Impact of different car-following models on estimating safety and emissions on signal-controlled intersections using microscopic simulations by Konrad Biszko, Jacek Oskarbski, Karol Żarski

“… This paper examines the influence of two selected car-following models on the outcomes of microscopic traffic simulations. The authors begin by reviewing the literature on the various traffic models, methods for estimating energy consumption, fuel use, and emissions. …”
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RESULTS OF EXPEDITIONS CARRIED OUT BY KRYMSK EXPERIMENT BREEDING STATION OF VIR TO COLLECT WILD AND RUN-WILD FRUIT AND BERRY PLANTS IN SOUTHERN REGIONS OF RUSSIA by G. V. Eremin, V. N. Podorozhnyi

“…Since the beginning of the 2000s, the ecological and climatic situation in southern regions of Russia has deteriorated sig­nificantly due to the increased anthropogenic impact. …”
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Excerpts from The Freedom Fight: A Novel of Resistance and Freedom. by Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith

“…In Fálétí’s words, “the choice of ending is no different from what happens in ‘real-life’ situations, when the colonizer ensures that he 208 From the Archives does not leave the negotiation table completely empty handed.” 1 The incongruous, happily-ever-after ending of weddings among the freedom fighters, while plausible, appears rather contrived. …”
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Engagements étudiants en Algérie post-22 février. Sociohistoire d’un mouvement « désenchanté » by Siham Beddoubia

“…This gave rise to a tradition known as "Student Tuesdays", which marked the beginning of the structuring of the hirak through various categories of activists calling for an end to the current regime. …”
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Accelerated expansion of NATO into the Balkans as a consequence of Euro-Atlantic Discord by S. Gajić, E. G. Ponomareva

“…Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia crossed Russia’s red lines and exposed the latter’s ambitions to regain the superpower status; China symbolically showed the same ambition with the Olympics in Beijing; the crash of the US real-estate market triggered the global economic crisis; and the NATO-sponsored unilateral declaration of secession by Kosovo Albanians set a precedent and introduced uncertainty in international law and the entire system of United Nations. …”
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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Utilization Trends in the United States: Evidence From 2012 to 2021 National Electronic Medical Records Network by Abdulrahman Alsuhibani, PharmD, MSc, PhD, Jonathan R. Thompson, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Patricia R. Wigle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FCCP, Jeff Jianfei Guo, BPharm, PhD, Alex C. Lin, MS, PhD, Marepalli B. Rao, MS, PhD, Ana L. Hincapie, MS, PhD

“…This study aimed to update the trends in bariatric surgery utilization, changes in types of procedures performed, and the characteristics of patients who underwent bariatric surgery in the United States, using real-world data. Method:. This retrospective descriptive observational study was conducted using the TriNetX, a federated electronic medical records network from 2012 to 2021, for adult patients 18 years old or older who had bariatric surgery. …”
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Advancements in Diagnostics, Treatment, and Operational Efficiency by Md. Faiyazuddin, Syed Jalal Q. Rahman, Gaurav Anand, Reyaz Kausar Siddiqui, Rachana Mehta, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Shilpa Gaidhane, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Arif Hussain, Ranjit Sah

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Artificial Intelligence (AI) beginning to integrate in healthcare, is ushering in a transformative era, impacting diagnostics, altering personalized treatment, and significantly improving operational efficiency. …”
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Tax on Vacant Houses and Housing Price Bubble in Shiraz by Sara Parang, zahra dehghan shabani, Ebrahim Hadian, Ali Asgary

“…Methodology In this research, an agent-based model is used, considering four active agents in the housing market: sellers, buyers (including sellers and buyers with personal consumption and speculative motivations), developer, and real estate agencies, to investigate the dynamic processes of the housing market. …”
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Dva příběhy z kriminálního podsvětí – padělatelé peněz na hradě Žampachu a přepadání Židů v roce 1542 by František Šebek

“…These forgeries were exchanged for real money at the ratio of 2 : 1. When questioned, they gave the names of 24 people to whom they had passed on counterfeit money, in some cases on several occasions. …”
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Partitioning Functional of a Class of Convex Bodies by Xinling Zhang

“…However, estimating the partitioning functionals of general convex bodies in finite dimensional Banach spaces is challenging, so we will begin with the estimation of partitioning functionals for special convex bodies. …”
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Editorial by Lindsay B. Flynn

“…She then describes how a housing strategy steeped in a rights-based approach can begin to address some of the housing challenges young people face. …”
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La flore sauvage du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum : approche carpologique de l’environnement du site et des productions de denrées végétales by Véronique Matterne, Clémence Pagnoux

“…It allows us to understand the changes that occurred in the production and consumption of plant foods between the turn of the era and the beginning of the fifth century (around 307 AD), as well as to reconstruct the site’s environment. …”
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Identifying the factors affecting the growth of the employees of the country's property and documents registration organization by Najmeh Ahmadi, Kolsoum Nami, Nader Ghourchian, Parivash Jafari

“…The designed model can be the basis for better decision-making and managers' planning to enhance the growth of employees. …”
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Designing a model for the development of questioning skills based on the school context in primary school students by motahare Khosravi Rad, Ahmad Akbari, Mohammad karimi, Moslem Cherabin

“…For elementary teachers, designing a science curriculum to embody inquiry in the classroom and encourage student inquiry remains a challenge (Wu & He, 2021). Children begin to think philosophically when they begin to ask the question "why"; therefore, the importance of questioning skills among children will exist. …”
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A Pattern for Iron Ore Mines Financing by Mehdi Ali Hosseini, Mohammad Hashem Botshekan, Amir Hossein Mozayani, Moslem Peymanifurushani

“…Since the results of studies and interviews were entered into the MAXQDA software from the beginning, this software was also used to show the network of identified themes. …”
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Evaluation of Arabic lesson teaching in higher education based on the Kirkpatrick model by Ali Akbar Mollaie, Mohammad Aslam Raiesi

“…This basis of quantitative growth of universities and higher education and research centers alone and without paying attention to the process of scientific developments and the real needs of society and quality standards will definitely not work. …”
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La gestion de l’eau à Bibracte (Saône-et-Loire), avant et après la Conquête romaine by Laetitia Borau

“…It covered a surface of 30 m2. Dated to the beginning of the 1st c. BC, it was also built of stone (quadrangular and irregular-shaped blocks) and waterproofed with clay (the bottom and the foundation trench). …”
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The NANOGrav 15 Yr Data Set: Removing Pulsars One by One from the Pulsar Timing Array by Gabriella Agazie, Akash Anumarlapudi, Anne M. Archibald, Zaven Arzoumanian, Jeremy G. Baier, Paul T. Baker, Bence Bécsy, Laura Blecha, Adam Brazier, Paul R. Brook, Sarah Burke-Spolaor, J. Andrew Casey-Clyde, Maria Charisi, Shami Chatterjee, Tyler Cohen, James M. Cordes, Neil J. Cornish, Fronefield Crawford, H. Thankful Cromartie, Kathryn Crowter, Megan E. DeCesar, Paul B. Demorest, Heling Deng, Lankeswar Dey, Timothy Dolch, Elizabeth C. Ferrara, William Fiore, Emmanuel Fonseca, Gabriel E. Freedman, Emiko C. Gardiner, Nate Garver-Daniels, Peter A. Gentile, Kyle A. Gersbach, Joseph Glaser, Deborah C. Good, Lydia Guertin, Kayhan Gültekin, Jeffrey S. Hazboun, Ross J. Jennings, Aaron D. Johnson, Megan L. Jones, Andrew R. Kaiser, David L. Kaplan, Luke Zoltan Kelley, Matthew Kerr, Joey S. Key, Nima Laal, Michael T. Lam, William G. Lamb, Bjorn Larsen, T. Joseph W. Lazio, Natalia Lewandowska, Tingting Liu, Duncan R. Lorimer, Jing Luo, Ryan S. Lynch, Chung-Pei Ma, Dustin R. Madison, Alexander McEwen, James W. McKee, Maura A. McLaughlin, Natasha McMann, Bradley W. Meyers, Patrick M. Meyers, Hannah Middleton, Chiara M. F. Mingarelli, Andrea Mitridate, Christopher J. Moore, Cherry Ng, David J. Nice, Stella Koch Ocker, Ken D. Olum, Timothy T. Pennucci, Benetge B. P. Perera, Nihan S. Pol, Henri A. Radovan, Scott M. Ransom, Paul S. Ray, Joseph D. Romano, Jessie C. Runnoe, Alexander Saffer, Shashwat C. Sardesai, Ann Schmiedekamp, Carl Schmiedekamp, Kai Schmitz, Brent J. Shapiro-Albert, Xavier Siemens, Joseph Simon, Magdalena S. Siwek, Sophia V. Sosa Fiscella, Ingrid H. Stairs, Daniel R. Stinebring, Kevin Stovall, Abhimanyu Susobhanan, Joseph K. Swiggum, Stephen R. Taylor, Jacob E. Turner, Caner Unal, Michele Vallisneri, Alberto Vecchio, Sarah J. Vigeland, Haley M. Wahl, Caitlin A. Witt, David Wright, Olivia Young

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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…Simultaneous allograft listing represents an eligibility criterion that responds to and limits the products of subjective decisions from unjustly impacting trial enrollment. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…In hospitals, institutional ethics guidance can help providers navigate difficult decisions and conversations with patients. When providers face time-sensitive allocation decisions, like the allocation of open ICU beds, the guidance would be a useful tool for making transparent, principled, and ethically justified allocation decisions in real-time to mitigate the risk of ad hoc or implicit rationing. …”
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