Planktonic Rotifers in a Subtropical Shallow Lake: Succession, Relationship to Environmental Factors, and Use as Bioindicators by Gaohua Ji, Xianyun Wang, Liqing Wang

“…Changes in the density and species composition of planktonic rotifers as well as their relationship to several environmental variables were studied at Dadian Lake, a shallow subtropical lake, which was completely dredged and reconstructed. Samples were taken monthly (2006–2009) at five stations. …”
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ENTITIES PERFORMING SELF-GOVERNMENT PUBLIC TASKS - SPECIFICITY OF ACTING AND FUNDING by Anna Milewska

“…However, this solution can also bring financial dangers. Incorrectly dividing risks may lead to postponements of project performance or an excessive financial burden on the local government. …”
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freeQuant: A Mass Spectrometry Label-Free Quantification Software Tool for Complex Proteome Analysis by Ning Deng, Zhenye Li, Chao Pan, Huilong Duan

“…Mitochondrial proteomes from the mouse heart, the mouse liver, and the human heart were used to evaluate the usability and performance of freeQuant. The evaluation showed that the quantitative algorithms implemented in freeQuant can improve accuracy of quantification with better dynamic range.…”
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Poetic Exploration of Obasa’s Prolegomenous Poetry by Duro Adeleke

“…An attempt is made to bring into bold relief the suggestion that metaphor forms the hub of all other tropes that give grandeur to poetics in Obasa. …”
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Exploring the role of Energy Communities: A Comprehensive Review by M. Asim Amin, Renato Procopio, Marco Invernizzi, Andrea Bonfiglio, Youwei Jia

“…The Energy Communities (EC) framework facilitates the active engagement of energy entities. It brings about a fundamental shift in the energy sector by effectively managing Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and advancing a decentralized energy system. …”
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Vibration Analysis of a Single-Cylinder Reciprocating Compressor considering the Coupling Effects of Torsional Vibration by Siyuan Liu, Wanyou Li, Zhijun Shuai, Meilong Chen

“…And the excitation force on the main bearing is also taken into account to bring the simulation closer to the experimental results. …”
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Assessing Differences in US and EU Approaches to Containing Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions by Bobkin, N.N.

“…The article makes an attempt to bring some clarity to the differences between Europe and the United States in approaches to the implementation of the 2015 nuclear agreement. …”
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Emergent online discourses and the (re)framing of women’s identity by Sibongile Mpofu

“…The article concludes that digital media, particularly blogs, can be used as sites of resistance to power by bringing to the fore counter narratives that have been obscured from mainstream discourse, and at the same time affording women direct influence over their public image. …”
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The Four Pillars for Successful Regenerative Therapy in Endodontics: Stem Cells, Biomaterials, Growth Factors, and Their Synergistic Interactions by C. Brizuela, George T.-J. Huang, A. Diogenes, T. Botero, M. Khoury

“…RET was initially based on a blood clot induced by apical bleeding without harvesting the patient’s cells or cell-free RET. Later, the RET encompassed the three principles of tissue engineering, stromal/stem cells, scaffolds, and growth factors, aiming for the regeneration of a functional dentin pulp complex. …”
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Delaware Inland Bays and Market Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Quality for Consumption by Gulnihal Ozbay, Lathadevi Karuna Chintapenta, Talaysha Lingham, Stephen Lumor, Jung-lim Lee, Bettina Taylor, Shobha Sriharan, Samuel Besong

“…Research findings in this study may help bring awareness of changes in bacterial loads due to seasonal changes and additional handling and storage.…”
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ECONOMIC CRIME UNDER MARTIAL LAW IN UKRAINE by Maksym Korniienko, Hanna Foros, Serhii Baranov

“…The ongoing instability of Ukraine within the global political and economic arenas has resulted in an escalation of criminal activity within the nation. …”
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Studies in Turkiye within the context of Gender: An Overview of Postgraduate Dissertations by Filiz Göktuna Yaylacı

“…Such an academic endeavor could bring about key results in terms of identifying more and less focused themes by gender and migration studies, thus helping formulate functional recommendations for further research. …”
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Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging Detection of Defects in Civil Aircraft Composites by Mian Zhong, Bingwei Liu, Chen Li, Zhiqi Wang, Dongshan Wei, Bin Zhou, Xin Dai, Yajun Xu

“…Different types of damages may occur in the aircraft service period, which will bring potential safety risks to aircrafts. To investigate the defect damage detection and its spectral characteristics and imaging of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminates, defects from the low-velocity impact damage in composites were measured by the THz time-domain reflection imaging system. …”
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Understanding the phases and objectives of the career development process in the context of successful career management by Ilić Đurđijana

“…The basis of a quality organization consists of reliable employees who are satisfied with their work, ready to learn and progress, and thus continuously bring profit and progress to themselves and the organization. …”
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Assessing species interactions using integrated predator-prey models by Paquet, Matthieu, Barraquand, Frédéric

“…The Integrated Population Modelling (IPM) approach, bringing together population counts, capture-recapture, and individual-level fecundity data into a unified model framework, has been extended from single species to the community level. …”
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INTERROGATING ISLAMIC LAW AND POSITIVE LAW AGAINST COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS IN THE CONSUMER SOCIETY by Iva Faizah, Zulfa Ahmad Kurniawan

“…The ease of getting product with the same quality as the original product but have a minimal price is an advantage for the transaction, but that transaction also brings losses, especially for the owner of patent rights on the trademarks of the products being traded, on the condition that the loss is legally violated and provides criminal penalties and fines for the perpetrators, as well as in the point of view of Islamic law. …”
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Workforce Diversity: A Spotlight on Employee Sustainability Excellence in India by AISWARYA Balachandar, RAMASUNDARAM Gurusamy, SUDHA Paulin, POONDY Rajan

“…Moreover, the spotlight on the Indian media industry brings a unique perspective, given its extraordinary growth trajectory and substantial economic impact. …”
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Luxury, Mystification, and Oppressive Power in d’Holbach’s Philosophical Writings by Enrico Galvagni

“…Luxury is one of the main polemic targets of Baron d’Holbach. It brings one to run after imaginary needs they cannot fulfill, dooming them to live an unhappy, grim life. …”
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Experimental verification of the applicability of methods for calculating the compressibility factor of natural gas at low temperatures by D. Yu. Kutovoy, R. I. Ganiev, M. L. Shustrova, V. B. Yavkin, V. A. Fafurin

“…This fact confirms the possibility of using these methods in the temperature range from 220 to 250 K. The results obtained in the framework of this study are highly significant for flow metering, and in particular, provide an increase in the accuracy of the procedure for bringing the volume of natural gas to standard conditions at low temperatures.…”
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Topology-Aware Bus Routing in Complex Networks of Very-Large-Scale Integration with Nonuniform Track Configurations and Obstacles by Ziran Zhu, Zhipeng Huang, Jianli Chen, Longkun Guo

“…In particular, the nonuniform routing track configuration and obstacles bring the largest difficulty for maintaining the same topology for all bus bits. …”
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