Accuracy Evaluation of Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) Estimation under Conventional Assumption in Yeşilırmak, Kızılırmak, and Konya Closed Basins, Turkey by Mehmet Ali Hinis, Mehmet Selim Geyikli

“…This study is based on the effect of three different parameter estimation methods on the calculation process, as well as the comparison of the SPI results calculated based on the default Gamma distribution and the distribution with the best ability to represent the 3-and 12-month consecutive summed rainfall data among the 15 candidate distributions namely Gamma (GAM), Generalized Extreme Value (GEV), Pearson Type III (P III), Log Pearson Type III (LP III), two-parameter Lognormal (LN2), three-parameter Lognormal (LN3), Generalized Logistic (GLOG), Extreme Value Type I (EVI), Generalized Pareto (GPAR), Weilbul (W), Normal (N), Exponential (EXP), Logistic (LOG), four-parameter Wakeby (WK4), and five-parameter Wakeby (WK5) distributions. …”
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Effectiveness of Malaysia football DNA application on the performance of players under 16 years by Hadi Syahmi Hamzah, Zulakbal Abd Karim, Abdul Rahaman, Fakrul Hazely Ismail, Amin Akbar

“…Result: Based on the research conducted, it was found that the level of effectiveness of football DNA application among coaches consisting of teachers emerged into three themes, namely coach competence, coach management and coach leadership. …”
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Implementation of Sustainable Development by Cities and Businesses in Poland. Evolution of the Approach by Ewa Jastrzębska, Paulina Legutko-Kobus

“…Truth be told, Polish local governments started to implement SD much earlier, namely through Local Agendas 21 after the Second Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. …”
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Genetic Predisposition for Dermal Problems in Hexavalent Chromium Exposed Population by Priti Sharma, Vipin Bihari, Sudhir K. Agarwal, Sudhir K. Goel

“…Blood samples were collected for DNA isolation to conduct polymorphic determination of genes, namely: NQO1 (C609T), hOGG1 (C1245G), GSTT1, and GSTM1 (deletion). …”
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Le traducteur et les italiques. Omniscience et redressement dans Madame Bovary by Sophie Sarrazin

“…Delport, such typographic variations between the original text and the translated ones, be it fortuitous or wilful, prove how powerful is what the above-mentioned scholars call “orthonymie”, i. e. the pressure of the most conventional modes of naming on the rephrasing work. In this respect, one of the characteristics of the flaubertian style, which would be the call to the reader’s contribution, is truly revealed by contrasting translations of Flaubert’s text.…”
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الهندسة الاجتماعیة وشبکات التواصل الاجتماعى وتأثیرها على المجتمع العربى by د. مها أحمد ابراهیم محمد

“…The studyalso comes up with the following results: positively, individuals of the academiccommunity succeeded at protecting their personal data automatically and at ahigh rate. Selection of fake names constitutes half of the academic community (53.2%), who use social networks and this is explored by their deny of personaldata or by writing fake personal data. …”
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Effects of Lumajang sand-bentonite mix on Al-Si casting mechanical properties by Edi Widodo, Rendra Dani Firmansyah, Subroto, Iis Siti Aisyah

“…The use of sand for metal molds is often found in various places; this research will focus on the type of sand used, namely sand from Lumajang Regency, which is known to be strong for concrete mixes or the like. …”
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Comparing the effects of three local anaesthetic agents on cardiac conduction system - A randomised study by Vaishali Agarwal, Pravin K. Das, Soumya S. Nath, Manoj Tripathi, Bhuwan Tiwari

“…Background and Aims: This study aimed to compare the effects of three local anaesthetic (LA) agents, namely bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine, on the cardiac conduction system as assessed by corrected QT (QTc) and P wave dispersion (PWD) intervals in lower limb orthopaedic surgeries and to find the most suitable LA agent that can be used for a long duration. …”
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A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Peng-Cheng Chen, Ji-Feng Feng

“…In the current study, we proposed a novel inflammation-based stage, named I stage, for patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). …”
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The Effect of Free Time Management Skills upon Smartphone Addiction Risk in University Students by Deniz Mertkan Gezgin, Can Mihci, Sinem Gedik

“…Three out of the four sub-dimensions of free time management scale; namely "scheduling", "leisure attitude" and "goal setting" were found to be have statistically significant correlations with smartphone addiction risk at moderate, weak and weak levels respectively. …”
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Street Patterns, Visual Permeability, and Spatial Accessibility of Downtown: The Case of Baghdad by Noor Hadi Alsaffar, Dhirgham Alobaydi

“…Thus, the following paper takes a closer look at the key areas within downtown Baghdad, namely Alshorja and Bab AlSharqi, to analyze their urban characteristics. …”
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An Improved Time-Frequency Analysis Method for Instantaneous Frequency Estimation of Rolling Bearing by Zengqiang Ma, Wanying Ruan, Mingyi Chen, Xiang Li

“…In this paper, a new method applying the variational mode decomposition (VMD) in association with the synchroextracting transform (SET), named VMD-SET, is proposed as an improved time-frequency analysis method for instantaneous frequency estimation of rolling bearing. …”
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Chrysosporium queenslandicum: a potent keratinophilic fungus for keratinous waste degradation by Tarun Kumar Kumawat, Anima Sharma, Seema Bhadauria

“…Methods Degradation of keratinous substrates was assessed by highly potent keratinophilic fungi, namely Chrysosporium queenslandicum TKKASb Apinis and R.G. …”
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Effectiveness of kepok banana stem extract (Musa Acuminata) on the immune response of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) infected with Aeromonas hydrophila by Hany Handajani, Anis Zubaidah, Dina Izzah Kamila

“…However, there are still obstacles in the cultivation process, namely the threat of disease, one of which is the Motile Aeromonas Septicaemia (MAS) disease caused by Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria. …”
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Physician Kitasato Shibasaburō: Achievements and posthumous veneration in Shintō by V. A. Gorshkov-Cantacuzene

“…Yersin, and the genus to which the bacterium is assigned is named in his honor. As it happened, Kitasato is almost unknown in European science, and some of his achievements are attributed to other researchers. …”
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THE DEMAND FOR A NEW CONCEPT OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE EARLY MODERN AGE: THE DOCTRINE OF HUME by A. M. Malivskyi

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Pertumbuhan Cacing Sutra (Tubifex sp) Pada Substrat Lumpur, Pasir, dan Kombinasinya by Allan Buddie Santoso, Kukuh Madyaningrana, Kisworo Kisworo

“…This study used complete randomized design with 5 treatments, namely K1 (100% sand), K2 (100% mud), P1 (combination 75% mud-25%) sand, P2 (combination 50% mud-50% sand), and P3 (combination 25% mud-75% sand) with triplicates on each treatment. …”
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“HOW GRAND IS OUR DESIGN FOR EUROPE?”: INTEGRATION PLANS OF THE GREAT BRITAIN IN THE LATE OF 1950S by E. V. Khakhalkina

“…Plan with such bright and eye-catching name suggested the creation of a broad integration group in Europe as alternative with Britain as a leader to the preparing for the establishment of projects of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic energy community. …”
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Pathology Databanking and Biobanking in The Netherlands, a Central Role for PALGA, the Nationwide Histopathology and Cytopathology Data Network and Archive by M. Casparie, A. T. M. G. Tiebosch, G. Burger, H. Blauwgeers, A. van de Pol, J. H. J. M. van Krieken, G. A. Meijer

“…Since 1991, a nationwide histopathology and cytopathology network and archive is in operation in The Netherlands under the name PALGA, encompassing all sixty-four pathology laboratories in The Netherlands. …”
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The Dependence of Northwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Intensification Rates on Environmental Factors by Xinyan Lyu, Xuguang Wang, Lance M. Leslie

“…The dependence of RI, NI, and SI on environmental conditions is further examined statistically by using the intensification rates of named TCs, for the 21-year period 1995–2015, obtained from JTWC best track data, and the environmental conditions derived from the ERA-Interim reanalysis data and GODAS high-resolution global ocean analysis data. …”
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