Ripeness Levels and Their Relations with the Success of the Negotiation Method: CPP-NPA, TTP, IRA by Emrah KAYA

“…A similar process takes place in low-intensity conflicts between states and terrorist organizations. After prolonged conflicts, contacts between the parties occur and thus negotiations are initiated. …”
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Causal Effects of PM2.5, NOx, and NO2 on Cognitive Function: A Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Yilin Tang, Zhenyu Li, Yicheng Fu, Mingyi Zhao

“…Abstract Epidemiological studies have revealed that air pollutants are related to cognitive decline, but a causal relationship has not been established. We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study using pooled statistics from publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) data to show the association between air pollutants and cognitive decline in the European population. …”
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Bayesian and Non-Bayesian Inference for Survival Data Using Generalised Exponential Distribution by Chris Bambey Guure, Samuel Bosomprah

“…This distribution has been touted to be an alternative to the well-known 2-parameter Weibull and gamma distributions. …”
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Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis Associated with Metastatic Seminoma by Hidekazu Yoshie, Ryuto Nakazawa, Wataru Usuba, Hiroya Kudo, Yuichi Sato, Hideo Sasaki, Tatsuya Chikaraishi

“…However, muscle weakness gradually worsened, and he eventually showed dysphagia and forced respiration and became bedridden. Although he seemed close to being too unstable to tolerate further treatment, we started carefully adjusted chemotherapy comprising 4 courses of etoposide plus cisplatin, which proved highly successful. …”
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Prediction of Bleeding Etiology: The Clinician is Vindicated! by Stephen E Congly, Alexander I Aspinall

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Biventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy in a Patient Presenting with New Onset Seizure: Case Report by Oghenerukevwe Odiete, Ramanna Nagendra, Mark A. Lawson, Henry Okafor

“…The left ventricle is the most commonly reported affected site, but a few cases of right ventricular involvement have also been reported. We report a case of biventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy in a 31-year-old woman presenting with a new onset seizure. …”
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A Machine Learning Model for Predicting Prognosis in HCC Patients With Diabetes After TACE by Wu L, Chen L, Zhang L, Liu Y, Ouyang D, Wu W, Lei Y, Han P, Zhao H, Zheng C

“…Linxia Wu,1– 3,* Lei Chen,1– 3,* Lijie Zhang,1,4,* Yiming Liu,1,5,* Die Ouyang,1 Wenlong Wu,5,6 Yu Lei,5,6 Ping Han,1 Huangxuan Zhao,1– 3 Chuansheng Zheng1– 3 1Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Interventional Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 3Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Precision Radiology & Interventional Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Interventional Radiology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Interventional Radiology, Auto Valley Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430056, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Interventional Radiology, Jinyinhu Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430048, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chuansheng Zheng; Huangxuan Zhao, Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China, Email hqzcsxh@sina.com; zhao_huangxuan@sina.comPurpose: Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been found to increase the mortality of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Calm ocean, stormy sea: atmospheric and oceanographic observations of the Atlantic during the Atlantic References and Convection (ARC) ship campaign by L. Köhler, L. Köhler, J. Windmiller, D. Baranowski, M. Brennek, M. Ciuryło, L. Hayo, D. Kȩpski, S. Kinne, B. Latos, B. Lobo, T. Marke, T. Nischik, D. Paul, P. Stammes, A. Szkop, O. Tuinder

“…We present data from the integrated ship sensors (DSHIP); a humidity and temperature profiler (HATPRO); a ceilometer; aerosol instruments (DustTrak, Microtops, and Calitoo); radiosondes; uncrewed aircraft vehicles (UAVs); and conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) profiles of the upper ocean. We distinguish between temporal continuous data (DSHIP, HATPRO, Ceilometer, and DustTrak) from point measurements (radiosondes, UAVs, CTDs, Calitoo, and Microtops). …”
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A 128 Gbps PAM‐4 feed forward equaliser with optimized 1UI pulse generator in 65 nm CMOS by Jiawei Wang, Hao Xu, Ziqiang Wang, Haikun Jia, Hanjun Jiang, Chun Zhang, Zhihua Wang

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Incorporation of opacifier to Type III alpha gypsum and its effect on scannability and linear setting expansion – An in vitro study by Sai Akhil Khadkekar, Mahendranadh Reddy Kareti, Mahadev Shastry Yelishetty, S. Venkata Aditya, Srilekha Daripalli

“…The study had two parts: First, scanning the mixtures to determine the best scannable material; second, testing for LSE using a plaster extensometer with 0.01 mm precision. …”
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Vers une ethnographie paysagère ? by Hugo Gassin

“…These observations have led me to establish a parallel between anthropology and landscape architecture via the methods used by landscape architects when studying landscapes. …”
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Design of Frequency- and Pattern-Reconfigurable Wideband Slot Antenna by Liping Han, Caixia Wang, Wenmei Zhang, Runbo Ma, Qingsheng Zeng

“…Simulated and measured results show that the antenna provides 25° and 20° beam-steering in 3.4–3.8 and 3.7–4.2 GHz bands, respectively. …”
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Compliance and Receipt Lotteries by Philipp Krug, Dominika Langenmayr, Niklas Rauhut, Finn Ole Schmude, Thea Seitz, Douglas Strasoldo, Moritz Withoeft

“…Abstract The tax gap — the difference between taxes owed and taxes paid — measures the extent of tax evasion. …”
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#LGBTpropaganda #GenderTheory #Wokism by Ugo Laquièze

“…Second, a blurring of symbolic boundaries between ethnic, religious and cultural factors emerges. …”
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The fusion of subjectivity and objectivity: a study on the construction of historical facts of Chinese Anti-Japanese war from the perspective of Toynbee’s philosophy of history by Yongguan Tian

“…In the end, we highly praise and affirm the wisdom of Toynbee’s historical philosophy and hope that this research can provide some reference or paradigm for applying Toynbee’s historical philosophy to the construction of specific historical facts, as well as better help today’s civilization cope with challenges. …”
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Comparative immobilization of lead, cadmium, and copper in soil using dead bacterial biomass and graphitic carbon nitride nanomaterials by Asifa Farooqi, Ejaz ul Haq, Hooria Ikram Raja, Hafiz Abdul Malik, Yousaf Shad Muhammad, Syed Hamza Safeer, Sohail Yousaf, Maximilian Lackner

“…Results showed a significant relationship between BM, g-C3N4, and metal fractions. At 200 mg kg-1 BM, the increase in the RS fraction (residual fraction) of Pb, Cd, and Cu was 42, 44, and 68 %, respectively. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Treatment for Chronic Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yuzhao Huang, Qiufang Deng, Liuqing Yang, Jiahui Ma, Ziyang Wang, Dong Huang, Ling Luo, Haocheng Zhou

“…Target of genicular nerve achieved better pain relief than intra-articular or sciatic nerve. …”
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Effect of natural land covers on runoff and soil loss at the hill slope scale by M. Eshghizadeh, A. Talebi, M.T. Dastorani, H.R. Azimzadeh

“…For this purpose, in each class of the mentioned factors, the relationship between land covers and runoff and soil loss was analysed. …”
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Who calls the shots in Naomi's life? Reading the Naomi-Ruth story within the African religio-cultural context

“… In Africa, the whole are religious and the dead are believed to be actively involved in the daily affairs of the people. …”
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Decidualized ovarian and rectouterine deep endometriosis disguised as malignancy in the second-trimester of pregnancy: A case report by Lingjie Bao, Ting Wang, Yinping Xiao, Shouxin Gu, Xiaoyu Zhou, Yunxi Zheng, Yun Chen, Xiaofang Yi

“…Considering that potential malignancy imaging had never been detected before pregnancy, multidisciplinary discussion (MDT) with doctors from obstetrics, gynecology, radiology and pathology department was organized at once. …”
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