Experimental Biomechanics of Neonatal Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injuries Using a Piglet Model by Anita Singh, Kalyani Ghuge, Yashvy Patni, Sriram Balasubramanian

“…The poor diagnosis of brachial plexus avulsion injury can be attributed to the currently unavailable biomechanics of brachial plexus avulsion. …”
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The need for adequate argumentation for the protection of biotic community by Marcin Klimski

“…Environmental ethics is one of the scientific disciplines which has attempted to find proper arguments for the protection of the biotic community, as well as to enhance the feelings of responsibility and care for the socio-natural environment. …”
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Reflexões preliminares sobre a apreensão do trabalho na categoria profissional de assistentes sociais by Inez Rocha Zacarias, Isaura Gomes de Carvalho Aquino, María Fernanda Escurra

“…O texto concentra sua atenção na identificação de como a categoria trabalho é apreendida pela categoria de assistentes sociais, considerando o debate sobre o duplo caráter que o trabalho historicamente assume sob o capital: trabalho concreto e trabalho abstrato. …”
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Shortening duration of untreated illness in young people with first episode eating disorders: protocol of a randomised controlled feasibility trial of a smartphone friendly multi-m... by Luiza Grycuk, Dina Monssen, Molly R. Davies, Helen Sharpe, Karina L. Allen, Vibhore Prasad, Rachel Potterton, Priya Popat, Victoria A. Mountford, Sheryllin McNeil, Vanessa Lawrence, Nina Grant, Kimberley A. Goldsmith, Danielle Glennon, Sarah Byford, Amy Brown, Ulrike Schmidt

“…Outcomes will include motivation and readiness to change, attitudes and intentions towards help-seeking, ED symptoms, mood and social functioning, and health-related quality of life. …”
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PERAN DINAS PERHUBUNGAN DALAM PENGELOLAAN PERPARKIRAN GUNA MENINGKATKAN RETRIBUSI PARKIR DI KABUPATEN GRESIK by Rozy Akbar, Susi Hardjati

“…Dalam menjalankan suatu pemerintah daerah tentu diperlukan biaya atau anggaran agar fungsi pemerintahan tersebut dapat berjalan. …”
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Toying with Death in Walden by Yves CARLET

“…It relies on a network of underground metaphors which introduce a number of disturbing interferences into the text, from slumber, choking or infectiousness to decay and death, and are deliberately concealed by humor or the grotesque. It also attempts to show how these motifs gradually emerge, how they climax in the chapters devoted to the winter months, and how they appear even in the final celebration of spring rebirth.…”
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‘WHAT KIND OF MOTHER ARE YOU?!’ AI-supported psychological analysis of the phenomenon of online hate speech against women giving birth by caesarean section by Wioletta Tuszyńska-Bogucka, Katarzyna Bosowska

“…The haters focused not on the argumentative quality of their interaction with the antagonist, but on the attack intended to undermine the addressee’s psychological wellbeing through such linguistic strategies as stigmatisation, dehumanisation and depersonalisation. …”
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Temperature-Dependent Generalized Planar Fault Energy and Twinnability of Mg Microalloyed with Er, Ho, Dy, Tb, and Gd: First-Principles Study by Lili Liu, Yelu He, Dingxing Liu, Xiaozhi Wu, Rui Wang

“…It is interesting to note that alloying larger atomic radius will enhance the ductility of Mg more easily and alloying smaller radius will make twinning tendency of Mg more easily. …”
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Titanium/FRP hybrid sandwich: in-plane flexural behaviour of short beam specimens by C. Bellini, V. Di Cocco, F. Iacoviello, L.P. Mocanu, L. Sorrentino, R. Borrelli, S. Franchitti

“…In terms of the load-displacement curves, the first section featured an initial linear phase, followed by a minor load drop, likely attributed to the breakage of fibres. The CFRP specimens showed a sharp fracture of the skin fibres, while for the AFRP, a fraying was observed.…”
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The Great Trek as Exodus in J.D. Kestell's and N. Hofmeyr's De Voortrekkers of het dagboek van Izak van der Merwe by F. Hale

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Modeling key performance indicators and resilience of elements with structural equation modeling approach by Elham Moghimi, Adel Azar, Mahmood Dehghan Nayeri

“…The use of appropriate indicators will reveal the areas that need more attention and care. The purpose of the current research is to provide a model for improving the key performance indicators with a resilience approach in the textile companies of Qazvin province by examining as much as possible the concept of supply chain resilience and the key indicators of organizational performance as well as the research conducted in this field.Methodology: This research is applied in terms of purpose, in terms of descriptive-correlation method and in terms of type, it is mixed (qualitative-quantitative). …”
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Exploring the physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying growth rate variability in Hong Kong oyster (Crassostrea hongkongensis) by Na Hu, Wenhong Li, Pingping He, Pinyuan Wei, Ke Bai, Junliang Guan, Li Zhang, Yongxian Chen, Wei Li, Yusi Zheng, Qingsong He, Longcheng Liu, Xingzhi Zhang, Jinxia Peng

“…Our research findings revealed that, compared to the small-size, the large-size within the two populations exhibit lower metabolic costs, higher digestive and absorptive capacities, and efficient ATP production capabilities. Notably, the metabolic efficiency is lowest among the large-size in the selected strain, whereas digestive efficiency and energy utilization rates are at their peak. …”
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Methylglyoxal Impairs Insulin Secretion of Pancreatic β-Cells through Increased Production of ROS and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Mediated by Upregulation of UCP2 and MAPKs by Jinshuang Bo, Shiya Xie, Yi Guo, Chunli Zhang, Yanming Guan, Chunmei Li, Jianxin Lu, Qing H. Meng

“…These effects of MG were attenuated by MG scavenger N-acetyl cysteine. Collectively, these data indicate that MG impairs insulin secretion of pancreatic β-cells through increasing ROS production. …”
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Anthelmintic Potential Extract Mango Gadung Seed (Mangifera indica L.) Mecistocirrus digitatus in vitro by Ria Nikmatul Jannah, Sri Mumpuni Sosiawati, Sri Chusniati, Kusnoto Kusnoto, Rahmi Sugihartuti, Setiawati Sigit

“…This research aim to attest the potential anthelmintic extract  mango seed gadung  (Mangifera indica L.) against worms Mecistosirrus digitatus in vitro, the study also aims to determine the effect of immersion time, variasis concentration and the relationship between time and treatment. this study used 210 M. digitatus worm extracted regardless of gender worms. treatment that is given was  the concentration  extract  mango seed gadung  was 5%, 7.07%, 10%, 14.14%, 20%, negative control using NaCl physiological  and comparison using levamisole Hidrokloride 0.0025 mL. …”
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"Showing respect" in Bible translation by R. van der Spuy

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A novel DLG4 variant causes DLG4-related synaptopathy with intellectual regression by Sachi Tokunaga, Hideki Shimomura, Naoko Taniguchi, Kumiko Yanagi, Tadashi Kaname, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yasuhiro Takeshima

“…Intellectual regression without motor delay was observed at 2 years of age, and she was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Recognizing the possibility of DLG4-related synaptopathy in patients with intellectual regression is important for ensuring an accurate diagnosis.…”
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Impact of variations in the molarity of sodium hydroxide on metakaolin-ground granular blast-furnace slag-based geopolymer concrete by Rahul Kumar, Rajwinder Singh, Mahesh Patel

“…In this study, different proportions of the input parameters, such as the molarity of sodium hydroxide, ratio of sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide, and ratio of fixed alkali activator to binder have been considered. Attributes such as compressive strength, ultra-sonic pulse velocity, electricity resistance, mass loss, and strength variation due to acid attack for six geopolymer concrete mixes have been evaluated at different ambient curing periods. …”
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A Text-centred rhetorical analysis of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 by H.J. Prinsloo

“… This article analyses 1 Thessalonians 2:13–16 from a rhetorical perspective. Unlike previous attempts by scholars to analyse the letter in terms of ancient rhetorical theory, this article illustrates how the rhetorical strategy can be reconstructed from the text itself; therefore, it is identified as a text-centred rhetorical analysis, which follows a minimum theoretical approach. …”
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Gross and Histopathology of Goats Feeding on Opuntia stricta in Laikipia County, Kenya by Jackson M. Ncebere, Paul G. Mbuthia, Robert M. Waruiru, Peter K. Gathumbi

“…Carcasses had gelatinous fat and muscular atrophy. Other gross lesions were generalized viscera atrophy, edema, subcutaneous emphysema, lymphadenopathy, abscesses, ascites, hydrothorax, and hydropericardium. …”
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The conflict potential of Petrine bureaucracy reform in the mirror of post-Petrine “epoch of palace coups” by D. Yu. Znamenskiy

“…The author pays particular attention to the conflict potential of the transformations carried out by Peter I in public service, thereby the most acute conflicts caused by the reforms are distinguished, and their classification and analysis of factors that directly influenced their development are given. …”
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