Punitive privatization in Mexico: Labor subjectification in relation to prison outsourcing by Pablo Hoyos-González, Nadia Patricia Gutiérrez-Gallardo, Francico Javier Escobedo-Conde

“…We also analyzed the details of the labor activity regime that the ACA standards require of them. We conclude that prison outsourcing poses a labor horizon of precariousness in which those who integrate it are required to progressively develop a multipurpose technical toolbox; this kind of polytechnical worker must also be subject to the activity regime of the ACA and to the punitive sensitivity of the actuarial model.…”
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Long-Term Biostability of Pet Vascular Prostheses by Florence Dieval, Foued Khoffi, Riaz Mir, Walid Chaouch, Didier Le Nouen, Nabil Chakfe, Bernard Durand

“…We characterized their level of degradation by comparing them with a virgin prosthesis and carried out physicochemical and mechanical analyses. …”
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Biomarkers in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer for efficiency of immune checkpoint inhibitors by Zixi Wu, Junbiao Zhang, Le Li, Zhihua Wang, Chunguang Yang

“…This review article examines biomarkers for screening patients potentially effective in immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.…”
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Evaluation of the sensitivity and production of flowers in Tagetes erecta L. exposed to high doses of sodium from irrigation with landfill leachates by M.G. Abrile, M.L. Fiasconaro, S. Gervasio, M.C. Antolín, M.E. Lovato

“…In lower doses, the plant responds favorably to both the production of flowers and the main features of them. Also, the water-use efficiency (WUE) is diminished in those plants irrigated with the major dose of leachate. …”
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Marge’s Private Conflict in The Simpsons : A Linguistic Analysis by Daniela Francesca Virdis

“…Dans cet article, j’analyse l’épisode pilote (1989) de la série télévisée, en particulier la scène où Marge écrit une lettre de vœux pour Noël aux amis de la famille, et où son conflit privé est le plus remarquable ; mon étude se fonde sur les cadres théoriques et les méthodologies de la linguistique féministe et des études féministes sur les médias. …”
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HSK Wallet: A User Friendly Blockchain Application by Hassan Shah Khan, Kashif Iqbal, Munaf Rashid, Aqsa Shahid

“…It is aimed to provide companies in the industry with a roadmap for how blockchain can increase productivity, differentiate them form competitors and drive innovation at both high level as well as deep dive (technical) detail levels. …”
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Lived experiences of how the care relationship in primary healthcare contributes to recovery from stress-related disorders: a reflective lifeworld research study by Markus Sjösten, Cecilia Fagerström, Ulrica Hörberg, Hanna Tuvesson

“…Results The participants experienced that the care relationship in primary healthcare contributed to their recovery from stress-related disorder by enabling them to land and be embraced in a safe relationship. …”
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Before and After AGENCY by The Agency Research Group

“…The article sets out some of the questions that were explicitly posed, or that were implicit within, or anticipated in response to these relationships. The broad themes of discourse regarding agency from the conference are summarised in the context both of these questions, and of other themes that emerged from the papers presented: urban agencies, pedagogical agencies, social and technological agencies, sustainability, ecology, ethical, and aesthetic agencies. …”
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Effects of a News Literacy Video on News Literacy Perceptions and Misinformation Evaluation by Rita Tang, Melissa Tully, Leticia Bode, Emily K. Vraga

“…Optimizing NL messages for social media environments—where they may be seen alongside misinformation—allows these messages to reach audiences when they are most likely to benefit from them. Using a 2 (NL video vs. control video) x 2 (sunscreen promotion video vs. sunscreen misinformation video) online survey experiment (N = 780), we examine whether exposure to an NL video improves perceived personal NL skills and value for news literacy, as well as enables participants to recognize and avoid engaging with misinformation. …”
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Marginal hazard distribution in network structures by Juozas Augutis, Ričardas Krikštolaitis, Elvyra Augutienė

“…In the paper various theoretical hazard type distributions in the network systems are analysed. …”
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Rare Presentation of Primary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma as Lip Lesion by Mali Him, Maggie Meier, Vikas Mehta

“…The patient was treated with radiation therapy and his last follow-up revealed no evidence of multiple myeloma or light chain disease.…”
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Efficient Multi-Task Training with Adaptive Feature Alignment for Universal Image Segmentation by Yipeng Qu, Joohee Kim

“…Nevertheless, prevailing modality-alignment methods rely on large-scale uni-modal encoders for both modalities and an extremely large amount of paired data for training, and therefore it is hard to apply these existing models to lightweight segmentation models and resource-constrained devices. …”
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Exploring how graft length shapes root system architecture and morphology in grapevine rootstocks by Mathieu Larrey, Jean-Pascal Tandonnet, Clément Saint Cast, Sarah Jane Cookson, Philippe Vivin

“…The insights gathered here contribute to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms governing root development in grafted grapevines, thereby informing strategies to enhance grafting techniques and optimize grapevine cultivation. …”
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When Heidegger is a producer: being ecological according to version of Timothy Morton by A. G. Ivanov, I. N. Pupysheva

“…The authors are trying to trace how Morton develops the concepts of Kant and Heidegger, giving them, with the help of object-oriented ontology, a new and actual interpretation…”
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Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl. Alleviates Diabetic Retinopathy by Preventing Retinal Inflammation and Tight Junction Protein Decrease by Zengyang Yu, Chenyuan Gong, Bin Lu, Li Yang, Yuchen Sheng, Lili Ji, Zhengtao Wang

“…DC also reduced the increased serum levels of TNFα, interferon-γ (IFN-γ), IL-6, IL-1β, IL-8, IL-12, IL-2, IL-3, and IL-10 in diabetic rats. Therefore, DC can alleviate DR by inhibiting retinal inflammation and preventing the decrease of tight junction proteins, such as occludin and claudin-1.…”
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EVALUATION OF WORLD ENERGY SCENARIOS by V. I. Salygin, I. I. Litvinyuk

“…It remains one the biggest unknown, especially in terms of energy, as it is globally considered as both cause and solution for multiple problems of the humanity. Therefore, nowadays a number of experts are exploring driving forces, critical uncertainties and unknowns that have an influence on future energy systems development. …”
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Finding a safe space for learning and exploration: A qualitative study of recently diagnosed men's experiences of peer support for HIV in Sweden. by Arielle N'Diaye, Tobias Herder, Anette Agardh

“…Latent and manifest qualitative content analysis produced the overarching theme of Finding a safe space for learning and exploration. …”
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Cigarette Smoking Patterns Among Racial and Ethnic Groups With Chronic Lung Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Vijaya L. Seegulam, MPH, Caretia J. Washington, BS, Parvathy P. Surendran, BPT, Alyssa M. Falise, PhD, MSPH, Diana Gomez-Manjarres, MD, Catalina Lopez-Quintero, MD, MPH, PhD

“…Results: Current cigarette smoking was reported by about one fifth (20%) of U.S. adults diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Among them, the mean number of days of cigarette smoking in the past 30 days was 27 days, and the mean number of cigarettes smoked in the past 30 days was 14. …”
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Round-Trip Emergency Supply Distribution Model Based on Nonfixed Routes by Yanli Tang, Ying Xiong, Ying Chen

“…In fact, under the control of multiple constraint conditions, the model well fits the actual application scenarios, which can provide theoretical guidance and decision support for the distribution of relevant emergency supplies.…”
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Leaf and tuber resistance to <I>Phytophthora infestans</I> and relationship between these traits in wild potato species by N. M. Zoteyeva, E. A. Porokhovinova, D. A. Fateev, N. A. Chalaya

“…The objective was to assess the occurrence of plants with resistance in both organs among different wild species and analyze the relationship between leaf and tuber resistance within them.Material and methods. Assessment of leaf and tuber resistance in 97 accessions belonging to 36 species was carried out under artificial inoculation. …”
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