Karel Janeček − a leading figure in Czech Music Theory and Pedagogy: his theoretical writings from the 1930s and 1940s by Miloš Hons

“…His work as a teacher of players, singers, conductors, music directors and, most notably, composers served Janeček as an empirical testing ground for the premises, concepts, and systemic principles he came to formulate in his major books and essays. Viewed from a historical perspective, his most significant books include Základy moderní harmonie (Modern Harmony, 1949, published 1965), Hudební formy (Musical Forms, 1955), and Tektonika – nauka o stavbě skladeb (Tectonics: A Theory of the Structure of Compositions, 1968). …”
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A Pathophysiological Insight into Sepsis and Its Correlation with Postmortem Diagnosis by C. Pomara, I. Riezzo, S. Bello, D. De Carlo, M. Neri, E. Turillazzi

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Adverse outcome pathway-based assessment of pulmonary toxicity from the in vivo mixture of biocides dinotefuran and cetylpyridinium chloride by Yoon Cho, Mi-Kyung Song, Dong Im Kim, Min-Seok Kim, Kyuhong Lee

“…Despite the increasing use of biocides globally and their widespread application in various formulations, the understanding of the toxicity of biocide mixtures remains limited. …”
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Adoption of Coffee Shade Agroforestry Technology and Shade Tree Management in Gobu Seyo District, East Wollega, Oromia by Tolera Urgessa Waktola, Kidist Fekadu

“…Coffee production in the form of agroforestry practices is the most important management approach to improve the livelihoods of the farming community. …”
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Social determinants of human capital development in modern organization by S. O. Snisarenko

“…The article describes the social factors of the human capital formation and development in modern organizations. …”
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Friction Properties of Alumina–Silicon Carbide–Silver–Graphene Nanoplatelet Self-Lubricating Composite Prepared by SPS Technique by Viktor Puchý, Jana Andrejovská, Richard Sedlák, Róbert Džunda, František Kromka, Ivan Petryshynets, Mária Podobová, Ladislav Falat

“…This improvement is attributed to the formation of a self-lubricating film, enabled by the uniform distribution of Ag and GNPs within the Al₂O₃-SiC matrix. …”
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Rash with DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure System Use in Bilateral Reduction Mammoplasty: A Case Series by R. W. Knackstedt, J. A. Dixon, P. J. O’Neill, F. A. Herrera

“…Bilateral reduction mammoplasty is a common plastic surgery procedure that can be complicated by unfavorable scar formation along incision sites. Surgical adhesives can be utilized as an alternative or as an adjunct to conventional suture closures to help achieve good wound tension and provide an adequate barrier with excellent cosmesis. …”
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Reconstruction of a Scrotum by Combining Two Skin Flaps in a Ball Shape by Kazuya Kashiyama, Motoi Nakano, Akihito Higashi, Shoko Ashizuka, Yuki Moriuchi, Atsuhiko Iwao, Katsumi Tanaka

“…We devised a way to reconstruct a scrotum to a natural size by suturing two skin flaps together to form a ball shape. Case Presentation. Case 1 was a patient with a missing scrotum due to Fournier’s gangrene. …”
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From Rockfall Observation to Operational Solutions: Nearly 20 years of Cryo-gravitational Hazard Studies in Mont-Blanc Massif by Florence Magnin, Ludovic Ravanel, Matan Ben-Asher, Josué Bock, Maëva Cathala, Pierre-Allain Duvillard, Pierrick Jean, Jean-Yves Josnin, Suvrat Kaushik, André Revil, Philip Deline

“…Concurrently, the combination of acquired data and knowledge in integrative approaches of landscape changes and hazards involving permafrost degradation, glacier retreat, possible lake formation and rock wall destabilization appears as an essential basis for land-planning concerns. …”
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Latent profile analysis and influence factors study of nurses’ job performance by Zhenfan Liu, Xiaoting Yan, Guifang Xie, Jing Lu, Zhitong Wang, Cui Chen, Jijun Wu, Wei Qing

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that years of working experience, form of employment, perceived social support and occupational coping self-efficacy were the influencing factors of nurses’ job performance (all p < 0.05).ConclusionNurses’ job performance is moderate to high and heterogeneous. …”
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Volatile Organic Compounds, Total Phenolic Content, Color, and Heating Uniformity of Lemon Peel as Affected by Rotational Speed of Turntable During Microwave Drying by Sevilay San, Işıl Barutçu Mazı

“…The percentage amount of major monoterpene hydrocarbons (limonene, γ-terpinene, myrcene, p-cymene, and α-p-dimethylstyrene) detected in fresh lemon peel decreased after microwave and freeze-drying. At 600W, formation of furan compounds (furfural, furfuryl alcohol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, 2-acetyl furan, 5-methyl furfural, and HMF) were identified. …”
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Signal denoising based on the Schrödinger operator's eigenspectrum and a curvature constraint by P. Li, T.M. Laleg‐Kirati

“…The proposed penalty term is simple and in closed‐form, and it can be adapted to different types of signals as it depends on data‐driven estimation of the smoothness term. …”
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Determinación y estado del manto nival de las cuencas del Limay y Neuquén a través de la aplicación de teledetección y SIG. by Griselda Ostertag, Fernando Frassetto, Nora Romina Solorza, Ana Paula Salcedo

“…En este trabajo se detalla el método para la evaluación del paquete nival en forma sistemática durante el período invernal y al final de éste para la prevención de situación críticas para la población y para la previsión de los derrames de la primavera y verano de cada ciclo hidrológico. …”
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A model for transmission of partial resistance to anti-malarial drugs by Hengki Tasman, Edy Soewono, Kuntjoro Adji Sidarto, Din Syafruddin, William Oscar Rogers

“…Anti-malarial drug resistance has been identified in many regionsfor a long time. In this paper we formulate a mathematical model ofthe spread of anti-malarial drug resistance in the population.The model is suitable for malarial situations in developingcountries. …”
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Studying Summer Season Drought in Western Russia by Anthony R. Lupo, Igor I. Mokhov, Yury G. Chendev, Maria G. Lebedeva, Mirseid Akperov, Jason A. Hubbart

“…The record heat, high humidity, dry weather, and smoke from forest fires caused increased human mortality rates in the Moscow region during the summer. …”
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Exosome-like nanovesicles derived from kale juice enhance collagen production by downregulating Smad7 in human skin fibroblasts by Peihan Hsu, Yuriko Kamijyo, Emiri Koike, Saki Ichikawa, Yifeng Zheng, Tomohiro Ohno, Shigeru Katayama, Shigeru Katayama

“…Microarray analysis demonstrated that GELN-derived total RNA upregulated the expression of genes related to extracellular matrix formation, including those involved in collagen synthesis. …”
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SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF A SOCIALLY ACTIVE STUDENT OF A TECHNICAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE by Elena O. Tarasova, Konstantin V. Yuriev

“…The results of the researches will make it possible to find the most productive ways and forms of development of social activity of students of technical university in the future.…”
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Structural Controls of Uranium Mineralization in the Basement of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada by Antonio Benedicto, Maher Abdelrazek, Patrick Ledru, Cameron MacKay, Dwayne Kinar

“…The present work examines new structural data from drill holes and deals with (i) the identification of mesoscale structural traps that lead to the formation of the Athabasca unconformity-related uranium deposits hosted within the basement and (ii) with the understanding of the role and mode of reactivation of the inherited shear zones. …”
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The CFS Choux Questionnaire by Lenore Newman

“…—prompts each respondent to incorporate their own inquisitive biome into the mix, feeding a forever renewed starter culture for future participants. …”
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Impact of Inherited Prothrombotic Disorders on the Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Patients with Diabetes by Michal Dubský, Alexandra Jirkovská, Libuše Pagáčová, Robert Bém, Andrea Němcová, Vladimíra Fejfarová, Veronika Wosková, Edward B. Jude

“…Our study showed higher frequency of heterozygous form of Leiden mutation in diabetic patients with unsuccessful outcome of PTA in comparison with patients with successful PTA and diabetic patients without PAD.…”
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