Impactos ambientales y variabilidad climática en el humedal de San Vito, Coto Brus, Costa Rica by Adolfo Quesada-Román, Alexis Mora-Vega

“…Se concluye que los cambios en el humedal San Vito han ocurrido por falta de políticas ambientales efectivas en el pasado, la falta de ordenamiento territorial y variaciones en los patrones de precipitación. Este estudio resulta ser un insumo técnico para la gestión y la conservación futura de humedales de montaña. …”
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Caracterización taxonómica y análisis de la variabilidad del agente causal del cancro del tallo de la soja en Buenos Aires (2005/2007) by P. E. GRIJALBA, A. DEL C. RIDAO, E. GUILLIN

“…Los aislamientos presentaron características morfológicas y patogénicas propias de la variedad, y los patrones de restricción con la enzima Alu I fueron concordantes con la identificación morfológica y con la información de secuencias disponibles. …”
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Identidad y fantasma: situando las nuevas prácticas de libertad del movimiento indígena en La Pampa by Axel Lazzari

“…En este artículo sostengo que el actual reconocimiento de los Rankülche reproduce, en el nuevo marco de una identidad provincial pluralista, patrones de (in)visibilización análogos a los que en el pa- sado determinaron el desvanecimiento de esta identidad y, por ende, grupo indígena. …”
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Kay Boyle and Caresse Crosby: Devoted Friendship by Linda HAMALIAN

“…Harry and Caresse Crosby were known then as an ultramodern, raffish couple determined to establish themselves as poets and patrons of writers and artists. Boyle had made early, significant contributions to the avant-garde literary scene in the United States publishing in Broom, Poetry, This Quarter, and transition. …”
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De la Gran Recesión a la erupción volcánica de 2021: la turistificación como estrategia de desarrollo territorial de La Palma (Canarias) by David Ramos Pérez

“…Aunque el discurso no es novedoso, la amplia convergencia de actores políticos y empresariales que lo avalan lleva a pensar que se trata del intento más sólido de revertir la tradicional estructura productiva de la isla, dominada por el cultivo del plátano y un modelo de desarrollo turístico que se aleja de los patrones dominantes en Canarias. El artículo analiza la planificación territorial del turismo en La Palma desde 1990, demostrando el papel que ha tenido en su evolución el tránsito desde planteamientos reguladores de corte keynesiano a otros claramente deudores de los principios neoliberales. …”
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An Evaluation of the Contribution of African Traditional Medicine to Healthcare Delivery: A Case Study of Selected Herbal Centres in Akuapem, Ghana by Henry Kwaku Adu-Offei, John Kwaku Opoku

“…Traditional medicine has become indispensable in contemporary healthcare delivery in both rural and urban communities in Ghana and beyond as it is patronized by people of various social statuses. The purpose of this study is to comprehend the weaknesses and strengths of traditional medicine preparation, administration, and use within Ghana’s healthcare system. …”
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El macho guayaco: de la calle a las figuras mediáticas. Una primera mirada by Eduardo Muñoa Fernández, Estefanía Luzuriaga Uribe

“…También se analiza el peso de los patrones de la masculinidad hegemónica en la construcción de las representaciones identitarias del hombre guayaquileño y los estereotipos que lo representan. …”
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Reimagining quality education for pastoralists through Maasai elders’ eyes in Monduli, Tanzania by Joseph C. Pesambili

“…Data were primarily gathered through in-depth interviews with two local chiefs, two firestick patrons and eight male and ten female elders in Monduli. …”
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Efectos de la intensidad de raleo sobre la compartimentalización y stock de carbono en plantaciones de Pinus taeda L. establecida sobre ultisoles de Misiones by M. A. Pinazo, R. A Martiarena, A Von, E. Crechi, N. M. Pahr, O. Knebel

“…Los tratamientos presentaron diferentes contenidos totales y patrones de distribución del carbono en los distintos compartimentos analizados. …”
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Preliminary assessment of structural masonry damage in Malbork Castle by Krzysztof Grzyb, Łukasz Drobiec, Jakub Zając, Kacper Drobiec

“…The assessment of the technical condition of the walls and the causes of the structural irregularities was carried out based on local inspections and tests of the structure, including geodetic measurements, ultrasonic tomograph tests and geophysical tests performed using the GPR method using the short-offset reflective profiling (GPR) technique. …”
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Quasi-vertically asymmetric channels of graphene oxide membrane for ultrafast ion sieving by Changdao Han, Jie Jiang, Liuhua Mu, Wenhui Zhao, Junfan Liu, Jian Lan, Shouyuan Hu, Huan Yang, Shan Gao, Feng Zhou, Junlang Chen, Yan Fan, Xiangmei Duan, Pei Li, Liang Chen

“…Furthermore, the membranes exhibited excellent stability during long-term filtration experiments for at least 48 h, as well as resistance to ultrasonic treatment for over 100 minutes. The vertical channels possess very short pathway for almost direct water transport and a highly effective channel area, meanwhile the asymmetric porous template enhances the packing of the inserted GO nanosheets to avoid the swelling effect of membrane. …”
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Sequence Analysis of the UCP1 Gene in a Severe Obese Population from Southern Italy by Giuseppe Labruna, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Giuliana Fortunato, Carmela Nardelli, Carmine Finelli, Eduardo Farinaro, Franco Contaldo, Lucia Sacchetti

“…We identified 7 variations in the promoter region, 4 in the intronic region and 4 in the exonic region. Globally, 72% of obese patients bore UCP1 polymorphisms. …”
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Impact of Curing Periods on the Evaluation of Thermal, Mechanical Properties, and Energy Consumption of Concrete Buildings by Abdallah Talhaoui, Naima Fezzioui, Adel Benidir

“…In the experimental section, concrete specimens were created using regular concrete with a dosage of cement of 350 Kg/m³, and curing periods were varied (without curing, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days) to assess thermal conductivity, density, ultrasonic pulse velocity, and compressive strength at 28 days. …”
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Analysis of Flavonoid in Medicinal Plant Extract Using Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics by Lestyo Wulandari, Yuni Retnaningtyas, Nuri, Hilmia Lukman

“…Flavonoid was extracted from medicinal plant leaves by ultrasonication and maceration. IR spectra of selected medicinal plant extract were correlated with flavonoid content using chemometrics. …”
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Mesoporous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Support from ZIF-8 for Pt Catalysts in Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Sangyeup Park, Jong Gyeong Kim, Youngin Cho, Chanho Pak

“…The hierarchical porous structure was investigated by varying the ratios of Pluronic F-127, NaClO₄, and toluene. The resulting Meso-ZIF-NC exhibited widespread pore size distribution with an enhanced mesopore (2–50 nm) volume according to the composition of the reaction mixtures. …”
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Microchannels Effective Method for the Extraction of Oleuropein Compared with Conventional Methods by Mahnaz Yasemi, Amir Heydarinasab, Masoud Rahimi, Mehdi Ardjmand

“…Different methods of oleuropein extraction from olive leaf were investigated, including maceration, soxhlet, ultrasonic-assisted extraction, and microchannel. In current research, a response surface methodology (RSM) was used for prediction of the optimal values of parameters affecting the extraction of oleuropein through two methods of ultrasound and microchannel. …”
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Optimization Studies on the Extraction of Flavone Di-C-glycosides from Premna fulva Craib by Deep Eutectic Solvents by Yueyuan Chen, Jiaoyang Dang, Xiaojie Yan, Fenglai Lu, Dianpeng Li

“…Subsequently, the extraction parameters for ultrasonic-assisted extraction (liquid-solid ratio, water content (%) in the selected DES, and extraction time) were optimized using response surface methodology. …”
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Strength Properties of High-Strength Concrete Containing Coal Bottom Ash as a Replacement of Aggregates by In-Hwan Yang, Jihun Park, Nhien Dinh Le, Sanghwa Jung

“…In addition, equations for predicting the strength values of CBA concrete by using the ultrasonic pulse velocity were suggested.…”
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Further investigation on microstructure refinement of internal crack initiation region in VHCF regime of high-strength steels by Yukun Chang, Liang Zheng, Xiangnan Pan, Youshi Hong

“…The profile samples prepared by focused ion beam (FIB) in crack initiation region (CIR) and fish-eye (FiE) region of failed specimens subjected to rotary bending (RB) and ultrasonic axial (UL) fatigue testing with various stress ratios (R) were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with selected area electron diffraction (SAD) detection for two high-strength steels. …”
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A novel nanocarrier based on natural polyphenols enhancing gemcitabine sensitization ability for improved pancreatic cancer therapy efficiency by Yuman Dong, Jieru Li, Yiwei Dai, Xinyu Zhang, Xiangyan Jiang, Tao Wang, Bin Zhao, Wenbo Liu, Haonan Sun, Pengcheng Du, Long Qin, Zuoyi Jiao

“…In this study, we developed a novel PGG-based nanocarrier (FP) using a straightforward, one-step self-assembly method with Pluronic F127 and PGG. Our results showed that FP induced DNA damage and immunogenic cell death (ICD) in both in vitro cell experiments and patient-derived organoid models, exhibiting potent anti-tumor effects. …”
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