Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Dioxins by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Long-term exposure to dioxins can harm immune system, nervous system, endocrine system, and reproductive functions. This 7-page fact sheet discusses the sources, emission trends, and impacts of dioxins as well as the ways to minimize exposure to dioxins. …”
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Effect of Knowledge Sharing on Success of IT Outsourcing by فرج‌اله رهنورد, جلیل خاوندکار

“…By outsourcing, organizations can focus on core functions, decrease their operational costs and technology risk, and to use external sources to achieve the organizational objectives. …”
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Adverse effects of immunosuppressive therapy after kidney transplant by S. V. Popov, R. G. Guseinov, K. V. Sivak, V. V. Perepelitsa, I. O. Schmidt, N. S. Bunenkov, T. A. Lelyavina

“…This paper reviews the sources and generality of knowledge regarding the adverse effects of immunosuppressive therapy, which play an important role in the full functioning of a transplant. …”
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SIMPLE: Simple Intensity Map Producer for Line Emission by Maja Lujan Niemeyer, José Luis Bernal, Eiichiro Komatsu

“…After applying a selection function to distinguish between detected and undetected galaxies, the code generates an intensity map, which can be modified with anisotropic smoothing, noise, a mask, and sky subtraction, and it calculates the power spectrum multipoles. …”
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Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) Quantitative Analysis of L-Arginine in Freeze-Dried Red Dragon Fruits (<i>Hylocereus polyhizus</i>) by Wan Mazlina Md Saad, Mohd Qamarul Aizat Isha, Muhamad Faizzudin Mohamad Zan, Siti Mastura Hanim Sallehoddin

“…Thus, this study opens further avenues toward exploring red dragon fruit as a natural source of L-arginine and advancing functional and nutraceutical products.…”
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Devices and tasks involved in the objective assessment of standing dynamic balancing - A systematic literature review. by Bálint Petró, Alexandra Papachatzopoulou, Rita M Kiss

“…<h4>Study selection</h4>Studies had to use a dynamic balancing device and a task described in detail. …”
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The reliability of witness memories: a review of the factors influencing accuracy in the forensic context by João Miguel Alves Ferreira, Sergii Tukaiev

“… Witness memory plays a crucial role in many judicial processes, often being considered one of the main sources of evidence in criminal investigations. However, the reliability of memories reported by witnesses has been widely debated in the scientific literature [1][2][5]. …”
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LucaPCycle: Illuminating microbial phosphorus cycling in deep-sea cold seep sediments using protein language models by Chuwen Zhang, Yong He, Jieni Wang, Tengkai Chen, Federico Baltar, Minjie Hu, Jing Liao, Xi Xiao, Zhao-Rong Li, Xiyang Dong

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Implementation of stochastic signal processing algorithms in radar CAD by M. Yu. Konopel'kin, S. V. Petrov, D. A. Smirnyagina

“…A simulation model of a sector surveillance radar with a digital antenna array was created in the radar CAD visual functional editor. The passive channel included the following algorithms: algorithm for detecting stochastic signals; algorithm for estimating the number of stochastic signals; direction finding algorithm for stochastic signal sources; adaptive spatial filtering algorithm. …”
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Direction of Arrival Estimation Based on the Multistage Nested Wiener Filter by Xiaodong He, Bin Tang

“…The computation of the proposed method is simple, and the number of detectable signal sources could exceed the number of antenna elements.…”
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Assessment in education: Current trends, problems and contradictions (review of scientific publications) by I. B. Shmigirilova, A. S. Rvanova, O. V. Grigorenko

“…The scientific papers of the last thirty years, revealing the issues of the education process assessment, have been used in the research. Sources were selected through the methods of descriptive and bibliometric analysis. …”
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Responsive cellulose nanocrystal‐based liquid crystals: From structural color manipulation to applications by Jiao Liu, Ye‐Ming Qing, Jun‐Jie Wu, Jing‐Qi Tian, Chi‐Bo Feng, Xin‐Yu Zhou, Yun Ma, Bing‐Xiang Li, Yan‐Qing Lu, Quan Li

“…Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), obtained through the acidic hydrolysis of cellulose‐based materials including wood, cotton, and additional sources, have attracted significant attention in areas, for example, energy storage, cosmetics, and medical devices. …”
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Bayesian Denoising Algorithm for Low SNR Photon-Counting Lidar Data via Probabilistic Parameter Optimization Based on Signal and Noise Distribution by Qi Liu, Jian Yang, Yue Ma, Wenbo Yu, Qijin Han, Zhibiao Zhou, Song Li

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An atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis with delayed menarche in a Nigerian adolescent: a case report by Promise Udoka Asogwa, Bruno Basil, Winifred Njideka Adiri, Nelson Ugwu, Gideon Ekene Anigbo, Evaristus Offia, Casmir Orjioke

“…It emphasizes the need for increased awareness and better diagnostic resources to improve early detection and management of autoimmune hepatitis in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Advances in Wearable Biosensors for Wound Healing and Infection Monitoring by Dang-Khoa Vo, Kieu The Loan Trinh

“…Wound healing is a complicated biological process that is important for restoring tissue integrity and function after injury. Infection, usually due to bacterial colonization, significantly complicates this process by hindering the course of healing and enhancing the chances of systemic complications. …”
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HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in Africa: challenges, peculiarities, and future directions by Tobi Olajide, Evelyn Ogungbemi, Gideon Olajide, Deborah Ogundijo, Oluwanifemi Osakuade, Favour Moshood

“…This narrative review aims to elucidate the intricate relationship between HIV infection and neurocognitive function, particularly focusing on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), the effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and neuropathological changes. …”
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Diverse-Origin Exosomes Therapeutic Strategies for Diabetic Wound Healing by Wang F, Yao J, Zuo H, Jiao Y, Wu J, Meng Z

“…As exosomes from different sources have different composition and function, the characteristics of their source must be considered when using them. …”
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Possibilities for computer-based assessment the quality indicators of Kashkaval cheese using image processing by Balabanov Alexandar, Andreeva Hristina, Danev Angel, Bosakova-Ardenska Atanaska, Ivanov Galin, Balabanova Tatyana

“…The current study presents two open-source software products – ImageJ and Scilab and their functionalities that are applied for image analysis of three samples of Kashkaval cheese, which are produced using different sodium chloride content. …”
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Early Bearing Fault Diagnosis in PMSMs Based on HO-VMD and Weighted Evidence Fusion of Current–Vibration Signals by Xianwu He, Xuhui Liu, Cheng Lin, Minjie Fu, Jiajin Wang, Jian Zhang

“…The HO algorithm is employed to optimize the parameters of VMD for adaptive modal decomposition of current and vibration signals, resulting in the generation of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs). These IMFs are then selected and reconstructed based on their kurtosis to suppress noise and harmonic interference. …”
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A New Approach to the Zero Subject in English by E. J. Ibragimova, T. V. Shulzhenko, A. А. Shumkov

“…The examples illustrating the functional features of the searched subject in English interrogative sentence were selected by means of the method of continuous sampling from 7 corpora. …”
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