Primordial Cause of Armament, Disarmament, Weaponry and Weapons of Mass Destruction by Effiong Ekpo

“…Armed proliferation, it sources, ranging from technological advancement, offensive and defensive systems, economic boom, expansionist policy, growing disparity between the rich and the poor should back up with effective law creation enforcement and protection. …”
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SSVEP Enhancement in Mixed Reality Environment for Brain–Computer Interfaces by Jieyu Wu, Feng He, Xiaolin Xiao, Runyuan Gao, Lin Meng, Xiuyun Liu, Minpeng Xu, Dong Ming

“…Various stimulus colors and background colors for the BCI system were tested and optimized in offline and online experiments. Color contrast ratios (CCRs) between stimulus and background colors were introduced to assess the performance difference among all conditions. …”
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The concept of "void contract" in public procurement by O. L. Zaitsev, O. R. Shyshka

“…The grounds for declaring the procurement contract null and void are listed, namely: concluding a procurement contract before or without the procurement procedure, concluding a procurement contract that differs from the content of the tender offer / offer based on the results of the electronic auction; concluding an agreement during the period of appealing the procurement procedure to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine; concluding a contract in violation of the terms. …”
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Sedge Biology and Management in Turf by Darcy E. P. Telenko, Ramon Leon, J. Bryan Unruh, Barry J. Brecke

“…The leaf sheath is closed and the ligule is often absent, and when present is tiny. Stem structure is often triangular. …”
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Three-dimensional histological imaging of primate brain and correlation with in vivo medical device images by Julien Dauguet

“…This is of high interest since it allows direct comparison between the histology, often considered as the gold standard in terms of information, and the same medical devices used in clinical routine to image human patients. …”
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Response and recovery from Covid-19 in historic urban destinations (cases from Belgium and the Netherlands) by Dominique Vanneste, Vere Van Meeteren, Bart Neuts

“…Short-term crisis management as well as the vision, strategy and actions on how to recover in the long term, were the subject of a number of online workshops with tourism planning and management officials. These online workshops used an interesting software (MURAL) to fuel the interactive exchange of information and discussion. …”
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Jeremy Rifkin o konsekwencjach rewolucji biotechnologii. Krytyka „ery biotechnologii” by Anna Słoniowska

“…He is trying to convince us that scientists are playing God in their laboratories. They often invent great things like new medicines or therapies. …”
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An Improved Gaussian Mixture CKF Algorithm under Non-Gaussian Observation Noise by Hongjian Wang, Cun Li

“…The observation models based on Mini RadaScan for target tracking on offing are introduced, and the observation noise is modelled as glint noise. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report by Priyanka Kant, Neelkamal Sharda, Rahul R. Bhowate

“…Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis exhibits a heterogeneous trait with milder symptoms, often at later childhood or adulthood. The aim of this case report is to present the clinical and radiographic features of a 35-year-old female patient with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II who exhibited features of chronic generalised periodontitis, and the radiographs revealed generalised osteosclerosis and hallmark radiographic features of ADO type II, that is, “bone-within-bone appearance” and “Erlenmeyer-flask deformity.”…”
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Modified Mosquito Programs’ Surveillance Needs and An Image-Based Identification Tool to Address Them by Jewell Brey, Bala Murali Manoghar Sai Sudhakar, Kiley Gersch, Tristan Ford, Margaret Glancey, Jennifer West, Sanket Padmanabhan, Angela F. Harris, Autumn Goodwin

“…However, traditional surveillance methods remain time and labor-intensive, requiring highly trained, experienced personnel. Health districts often lack the resources needed to collect essential data, and conventional entomological species identification involves a significant learning curve to produce consistent high accuracy data. …”
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Grouting Defect Detection of Lapped Bar Connections Based on Impact-Echo Method by Yun-Lin Liu, Jing-Jing Shi, Jun-Qi Huang, Guang-Shuo Wei, Zhi-Xin Wu

“…The results indicated that (1) the IE method offered a good potential for grouting defect detection in grouted lap-splice connections; (2) the proposed FE model could well predict the frequency response of the grouting hole; and (3) the measured frequency and amplitude of the grouting hole in an impact-echo test would be considerably influenced by the hole depth.…”
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Emergency interventions for cardiogenic shock due to decompensated aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mauro Chiarito, Dario Bongiovanni, Evaldas Girdauskas, Bastian Wein, Eva Harmel, Tamer Owais, Stephanie Gladys Kühne, Andrea Patrignani, Sebastien Elvinger, Damyan Penev, Philip W Raake

“…The rate of major vascular complications for eTAVI was 8% (CI 0.07 - 0.10) and 3% for eBAV (CI 0.0 - 0.23).Conclusions This meta-analysis indicates that mortality in CS due to AS remains high despite emergency interventional treatment. These findings offer critical insights for clinical decision-making optimising patient care in this critically ill population.…”
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Application of the Gordon Loeb model to security investment metrics: a proposal by Maria Francesca Carfora, Albina Orlando

“…On the contrary, incorporating metrics that evaluate the benefit in relation to risk and consider worst-case scenarios offers deeper insights.…”
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Dysuria, Urinary Retention, and Inguinal Pain as Manifestation of Sacral Bannwarth Syndrome by Josef Finsterer, Johannes Dauth, Kurt Angel, Mateusz Markowicz

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Development and Evaluation of a Deep Learning–Based Pulmonary Hypertension Screening Algorithm Using a Digital Stethoscope by Ling Guo, Nivedita Khobragade, Spencer Kieu, Suleman Ilyas, Preston N. Nicely, Emmanuel K. Asiedu, Fabio V. Lima, Caroline Currie, Emileigh Lastowski, Gaurav Choudhary

“…Background Despite the poor outcomes related to the presence of pulmonary hypertension, it often goes undiagnosed in part because of low suspicion and screening tools not being easily accessible such as echocardiography. …”
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Discussion on the Theoretical Basis for Cross-Over Method Applied to Downhole Wave Velocity Test by Qing Dong, Zheng-hua Zhou, Su Jie, Bing Hao, Yuan-dong Li

“…However, the characteristics of signals recorded in tests are often found to conflict with this theoretical basis for the cross-over method, namely, the polarity of the P-wave also transforms under the action of surface forward and backward strike. …”
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Development communication in the Ciliwung Bersih movement by Hidayaturahmi Hidayaturahmi, Djuara P Lubis, Soeryo Adiwibowo, Hariadi Kartodihardjo

“…The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques through interviews with selected informants, namely from GCB administrators and communities that are members ofciliwung community activists spread across the upstream, middle, and downstream areas of the Ciliwung river. …”
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Challenges in data collection for enhancing productivity in Brazilian industrial processes by Haroldo Lhou Hasegawa, Rafael Sene de Lima, Vidal Dias da Mota Junior, Ricardo Luiz Perez Teixeira

“…Practical Implications: This study underscores the necessity for enhanced methodological strategies to foster company collaboration and robust data collection in productivity research, offering insights into the challenges faced by medium-sized companies in Brazil. …”
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Pathogenetic Aspects of Oral Cavity Lesions in Inflammatory Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases by N. S. Robakidze, O. B. Shchukina

“…Despite the extensive symptoms of oral manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease, aphthous stomatitis is considered more often than other diseases. There are different opinions about the involvement of the oral mucosa in the pathological process in inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Access to information about the activities of the Security Service of Ukraine in the context of countering disinformation by A. I. Marushchak, N. O. Kudriavtseva

“…It has been proven that the sites are official sources of reliable information about the work of state bodies, which is why they most often become the object of cyber attacks. …”
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