Openness and Urban Governance: How Transparency Erodes Local Government by Frans Jorna

“…The article identifies and analyses patterns of (a lack of) open governance and offers alternative models to the organization of the frontline between local government and society. …”
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The impact of multiple exposures and movement on the fear response of poultry by Alexandra Jackson, Marcela Quino, Anusha Gautam, Melissa Gilpin, Katie Still, Denise Landers, Bethany Baker-Cook

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A computational role of blood nanofluid induced by a stenosed artery with porous medium and thermophoretic particle deposition effects by Shivalila Hangaragi, N. Neelima, N. Beemkumar, Ankur Kulshreshta, Umair Khan, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammad Kanan, Mona Mahmoud

“…This investigation is motivated by the potential of the Casson nanofluids, which exhibit exceptional thermal properties, offering promising applications in medical treatments such as targeted drug delivery and hyperthermia therapy. …”
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End-of-life decisions and palliative care in surgical intensive care units by Polona Gams, Anja Kramarič Lozar, Primož Gradišek, Maja Šoštarič

“…The main challenge in the end-of-life decision making is that dying patients in the ICU are often unable to participate. Decision making on withholding and withdrawing of life-sustaining therapies in ICU varies from country to country. …”
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Mode Competition Phenomena and Impact of the Initial Conditions in Nonlinear Vibrations Leading to Railway Curve Squeal by Jacobo Arango Montoya, Olivier Chiello, Jean-Jacques Sinou, Rita Tufano

“…However, although it is known that the initial conditions affect the solutions obtained with time integration, their impact on the limit cycles is often overlooked. This study investigates this aspect for a curve squeal model based on falling friction and a modal reduction of the wheel and provides some insights on the mode competition phenomena and the nature of the final limit cycles obtained. …”
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Conteúdo e alcance da decisão do STF sobre a lei de imprensa na ADPF 130 by Thales Morais da Costa

“…Inicialmente, verifica-se que a não recepção da lei de imprensa conduz à impossibilidade de sua aplicação, sem que se tenha esclarecido, até o momento, se a jurisprudência da ofensa reflexa ou indireta à Constituição continua a aplicar-se em matéria de imprensa. …”
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Deep(er) reconstruction of imaging Cherenkov detectors with swin transformers and normalizing flow models by C Fanelli, J Giroux, J Stevens

“…We conclude by discussing the implications and future extensions of this work, which can offer capabilities for PID for multiple cutting-edge experiments like the future EIC.…”
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Proceedings of clinical trials on bile tract cancer by XIONG Yichen, YANG Ziyi, SANG Yuer, GONG Wei

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Pozzolanic reaction, basic properties, carbon reduction and visualisation of kerbstone prepared from recycled concrete by Chao-qiang Wang, Yan Ying, Sheng-hui Gao, Jian-shan Huang, Meng-sheng Shao

“…This study contributes to the international development of waste concrete resource utilization and offers a new pathway with ecological, environmental, and socio-economic implications.…”
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Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction Under Spontaneous Ventilation by Ricardo Eli Guido Guerra, Francina Valezka Bolaños Morales, Oscar Francisco Silva Gómez, Hector Olvera Prado, Sarahí Ibáñez Barzalobre, Mugurel Bosinceanu, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas

“…Conclusions: Nonintubated uniportal robotically assisted tracheal resection and reconstruction is a feasible, less invasive technique that offers significant benefits in terms of recovery and patient comfort when performed by experienced surgeons.…”
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Clerodendrum volubile Ethanol Leaf Extract: A Potential Antidote to Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats by Olufunke Esan Olorundare, Adejuwon Adewale Adeneye, Akinyele Olubiyi Akinsola, Daniel Ayodele Sanni, Mamoru Koketsu, Hasan Mukhtar

“…Doxorubicin is widely applied in hematological and solid tumor treatment but limited by its off-target cardiotoxicity. Thus, cardioprotective potential and mechanism(s) of CVE in DOX-induced cardiotoxicity were investigated using cardiac and oxidative stress markers and histopathological endpoints. 50–400 mg/kg/day CVE in 5% DMSO in distilled water were investigated in Wistar rats intraperitoneally injected with 2.5 mg/kg DOX on alternate days for 14 days, using serum troponin I and LDH, complete lipid profile, cardiac tissue oxidative stress marker assays, and histopathological examination of DOX-treated cardiac tissue. …”
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Functional-proteomics-based investigation of the cellular response to farnesyltransferase inhibition in lung cancer by Yanbo Pan, Olena Berkovska, Soumitra Marathe, Georgios Mermelekas, Greta Gudoityte, Amare D. Wolide, Taner Arslan, Brinton Seashore-Ludlow, Janne Lehtiö, Lukas M. Orre

“…Our data, covering 15,080 proteins, offer valuable insights for future studies of farnesylation and FTIs.…”
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Interdisciplinary Approach to Spationtemporal Population Dynamics. The North Orkney Population History Project by Julia A. Jennings, Corey S. Sparks, Timothy Murtha

“…The approach adopted by the project offers a way to examine the interaction of a population with its landscape over a period of change.…”
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TRANSPORT TARIFF POLICY IN RUSSIA IN THE PERIOD OF MONETARY FORMS OF VALUE FOUNDATION by T. Gainochenko

“…The article examines the origins and development of the railways tariff policy in Russia in the period of transformation toward monetary form of value, highlighted the stages of its evolution, and analyzes the most interesting ideas, concepts and approaches set forth by Russian government officials, academics and business community in the context of national transportation system development.…”
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Embosphere Size Selection and Dilution Rate in Preoperative Tumor Embolization of the External Carotid Artery System Using a Small-diameter Catheter by Takao HASHIMOTO, Yusuke ARAI, Hirofumi OKADA, Muneaki KIKUNO, Hiroki SAKAMOTO, Kyosuke MATSUNAGA, Michihiro KOHNO

“…The widespread adoption of preoperative embolization in highly vascularized brain tumors often involves the frequent use of Embosphere (Merit Medical Systems, South Jordan, Utah, USA). …”
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Utilization of Cull Vegetables as Feedstuffs for Cattle by Courtney Davis, Lindsey Wiggins, Matt Hersom

“…Cull vegetables can be an economical source of nutrients in beef cattle diets. They may be offered to beef cattle producers at a decreased cost or no cost. …”
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Perancangan dan Pembuatan Sistem Informasi Retensi Rekam Medis Rawat Jalan di Puskesmas Jenggawah Kabupaten Jember by Andri Permana Wicaksono, Muhaiminul Aziz, Feby Erawantini, Ida Nurmawati

“…Respondents in this study were the head of the medical record unit, and two medical record officers. The result of this study is an outpatient medical record retention information system that has the ability to regulate and manage the retention, preservation, and destruction of outpatient medical record documents and is integrated with the information system for borrowing and returning medical record documents so that it can make it easier for officers to carry out retention activity at Jenggawah Public Health Center. …”
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REDUCTION OF SHIP UNDERWATER NOISE BY LIMITING SPEED: IS IT RELEVANT IN THE BALTIC SEA? by Donatas Bagočius, Aleksas Narščius

“…The scientific research urges to find trade-offs between the sizes of ships and their speed. …”
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A Theoretical Framework for Interrogating the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Education by Tarisayi Kudzayi Savious

“…Premised on the argument that there are similarities between the calculator revolution in mathematics education and the ICT revolution in education several decades ago and the current ongoing developments in artificial intelligence, this paper offers a theoretical lens. The theoretical lens is composed of the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, Technology Acceptance Model, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Socio-technical system theory, and Diffusion of Innovation theory. …”
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Strategizing Soft Skills Resilience: A Holistic Approach to Mitigating COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Workforce Development by Mariia Vesolovska, Lyubomyr Shved

“…Based on this, the paper then offers advice on how to overcome the consequences of the pandemic, and builds a model that summarizes the advice and provides an understanding of how it should be applied. …”
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