Military and political security in the Arctic before and amidst the Ukrainian crisis by I. A. Arzhanov

“…The author concludes that the Ukrainian crisis has only laid bare the true aspirations of the NATO countries seeking to contain Russia in the Far North and refusing to consider its interests and build a constructive dialogue in the field of military and political security. …”
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The functions of herpesvirus shuttling proteins in the virus lifecycle by Huijun Cao, Huijun Cao, Huijun Cao, Huijun Cao, Huijun Cao, Mingshu Wang, Mingshu Wang, Mingshu Wang, Mingshu Wang, Mingshu Wang, Anchun Cheng, Anchun Cheng, Anchun Cheng, Anchun Cheng, Anchun Cheng, Bin Tian, Bin Tian, Bin Tian, Bin Tian, Bin Tian, Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, Xumin Ou, Xumin Ou, Xumin Ou, Xumin Ou, Xumin Ou, Di Sun, Di Sun, Di Sun, Di Sun, Di Sun, Yu He, Yu He, Yu He, Yu He, Yu He, Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu, Xinxin Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Ying Wu, Ying Wu, Ying Wu, Ying Wu, Ying Wu, Shaqiu Zhang, Shaqiu Zhang, Shaqiu Zhang, Shaqiu Zhang, Shaqiu Zhang, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, YanLing Yu, Ling Zhang, Shun Chen, Shun Chen, Shun Chen, Shun Chen, Shun Chen, Mafeng Liu, Mafeng Liu, Mafeng Liu, Mafeng Liu, Mafeng Liu, Dekang Zhu, Dekang Zhu, Dekang Zhu, Dekang Zhu, Renyong Jia, Renyong Jia, Renyong Jia, Renyong Jia, Renyong Jia

“…Shuttling proteins are key factors in the transmission of nucleocytoplasmic information within cells and usually contain nuclear localization signals and nuclear export signals to mediate correct positioning for themselves and other proteins. …”
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Automated Design of an FDI System for the Wind Turbine Benchmark by Carl Svärd, Mattias Nyberg

“…No specific adaptation of the method for the wind turbine benchmark is needed, and the number of required human decisions, assumptions, as well as parameter choices is minimized. The method contains in essence three steps: generation of candidate residual generators, residual generator selection, and diagnostic test construction. …”
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A Simple Circular Cell Method for Multilevel Finite Element Analysis by Hossein Talebi, Goangseup Zi, Mohammad Silani, Esteban Samaniego, Timon Rabczuk

“…The macroscopic strain is linked kinematically to the boundary displacement of a circular or spherical representative volume which contains the microscopic information of the material. …”
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Proximate Analysis of Five Wild Fruits of Mozambique by Telma Magaia, Amália Uamusse, Ingegerd Sjöholm, Kerstin Skog

“…Kernels of A. digitata contained, on average, 39.2% protein and 38.0% fat, and S. birrea kernels 32.6% protein and 60.7% fat. …”
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Influence of aquaculture practices on microbiota composition and pathogen abundance in pond ecosystems in South China by Shuhui Niu, Chuanlong Li, Jun Xie, Zhifei Li, Kai Zhang, Guangjun Wang, Yun Xia, Jingjing Tian, Hongyan Li, Wenping Xie, Wangbao Gong

“…Higher nitrogen levels also increased the relative abundance of Mycobacterium in pond water, whereas the culture pattern (freshwater, seawater, brackish, modern captive culture, freshwater factory container aquaculture, or seawater factory culture) and species significantly influenced the relative abundances of Vibrio, Tenacibaculum, Pseudoalteromonas, and Francisella. …”
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Antibiotic use on crops in low and middle-income countries based on recommendations made by agricultural advisors by Philip Taylor, Robert Reeder

“…In some years, and in one region, nearly 10% of the management recommendations for rice contained an antibiotic. Eleven antibiotics are being recommended on crops (often blended together) and there is considerable regional variation as to where they are used. …”
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Immunogenetic Study in Chinese Population with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Are There Specific Genes Recently Disclosed? by Jiayu Zhai, Ju Rong, Qiuxia Li, Jieruo Gu

“…So far, several genes or genetic regions have now been reported in the Han ethnic Chinese population, containing the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), ERAP1, IL-23R, 12q12, 2p15, 5q14.3, and so on. …”
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On translativity of absolute Rogosinski-Bernstein summability methods by Azmi K. Al-Madi

“…The paper is concerned with the problem of translativity of an absolute Rogosinski-Bernstein summability methods (Bh); 0≦h≦1. The paper contains two results that when h; 12≦h≦1, |Bh| is translative and when h; (0<h<12), then |Bh| is not translative neither to the left nor to the right.…”
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Genome-wide identification and functional roles relating to anthocyanin biosynthesis analysis in maize by Xiaofang Wang, Huangai Li, Shuai Wang, Meiqi Ruan, Yiping Li, Lei Zhu, Zhenying Dong, Yan Long

“…The promoters of these synthetic genes contain various cis-elements and the gene expression patterns and transcriptional regulatory networks were analyzed. …”
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Determination of Total Germanium in Chinese Herbal Remedies by Square-Wave Catalytic Adsorptive Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry at an Improved Bismuth Film Electrode by Shangwei Zhong, Jiali Su, Liang Chen, Jiefeng Tong, Wenfang Jia, Xiangjun Li, Hong Zou

“…Compared with the BiFE plated in the solution prepared based on HAc-NaAc without trisodium citrate, the improved BiFE electrodeposited in the solution of HAc-NaAc containing trisodium citrate displayed a better electroanalytical performance for the determination of germanium(IV). …”
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RNA-Binding Proteins in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Neurodegeneration by Scott E. Ugras, James Shorter

“…While the causes of this devastating disease are poorly understood, recent advances have implicated RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that contain predicted prion domains as a major culprit. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of Medicago truncatula calli with MtWOX9-1 overexpression by V. E. Tvorogova, E. Y. Krasnoperova, A. A. Kudriashov, K. A. Kuznetsova, E. A. Potsenkovskaya, Y. A. Fedorova, L. A. Lutova

“…WOX (WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX) is a homeodomain-containing transcription factor family. Different WOX genes  function  in different plant organs  and tissues, maintaining meristem activity and regulating cell proliferation  and differentiation. …”
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Multisynchronization of Chaotic Oscillators via Nonlinear Observer Approach by Ricardo Aguilar-López, Rafael Martínez-Guerra, Juan L. Mata-Machuca

“…The proposed observer contains a proportional and integral form of a bounded function of the synchronization error in order to provide asymptotic synchronization with a satisfactory performance. …”
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Identification of weeds from the cabbage family (Brassicaceae) found in the agrocenoses of the Russian Federation by А. l. Ebel, T. V. Ebel, S. I. Mikhailova

“…Afterwards, fractional species-specific keys were made for the genera containing species controllable in importing countries.…”
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Victorian Arts and the Challenge of Modernity: Analogy, the Grid, and Chemical Transformations by Francesca Orestano

“…Such are the transformative powers that promote intermedial dynamics among the arts, and they date back to Victorian times, where they appear under the shape of the grid. The grid is the container in which the achievements of Victorian culture, industry and art are ordered and organized. …”
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Laboratory Investigation of Fatigue Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures with Steel Slag Aggregates by Hassan Ziari, Shams Nowbakht, Sajad Rezaei, Arash Mahboob

“…Then the 13 types of mixes which contain steel slag in portion of fine aggregates or in portion of coarse aggregates or in all portions of aggregates were tested. …”
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Pneumoperitoneum in a Micropremie: Not Always NEC by Ahmed Khan, Koert de Waal

“…It refers to radiological evidence of rupture of an air-containing viscus with resultant soiling of the peritoneal cavity. …”
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Educational intervention on the smoking consequences in adolescents from Nuevitas by Moraima Martell Martínez, Norki Betancourt Sánchez, Rosabel Lozada Bazain, Edwin Echemendía Reyes, Leydis Suárez Ramos, Bismar Reyes Hernández

“…Descriptive statistic was used to analyze the results obtained by applying the survey before and after the educational intervention, which contained the following variables: age group, sex, educational level, associated diseases, and knowledge about smoking.…”
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Shrinkage Effects of Using Fly Ash instead of Fine Aggregate in Concrete Mixtures by Dongsheng Zhang, Pengfei Han, Qiuning Yang, Mingjie Mao

“…Based on these experimental results, we evaluated common theoretical shrinkage models and subsequently developed a modified shrinkage model for application to concrete containing fly ash as fine aggregate.…”
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