The Clostridium difficile cell wall protein CwpV is antigenically variable between strains, but exhibits conserved aggregation-promoting function. by Catherine B Reynolds, Jenny E Emerson, Lucia de la Riva, Robert P Fagan, Neil F Fairweather

“…Clostridium difficile is the main cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, leading to significant morbidity and mortality and putting considerable economic pressure on healthcare systems. …”
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Trains Detection Using LTE Downlink Reference Signals by Olga Blaszkiewicz, Krzysztof K. Cwalina, Alicja Olejniczak, Piotr Rajchowski, Jaroslaw Sadowski

“…The main outcome of the investigation is that even in case of signal reception using receiver with limited long term stability, which doesn’t allow to track absolute phase values of reference symbols, difference between received phases of symbols transmitted using different antenna ports in base station may be highly correlated with presence of trains on tracks. …”
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Automatic Fault Classification in Photovoltaic Modules Using Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model, Generative Adversarial Networks, and Convolutional Neural Networks by Carlos Roberto da Silveira Junior, Carlos Eduardo Rocha Sousa, Ricardo Henrique Fonseca Alves

“…Current techniques for fault analysis in photovoltaic (PV) systems plants involve either electrical performance measurements or image processing, as well as line infrared thermography for visual inspection. …”
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Kinetic of thermal degradation of alginate-zeolite composites by Milan Kragović, Aleksandra Daković, Marija Marković, Anđela Petković

“…The kinetic parameters (activation energy and pre-exponential factor) for the main degradation phase (from 180 to 500ºC) thus were estimated by using the pseudo first-order assumption. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY AND CORRECTION OF RIGIDITY IN PATIENTS OF A HOSPITAL FOR WAR VETERANS WHO RETURNED FROM A SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION ZONE by Yulia V. Zhivaeva, Ekaterina I. Alydzhi, Marina A. Lisnyak, Yan A. Korkunov

“…Materials and methods. The main methods of the study are the analysis of scientific literature devoted to the problem of the phenomenon of rigidity in patients who returned from the Special Military Operation; as well as diagnostic techniques including observation, description, conversation, questionnaires, testing, and methods of statistical data processing. …”
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Ensuring the integrity of information in an autonomous group of unmanned aerial vehicles by methods of modular arithmetic by Dmitriy Vladimirovich Samoylenko, Oleg Anatolievich Finko

“…When performing special tasks autonomous group drones form a spatially distributed and scalable data processing system with unpredictable and dynamically changeable structure in which the execution of the main "target" function to process information depends on the communication environment. …”
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“The borderland of cultures” – self-identification and convergence in the cultures of the borderland in the context of cultural mobility by Edyta Sokalska, Maciej Duda

“…Conclusions Advanced technologies lead to expansion of the information space, but at the same time, they cause processes of depersonalisation, the risk of selection, and processing information. …”
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3D Spatial Visualization of an Archaeological Heritage Site Area: a case study of the Lyashevo settlement by Guzel M. Sayfutdinova, Natalia S. Yarantseva, Lyudmila V. Ovechkina

“…They enable the documentation of archaeological sites, the creation of digital elevation models and 3D models, as well as the reconstruction of individual elements and structures for the purpose of restoring and preserving cultural heritage objects.The paper describes the main stages of archaeological research at the Lyashevo settlement and the processing of spatial data obtained during fieldwork, followed by 3D visualization of the archaeological heritage site area and the reconstruction of a defensive structure, using the Lyashevo settlement as an example. …”
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Morphological variability of otolith organs in three congeneric Pagellus species by Bostanci Derya, Yedier Serdar, Türker Dilek, Işmen Ali

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OPTIMIZATION OF INVESTMENT PARAMETERS IN THE FORMATION OF BEEF CATTLE HERDS BY THE METHOD OF EXPANDED REPRODUCTION by A. A. Satybaldin, M. V. Tamarovskij, V. N. Sivolap, I. A. Shinkarev

“…The aim of the research was to find optimal solutions for the use of investments in creating herds of beef cattle by the method of expanded reproduction and maintaining a high genetic status of animals.Processing of scientific and statistical material was carried out by the method of comparative analysis using benchmarking elements. …”
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Problematic aspects of IoT cybersecurity standardisation by P. S. Klimushyn

“…The supply of smart objects on the market is growing, so ensuring their security is becoming increasingly important. The main problem with IoT devices is related to privacy and security. …”
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High-quality control of receiver functions using a capsule neural networkKey points by Mona H. Hegazi, Ahmad M. Faried, Omar M. Saad

“…The Red Sea-Gulf of Suez-Cairo-Alexandria Clysmic-Trend in northern Egypt is the main earthquake zone in the country, with a moderate-to-high seismic hazard and a history of significant earthquakes caused by rifting and active faulting. …”
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SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF CONDITIONS OF TENSION AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS ROLLING PRODUCTION by Нурлан Кемельбекович Смагулов, Тулеген Нургалиевич Хамитов

“…Main results. It was revealed that a group of workers, directly associated with the production process of rolling metal (basic working skills), and therefore to a greater extent in contact with the unfavorable factors of production environment, most appreciate the working conditions as poor than workers engaged in repair and installation of equipment. …”
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Advances in abiotic tissue-based biomaterials: A focus on decellularization and devitalization techniques by Diana F. Tavares, João F. Mano, Mariana B. Oliveira

“…This Review explores the growing and diversifying field of tissue-derived abiotic constructs for tissue engineering applications, with main focus on decellularization and devitalization techniques and principles. …”
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Neo-Union on the pages of Ukrainian Niva Newspaper by Fedchuk Oleksandr

“…At the same time, there were noticeable trends towards a gradual worsening of the attitude of the editors towards the neo-Union, which also corresponded to the position of the non-Party Bloc of cooperation with the govern ment, which controlled the newspaper copyread by P. Pevnyi. The main causer of the neo-Union appearance in Volyn was considered by the publication to be the Orthodox Church authorities, which neglected the spiritual needs of the Ukrainian population. …”
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Prospects for Digital and Innovative Technologies in Management Competitiveness of Enterprises by Mizanbekova Salima K., Bogomolova Irina P., Shatohina Nataliya M.

“…The theory and practice of management has proved that the main component of improving the competitiveness of flour mills is the product quality. …”
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Binary Large Object-Based Approach for QR Code Detection in Uncontrolled Environments by Omar Lopez-Rincon, Oleg Starostenko, Vicente Alarcon-Aquino, Juan C. Galan-Hernandez

“…Quick Response QR barcode detection in nonarbitrary environment is still a challenging task despite many existing applications for finding 2D symbols. The main disadvantage of recent applications for QR code detection is a low performance for rotated and distorted single or multiple symbols in images with variable illumination and presence of noise. …”
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Controlled optical near-field growth of individual free-standing well-oriented carbon nanotubes, application for scattering SNOM/AFM probes by Yazdanfar Payam, Heydarian Hesam, Rashidian Bizhan

“…The calculated local power densities and temperature profiles of the simulated tips, clearly demonstrate the confined heat and optimal gradient of generated temperature rise as the main factors affecting the growth. In addition to determining necessary processing conditions to control the localization and orientation of the growth, parameters affecting the length and diameter of the localized individually grown nanotubes are also presented. …”
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Ranking economic and environmental performance of feedstocks used in bio-based production systems by Dania Muhieddine Orfali, Samir Meramo, Sumesh Sukumara

“…The results show that the economic and environmental performances are highly variable among the different feedstocks and their processing routes, also depicting evident tradeoffs. …”
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Consumers’ Identity and Human Skills by Corina Pelau, Irina Ene, Mihai-Ionuț Pop

“…The development of artificial intelligence is one of the main paradigms of the contemporary society, which will radically change the existence of individuals and our society and it will have important effects on the economy. …”
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