Comparison of the corrosion behavior and surface morphology of NiTi alloy and stainless steels in sodium chloride solution by Kožuh S., Vrsalović L., Gojić M., Gudić S., Kosec B.

“…Oxide films formed on the surface of steels mainly contains iron oxides and chromium oxide, while the surface film of the NiTi alloy mainly contains TiO2 oxide.…”
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Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Nine Additional Cases by Mitsuhiko Nakahira, Kiyomi Kuba, Satoko Matsumura, Masashi Sugasawa

“…On the final analysis, we reviewed eleven cases of primary SmCC of the hypopharynx. The tumors contained mixed elements of SmCC and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in six (55%) of eleven patients. …”
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Efek berbagai pretreatment koro pedang kupas terhadap kadar HCN, proksimat dan karakteristik fisik tepung koro pedang (Canavalia ensiformis) by Rohani Islami, Endang Prangdimurti, Tjahja Muhandri, Dede Robiatul Adawiyah

“…The utilization of jack bean for food was not optimal because it contained cyanide acid (HCN). For optimal utilization, jack bean must be transformed into low-HCN jack bean flour. …”
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Study on Anaerobic Digestion and the Treatment of Livestock and Poultry Waste Liquid by Nanoparticles and Antibiotics in the Context of Carbon Neutrality and Microbial Ecosystems by Xiaofei Zhen, Han Zhan, Ke Li, Ruonan Jiao, Lei Feng, Tie Du

“…Livestock and poultry waste liquid contains a lot of nitrogen, phosphorus, and microorganisms, and direct discharge causes great harm to the environment. …”
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Improved Adaptive PI-like Fuzzy Control Strategy of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor by Wenshao Bu, Shihao Guo, Zongang Fan, Jinwei Li

“…Secondly, the error acceleration parameter <i>r_v</i>(<i>k</i>), which contains the PMSM speed information, is set and normalized to accurately identify the dynamic response stages of the PMSM system. …”
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Study on the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol by Ozonolysis of Citral in the Atmosphere by Chenxi Zhang, Xuesong Cao, Xiaomin Sun, Hengjun Peng

“…Abstract A major research area in atmospheric chemistry focuses on the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA), which contains a large variety of low-volatility organic compounds when generated by the ozonolysis of monoterpenes. …”
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Irinotecan Plus S-1 Followed by Hepatectomy for a Patient with Initially Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases, Who Showed Severe Drug Rash with Oxaliplatin Plus 5-FU and Leucov... by Hiroyuki Komori, Toru Beppu, Yasuo Sakamoto, Yuji Miyamoto, Hiromitsu Hayashi, Katsunori Imai, Hidetoshi Nitta, Masayuki Watanabe, Hideo Baba

“…A severe allergic reaction to intravenous 5-FU-containing drug regimens can be successfully alleviated by switching to S-1-containing regimens such as IRIS or S-1 plus oxaliplatin (SOX).…”
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Reminiscence Tours and Pilgrimage Sites by Katja Uusihakala

“…The notion of pilgrimage seems to capture both the physical as well as the emotional aspects that such movements contain. This essay examines how members of the ex-Rhodesian diaspora community in South Africa ‘travel back’ to the past in the present in two ways: firstly by concrete heritage journeys to Zimbabwe on reminiscence tours and secondly by constructing memory sites and commemorative venues, where the journeys back to the ‘homeland’ take the form of imaginative travel. …”
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Substantiation of application and estimation of efficacy of probiotics at inflammatory bowel diseases by Ye. A. Poluektova, Yu. O. Sidorina, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. V. Korolev, O. S. Shifrin

“…The highest efficacy the Bifidum and Lactobacilli-containing probiotics, possess at advance and maintenance of remission of reservoir ileitis (pouchitis). …”
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Influence of Synthesis Conditions on the Capacitance Performance of Hydrothermally Prepared MnO₂ for Carbon Xerogel-Based Solid-State Supercapacitors by Vania Ilcheva, Victor Boev, Mariela Dimitrova, Borislava Mladenova, Daniela Karashanova, Elefteria Lefterova, Natalia Rey-Raap, Ana Arenillas, Antonia Stoyanova

“…The electrochemical evaluation showed that the composite with the higher specific surface area, containing 75% manganese dioxide, demonstrated improved characteristics, including 96% capacitance retention after 5000 charge/discharge cycles and high energy efficiency (approximately 99%). …”
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‘Customary’ use of stick tools by chimpanzees in Bulindi, Uganda: update and analysis of digging techniques from behavioural observations by Matthew R. McLennan, Jacqueline Rohen, Zoe Satsias, Tom Sabiiti, John-Mary Baruzaliire, Marie Cibot

“…The chimpanzees use stick tools in various foraging contexts, for example as probes to investigate branches or logs containing insect prey or products (e.g., Apis mellifera and Xylocopa sp. bee nests, and unidentified grubs or larvae), as well as for excavating Meliponini ground nests. …”
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Robot Imitation: Body Schema and Body Percept by C. A. Acosta-Calderon, H. Hu

“…The first one is a representation of the body that contains information of the body's capabilities. The second one is a snapshot of the body and its relation with the environment at a given instant. …”
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Traversable Wormholes Existence in fR,T Gravity Involving Trace-Squared Term with Nonexotic Matter by M. Zubair, Quratulien Muneer, Saira Waheed

“…To achieve this, we choose an interesting gravitational framework of fℛ,T theory which contains a quadratic term of energy-momentum tensor Tij trace and a well-known Starobinsky fℛ model in its extended form. …”
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Effect of the Unsteadiness on the Diffuser Flow in a Transonic Centrifugal Compressor Stage by N. Bulot, I. Trébinjac

“…The observed change in the flow field from hub to tip is due to migration of the low momentum fluid contained in the wake toward the pressure side/hub corner.…”
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A variational principle for complex boundary value problems by Adnan Atef Hajj

“…This paper provides a variational formalism for boundary value problems which arise in certain feilds of research such as that of electricity, where the associated boundary conditions contain complex periodic conditions. A functional is provided which embodies the boundary conditions of the problem and hence the expansion (trial) functions need not satisfy any of them.…”
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Poszanowanie wolności religijnej w prawodawstwie kościelnym by Dariusz Mazurkiewicz

“…Consequently, the question arises whether the church legislator allows the use of methods in the work of evangelization that contain elements of coercion or even pressure that increase the effectiveness of preaching the Word of God. …”
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Analysis of Optimal RAP Content Based on Discrete Element Method by Lei Wang, Xiucheng Yang

“…In this study, the mechanical parameters of asphalt mixture containing different amounts of RAP were analyzed by discrete element method (DEM), and the reasonable RAP content was discussed in combination with uniaxial compression test results. …”
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The Effect of Active-Participant Experiments upon the Skills of Nursery Class Students to Recognize Measuring Instruments by Ozkan Sapsaglam, Aykut Emre Bozdogan

“…In this context, preschool science activities and experiments have positive effects upon children’s development and learning as they contain skills aimed at various senses like observation, relationship establishment, interpretation, inference and discussion. …”
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Metal Content in Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Leaves: Influence of Vehicular Traffic and Safety upon Consumption as Food by Agnese Giacomino, Mery Malandrino, Maria Laura Colombo, Sergio Miaglia, Pietro Maimone, Sebastiano Blancato, Eleonora Conca, Ornella Abollino

“…Taraxacum officinale leaves growing spontaneously in meadows and along the streets are traditionally picked up and eaten in Italy as salad, so it is important to know the concentrations of potentially toxic elements contained in them from the point of view of food safety. …”
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Strategy implementation in private equity funded companies by Anders Henriksson

“…From this data, an empirically grounded and explanatory strategy implementation framework was developed. This contains three dimensions including a Strategy Process Dimension, a Leadership Dimension, and a Value Creation & Growth Dimension with distinct phases and structural elements. …”
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