Lemon Bacopa: Bacopa caroliniana by Lyn A. Gettys, Carl J. Della Torre

“…Although lemon bacopa can be weedy in some situations, it is most often considered a beneficial native plant that brings a number of desirable characteristics to almost any aquatic setting. …”
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A Fusion Parameter Method for Classifying Freshness of Fish Based on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy by Jian Sun, Yuhao Liu, Gangshan Wu, Yecheng Zhang, Rongbiao Zhang, X. J. Li

“…Compared with using a single characteristic parameter of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to classify the freshness of fish samples from different origins, more characteristic parameters could bring higher accuracy as well as complexity, subjectivity, and uncertainty. …”
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Sex and gender differences in pain perception and management in clinical settings by Jakara Morgan, Krystal Magwood, Joslyn Smith, Marjorie R. Jenkins, Alyson J. McGregor, Kelly M. Quesnelle

“…The purpose of this narrative literature review is to report physiologic and pharmacokinetic differences between the sexes and highlight the possible biases in pain treatment amongst men and women. By bringing awareness to differences in pain perception and treatment experienced by men and women, clinically, we can increase the efficacy of pain management amongst the sexes.…”
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Zabawa narracyjna jako strategia sprzyjająca autentycznemu uczeniu się dzieci by Joanna Szymczak

“…The observation of children and teachers, the interviews with teachers and the analysis of the collected empirical material in the form of audio and video recordings lead to a conclusion that a narrative play supports developing self-regulation in students (see: Arends 1994: 488–499; Filipiak 2012: 70–79). Some specific properties and the role of a teacher who is a facilitator genuinely engaged in its construction are characteristic qualities of a narrative play. …”
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What kind of sustainable development do we need? by Josep M. Basart, Mireia Farrús, Montse Serra

“…This absence is apparent when the vocabulary used by the SDGs comes under scrutiny and is still more evident when it is compared with the language used in other well-known international declarations on the same subject. Bringing this shortcoming to light opens the possibility for the SDGs to review the strategies with which they could be more effective when pursuing their purposes in the coming years.…”
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Bacterial Stigmergy: An Organising Principle of Multicellular Collective Behaviours of Bacteria by Erin S. Gloag, Lynne Turnbull, Cynthia B. Whitchurch

“…Here we review some examples of multicellular bacterial behaviours in the context of stigmergy with the aim of bringing this powerful and elegant self-organisation principle to the attention of the microbial research community.…”
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From Text, to Myth, to Meme: Penny Dreadful and Adaptation by Alison Lee, Frederick D. King

“…The series is self-conscious about its status as adaptation, and uses ideas of parenthood and theatricality in order to bring attention to the adaptation’s relationship to an originary text. …”
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Et si le paysage était au service de l’éleveur ? by Eva Bigando, Marion Charbonneau

“…It analyses this singular experience of the landscape and brings to light the way in which the landscape is a part of the daily actions and gestures of livestock farmers. …”
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A Trust Value-Based Spectrum Allocation Algorithm in CWSNs by Qing-Qi Pei, Zi Li, Li-Chuan Ma

“…With the increase of congestible frequency spectrums and the rapid development of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) applications, the new technology—combing cogitative radio technology with WSNs—called CWSNs will bring broad prospects to the field of radio and sensor networks. …”
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Socio-Cultural Dynamics of Education in the Context of the Post-Non-Classical Science by V. A. Ignatova

“…The author emphasizes its inevitably rising priority due to sustained development of civilization bringing about the new environmentally-oriented meta-culture.The obtained results can be used in pedagogic research methodology, designing and modeling the educational process, its content, technology and organization.…”
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Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape Verde by Sandra María Sánchez Cañizares, Julia M. Núñez Tabales, Fernando J. Fuentes García

“…The results reveal that, in general terms, the local community perceives that tourism brings economic opportunities – especially for a population whose traditional fate was to emigrate – and has other positive impacts such as increased investments in infrastructures and higher quality hospitality and retail establishments.…”
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The Design of an Ultralow-Power Ultra-wideband (5 GHz–10 GHz) Low Noise Amplifier in 0.13 μm CMOS Technology by Hemad Heidari Jobaneh

“…The LNA operates from 5 GHz to 10 GHz, and forward body biasing technique is used to bring down power consumption of the circuit. The design revolves around precise calculations related to input impedance, output impedance, and the gain of the circuit. …”
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Teaching for Prosperity? Preparing American Studies Students for the Job Market by Anne Mørk

“…Additionally, it examines the cultural and academic benefits that American studies students bring to business and diplomatic sectors, especially in understanding US-Danish transnational relations. …”
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L’âge du nouveau taylorisme by Laurent Baronian

“…In this way, the current Management Competency Model shows its faithfulness with Taylorist management principles by bringing them to their higher form of achievement.…”
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A Self-Adaptive QoS Guarantee Scheme for Multimedia Sensor Networks by Yan Sun, Huadong Ma, Liang Liu

“…In multimedia sensor networks, there may exist simultaneously two streams: end-to-end stream and event-to-sink stream. It brings a new set of challenges for QoS guarantees in multimedia transmission. …”
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Field Tests' Study of Deviation Correction of Building near Excavation by Xi Peng, Ningxin Yang, Mi Zhou

“…Without powerful technique for deviation, no special guidance can be followed to conduct the deviation rectification of buildings, which brings numerous failure cases. In this study, a case study was performed to provide insight into the behavior of a special technique for deviation rectification of building near excavation. …”
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The ambiguities of surveillance as care and control: Struggles in the domestication of location-tracking applications by Danish parents by Widmer Sarah, Albrechtslund Anders

“…By highlighting how users and non-users perceive and negotiate the controlling affordances of tracking apps, we emphasise the potential for negotiation, contestation, and resistance raised by this technology, and the contingent nature of its appropriation and effects. Thereby, it brings nuances to techno-pessimistic accounts of child tracking and calls for further empirical studies examining how these technologies are experienced in practice.…”
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Implementing Lean Management in catering operations: limits and perspectives by Piotr Walentynowicz, Paula Ostrowska

“…The benefits that the use of Lean Management at a high level of professionalism can bring to this type of activity have been identified. …”
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Femmes réfugiées dans les centres de rétention administrative en Grande-Bretagne by Catherine Puzzo

“…The position of institutional bodies such as Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons and the Women’s National Commission is successively examined to determine the extent of their contribution to bringing these women’s voices to policymakers and ministers. …”
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Mathematical Model and Algorithm for the Reefer Mechanic Scheduling Problem at Seaports by Jiantong Zhang, Yujian Song

“…Refrigerated containers, also known as reefers, are used in transportation of temperature sensitive cargo, such as perishable fruits. This trend brings new challenges to terminal managers, that is, how to efficiently arrange mechanics to plug and unplug power for the reefers (i.e., tasks) at yards. …”
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