Sociedad Civil versus Elites. Las transiciones a la democracia en España y Chile by Alvaro Soto

“…In both Spain and Chile, Civil Society and Elites participated in the process leading to the transition to democracy and in the transition itself, although their role and implication were different in each country. …”
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Effect of Internal Curing with Superabsorbent Polymers on Bond Behavior of High-Strength Concrete by Xiao Lei, Rui Wang, Hanwan Jiang, Faxiang Xie, Yanni Bao

“…High-strength concrete (HSC) is widely used in engineering due to its high strength and durability. However, because of its low water-to-cement ratio, external curing water hardly enters the dense internal structure of HSC so that high self-desiccation shrinkage often takes place. …”
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Usage of Satellite Imagery to Determine Distribution of Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) De Laub. on The Tapak Hill, Batukahu Natural Reserve Bali by Rajif Iryadi, Arief Priyadi, I Dewa Putu Darma

“…The distribution of D. imbricatus in Tapak Hill showed actual habitat range narrower than of its potential, which was distributed on the elevation of 1,321 – 1,800 m asl with a percentage of 89,52% from its total cover. …”
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Lactobacillus plantarum J26 alleviates alcohol-induced oxidative liver injury by regulating the Nrf2 signaling pathway by Hongxuan Li, Shasha Cheng, Yuhong Wang, Yilin Sun, Jiaxin Zhang, Mingshuang Sun, Chaoxin Man, Yu Zhang, Yujun Jiang

“…This study aimed to establish a mice model of alcoholic liver injury through acute-on-chronic alcohol feeding and to study the alleviating effect of pre-intake of L. plantarum J26 on alcohol-induced oxidative liver injury and focus on its potential mechanism of alleviating effect. The results showed that pre-intake of L. plantarum J26 could improve liver pathological changes, reduce lipid accumulation, increase mitochondrial ATP and mitochondrial (mtDNA) levels, and alleviate liver injury. …”
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Complex program for the prevention of the development and progression of refractive errors in school year children by T.K. Botabekova, N.A. Aldasheva, V.R. Abdullina, I.S. Stepanova, B.I. Isergepova, Zh.S. Iskakbaeva

“…</i> </p> <p> <i>A "Program for the Prevention of the Development and Progression of Refractive Errors in Schoolchildren" was developed. To evaluate its efficacy, 140 pupils of general education schools with refractive errors and 1,302 pupils of gymnasiums with refractive er rors or their high risk underwent eye examinations. …”
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Effect of Physiotherapy Combined with MOTOmed Viva2 on Motor Function of Children with Cerebral Palsy by Chuntao ZHANG, Zhenhuan LIU, Malan ZHANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of physiotherapy combined with MOTOmed viva2 on motor function of children with cerebral palsy (CP).Methods:Forty CPchildren were randomly assigned to MOTOmed group (<italic>n</italic>=20) and conventional therapygroup (<italic>n</italic>=20). …”
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Bölgesel Kalkınmadan Uluslararasılaşmaya Doğru Üniversite Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezlerinin Genel Durumu: Araştırma ve Yenilik Stratejilerinde Kalite Güvence Sisteminin Geliştiri... by Cihat Çelik, Volkan Keleş, Kemal Büyükgüzel

“…Avrupa’da geçmişi ortaçağa kadar uzanan üniversiteler önceleri bilgiyi aktaran ve yorumlayan kurumlar olarak görev yaparken 19. yüzyıldan itibaren bilgiyi üretmeye ve uygulamaya başlamıştır. …”
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A Critical Analysis of the Content of Iqbal’s Revelations in the Poem of the “Majlis-e- Iblis” by Ali Bayat

“…In addition, Iqbal's thoughts and philosophy are well expressed and the art of Allama Iqbal is that he has succeeded well to express a subject with such seriousness beautifully in poetic language and that the audience remains influenced by its content and form for a long time. Certainly, Iqbal's stay in England and the study of philosophy and thought played the most important role in prevailing the philosophical and political circles of that country, in preparing him to find out problems and difficulties of the Islamic world and effective factors in causing these problems and difficulties during his intellectual maturity. …”
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Collaborative Relay Beamforming Strategies for Multiple Destinations with Guaranteed QoS in Wireless Machine-to-Machine Networks by Da Wang, Lin Bai, Xiaoning Zhang, Wenyang Guan, Chen Chen

“…Simulation results validate our theoretical analysis and demonstrate that after several iterations, the performance of the proposed iterative strategies can obtain near-optimal performance.…”
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Evaluation of Zn Adenine-Based Bio-MOF for Efficient Remediation of Different Types of Dyes by Eslam Salama, Ali Hamdy, Hassan S. Hassan, Wael A. Amer, El-Zeiny M. Ebeid, Mona Ossman, Marwa F. Elkady

“…The adsorption capability of the synthesized Zn-adeninate bio-MOF was confirmed by its notable surface area of 52.62 m2 g−1 and total pore volume of 0.183 cm3 g−1. …”
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Educators’ Perspectives about Teaching Writing to EFL Learners in Large Classrooms by Hanan Abdullah Nagi Mohammed, Wissam Lutfi Ibrahim, Amal Abdelsattar Metwally

“…The study adopts a descriptive methodology to analyze a questionnaire of 17 items on a five-point Likert-type scale given to 64 faculty members. …”
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Endothelial protease-activated receptor 4: impotent or important? by Rahul Rajala, Rahul Rajala, Rahul Rajala, Courtney T. Griffin, Courtney T. Griffin

“…The protease thrombin, which increases its levels with various pathologies, can signal through the G protein-coupled receptors protease-activated receptors 1 and 4 (PAR1/PAR4). …”
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The quality of licensing services: an analysis of the impact of leadership and communication on the effectiveness of licensing services in Indonesia by Rachmat Rachmat

“…The government utilizes an integrated online system, namely Online Single Submission (OSS), in its implementation, as mandated by Government Regulation Number 24 of 2018 concerning Electronically Integrated Business Licensing Services. …”
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PPAR𝜸 and Oxidative Stress: Con(𝜷) Catenating NRF2 and FOXO by Simone Polvani, Mirko Tarocchi, Andrea Galli

“…Here we reviewed the role of PPARγ in response to oxidative stress and its interaction with other signaling pathways implicated in this process, an interaction that emerged as a potential new therapeutic target for several oxidative-related diseases.…”
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COMMAND AND ORDER SPEECH ACTS IN THE MURDER CASE REPORT OF JUDGE JAMALUDDIN by Fifi Safreni, Jumino Suhadi, M. Manugeren

“…This research highlights the importance of speech act analysis in uncovering the linguistic mechanisms behind criminal behavior and underscores its potential applications in forensic linguistics and legal investigations.…”
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Выражение „голосовать ногами / głosować nogami” в современном русском и польском языках by Jolanta Miturska-Bojanowska, Jolanta Ignatowicz-Skowrońska

“…Its popularity could be related to the influence of the English idiom vote with your feet.…”
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Association of structured continuum emission with dynamic aurora by E. Spanswick, J. Liang, J. Houghton, D. Chaddock, E. Donovan, B. Gallardo-Lacourt, C. Keenan, J. Rosehart, Y. Nishimura, D. Hampton, M. Gillies

“…The presence of weak ambient continuum emission has long been recognized. However, studies of its relationship to aurora are scarce and limited by observational constraints. …”
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Damage symptoms, development, and reproductive performance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on fodder maize and cob by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Azza A. Awad, Walaa E. Gamil, Bassam F. Fahmy

“…Therefore, in this study, the damage characteristics, the development, and the reproductive preferences of this pest were evaluated when its larvae were fed on fodder maize and corn cobs. …”
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Investigating the effect of neighboring buildings’ orientation and the passage on the amount of energy consumption (case example: common residential buildings in Tehran) by Meysam Zekavat, Mansoure Tahbaz, Mohammad Reza Hafezi

“…The objective of this study is to examine the impact of a building's orientation on its energy consumption. The research is focused on the common 4 and 5-story residential buildings in District 5 of Tehran, specifically on Ferdous Sharq Blvd. …”
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Pengembangan Gim Simulasi Kehidupan untuk Peningkatan Literasi Grafik Menggunakan Framework DPE by Erico Silitonga, Eriq Muhammad Adams Jonemaro, Muhammad Aminul Akbar

“…Berdasarkan survei yang dilakukan oleh Tiro pada 155 mahasiswa di Universitas Negeri Makassar, didapatkan bahwa tingkat pemahaman konsep tabel dan grafik hanya sebesar 43%, selain itu, terdapat juga riset yang dilakukan oleh Mustain pada 59 murid yang duduk di bangku kelas 8 SMP, pada risetnya, didapatkan bahwa kurang dari 15% dari 59 murid tersebut memiliki nilai yang cukup untuk mendapatkan nilai Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal dalam pembelajaran grafik. …”
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