Effective Stress Factor Analysis of Proppant for Multi-stage Fracturing in Horizontal Wells by Bo Cai, Rui Gao, Chunming He, Jin Chen, Ning Cheng, Tiancheng Liang, Guifu Duan, Chuanyou Meng, Haifeng Fu, Haoyu Zhang

“…The proportion of quartz sand increased from less than 30% in 2014 to 69% in 2019. Without any impact on production, the annual investment cost was decreased by more than 1 billion yuan, which set a great example for the promoted low-cost development of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs under low oil price background.…”
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In-Situ Polymerization for Catalytic Graphitization of Boronated PAN Using Aluminum and Zirconium Containing Co-Catalysts by Taewoo Kim, Byoung-Suhk Kim, Tae Hoon Ko, Hak Yong Kim

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Interactions of Self-Assembled <i>Bletilla Striata</i> Polysaccharide Nanoparticles with Bovine Serum Albumin and Biodistribution of Its Docetaxel-Loaded Nanoparticles by Guangyuan Zhang, Jin Qiao, Xin Liu, Yuran Liu, Ji Wu, Long Huang, Danyang Ji, Qingxiang Guan

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Occurrences and characteristics of forced marriages among girls married before the age of 16 in a Northern Nigerian State by Felix O. Sanni, Olumide F. Ajani, Elizabeth A. Sanni, Zachary T. Gwa, Michael O. Dada, Yemisi B. Alabi, Donald C. Udah, Jubril A. Kareem

“…Results: The incidence of forced marriage among girls under 16 years old was recorded at 23.8%, notably higher during the period spanning from 1980 to 1989 at 37.5%. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF CONCENTRATION AND SOAKING TIME OF HARRIS HEMATOXYLIN IN DNA BAND EXAMINATION USING ELECTROPHORESIS by Siti Nuristiqomah Fajri, Asep Iin Nur Indra, Fusvita Merdekawati, Acep Tantan H.

“…Background: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules can be effectively visualized when stained and observed under ultraviolet light during the electrophoresis process. …”
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Scientific breeding of winter bread wheat in the Non-Сhernozem zone of Russia: the history, methods and results by B. I. Sandukhadze, R. Z. Mamedov, M. S. Krakhmalyova, V. V. Bugrova

“…Beginning from the 1940s, under the leadership of Academician N.V. Tsitsin, and then Prof. …”
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Co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors for non-communicable diseases and mortality risk in Spain: a population-based cohort study by Iñaki Galán, Cristina Ortiz, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Teresa López-Cuadrado, Ana Ayuso-Álvarez

“…The association was stronger among individuals under 65 years of age, whereas it did not vary by sex and educational level. …”
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Aim high, hit ×10: psychological strategies driving the success of South Korean archers by Joonyoung Lee, Suyoung Hwang

“…In the preparation phase, confidence and positive mindset (30.9%), loss of self-consciousness (21%), mastery-oriented goals (18.5%), performance-oriented goals (18.5%), and psychological regulation strategies (11.1%) were significant. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of 34 Amino Acids in Tumor Tissues from Colorectal Cancer Patients Based on the Targeted UHPLC-MS/MS Method by Yang Yang, Feng Zhang, Shouhong Gao, Zhipeng Wang, Mingming Li, Hua Wei, Renqian Zhong, Wansheng Chen

“…Deviations of stability under different conditions were within ±15% for all the analytes. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Mineral Nutrients and Toxic Metals in M. stenopetala from Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Study of Three Cultivating Areas Using MP-AES by Ashenafi Shemnsa, Wondimeneh Dubale Adane, Merid Tessema, Endale Tesfaye, Gizaw Tesfaye

“…A novel digestion method for leaf and seed samples was developed using an optimized acid mixture (2.5 : 0.75 : 0.5 of HNO3, HClO4, and H2O2) at 240°C for 2 hrs and 30 min, resulting in clear and colorless solutions. …”
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Diagnostic Performance between Histidine-Rich Protein 2 (HRP-2), a Rapid Malaria Diagnostic Test and Microscopic-Based Staining Techniques for Diagnosis of Malaria by Jean Baptiste Niyibizi, Emmanuel Kamana Gatera

“…Thick smears were prepared and Giemsa-stained as recommended; then slides were observed under microscopy and reported quantitatively; RDTs were reported qualitatively (positive or negative). …”
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BVDV comprehensive studies and species identification in high-yielding livestock populations in the Sverdlovsk Oblast by N. A. Bezborodova, V. V. Kozhukhovskaya, E. V. Pechura, N. A. Martynov, O G. Tomskikh, A. N. Vasilyeva

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Maximizing H₂ Production from a Combination of Catalytic Partial Oxidation of CH₄ and Water Gas Shift Reaction by Pannipa Tepamatr, Pattarapon Rungsri, Pornlada Daorattanachai, Navadol Laosiripojana

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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms, lipid profiles, and basic renal functional markers as risk for myocardial infarction: A case-control study and haplotype ana... by Perović Svetlana, Vujović Slavica, Kapur-Pojskić Lejla, Garai Nemanja, Šćepanović Anđelka

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Coverage Probability and Area Spectral Efficiency of Full Duplex Communication in C-V2X Network With Dual Connectivity by Adeel Ahmad, Muhammad Nadeem Sial, Junaid Ahmed, Sadiq Ullah

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Safety of a change of specifications of phytosterols/phytostanols as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Wolfgang Gelbmann, Harry J. McArdle

“…The Panel concludes that the NF is safe under the proposed change of the specifications.…”
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The Prognostic Value of Echocardiographic Wall Motion Score Index in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Michael L. Savage, Karen Hay, Bonita Anderson, Gregory Scalia, Darryl Burstow, Dale Murdoch, Isuru Ranasinghe, Owen Christopher Raffel

“…Among 1181 patients, 27 died within 30-days (2.3%) and 49 died within 12 months (4.2%). …”
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Enhanced Laser Damage Threshold in Optically Addressable Light Valves via Aluminum Nitride Photoconductors by Soroush Ghandiparsi, Bikram Chatterjee, Jimmy‐Xuan Shen, Miranda S. Gottlieb, Clint D. Frye, Joseph D. Schneider, Ryan D. Muir, Brandon W. Buckley, Sara E. Harrison, Qinghui Shao, Joel B. Varley, Lars F. Voss

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Promiscuous Chemokine Antagonist (BKT130) Suppresses Laser-Induced Choroidal Neovascularization by Inhibition of Monocyte Recruitment by Shira Hagbi-Levi, Michal Abraham, Liran Tiosano, Batya Rinsky, Michelle Grunin, Orly Eizenberg, Amnon Peled, Itay Chowers

“…BKT130 reduced the CNV area and recruitment of CD11b+ cells by 30-35%. No effect of BKT130 on macrophages’ proangiogenic phenotype was demonstrated ex vivo, but a lower VEGFA and CCR2 expression was found in the RPE-choroid and a lower expression of TNFα and NOS1 was found in both RPE-choroid and retinal tissues in the LI-CNV model under treatment with BKT130. …”
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The potential for fuel reduction to reduce wildfire intensity in a warming California by Patrick T Brown, Scott J Strenfel, Richard B Bagley, Craig B Clements

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