Regularities of the Development of Coastal Processes on Water Reservoirs of Hydroelectric Power Plants of Belarus by V. E. Levkevich

“…As for the channel-type reservoirs, processing of the cost is being expanded only in the near-dam part of the reservoir and reaches 40 % of the coastline. At the same time, the value of this indicator might be up to 70 % of the length of the coasts of the lake-type reservoirs. …”
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A Case Study of Complex Policy Design: The Systems Engineering Approach by Shqipe Buzuku, Javier Farfan, Kari Harmaa, Andrzej Kraslawski, Tuomo Kässi

“…Moreover, general morphological analysis is further optimized through a novel sensitivity analysis approach reducing up to 80% the iteration time. The proposed approach is showcased in a case study of sustainable policy formulation for a wastewater treatment plant at a pulp and paper industry in Brazil. …”
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Simultaneous Measurement of Distributed Temperature and Strain through Brillouin Frequency Shift Using a Common Communication Optical Fiber by Leijun Hu, Liwen Sheng, Jisong Yan, Ligong Li, Ming Yuan, Fude Sun, Fushun Nian, Long Li, Jiaqing Liu, Shuai Zhou, Zhiming Liu

“…Benefiting from the difference of the temperature and strain sensitivity from different Brillouin peaks with different acoustic modes, our proposed sensing configuration can be used to distinguish ambient temperature and applied strain at the same time, which is an excellent candidate to address the problem of cross-sensitivity in the classical Brillouin system. …”
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Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized Cost by Min Yue, Shu-Hong Ma, Wei Zhou, Xi-Fang Chen

“…The findings of this study are as follows: (1) long-distance travelers always prefer to choose the unimodal fewer transfers trip chain between hubs; (2) long-distance travelers are more likely to choose the trip chain with more transfers more than long waiting time; (3) individual income difference affects the generalized cost of trip chains and also influences the optimal choice of trip chain through the MDP framework. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution of rural multifunctionality and its influencing factors: a case study of the Liaoning Coastal Economic Belt, China by Yu Chen, Jun Wang

“…In this study, 30 counties in the Liaoning Coastal Economic Zone were taken as the research area, and the years 2000, 2013, and 2023 were selected as the research time nodes. This study constructed the RMF index from the living function, production function, and ecological function and systematically analyzed and depicted the spatiotemporal distribution process of rural functions using trend surface analysis and exploratory spatial data analysis. …”
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Damage Mechanism of Mineral Admixture Concrete under Marine Corrosion and Freezing-Thawing Environment by Yan Li, Lianying Zhang, Chao Ma, Bing Li, Jiong Zhu

“…Under the marine corrosion environment and coupled corrosion and freezing-thawing environment, the UCS of the concrete with both fly ash and mineral powder increases firstly and then decreases with the increase of the corrosion time. This is because the pore of the filling body is filled by large crystalline salts generated by the reaction of chloride ions and concrete; then, cementation of the cement is increased in the early corrosion; meanwhile, the increase of crystal salt in the subsequent corrosion process leads to the growth of microcracks and the formation of macrocracks in concrete specimens. …”
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CHALLENGES FACING CONTRACTORS IN THE EXECUTION OF PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE by Emmanuel Omopariola, Jacob Olusegun Ilori, Abimbola Olukemi Windapo

“…The study recommends that clients should timely honour interim certificates, and avoid too many variations. …”
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The Stability Analysis of Roadway near Faults under Complex High Stress by Biao Zhang, Huaqiang Zhou, Qingliang Chang, Xu Zhao, Yuantian Sun

“…Based on geological conditions of 3318 working face haulage roadway in Xuchang Coal Mine, as well as the space-time relationship with surrounding gob, theoretical analysis and numerical simulation were used to study the influence of fault structure on the original rock stress of 3318 working face transport roadway. …”
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Caractéristiques rythmiques du chant de l'indri et nouvelles perspectives pour une évaluation comparative du rythme chez les primates non humains by Marco Gamba, Valeria Torti, Chiara De Gregorio, Teresa Raimondi, Longondraza Miaretsoa, Filippo Carugati, Walter Cristiano, Rose M. Randrianarison, Giovanna Bonadonna, Anna Zanoli, Olivier Friard, Daria Valente, Andrea Ravignani, Cristina Giacoma

“…Our results demonstrated for the first time that another primate besides humans produces categorical rhythms, an ability likely evolved convergently among singing species such as songbirds, indris, and humans. …”
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Doppler weather radars as a game changer in desert locust swarm tracking by N. A. Anjita, J. Indu, P. Thiruvengadam, Vishal Dixit, Arpita Rastogi, Bagavath Singh Arul Malar Kannan

“…By tapping into the existing Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) infrastructure, originally deployed for meteorological applications, the present study demonstrates a systematic approach to distinctly identify and track concentrations of desert locust swarms in near real-time using single and dual-polarization radars. Findings reveal the potential to establish early warning systems with lead times of 5–7 h and spatial coverage of approximately 100 km, empowering timely mitigation efforts. …”
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Neural Correlates of Dual-Task Walking: Effects of Cognitive versus Motor Interference in Young Adults by Rainer Beurskens, Fabian Steinberg, Franziska Antoniewicz, Wanja Wolff, Urs Granacher

“…Results showed that the MI task but not the CI task affected walking performance in terms of significantly decreased gait velocity and stride length and significantly increased stride time and tempo-spatial variability. Average activity in alpha and beta frequencies was significantly modulated during both CI and MI walking conditions in frontal and central brain regions, indicating an increased cognitive load during dual-task walking. …”
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Development of an Enriched Polyphenol (Natural Antioxidant) Extract from Orange Juice (Citrus sinensis) by Adsorption on Macroporous Resins by Luca Campone, Rita Celano, Serena Rizzo, Anna Lisa Piccinelli, Luca Rastrelli, Mariateresa Russo

“…The main compounds of orange juice were firstly characterized using an UPLC-UV-HRMS to define the metabolite profile, and subsequently three different types of adsorbent (XAD-2, XAD-4, and XAD-16N) were tested to concentrate these bioactive compounds. The time of contact was selected based on kinetic studies, and subsequently the adsorption and elution conditions were optimized in order to maximize the recovery of phenolic compounds to obtain an extract rich of bioactive compounds. …”
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Who is lying and who is telling the truth? The role of education in the development of understanding of lies by Šimonji Gabrijela, Major Lenke

“…When family or school education is based on the principle of punishment, children quickly learn that lying can help them avoid consequences. At the same time, lying is a socially unacceptable behavior. …”
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INFORMATION AND REALITY (PROBLEMS OF SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS) by Олександр МИХАЙЛЮК, Вікторія ВЕРШИНА

“…Information appears as a model of reality, and at the same time information models reality, creating a second, illusory reality. …”
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Identification of Salty Dietary Patterns of the Japanese Macroregion by Masana Yokoya, Miyuki Fukuhara, Emiko Haga, Yuka Shimamura, Aki Terada

“…This pattern is thought to have formed over a long period of time because of the influence of environmental factors, such as local climate.…”
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Banana Fibers as Sorbent for Removal of Acid Green Dye from Water by Siti Kartina Abdul Karim, Soh Fong Lim, S. N. David Chua, Shanti Faridah Salleh, Puong Ling Law

“…Three initial concentrations (750, 1000, and 1500 ppm) were chosen to determine the kinetic characteristics of the banana fiber sorbents at 25°C, agitation speed of 200 rpm, and total contact time of 3 hours. The pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and Dunwald-Wagner kinetic models were applied to the experimental kinetic data. …”
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Exclusion within the inclusion practices of learners with hearing impairment in inclusive schools: A systematic review by Salimini Mbazi, Patrick Ojok, Stackus Okwaput

“…Based on the established research questions, it was revealed that the availability and use of hearing assistive devices like hearing aids and cochlea implants, support services from audiologists and speech therapists, use of total communication, use of teaching aids, provision of extra time when teaching LwHI, the low pace of teaching and use of inclusive instructional and assessment strategies are some of the inclusion practices in inclusive schools. …”
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Civil law contract as a document by Yu. I. Chalyi

“…Based on the features (properties) of a contract as a document discussed in the article, it has been formulated its definitional description: a contract-document is a written act whose main purpose is to record, preserve and transmit in time and space information about the agreement reached by two or more parties aimed at establishing, changing or terminating civil rights and obligations. …”
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Experimental investigation of nanoclay performance as an assistant in water based enhanced oil recovery method by Hamid Mohammad Soleimani, Mohammad Taghi Sadeghi

“…In the dynamic test, by examining the flooding test in the two modes of nano-fluid (approximately 3.5 h) and nanoclay (approximately 2.5 h) and recording the production curve over time, it was observed that the final production rate for the nano-fluid was approximately 79% and for the nanoclay, approximately 54.5% of the oil in-situ. …”
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The Role of TLR4 on B Cell Activation and Anti-β2GPI Antibody Production in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome by Si Cheng, Haibo Wang, Hong Zhou

“…However, TLR4 provides a third signal for B cell activation and then promotes B cells better receiving signals from both B cell antigen receptor (BCR) and CD40, thus promoting B cell activation, surface molecules expression, anti-β2GPI Ab production, and cytokines secretion and making B cell functioning like an antigen presenting cell (APC). At the same time, TLR4 also promotes B cells producing antibodies by upregulating the expression of B-cell activating factor (BAFF). …”
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