Structure Diversity and Properties of Some Bola-like Natural Products by Valentin A. Stonik, Tatyana N. Makarieva, Larisa K. Shubina, Alla G. Guzii, Natalia V. Ivanchina

“…In their shapes, molecules of some bipolar metabolites resemble the so-called bola, a hunting weapon of the South American inhabitants, consisting of two heavy balls connected to each other by a long flexible cord. Herein, we discuss the structures and properties of these natural products (bola-like compounds or bolaamphiphiles), containing two polar terminal fragments and a non-polar chain (or chains) between them, from archaea, bacteria, and marine invertebrates. …”
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Elucidating Clinical Queries for Tailored Therapy in Patients with Prolactinoma by Min-Ho Lee, Jae Won Hong, Kyungwon Kim, Cheol Ryong Ku, Eun Jig Lee

“…Recent advances in surgical techniques and molecular biology have paved the way for the development of precision medicine, allowing for more flexible and personalized treatment strategies for prolactinomas. …”
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Intelligent Classification of Stable and Unstable Slope Conditions Based on Landslide Movement by Long Tsang, Ali Ghorbani, Seyed Mohammad Hossein Khatami, Dmitrii Ulrikh

“…This system is well suited for its high flexibility and high-accuracy assessment for conditions with more movement.…”
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What Does Digitalization Offer to English for Specific Purposes Learning? : A Systematic Literature Review by Sri Yunita, Susilawati Susilawati, Riadi Darwis, Arrizqi Ramadhan

“…The findings suggest that digitalization in ESP classes offers several benefits for student learning including learning content accessibility, assignment efficiency, flexibility, engagement, interaction, motivation, academic skills, and performance improvement, and promoting some of the 21st-century skills. …”
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Assessment of Changes in Executive Functions and Attention of Cadets as a Result of Military Parachute Jumping by Dariusz Jamro, Marek Kociuba, Maciej Lachowicz, Pawel Korytko, Grzegorz Zurek

“…Executive functions, which includes processes such as attentional control and cognitive flexibility, are crucial for soldiers, especially in situations requiring rapid decision-making. …”
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A Hybrid Approach to Model Additive Manufacturing Factory Flow for the Aerospace Sector by Mostafa K. A. Salem, Fabrizio Scarpa, Ashutosh Tiwari

“…Modular manufacturing is highly desirable due to its ability to quickly adapt to changing client demands and therefore its propensity to create high-margin products. However, this flexibility comes with the challenge of rapidly redesigning facility layouts when product demand or specifications change. …”
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Nanocrystalline Cellulose/Polyvinylpyrrolidone Fibrous Composites Prepared by Electrospinning and Thermal Crosslinking by Katrina M. Hatch, Jana Hlavatá, Katherine Paulett, Tatsiana Liavitskaya, Sergey Vyazovkin, Andrei V. Stanishevsky

“…Particles with the smallest size improved the strength of the membrane but decreased its mass swelling capacity, whereas the larger particles led to a more porous and flexible, but mechanically weaker, membrane structure with a higher swelling ability. …”
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Active Tube-Shaped Actuator with Embedded Square Rod-Shaped Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites for Robotic-Assisted Manipulation by Yanjie Wang, Jiayu Liu, Denglin Zhu, Hualing Chen

“…The silicone gel was cured at a suitable temperature to form a flexible tube using molds fabricated by 3D printing technology. …”
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Hands-Free Maneuvers of Robotic Vehicles via Human Intentions Understanding Using Wearable Sensing by Weitian Wang, Rui Li, Longxiang Guo, Z. Max Diekel, Yunyi Jia

“…Based on the maneuver intention understanding model, the human can flexibly, intuitively, and conveniently control diverse vehicle maneuvers only using his intention expressions. …”
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An Open-Source 3D Printed Three-Fingered Robotic Gripper for Adaptable and Effective Grasping by Francisco Yumbla, Emiliano Quinones Yumbla, Erick Mendoza, Cristobal Lara, Javier Pagalo, Efraín Terán, Redhwan Algabri, Myeongyun Doh, Tuan Luong, Hyungpil Moon

“…During the development phase, 3D printing materials were employed in the gripper’s design, with Polylactic Acid (PLA) filament used for the rigid mechanical components and Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) for the flexible membranes that distribute pressure to the resistive force sensors. …”
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A thermodynamic bottleneck in the TCA cycle contributes to acetate overflow in Staphylococcus aureus by Nabia Shahreen, Jongsam Ahn, Adil Alsiyabi, Niaz Bahar Chowdhury, Dhananjay Shinde, Sujata S. Chaudhari, Kenneth W. Bayles, Vinai C. Thomas, Rajib Saha

“…Finally, we show that the TCA cycle bottleneck provides S. aureus the flexibility to redirect carbon toward maintaining redox balance through lactate overflow when oxygen becomes limiting, albeit at the expense of ATP production through acetate overflow. …”
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Efficient pressure regulation in nonlinear shell-and-tube steam condensers via a Novel TDn(1 + PIDn) controller and DCSA algorithm by Mostafa Jabari, Serdar Ekinci, Davut Izci, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…Key contributions include the development of a flexible multi-stage control framework and its optimization via DCSA to achieve enhanced stability, faster response times, and reduced steady-state errors. …”
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Multitenancy in Single Instance of Data Persistence Service for Supporting Low-Code Platforms by Julio Gustavo Costa, Luiz Marcos Garcia Goncalves, Samuel Xavier-de-Souza

“…The proposed solution offers an alternative to code generation methods, with the potential to optimize resource utilization while preserving the flexibility to adapt to changes in data models as business needs evolve.…”
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Wavelength Tuning Free Transceiver Module in OLT Downstream Multicasting 4λ × 10 Gb/s TWDM-PON System by M. S. Salleh, A. S. M. Supa’at, S. M. Idrus, S. Yaakob, Z. M. Yusof

“…By implementing hybrid multicasting and multiplexing, the system has been able to support a PON system with full flexibility function for managing highly efficient dynamic bandwidth allocation to support the 4λ×10 Gb/s TWDM-PON system used to connect 4 different PON links using fixed wavelength OLT transceivers with maximum 38 dB link loss.…”
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Bioinspired Microhinged Actuators for Active Mechanism‐Based Metamaterials by Zi‐Yi Cao, Huayang Sai, Weiwei Wang, Kai‐Cheng Yang, Linlin Wang, Pengyu Lv, Huiling Duan, Tian‐Yun Huang

“…Abstract Mechanism‐based metamaterials, comprising rigid elements interconnected by flexible hinges, possess the potential to develop intelligent micromachines with programmable motility and morphology. …”
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Vrstna sestava aerofitskih alg na izbranih lokacijah v Sloveniji nakazuje dinamične spremembe v združbi by Aleksandra Krivograd Klemenčič, Damjan Balabanič

“…Po številu identificiranih taksonov so prevladovale kremenaste alge, sledile so cianobakterije, Chlorophyceae in Xanthophyceae. …”
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The Effectual Spectrum Defragmentation Algorithm with Holding Time Sensitivity in Elastic Optical Network (EON) by S. Selva Kumar, J. Kamalakannan, R. Seetha, N. Asha, Kiruba Thangam Raja, S. Sree Dharinya, M. Sucharitha, S. Kalaivani

“…The spectrum fragmentation issues are resultant in poor consumption of spectrum resources and an increase in the new connection blocking. A flexible defragmentation algorithm must utilize more spectrum resources with a high transmission rate. …”
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Sobres perspectives - La sobriété à l’assaut du droit by Valentin Baudouin

“…Defined as an expression of temperance, in opposition to intemperance, or of measure against excess, sufficiency is a virtue of limitation which refers to the foundations of law understood as the set of rules for regulating the behaviors in society. Today, the lexical field of sufficiency is growing in French law and it is important to pay attention to the rise of legislative provisions to curb the immoderation and excesses that are at the root of the ecological crisis. …”
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Intelligibility in the early language contact in Danelaw revisited by Katarzyna Sówka-Pietraszewska, Gabriela Grelowska

“…The search for the common ancestry of lexical roots is enhanced by the study of cultural context. …”
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The Key English Pronunciation Difficulties for Egyptian EFL Learners by Hasnaa Hasan Sultan Abdelreheem

“…Despite all the attempts by ESL and EFL learners to attain (near-)native proficiency, many phonological, lexical and spelling mistakes still occur in any L2 learning environment (Huwari 2019, 31). …”
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