Investigation of Annealing and Crystallite Size on the Photoluminescence Properties of Ca2Al2SiO7: Eu Phosphors Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis by Fetene Fufa Bakare, Fekadu Gochole Aga, Bona Woliyi Hirpho, Shao-Ju Shih, Wen-Ling Yeh

“…The X-ray diffraction pattern indicates that all peaks could be ascribed to the tetragonal Ca2Al2SiO7 phase in which the dopant could not affect the crystal structures. …”
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An Analysis of the Hierarchy of Goals that Guides the Consumer’s Decision to Attend Shopping Malls: a Contrast Between Men and Women by Silvana Taschek Hastreiter, Renato Zancan Marchetti

“…A study was conducted over a qualitative and a quantitative stage, using the Association Pattern Technique and log-linear model. In the qualitative research, 14 consumers who reside in Curitiba-PR were interviewed resulting in 42 narratives and 90 reports of visits to the mall. …”
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New Types of μ-Proximity Spaces and Their Applications by Rodyna A. Hosny, Tareq M. Al-shami, Abdelwaheb Mhemdi

“…Currently, descriptive near sets were presented as a tool of solving classification and pattern recognition problems emerging from disjoint sets; hence, a new approach to basic μ-proximity structures, which depend on the realization of the structures in the theory of hereditary classes, is introduced. …”
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Notes from the Packaging Laboratory: Hot Tack Measurements of Thin Sealant Films by Kenneth R. Berger, Matthew Knoelke, Bruce Welt

“…Unexpectedly, edge effects, namely a regular sine wave pattern and a generally random irregular edge had little influence on hot tack results. …”
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Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome. Case Report and Literature Review by Laura Vázquez Pis, Maday González Hernández, Aimé Marrero Gil, Antonio Mazot Rangel

“…This is a rare, infrequent disease with a not well-defined genetic inheritance pattern that requires multidisciplinary management. …”
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Grenoble entre natures et cultures : exemple de la valorisation de l’agriculture périurbaine grenobloise by Anthony Tchékémian

“…Taking into account the social demand for nature, as a pattern of the operating systems, allows to further develop the debate around agriculture, through the role assigned to peri-urban agriculture. …”
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150 Years of Blowing: Since John Hutchinson by Joseph Milic-Emili, Luigi Marazzini, Edgardo D’Angelo

“…In both normal subjects and patients with obstructive lung disease, the flows during the forced vital capacity (FVC) manoeuvre depend significantly on the pattern of the preceding inspiratory manoeuvre. Accordingly, the latter should be standardized in clinical and epidemiological studies. …”
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Cross-Border Cooperation and the European Administrative Space – Prospects from the Principle of Mutual Recognition by Joachim Beck

“…Representing at the same time a specific transnational pattern of the European Administrative Space (EAS), however, its practical functioning is still hindered by various factors amongst which the diverging national legal and administrative framework conditions of the participating actors represent the major obstacle with regards to the development of effective cross-border governance regimes. …”
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Flow Measurements and Flow Analysis in the Exit Region of a Radial Turbine by D. M. Murugan, W. Tabakoff, A. Hamed

“…The measurements reveal a complex flow pattern near the tip region at the rotor exit due to the interaction of the tip clearance flow. …”
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Current Hepatitis A Status in Canada by Jun Wu, Shimian Zou, Antonio Giulivi

“…The incidence of hepatitis A varies with geography, and economic and environmental conditions. The epidemiological pattern of the disease has changed with improvements in hygiene and economic conditions. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of heartburn in organized population of administrative centre of Khakasia republic by N. N. Butorin, O. S. Rzhavicheva, O. V. Khomenko, O. V. Shtygashyeva, V. V. Tsukanov

“…At Khakases only men (OR 2,79) showed this pattern, but not women (OR 1,31).Conclusion. Ethnic features of clinical and epidemiologic characteristic of GERD were registered in studied populations.…”
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Simplified Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna Fed by CBCPW by Guohua Zhai, Yong Cheng, Qiuyan Yin, Shouzheng Zhu, Jianjun Gao

“…The PLPDA antenna has the merits of wide bandwidth, low profile, and stable radiation pattern, which should be fed by the balanced line. …”
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Shortening of 3'UTRs correlates with poor prognosis in breast and lung cancer. by Antonio Lembo, Ferdinando Di Cunto, Paolo Provero

“…Genes undergoing 3'UTR shortening in aggressive tumors of the two tissues significantly overlap, and several of them are known to be involved in tumor progression. However the pattern of 3' UTR shortening in aggressive tumors in vivo is clearly distinct from analogous patterns involved in proliferation and transformation.…”
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Know Your Pests When Trapping Soybean Looper in the Florida Panhandle by Ethan T. Carter, Tyler Shaw, Libbie Johnson, Silvana V. Paula-Moraes

“…The sharp stigma looper, due to its high seasonal abundance and flight pattern similar to that of the soybean looper, was most concerning. …”
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Clinical and morphological features of gastroduodenal pathology at alcohol-induced liver disease by I. V. Kozlova, M. A. Suschenko

“…Increase of morphometrical parameters of epithelial cells of stomach mucosa, immunepositive to nitric oxide synthase, endothelin-1, melatonin and glucagon, decrease of proliferative activity and increase of apoptosis of epithelial cells of stomach mucosa was found.Conclusion. Pattern of gastroduodenal lesions in many respects is determined by clinical and morphological variant of liver diseases, as well as by equivocal changes of diffuse endocrine system components and proliferative activity of stomach mucosa epithelial cells.…”
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A Compact Size 4–19.1 GHz Heart Shape UWB Antenna with Triangular Patches by Gokmen Isik, Serkan Topaloglu

“…To overcome the narrow bandwidth characteristics of basic patch antennas, the structure of the radiation pattern is optimized by the aid of elliptical and rectangular patches. …”
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Performance Evaluation of China's Basic Pension Insurance Based on a Three-Stage Superefficient SBM-DEA Model by Zexing Xue, Zhengping Ma

“…The results also show clear regional characteristics and exhibit an east-high-high-low pattern with uncoordinated levels of development with each other. …”
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Partitioned Quasi-Newton Approximation for Direct Collocation Methods and Its Application to the Fuel-Optimal Control of a Diesel Engine by Jonas Asprion, Oscar Chinellato, Lino Guzzella

“…This approach resolves memory limitations, preserves the correct sparsity pattern, and generates more accurate curvature information. …”
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The Precarious Balance of Refugees: Rupture and Connectivity in Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West (2017) and Helon Habila’s Travelers (2019) by Vanessa Guignery

“…The multiplicity of stories as well as the shifts in focalization and narrative modes testify to the impossibility of inscribing refugees’ experiences within a single coherent and homogeneous pattern. However, Hamid and Habila also draw from the potentialities of the novelistic genre to devise formal ways of connecting apparently disparate story lines and thereby suggest possibilities for cross-cultural solidarity between refugees who share a common condition of vulnerability.…”
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“Three Crossings” Compensations of the High Speed Moving MIMO Radar by Cheng Luo, Zishu He

“…Firstly, the space model is established to describe the problems by educing the equations of delay and transmitting pattern, which are changing with time. The echo characteristics are analyzed and the formulas of the “Three Crossings” are given. …”
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