Corruption risks in COVID-19 vaccine deployment: lessons learned for future pandemic preparedness by Gul Saeed, Jillian Clare Kohler

“…Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic corruption risks were amplified in health systems globally, increasing health inequities within and between countries. …”
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Multi-stage process optimization and efficiency improvement for magnetorheological polishing of glass-ceramics by Yakun Yang, Mingming Lu, Jieqiong Lin, Yongsheng Du, Hui Ma

“…The results show that the optimal MFC as follows: polishing time is 60 min, abrasive is cerium oxide, particle size is 1.5 μm, and pH = 9. Chemical action reduces the surface hardness, thereby increasing the material removal rate (MRR). …”
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An Improved Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Cooperative Behaviors of Mobile Robots by Yong Song, Yibin Li, Xiaoli Wang, Xin Ma, Jiuhong Ruan

“…Reinforcement learning algorithm for multirobot will become very slow when the number of robots is increasing resulting in an exponential increase of state space. …”
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Dynamic Parameter Optimization and Experimental Study of Tuned Slab Damper on Metro Systems by Guang-Hui Xu

“…With the increase of axle weight and speed, the interaction between vehicles and the track becomes more and more intense, and the problem of wheel-rail dynamic action is more serious. …”
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Preparation and Evaluation of Lercanidipine HCl Nanosuspension to Improve the Dissolution Rate by Zahraa A. Alsafar, Fatima J. Jawad

“…                  Lercanidipine HCl, a third-generation calcium channel blocker, blocks calcium entry into smooth muscle L-type calcium channels. This action leads to a decrease in blood pressure and induces peripheral vasodilation. …”
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Study of Enhancing Sludge Anaerobic Fermentation Performance by Nano Zero-valent Iron Synergized with Sodium Percarbonate by JIN Baodan, JIA Yusheng, DENG Weiling, GU Jiayu, WANG Jiacheng, LIU Ye, WANG Baogui, JI Jiantao

“…The protein concentration first increased and then decreased with nZVI addition, while polysaccharides increased with nZVI addition. …”
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Presenting the agility model of the organization in order to improve the productivity of human resources by Asie Mohmedi, Rashid Zolfaghari, Mahsa Gholam hossein zadeh

“…One of the parameters proposed to increase flexibility, speed of action, and quality; is organizational agility. …”
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CONSIDERATION ABOUT A CONSERVACIONIST STUDY ABOUT THE MICRO BASINS HYDROGRAPHICS OF THE RIVERS DOS APERTADOS AND TRÊS BOCAS, NORTH OF PARANÁ – BRAZIL by Walquíria Machado, Ricardo Aparecido Campos, Nilza Aparecida Freres Stipp

“…The identification of the different kinds of predominant vegetables informs, chiefly, about the level of soil protection, since the vegetation is responsible for the protection against the impacts of the raindrops (splash), by the reduction of the speed of surface outflow (runoff), through the increasing of the land ruggedness and greater soil structure constitution that may offer greater resistance to the action of the erosive processes. …”
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Effect of Warning System on Interactive Driving Behavior at Unsignalized Intersection under Fog Conditions: A Study Based on Multiuser Driving Simulation by Yunfan Zhang, Xuedong Yan, Jiawei Wu, Ke Duan

“…Compared to conditions without ICWS, the ICWS could help drivers make collision avoidance actions earlier and change the speed more smoothly. …”
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Scientific foundations of the movement of components of grain material with an artificially formed distribution of air velocity by С.П. Степаненко, Б.И. Котов, А.В. Спирин, В.Ю. Кучерук

“…The regularities of the weevil movement were theoretically investigated and established in the form of mathematical models of the dynamics of the movement of a solid particle in airflow, which differ from the known ones by taking into account the action of lateral forces, the concentration of the material, and the use of a power-law and an artificially formed exponential law of air distribution facilitated to increase the differences (splitting) trajectories of caryopses by 20 %. …”
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Quantitative Evaluation for Reinforcement Effect of Auxiliary Steel Beams Based on Running Safety and Dynamic Response by Gong Kai, Liu Linya, Xiang Jun, Yang Haiming, Yu Cuiying

“…Compared with the previous speed (115.56 km/h), the speed is 132.73 km/h after the auxiliary steel beam reinforcement; at the same time, the allowable limit speed increases from 92.49 km/h to 106.18 km/h. …”
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Modeling of limitations on the use of hydraulic motor-wheels in transmissions of mobile machines by Avrunin Grygoriy, Podrigalo Mikhail, Podrigalo Nadia, Fidrovska Natalia, Moroz Irina, Yatsunskyi Petro

“…Positive results were obtained in terms of increasing the speed of mobile machines when using hydraulic motor-wheels of radial piston multicycle action in transmissions instead of gerotor hydraulic motors, axial-piston hydraulic motors with planetary gearboxes, hydraulic transmissions with cardan shafts and mechanical transmissions. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Various Topologies and Control Techniques for DC-DC Converter-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Charge Equalization by G. Sugumaran, N. Amutha Prabha

“…Worldwide, electric vehicle (EV) sales are booming nowadays due to the rapid increase in the cost of fossil fuels. Lithium-ion batteries are very familiar in the EV industry because of their high energy per unit mass relative to other electric energy storage systems. …”
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Systematic video analysis of shoulder dislocations in professional male football (soccer): Injury mechanisms, situational and kinematic patterns by Kristian Nikolaus Schneider, Tim Schachtrup, Georg Gosheger, Mirkka Lynn Hiort, Blanca Julie Degener, Theodoros Zafeiris, Christoph Theil

“…Statistically significant differences between the two types were found in player action (p < 0.001) and type of contact (p = 0.005), while factors like player's speed, movement direction, football‐specific actions, ball possession and pitch location showed no statistically significant differences. …”
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Dynamic Responses of Soils around a One-Hole Double-Track Tunnel with the Metro Train Meeting by Bo Pan, Wei Zhang, Jianqiu Cao, Xueyong Ma, Mingliang Zhou

“…When the wheels of two Metro trains act simultaneously, the peak compression strain increases superimposedly; when the act is out of sync, the peak compression strain occurs concentrated and significant increase does not occur. …”
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Modulation of Working Memory and Resting-State fMRI by tDCS of the Right Frontoparietal Network by Monika Pupíková, Patrik Šimko, Martin Gajdoš, Irena Rektorová

“…This result was linked to the magnitude of resting-state functional connectivity decreases between the stimulated FPN seed and DMN seeds. …”
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Robust Strategy Generation for Automatic Navigation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles through Improved DDPG Algorithm by Wei Wang, Subin Huang, Huabin Diao

“…Second, we ensure the decision adaptability of the USV by constraining the extent of action change between adjacent time-steps by using a reward-function, which improves the USV-action smoothly. …”
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Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Rolling Bearing with Compound Fault on Raceway and Rolling Element by Xin Zhang, Changfeng Yan, Yaofeng Liu, Pengfei Yan, Yubo Wang, Lixiao Wu

“…The influences of compound fault on the vibration signals of the bearing were analyzed under three conditions. With the increasing of radial load, defect size, and rotation speed, the vibration amplitude of bearing would increase correspondently, which would accelerate the failure rate of bearing and reduce the service life of bearing. …”
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Cut face roughness analysis under waterjet cutting by Alexey V. Verchenko, Mikhail A. Tamarkin, Alexander A. Kishko

“…Cutting is done by water and abradant mixture emitted from the nozzle at high speed and high pressure. Under the cutting jet action, the erosion damage of the material occurs, the abrasive particles remove the microchipping layer, and water evacuates them from the cutting zone. …”
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Evaluation of Mental Workload on Complex Missions Emergency Personnel NASA-TLX

“…Conclusion: Results showed that the emergency medical personnel at the mission complex emergencies exposed to high mental load that the main reasons were caused of the need to high speed action, make important decisions, and fast transportation of injured persons to the medical centers. …”
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