The agenda premises of the judicialization of politics: policy attention in Israel’s high court of justice by Maoz Rosenthal, Assaf Meydani

“…While judicial behavior often balances political activism and constitutional problem-solving, this paper analyzes the Court’s agenda structure to assess its approach. …”
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Better Outcomes in Severe and Morbid Obese Patients (BMI>35 kg/m2) in Primary Endo-Model Rotating-Hinge Total Knee Arthroplasty by Luis M. Lozano, Vicente López, José Ríos, Dragos Popescu, Pere Torner, Félix Castillo, Francisco Maculé

“…Joint balance enhancement and limbs mechanical axis correction were achieved after surgery. …”
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An Optimized Player Taxonomy Model for Mobile MMORPGs with Millions of Users by Fang You, Jianping Liu, Xinjian Guan, Jianmin Wang, Zibin Zheng, Peter Tam

“…In the MMORPGs, a stability player taxonomy model is very important for game design. It helps to balance different types of players and improve business strategy of the game. …”
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Perturbation-induced nonreciprocal transmission in nonlinear parity-time-symmetric silicon micromechanical resonators by Rui Wang, Lei Han, Man-Na Zhang, Li-Feng Wang, Qing-An Huang

“…Abstract Parity-time (PT) symmetric systems featuring balanced gain and loss, when biased in a broken phase, can produce nonreciprocal transmission in the presence of nonlinear gain. …”
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Tram-Oriented Traffic Signal Timing Resynchronization by Yuxiong Ji, Yu Tang, Wei Wang, Yuchuan Du

“…We developed a mixed integer model to resynchronize traffic signal timings to favor tram movements. The objective is to balance the operational needs between minimizing bidirectional tram travel times and reducing the likelihood of activating the green extensions. …”
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Parametric study and optimization of thermal performance and pressure drop in heat sinks with double-layer porous microchannels by Fahimeh Aliyari, Keivan Fallah, Hossein Zolfaghary Azizi, Farhad Hosseinnejad

“…These findings underscore the importance of optimizing geometric and operational parameters to achieve a balance between high thermal efficiency and acceptable pressure drop in the design of porous heat sinks. …”
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Effects of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy on Short-Term Surgical Outcomes and Postoperative Nutritional and Immunological Statuses: A Single-Institution Prope... by Shinsei Yumoto, MD, Hiromitsu Hayashi, MD, PhD, Kosuke Mima, MD, PhD, Daisuke Ogawa, MD, Rumi Itoyama, MD, PhD, Yuki Kitano, MD, PhD, Shigeki Nakagawa, MD, PhD, Hirohisa Okabe, MD, PhD, Hideo Baba, MD, PhD

“…Results:. PSM resulted in 2 balanced groups of 99 patients each. Compared with OPD, MIPD was significantly associated with less estimated blood loss (P < 0.0001), fewer intraoperative blood transfusions (P = 0.001), longer operative time, shorter postoperative hospital stay (P < 0.0001), fewer postoperative complications (P = 0.001) (especially clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula [P = 0.018]), and a higher rate of textbook outcome achievement (70.7% vs 48.5%, P = 0.001). …”
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Does integration of ESG disclosure and green financing improve firm performance: Practical applications of stakeholders theory by Ashfaq Habib, Judit Oláh, Mushtaq Hussain Khan, Smutka Luboš

“…By integrating ESG disclosure and green finance, firms can efficiently manage their financial resources and operate in an environmentally friendly manner. Besides, to gain stakeholder legitimacy, firms can exploit green finance to balance the triple bottom-line principle of People-Planet-Profit. …”
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ESG IN THE REAL ESTATE VALUATIONS. A PORTFOLIO SELECTION MODEL FOR ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAMS by Francesco Tajani, Francesco Sica, Carola Clemente, Eugenio Arbizzani

“…The implementation of the proposed model, applied to a case study, returns a time priority list of assets to be energy efficient, balancing for each the investment costs, payback period and post-retrofit CO2 production. …”
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Control Strategy of Islanded AC/DC Hybrid Microgrid Power System Based on Adaptive Segmented Double-Droop by MI Yang, GU Fuyike, LI Chunxu, BAO Wei, YAN Yuehao, LIU Xiaohui, YANG Yanan

“…Thus，the bidirectional AC/DC converter can attain power balance faster when the active power difference of the subnetwork is large，which improves the coordinated control ability and service life of the bidirectional AC/DC converter. …”
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Resilience enhancement strategies for power distribution network based on hydrogen storage and hydrogen vehicle by Pingping Xie, Ruoxuan Zhao, Yue Chen, Yinguo Yang, Qiming Yang, Yingming Lin, Gengfeng Li

“…Subsequently, the post‐disaster stage focuses on a scheduling model that aims to minimise load power losses and economic costs, balancing immediate power support with cost‐effectiveness through detailed analysis of HS and HV dispatch strategies. …”
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Factors affecting community participation in the waste bank in sukoharjo regency: Implications for circular economy by Dara Sari Lusia, Marwanti Sri, Barokah Umi

“…The success of waste bank operations depends on community participation. This study aims to identify the factors influencing community participation in waste bank programs and to determine the relationship between participation and the circular economy. …”
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Neuroplasticity and activity-based rehabilitation of a patient with post-surgical chronic Pott’s spine: a case report by Raveena Kini, Prachita Walankar, Aman Minocha, Vrushali Panhale

“…He has reported with anterior wedge compression and resorption of T7, T8, and T9 vertebral bodies along with Gibbus spine deformity and subsequent spinal cord compression. …”
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Developing a strategic framework for airline destination selection: A multi-criteria decision-making approach applied to Turkish airlines by Filiz Mizrak, Kagan Cenk Mizrak, Gonca Reyhan Akkartal

“…The framework’s ability to balance quantitative and qualitative insights underscores its potential for broader application in network planning, promoting sustainable growth within the aviation industry.…”
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Effect of Population Structures on Quantum-Inspired Evolutionary Algorithm by Nija Mani, Gursaran Srivastava, A. K. Sinha, Ashish Mani

“…It is well known that QEAs provide better balance between exploration and exploitation as compared to the conventional evolutionary algorithms. …”
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A Semiempirical Method to Estimate Actual Evapotranspiration in Mediterranean Environments by Marta Chiesi, Piero Battista, Luca Fibbi, Lorenzo Gardin, Maurizio Pieri, Bernardo Rapi, Maurizio Romani, Fabio Maselli

“…Actual evapotranspiration (ETA) is a major term of site water balance whose knowledge is essential for numerous purposes. …”
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Enhancing credit risk assessments of SMEs with non-financial information by Ranik Raaen Wahlstrøm, Linn-Kristin Becker, Trude Nonstad Fornes

“…We also test robustness using balanced datasets generated using the synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE). …”
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Book review: Kravchenko S. A. “Sociology of Digitalisation: university textbook” by N. N. Meshcheryakova, L. A. Vasilenko

“…Kravchenko calls this new reality the socio-digital-natural reality, in which, primarily in social networks, both human actors and non-human (digital) actors, sociotechnical and techno-social hybrids operate. The author of the book being reviewed concludes that there is a need for a humanistic digital turn, a change in approaches and focus of modern scientific knowledge, which should be integrated and multidisciplinary, based on the social and natural sciences integration, aimed at the analysis of disequilibrium systems in which disequilibrium, turbulence do not exclude the tendencies towards organisation and self-organisation.The peer-reviewed work is an educational publication and it is aimed at developing students’ ability to think critically about the consequences of digitalisation and make balanced managerial decisions. …”
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Digital Technology Empowers Grain Supply Chain Optimization Simulation by Xiaoyan Xu, Zhongye Sun

“…The issue of the balance of food supply and demand has always been the main issue of national and even world food security. …”
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An Investigation of the Relationship Between Banks' Use of Derivative Products and Sectoral and Macroeconomic Factors: An Application on the Turkish Banking Sector by Ali Hepşen, Yusuf Pala

“…The study sample consists of 23 deposit banks operating continuously in the Turkish banking sector between 2009 and 2022. …”
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