Modelling of the fracture toughness anisotropy in fiber reinforced concrete by S. Tarasovs, J. Kruminš, V. Tamužs

“…Simple numerical models of fiber reinforced concrete require a priori knowledge of the crack growth direction in order to take into account bridging action of the fibers, which depends on the fibers orientation. …”
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Use of Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring in a Preterm Fetus: Clinical Dilemmas and Recommendations for Practice by Karolina Afors, Edwin Chandraharan

“…The aim of intrapartum continuous electronic fetal monitoring using a cardiotocograph (CTG) is to identify a fetus exposed to intrapartum hypoxic insults so that timely and appropriate action could be instituted to improve perinatal outcome. …”
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Rural vs. Urban: How Urbanicity Shapes Electric Vehicle Charging Behavior in Rhode Island by Tim Jonas, Oluwatosin Okele, Gretchen A. Macht

“…These results provide actionable insights for optimizing charging station deployment and utilization across diverse communities to support the growing demand for EVs.…”
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Function of vasohibin-2 and the mechanism of alternative splicing in triple-negative breast cancer by WANG Wei, WANG Hongli, ALIBIYATI·i Ain, YILIYAER· Rousu, NUER AYI, YANG Liang

“…Differentially expressed genes and alternatively spliced genes regulated by VASH2 were analyzed to explore the mechanism of action of VASH2 in TNBC.Results·VASH2 was significantly overexpressed in TNBC compared to the normal tissues. …”
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New Method for OC Relay Coordination by Ameer Aqeel Kamoona, Ahmed Najm alfadli, Israa Ali Alshabeeb

“…., bus section), depends on the status of the bus section circuit breaker (CB) as a criterion for determining active relay setting group, to achieve a faster tripping action. ETAP has been used as a simulation software environment. …”
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Decoding vascular aging: implications for atherosclerosis progression and clinical intervention by Silumbwe Ceaser Wankumbu, Xiao-Man Ji, Ming Xu

“…However, more than one specific action line is required to eradicate or slow down its manifestation. …”
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Factors Influencing Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Pure Honey in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria by A. T. Kareem, T. F. Odusanya, J. O. Isola, A. S. Adisa

“…The findings contribute to forest economics by providing valuable insights into consumer behavior and offering actionable recommendations for producers, marketers, and policymakers to foster a sustainable honey market in urban settings. …”
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Dis-moi ce que tu manges... by France ARBOIX-CALAS

“…After having identified the determinants accessible to education among those put at the day by various integrating models of food behavior, we will define levers of action for each one of these determinants. These levers make it possible to define a food education which consists finally less of the transmission of scientific knowledge that to the development of life skills.…”
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Secret sharing in a special linear group by V. I. Yanchevskiĭ, I. A. Havarushka, G. V. Matveev

“…A fundamental domain with respect to the action of the main congruence subgroup by right shifts in the special linear group of second-order matrices over the ring of integers is constructed. …”
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Towards a European health information system: The BRIDGE Health, InfAct and PHIRI projects by Martin Thißen, Angela Fehr, Aline Anton, Stefanie Seeling, Thomas Ziese

“…Methods: This contribution describes the European projects BRIDGE Health (2015 – 2017), InfAct (Information for Action, 2018 – 2021) and PHIRI (Population Health Information Research Infrastructure, 2020 – 2023), which aimed at developing a sustainable health information infrastructure. …”
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Conjugation of Triterpenic Acids with 3-Aminoquinuclidine Moiety: An Approach to Acetylcholinesterase Mixed or Uncompetitive Type Inhibitors by Anastasiya V. Petrova, Ha T. T. Nguyen, Irina V. Zueva, Konstantin A. Petrov, Alexander N. Lobov, Oxana B. Kazakova

“…Thus, 3-amidoquinuclidine-triterpenoids conjugates could be considered novel inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase with a different mechanism of action.…”
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Determination and Prioritization of Public Library Services in Disasters by Yaghoub Norouzi, hamidreza Radfar, Nayereh Jafarifar

“…This study proposes a localized, actionable model of library services to enhance disaster management in Iran.Value: By addressing the unique needs of communities during crises, public libraries can significantly contribute to disaster preparedness and recovery, reinforcing their role as safe havens and resource hubs.…”
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Study on Mechanical Properties of Submunition’s Ribbon Straightening Section by Dong-ze Qin, Wei Zhang, Shu-Yun Zhang, Tian-Ji Guo, Shui-Yuan Pei, Jin-Shi Zhang

“…And the response characteristics of different material ribbon with different sizes of riveting holes and riveting joints under tensile action were simulated. The simulation results show that, in the trajectory environment with 30 m/s~55 m/s typical stream speed, the tensile force of the ribbon is less than 300 N, and the application concentration of the connecting parts of the riveting joint and the ribbon will not cause the failure of the kevlar ribbon, but it will cause the failure of the nylon ribbon. …”
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Habitat suitability mapping and landscape connectivity analysis to predict African swine fever spread in wild boar populations: A focus on Northern Italy. by Giulia Faustini, Marie Soret, Alexandre Defossez, Jaime Bosch, Annamaria Conte, Annelise Tran

“…Originally confined to Sub-Saharan Africa, ASF virus genotype II has spread to Europe since 2014, mainly affecting Eastern Europe, and progressing through wild boar migrations and human action. In January 2022, the first case of ASF, due to genotype II, was reported in North-western Italy, in a wild boar carcass. …”
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Synergy Between Smallholder Palm Oil Replanting Policies and Green Energy Initiatives: A Study of Impacts and Policies in Indonesia by Mayarni Mayarni, Heriyanto Meyzi, Nasution Mimin Sundari, Arumbinang Mohammad Hazyar

“…By examining the intersection of agricultural and energy policies, this research highlights strategies to achieve sustainability goals and provides actionable insights for policymakers to design integrated, effective approaches that maximize the benefits of these initiatives…”
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Tea and depression by Klaus W. Lange, Yukiko Nakamura, Katharina M. Lange, Hui Zhao

“…Potent pharmacological effects on circumscribed neurobiological systems may be produced not by individual tea components but rather by the synergistic action of various compounds on multiple pathophysiological mechanisms involved in depression. …”
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International mobility programmes, European identity, and the satisfaction with EU policies by Tartaglia Stefano, Inserra Chiara

“…Some studies have also observed that the European identity seemed to be linked to the individual’s satisfaction with the EU action. The aim of the present research was to investigate the relationships among the participation in international mobility programmes during high school and university (Erasmus programme), European identity, and the satisfaction with EU measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Bayesian Network analysis of software logs for data‐driven software maintenance by Santiago delRey, Silverio Martínez‐Fernández, Antonio Salmerón

“…Bayesian Networks (BNs) are proposed as a log analysis technique to discover poor performance indicators in a system and to explore usage patterns that usually require temporal analysis. For this, an action research study is designed and conducted to improve the software quality and the user experience of a web application using BNs as a technique to analyse software logs. …”
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Thiamine and Thiamine Pyrophosphate as Non-Competitive Inhibitors of Acetylcholinesterase—Experimental and Theoretical Investigations by Łukasz Szeleszczuk, Dariusz Maciej Pisklak, Błażej Grodner

“…This paper presents studies on the effect of free thiamine (T) and thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) on the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), which is an enzyme considered to play an important role in the therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer’s disease. The mechanisms of action of these compounds as potential inhibitors of AChE were evaluated using both experimental (enzymatic activity) as well as computational (molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and MM-GBSA calculations) methods. …”
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Isolation and identification of fungi found in contaminated fermented milk and antifungal activity of vanillin by Xu Pei, Mekonen Tekliye, Mingsheng Dong

“…The cell number, radical colony diameter, and the mycelium biomass of the fungal contaminant were significantly reduced by the inhibitory action of the vanillin. The study thus provides reliable data evidence that will help relevant stakeholders in the fermented milk industries to improve their quality control strategies and consider vanillin as a bio-preservative with the potential to increase the shelf-life and safety of fermented milk.…”
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