Políticas Territoriais e Mobilidade Populacional na Amazônia: contribuições sobre a área de influência das Hidrelétricas no Rio Madeira (Rondônia/Brasil) by Maria Madalena de A. Cavalcante, Dorisvalder Dia Nunes, Ricardo Gilson da Costa Silva, Luiz Cleyton Holanda Lobato

“…Currently, in Porto Velho, Rondônia, the construction of the hydroelectric of Jirau and Santo Antônio on the Madeira river, started in 2008, has been questioned about the new population flow, which can be characterized by two processes: the territorialization and deterritorialization. …”
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Recognition of Evamy Et Al P-Zones in the Tertiary Sediments of F- Well, Niger Delta by F.A. Lucas, O.E. Ononeme

“…The samples were prepared using standard palynological sample processing technique and analyzed under the microscope. They were about twenty three (23) diagnostic palynomorphs recognized. …”
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Suppression of monocyte and neutrophil function by recombinant IL-2 by Susan E. Smith, Gayle D. Warren, Yee-Hing Thong, Joe G. McCormack

“…Little IS known about the influence of IL-2 on phagocytes. We now describe the effects of human recombinant IL-2 on human neutrophil and monocyte functions related to mobility, phagocytosis, glucose uptake, respiration and degranulation. …”
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Climate Characteristics of High-Temperature and Muggy Days in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in the Recent 30 Years by Guohua Zhang, Jian Guan, Jingyi Ai, Jiangtao Zhang, Xiaoqing Jin

“…The most number of muggy days are in July, and the muggy days in July and August account for about 90% of the entire summer. Over the 30-year period, no apparent changes are observed in the number of days with precipitation and the annual precipitation amount.…”
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Physiotherapy Professionals: A Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Telerehabilitation Services in Egypt by Olfat Ibrahim Ali, Omnia Mustafa Salem, Salma Ashraf Abdelaziz Mohamed, Sabah Abdlnaser Hassan Ali, Eman Ahmed Embaby

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 306 Egyptian physiotherapists who were asked to complete an online survey including questions about the utilization of telerehabilitation services, awareness, perception, and attitude. …”
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Two-channel electric liquid helium level meter by K. K. Kim, A. A. Tkachuk, A. A. Kuznetsov

“…We consider the operation principle of the measuring system of this meter. We draw conclusions about the accuracy of its measurements. The possibility of using the multichannel sensor system with the sensors and the switching device in the secondary device circuit has been determined.…”
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Why cutting respiratory CO2 loss from crops is possible, practicable, and prudential by Jaya Joshi, Jeffrey S. Amthor, Donald R. McCarty, Carlos D. Messina, Mark A. Wilson, A. Harvey Millar, Andrew D. Hanson

“…Abstract Plants release back to the atmosphere about half of the CO2 they capture by photosynthesis. …”
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Fiction books translations for children: publishing in Lithuania in 1940-1990 by Vita Mozūraitė

“…The majority of these books were translated from Russian (about 45%). The literary and folklore books of various nations within the U.S.S.R. comprise 60.7% of all children's translations. …”
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Static Load Test on Trapezoidal Filling Structure of Crushed Concrete Particles Reinforced with Waste Tire Slices by Fang Tong, Qiang Ma, Bin Hu, Zhenyi Zheng

“…In this paper, a series of model tests about the trapezoidal filling structures filled with tire reinforced concrete particles has been conducted to study their stability and the ultimate bearing capacity. …”
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Precise Orbit Determination of BDS MEO Satellites Based on Satellite TT&C Stations by Kezhao Li, Zhiwei Li, Lin Chai, An-min Ding, Jin-ben Wei, Long Li

“…Then, we gave the sufficient and necessary conditions about the visibility and the coverage rate calculation model of STT&C to BDS MEO satellite. …”
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Great ape infants’ face touching and its role in social engagement by Beatriz Felicio, Kim A. Bard

“…We interpret this as the ability of 1-year-olds to use face touching as a behavioral marker of mutual engagement during bouts of triadic connectedness, that is when they engage together with a social partner about an object or an event. In this study, we document an understudied behavior of young chimpanzees and humans, one that is not only part of prosocial interactions, but one that may function to highlight infants’ active role in engagement with another, while they together engage in triadic connectedness.…”
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Keggin-Type Heteropolyacid for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide: Molecular Weight Control by Ahmed Aouissi, Zeid Abdullah Al-Othman, Abdurrahman Salhabi

“…The effect of polymerization parameters such as reaction time, temperature, and catalyst amount was investigated. The effect of acetic anhydride as a ring-opening agent was also investigated. …”
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Review of the Impact and Burden of Urinary Urgency on Adults with Overactive Bladder by Adrian Wagg, A. Lenore Ackerman, H. Henry Lai, Diane K. Newman

“…This narrative review highlights what is known about the pathophysiology of urgency, how urgency affects individuals with OAB, urgency measurement and associated challenges, and assessment of urgency in clinical trials.…”
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Helicobacter pylori Oncogenicity: Mechanism, Prevention, and Risk Factors by Muzaheed

“…Importantly, H. pylori infection affects around half of the world’s population leading to a variety of gastric problems and is mostly present in asymptomatic form. Although about 20% of people infected with H. pylori develop preneoplastic gastric lesions in later stages of their life, around 2% of infected individuals develop gastric cancer. …”
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Exploring the Energy Efficiency of Electric Vehicles with Driving Behavioral Data from a Field Test and Questionnaire by Kezhen Hu, Jianping Wu, Mingyu Liu

“…With increasing concerns about urban air quality and carbon emissions, electric vehicles (EVs) have gained popularity in megacities, especially in Europe and Asia. …”
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Chemical analysis of volatile oils in Eucalyptus species by GC mass by Noor Jaafer ALtememmi, Neamat Jameel ALjudy, Labeeb Ahmed ALzubaid

“…Hydrosols, byproducts of plant distillation, have been used in the food and cosmetics sectors as well as biological agriculture; yet, little is known about the volatile content of hydrosols. To determine the chemical content of the essential oils of Eucalyptus leaves. …”
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Current Evidence on Atypical Odontalgia: Diagnosis and Clinical Management by Yoshihiro Abiko, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Itsuo Chiba, Akira Toyofuku

“…The present paper addresses seven clinical questions about AO based on current knowledge in the literature and discusses diagnostic criteria and guidelines for treatment and management. …”
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Appendicitis-Like Picture Induced by Foreign Body in a 2-Year-Old Boy by Sadi A. Abukhalaf, Rami A. Misk, Hussam I. Alzeerelhouseini, Ismaeel M. Irziqat, Abdulrahman H. Asaferah, Osama Y. Aljabarein, Khalil N. Abuzaina

“…FB-induced perforations or appendicitis albeit in patients with no history of FB ingestion or infants and toddlers need a high clinical suspicion to prevent the delay in diagnosis and the subsequent complications.…”
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Differential regulation of metalloproteinase production, proliferation and chemotaxis of human lung fibroblasts by PDGF, Interleukin-1β and TNF-α by Masahiro Sasaki, Masayuki Kashima, Takefumi Ito, Akiko Watanabe, Noriko Izumiyama, Masaaki Sano, Manabu Kagaya, Takanobu Shioya, Mamoru Miura

“…Fibroblast migration, proliferation, extracellular matrix protein synthesis and degradation,all of which play important roles in inflammation, are them selves induced by various growth factors and cytokines. Less is known about the interaction of these substances on lung fibroblast function in pulmonary fibrosis.…”
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Antifungal Potential of Phytochemicals against Mauginiella scaettae, the Plant Pathogen Causing Inflorescence Rot of Date Palm by Eimad Dine Tariq Bouhlali, Mgal Derouich, Reda Meziani, Adil Essarioui

“…E. torquata and S. molle caused the greatest sporulation reductions of about 88.05% and 36.11%, respectively. In addition, there were significant differences among the examined plant extracts with respect to their total polyphenols (14.52–76.68 mg GAE/g DW), flavonoids (8.75–57.78 g RE/100 g DW), and antioxidant properties as measured by TEAC (74.77–391.23 mmol TE/g DW) and FRAP assays (87.18–474.04 mmol TE/g DW). …”
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