Deformation and Rupture of Thin Steel Plates due to Cumulative Loading from Underwater Shock and Bubble Collapse by Julian J. Lee, Malcolm J. Smith, James Huang, Geoffrey T. Paulgaard

“…The damage sustained by rigidly-clamped square steel plates when subjected to close-proximity underwater explosions has been investigated. …”
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Influence of Pilocarpine Eyedrops on the Ocular Biometric Parameters and Intraocular Lens Power Calculation by Ruxin Gao, Jinkun Liu, Xiaojie Zhou, Luping Huang, Weiyi Huang, Yingying Xue, Fei Wang, Songjian Gong, Renyi Wu, Yuhong Wang

“…Twenty-two PACG patients and fifteen normal subjects were enrolled. Ocular biometric parameters including the axial length (AL), anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT), mean keratometry (Km), and white-to-white distance (WTW) were measured by using a Lenstar LS 900 device before and at least 30 minutes after instillation of 2% pilocarpine eyedrops. …”
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Intercultural Competence in Catholic Religious Education by Marija Jurišić, Marija Žagmešter Kemfelja

“…Even though its development calls for a lifelong learning approach, the formal education system has a primary task in its development through all school subjects, i.e., the entire school curriculum. In the last twenty years, international and European organizations have emphasized the importance of religious education in developing students’ intercultural competence. …”
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MiCML: a causal machine learning cloud platform for the analysis of treatment effects using microbiome profiles by Hyunwook Koh, Jihun Kim, Hyojung Jang

“…Then, the coadministration of microbiome-based dietary supplements/therapeutics along with the primary treatment has been the subject of intensive investigation. However, for this, we first need to comprehend which microbes help (or prevent) the treatment to cure the patient’s disease. …”
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Conventional and drug‑eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization in patients with inoperable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a meta‑analysis by Su-Rong Pan, Xue-Wen Wo, Hong-Fang Zhu, Feng-Fei Xia

“…Additionally, the OS end point was subject to substantial publication bias (Egger test, P = 0.002). …”
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Effect of application of the thoracoabdominal rebalancing (TAR) method in moderate premature children: randomized and controlled clinical trial by Jaqueline Lomônaco Lemos, Denise Iunes, Aline Roberta Danaga, Carmélia Rocha, Juliana Bassalobre Carvalho Borges

“…The newborns were randomized into the TAR group (n=17) or control group (n=13) and subjected to the slow expiratory flow acceleration technique (SEFA). …”
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Lieu, genre et mémoire orale : l’histoire oubliée de l’arrivée des maquis au Val d’Aran vécue et racontée par les femmes by Mireia Boya-Busquet, Rosa Cerarols-Ramirez

“…Its unexpected arrival and their contact with the local population are the subject of our research. This historical episode always has been explained from the point of view of the “maquis” or the francoist soldiers who participated in the operation, but never from the viewpoint of the valley residents. …”
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Effects of Lotrafilcon A and Senofilcon A Bandage Contact Lenses on Visual Outcome and Ocular Comfort After Photorefractive Keratectomy by Konuralp Yakar, Göksu Alaçamlı

“…When the BCLs were removed on postoperative day 5, subjective ocular symptoms of discomfort were evaluated on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 indicated no discomfort and 10 indicated maximum discomfort. …”
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Comparison of neurodevelopmental outcome in late-preterm and term neonates at 9-month corrected age by Sarfaraz Nisar, Jitendra Chukkanakal, Salim Xalxo, Ankita Chandraker

“…Materials and Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted among the two groups with 121 and 114 subjects each. All neonates were examined within the first 24 h of birth and then followed till discharge and again followed at 9 months. …”
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Anthropometric Parameters in Celiac Disease: A Review on the Different Evaluation Methods and Disease Effects by Allysson Costa, Gleisson A. P. Brito

“…This review compiled anthropometric data from 29 original articles, published between 1995 and 2015, corresponding to a total sample of 6368 celiac disease subjects. Body mass index was the main parameter for measuring anthropometry (82.1%), followed by body mass (78.6%), body fat (51.7%), bone mineral density and bone mineral content (46.4%), and fat-free mass (44.8%). …”
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Supplementation with sweet corn for weight gain in pregnant women by Siti Mudlikah, A`im Matun Nadhiroh, Pipit Festi Wiliyanarti

“…Data analysis included a T-test statistical approach and the Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan (SOAP) method for each participant. …”
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The Marshall Plan and the European Integration: The Stance of Great Britain and France (1947–1948) by P. I. Falaleev

“…Whereas in terms of economic development of Western Europe the latter were rather ambiguous and are still the subject of controversy, in terms of world politics the Marshall Plan exacerbated block-to-block confrontation in Europe, characteristic of the Cold War period.…”
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Incidence of Keratoconus and Its Association with Systemic Comorbid Conditions: A Nationwide Cohort Study from South Korea by Jong Youn Moon, Jesang Lee, Yoon Hyung Park, Eun-Cheol Park, Si Hyung Lee

“…This retrospective nationwide cohort study included 1,025,340 subjects from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort database from 2004 to 2013. …”
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The object of a criminal offense under Art. 132 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, through the prism of determining the object of criminal offenses against life and health of a perso... by А. М. Hoha

“…The problematic issues of the chosen subject concerning the inconsistency of the object of the criminal offense provided by Art. 132 of the Criminal code of Ukraine, with other criminal offenses against life and health of the person are highlighted. …”
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PENERAPAN METODE ROLE PLAYING DENGAN MEDIA ORKAS (ORGAN KORAN BEKAS) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRESTASI BELAJAR BIOLOGI SISWA KELAS XI IPA MADRASAH MA’ARIF AL-FALAH by Sri Utami, Indah Wijianti, Muh. Waskito Ardhi

“…The research was conducted in Madrasah Maarif AL-Falah district of Ngrayun Ponorogo. The subjects were students of class XI second half of Al-Falah Madrasah Maarif District of Ngrayun Ponorogo school year 2014/2015 the number of students 16 children. …”
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Evaluation of the natural suitability of human settlements in the Western Sichuan Plateau region of China by Wang Feng, Haixia Lu, Mingshun Xiang

“…Abstract The natural suitability of human settlements is greatly influenced by the distinct ecological environment and natural conditions of the plateau area, which are of great eco-environmental significance. 32 counties in China’s Western Sichuan Plateau were chosen as the study’s research subjects. The evaluation index system and weight of the natural suitability of human settlements were established, along with the obstacle degree model, using the analytical hierarchy process, the entropy method, and the integrated weight method. …”
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Development of Virtual Hologram Audio Visualizer Box Technology to Improve Physical Fitness by Arief Darmawan, Tatok Sugiarto, Surya Adi Saputra, Ahadi Priyohutomo, Amirina Surya Mahardikarani

“…Study adopted the research and development of Borg and Gall which is divided into planning, development and implementation stages. Subjects of this study consisted of junior high school students in grade VII with a sample size of 24 students, small-scale trials were taken with 8 students and for large-scale trials were taken with 16 students, in sampling the researcher used proportional random sampling. …”
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Moodle tools for teaching foreign languages at distance learning department by Oksana O. Kandrashkina, Elena V. Revina

“…The paper investigates the use of the Moodle system tools for teaching the subject of Foreign Languages (English) at the faculty of distance and part-time education of the Institute of Oil and Gas Technologies (INGT) of Samara State Technical University (SSTU). …”
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Legal and tactical basis for conducting a search of a person’s residence or other property: identifying the ways to resolve the controversial issues by O. O. Kovalenko

“…At the same time, a large number of legal and normative regulations are subject to contradictions, which is why it is important to eliminate ambiguity in them, as well as to introduce into the practice of conducting searches proven tactical methods of applying this investigative (search) action. …”
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The book science literature in the personal library of Vaclovas Biržiška by Nijolė Lietuvninkaitė

“… The subject fields of the science collection of Vaclovas Biržiška, and its importance for the scientific, pedagogical, and practical activities of this famous bibliographer, have been investigated. …”
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