Optimization tool for small hydropower plant resource planning and development: A case study by Antans Sauhats, Hasan Huseyin Coban

“…In order to decrease carbon dioxide emissions, fight climate change, not being attached to fuel resources, and increase energy security while decreasing dependence on foreign countries, governments of many countries are increasing the share of renewable energy in electricity production and have taken actions to exploit their domestic resources, which is why renewable energy is an essential and important issue in today‘s world and also in the future it may continue to play a globally essential role. The study addresses model applications, optimization techniques, and operational issues. …”
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الیقظة الاستراتیحیة نحو استشراف مستقبل مؤسسات المکتبات والمعلومات : دراسة استشراقیة by د. هندى عبد الله هندى

“…Strategic vigilancehelps library institutions to continue and exist in the new environment as long as itis best management practices that we need in forecasting, discovering,monitoring, and learning which ultimately provides an open information system onthe new environment and rapid changes and helps to make decisions byobserving and analyzing the reality and predicting the future, whether scientific,technical or even economically through the method of scenarios.…”
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Evaluation of Dental Students’ Sociodemographic Characteristics and Perspectives on Dentistry by Alper Kizildağ

“…Moreover, a significant proportion of the students planned to continue with dental specialisation after graduating from dental school. …”
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VALUE CHAIN IN AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION by Sanja Franc, Vlatka Bilas, Lana Trifunić

“…In order to adequately respond to current trends, including global coronavirus pandemic, the EU's agricultural policy should be more flexible and continue to support the active needs of European farmers. …”
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The Effectiveness of Legal Aid Standards for Suspects in the Indonesian Criminal Justice System in Achieving Access to Justice by Nurani Ajeng Tri Utami, Dwiki Oktobrian, Enny Dwi Cahyani, Gebi Emada Turnip, Fadia Rahma Safitri

“…However, in reality, suspects continue to experience inconsistent access to their rights, especially within the criminal justice system. …”
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Power system operation enhancement modelling using MATLAB/Simulink by Somefunn Tobiloba Emmanuel, Ayodeji Olaoye Daniel, Longe Omowunmi Mary

“…Additionally, the energy storage system scenario demonstrated the capability to continue supplying power to the feeders even after the 33 kV grid supply was cut off, further proving its effectiveness in ensuring grid stability during disruptions. …”
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Contaminantes en el Medio Ambiente Urbano: Los Perfluoroalquilos by Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Algunos de los productos más comunes que contienen perfluoroalquilos son sartenes de teflón, utensilios de cocina antiadherente, chaquetas impermeables (como Gore-Tex), espumas de extinción de incendios, envases de alimentos, alfombras y telas para muebles. …”
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Psychiatric and Behavioral Complications of GPi DBS in an Adolescent with Myoclonus Dystonia by Graciela Kriegel, Melanie I. Stuckey

“…The patient was transferred to a secure treatment centre where he was able to gain control over his behaviors with intense dialectical behavior therapy, but the aggressive behavior and safety concerns continue to persist today.…”
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An Evaluation of the Architecture and Urban Positioning of the Phaselis Aqueduct by Kibar Cesur, Leyla Kaderli

“…In the Late Antique Period, the aqueduct was adopted to the city’s evolving urban plan through various repairs and reinforcements, enabling its contiuned use. However, it gradually deteriorated due to eartquakes and changes in sea levels. …”
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Climate Change: The Urgent Need for Global Health Strategies to Counter Adverse Impacts on Human Health by Andrew John Macnab

“…Reports and reviews continue to document multiple health impacts from increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and more frequent extreme weather events like severe drought, flooding and wildfires. …”
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La paz como proyecto constitucional by Leonardo García Jaramillo

“…A finales de 1980 una serie de factores políticos, jurídicos, económicos y sociales, agravados por la confrontación entre el Estado y el cartel de Medellín, así como por el surgimiento de nuevas guerrillas y luego de los paramilitares, confluyeron en la necesidad imperativa de cambiar el texto constitucional. No solo se consignó en la nueva Constitución que "la paz es un derecho y un deber de obligatorio cumplimiento", sino que tras 20 años de desarrollo legislativo y judicial de esta disposición la paz se ha procurado alcanzar aumentando la seguridad pero con cada vez mayor consciencia de la necesidad de implementar políticas de justicia social. …”
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The impact of mathematical disposition and self-efficacy beliefs on secondary school students' mathematical literacy by Hanifah Nurhayati, Aan Hasanah, Dadan Dasari

“… The mathematical literacy skills of Indonesian students, as reflected in the PISA results, continue to be a concern because of their poor performance. …”
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Health-care Resource Requirements and Potential Financial Consequences of an Environmentally Driven Switch in Respiratory Inhaler Use in England by Darsuh Attar-Zadeh, Harriet Lewis, Martina Orlovic

“…Nevertheless, pMDIs continue to be an effective and common choice. **Objective:** To assess the potential financial impact of patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) switching from pMDIs to dry powder inhalers (DPIs) in a representative primary care network (PCN) population of 50 000 and the English National Health Service (NHS). …”
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Handover between Vehicular Network Providers Using Bioinspired Attractor Selection Technique by Mahmoud Zaki Iskandarani

“…The model takes advantage of E. coli’s ability to adapt to environmental changes and variations by having stable states, which allows E. coli to continue surviving and developing, and uses this property to improve vehicular network connectivity to network service providers. …”
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Mentoring as Support for African Women’s Academic Career Trajectories by Renitha Rampersad

“…Although there have been possibilities for the advancement of women in higher education, gender discrepancies in leadership continue, with women facing structural challenges such as bias, and unequal possibilities for promotion. …”
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Directions for improving the pension indexations mechanism in the context of Russian economy’s transformation by M. L. Dorofeev

“…Based on the results obtained, it was concluded that, all other things being equal, it is not possible to fundamentally improve the level of pension provision and it is necessary to continue to carry out significant reforms of the Russian pension system. …”
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Investigation of injury severity level in truck-related crashes at school zones using mixed generalized ordered models. by Junhan Cho, Sungjun Lee, Juneyoung Park

“…Nonetheless, truck crashes continue to occur in school zones. Therefore, this study analyzed the factors that affect the severity of truck traffic crashes in school zones in order to contribute to safety improvements. …”
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Through a Lattice Darkly: Shedding Light on Electron-Phonon Coupling in the High Tc Cuprates by D. R. Garcia, A. Lanzara

“…Our survey begins with the establishment of the ubiquitous nodal cuprate kink leading to how isotope substitution has shed a critical new perspective on the role and strength of electron-phonon coupling. We continue with recently published work connecting the phonon dispersion seen with inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) to the location of the kink observed by ARPES near the nodal point. …”
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An Update on Florida’s Artificial Reefs: Recent Research and What It Means for Florida by Edward V. Camp, Lisa Chong, Angela B. Collins, Holly Abeels, Keith Mille, Brittany Hall-Scharf, Ana Zangroniz, Scott Jackson, Shelly Krueger, Victor Blanco

“… As coastal managers and practitioners continue placing artificial reefs in marine waters, the scientific understanding of the effects and implications of artificial reefs is changing. …”
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Resultados de una política orientada hacia la equidad y calidad de la educación primaria para las niñas y niños jornaleros migrantes by Teresa Rojas Rangel

“…Éste es el programa educativo que presenta una amplia cobertura y que atiende al mayor número de niñas y niños migrantes en el país. El artículo contiene el análisis de algunos de los resultados más significativos, alcanzados por el PRONIM en el 2004. …”
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