Teilhard de Chardin’s Vision of Science, Religion and Planetary Humanity: A Challenge to the Contemporary World by Ursula King

“…Throughout his life, but especially towards its end, he was much interested in the future of planetary humanity and he always stressed the importance of seeing, of having a vision that pulls us forward and upward. …”
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Global existence and boundedness for quasi-variational systems by Giancarlo Cantarelli

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Quality of Wood and Charcoal from Eucalyptus Clones for Ironmaster Use by Bárbara Luísa Corradi Pereira, Aylson Costa Oliveira, Ana Márcia Macedo Ladeira Carvalho, Angélica de Cássia Oliveira Carneiro, Larissa Carvalho Santos, Benedito Rocha Vital

“…However, basic density and chemical composition of wood, especially high contents of lignin and low contents of extractives, are the properties that had more influence on charcoal yield and its quality. Concerning charcoal production for steelmaking, clone 6 stood out and, conversely, clone 4 showed inferior properties to those of others.…”
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NRF2 Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Effects in LPS-Induced gEECs by Inhibiting the Activation of the NF-κB by Hongchu Bao, Qinglan Qu, Wei Zhang, Xinrong Wang, Jianye Fang, Jinwen Xue, Zhenteng Liu, Shunzhi He

“…Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (NRF2) plays an anti-inflammatory role in several pathological processes, but its function in lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced goat endometrial epithelial cells (gEECs) is still unknown. …”
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Editorial: Sulforaphane and isothiocyanates in health by Jed W. Fahey, Jed W. Fahey, Diego A. Moreno, Paul Licciardi, Paul Licciardi, Francesco Grassi, Tom C. Karagiannis, Nadia Mazarakis, Nadia Mazarakis

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Subjective Outcome Evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings Based on the Perspective of the Program Implementers (Secondary 1 Program) by Sandra K.M. Tsang, Eadaoin K.P. Hui, Daniel T.L. Shek, Bella C.M. Law

“…A statistically significant increase in positive responses was also found in some items of perceived effectiveness in the second year of implementation. …”
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Sakhalin coal mines as factor in development of Russian Far East. The second half of XIX c. by M. S. Novikov

“…An important factor in the development and retention of the region is availability of energy resources on its territory. They facilitate the development and maintenance of military infrastructure, it enables the effective development of transport and industry. …”
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Design of Single Degree of an Intersecting Line Translational Mechanism by Lin Hao, Shi Zhixin, Luo Yufeng, Ye Meiyan

“…According to the theory of azimuth feature set, the degree of freedom of the mechanism is calculated and its kinematics are analyzed. A coordinate system is established to solve the forward and inverse position solutions of the mechanism and it is verified. …”
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Mužnost jako ctnost uvědomělého homosexuála ve třicátých letech by Jan Seidl

“…The medical discourse on homosexuality was, from its beginnings in the last third of the 19th century, very marked by references to this polarity: the effeminacy in homosexuals constituted a favourite topic of this discourse. …”
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“Colombia, the only risk is wanting to stay” by Marie-Laure Guilland

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Continuously Frequency-Tunable Horn Filtennas Based on Dual-Post Resonators by Andreia A. C. Alves, Luis G. da Silva, Evandro C. Vilas Boas, Danilo H. Spadoti, S. Arismar Cerqueira

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Melissopalynological and Volatile Compounds Analysis of Buckwheat Honey from Different Geographical Origins and Their Role in Botanical Determination by Sara Panseri, Alessandra Manzo, Luca Maria Chiesa, Annamaria Giorgi

“…In this work, we investigated the volatile profile of honeys, commercially labeled as buckwheat honeys, from the Alps and its relationship with melissopalynological investigation. …”
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Mathematical model of a three-phase-multiphase transformer phases converter with a series connection of coils of each phase of secondary winding by Yu. V. Moskalev

“…The article considers a three-phase-multiphase transformer converter of the number of phases with a serial connection of coils of each phase of the secondary winding, its substitution scheme and a linear mathematical model are given. …”
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Research of high strength steels bending by V. A. Tаmila, M. L. Nesterovich

“…The weld was checked by X-ray television control for defects in the weld joint.To analyze the possibility of free bending with local heating experiments on tempering samples were conducted in order to identify its optimum temperature at which no cracking occurs in the steels after bending. …”
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Features and Outcomes In Utero and after Birth of Fetuses with Myocardial Disease by Vlasta Fesslova, Maurizio Mongiovì, Salvatore Pipitone, Jelena Brankovic, Laura Villa

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Ultrasound investigation in estimation of vascular invasion and morphological verification of pancreatic tumors by S. O. Stepanov, N. A. Rubtsova, D. V. Sidorov, L. O. Petrov, L. A. Mitina, V. I. Kazakevich, Ye. N. Slavnova, E. V. Prozorova

“…Though morphological verification is the leading factor in assessment of prognosis and treatment approach at oncologic diseases, its necessity and ways of tissue sampling at PT is discussed up to now.Conclusion. …”
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Effect of Opuntia ficus-indica Mucilage Edible Coating in Combination with Ascorbic Acid, on Strawberry Fruit Quality during Cold Storage by Giorgia Liguori, Raimondo Gaglio, Luca Settanni, Paolo Inglese, Fabio D’Anna, Alessandro Miceli

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A Novel Version of HPM Coupled with the PSEM Method for Solving the Blasius Problem by Uriel Filobello-Nino, Hector Vazquez-Leal, Jesus Huerta-Chua, Victor Manuel Jimenez-Fernandez, Mario Alberto Sandoval-Hernandez, Enrique Delgado-Alvarado, Victor Manuel Tlapa-Carrera

“…In the same way, PHPM will propose an adequate initial trial function provided of some unknown parameters in such a way that it will not evaluate the initial conditions in the iterations of the process; therefore, this set of parameters will be employed with the purpose of adjusting in the best accurate way the proposed approximation at the final part of the process. …”
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Protective Effect of Bergapten against Human Erythrocyte Hemolysis and Protein Denaturation In Vitro by Douglas Bosco Aidoo, Daniels Konja, Isaac Tabiri Henneh, Martins Ekor

“…Taken together, data from this study show that the pharmacological properties of bergapten may in part be related to its membrane-stabilizing and antidenaturation properties.…”
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Parametric Study Of Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW) For Polymer Materials Case Of High Density Polyethylene Sheets: Experimental And Numerical Study by Djilali Benyerou, El Bahri Ould Chikh, Habib Khellafi, Hadj Miloud Meddah, Ali Benhamena, Kaddour Hachelaf, Abdellah Lounis

“…Three-dimensional numerical modeling by the finite element method makes it possible to determine the best representation of the weld joint for a good prediction of its behavior. Comparison of the results shows that there is a good agreement between the numerical modeling predictions and the experimental results.…”
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