Revealing Traces of Image Resampling and Resampling Antiforensics by Anjie Peng, Yadong Wu, Xiangui Kang

“…In this paper, we proposed an effective and secure detector, which can simultaneously detect resampling and its forged resampling which is attacked by antiforensic schemes. We find that the interpolation operation used in the resampling and forged resampling makes these two kinds of image show different statistical behaviors from the unaltered images, especially in the high frequency domain. …”
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Gender and football: women in brazilian football management by Monique Torga, Bárbara Pires, Ludmila Mourão

“…No estudo, quatro das cinco mulheres que atuaram e atuam como gestoras responderam a uma entrevista semiestruturada. …”
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Macau pós-colonial: esperança e desespero em um Centro Mundial de Turismo e Lazer by Michael O’Regan

“…Argumenta-se que embora o “Centro Mundial de Turismo e Lazer” seja um constructo político e um projeto hegemônico essencial para manter os cidadãos em um mundo hiper-real de simulacros e controle, isso se faz através de boatos cotidianos, avisos, autocensura e desmoralização.…”
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Abordagem diagnóstica e terapêutica da válvula de uretra posterior by Marcelo José da Silva de Magalhães, Mariane Cardoso Parrela, Mariane Lutterbach Pereira de Almeida

“…Optou-se por tratamento conservador até o pós-natal. O paciente nasceu a termo sem intercorrência, mas apresentou infecção do trato urinário (ITU) aos 12 meses, confirmada por exames laboratoriais. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of propylene glycol and ethanol as antifreeze: an environmentally friendly alternative by Bikas Chandra Bhattarai, Achut Parajuli, Kjetil Bertin Stiansen-Snoerud

“…Hydraulic oil is often used atop the antifreeze mixture to prevent evaporation loss from the precipitation. …”
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Superficial Myofibroblastoma of the Vulva in an Adolescent; A Case Report by Olaide Adenaya, Oluwaseyi Odelola, Oluwole Ojo, Adedoyin Ade-Onojobi, Elizabeth Grillo, Oluseyi Aderinwale

“…Conclusion: Differential diagnosis abound and there is a need for closer attention to tumours of the lower genital tract to enhance its prompt diagnosis. …”
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Three thousand years of oyster fisheries: a view from Southeast Queensland, Australia by Tam Smith

“…Reasons for the late nineteenth-early Twentieth century collapse of Southeast Queensland oyster populations are examined and attempts to revive the oyster industry reviewed.…”
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Do Not Miss the Tumor: A Novel Presentation of Osteosarcoma by Michael DePalma, Sachin Gupta, Jie Nguyen, Divya Talwar, Alexandre Arkader, Lawrence Wells

“…In this case, the age is atypical as the peak incidence for osteosarcoma is around 16 years of age and is postulated to coincide with growth spurts. …”
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RhoA Promotes Synovial Proliferation and Bone Erosion in Rheumatoid Arthritis through Wnt/PCP Pathway by Ning Chen, Chao-Yue Diao, Xin Huang, Wei-Xing Tan, Ya-Bing Chen, Xin-Yu Qian, Jie Gao, Dong-Bao Zhao

“…Lentivirus-mediated silencing of RhoA increased apoptosis, attenuated invasion, and dramatically upregulated osteoprotegerin/receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (OPG/RANKL) ratio in RA-FLSs. …”
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Prophylactic analgesic effect of paracetamol and ibuprofen in the extraction of teeth in children by Mery Cecilia Paccini Torres, Rafael Morales Vadillo

“…Materials and methods: Sixty children of 6 to 8 years of age were evaluated and attended the Dental Center of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of San Martín de Porres, which were distributed in three groups, each of 20 children: group paracetamol, ibuprofen group and the control group. …”
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Unveiling the Emission Mechanisms of Blazar PKS 1510−089. II. Jet−BLR Connection and Black Hole Mass Estimation by Alfredo Amador-Portes, Vahram Chavushyan, Víctor M. Patiño-Álvarez, José Ramón-Valdés

“…These findings, along with the observation that flaring events in the λ 5100 continuum, attributed to the jet, coincide with flares in the H β emission line, suggest that the base of the jet is located within the BLR. …”
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Negative Correlation Learning for Customer Churn Prediction: A Comparison Study by Ali Rodan, Ayham Fayyoumi, Hossam Faris, Jamal Alsakran, Omar Al-Kadi

“…Recently, telecommunication companies have been paying more attention toward the problem of identification of customer churn behavior. …”
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The Pollyanna Effect: The role of positive personal and group identity defense mechanisms by T.A. Nestik

“…At the interpersonal level, these mechanisms are shared positive experiences, interpersonal attraction, and trust. At the group level – group identification, positive group emotions and mechanisms supporting positive evaluation of one's group: ingroup favoritism, perceptual refences, construction of collective memory and collective image of the future. …”
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A Case of Syncope Induced in the Supine Position by Kazuo Eguchi, Akihiro Tsujita, Syoji Ono, Kazuomi Kario

“…The same attack was reproduced three times in the same situation. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: AFRICAN HERMENEUTICS by W. Wessels

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“Holding on to Hope”: follow up qualitative findings of a tobacco treatment intervention for people experiencing mental health conditions by Tessa-May Zirnsak, Kristen McCarter, Melissa L. McKinlay, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Nadine Cocks, Catherine Brasier, Laura Hayes, Amanda L. Baker, Donita E. Baird, Billie Bonevski, Ron Borland, Ron Borland, David Castle, Erin Forbes, Peter J. Kelly, Catherine Segan, Catherine Segan, Rohan Sweeney, Alyna Turner, Alyna Turner, Jill M. Williams, Lisa Brophy, Lisa Brophy

“…Overall, findings suggested that participants’ quit attempts were often precarious and vulnerable, but active support and feelings of social connectedness were key to supporting participants to initiate a quit attempt and maintain gains.ConclusionsPeople who experience SMI can make attempts to quit smoking tobacco with support from clinicians and social networks. …”
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Modello coesivo per l’avanzamento di fratture mediante rilascio nodale di strutture discretizzate con elementi finiti by P. Salvini, M. Minotti

“…La simulazione numerica della propagazione di una frattura in MODO I, viaggiante ad elevata velocità in un acciaio a comportamento duttile è realizzata attraverso un modello coesivo che governa la distribuzione delle forze di rilascio nodale. …”
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The ameliorative effects of melatonin against BDE-47-induced hippocampal neuronal ferroptosis and cognitive dysfunction through Nrf2-Chaperone-mediated autophagy of ACSL4 degradati... by Quan Yuan, Mingwei Wang, Zhaoxiang Zhang, Ruofei Wang, Dechao Wang, Zichun Sang, Pu Zhao, Xiaoli Liu, Xiaoying Zhu, Gaofeng Liang, Hua Fan, Dongmei Wang

“…Importantly, melatonin, CMA activator CA77.1, and ACSL4 inhibitor rosiglitazone (RSG) administration substantially attenuated neuronal/synaptic injury and cognitive deficits following BDE-47 exposure. …”
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Estágios em relações internacionais: evidências empíricas de um curso estabelecido no interior do Brasil by Silvana Schimanski

“…A pesquisa foi desenvolvida ao longo do ano de 2021, durante as atividades de orientação de estágios não-obrigatórios, em um curso localizado no interior do Brasil. …”
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Operadoras de turismo bolivianas. Un análisis de capital humano, capacidad de innovación y competitividad empresarial by Ingrid Orlandini Gonzalez, Carla Patricia Pareja Daza, Edith Rodríguez Cabezas

“…Los principales resultados evidencian una relación significativa entre las tres variables, la capacidad de innovación cumple un papel mediador siendo su efecto mayor sobre la competitividad empresarial en comparación al efecto del capital humano; lo que implica que las empresas, del sector estudiado, deben tomar mayor atención en el desarrollo de esta última variable.…”
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