On the Issue of Foreign Policy Activities of Buddhists of the USSR in the Context of the Religious Policy of the Soviet State (1950s–1970s) by Alexey V. Gorbatov

“…The Buddhists of the USSR were the agents of state policy in the international arena in the East. …”
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Simulation Experiment Study on Impacting the δD Value of Aromatic Compounds by Yi Duan, Yingzhong Wu, Lantian Xing, Yingqin Wu, Yang Zhao, Zhongping Li, Lanhua Ma

“…Little is known about the effects of sedimentary environment and maturity on δD values of aromatic compounds deposited in geological bodies. …”
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Retraction notice to “A combination of Newton-Raphson method and heuristics algorithms for parameter estimation in photovoltaic modules” [Heliyon 7 (2021) e06673] by Patrick Juvet Gnetchejo, Salomé Ndjakomo Essiane, Abdouramani Dadjé, Pierre Ele

“…This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal).This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.Post-publication, the journal identified significant similarities between this article and the following publication: Gnetchejo, P.J., Ndjakomo Essiane, S., Dadjé, A. et al. …”
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Making Hidden Sustainable Urban Planning and Landscape Knowledge Visual and Multisensorial by Carlos J. L. Balsas

“…To what extent can urban planners and landscape architects utilize visual and multisensorial literacies to bring about more transparency and significance to territorial transformation processes? …”
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Hierarchical Macro-Mesoporous Anatase by ZrO2 Incorporation by M. L. García-Benjume, M. I. Espitia-Cabrera, M. E. Contreras-García

“…In order to increase the ways for reagent and product diffusion in the material, a sol-gel hydrothermal synthesis route using Tween-20 as a directing agent to obtain a hierarchical macro-mesoporous structure is proposed. …”
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How competent are cat owners in caring for their cats? by İbrahim ŞEKER, Ömer ERTEN, Abdurrahman KÖSEMAN, Şenol KOŞAN

“…However, it has been determined that cat owners do not have sufficient and correct information and preferences about using nets for their cats for protective purposes in the windows and balconies of their houses, giving their cats additional foods such as sausage, salami, sausage. …”
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DESIGN ANALYSIS OF AN AUTOMATIC PHASE SELECTOR by ADEDOTUN O. OWOJORI, ABIODUN M. AKINBOLADE, KAYODE F. AKINGBADE

“… Power instability in Nigeria caused by overbearing demand of power by consumers and lack of proper maintenance of the power system devices among others has brought about the need for alternative power sources such as generators, solar, typical inverters and other alternative supplies which requires one form of switching or the other to achieve phase selection during power failure. …”
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“Yeah, I Know You Always Stay”: Menjelajahi Dunia Virtual ARMY pada Fanbase @bitiesfess Selama Hiatus Grup by Meilya Syifa Aghniya Rahman, Zainal Abidin Achmad

“…Cultural researchers have long been concerned about the development of K-Pop fan activities. ARMY fandom stands out as a unique research subject because this community has its style of expressing feelings and admiration for BTS. …”
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Cognitive Scout Node for Communication in Disaster Scenarios by Rajesh K. Sharma, Anastasia Lavrenko, Dirk Kolb, Reiner S. Thomä

“…This node should have two components: one is a passive sensor unit that collects and stores the technical knowledge about the electromagnetic environment in a data processing unit so-called “radio environment map” in the form of a dynamically updated database, and other is an active transceiver unit which can automatically be configured either as a secondary node for opportunistic communication or as a cooperative base station or access point for primary network in emergency communications. …”
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Salicylic Acid Treatment Reduces Lipid Peroxidation and Chlorophyll Degradation and Preserves Quality Attributes of Pointed Gourd Fruit by Nitin Yadav, Anil K. Singh, Talha Bin Emran, Ratiram G. Chaudhary, Rohit Sharma, Swati Sharma, Kalyan Barman

“…SA (3.0 mM)-treated fruits retained 15.3% higher ascorbic acid and about 18% higher total phenol, flavonoids, and radical scavenging activity over pointed gourd fruits in the control group. …”
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Blade Tip Leakage Flow and Heat Transfer with Pressure-Side Winglet by A. K. Saha, Sumanta Acharya, Ron Bunker, Chander Prakash

“…For the flat tip, the winglet reduces the heat transfer coefficient locally by as much as 30%, while the average heat transfer coefficient is reduced by about 7%. In the presence of a squealer, the role of the winglet decreases significantly, and a 5% reduction in the pressure loss coefficient is achieved with the winglet with virtually no reduction in the average heat transfer coefficient. …”
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Building resilience: quantity surveyors in the face of future pandemics by Matshete Modiba, Nishani Harinarain

“…By understanding the challenges and adaptations brought about by the pandemic, quantity surveyors can proactively shape their practices, ensuring a robust and resilient future for the profession. …”
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Legal Regulation of the Activities of the Bodies of the National Police of Ukraine on Ensuring the Exercise of the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly by M. A. Sambor

“…The author believes that the adoption of a separate law on peaceful assembly should be amended accordingly to the Law of Ukraine “On Citizens’ Appeals”, which regulates the authority of the National Police of Ukraine to respond to a message about the intention to exercise the right to peaceful assembly. …”
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Gestational diabetes versus pregestational diabetes. Perinatal results. by Cristóbal Torres González, Joselin Moreno Torres, Juan Carlos Pastrana Tapia, Vivian Vázquez Martínez

“…The variables under study were: type of Diabetes, Márquez Guillén classification about good or bad fetal-maternal prognosis , treatment used, type of delivery, gestational age at labor, newborn weight, prenatal and maternal complication. …”
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One‐Dimensional Variational Ionospheric Retrieval Using Radio Occultation Bending Angles: 1. Theory by I. D. Culverwell, S. B. Healy, S. Elvidge

“…This new, general retrieval method is applicable to both standard GNSS‐RO retrieval problems, and the truncated geometry of EUMETSAT's Metop Second Generation (Metop‐SG), which will provide GNSS‐RO measurements up to about 600 km above the surface. The climatological a priori information used in the 1D‐Var is effectively a starting point for the 1D‐Var minimization, rather than a strong constraint on the final solution. …”
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Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Monitoring Surface Water of Al-Razzaza Lake: A Review by Afrah Medhat Rashed, Mufid Alhadithi, Fareed M. Alattar, Fayez Ahamd Massarwa

“…Studies have shown that the area of the lake gradually decreased from 1990 to 2018 at a rate of about 1285 km2, then recovered slightly since 2018 at a rate of 118 km2. …”
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Mathematical insights on psoriasis regulation: Role of Th1 and Th2 cells by Amit Kumar Roy, Priti Kumar Roy, Ellina Grigorieva

“…System is analyzed introducing therapeutic agent (Biologic / $\mbox{IL}-{10}$ ) for reducing the hyper-proliferation of Keratinocytes. …”
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Comparing the trend of changes in oxygen pulse (RH/VO2) during maximal exercise after severe and moderate warming in women basketball players by Maryam Hosseını, Mansoureh Karımı, Hamid Agha-alınezhad

“…There is no a lot of information about performance of the cardiovascular evaluator index. …”
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Biological activities of silver nanoparticles from Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. fruit extracts by G. Mahendran, B.D. Ranjitha Kumari

“…In the present investigation, we have described the green biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using ripened fruit aqueous extract of Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. as capping agent. The antioxidant, anticancer and antimicrobial activities of AgNPs were also studied. …”
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A Descriptive Study on Common Causes, Treatment and Outcome of Neck Injuries by Hamna Abdu Nazir, Wilson Desai, Reshma Chavan, Sarvesh Azgaonkar

“…The aim of this study was to assess further in detail about the sociodemographic status, etiology, presentation of patients, treatment provided and its outcome. …”
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