Thoughts on the Digital Transformation of Teaching in Chinese Higher Education by Huang Jiatao

“…Applying digital transformation methods to higher education teaching is an emerging area that has attracted attention in recent times. …”
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Medical-psychological aspects of professional deformation of personality development among emergency medical staff by O. S. Lalymenko, І. V. Zavhorodnii, V. A. Kapustnyk, I. Boeckelmann, V. F. Zabashta, M. O. Stytsenko

“…To study the specifics of professional burnout formation considering the relationship between its levels and typological personality traits of emergency medical staff. Materials and methods. A medical and psychological survey was conducted among 120 medical professionals of the “Regional Clinical Hospital – Center for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine” in Kharkiv, Ukraine. …”
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Determination of Dynamic Stresses and Displacements under the Action of an Impact Load on a Two-Layer Structure during the Indentation Process by N. E. Babushkina, A. A. Lyapin

“…The advantages of dynamic indentation methods and the distribution of stress intensity on the surface and inside the sample are investigated. …”
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Comprehensive study of old hummocks in the Arctic Ocean by R. B. Guzenko, Ye. U. Mironov, V. V. Kharitonov, S. V. Khotchenkov, R. I. May, V. S. Porubaev, S. М. Кovalеv, K. А. Kornishin, Ya. О. Efimov

“…It was found out that only a combination of different methods provides a way to correctly estimate the main morphometric characteristics of a large ice formation and to determine its volume and mass. …”
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Bevezetés az analitikus feminizmushoz by Áron Dombrovszki

“…In Dombrovszki’s view, Langton’s landmark article was the start of a new way of thinking in feminist philosophy; her methods were more important than the interpretation she presented. …”
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Multiplicity Results for Weak Solutions of a Semilinear Dirichlet Elliptic Problem with a Parametric Nonlinearity by Ayékotan Messan Joseph Tchalla, Kokou Tcharie

“…According to the values of λ, we give both nonexistence and multiplicity results by using variational methods. In particular, we first exhibit a critical positive value such that the problem admits at least a nontrivial non-negative weak solution if and only if λ is greater than or equal to this critical value. …”
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Endurance and avoidance response patterns in pain patients: Application of action control theory in pain research. by Jana Buchmann, Nicola Baumann, Karin Meng, Jana Semrau, Julius Kuhl, Klaus Pfeifer, Miguel Kazén, Heiner Vogel, Hermann Faller

“…Low-endurance responders reported lower levels of stress as well as equal levels of action versus state orientation, maladaptive coping, and health compared to eustress-endurance responders; however, equally low levels of adaptive coping and physical activity compared to distress-avoidance responders.…”
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Evaluation of Rheological and Lubrication Properties of Selected Alcohol Fuels by Leszek Chybowski, Wojciech Wójcik, Marcin Szczepanek

“…The measurements are carried out at a standardized temperature of 25 °C in accordance with standardized methods for a time equal to 75 min. Due to the low lubricity of the tested fuels, additional tests are performed at a reduced time equal to 30 min. …”
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When, where and how osteoporosis-associated fractures occur: an analysis from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). by Aline G Costa, Allison Wyman, Ethel S Siris, Nelson B Watts, Stuart Silverman, Kenneth G Saag, Christian Roux, Maurizio Rossini, Johannes Pfeilschifter, Jeri W Nieves, J Coen Netelenbos, Lyn March, Andrea Z LaCroix, Frederick H Hooven, Susan L Greenspan, Stephen H Gehlbach, Adolfo Díez-Pérez, Cyrus Cooper, Juliet E Compston, Roland D Chapurlat, Steven Boonen, Frederick A Anderson, Jonathan D Adachi, Silvano Adami

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To examine when, where and how fractures occur in postmenopausal women.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW), including women aged ≥55 years from the United States of America, Canada, Australia and seven European countries. …”
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Investigating the risk sensitivity of landfill centers on the pollution of water-receiving sources in North Khorasan Province by Sadegh Partani, Asiye Noruzi

“…The status of pollution risk index is on the verge of very high risk with potential environmental dangers.Conclusion: According to the identification and analysis of the types of risk around the Bojnord landfill, equal risk and equal safety maps were drawn, as a result of which vulnerable centers could be identified and proper planning can be done to control and protect them. …”
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ABOUT ORTHODONTIC FORCES IN APPLIANCES FOR TREATING MESIAL OCCLUSION (CLASS III) by K.V. Storozhenko, P.S. Flis, N.N. Tormahov

“…The aim of this study is to improve the methods of orthodontic treatment of patients with mesial bite through structural design of orthodontic appliances on the basis of mechanical-mathematical modeling of their work. …”
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Evaluation of Ground and Aerial Ultra-Low Volume Applications Using ReMoa Tri Against Deltamethrin-Resistant <i>Aedes aegypti</i> from Collier County, Florida by Decyo McDuffie, Sara Kacinskas, Suzanne Li, Casey Parker-Crockett, Keira J. Lucas

“…New intervention methods and product formulations are needed to better control pyrethroid-resistant <i>Aedes aegypti</i> populations and mitigate the risk of mosquito-borne disease. …”
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Chromogenic anti-Xa test: the ratio between heparin activity units and concentration of apixaban and rivaroxaban by E. V. Titaeva, A. B. Dobrovolsky

“…Rivaroxaban shows about 1.5 times more anti-Xa activity than apixaban at equal concentrations. It was also shown that apixaban and rivaroxaban at doses equal both in concentration and in anti-Xa activity differ in their effect on the thrombin formation dynamics and thrombin inactivation in the TGT.Conclusion. …”
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Russian market of electronic resources: providers and users by I. K. Razumova

“…The article aims at the analysis of the dynamics and the structure of the Russian markets of scholarly electronic information broken by reference groups of providers and users.Materials and Methods. Materials comprise results of the data processing of the Russian surveys on acquisition budgets in 2012–2018 and published results of the international surveys. …”
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The Effect of 0.05D Interval Precise Refraction on Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction Surgery: A Retrospective Study with Short-Term Follow-Up by Li J, Zhen J, Xie K, Yao K, Liu Z, Li X

“…Jiaxi Li,1,&ast; Jing Zhen,2,&ast; Ke Xie,2 Kaihua Yao,2 Ziyuan Liu,1 Xuemin Li1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Beijing Meiermu Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ziyuan Liu; Xuemin Li, Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Number Forty-Nine North Garden Road Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of China, Email ziyuanliu@126.com; lxmlxm66@sina.comBackground: To compare the postoperative visual quality of patients undergoing small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) with spherical trial lens intervals of 0.05D and 0.25D in preoperative manifest refraction.Methods: The study included 196 eyes of 101 patients with 0.05D intervals to perform manifest refraction and 194 eyes of 98 patients with 0.25D intervals. …”
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Effect of casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate on fluoride release and micro-shear bond strength of resin-modified glass ionomer cement in caries-affected dentin by Jamila Nuwayji Agob, Neven Saad Aref, Essam El Saeid Al-Wakeel

“…ObjectivesThis study was conducted to evaluate fluoride release and the micro-shear bond strength of resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) in casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP)-remineralized caries-affected dentin (CAD).Materials and MethodsExposed dentin surfaces of 30 human third molar teeth were divided into 2 equal groups for evaluating fluoride release and the micro-shear bond strength of RMGIC to CAD. …”
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The influence of thermal tempering on the fracture resistance, surface microstructure, elemental surface composition, and phase analysis of four heat-pressed lithia-based glass cer... by Khaled Nasser, Amr EL-Etreby, Soha Osama Nabih

“…Abstract Background This in-vitro study aimed to evaluate the impact of thermal tempering and ceramic type on the fracture resistance, surface microstructure, elemental surface composition and phase analysis of four heat-pressed glass ceramics. Methods A total of 84 glass-ceramic crowns were pressed and randomly allocated into four equal groups (n = 21) according to the ceramic type: Group (E): IPS e.max Press, Group (L): GC initial LiSi Press, Group (C): Celtra Press and Group (A): VITA Ambria. …”
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ESTIMATION OF CURRENT DYNAMICS AND FORECAST OF GLACIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MALYI AKTRU GLACIER (CENTRAL ALTAI) by V. V. Paromov, Yu. K. Narozhnyi, L. N. Shantykova

“…In winter, the positive difference with the mean value is approximately equal to 0.9–3.8 °C, while in spring 0.9 and 1.7 °C. …”
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Optimizing operating room efficiency in robotic‐assisted total knee arthroplasty through manufacturing efficiency principles by Akito Hiraoka, Bart Swinnen, Aline Vandeputte, Willem Franssen, Geert Leirs

“…Normally distributed continuous variables were compared using the independent t test. Equality of variances was assumed using the Levene's test for equality of variances. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy and Ocular Surface Disease Index Score between Bimatoprost, Latanoprost, Travoprost, and Tafluprost in Glaucoma Patients by Wissam Georges El Hajj Moussa, Rebecca Georges Farhat, Joseph Claud Nehme, Marwan Antoun Sahyoun, Alexandre Raymond Schakal, Alexandre Edmond Jalkh, Mariana Pierre Abi Karam, Georges Georges Azar

“…All prostaglandin analogues equally and significantly reduce the IOP in patients with POAG. …”
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