#BlackLivesMatter: by Nusrat Jahan

“… Through a variety of narrative discourses and forms, Afrofuturism has frequently dissected concrete and figurative traverses that intersect and engage in interaction with one another across the Black Atlantic and beyond. It has redefined, extended, and dislocated white supremacist narratives about time, culture, history, violence, and racism, taking an interesting stance on the social media hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, after the movement Black Lives Matter was born following George Zimmerman's acquittal in Trayvon Martin's shooting murder in 2012. …”
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A taxonomia de fraudes em relatórios financeiros no mercado acionário brasileiro by Noel Kentinus Olokodana, Rodrigo de Souza Gonçalves, Monize Ramos do Nascimento

“…Resultados: Sugerem a taxonomia a seguir: superestimação de ativos, transações com partes relacionadas, desvio de fundos para entidades offshore, superestimação de perda de valor de ativos (impairment), superestimação de receita, receitas fictícias, subestimação de despesas. …”
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MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE INFORMATION STRATEGY OF UKRAINE'S INTEGRATION INTO THE EU by Leonid Novokhatko

“…The information and analytical activities of Ukrainian media in the national media space on the country's path to the EU are analyzed. Attention is also focused on the problematic issues of covering the topic of European integration. …”
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The impact of copper additive content on the synthesis of SiC from rice husks by Kieu Do Trung Kien, Huynh Ngoc Minh

“…A mixture of rice husks, silica gel, and copper was prepared in varying ratios and then sintered at 1100 °C in a CO _2 atmosphere to promote SiC formation. The SiC content, mineralogical composition, and microstructure of the products were analyzed using ISO 21068-2:2008, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, x-ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy. …”
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Automated craniofacial biometry with 3D T2w fetal MRI. by Jacqueline Matthew, Alena Uus, Alexia Egloff Collado, Aysha Luis, Sophie Arulkumaran, Abi Fukami-Gartner, Vanessa Kyriakopoulou, Daniel Cromb, Robert Wright, Kathleen Colford, Maria Deprez, Jana Hutter, Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh, Christina Malamateniou, Reza Razavi, Lisa Story, Joseph V Hajnal, Mary A Rutherford

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This is the first automated atlas-based protocol using 3D SVR MRI for fetal craniofacial biometrics, accurately revealing morphological craniofacial differences in a T21 cohort. …”
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The duality of knowledge by Paul Hildreth, Chris Kimble

“…Knowledge Management (KM) is a field that has attracted much attention both in academic and practitioner circles. …”
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A journey into a Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analyses by Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Katherine Esposito, Paolo Chiodini, Maria Ida Maiorino, Giuseppe Bellastella, Dario Giugliano

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Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest by Chunmei He, Yushan Li, Xiaoxia Dai, Na Liu, Fangfang Wu, Jiangbo Yan, Meiping Gao, Yonghui Liang, Zuoqiang Yuan, Zhanqing Hao, Qiulong Yin

“…Our study emphasizes that stand structure attributes may be more suitable as predictors of forest AGB than species richness.…”
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representação social da dignidade da pessoa humana na visão do acadêmico da Universidade Estadual de Goiás – UEG by Cinthya Santos

“…Foi feito um levantamento amostral através da aplicação de um instrumento de coleta de dados, com a participação de 137 participantes divididos da seguinte maneira: 62 alunos do curso de direito, 40 alunos do curso de Ciências biológicas e por fim 35 alunos do curso de Agronomia. …”
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Cultivating Well-being, Community Cohesion, and Sense of Purpose through African Contemplative Practices by Lucy Draper-Clarke, Caryn Green

“…During a research retreat in South Africa, attended by traditional healers, creative arts therapists and performers, mindfulness and neuroscience researchers, and a Buddhist monk, indigenous rituals were performed by experienced facilitators and analyzed through group reflection sessions. …”
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Métodos de treinamento de flexibilidade em praticantes de ginástica rítmica do Paraná by Evandra Hein Mendes, Gisele Maria Braciak

“…Concluiu-se que programas planejados de treinamento de flexibilidade são indispensáveis para o sucesso competitivo e a segurança das atletas. …”
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Karl Barth’s Christological anthropology as a basis for building an interreligious relationship by Y.Y. Putra, A. Himawan, Y.K. Susanta

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Identifying the causes and consequences of pregnancy in Iranian Kurdish women under the age of 18: A grounded theory study by Javad Yoosefi lebni, Ahmad Ahmadi, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Mandana Saki, Hossein Safari, Nafiul Mehedi

“…The findings of the study can be used in the areas of health and social policy, program planning, and designing interventions and educational programs aimed at changing beliefs and cultural attitudes related to pregnancy under the age of 18 at the individual, family, and societal levels.…”
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Assessment of forest soil contamination by heavy metals in the Polish National Park near Warsaw by Aneta Łukaszek-Chmielewska, Joanna Rakowska, Marzena Rachwał, Olga Stawarz

“…The content of the cadmium, lead, manganese and chromium (using atomic emission spectroscopy with induction-coupled plasma), as well as granulometric composition, pH value and nitrogen and total carbon content, were conducted on soil samples taken from the surface layer (0–10 cm) in the protected area of the Kampinos National Park in Poland. …”
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Neuropathic Pain in Animal Models of Nervous System Autoimmune Diseases by David H. Tian, Chamini J. Perera, Gila Moalem-Taylor

“…However, while much attention has been devoted to curative options, research into neuropathic pain mechanisms and relief has been somewhat lacking. …”
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Meta-QTL analysis reveals the important genomics regions for biotic stresses, nutritional quality and yield related traits in pearl millet by Shreshth Gupta, Sagar Krushnaji Rangari, Aakash Sahu, Yogesh Dashrath Naik, C. Tara Satayavathi, Somashekhar Punnuri, Mahendar Thudi

“…Meta-QTL3.1 has ABC transporter like activity coupled with the ATPase activity which has a role in Fe and Zn uptake in leaves and root tissues. …”
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Labor and employment sphere in the conditions of the digital economy: development prospects by A. D. Kirillova, A. V. Popov

“…The article provides an analysis of the digital transformation consequences for the development of the field of labor and employment. Particular attention is paid to the issues of job replacement, employment de-standardisation and structural shifts in the labor market as a whole. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of Empirical vitamin D therapy on unintentional falls in older adults in the UK by J Smith, J S Davies, C D Poole

“…Objectives To evaluate the health outcomes and economics associated with the current guidance relating to the prevention of falls in the elderly through vitamin D supplementation.Setting UK.Participants UK population aged 60 years and above.Interventions A Markov health state transition model simulated patient transitions between key fall-related outcomes using a 5-year horizon and annual cycles to assess the costs and benefits of empirical treatment with colecalciferol 800 iu daily.Primary and secondary outcome measures Costs and health outcomes attributable to fall prevention following vitamin D supplementation.Results Our model shows that treating the UK population aged 60 years and above with 800 iu colecalciferol would, over a 5-year period: (1) prevent in excess of 430 000 minor falls; (2) avoid 190 000 major falls; (3) prevent 1579 acute deaths; (4) avoid 84 000 person-years of long-term care and (5) prevent 8300 deaths associated with increased mortality in long-term care. …”
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Rice Leaf Disease Image Enhancement Based on Improved CycleGAN by YAN Congkuan, ZHU Dequan, MENG Fankai, YANG Yuqing, TANG Qixing, ZHANG Aifang, LIAO Juan

“…Additionally, different attention mechanisms, including efficient channel attention (ECA), coordinate attention (CA), and CBAM, were individually embedded into the generator's residual module. …”
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Hyperglycemia Is a Potential Prognostic Factor for Exacerbation in Severe Psoriasis with Diabetes or Prediabetes by Yongpisarn T, Thadanipon K, Suchonwanit P, Rattanakaemakorn P

“…Research suggests that psoriasis-induced inflammation can trigger insulin resistance and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), which in turn triggers abnormal functioning of the blood vessel’s inner lining, ultimately leading to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Interestingly, insulin resistance may also worsen psoriatic skin lesions. …”
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