Strategy of Balancing in Turkish Foreign Policy by D. B. Grafov

“…At some point, Turkey balances each of them by the threat to move closer to its opponent thus creating a balancing lever in “balancing triangle”. …”
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The Stress and Adversity Inventory for Adults (Adult STRAIN) in Korean: Initial Validation and Associations with Psychiatric Disorders by Eun Soo Kim, Yun Tae Kim, Kang-Seob Oh, Young Chul Shin, Sang-Won Jeon, Dong-Won Shin, Sung Joon Cho, George M. Slavich, Junhyung Kim

“…Methods: We translated the Adult STRAIN into Korean and examined its concurrent, predictive, and comparative predictive validity in 218 Korean adults (79 men, 139 women; <i>M</i>_age = 29.5; 19–50 years old) recruited from a psychiatric setting. …”
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Development of methodology and programme for calculation of air parameters for air conditioning and ventilation of indoor skating rinks by S. V. Chuykin

“…This method differs from the existing ones by application of iterative calculation method when choosing the optimal ratio of air flow rates at the first and second stages of recirculation, which makes it possible to exclude additional cooling of the inflow during the cold season.Results. …”
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Retinopathy and vision-related quality of life in blood dyscrasias by Lipa Mohanty, Appurv Kachhwaha, Alokit Sharma

“…Conclusion: The study highlights the prevalence of retinopathy in blood dyscrasia patients and its detrimental impact on vision-related quality of life. …”
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MARKETING IN EDUCATION: TRENDS IN PRACTICE AND RESEARCH by ZAHAROVA Inna

“…The article presented the trends in the development of education marketing in Russia, describes the marketing complex of the University, methods for assessing its competitiveness and demand for educational programs. …”
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Traduceri şi traducători în scrisul beletristic din secolul al XVIII-lea by Gheorghe Chivu

“…During the 18th century, numerous Neo-Greek fiction texts, but also an increased number of texts of Italian, French or Spanish literatures were translated into Romanian by secular scholars, and often by clerics influenced by the Enlightenment. …”
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Improvement of hydration products for self-compacting concrete by using magnetized water by A.A. ELShami, Noura Essam, El-Shikh M. Yousry

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The neuroendocrine stress-response in insects: the history of the development of the concept by M. A. Eremina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…In this century, the main efforts of researchers are aimed at studying the mechanisms of stress reaction in imago and genetic control of its individual links. The study of stress reaction in insects has both theoretical importance, as it demonstrates the convergence of evolutionary pathways of adaptive transformations in such distant taxa as insects and mammals, and practical importance, since the patterns of this reaction’s mechanisms can be used in modeling hereditary or acquired human diseases, in developing breeding methods for economically valuable insects and in finding ways to fight insect pests…”
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DÉFINIR LE STATUT URBAIN EN ROUMANIE À L’AIDE DES CRITÈRES PERTINENTS by IONEL MUNTELE

“…The declared intention is the identification of a possible point of depart in remapping, in the scientifical interest, of the spatial deficitary urban network and its deficiently use in the administrativ-territorial division of the country.…”
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Melanoma in pregnancy: multidisciplinary treatment management and outcome by Francesca Romana Grippaudo, Giulia Ruggeri, Paola De Simone, Monia Di Prete, Guglielmo Tellan, Elena Rita Govoni, Emilia Migliano

“…From January 2006 to September 2023, a bicentric observational study was conducted at the Plastic Surgery Department of Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, and at the Plastic and Regenerative Surgery Department of the San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy. Out of 6800 melanoma cases, twenty pregnant women were selected: thirteen underwent only wide local excision (WLE), while seven also had sentinel node biopsy (SLNB). …”
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Measuring Company Performance using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Method in Hydroponic Vegetable Agribusiness in Surabaya by Destin Fitriah Kusriningtyas, Silvana Maulidah, Imaniar Ilmi Pariasa, Fitria Dina Riana

“…Kebun Sayur Surabaya (KSS) is a producer and supplier of hydroponic vegetables experiencing changes in its business dynamics. Problems such as the continuing impact of the pandemic affecting the company's operations and the increasing competence of similar businesses require companies to improve performance to remain competitive. …”
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Glycyrrhizic Acid Promotes M1 Macrophage Polarization in Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages Associated with the Activation of JNK and NF-κB by Yulong Mao, Baikui Wang, Xin Xu, Wei Du, Weifen Li, Youming Wang

“…Together, these findings indicated that GA promoted polarization of M1 macrophages and enhanced its phagocytosis and bactericidal capacity. The results expanded our knowledge about the role of GA in macrophage polarization.…”
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Risk Factors for Coronary Events After Robotic Hybrid Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization by Aleksander Dokollari, Beatrice Bacchi, Serge Sicouri, Francesco Cabrucci, Massimo Bonacchi, Danielle Spragan, Mary Ann C. Wertan, Nitin Ghorpade, Stephanie Kjelstrom, Georgia Montone, Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Basel Ramlawi, Francis Sutter

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Monitoring of the Steppe Eagle Breeding Group in the Aktobe Region (Kazakhstan) in 2018–2023 by Alexander E. Bragin, Todd Katzner, Evgeny A. Bragin

“…Since the 1950s, Steppe Eagle population have been rapidly declining throughout its habitat. It is a key species for Steppe biotopes and can be used as an indicator for the state of steppe ecosystems. …”
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Ecosystem Understanding of the City-Human Being Relationship by Krystyna Najder-Stefaniak

“…The paradigm of the ecosystem relationship allows us to understand that a subject may direct its actions not only toward what is but also toward what may or should be. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy in untreated advanced pleural mesothelioma in the Chinese healthcare system by Wenwang Lang, Yulong He, Changchun Hou, Hua Li, Qinling Jiang, Liuyong Mei

“…The purpose of this study was to assess its cost-effectiveness.Materials and methodsA Markov state-transition model was constructed using data from the IND227 phase 3 randomized clinical trial. …”
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Chemical Defense and Sound Production in Australlian Tenebrionid Beetles (Adelium Spp.) by Thomas Eisner, Daniel Aneshansley, Maria Eisner, Ronald Rutowski, Berni Chong, Jerrold Meinwald

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Metallurgical hydrogen as an indicator and cause of damage of rolled steel by Victor P. Loginov, Vladimir A. Polyanskiy, Yuriy A. Yakovlev, Anatoly M. Polyanskiy, Vecheclav M. Olekov, Grigory N. Rostovykh

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Mind the G(ap): bridging prevention needs and approaches for GHB/GBL users and their social environment by Antonia Bendau, Lukas Roediger, Andrea Piest, Rüdiger Schmolke, Katharin Ahrend, Moritz Bruno Petzold, Twyla Michnevich, Felix Betzler

“…Abstract Background Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its precursors gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (BD) have become a significant concern due to the increase in their recreational use and the high risks associated with it (e.g., overdose, addiction, life-threatening withdrawal syndromes). …”
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Validating a novel measure for assessing patient openness and concerns about using artificial intelligence in healthcare by Bryan A. Sisk, Alison L. Antes, Sunny C. Lin, Paige Nong, James M. DuBois

“…Methods We adapted the 33‐item “Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for Parents” measure for administration to adults in the general US population (AAIH‐A), recruiting participants through Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) crowdsourcing platform. …”
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