Heat Pump Drying of Fruits and Vegetables: Principles and Potentials for Sub-Saharan Africa by Folasayo Fayose, Zhongjie Huan

“…Many potential users view heat pump drying technology as fragile, slow, and high capital intensive when compared with conventional dryer. …”
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Critique and Review of Time, Consumption and Everyday Life by Mohammad Abbaszadeh, Farhad Shamsi Matanagh

“…The focus of this book is on the interrelationships between the concepts of time, consumption, daily life, psychological, social, and cultural factors, and the place of capitalism. Most of its articles have been written with a focus on behavioral theory and simultaneous involvement of micro and macro levels. …”
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Dialogic communication management theory and engagement with investors by Muriel Serfontein-Jordaan, Dawie Bornman

“… Considering the recent corporate scandals faced by the South African capital market, stakeholders are understandably more sceptical about the accuracy and transparency of information being communicated to them. …”
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Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market by Carlos Henrique Souza Domingues, Alexandre Aronne, Francisco Pereira, Frank Magalhães

“…However, the excess returns estimated according to different specifications vary substantially. The Capital Asset Pricing Model specification seems to underestimate Jensen’s alpha when compared to other specifications that provide higher explanatory power (adjusted R2).…”
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Le Transperceneige et Snowpiercer : figuration, sas et espaces de transit(ion) by Tessa Sermet

“…The train loses its function of transitional space to become a loco, the last habitable place on the planet. As a result, the relationship between the passengers / inhabitants of the train and the outside world changes, and the landscape becomes not much more than an image. …”
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Pobreza, “cuestión social” y su enfrentamiento by Carlos Eduardo Montaño Barreto

“…En este ensayo se pretende problematizar acerca de las diferentes concepciones de pobreza y “cuestión social” oriundas de la tradición liberal, y sus formas típicas de enfrentamiento y combate en los contextos del liberalismo clásico, en el siglo XIX, del Keynesianismo, en el siglo XX, y del neoliberalismo, a partir de la actual crisis del capital. Hoy, presentadas como visiones “alternativas”, aparecen con fuerza las corrientes teórico-políticas denominadas de “tercera vía”, “neo-desarrollistas” y “post-moderna”. …”
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La notion d’hyper itinérance pour appréhender les mobilités des Israéliens après l’armée le long de la Cordillère des Andes by Arnaud Szkutnicki, Pascal Mao

“…Cet article étudie le phénomène des voyages post-armée au Chili en proposant une approche par les mobilités spatiales et virtuelles et par le capital de motilité des pratiquants. L’analyse de ces mobilités révèle une forme d’itinérance longue, flexible et connectée, qui s’inscrit dans l’ère de l’hypermobilité. …”
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Urachal Carcinoma with Peritoneal Dissemination Treated with Chemotherapy and Surgical Resection Leading to Prolonged Survival with No Recurrence by Masato Yasui, Ryosuke Jikuya, Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Kentaro Muraoka, Susumu Umemoto, Masaki Kawai, Tsutomu Kouno, Takeshi Kishida

“…A 56-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for urachal carcinoma with peritoneal dissemination. …”
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« La deuxième communauté noire la plus prospère du pays » : l’espoir d’une vie en banlieue résidentielle à Atlanta pour les migrant·es africain·es-américain·es by Nicolas Raulin

“…This article looks at the emergence of Atlanta's reputation as a new promised land for the country's black residents, highlighting the role of the press and migrants themselves in developing a narrative praising the promise of life in Georgia's capital city. I also examine local actions that have been instrumental in the development of this oasis for the black middle class: private initiatives and collective mobilizations are crucial to the constitution of this haven for affluent black residents. …”
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Periodic homogenization and damage evolution in RVE composite material with inclusion by Karim Benyahi, Youcef Bouafia, Mohand Said Kachi, Amel Hamri, Sarah Benakli

“…It is then a matter of introducing the damage into the problem of homogenization, that is to say; once the homogenized characteristics are assessed in the absence of the damage initiated, by microcracks and micro cavitations. It is then possible to introduce damage models, by a subroutine (Umat) in the Abaqus calculation code. …”
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Case Report: Surgery combined with extracorporeal membraneoxygenation for acute type A aortic dissection complicated with acute myocardial infarction by Jianming Xia, Yan Qiu, Shuo Chang, Ying Feng, Heng Zhang, Xiaoqi Wang

Subjects: “…acute myocardial infarction (AMI)…”
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La notion de bourgeoisie dans l’historiographie de la Turquie contemporaine by David Behar

“…In the present context, it is thus possible to isolate a group of families who display the characteristics of a “upper bourgeoisie”, which is to say capital accumulations in all possible economic, cultural, social and symbolic forms.…”
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Oral Feeding Competences of Healthy Preterm Infants: A Review by N. Bertoncelli, G. Cuomo, S. Cattani, C. Mazzi, M. Pugliese, E. Coccolini, P. Zagni, B. Mordini, F. Ferrari

“…With increasing sophistication and technology, survival rates hugely improved among preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Nutrition and feeding remain a challenge and preterm infants are at high risk of encountering oral feeding difficulties. …”
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False Positive Radioiodinated Metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) Uptake in Undifferentiated Adrenal Malignant Tumor by Hee Soo Jung, Seok Jun Moon, Yun Mi Kim, Hye Rim Kang, Seok Mo Lee, Soo Jin Jung, Seok Jin Choi, Tae Kyoon Kim, Min Jeong Kwon, Jeong Hyun Park, Soon Hee Lee

“…A 67-year-old male patient was admitted with epigastric pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a heterogeneous left adrenal mass 6 cm in diameter; following hormone testing, 123I-MIBG scintigraphy was performed to determine the presence of pheochromocytoma, which confirmed eccentric uptake by a large left adrenal gland mass. …”
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Linear Correlation of Ba and Eu Contents by Hydrothermal Activities: A Case Study in the Hetang Formation, South China by Chao Chang, Qi Fu, Xiaolin Wang

“…This interpretation was supported by similar linear Ba-Eu correlations retrieved from barite-bearing chert in another area of the Yangtze platform during the same geological period. …”
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Agenesis of the Right Hepatic Lobe by Lucas Souto Nacif, Yuri dos Santos Buscariolli, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque, Wellington Andraus

“…A 32-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital for abdominal discomfort and loss of appetite. …”
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Resource categories and performance in Portuguese non-profit sports clubs by Marco Arraya

“…The results show that “staff competence”, “reputation”, and “financial capital” were the most essential resources, and that is core for non-profit clubs and their strategy to recognize, develop, and leverage VRIO resources. …”
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The Effect of the Financial Crisis on Investment Projects Case Study: Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Amanj Jalal Faiq

“…The financial crisis in Kurdistan region has several economic consequences for domestic and foreign investments, especially on the investment projects throughout: the rate of capital, the numbers of projects, the rate of sectors distribution, nationality investors and the distribution of projects on governors. …”
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Waaihoek se N.G. sendinggemeente in Bloemfontein: 1891-1903 by R. M. Britz

“… This article considers the early history of a unique Dutch Reformed mission congregation in the capital of the Free State Republic. Members, especially elder John Fraser of the local  “Tweetoringkerk”, initiated the establishment of a separate mission congregation in Waaihoek, at that time the non-white residential area of Bloemfontein. …”
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THE IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY AND INFLATION ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY by Olabode Eric Olabisi, Kemi Funlayo AKEJU

“…Also, the result revealed that gross capital formation promotes the growth of the Nigerian economy. …”
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