The safety net role of inland fishing in the subsistence strategy of multi-active forest dwellers in southern Cameroon by Edmond Dounias, Serge Cogels, Serges Mvé Mbida, Stéphanie Carrière

“…Like most forest dwellers in the Congo Basin, these two societies have implemented a multi-active type of subsistence economy: hunting, trapping, gathering and fishing are practiced in addition to a predominant slash-and-burn agriculture. …”
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Spatial risk modelling of highly pathogenic avian influenza in France: Fattening duck farm activity matters. by Jean Artois, Timothée Vergne, Lisa Fourtune, Simon Dellicour, Axelle Scoizec, Sophie Le Bouquin, Jean-Luc Guérin, Mathilde C Paul, Claire Guinat

“…Our findings indicate that the most explanatory spatial predictor variables were related to fattening duck movements prior to the epidemic, which should be considered as indicators of farm operational status, e.g., whether they are active or not. Moreover, we found that considering the operational status of duck houses in nearby municipalities is essential for accurately predicting the risk of future HPAI infection. …”
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ACTIVITY AND PRESSURE OF MAGNESIUM STEAM IN ALLOYS Ni-Mg-Si-Fe and Cu-Mg-Si-Fe by V. N. Vlasov, S. V. Buldygin, U. A. Ageev, V. I. Shkurkin

“…The calculation of activity and pressure of magnesium vapour in melts Ni-Si-Mg-Fe and Cu-Si-Mg-Fe in metal systems at constant magnesium contents 6, 10, 14 и 18 mas.% and temperatures 1350 and 1450 °С is carried out in this work.…”
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Effect of CO2 Flow Rate on the Pinang Frond-Based Activated Carbon for Methylene Blue Removal by S. G. Herawan, M. A. Ahmad, A. Putra, A. A. Yusof

“…Activated carbons are regularly used the treatment of dye wastewater. …”
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Abnormal Baseline Brain Activity in Patients with Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Lv Han, Liu Zhaohui, Yan Fei, Li Ting, Zhao Pengfei, Du Wang, Dong Cheng, Guo Pengde, Han Xiaoyi, Wang Xiao, Li Rui, Wang Zhenchang

“…Numerous investigations studying the brain functional activity of the tinnitus patients have indicated that neurological changes are important findings of this kind of disease. …”
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Theoretical and Numerical Experiences on a Test Rig for Active Vibration Control of Mechanical Systems with Moving Constraints by M. Rinchi, E. Gambini

“…Active control of vibrations in mechanical systems has recently benefited of the remarkable development of robust control techniques. …”
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Research on Deep-Site Failure Mechanism of High-Steep Slope under Active Fault Creeping Dislocation by Yang Liu, Kaiwen Zhang, Denghang Tian, Liming Qu, Yang Liu

“…The development curve equation of the plastic zone is verified according to the residual figures of the fitting result and the correlation parameters.…”
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Ionospheric Disturbances Recorded by DEMETER Satellite over Active Volcanoes: From August 2004 to December 2010 by Jacques Zlotnicki, Feng Li, Michel Parrot

“…The maximum number of types 1 and 2 anomalies is recorded between 30 and 15 days before the surface activity, corresponding to the period of accelerating phenomena. …”
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Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational Study by Hülya Bulut, Gamze Bozkul

“…The data of the study were collected using Personal Information Form and the Effect ofthe Surgery on the Patients’ Daily Life Activities form. Descriptive statistical methods, Mann WhitneyU, and Friedman tests were used to evaluate the data.Results: After appendectomy surgery, patients experienced difficulties in performing activities of dailyliving and these difficulties were higher in the first two weeks but decreased statistically significantlyover time (p lt; 0.05). …”
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LUneXt: Simple and Efficient U-shaped Network Design for Medical Image Segmentation with Nonlinear Activation by Guanghong Deng, Bing Yu, Wenlong Jing, Yong Li, Xiaodan Zhao

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Connection between the number of manifestations and promotional activities of local tourism organizations and hotels on the social network Facebook by Garabinović Dušan, Anđelić Slavica

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THE ACTIVITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST BRAND PRODUCTS OF NATURAL VALUABLE AREAS OF THE LUBLIN VOIVODESHIP by Danuta Guzal-Dec

“…Nonetheless, there were positive changes, taking up comprehensive coherent marketing activities.…”
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Involvement of Russian student youth in Internet communications as a factor in the formation of models of their socio-political activity by E. A. Istyagina-Yeliseeva, C. E. Barijenikova, A. V. Boldyreva

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Innovative Assessment of Crohn’s Disease: An Activity Prediction Tool Combining Laboratory Data and Imaging [Letter] by Wang F, Jiang Q, He P

“…Fayuan Wang, Qinling Jiang, Ping He College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ping He, College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, 646000, People’s Republic of China, Email 1327255153@qq.com…”
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Characterization of a Novel Tc-Carbonyl Complex as a Functional Probe of P-Glycoprotein Transport Activity by Mary Dyszlewski, Helen M. Blake, Julie L. Dahlheimer, Christina M. Pica, David Piwnica-Worms

“…Thus, there is an expanding requirement to noninvasively interrogate Pgp transport activity in vivo. We herein report the Pgp recognition properties of a novel 99m Tc(I)-tricarbonyl complex, [ 99m Tc(CO) 3 (MIBI) 3 ] + (Tc-CO-MIBI). …”
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A Muscle-Specific Rehabilitation Training Method Based on Muscle Activation and the Optimal Load Orientation Concept by Zhibin Song, Chao Nie, Shuyang Li, Paolo Dario, Jian S. Dai

“…Training based on muscle-oriented repetitive movements has been shown to be beneficial for the improvement of movement abilities in human limbs in relation to fitness, athletic training, and rehabilitation training. …”
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Performance Comparison between Nonidentical Segmented Exponential Concave and Nonidentical Segmented Exponential Convex Serrated CATRs by T. Venkata Rama Krishna, P. Siddaiah, B. Prabhakara Rao

“…The compact antenna test range (CATR) provides uniform illumination within the Fresnel region to the test antenna. …”
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Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein Downregulates Fractalkine through Activation of p38 MAPK and NF-κB by Xia Huang, Yi Zeng, Yujie Jiang, Yueqiu Qin, Weigui Luo, Shulin Xiang, Suren R. Sooranna, Liao Pinhu

“…LBP overexpression further decreased LPS-induced downregulation of fractalkine and p38 MAPK and p65 NF-κB activation; LBP gene silencing, SB203580, and SC-514 suppressed LPS-induced downregulation of fractalkine and p38 MAPK and p65 NF-κB activation in A549 cells. …”
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Modern features of the cryptocurrency use for terrorist financing, money laundering and other unlawful activities: prospective countermeasures by D. S. Melnyk

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Insecticidal Activity of Some Traditionally Used Ethiopian Medicinal Plants against Sheep Ked Melophagus ovinus by Negero Gemeda, Walelegn Mokonnen, Hirut Lemma, Ashenif Tadele, Kelbessa Urga, Getachew Addis, Asfaw Debella, Mesaye Getachew, Frehiwot Teka, Kidist Yirsaw, Kissi Mudie, Solomon Gebre

“…Twelve medicinal plants and a commercially used drug Ivermectin were examined for insecticidal activity against Melophagus ovinus sheep ked at different time intervals using in vitro adult immersion test. …”
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