Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges

“…It is also a pest of several fruit, garden, and field crops, and has a total host range of more than 300 plant species. …”
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Matter Localization on Brane-Worlds Generated by Deformed Defects by Alex E. Bernardini, Roldão da Rocha

“…Regarding the localization of fermion fields, our overall conclusion indicates that thick branes produce a left-right asymmetric chiral localization of spin 1/2 particles.…”
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Bibliometric Review on Corporate Social Responsibility of the Food Industry by Mingli He, Weiping Yu, Xiaoyun Han

“…Many scholars have paid attention to case studies and other empirical analyses in this field, but there is no systematic or scientific literature review. …”
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Design of Phase Shifters with Enhanced Selectivity and Miniaturized Size Using D-CRLH Resonator by Zhe Chen, Jingbo Wang, Jianxun Tang

“…This paper proposes and demonstrates a novel filtering phase shifter with a compact size and good frequency selectivity using two dual composite right/left-handed (D-CRLH) resonators. …”
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Refractory Asthma Treatment Is Complicated by Tracheobronchomalacia: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Sawad Boonpiyathad, Atik Sangasapaviliya

“…However, bronchoscopy showed bronchomalacia at the right and left bronchus of the lower lungs. Patients who have severe asthma, despite adequate treatment with medication, should be further investigated to exclude other diseases that have clinical features similar to asthma such as tracheobronchomalacia, particularly in the elderly.…”
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An Efficient and Self-Adapted Approach to the Sharpening of Color Images by Lih-Jen Kau, Tien-Lin Lee

“…For this, the image to be sharpened is first transformed to the HSV color model, and then only the channel of Value will be used for the process of sharpening while the other channels are left unchanged. We then apply a proposed edge detector and low-pass filter to the channel of Value to pick out pixels around boundaries. …”
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Focal Mechanisms of Mw 6.3 Aftershocks from Waveform Inversions, Phayao Fault Zone, Northern Thailand by Kasemsak Saetang

“…The deviatoric moment tensor inversion was used for focal mechanism calculations. Band-pass filtering in the range of 0.03–0.15 Hz was selected for reducing low- and high-frequency noise. …”
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Primary Cutaneous Follicle Centre Lymphoma with Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg Like Cells: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fatima A. Aldarweesh, Diana O. Treaba

“…An elderly woman with a complex medical history presented with a left forearm mass that slowly developed for several months. …”
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Iatrogenic Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ali Oullaï, Edouard Cubilier, Mohamed Tayeb Salaouatchi, Maxime Taghavi, Yasmin Zouggari, Joëlle Nortier, Maria Do Carmo Filomena Mesquita

“…We report a case of right and left heart methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with cerebral septic emboli in an elderly hemodialysis patient carrier of an arteriovenous fistula and an ipsilateral nonleadless pacemaker.…”
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Hidden Fossils of The Hondsrug Complex Connect Time and Space by Margaretha Roelfs, Harry Huisman

“…The area shows a strong cultural history, in which neanderthals encamped about 50,000 years ago, reindeer hunters roamed, and the area is famous for dozens of dolmens, burial mounds and prehistoric Celtic fields. The land ice left behind thick layers of till, scattered with billions of erratic boulders that often contain fossils. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Lentigo Maligna: Clinical Presentation and Comprehensive Review by Piyu Parth Naik

“…LM is more common in the elderly, with a peak occurrence between the ages of 65 and 80 years. …”
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Investigating the Factors Affecting the Internal Development of Arid Cities (Case Study: Ardakan City) by Mohamadreza Hatafi Ardakani, Mohamadhosein saraei, mohamadmahdi karimnejad, seyed Ali Al_modaresi, Saeideh Moayedfar

“…In this study, library and field method were used for data collection. In this study, Delphi technique as well as structural equation modeling in PLS software environment was used to achieve the research objectives. …”
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Farmers’ Management Practices of Potato Bacterial Wilt and Its Implications in Disease Prevalence in Kenya by Samuel Musah, Rael Birithia, Hellen Kamiri, Esther Kahariri

“…It was also noted that 59.6% of farmers believed the disease to be seed-borne, however, only 5.9% used certified seeds and 35.3% left rotting tubers in the field. This suggests a gap in farmers' understanding of the link between infection and disease control. …”
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A New Type of Tri-Input TFET with T-Shaped Channel Structure Exhibiting Three-Input Majority Logic Behavior by Ye Hao, Jiang Zhidi, Hu Jianping

“…In this paper, we propose a new type of tri-input tunneling field-effect transistor (Ti-TFET) that can compactly realize the “Majority-Not” logic function with a single transistor. …”
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Identification of Modal Parameters for Reinforcement of Walls in Earthen Ruins by Bei Liu, Yucheng Shi, Kun Liu, Tao Li, Shaopeng Wang

“…Then, according to the data of elastic modulus obtained in the lab, the finite element calculation is carried out, and referring to the results of field measurement, the revised elastic modulus value is 205.90 MPa. …”
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The presence of absence. Towards and anthropology of the posthumous life of the disappeared in Peru by Dorothée Delacroix.

“…This task is undertaken in order to reconstruct a sense that may fill to some extent the emptiness left by the disappearance of a loved one, prolonging and reactivating their social existence.…”
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SCOP qui peut ! by Maxime Quijoux

“…The CGSCOP was not the only one to invest in the cooperative field. It was joined by the CGT, which was looking for a response to the increasing number of company bankruptcies. …”
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A Methodology for the Identification of Topic Transitions in Interaction by Marine Riou

“…Many analysts use the notion of “topic” to describe segments of discourse, whether written or spoken, and many regret that even though a considerable amount of work has been devoted to understanding and defining the notion of discourse topic, the analyst is often left without a robust methodology to apply to their own data. …”
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Klippel–Trenaunay Syndrome in the Distal Part of the Unilateral Upper Limb and Venous Deficiency: A Case Report by Beenu Maharjan, Lian Liu, Xu Liu, Qingfeng Liu, Xian Jiang

“…We present a case of a 13 ` year female, with erythema in left upper limb and shoulder since birth.. An effective treatment method was employed, which incorporated a multidisciplinary team of experts specialized in various fields of dermatology and vascular surgery, all working collaboratively with the patient's well-being at the core of their efforts. …”
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Sickle Cell Trait Presenting as Unilateral Proliferative Retinopathy and Macular Thinning in a Pregnant Woman by Sepideh Ghods, Elias Khalili Pour, Hooshang Faghihi, Golnaz Gharehbaghi, Ahmad Mirshahi, Fariba Ghassemi, Bahman Inanloo, Hamid Riazi-Esfahani

“…A 26-year-old otherwise healthy pregnant woman presented with the complaint of visual loss in her left eye. The funduscopic examination showed vitreous hemorrhage, sea fan neovascularization, and pale optic disc. …”
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