KUDESAN EFFICACY IN ADOLESCENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME by M.B. Kolesnikova, T.A. Chervinskih

“…Metabolic abnormalities in metabolic syndrome affect the functioning of practically all organs and systems, and most seriously — cardio-vascular system. …”
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Genres of Reading Comprehension Passages in Chinese Mainland National Matriculation English Test (NMET): A Systematic Analysis of the Last Twenty Years (2004–2023) by Dong Wang, Zhexi Ye

“…Reading comprehension constitutes an important part of the Chinese National Matriculation English Test (NMET) which influences English teaching practice greatly. …”
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Complexity and meanings of the mashrabiya in the Islamic arts between tradition and digital innovation by Federica Dal Falco, Omaymah Al Azhari

“…Consisting of a projecting volume on the street front, covered with refined modular patterns typically in wood, the screen functions as a climatic and privacy device, adhering to some traditional principles of the Arab world, especially those related to the condition of women. …”
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East and West Influences in Yugoslav Culture in the Period from 1945 to 1952 by Dragica Popovska

“…In this context, culture functioned as a marker of ideological distinctions between the two different ideological systems, which were constituted in opposition. …”
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Research progress on immunotherapy combined with neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy in pMMR/MSS locally advanced rectal cancer by Yang He, Wendong Gu, Yingjie Shao

“…Locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) constitutes a particularly challenging subtype of rectal cancer. …”
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Institutional Review Boards: by Alvita K. Nathaniel

“…An IRB performs scientific, ethical, and regulatory oversight functions. In the U.S., it is common for grounded theorists to experience frustration with the IRB protocol submission process. …”
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Aviation Heritage in the Urban Landscape—Concept and Examples from Berlin by Edyta Pijet-Migoń

“…Aviation heritage, though relatively recent in historical terms, constitutes an important and increasingly recognized component of urban cultural landscapes. …”
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THE ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN BANKING MARKET STRUCTURE by A. M. Motokhin, I. A. Smaragdov

“…The central bank is responsible for the state emission and foreign exchange policy and constitutes the core of the reserve system. [1, p. 234]. …”
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Paradise Lost. From Eutopia to Atopia by Ugo Rossi

“…In light of this unknown factor, this paper intends to reflect on some visions and proposals of the city. Some of them constitute the foundations of urban planning – like Howar’s Garden City, Wright’s Broadacre City, Le Corbusier’s Radiant City, the functional city of CIAM – others, elaborated by Erwin Anton Gutkind, Iannis Xenakis, Constantinos Doxiadis, Takis Zenetos, originated from different assumptions, deluding themselves that they are solving the problems of the contemporary city or represent its last frontier, such as the Smart City. …”
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Travail social, psychiatrie et alcoolisme dans les années 1950 au prisme des dossiers d’une consultation parisienne by Anatole Le Bras

“…However, social work was still characterised by its constitutive ambiguity; its control and surveillance functions created difficulties, misunderstandings and disputes with the patients and their relatives.…”
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The RHO-1 RhoGTPase modulates fertility and multiple behaviors in adult C. elegans. by Rachel McMullan, Stephen J Nurrish

“…The Rho family of small GTPases are essential during early embryonic development making it difficult to study their functions in adult animals. Using inducible transgenes expressing either a constitutively active version of the single C. elegans Rho ortholog, RHO-1, or an inhibitor of endogenous Rho (C3 transferase), we demonstrate multiple defects caused by altering Rho signaling in adult C. elegans. …”
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DUTIES OF A UNIT BELONGING TO THE PUBLIC FINANCE SECTOR WITH RESPECT TO DOCUMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT AUDIT by Anna Mucha

“…The applicable regulations and standards form an ordered set of guidelines which persons responsible for functioning of the management control should use to create, evaluate and improve management control systems. …”
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European Union view on Personal Data in Intellectual Property Rights by Dorin CIMIL, Olesea PLOTNIC

“…Recognition of personal data and other categories of information, related to the person (geolocation data, user-generated content) in terms of intellectual property rights as objects of civil rights, would allow the development of the data market, necessary for the functioning of innovative technologies on big data, cognitive calculations, the Internet of goods, and bringing these technologies into a legal and civilized field. …”
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Review on PCL, PBS, and PCL/PBS blends containing carbon nanotubes by T. P. Gumede, A. S. Luyt, A. J. Muller

“…The lack of miscibility between PCL and PBS constitutes a bottleneck, and efforts have been made to improve the miscibility through the inclusion of copolymers. …”
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Gait analysis in a Mecp2 knockout mouse model of Rett syndrome reveals early-onset and progressive motor deficits. by Kamal K E Gadalla, Paul D Ross, John S Riddell, Mark E S Bailey, Stuart R Cobb

“…As hand stereotypies and gait abnormalities constitute major diagnostic criteria in RTT, it is clear that motor and gait-related phenotypes will be of importance in assessing preclinical therapeutic outcomes. …”
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Polish Youth Music Groups in the Vilnius Region. Generational Rebellion or Manifestation of Patriotism? by Adam Bobryk

“…At the same time, there has appeared a number of youth groups performing various styles of music and functioning on the Lithuanian music market, which is, however, marginally covered in the press. …”
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Graphene Applications in Composites, Energy, and Water Treatment by Maryam A. Saeed, Amor Abdelkader, Yousef Alshammari, Cristina Valles, Abdullah Alkandary

“…Moreover, the latest contributions of graphene and graphene derivatives in functional composites, such as sensors, actuators, hydrogels, and aerogels, are reviewed. …”
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Historical overview of the dementia syndrome's emergence and evolution by Eslaidi Mendoza Clavel, Juana Adela Fong Estrada, Ariadna Céspedes Moncada

“…The first phenomenological descriptions of dementia date back to very remote times, and today its study constitutes an enriching experience for medical practice. …”
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Adenine, a key player in biology and medicinal chemistry by Fillion, Alexandra, Vichier-Guerre, Sophie, Arimondo, Paola Barbara

“…In addition of being one of the four nucleobases constituting DNA and RNA, adenine is also contained in many biological molecules (ATP, SAM, NAD, cAMP, coA ...) that have fundamental roles in the functioning of living systems, e.g. energy source, cofactors of enzymes and proteins. …”
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The geography of openness to foreign trade in Poland: The role of special economic zones and foreign-owned entities by Nazarczuk Jarosław M., Umiński Stanisław

“…The aim of this paper is to present the spatial distribution of openness to foreign trade assessed at the local level (LAU 1, poviats) in Poland, between 2005 and 2012, with particular reference to its two determinants: activity of foreign-owned enterprises (FOEs) and functioning of special economic zones (SEZs). With the use of data from different sources, including the foreign trade statistics for the Polish regions, constituting a set of indicators on openness to foreign trade, we deliberate on the determinants and the character of regional openness, as well as the quality of the proxies used in order to assess their spatial distribution. …”
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