Sistema vestibulococlear e qualidade de vida de musicistas: um estudo acerca dos efeitos da exposição sonora by Magali Scheuer, Bianca Nunes Pimentel, Priscilla dos Santos Martins, Hélinton Goulart Moreira, Valdete Alves Valentins dos Santos Filha

“…Método Participaram 56 indivíduos, sendo 28 musicistas e 28 não-musicistas, com faixa etária de 18 a 45 anos e de ambos os sexos. Os participantes foram submetidos à anamnese, avaliação audiológica básica, potencial evocado miogênico vestibular (VEMP) e, exclusivamente, os musicistas ao questionário WHOQOL-Bref. …”
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The study of sport manager's decision making styles who are working in Center and Rural Organizations of General Directorate of Sport by Hakan Caglayan, Mustafa Vural

“…“Melbourne Decision Making Questionaire” which was developed by Mann et al. (1998) and then adapted by Deniz (2004) to Turkish is used as data collection tool along with “Self-Information Form”. While analyzing the data, Mann-Whitney U Test for paired comparison and Kruskal-Wallis Variance Analysis for multiple comparisons are used. …”
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The Application of Mechanical Stimulations in Tendon Tissue Engineering by Renwang Sheng, Yujie Jiang, Ludvig J. Backman, Wei Zhang, Jialin Chen

“…For this purpose, the following topics are discussed; (1) the context of tendon tissue engineering and mechanical stimulation; (2) the applications of various mechanical stimulations in tendon tissue engineering, as well as their inherent mechanisms; (3) the application of magnetic force and the synergy of mechanical and biochemical stimulation. …”
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Intervenção no parque farroupilha: a psicologia frente aos desastres e situações de crise by Patrícia Rutsatz, Rosilene Mazzarotto, Tatiana Gomes Rosa, Régis Rodrigues da Silveira

“…Este relato também reflete sobre as contribuições dessa experiência para o desenvolvimento acadêmico e profissional dos participantes, destacando a relevância da formação teórica e metodológica em Psicologia na área de desastres.…”
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Polos de Irrigação no Nordeste do Brasil by Antonio Marcio Buainain, Junior Ruiz Garcia

“…Na região Nordeste semiárida e no norte de Minas de Gerais, o elemento característico não é a falta de terra, mas sim a forte restrição hídrica. O Estado Brasileiro há décadas tem investido na instalação de polos de produção agropecuária baseados em sistemas complexos e custosos de irrigação na região do Semiárido nordestino. …”
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L’involution géographique : des données géosociales aux algorithmes by Teriitutea Quesnot

“…In particular, I put forward three arguments to support this position : « geosocial » « data » are (1) manufactured by profit organizations, (2) contextless and consequently (3) exclusively interpretable in terms of location.…”
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Aging and the Detection of Visual Errors in Scenes by Lori E. James, Toni M. Kooy

“…Results are interpreted as reflecting older adults' decreased ability to form representations for novel information, even though the task did not require the creation of new episodic memories.…”
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Wellbeing for young elite musicians: development of a health protocol from a student perspective by Ann Shoebridge, Margaret S. Osborne, Margaret S. Osborne

“…Musicians’ vulnerability to psychological and physical problems provides a compelling argument to include health and wellbeing training in music education. This study forms part of a larger project to design an evidence-based wellbeing protocol for young elite musicians at a pre-professional music training institute. …”
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Optimal parameter identification of photovoltaic systems based on enhanced differential evolution optimization technique by Shubhranshu Mohan Parida, Vivekananda Pattanaik, Subhasis Panda, Pravat Kumar Rout, Binod Kumar Sahu, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…The optimal identification of PV systems is formulated as a single objective function. It appears in the form of the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) between the PV model current from the experimental data and the current calculated using the identified parameters considering the parameter constraints (limits). …”
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Advancing Slope Stability and Hydrological Solutions Through Biocementation: A Bibliometric Review by Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie, Tariq Ouahbi, Fock-Kui Kan, Qurratu Aini Sirat, Hafsat Omolara Raheem, Adharsh Rajasekar

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Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Based on the Grey Markov Model by Chao Liu

“…With the excessive use of nonrenewable energy and the frequent occurrence of nuclear safety problems, it is imperative to develop renewable energy under the background that governments all over the world advocate energy conservation and emission reduction. By formulating active renewable energy industrial policies, governments and enterprises can not only enable the government to achieve the goal of energy conservation and emission reduction but also promote economic development to a certain extent. 34 countries (regions) were selected as analysis samples, and then the production function model was improved. …”
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Ocular inoculation of toad venom: toxic cataract and proteomic profiling by Danni Lyu, Danni Lyu, Shuang Ni, Shuang Ni, Jia Xu, Jia Xu, Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu, Jing-Wei Xu, Jing-Wei Xu, Yixuan Feng, Yixuan Feng, Ce Shi, Ce Shi, Wen Xu, Wen Xu

“…Specifically, a total of 204 DEPs were identified in PT_CAP compared to C_CAP, with MYH6, MYL2, MYL3, STAT1, and ANK1 among the foremost regulated DEPs. The DEPs of PT_CAP were principally affiliated with functions including “transportation of small molecules,” “regulation of metal ion transport,” and “import into cell.” …”
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Digital technologies and performance incentives: evidence from businesses in the Swiss economy by Johannes Lehmann, Michael Beckmann

“…We argue that digital technologies tend to reduce the cost of organizational monitoring through improved measurement of employee behavior and performance, as well as through employee substitution in conjunction with a reduced agency problem. While we expect the former mechanism to increase the prevalence of performance incentives, the latter is likely to decrease it. …”
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CO₂@C₈₄: DFT Calculations of Structure and Energetics by Zdeněk Slanina, Filip Uhlík, Takeshi Akasaka, Xing Lu, Ludwik Adamowicz

“…Encapsulations of carbon dioxide into <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>D</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>(22)-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi><mn>84</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>D</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>d</mi></mrow></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>(23)-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>C</mi><mn>84</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> fullerenes are evaluated. …”
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Midas- oder: Die Auferstehung des Fleisches von Wolfgang Jeschke by Torsten Mergen

“…À partir de l’exemple de ces deux textes, on analysera comment s’élaborent ces deux formes de médiation, on s’attachera à explorer plus avant les relations intertextuelles, ainsi que les liens entre roman et pièce radiophonique de science-fiction dans les années 1990. …”
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Zagreb Eccentricity Indices of the Generalized Hierarchical Product Graphs and Their Applications by Zhaoyang Luo, Jianliang Wu

“…Moreover, we present explicit formulas for the M1* and M2* of S-sum graph, Cartesian, cluster, and corona product graphs by means of some invariants of the factors.…”
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Retrocaval ureter. Two cases report by Bryan Antonio Iza Jiménez, Karla Lizeth Gavilanes Encalada, Israel Darío Carrillo Quisnia

“…Currently, it is recommended that the symptomatic retrocaval ureter be approached in a laparoscopy way, but we must not forget the open approach, since it provides us with technical support for the complexities of the procedure.…”
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Experimental Characterisation of the Interfacial Structure during Counter-Current Flow Limitation in a Model of the Hot Leg of a PWR by Christophe Vallée, Toshifumi Nariai, Takashi Futatsugi, Akio Tomiyama, Dirk Lucas, Michio Murase

“…At high flow rates, CCFL occurs and the discharge of water to the reactor pressure vessel simulator is limited by the formation of slugs carrying liquid back to the steam generator. …”
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Hégémonie, masculinité, colonialité by Raewyn Connell

“…It argues for an approach that highlights global power relations, the colonial disruptions of gender orders, and the varying hegemonic projects for masculinity formation that attempt to stabilize gender relations in always-uncertain circumstances.…”
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A Numerical Investigation of the Precipitation over Lake Victoria Basin Using a Coupled Atmosphere-Lake Limited-Area Model by Xia Sun, Lian Xie, Fredrick H. M. Semazzi, Bin Liu

“…By using a coupled atmosphere-lake model, which consists of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and the Princeton Ocean Model (POM), the present study generated realistic lake surface temperature (LST) over Lake Victoria and revealed the prime importance of LST on the precipitation pattern over the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB). …”
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