Generating synthetic images for construction machinery data augmentation utilizing context-aware object placement by Yujie Lu, Bo Liu, Wei Wei, Bo Xiao, Zhangding Liu, Wensheng Li

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Spatiotemporal evolution and driving force analysis of drought characteristics in the Yellow River Basin by Meiying Wang, Yangbo Chen, Jingyu Li, Yanjun Zhao

“…We identified four key drought attributes (number, duration, peak, and severity) utilizing the run theory. …”
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Evaluation of the Perspectives of Individuals with Older Adults in Their Families about the Concepts of Institutional Care and Ageing in Place Care and Ageing in Place by İlknur Çetinkaya, Ali Fuat Ersoy

“…As a result of this study, the participants' feelings, thoughts and attitudes towards old age, their knowledge levels about ageing in place and institutional care are discussed. …”
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Experimental evidence-based construction of electroacupuncture for ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Yaoguang Guo, Sihan Hu, Sihan Hu, Shiman Luo, Lang Tu, Yao Tang, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng

“…Electroacupuncture (EA), a modern extension of traditional acupuncture, has garnered attention for its potential neuroprotective effects in ischemic stroke rehabilitation. …”
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Assessing the Impact of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Intervention on Tennis Performance in Junior Tennis Players: Pilot Study by Joaquin A Anguera, Aleem Choudhry, Michael Seaman, Dominick Fedele

“…ConclusionsThe present findings suggest that training cognitive abilities through an immersive visual platform may benefit athletic performance, including tennis. Such a result warrants careful consideration, given the known difficulties in evidencing far transfer not only in cognitive studies but also in athletic activities. …”
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Effects of Inlet Pressure on Ignition of Spray Combustion by Jian Chen, Jianzhong Li, Li Yuan

“…The trace of flame centroid is determined from the distribution of fuel and is related to the initial SMD of the atomizer. The maximum temperature rise and temperature rise rate are determined by the rate of flame chemical reaction, rate of large drop evaporation, and fuel/air ratio. …”
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Results of a Randomized, Open-Label, Clinical Trial Investigating the Effects of Supplementation with Heracleum persicum Extract as an Adjunctive Therapy for Dyslipidemia by Yunes Panahi, Bahram Pishgoo, Fatemeh Beiraghdar, Zahra Mohammadi Araghi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Ehsan Abolhasani

“…The present study evaluated the potential benefit of supplementation with Heracleum persicum as an adjunctive therapy to atorvastatin in dyslipidemic subjects. In a randomized, open-label, clinical trial, 100 dyslipidemic subjects were randomly assigned to: (1) H. persicum group (n = 50, completers = 18), receiving H. persicum extract (500 mg/day) + atorvastatin (10 mg/day) for 8 weeks, or (2) atorvastatin group (n =50, completers= 34), receiving only atorvastatin (20 mg/day) for 8 weeks. …”
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Hubungan Morfologi Plak pada Stenosis Arteri Karotis Ekstrakranial dengan Kejadian Stroke Iskemik by Dedi Sutia, Syarif Indra, Hendra Permana, Lenny Arinda, Afriyeni Sri Rahmi

“…Kriteria inklusi adalah pasien yang telah didiagnosis stenosis arteri ekstrakranial dengan plak dari pemeriksaan carotid duplex dan kriteria eksklusi adalah pasien yang tidak datang kontrol atau tidak bisa dihubungi. Hubungan antar variable diuji dengan uji Chi-square. …”
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Formação de Professores para a Criação de Cenários de Aprendizagem e Implementação da Avaliação entre Pares by Vera Cunha Monteiro, Alda Pereira

“…Os dados foram recolhidos através de questionário online e analisados qualitativa e quantitativamente. …”
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Proteomic Profiling and Functional Analysis of B Cell-Derived Exosomes upon Pneumocystis Infection by Dan Ma, Qian-Yu Zhang, Heng-Mo Rong, Kan Zhai, Zhao-Hui Tong

“…In this study, using tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomics coupled with bioinformatic analysis, we attempted to characterize exosomes derived from B lymphocytes in response to PCP. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL GUIDING OF STUDENTS’ INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORIES IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL by Evald F. Zeer, Oksana S. Popova

“…Rotter was used in pilot study of personal development features of students for studying of specificity of the person control and responsibility attribution for events occurring to personality; a questionnaire «Style of self-control of behaviour» by V. …”
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Research on the influence of anchor characteristics on consumer purchase intention—a case study of selected anchors on Dong Yuhui’s “With Hui” Live-stream account by Ruiqiang Li, Yaoyuan Cui, Xue Mei

“…The characteristics, measured by professionalism, high interactivity, fame, and attractiveness, are analyzed to determine their impact on consumer purchase intention. …”
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A JUVENTUDE NO CONTEXTO SOCIAL CONTEMPORÂNEO by Brasilmar Ferreira Nunes, Wivian Weller

“… As juventudes vivenciam atualmente mudanças constantes que tornam os lugares e papéis desempenhados fluidos e incertos. …”
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Dispersive Sweatt Model for Broadband Lens Design with Metasurfaces by Weiyu Chen, Ko-Han Shih, C. Kyle Renshaw

“…We introduce a new dispersive Sweatt model (DSM) that can describe meta-atom (MA) dispersion, which has material and geometric contributions in addition to diffraction. …”
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Diversity in Drought Traits among Commercial Southeastern US Peanut Cultivars by Mura Jyostna Devi, Thomas R. Sinclair

“…Two plant traits have been identified that result in conservative use of water and allow sustained growth during drought: (1) restricted transpiration rate under high atmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and (2) earlier closure of stomata in the soil-drying cycle resulting in decreased daily transpiration rate. …”
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Le Proyecto Mono Tocon : recherche, éducation et conservation, au Pérou by Audrey Gaultier, Rosario Huashuayo‑Llamocca, Antonio Boveda‑Penalba, Jan Vermeer

“…C’est pourquoi, durant l’année 2014, des études éthologiques préliminaires ont été menées au Morro de Calzada. Ces études s’attachent à mieux comprendre l’adaptation de C. oenanthe à la déforestation. …”
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The Impact of Anti-Diabetics on Platelets Function and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review by Muthanna Zaki, Mohammed Abed, Fawaz Alassaf

“…Increased atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for atherothrombotic disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Grafting of Gold Nanoparticles on Glass Using Sputtered Gold Interlayers by Ondřej Kvítek, Robin Hendrych, Zdeňka Kolská, Václav Švorčík

“…AuNPs bound to the surface were observed using atomic force microscopy. Both single nanoparticles and their aggregates were observed. …”
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A Few Misconceptions about Cultural Evolution by O’Brien Michael J.

“…This is unfortunate because it shifts the focus away from the fact that cultural evolution is driven by some exceedingly complicated and highly interesting mechanisms that await further analytical attention. A better understanding of human behaviour, which is at the heart of cultural evolution, depends on a general recognition that genes and culture are not separately evolving entities but rather co-evolving components of the human enterprise.…”
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From the Ocean to the Gulf: One Region’s Identity in the Context of Neomodernity by V. A. Kuznetsov

“…The concepts of the Middle East and of the Islamic world present fundamentally different perspectives on the nature of actors, the role of political narratives, the attitude towards borders and sovereignty, and on the very foundations of the world order. …”
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