Diseño de un Software de Intermediación de Comunicación para Sistemas Distribuidos de Tiempo Real Críticos en Java by Daniel Tejera, Alejandro Alonso, Miguel A. de Miguel

“…The Distributed RTSJ (DRTSJ) Expert Group was created under the Java community process (JSR-50) in order to define appropriate abstractions to overcome this problem. …”
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Influence of statin therapy on 24-hour blood pressure monitoring indices in patients with arterial hypertension combined with subclinical hypothyroidism by V. V. Syvolap, Ye. V. Novikov, M. S. Potapenko

“…There is also an outstanding issue related to the influence of statins on 24-hour blood pressure monitoring parameters in the first-line antihypertensive drugs treatment for patients with AH and concomitant SH. …”
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Sewage sludge from Taxco de Alarcón wastewater treatment plant as substrate to cultivate Panicum maximum by Erik Yoel Carreto-Morales, Jazmin Alaide López-Díaz, Mariana Martínez-Castrejón, Oscar Talavera-Mendoza, Roberto Carlos Almazán-Núñez, Giovanni Hernández-Flores

“… The management and disposal of the sewage sludge (SS) generated by a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) as part of the municipal wastewater (MWW) treatment process is one of the main socio-environmental issues faced by this type of system. …”
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Not evolved to save the planet, yet capable to promote pro-environmental action leveraging human nature by Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Felipe Carvalho Novaes, Felipe Carvalho Novaes, Ramon Felipe Bicudo da Silva, Renato de Mei Romero, Paulo Henrique Santos Gonçalves, Paulo Henrique Santos Gonçalves, Joelson Moreno Brito de Moura, Joelson Moreno Brito de Moura, Risoneide Henriques da Silva, Risoneide Henriques da Silva, Matheus Adriano Ferreira Coelho, Matheus Adriano Ferreira Coelho, João Vitor Rodrigues Costa, Mauro Dias Silva Júnior, Mauro Dias Silva Júnior, Markus J. Rantala, Katariina Elsa Maria Vuorinen

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Photovoice versus focus groups: a comparative study of qualitative health research techniques by Paloma Conde, Jesús Rivera-Navarro, Marta Gutiérrez-Sastre, Ignacio González-Salgado, Manuel Franco, María Sandín Vázquez

“…We found that photovoice is a powerful technique in public health, especially studying social processes related to population health, requiring extra effort from researchers and a special care with the related ethical considerations. …”
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Sexual Health Determinants During the Life Course and Migration of Haitian-Origin People in French Guiana: Protocol for the Parcours d’Haïti Biographical and Transdisciplinary Stud... by Leslie Alcouffe, Marc-Alexandre Tareau, Gabriel Brun Rambaud, Aude Lucarelli, Mathilde Boutrou, Camille Thorey, Greta Cantalupi, Karl Kpossou, Florence Huber, Sébastien Rabier, Dévi Rita Rochemont, Théo Blaise, Estelle Thomas, Guerline Jean, Ruth Pierre Louis, Annette Zephirin, Célia Basurko, Félix Djossou, Hawa Cissé, William Faurous, Quentin Drouaud, Mayka Mergeay-Fabre, Antoine Adenis, Mathieu Nacher, Nicolas Vignier

“…This study adopts a transdisciplinary approach to understand the broader determinants of health and the processes underlying HIV transmission. …”
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Late-gestation heat stress alters placental structure and function in multiparous dairy cows by L.T. Casarotto, H.N. Jones, P. Chavatte-Palmer, J. Laporta, F. Peñagaricano, V. Ouellet, J. Bromfield, G.E. Dahl

“…A representative cotyledon sample was isolated for histological analysis. Tissues were also processed for RNA sequencing and DNA methylation analysis. …”
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Perfil socioeconômico e cultural do estudante ingressante no curso de graduação em enfermagem [Social, economic, and cultural profile of incoming undergraduate students at the scho... by Norma Valéria Dantas de Oliveira Souza, Lucia Helena Garcia Penna, Luana dos Santos Cunha, Amanda de Almeida Sant’anna Baptista, Iraneide Ferreira Mafra, Débora Cristina de Almeida Mariano

“…That is regarded as a pro in the teaching-learning process. However, factors such as low family income and poor sanitation come up as concerning issues requiring transforming action.   …”
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Protection against Indirect Expropriation under National and International Legal Systems by Max Gutbrod, Steffen Hindelang, Yun-I Kim

“…<sup><sup>5</sup></sup> Ambiguously or generously worded laws are ‘interpreted’ in a way that suits certain groups in the government or are only enforced when it suits a particular interest; administrative discretion is influenced by factors unrelated to the matter at issue, or administrations fail to conduct their processes in a transparent and comprehensible way. …”
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Educación, lucha de clases y clases de lucha: un balance de época by Pablo Imen

“…In this perspective, the paper tries to account for the central conflicts opened by the imposition - worldwide - of an educational project that, imposed as an indisputable axiom, makes all debate and controversy on the pedagogical issue invisible - to whom, for what, as educate among other acute issues-; that places technology as a new educational device, that devalues and questions teachers (and especially their union organizations) and that drives processes of destructuring traditional education systems. …”
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Escala de avaliação da constituição da identidade profissional do bacharel em educação física (Assessment scale of the constitution of professional identity of the bachelor in phys... by Ana Luiza Barbosa Anversa, Vânia de Fátima Matias de Souza, Jorge Both, Luciane Cristina Arantes da Costa, Paula Batista, Amauri Aparecido Bássoli de Oliveira

“…As proposed by Pasquali (2010), the process was structured in five steps: Construction of the issues; Validity of content; Reproducibility and reliability of instruments; Validation of the construction, and Evaluation of the internal consistency of the instrument. …”
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A Participatory Governance Model for Comprehensive Conservation of Historical Buildings and Urban Fabric: A Grounded Theory Approach by Somayyeh Ghadimzadeh, Elnaz Abizadeh, Mahdiyeh Rahnemay Toori

“…Implementing this model can facilitate processes related to the conservation, restoration, and revitalization of historical-cultural assets, while developing cooperative patterns to address issues related to cultural heritage in the country. …”
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A Statistical Framework to Detect and Quantify Operator-Learning Curves in Medical Device Safety Evaluation by Ssemaganda HC, Davis SE, Govindarajulu US, Koola JD, Mao J, Westerman DM, Perkins AM, Speroff T, Ramsay CR, Sedrakyan A, Ohno-Machado L, Matheny ME, Resnic FS

“…The study blinded the analysis team to the data-generation process.Methods: We developed predictive models using generalized additive models and estimated LC parameters using the Levenberg-Marqualdt algorithm. …”
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Mapping of the QTLs governing grain nutrients in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under nitrogen treatment using high-density SNP markers by Animireddy China Malakondaiah, Sudhir Kumar, Hari Krishna, Biswabiplab Singh, Sukumar Taria, Monika Dalal, R. Dhandapani, Lekshmy Sathee, Renu Pandey, Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar, Viswanathan Chinnusamy

“…IntroductionMicronutrient deficiencies, particularly zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe), are prevalent global health issues, especially among children, that lead to hidden hunger. …”
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European forests are under increasing pressure from global change-driven invasions and accelerating epidemics by insects and diseases by Henrik Hartmann, Andrea Battisti, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Marta Bełka, Rainer Hurling, Hervé Jactel, Jonàs Oliva, Jerome Rousselet, Eeva Terhonen, Tiina Ylioja, Markus Melin, Åke Olson, Freja De Prins, Ke Zhang, Matilda Stein Åslund, Kateryna Davydenko, Audrius Menkis, Malin Elfstrand, Milan Zúbrik, Andrej Kunca, Juraj Galko, Márton Paulin, György Csóka, Gernot Hoch, Milan Pernek, Sebastian Preidl, Rico Fischer

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Conclusions by Faidra Filippidou

“…Section 7.4 brings attention to issues of data quality and monitoring as lessons learned during the realization of the research study. …”
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Characteristics of geological hazard development and disaster-inducing environment of the MS6.2 earthquake in Jishishan, Gansu Province by LU Shiming, WU Zhonghai, HUANG Ting

“…Methods  To investigate these issues, the study uses a combination of field investigations, remote sensing image interpretation, and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). …”
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Multi-Focus Image Fusion Based on Dual-Channel Rybak Neural Network and Consistency Verification in NSCT Domain by Ming Lv, Sensen Song, Zhenhong Jia, Liangliang Li, Hongbing Ma

“…Specifically, the high-frequency sub-bands produced by NSCT decomposition are processed using the dual-channel Rybak neural network and a consistency verification strategy, allowing for more accurate extraction and integration of salient details. …”
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Study on variation of some agronomic traits and seed yield of a lentil landrace from Kouhin region in Ghazvin by Davoud Sadeghzadeh-Ahari, Yadollah Farayedi

“…IntroductionResearch, selection and protection of landraces in most countries of the world are very important and considered as one of the most important and significant issues in plant breeding programs. Despite the recent progresses in plant breeding programs, using of landraces is still particularly important, especially in the self pollinated crops. …”
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The Study of Relative Clauses in Azeri Turkish and Persian: A Typological Approach by Anita Bazian, Arsalan Golfam, Hayat Ameri

“…Word order studies is one of the most important issues in language typology which includes some variations. …”
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