Inducing and Assessing Acute Mental Stress in Controlled Conditions: Topical Review and Guidelines for Effective Experimental Protocols by Matteo Raggi, Lee J. Moore, Luca Mesin

“…However, because of the extremely subjective perception of stress, the characteristics of the investigated samples, and the conditions under which the experiment is conducted, the data may not be representative of a perceived stressful condition, leading to biases. …”
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Dynamic and Quantitative Method of Analyzing Service Consistency Evolution Based on Extended Hierarchical Finite State Automata by Linjun Fan, Jun Tang, Yunxiang Ling, Benxian Li

“…This research can guide the engineers of service consistency technologies toward obtaining a higher level of consistency in SODSA.…”
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The Iterative Positive Solution for a System of Fractional q-Difference Equations with Four-Point Boundary Conditions by Chuanzhi Bai, Dandan Yang

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Antifibrotic Effect of Combination of Nilotinib and Stem Cell-Conditioned Media on CCl4-Induced Liver Fibrosis by Gamal Shiha, Ahmed Nabil, Ahmed Lotfy, Reham Soliman, Ayman A. Hassan, Islam S. Ali, Doaa F. Gad, Faten Zahran

“…Results showed that the combination of Nilotinib and stem cell-conditioned media had more antifibrotic effects than each one alone (P value < 0.001).…”
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Optimization of Conditions for Production of Soluble <i>E. coli</i> Poly(A)-Polymerase for Biotechnological Applications by Igor P. Oscorbin, Maria S. Kunova, Maxim L. Filipenko

“…Here, we optimized the conditions for the production of recombinant PAP 1. …”
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Market Development Strategies for Florida Fresh Sweet Corn: Findings from a Consumer Survey, 2001 by Tom Stevens, Robert Degner, Kimberly Morgan, Chris deBodisco, Lisa House

“… From 1998 through 2001, the Fresh Supersweet Corn Council promoted fresh sweet corn directly to consumers through a third-party communications agency. …”
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Periodic Boundary Value Problems for First-Order Impulsive Functional Integrodifferential Equations with Integral-Jump Conditions by Chatthai Thaiprayoon, Decha Samana, Jessada Tariboon

“…By developing a new comparison result and using the monotone iterative technique, we are able to obtain existence of minimal and maximal solutions of periodic boundary value problems for first-order impulsive functional integrodifferential equations with integral-jump conditions. An example is also given to illustrate our results.…”
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Development of the thermostrengthening regimes of reinforcing steel No 25-36 in conditions of mill 320 of the Belurussian metallurgical works by V. I. Shcherbakov, G. A. Kurbatov, V. A. Tishchenko

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Existence and Numerical Simulation of Solutions for Fractional Equations Involving Two Fractional Orders with Nonlocal Boundary Conditions by Jing Zhao, Peifen Lu, Yiliang Liu

“…By means of a fixed point theorem, we establish sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of solutions for the fractional equations. …”
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المتطلبات الفنية لرفع تطبيقات المحمول على منصة Google play console : دراسة في الميتاداتا by د. عاطف قاسم

“…قامت الدراسة بتعريف وتحديد أهمية المتطلبات اللازمة لرفع Upload تطبيقات الهواتف الذکية على منصة Google play console - التى خصصتها Google play للمطورين لرفع التطبيقات وادارة محتوى الميتاداتا الخاصة بها - و تم حصرها في متطلبات ثلاث هى ؛ متطلب برمجة التطبيق ، متطلب انشاء حساب مطور Google play console ، متطلب إنشاء ميتاداتا تطبيقات الهواتف الذکية .وتمر عملية انشاء ميتاداتا التطبيقات على منصة Google play console بمجموعة مراحل کل مرحلة منها تمثل عددا من حقول الخطة وهى؛ مرحلة انشاء التطبيق على Google Play Console ، مرحلة إنشاء إصدارات تجريبية من التطبيق، مرحلة إنشاء بيانات تسجيلات التطبيق ، مرحلة مراجعة الاصدار ونشره على Google Playکما توصلت الدراسة إلى تبنى Google play خطة ميتاداتا تطبيقات خاصة بها لا تعتمد على أي من معايير الميتاداتا العالمية مثل؛ MARC أو Dublin core أو RDA ، أما عن سياسات تطوير خطة ميتاداتا التطبيقات الخاصة Google play فإنه لا توجد اصدارات للخطة وإنما تطوير جزئي بإضافة حقل أو حقول أو تطوير اشتراطات ملء البيانات بتلک الحقول وليس بشکل کامل في صورة اصدارات محددة ، وبلغ عدد حقول خطة ميتاداتا التطبيقات الخاصة بـ Google play (84) حقلا تتنوع في سماتها وطريقة ملء بياناتها حسب طبيعة التطبيق والبيان نفسه. …”
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Kinetics of austenite formation during continuous heating in as-cast and as-annealed conditions in a low carbon steel by Antonio Oliver-Reynoso, Octavio Vázquez-Gómez, Francisco Reyes-Calderón, Héctor J Vergara-Hernández, Martín Herrejón-Escutia, Miguel I Dávila-Pérez, Edgar López-Martínez

“…Two initial microstructures were analyzed: 1) as–cast condition, composed of columnar grains of Widmastätten ferrite and pearlite, and 2) as–annealed condition, formed of equiaxed grains of ferrite and pearlite. …”
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An experimental study of fire development under varying ventilation conditions during the depressurization process in pressurized buildings by Kaiqiang Wang, Zhigang Shang, Weijun Liu, Kang Wen, Jun Zhang, Bin Yao, Weiguo Song

“…The indoor pressure is higher than the external pressure under working conditions, and pressure relief must be carried out first during emergencies. …”
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The impact of online customer service and store features on consumer experience and willingness to revisit their preferred online store by Miriam Tiutiu, Sefora Nemțeanu, Dan-Cristian Dabija, Corina Pelau

“…The results highlight a positive link between online customer service, consumer behaviour, and store ambiance. Ethics of online sales positively influence consumer behaviour within the online store. …”
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A Note on the Fractal Behavior of Hydraulic Conductivity and Effective Porosity for Experimental Values in a Confined Aquifer by Samuele De Bartolo, Carmine Fallico, Massimo Veltri

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Evaluating the Reliability and Consistency of Treadmill Gait Analysis Using an RGB-D Camera: Effects of Assistance and No Assistance by Yuichiro Hosoi, Takahiko Sato, Akinori Nagano

“…The intraday reliability of the RGB-D camera was evaluated using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC 1, 1), while its consistency with the 3DMA system was determined using ICC (2, 1). …”
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Influence Factors on the Properties of Ultrahigh-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Cured under the Condition of Room Temperature by Pu Zhang, Yiliang Huang, Yongqi Li, Jun Zhao, Hengqian Dong, Tao Chen

“…Finally, a kind of UHPFRC material with a compressive strength of 152.4 MPa and a slump of 120 mm was developed under the standard curing conditions.…”
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Assessing Durability and Stability of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement-Stabilized Soils Under Cyclic Wet–Dry Conditions by Ayesha Rauf, Sung-Woo Moon, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Jong Kim

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Using the Perspectives of Kentucky Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agents to Develop a Sustainable Eating Curriculum by Lindley Barker, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Annie Koempel, Katie Pickford, Tammy Stephenson, Dawn Brewer

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Numerical and Physical Modeling of Steel Flow Behavior in the Two Strand Tundish During Nonconventional Pouring Conditions by A. Cwudziński, B. Bul'ko, P. Demeter

“…This is show by the formed hydrodynamic structure consists of vertically circulating streams of liquid steel, effectively eliminating and limiting the impact of reverse streams.…”
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Effect of Catalytic Pyrolysis Conditions Using Pulse Current Heating Method on Pyrolysis Products of Wood Biomass by Sensho Honma, Toshimitsu Hata, Takashi Watanabe

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