Use of generalized randomized response model for enhancement of finite population variance: A simulation approach. by Javid Shabbir, Zabihullah Movaheedi

“…A simulation study is conducted to establish the behavior of the estimators. The suggested estimator performs better than the estimators considered by the authors earlier.…”
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On the Macroeconomic and Social Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Latin America and the Developing World by Christian R. Proaño

“…Abstract While the COVID-19 pandemic posits a significant challenge to all societies around the world, it also reveals in the most dramatic manner the many abysmal differences between so-called advanced economies and the developing world.…”
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Effect of single dose dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg) on white blood cell counts and serum glucose levels in healthy ewes by Orhan Corum, Burak Dik, Ayse Er

“…Blood samples were taken before (0. hour, control) and after treatments at 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 hours. …”
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Modeling interdisciplinary interactions among physics, mathematics and computer science by Rima Hazra, Mayank Singh, Pawan Goyal, Bibhas Adhikari, Animesh Mukherjee

“…Interdisciplinarity has over the recent years have gained tremendous importance and has become one of the key ways of doing cutting edge research. …”
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Research and practice on data center security architecture refactoring based on intelligent service chain by CHEN Zhangying, FANG Yiquan

“…With the increasing number of security devices in data centers, such as network firewalls, application firewalls, database firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection systems, it is worth researching and exploring how to better protect the security of data center data and assets without affecting device functionality and performance. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Anterior Corneal Change in Asphericity Calculated by the Tangential Radius of Curvature after LASIK by Jinglu Ying, Jianqiu Cai, Leru Zhu, Yi Zha

“…Fourier fitting was used to model the 360-semimeridional variation of Q-values and to fit the Q-values in the vertical region before and after surgery. There were significant differences in Q-values between the two methods before (P<0.001) and after surgery (P=0.003). …”
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Delta-Like-1 Changes the Immunomodulatory Property of OP9 Cells by Lei Zhang, Rui-Jie Dang, Yan-Mei Yang, Dian-Chao Cui, Ping Li, Yan-Li Ni, Tong Hao, Changyong Wang, Xiao-Xia Jiang, Nan-Zhu Fang

“…However, the immunomodulatory capacity of OP9 or OP9DL1 on mature B and T cell proliferation has not been elucidated. Here, we show that OP9 and OP9DL1 have similar proliferation capacities and immunophenotypes except DL1 expression. …”
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Evaluación estructural de un vehículo tipo mototaxi usando herramientas de simulación: caso México by Luis Cuautle Gutierrez, Jose de Jesus Cordero Guridi, Jesus Eduardo Olivares Rojas, Nashira Pena Preza

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On the intensifying of foreign language teaching to undergraduates of technical specialization by Ruslan N. Abitov, Rais S. Safin, Evgeny A. Korchagin

“…The notion of the intensifying of foreign language teaching to undergraduates is analyzed. The correspondence between two-level competences, presented in Federal Educational Standards, and ones, developed by language pedagogy scholars, is defined. …”
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Establishment of reference audiometric norms for the elderly population: A community-based study on mean and median hearing thresholds by Tzong-Hann Yang, Yu-Fu Chen, Yen-Fu Cheng, Chuan-Song Wu, Yuan-Chia Chu

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The Real-World Utilization Pattern of Increased Utilization of Advanced Topical Adjunctive Hemostats in a Vertically Integrated Healthcare System by Lee Stern, Yi-Chien Lee, Biwen Tao, Lois Lamerato, Gaurav Gangoli, Richard Kocharian, Walter Danker III

“…Hemostasis products, such as SURGICEL®, have been increasingly used across a wide variety of surgical procedures to mitigate bleeding-related risks and complications. …”
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Guayaramerim: a borderland marked by the Mamore River and its “cachuelas” by Bianca De Marchi-Moyano, Laura Helena Arraya-Pareja

“…This article uses the case of the Bolivian frontier city of Guayaramerin- located in that country´s Beni Department- as a springboard for a discussion of the relationship between water courses and national borderlines. …”
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A comprehensive numerical study exploring the significance of thermally reactive bioconvection in Falkner-Skan flow of Williamson nanomaterials influenced by activation energy and... by M. Israr Ur Rehman, Haibo Chen, Aamir Hamid, Wu Qian, Refka Ghodhbani, Mohamed Hussien

“…Motivated by these properties, this study investigates the rheological behavior of non-Darcian Williamson nanomaterials interacting with motile microorganisms, driven by Falkner-Skan wedge surfaces. …”
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An Overview and Informal Key of the Ferns of Florida by Douglas G. Scofield, Ginger M. Allen, Martin B. Main

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Six-Gene Signature Associated with Immune Cells in the Progression of Atherosclerosis Discovered by Comprehensive Bioinformatics Analyses by Bin Zhao, Dan Wang, Yanling Liu, Xiaohong Zhang, Zheng Wan, Jinling Wang, Ting Su, Linshan Duan, Yan Wang, Yuehua Zhang, Yilin Zhao

“…Ultimately, based on the significantly changed types of immune cells, we executed the correlation analysis between DEGs and immune cells to discover the potential genes and pathways associated with immune cells. …”
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The Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Pulmonary Hypertension in End-stage Kidney Disease Patients on Hemodialysis by Christine Mary Jane, K. Vinod Kumar, R. Anil Kumar, V. Narayanan Unni, Bipi K. Prasannan, Jojo K. Pullockara, U. R. S. Vishnu Dev

“…Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best treatment modality for reversing adverse cardiac effects of CKD. …”
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Perceived value of organizational foresight processes: effects of the illusion of control and individual foresight by Natália Borges, Raquel Janissek-Muniz

“…Studies involving the relevance of foresight processes have become increasingly frequent, driven by an environment of increasing volatility, uncertainty, ambiguity, and complexity. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEX OILING COMPONENT ON THE BASIS OF SILICONE POLYMERS FOR MOLDS FOR CASTING UNDER PRESSURE by A. M. Mihaltsov, A. A. Pivovarchik, L. M. Slepneva

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Chromospheric Jets and Their Properties by Ehsan Tavabi, Sima Zeighami

“…The chromosphere and transition region are the interface between the solar photosphere and the corona, which plays a key role in the formation and acceleration of the solar wind. …”
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Linear SVM-Based Android Malware Detection for Reliable IoT Services by Hyo-Sik Ham, Hwan-Hee Kim, Myung-Sup Kim, Mi-Jung Choi

“…Accordingly, attackers are expanding the scope of their attacks beyond the existing PC and Internet environment into mobile devices. …”
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