Psychological factors of flow state in online learning by Daša Jalen

“…Platforms that help students achieve flow are interactive, provide feedback, contain entertaining yet professional content, and consider the difficulty level. …”
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Engineered testbeds for investigating syringe injection performance in human factors studies by Andrew Pack, Sabrina Su, Frank A. Drews, Amrish Chourasia, Kevin Cluff, Joy Guerrieri, Jungkyu Kim

“…Methods: To investigate the relationship between applied force and fluid viscosity, we constructed two testing systems: a passive system using prefilled syringes containing fluids of different viscosities and an active system that simulates different fluid viscosities by adjusting the cross-sectional area of a tube to modulate fluidic resistance. …”
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Reprogramming of Melanoma Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Hidehito Saito, Keisuke Okita, Noemi Fusaki, Michael S. Sabel, Alfred E. Chang, Fumito Ito

“…The ability to reprogram TILs containing patient-specific tumor-reactive repertoire might allow the generation of patient- and tumor-specific polyclonal T cells for cancer immunotherapy.…”
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MAO-B Polymorphism Associated with Progression in a Chinese Parkinson’s Disease Cohort but Not in the PPMI Cohort by Shi-Shuang Cui, Ling-Yu Wu, Gen Li, Juan-Juan Du, Pei Huang, Jin Liu, Yun Ling, Kang Ren, Zhong-Lue Chen, Sheng-Di Chen

“…PD patients from the true world (TW) Chinese PD longitudinal cohort and the PPMI cohort with demographic information and assessment scales were assessed. A panel containing 30 PD risk single nucleotide polymorphisms was tested. …”
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Fortunella spp., Kumquat by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Robert J. Northrop

“…If space is an issue, kumquats also do well in containers as long as they receive proper sunlight and watering. …”
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Floral Nectary Anatomy and Ultrastructure in Mycoheterotrophic Plant, Epipogium aphyllum Sw. (Orchidaceae) by Emilia Święczkowska, Agnieszka K. Kowalkowska

“…Epipogium aphyllum is a European-Asian obligatory mycoheterotrophic orchid containing no chlorophyll. Flowers are not resupinate with a sack-shape spur and cordate lip, which is divided into two parts: the basal (hypochile) and distal one (epichile). …”
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The relationship between vitamin E and C intake with total activity of erythrocytes and breast milk superoxide dismutase in lactating mothers by Ninik Mudjihartini, Diyah Eka Andayani, Sheira Taflah Putri Handana

“… Background: Human milk contains many components, one of them is superoxide dismutase (SOD). …”
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Converging accommodation in the Black Country Dialect by Lyndon Higgs

“…However, this corpus contains examples of much more complex types of accommodation in reported speech. …”
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The Addition of Opuntia ficus-indica Ethanolic Extract to a Skimmed Milk-Based Extender Impacts Ram Sperm Quality by Larbi Allai, Xavier Druart, Pinar Terzioğlu, Noureddine Louanjli, Boubker Nasser, Mehmet Ozturk, Bouchra El Amiri

“…The results showed that ETHEX had a higher antioxidant activity compared to those of ascorbic acid and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). Furthermore, ETHEX contains a considerable amount of minerals, vitamins, and sugars. …”
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IAE-CDNet: A Remote Sensing Change Detection Network for Buildings With Interactive Attention-Enhanced by Zhaoyang Han, Linlin Zhang, Qingyan Meng, Chongchang Wang, Wenxu Shi, Maofan Zhao

“…Currently, the development of deep learning has had a positive impact on remote sensing image change detection tasks, but many current methods still face challenges in effectively processing global and local features, especially in the task of building change detection in high-resolution images containing complex scenes. The extraction of target-related features is typically difficult, and changes in scene conditions further increase the difficulty of identifying real changes. …”
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New perspectives on djulis (Chenopodium formosanum Koidz.) and its potential application in functional food by Amanda Tresiliana Mulio, Chien-Shan Chiu, Yung-Jia Chan, Wen-Chien Lu, Po-Hsien Li

“…Djulis Djulis is a well-known ruby cereal because it contains betanin and exhibits strong antioxidant activity. …”
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Evaluation of Chemical, Functional, Spectral, and Thermal Characteristics of Sargassum wightii and Ulva rigida from Indian Coast by Yogesh Kumar, Ayon Tarafdar, Deepak Kumar, Kiran Verma, Manjeet Aggarwal, Prarabdh C. Badgujar

“…Evaluation of mineral and CHNS content indicated that the concentration of potassium, magnesium, and calcium was 1.36 ± 0.08 mg/g, 8.39 ± 0.80 mg/g, and 14.03 ± 3.46 mg/g, respectively, that was higher in the S. wightii, whereas U. rigida contained higher value of iron, carbon, and sulphur (0.70 ± 0.13 mg/g, 37.72 ± 4.63%, and 2.61 ± 0.16%, respectively). …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)—Part 1 by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“… Pharmaceuticals and personal care products contain a variety of chemical substances that enter household wastewater from bath and shower, sinks, and washers and ultimately find their way into the environment. …”
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Improvement of Landfill Leachate Biodegradability with Ultrasonic Process by Mahvi Amirhossein, Roodbari Aliakbar, Nabizadeh Nodehi Ramin, Naseri Simin, Dehghani Mohammadhadii, Alimohammadi Mahmood

“…Mature leachate effluents are known to contain recalcitrant and/or non-biodegradable organic substances and biological processes are not efficient in these cases. …”
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The Roles of Thyroid and Thyroid Hormone in Pancreas: Physiology and Pathology by Chaoran Chen, Zhenxing Xie, Yingbin Shen, Shu Fang Xia

“…Therefore, an overview of the effects of thyroid and THs on pancreas physiology and pathology is presented. The topics contained in this review include a summary of the relationship between autoimmune thyroid dysfunction and autoimmune pancreas lesions and the effects of THs on pancreas development and pancreas pathology (diabetes and pancreatic cancer).…”
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Quasi-3D model to simulate flow in straight channels within vegetation patches by Sahat Maruli Simanjuntak Yogi, Uchida Tatsuhiko

“…Our simulations focused on straight channels containing patches of vegetation. The results showed that the velocities within the vegetated areas were observed to decrease, while velocities in non-vegetated areas increased. …”
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2020–2021 Vegetable Production Handbook: Chapter 3. Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables by Lincoln Zotarelli, Michael D. Dukes, Eric H. Simonne, Charles E. Barrett, Peter Dittmar

“… This section contains basic information on vegetable water use and irrigation management, along with some references on irrigation systems. …”
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Synthesis of Novel Iono- and Photochromic Spiropyrans Derived from 6,7-Dihydroxy-8-Formyl-4-Methyl-2H-Chromene-2-One by Olga G. Nikolaeva, Alexey V. Tsukanov, Evgenii N. Shepelenko, Boris S. Lukyanov, Anatoly V. Metelitsa, Olga Yu. Kostyrina, Alexander D. Dubonosov, Vladimir A. Bren, Vladimir I. Minkin

“…Novel photochromic spiropyrans (SPPs) containing 6′-hydroxy group were synthesized and their spectral properties as well as abilities for complexation with metal ions studied. …”
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Properties and application of carbon composite brick for blast furnace hearth by Jiao K.X., Zhang J.L., Liu Z.J., Zhao Y.G., Hou X.M.

“…A certain amount of slag phase is contained in the carbon layer, which is caused by the reaction of coke ash with the refractory. …”
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Control of Rapid Postharvest Decays of Tomato Fruit by Jerry A. Bartz, Steven A. Sargent, D. J. Huber

“…The decay spreads within cartons of tomatoes, producing wet patches in the bottom and sides of the container, a condition called “wet-boxes.” Affected fruit are out-of-grade either prior to shipment or upon arrival at the receiver. …”
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