Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment by Xiaofeng Xu, Weipeng Yu, Xingduo Fan, Zhenhong Gong, Wei Zhang

“…Infrared spectroscopy (IR) was performed on the functional groups of bamboo after alkali boiling and saturated steam softening to investigate changes in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. …”
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Toward global rooftop PV detection with Deep Active Learning by Matthias Zech, Hendrik-Pieter Tetens, Joseph Ranalli

“…In the simulations, the entropy-based acquisition function shows the highest performance with only 3% of the data needed in case-imbalanced data, while remaining simple to implement. …”
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Energy Efficiency of Using Hybrid Heating Points in Conditions of Integration of Electrical and Thermal Networks of Urban Neighborhoods. Part 1. Justification of the Feasibility of... by A. V. Sednin, M. I. Pozdnyakova

“…The paper discusses the circumstances and technical solutions that contribute to the integration of electrical and thermal networks of urban neighborhoods within the framework of a surplus of electricity generating capacities arising from the imbalance in the development of energy generation and consumption, stochastic processes of market economy development, the transfer of energy-intensive industrial production to other countries, the desire to diversify fuel energy resources, passion for the construction of energy sources for alternative energy resources in counterbalance to traditional energy facilities without taking into account all aspects of the interaction of the former with the environment, etc. …”
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Material screening for the development of a photovoltaic module using biodegradable materials from renewable raw materials by Pander Matthias, Koepge Ringo, Jaeckel Bengt, Mordvinkin Anton

“…As result, the materials could no longer fulfill its protective function for the cells.…”
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Effects of four physiologically active substances on the control of gray mold and fruit quality of blueberries by QIE Mengyu, WEI Jiali, ZHANG Suilin, HU Qipeng, XU Haigen, HOU Zhixia

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Current status of transcriptome sequencing technology in ruminants by Cui JiaYu, Song Lili, Wang Dawei, Liu ZhiLin, Zhang Xin, Jia Zelin, Zhang Yuhang, Xiong Huisheng, Wang Xueli

“…During the lactation stage of ruminants, transcriptome sequencing is used to screen for differentially expressed genes in blood tissue, which can identify candidate functional genes for milk production traits. Transcriptome sequencing can detect genes with low expression levels, identify new gene transcripts and alternative splicing events, detect and analyze the biological regulatory mechanisms of the body, reveal differences in gene expression levels during breeding, and reveal the interaction between hosts and pathogens. …”
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Violence against healthcare professionals: perspective of local focal points in the south of Portugal by Maria Otília Zangão, Isaura Serra, Dulce Cruz, Maria da Luz Barros, Anabela Coelho, Maria Antónia Chora, Carolina Santos, Laurência Gemito

“…,departments, services, offices or functional units) on violence against health professionals in the Alentejo region. …”
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Development and study on properties of tea flower soap by ZHANG Dan, LU Ying, LI Bo, YU Huajun, TU Youying

“…The polyphenols and flavonoids from the tea flower have antibacterial, ant-i allergic, and UV resistant function, and can inhibit oxidase lipid peroxidation. …”
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User Communities — Drivers for Open Innovation by Gunnar Prause, Thomas Thurner

“…Users best judge what will lead to commercial success, and they have long been recognized as a valuable source of knowledge to harvest for future innovation. …”
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Regeneration of Two-Walled Infrabony Periodontal Defects in Swine After Buccal Fat Pad-Derived Dedifferentiated Fat Cell Autologous Transplantation by Daisuke Akita, Naoki Tsukimura, Tomohiko Kazama, Rie Takahashi, Yoshiki Taniguchi, Jin Inoue, Ayana Suzuki, Nodoka Tanabe, Keisuke Seki, Yoshinori Arai, Masatake Asano, Shuichi Sato, Yoshiyuki Hagiwara, Koichiro Kano, Masaki Honda, Taro Matsumoto

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Agarwood leaf ethanol extract provides neuroprotective properties and promotes cholinergic differentiation of HT22 hippocampal neurons by Kishoree K. Kumaree, James M. Brimson, Kanika Verma, Siriporn Chuchawankul, Tewin Tencomnao, Anchalee Prasansuklab

“…Abstract Neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by the loss or damage of neurons, represent a growing global health concern. Plants are a rich source of naturally occurring compounds with immense therapeutic potential. …”
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Perception of a child with a chronic disease and mothers' involvement in parenting tasks by Monika Parchomiuk, Beata Antoszewska, Elżbieta Kręcisz-Plis

“…Based on regression analyses, we demonstrated the relationships between the perception of selected positive aspects of the child's functioning, the significance of the child's illness, and the mothers’ involvement in caregiving, educational and therapeutic tasks. …”
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Nitrate-Nitrogen Leaching and Modeling in Intensive Agriculture Farmland in China by Ligang Xu, Hailin Niu, Jin Xu, Xiaolong Wang

“…Protecting water resources from nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) contamination is an important public health concern and a major national environmental issue in China. …”
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Research on underwater disease target detection method of inland waterway based on deep learning by Tao Yu, Yu Xie, Jinsong Luo, Wei Zhu, Jie Liu

“…Then, EIoU is used as the frame loss function to speed up the network convergence rate and solve the problem of difficult and easy sample imbalance. …”
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Assessing key soft skills in organizational contexts: development and validation of the multiple soft skills assessment tool by Daiana Colledani, Daiana Colledani, Egidio Robusto, Pasquale Anselmi

“…The present study aimed to develop and validate the Multiple Soft Skills Assessment Tool (MSSAT), a short self-report instrument that evaluates interpersonal skills (initiative-resourcefulness, assertiveness, conflict management), interpersonal communication skills, decision-making style (adaptive and maladaptive), and moral integrity.MethodsThe scale development process involved selecting and adapting relevant items from existing scales and employing a cross-validation approach with a large sample of workers from diverse organizational settings and job positions (N = 639). …”
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Epidemic Process of Haemophilus influenzae Infection in WHO Regions by S. O. Vysokochanskaya, S. Y. Kombarova, R. V. Polibin, A. A. Basov

“…Although Hib infection is classified as vaccine-preventable, WHO and CDC do not post annual incidence information on their resources, unlike other vaccine-preventable infections. …”
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Depoliticization and Criminalization of Social Protest through Economic Decisionism: the Colombian Case by María Carolina Olarte

“…I argue that recent initiatives to criminalize protests exemplify the manner in which physical violence, whether realized or implied, is playing an important role in the legitimization, foundation, and operation of a new property regime characterized by a de facto land reform, a selective enforcement of property rights and an increasing shielding of economic decisions - concerning natural resources exploitation - from political debate. …”
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The Perceptions of Individuals with Intellectual Disability toward Workplace Environment and Practices by Adel Alanazi

“…The participants were selected through the help of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Riyadh. …”
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A Data-Driven Front Tracking Algorithm for Autonomous Undersea Vehicles by Jieyang LU, Yongpeng WEN, Qian GUO, Xinke ZHU, Junsheng JIAO

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TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE POST-WAR RECOVERY: THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN UKRAINE'S ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION by Nataliia Kholiavko

“…The research employed a survey method, with students from Ukrainian higher education institutions selected as the primary target group of respondents. …”
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