Occurrence of Surface Active Agents in the Environment by Ewa Olkowska, Marek Ruman, Żaneta Polkowska

“…The environmental fate of SAAs is still unknown and recognition of this problem will contribute to protection of living organisms as well as preservation of quality and balance of various ecosystems. This work contains basic information about surfactants and overview of pollution of different ecosystems caused by them (their classification and properties, areas of use, their presence, and behavior in the environment).…”
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WozARd: A Wizard of Oz Method for Wearable Augmented Reality Interaction—A Pilot Study by Günter Alce, Mattias Wallergård, Klas Hermodsson

“…One way of doing this is the wizard of Oz (WOZ) method. The basic idea behind WOZ is to create the illusion of a working system by having a human operator, performing some or all of the system’s functions. …”
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A Microbiological Preparation Based on the Homofermentative Strains of Lactobacillus plantarum Isolated from the Natural Sources for Bioconservation of Plant Resources (Review of S... by R.A. Shurkhno

“…It is known that the problem of production of biological preservatives can be solved by using the basic principles of microbiological and biotechnological processes that contribute to the creation of biological preservatives ensuring the most optimal and efficient fermentation of plant mass, i.e., by using homofermentative lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus plantarum) isolated from the natural ecological niches, as well as by conservation of plant mass with the help of lactic acid bacteria at the stage of high physiological activity. …”
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Performance Indicators Analysis of Universities Participating in the Priority 2030 Program Research Track by A. I. Guseva, V. M. Kalashnik, V. I. Kaminsky, S. V. Kireev

“…The comparative analysis of the special part performance indicators was carried out and also included aggregated indicators of basic and special parts in 2022. To assess the dynamics of universities’ activities in 2020–2022, aggregated indicators of the special part were analyzed. …”
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Non-timber Forest Products in Bu Gia Map: Local Use and Sustainable Management by Thanh Sang Dinh

“…The IMs harvested these resources for more subsistence related to their traditional and basic needs than those KPs. Based on the local findings, the institutional management strategies in BGMNP should emphasize resource utilization patterns, human capital empowerment, and group-based arrangements. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of 2-(Hydroxyimino)-1-(phenylpropylidene)thiocarbonohydrazide and its Metal Complexes with Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) Ions by A. Venkatchallam, R. G. Deshmukh, Dilip C. Sawant

“…The compound HPTCHOPD is admixed with a basic divalent compound that is halide, mainly chloride of Co+2, Ni+2 and Cu+2 in presence of methanol-water mixture. …”
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A WR-2.8 band pseudoelliptic waveguide filter using TM110 and TE101 Dual-Mode cavities by Yao Chen, Yinian Feng

“…In this paper, a novel WR-2.8 band dual-mode filter with high selectivity and compact structure is proposed. The basic dual-mode cavity, by exciting and exploiting TM110 and TE101 modes, can provide two reflection zeros and one transmission zero (TZ). …”
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Biosorptive Removal of Cadmium(II) and Copper(II) Using Microwave-Assisted Thiourea-Modified Sorghum bicolor Agrowaste by Muhammad Salman, Rabia Rehman, Umar Farooq, Anum Tahir, Liviu Mitu

“…Thiourea is selected for chemical modification of this plant waste by microwave solid fusion methodology, so that its chelating ability for metal ions can be enhanced in both acidic and basic conditions, in a cheaper and quicker way. Characterization was carried out by different physiochemical means using FT-IR, SEM, etc. …”
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Dynamics of a brake system governed by modified Burridge-Knopoff-Pad model by Oma Nfor Nkeh, Akoni Brikly Njinabo, Waindim Yisa Tufoin Albert, Kenfack Djifack Hunnel

“…Consequently, we thus propose a basic theoretical brake system based on the modified Burridge-Knopoff-Pad model in this study; in order to elucidate on brake squeal noise and other nonlinear vibrations. …”
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Regional Institutions at the Doorstep of post 2020 Cohesion Policy – Status Report from Hungary by Balázs Simó, Tamás Gordos, Viktória Józsa

“…In connection to this basic question, our paper aims to provide an overview about the evolution – rise and fall - of the Hungarian regional level (NUTS2) institutions with a strong emphasis on the state-of-the art, especially regarding administrative capacities. …”
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Ptr4BERT: Automatic Semisupervised Chinese Government Message Text Classification Method Based on Transformer-Based Pointer Generator Network by Mingxin Li, Kaiqian Yin, Minghao Wang

“…More and more citizens are using online platforms to report to government departments, which is generating a lot of textual data. Among them, the basic but important problem is to automatically classify the different categories of messages, so that staff from different departments can process relevant information quickly. …”
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Implementation of transformational leadership in increasing the organizational commitment of civil servants by Hartono Hartono, Salju Salju, Muh Yusuf Qamaruddin

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On the interplay of segmentation cues in adult OV/VO bilinguals: prosody, frequency and context language by Irene de la Cruz-Pavía, Gorka Elordieta, Itziar Laka

“… The present study investigated the role of phrasal prosody in speech segmentation in adult bilingual speakers of two languages with opposite basic word orders: Basque and Spanish (Object-Verb and Verb-Object, respectively). …”
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THE CONSTRUCTIONS OF POWER: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ON BLACK AMERICAN WOMENAS PORTRAYED IN MAUD MARTHA AND THE HATE U GIVE by RB. Edi Pramono, Ida Rochani Adi, Muh. Arif Rokhman

“…Critical discourse analysis observes people's interactions through language because language is the basic element of life and the way truth and power are produced. …”
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CHINESE MIGRANTS IN ITALY: POSITIVE INTEGRATION EXPERIENCE OR A CHALLENGING FACTOR? by K. G. Muratshina, K. M. Tabarintseva-Romanova, Ya. I. Mukhamadiyeva

“…The latter showed the disrespect, demonstrated by migrants to basic human rights and freedoms, and contempt to European culture and traditions, which induced the increasing discontent among Italian citizens. …”
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Problems in the educational process during the pediatric surgery area teaching of fourth year medicine students by Sergio Luis González López, Zoe Quintero Delgado, Guillermo Cortiza Orbe, Berta E. Fonseca Romero, Carlos A. Cabrera Machado, Yordan Ponce Rodríguez

“…Consequently, students might not master the principles of medical practice in the most common surgical diseases in children, thus limiting its further application in their professional performances as basic general practitioners. To obtain more accurate information on the causes of this phenomenon is considered to be paramount in order to search for practical solutions to improve the educational process and to fulfil the goals of the teaching stage. …”
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Development of the High Sensitivity and Selectivity Method for the Determination of Histamine in Fish and Fish Sauce from Vietnam by UPLC-MS/MS by Quang Hieu Tran, Thanh Tan Nguyen, Kim Phuong Pham

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Competing Risks in Accelerated Life Testing: A Study on Step-Stress Models with Tampered Random Variables by Hanan Haj Ahmad, Ehab M. Almetwally, Dina A. Ramadan

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Fracture Characteristics of Polyurethane Grouting Materials Based on Acoustic Emission Monitoring by Baihui Ren, Jianjun Shen, Weitao Liu, Yingying Hu, Qing Cao

“…In this study, 16 groups of tests were designed by the orthogonal test method, and a PU grouting material was prepared, which can be used for the construction of sealing wall in mined-out area of coal mine. The basic properties of the material were measured. Firstly, the viscosity of four groups of samples with different polyether polyol contents was measured by a dynamic rheometer. …”
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Cross-cultural communication challenges among pedicab drivers and vendors with foreign tourists in Aceh, Indonesia by Dian Fajrina, Andri Wardana, Diana Achmad, Laily Nurul Adnin

“…However, they faced significant challenges, such as word recall, understanding foreign accents, and unfamiliar vocabulary, often relying on basic English or Indonesian for communication. To address these issues, they are making efforts to enhance their English proficiency through interactions with tourists and peers, demonstrating a commitment to improving communication and better serving their customers. …”
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