Assessment of a Physicochemical Indexing Method for Evaluation of Tropical River Water Quality by Siong Fong Sim, Szewei Elaine Tai

“…This paper attempts to evaluate the Malaysian water quality indexing method that has been criticized for its ineffectiveness. …”
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El estrés postraumático como precursor de daños en salud mental y cognición en víctimas de violencia by Edna Johanna Herrera Merchán, Dora Cristina Cañas Betancur

“…Los resultados indican que los daños en salud mental más frecuentes derivados de actos violentos son el trastorno por estrés postraumático (tept) que genera daños cognitivos en atención, memoria de trabajo, y aprendizaje. Estas son funciones cognitivas necesarias para un desempeño óptimo de la vida diaria. …”
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Design, implementation and evaluation of OSPE exam to evaluate the competence of occupational health and safety engineering students by Samira Rahimnejad, Kamaladdin Abedi, Farough Mohammadian, Ebrahim Darvishi, Ebrahim Mohammadi, Farzaneh Zarei, Madjid Shafiiyan

“…Background and Aim: One of the concerns of occupational health engineering lecturers is acquisition an acceptable level of skill and ability by learners, which is also emphasized in the educational curriculum. Paying attention to abilities and practical skills in exams can answer these concerns to some extent. …”
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Synergistic impact of Salmonella typhimurium and Eimeria spp. coinfection on turkey poults: Growth performance, salmonella colonization, and ceca microbiota insights by Hamid Reza Rafieian-Naeini, Hanseo Ko, Doyun Goo, Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Seshidhar Reddy Gudidoddi, Hemanth Reddy Katha, Woo Kyun Kim

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A Dual Active Black Hole Candidate with Mass Ratio ~7:1 in a Disk Galaxy by Xiao Cao, Yan-Mei Chen, Yong Shi, Junfeng Wang, Zhijie Zhou, Min Bao, Qiusheng Gu, Alexei Moiseev, Luis C. Ho, Lan Wang, Guangquan Zeng

“…We explore alternative scenarios for explaining the observational features of this system, including the complex gas kinematics triggered by central AGN activity and dust attenuation of the broad-line region of the central BH, finding that they failed to fully account for the kinematics of both the redshifted off-centered broad and narrow emission-line components.…”
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Application of Fluorescent Label in Polymer Nanofibers by Lucie Zarybnicka, Radka Bacovska, Zuzana Nadvornikova, Numan Almonasy, Tomas Syrovy

“…The presence of the fluorescent probe in the fiber layers was confirmed by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR); the surface nanofiber structure was described by high-resolution fluorescence microscope and scanning electron microscope images. …”
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DEVELOPMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS by S. Zainullin, N. Sorokin

“…The article also pays attention to the presence of a mature positive corporate culture, which the company managed to form, despite the complex holding structure of management.…”
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Observation of anti-PT-symmetry and higher-order exceptional point PT-symmetry in ternary systems for single-mode operation by Milad Jahangiri, Gholam-Mohammad Parsanasab, Leila Hajshahvaladi

“…Abstract Nowadays, topological parity-time (PT) and anti- parity-time (APT) symmetry systems have attracted substantial attention due to their noticeable features and specific applications. …”
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Biocompatibility and drug release kinetics of TiNbZrSn femtosecond laser-induced superhydrophilic structures by Tahir Nawaz, Vinod Paul, Sidrah Younus, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mehmet Egilmez, Wael Abuzaid, Ganjaboy Boltaev, Noor Akbar, Mustafa Khamis, Ghaleb A. Husseini, Ali S. Alnaser

“…Ultrafast lasers have recently attracted interest in surface engineering. Laser surface structuring permits the alteration of sample topography, the chemical makeup of the surface, and the material physical properties. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography (Angiography) Biomarkers in the Assessment and Monitoring of Diabetic Macular Edema by Corina-Iuliana Suciu, Vlad-Ioan Suciu, Simona-Delia Nicoara

“…At the same time, various parameters have been attributed the role of biomarkers creating the frame for new monitoring and treatment strategies and offering new insights into the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. …”
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Édouard Drumont et La Libre parole illustrée : la caricature, figure majeure du discours antisémite ? by Guillaume Doizy

“…La violence de l’iconographie hostile aux juifs, de l’affaire Dreyfus aux charges du Stürmer ou aux affiches nazies, semble attester du rôle premier qu’aurait tenu l’image, et plus spécifiquement la caricature, dans la diffusion des stéréotypes antisémites et donc dans la détestation dont les juifs ont fait l’objet, haine qui a trouvé son point culminant avec la Shoah pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. …”
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Loss of Trust as Disconnection in John Updike’s Trust Me by Brian DUFFY

“…While the title of John Updike’s short-story collection, Trust Me (1987), and the theme of betrayed trust of the first story (“Trust Me”) offer a thematic coherence to the collection, it would be restrictive to read the stories through the simple thematic filter of betrayed trust leading to weakened human attachments. Trust is given a wider articulation in the collection, that of a mode of connection for human beings to their world, their lives, and to others. …”
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Rancher viewpoint diversity in human–wildlife coexistence management: The case of jaguar–livestock interaction in the region of Calakmul, Mexico by Elías J. Gordillo‐Chávez, Claudia Villanueva‐García, Enrique Melo‐Guerrero, Mircea G. Hidalgo‐Mihart, Miguel Lizana‐Avia, Fernando Rodríguez‐López, Victor J. Colino‐Rabanal

“…In this study, we conducted discrete choice experiments (DCE) with 196 ranchers in five localities in the Calakmul region to assess their preferences about four key attributes related to jaguar conservation: percentage of forests, livestock management practices, the number of desired jaguars and the willingness to invest in measures that promote coexistence between livestock and jaguars. …”
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Effect of neuraminidase inhibitor-resistant mutations on pathogenicity of clade 2.2 A/Turkey/15/06 (H5N1) influenza virus in ferrets. by Natalia A Ilyushina, Jon P Seiler, Jerold E Rehg, Robert G Webster, Elena A Govorkova

“…None of the recombinant H5N1 viruses had attenuated virulence in ferrets inoculated with 10(6) EID(50) dose. …”
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Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey Example by Ilgar Seyidov

“…In this context, this study aims to discover the attitudes of Turks toward social cohesion which is promoted to be built between them and refugees. …”
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On increasing students’ motivation for studying English as a foreign language at university by Nadezhda G. Pirogova, Grigory A. Rozhkov

“…The paper looks at the issues related to attitude to and motivation for learning a foreign language. …”
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La loi PACTE : une opportunité pour interroger la « raison d’être territoriale » des entreprises by Thibault Daudigeos, Fiona Ottaviani

“…A large majority of French companies have implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy over the last twenty years, but little attention has been paid to their territorial responsibility. …”
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Efficacy of education strategies concerning organ shortage: state-of-the-art and proposals by Felix Cantarovich

“…Conclusion: Educational options to improve knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation should be carefully planned to prevent ‘organ shortage’ becoming a permanent and unjustifiable critical health crisis.…”
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Overlapping of DRESS and Stevens-Johnson syndrome due to first-line antituberculosis drugs: a case report by Cristian Morán-Mariños, Felix Llanos-Tejada, Rebeca Huamani-Llantoy, Capriny Bernal-Turpo, Kimberly López-Pilco, Alex Ventura-Leon, Renato Casanova-Mendoza

“…The overlap of these conditions can lead to atypical clinical manifestations, thus complicating the early diagnosis and the implementation of early treatment. …”
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Modifiable Coronary Risk Factors and Global Cardiovascular Risk by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…The universe included the individuals who attended the cardiology consultation belonging to the César Fornet Fruto University Polyclinic health area of the Banes municipality, Holguín province, during June-December 2020. …”
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