spectrum count rates in projections and not only on the 364.5 keV energy window data. …”
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Somatic Transformations in the Context of Antropotechnogynesis at the Modern Stage by І. Р. Pecheranskyi

“…In the base of the paradigmatic ontological and anthropological shift which has been on the modern stage, lies the idea of continuity of anthropotechnological co-evolution of the human body and its environment which projects itself in psychosomatic human structure, making a transformation program for better adaptation in technonanobeing. …”
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RELIGIOUS FAITH: EXISTENTIAL-ANTHROPOLOGICAL MEANINGS by O. I. Predko

“…The author has proved that religious faith, which is the projective model of a person, turns out to be one of the possible ways to solve its existential problems, as it concerns not only the nature of the essential characteristics, the properties of the Divine itself but also the ultimate foundations of person in all the uniqueness and specificity of his being. …”
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Methods for tagging an ectoparasite, the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis by Folk, Alexius, Mennerat, Adèle

“…The proportion of RFID-tagged individuals followed a negative exponential decline, with tag retention among the living female population generally high. The projected retention was found to be about 88% after 30 days or 80% after 60 days, although one of the four batches of glue used, purchased from a different supplier, appeared to give significantly lower tag retention and with greater initial loss (74% and 60% respectively). …”
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MODERN STATE LANGUAGE POLICY by Olga B. Akimova, Tatyana S. Tabachenko

“…The perspective directions of the state language policy in the field of the Russian language and literature are specified and formulated: the analysis of the programs and projects aimed at the development, distribution and support of the Russian language; providing coordination of actions of executive authorities in the presented study; improvement of the Russian language studying quality in schools in accordance with features of the general education in the national republics; professional level improvement of teachers of the Russian language; preservation of national languages of Russia; scientific studying and codification of the modern language, promoting of scientific knowledge of Russian and languages of the people of the Russian Federation; support expansion of the private initiatives connected with preservation and development of Russian in neighboring countries; creation of base for studying of Russian by foreign experts and labor migrants; cooperation with foreign specialists in the Russian philology, translators of the Russian literature and teachers of Russian.…”
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