Modeling and Analysis of Energy/Exergy for Absorber Pipes of Linear Parabolic Concentrating Systems by Reza Alayi, Mahdi Mohkam, Hossein Monfared, Alibek Issakhov, Nima Khalilpoor

“…The results show that increasing the length of the absorber pipe causes a nonlinear decrease in the efficiency of the absorber pipe. …”
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Query-Biased Preview over Outsourced and Encrypted Data by Ningduo Peng, Guangchun Luo, Ke Qin, Aiguo Chen

“…Based on private information retrieval protocol and the core concept of searchable encryption, we propose a single-server and two-round solution to securely obtain a query-biased snippet over the encrypted data from the server. We achieve this novel result by making a document (plaintext) previewable under any cryptosystem and constructing a secure index to support dynamic computation for a best matched snippet when queried by some keywords. …”
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Petroleum Hydrocarbons Contamination Profile of Ochani Stream in Ejamah Ebubu, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria by Akuro Adoki

“…The contamination within the swampy area was non-homogenous and randomly distributed. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon contamination levels varied widely across the site, from negligible, to heavily contaminated. …”
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Impact of Tomato Varieties and Maturity State on Susceptibility of Tomatoes to Salmonella by Massimiliano Marvasi, George Hochmuth, Max Teplitski

“… Non-typhoidal Salmonella has emerged as one of the problematic human pathogens associated with fresh produce, nuts, and complex foods containing them. …”
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Random Walk Based Location Prediction in Wireless Sensor Networks by Zhaoyan Jin, Dianxi Shi, Quanyuan Wu, Huining Yan

“…Traditional localization approaches in WSNs mainly focus on calculating the current location of sensor nodes or mobile objects. In this paper, we study the problem of future location prediction in WSNs. …”
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Design Method for Specific Charge in Deep Mining considering Influence of In Situ Stress by Fengpeng Zhang, Qiqi Hao, Xiulong Wang, Zhaoguo Qiu

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Magic in the ancient world: revealing antiquity 10 by F. Graf by S. P. J. K. Riekert

“… Uit teks: As u nog onthou van Simon in Handelinge 8, van Bar-Jesus in Handeling 13, dan het u miskien die begeerte om meer te weet van die towenaars in die dae van die Nuwe Testament. …”
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A Longitudinal-Bending Hybrid Linear Ultrasonic Motor and Its Driving Characteristic by Huajie Qu, Chendong Liu, Lei Zhang, Jianjun Qu, Baoyu Song

“…The proposed LUSM is appropriate for use in occasions with quick return characteristics, like the controlling valve or nozzle of the printer. The research results provide guidance for the stator design of the linear ultrasonic motor.…”
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Trajectoires paysagères et crises morphosédimentaires de cônes torrentiels dans la vallée de la Maurienne (Savoie) depuis la fin du Petit Âge glaciaire by Thérèse Hugerot, Laurent Astrade, Christophe Gauchon

“…Four torrential cones were chosen in the Maurienne Valley (in the Northern French Alps) because of the diversity of the land uses and landscapes they represent. …”
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American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Blattaria: Blattidae) by K. A. Barbara

“…It occurs in buildings throughout Florida especially in commercial buildings. In the northern United States the cockroach is mainly found in steam heat tunnels or large institutional buildings. …”
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Casos de pérdida del sentido. La tabla de la nada en Kant by Hardy Neumann Soto

“…Se examinan las diversas modalidades de la nada como casos de pérdida del sentido y falta de consumación del conocimiento: la nada como noúmeno y su relación con el fenómeno, así como la conexión trascendental de ambos. …”
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The effectiveness of different bio preparations on the seed and market quality of organic produced soybean by Dimitrijević Snežana, Filipović Vladimir, Buntić Aneta, Milić Marija, Ugrenović Vladan, Popović Vera, Perić Vesna

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Fractures and Chronic Recurrence are Commonly Associated with Ankle Sprains: a 5-year Population-level Cohort of Patients Seen in the U.S. Military Health System by Daniel I Rhon, Tina A Greenlee, Chad E Cook, Richard B Westrick, Jon A Umlauf, John J Fraser

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Media społecznościowe w strategii public relations miast by Małgorzata Koszembar-Wiklik

“…Miasto, które chce odnieść sukces rynkowy, musi komunikować się z obecnymi i potencjalnymi klientami, czego efektem będzie ukształtowanie się określonego wizerunku w jego otoczeniu. Rozwój nowych mediów oraz zmiany kulturowe związane z technologią Web 2.0, zmieniają również sposoby i narzędzia komunikacji wykorzystywane przez miasta. …”
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A Numerical Study of the Screening Effectiveness of Open Trenches for High-Speed Train-Induced Vibration by Chih-hung Chiang, Pei-hsun Tsai

“…The influence of trench width on screening effectiveness is nonsignificant except for frequencies from 30 to 40 Hz. …”
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A Case of Cognitive Decline Resulting from Aging, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, and Environmental Factors by Nikhila Veluri

“…The degree and rate of cognitive decline are crucial as they differentiate normal aging from dementia or memory loss secondary to medical conditions. …”
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Slime-Groove Drag Reduction Characteristics and Mechanism of Marine Biomimetic Surface by Muhan Yan, Yunqing Gu, Longbiao Ma, Jianxing Tang, Chengdong He, Junjun Zhang, Jiegang Mou

“…The drag reduction mechanism of bionic nonsmooth surface is analyzed from the aspect of body surface structure. …”
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Leptin Promotes Glioblastoma by Johnathan E. Lawrence, Nicholas J. Cook, Richard A. Rovin, Robert J. Winn

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Impact assessment of Chinese mitten crab polyculture on saline-alkali rice fields based on food web models by Liang Yue, Shipeng Dong, Feng Liu, Dapeng Liu, Hongwei Shan, Fang Wang

“…To promote the development and adoption of this novel rice-cropping mode, this study developed Ecopath models for two contrasting systems, rice-crab integrated farming (RC) and rice monoculture (R). …”
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Assessment of the Quality of Financial Statements of Government-Owned Enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Amira Pobrić

“…Most of the reasons for modifying the audit opinion relate to noncompliance with the provisions of IAS 1, IFRS 9, IAS 36, IAS 16, IAS 37 and IAS 2. …”
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