Effects of marble waste on shear strength and pullout resistance of sand reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Waqas Ahmad, Beenish Jehan Khan

“…The methodology involved determining basic geotechnical properties and Optimum Mixing Ratios (OMRs) for MW-sand (MWS) mixtures. …”
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USING DIGITAL BUSINESS SIMULATORS IN ECONOMIC AND MANAGERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MASTER’S IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES by Dmytro S. Antoniuk, Oleg M. Spirin, Tetiana A. Vakaliuk

“…Contract Design and Principal-Agent dilemma simulation usage allows the modeling of situations realistically imitating reality and helps to form a basic attitude and understanding of contractual design and information asymmetry concepts in the economy and managerial science. …”
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Modeling the role of healthcare access inequalities in epidemic outcomes by Oscar Patterson-Lomba, Muntaser Safan, Sherry Towers, Jay Taylor

“…Using a simple epidemic model of a population divided into two groups that differ in their recovery rates due to different levels of access to healthcare, we find that both the basic reproductive number ($\mathcal{R}_{0}$) of the disease and its endemic prevalence are increasing functions of the disparity between the two groups, in agreement with empirical evidence. …”
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Особистий досвід виживання в умовах російської окупації (24 лютого – 31 березня 2022) by Ігор Шихненко

“…This was reflected in the arrangement of shelters, which provided the basic needs of life and mutual support. Another living space was the yard and the street, where food was prepared and food was exchanged, property was protected from marauders, domestic animals were cared for. …”
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An Attention-Based Residual U-Net for Tumour Segmentation Using Multi-Modal MRI Brain Images by Najme Zehra Naqvi, K. R. Seeja

“…Hence, this research proposes a novel automated deep-learning approach based on U-Net for segmenting Glioma tumours. The basic U-Net model is enhanced with several components to improve its performance in the proposed model. …”
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Tripartite organization of brain state dynamics underlying spoken narrative comprehension by Lanfang Liu, Jiahao Jiang, Hehui Li, Guosheng Ding

“…Speech comprehension involves the dynamic interplay of multiple cognitive processes, from basic sound perception, to linguistic encoding, and finally to complex semantic-conceptual interpretations. …”
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Improving the combat capability of small police tactical groups by I. V. Vlasenko, I. P. Lykhyi, Ya. O. Slatin

“…Different types of combat formations are studied, in particular, such as line, column, wedge, rhombus, star, snake and others, which are basic tactical elements. For each type of formation, experiments were conducted to determine the optimal location of the commander. …”
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Identification and ranking of disadvantages of coopetition strategy in the healthcare supply chain: the mix of the thematic analysis and ordinal priority approach by Esmaeil Mazroui Nasrabadi, Zahra Sadeqi-Arani, Abolfazl Sadeqi-Arani

“…Examining the competitor's cultural fit, setting professional contracts, meritocracy in managers and setting the monitoring and control process are the most basic strategies for dealing with disadvantages.…”
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Development of Entrepreneurial Activity Using the Integration of Human Capital and Green Technologies to Optimize the Sustainable Development of the Territories by Alma Karshalova, Aidos Akpanov, Santay Tleubayeva, Anuar Belgibayev, Askar Makhmudov, Aigul Atchabarova, Margarita Zholayeva

“…The paper examines the basic theoretical concepts of the essence and forms of sustainable tourism and presents the concept of the integration of human capital and green technologies to achieve the principles of sustainable development. …”
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Cardiac Function in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma by Mark K. Friedberg, Ido Solt, Myriam Weyl-Ben-Arush, Yulia Braver, Avraham Lorber

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Promoting Immortalized Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Transdifferentiation and Proliferation into Neuronal-Like Cells through Consecutive 525 nm and 825 nm Photobiomodulation by Madeleen Jansen van Rensburg, Anine Crous, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Cells were exposed to induction type 1 (IT1): 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) (0.5 mM)+indomethacin (200 μM)+insulin (5 μg/ml) for 14 days, preinduced with β-mercaptoethanol (BME) (1 mM) for two days, and then incubated with IT2: β-hydroxyanisole (BHA) (100 μM)+retinoic acid (RA) (10-6 M)+epidermal growth factor (EGF) (10 ng/ml)+basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) (10 ng/ml) for 14 days and preinduced with β-mercaptoethanol (BME) (1 mM) for two days and then incubated with indomethacin (200 μM)+RA (1 μM)+forskolin (10 μM) for 14 days. …”
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Cognitive dysfunction, social participation, and performance of activities of daily living among a sub-urban community-dwelling older adults in Nigeria by Obiekwe Sochima Johnmark, Uzoamaka Nwakego Akobundu, Okwudili Precious Emuka, Akosile Christopher Olusanjo, Uchechukwu Martha Chukwuemeka, Ukamaka Gloria Mgbeojedo, Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo

“…Half required assistance with IADLs, but 93.3% were fully functional with basic ADLs. Significant relationships were found between ADLs and IADLs (p < 0.001), SP (p < 0.001), and CF (p = 0.001), and between IADLs, SP (p < 0.001), and CF (p = 0.001). …”
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Exercise Intervention in Women with Fibromyalgia and Its Influence on Pain, Psychological Variables, and Disability: An Observational Study by María Elena González-Álvarez, Víctor Riquelme-Aguado, Giacomo Rossettini, Josué Fernández-Carnero, Jorge Hugo Villafañe

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Objective Neurophysiological Measures of Cognitive Performance in Elite Ice Hockey Players by Kirby ED, Jones K, Campbell N, Fickling SD, D'Arcy RCN

“…In the current study, cognitive performance was measured by neurophysiological responses in elite Junior-A hockey players.Methods: Neurophysiological brain vital signs were extracted from event-related potentials (ERPs) to evaluate auditory sensation (the N100), basic attention (the P300), and cognitive processing (the N400). …”
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Problematic Issues on the Organization of Selecting Person’s Biological Samples for Molecular and Genetic Examination by S. O. Ziubrii

“…The author has specified the basic requirements for sampling, such as their indisputable belonging to a certain person and reliability of their selection in the minimum quantity necessary for the research. …”
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Main controlling factors of production and reasonable fracturing scale optimization of deep coalbed methane wells in Shenfu block, Ordos Basin by Lichun SUN, Jia LIU, Na LI, Xinze LI, Heng WEN

“…To further reveal the production patterns in deep CBM wells, identify key factors affecting well production capacity, and guide the efficient development of deep CBM resources in the Shenfu block, this study analyzed the production dynamic characteristics of typical CBM wells in the area based on basic geological data, production data, and previous research results. …”
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Techniques for Progressive Failure Simulation of Hard Brittle Surrounding Rockmass: Taking the URL Test Tunnel as an Example by Daning Zhong, Jianlin Chen, Hui Zhou, Xiangrong Chen, Yali Jiang, Liangquan Li, Jun Chen

“…The results show that the constitutive model determines the basic form of crack propagation, but in order to accurately simulate the progressive propagation of cracks, the number of elements must be sufficient enough and the effects of 3D excavation must be considered. …”
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Theodor Mommsen and the collegia funeraticia by Przemysław Wojciechowski

“…This publication, which was small in terms of volume, not only opened the door to an illustrious academic career for its author, but also had an enormous impact on the course of scholarly discussion on Roman colleges. One of the basic concepts used in this discussion is the 'funeral colleges' created by Mommsen. …”
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Application of Radial Basis Function Neural Network Coupling Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm to Classification of Saudi Arabia Stock Returns by Khudhayr A. Rashedi, Mohd Tahir Ismail, Nawaf N. Hamadneh, S. AL Wadi, Jamil J. Jaber, Muhammad Tahir

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Facial Mobility after Maxilla-Mandibular Advancement in Patients with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Three-Dimensional Study by Laura Verzé, Francesca Antonella Bianchi, Niccolò Barla, Serena Maria Curti, Giovanni Gerbino, Guglielmo Amedeo Ramieri

“…The three-dimensional (3D) methods study of basic facial movements in typical OSAS patients treated with MMA was the topic of the present research. …”
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