Creencias sobre el uso del condón en una población universitaria by Elba Abril Valdez, Rosario Román Pérez, María José Cubillas Rodríguez, Sandra Elvia Domínguez Ibáñez

“…Se concluye que en estudiantes universitarios persisten creencias poco favorecedoras acerca del uso del condón aun cuando no hayan iniciado relaciones coitales. De no promover cambios, la tendencia se mantendrá con sus consecuentes riesgos.…”
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Weighted Sum Secrecy Rate Optimization for Cooperative Double-IRS-Assisted Multiuser Network by Shaochuan Yang, Kaizhi Huang, Hehao Niu, Yi Wang, Zheng Chu, Gaojie Chen, Zhen Li

“…To tackle the nonconvexity of the optimization problem, we first convert the objective function to its concave lower bound by utilizing a novel successive convex approximation technique, then solve the transformed problem iteratively by applying an alternating optimization method. …”
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Challenges in teaching students to plot equations: Another impact of graphing procedures by Ulumul Umah, Ana Rahmawati

“…In studying plotting point procedures, students' knowledge must include understanding concepts related to graphs, such as the meaning of points and graph concavity, graph shifts, and the relationship between the discriminant of a quadratic equation and its graph.…”
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Ramiro Ledesma Ramos: años de literatura (1924-1930) by José-Carlos Mainer

“…His 1924 novel, "El sello de la muerte" ("The label of the death"), expressively dedicated to Unamuno, recreates the autobiography of a hard life's writer who, in the moment of accomplishing fame, commits suicide. His coetaneous essay "El Quijote y nuestro tiempo" ("Quixote and our times"), presents a vision of the Cervantine Novel as a permanent fight against frustration and decadence. …”
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Immune Response of Mormon Crickets That Survived Infection by Beauveria bassiana by Robert B. Srygley, Stefan T. Jaronski

“…Mortality increased and body mass of survivors decreased with conidial dose. survivors' PO activity was elevated to the same level independent of dose. …”
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Contribution à l’étude de la mobilité de l’hallux et de la phylogénie des primates actuels by J Norbert Kuhlmann

“…That of Strepsirrhini is strongly concave/ convex. The convexity is seated on the major axis. …”
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Fundos soberanos de investimento e imunidade de jurisdição by Ely Caetano Xavier Junior

“…A fragmentação do tratamento legislativo e jurisprudencial concedido a empresas estatais e bancos centrais sugere respostas contraditórias quanto aos fundos soberanos de investimento. …”
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Os limites e as possibilidades da reflexividade em Bourdieu, Lahire e Boltanski by Fillipi Lúcio Nascimento

“…O artigo propõe um debate em torno da noção de reflexividade a partir de três autores centrais da teoria social contemporânea francesa: Pierre Bourdieu, Bernard Lahire e Luc Boltanski. …”
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O louco, a criança e o analista: contribuições de Maud Mannoni à psicanálise by Rebeca de Souza Escudeiro, Laéria Fontenele

“…Para tanto, mencionaremos as influências que marcaram em sua trajetória e aspectos centrais de sua obra: suas concepções sobre a loucura e a criança. …”
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Fundos soberanos de investimento e imunidade de jurisdição by Ely Caetano Xavier Junior

“…A fragmentação do tratamento legislativo e jurisprudencial concedido a empresas estatais e bancos centrais sugere respostas contraditórias quanto aos fundos soberanos de investimento. …”
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Avaliação de uma Unidade de Geração de Energia Através da Teoria de Opções Reais by Alexandre Caporal, Luiz Eduardo Teixeira Brandão

“…Em função disso, a Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) tem oferecido uma multiplicidade de oportunidades de investimentos, principalmente através de leilões de unidades geradoras de energia (em sua maioria hidrelétricas), de linhas de transmissão e incentivos ao investimento em Pequenas Centrais Hidrelétricas (PCH). Neste artigo, propomos um modelo de avaliação de uma unidade de geração de energia em condições de incerteza, incorporando a flexibilidade de escolha do mecanismo de venda da energia gerada através da metodologia das Opções Reais, e aplicamos este modelo ao caso de uma PCH. …”
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Os direitos humanos no pensamento de James Griffin by Gabriel Costa Val Rodrigues

“…A partir de uma interpretação holística do pensamento do autor, e por meio de uma abordagem analítica, este artigo examina os principais elementos da teoria dos direitos humanos de Griffin, passando por sua metodologia e objetivos, conceitos centrais e fundamentação filosófico-normativa nas noções de interesses humanos básicos e praticidades. …”
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Obtaining shape memory alloy thin layer using PLD technique by Cimpoeşu N., Stanciu S., Vizureanu P., Cimpoeşu R., Achiţei Cristian D., Ioniţă I.

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HCG 57: Evidence for Shock-heated Intergalactic Gas from X-Rays and Optical Emission Line Spectroscopy by Ewan O’Sullivan, P. N. Appleton, B. A. Joshi, Lauranne Lanz, Katherine Alatalo, Jan M. Vrtilek, Andreas Zezas, Laurence P. David

“…We find evidence of a gas bridge linking the galaxies, containing ∼10 ^8 M _⊙ of hot, ∼1 keV thermal plasma and warm ionized gas radiating in H α , H β , [O  iii ] and [N  ii ] lines. …”
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Copy Number Variations in Short Tandem Repeats Modulate Growth Traits in Penaeid Shrimp Through Neighboring Gene Regulation by Hao Zhou, Guangfeng Qiang, Yan Xia, Jian Tan, Qiang Fu, Kun Luo, Xianhong Meng, Baolong Chen, Meijia Chen, Juan Sui, Ping Dai, Xupeng Li, Mianyu Liu, Qun Xing, Jie Kong, Sheng Luan

“…The cytokinesis protein 7-like (LOC113800912) gene, which contains this STR in its splice region, exhibits differential expression associated with body weight variation. …”
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CNN-Based Object Recognition and Tracking System to Assist Visually Impaired People by Fahad Ashiq, Muhammad Asif, Maaz Bin Ahmad, Sadia Zafar, Khalid Masood, Toqeer Mahmood, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood, Ik Hyun Lee

“…For object detection and recognition, a deep Convolution Neural Network (CNN) model is employed with an accuracy of 83.3%, whereas the dataset contains more than 1000 categories. Moreover, a score-based quantitative comparative analysis is performed using the supported features of devices. …”
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CoviWall, a whole-virion-inactivated B.1.617.2 vaccine candidate, induces potent humoral and Th1 cell response in mice and protects against B.1.617.2 strain challenge in Syrian ham... by Jyotsna Dandotiya, Neeta Adhikari, Manas Ranjan Tripathy, Manas Ranjan Tripathy, Kamini Jakhar, Sudipta Sonar, Dibya Ranjan Pati, Vibhu Kanchan, Varsha S. Prasad, Jitendra Kumar, Nitesh K. Senapati, Arti Bharmoria, Neeraj Rani, Monika Lakhanpal, CS. Patil, Nishan Singh, Lovely Khan, Lavit Jambu, Naveen K. Jain, Syed Khalid Ali, Priyanka Priyadarsiny, Amulya K. Panda, Rajesh Jain, Shailendra Mani, Sweety Samal, Amit Awasthi, Amit Awasthi, Zaigham Abbas Rizvi, Zaigham Abbas Rizvi

“…Such promising results augur well for the clinical phase I trial of the CoviWall vaccine and further development against contagious SARS-CoV-2 strains in the future.…”
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Combined Therapy of Catheter Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study by Bin-Feng Mo, Jian Sun, Peng-Pai Zhang, Wei Li, Mu Chen, Jia-Li Yuan, Yi Yu, Qun-Shan Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…Propensity score matching was used to select controls from the CA-only and LAAC-only groups. Each group contained 76 subjects. The procedures were successfully performed in all the patients. …”
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Novel H16N3 avian influenza viruses isolated from migratory gulls in China in 2023 by Peng Peng, Peng Peng, Peng Peng, Jinyan Shen, Wenjun Shi, Jing Guo, Mengjing Wang, Wenxi Li, Zhiqin Yue, Xiaohong Sun, Mengdi Guan, Lili Liu, Hongke Xu, Yujiao Xie, Anran Ren, Mingfeng Liu, Wenqiang Liu, Zhibin Zhang, Zhibin Zhang, Zhishu Xiao, Zhishu Xiao, Xuyong Li

“…To date, the H5N1 reassortants containing the H13/H16-like gene segments have been detected in wild and domestic birds and resulted in mammal and human infections. …”
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Food-Induced Adverse Reactions: A Review of Physiological Food Quality Control, Mucosal Defense Mechanisms, and Gastrointestinal Physiology by Dongdong Guo, Chang Liu, Hongkang Zhu, Yuliang Cheng, Xiang Huo, Yahui Guo, He Qian

“…Although food is essential for the survival of organisms, it can also trigger a variety of adverse reactions, ranging from nutrient intolerances to celiac disease and food allergies. Food not only contains essential nutrients but also includes numerous substances that may have positive or negative effects on the consuming organism. …”
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