Investigating the Relationship between Cultural Capital and the Tendency for Cosmetic Surgery by Monika Motaghi, Mohammad Parsayi Moghaddam

“…Conclusion: It is necessary to promote cultural capital in intervention programs to adjust and correct the desire and pathological behavior of women towards cosmetic surgery.…”
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Experimental uncertainty budget for concrete compressive strength test based on a multifactorial analysis by Stamatia Gavela, Nikolaos Nikoloutsopoulos, George Papadakos, Dimitra Passa, Anastasia Sotiropoulou

“…A sensitivity analysis was introduced based on a semi-empirical multifactorial regression model (experi¬ment II) for concrete compressive strength as a function of specimen�s curing age and W/C ratio. The present study is an effort towards an integrated and standardized method for experimental, semi-empirical multifactorial re¬gression estimation of the uncertainty budget for the EN 12390 test method, being useful, also, as a baseline for internal quality control programs when ad¬justed for the specific characteristics of concrete specimens tested by a laboratory…”
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Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Africa: Challenges and How to Respond through Early Warning Systems by Xiuqing LIU

“…To ensure that early warning systems are further strengthened and that they serve as a robust foundation for sustainable development, this paper advocates for more people-centered approach, enhanced training programs, and intelligent systems for multi-hazard early warning.…”
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Second quantum revolution: The progressive design of an approach to value its cultural and conceptual scope by S. Satanassi, O. Levrini

“…Quantum information science and technology is a growing field. Programs like Quantum Flagship in the EU and the National Quantum Initiative Act in the U.S. have called for science education and science education research to provide efforts and competencies for preparing the workforce and the next generations of quantum experts and promoting quantum literacy. …”
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Changing trends in plastic surgery training by Ramesh Kumar Sharma

“…As a result, there is a need to redefine the goals of plastic surgery training in the present times so that the plastic surgeon is ‘future ready’ to meet the needs of society and the market forces. …”
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Fault Analysis System for High Speed EMU Control Network Based on Fault Tree by XU Qing, LI Chuanyu

“…At present, fault analysis of high speed EMU is to classify and list all the fault causes according to the working principle, characteristics, functions and structure of the system. …”
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Identification of the most stable genotypes in multi-environment trials by using nonparametric methods by Naser SABAGHNIA

“…They can be very helpful in selection for yield stability and determination of favorable genotypes in plant breeding programs.…”
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A hybrid model combining environmental analysis and machine learning for predicting AI education quality by Xinyu Ren

“…Also, in order to evaluate the quality of AI training programs in higher education, a new approach based on the multilayer perceptron (MLP) algorithm was presented in which the capuchin search algorithm (CapSA) was used to adjust the weight vector of the neural network. …”
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Metabolic modelling links Warburg effect to collagen formation, angiogenesis and inflammation in the tumoral stroma. by Maxime Mahout, Laurent Schwartz, Romain Attal, Ashraf Bakkar, Sabine Peres

“…EFMs can be investigated using our tool, aspefm, an innovative approach based on logic programming where biological constraints can be incorporated. …”
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Hypertension in Latin America and the Caribbean: an analysis of recent progress and remaining challenges by Andrea Pio de Abreu

“…A series of recommended actions include developing population-wide prevention and control programs, implementing opportunistic screening, and using out-of-office blood pressure measurements. …”
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Changes in Land Use and Land Cover of Düzce Province (1990-2018) by Ahmet Emrah Siyavuş

“…In the present study, the land use and land cover (LU/LC) of Düzce province, belonging to the years 1990, 2000, and 2018, were examined in the Western Section of the Black Sea Region. …”
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Nutritional Status among the Women and Children in Bangladesh: Implications for Health Social Work Practice by Hanumant Waghmare, Sudhir Maske, Pooja Gaigaware

“…Furthermore, the study indicates that nutritional policies and programs have had a positive impact on the nutritional status of women and children. …”
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Integrating Pollutant registers for the climate change risk evaluation of industrial companies in Australia, Europe and North America by Szilárd Erhart, Sándor Szabó, Kornél Erhart

“…Abstract We present a methodology to develop the integrated climate change transition and physical risk assessment of industrial companies in Europe, Northern America and Australia. …”
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AKPIN fintech application as one of the drivers for non-state pension system development by E. V. Knyazev, M. L. Dorofeev

“…Information synthesis and analysis, available literature review, comparison, the results obtained formalization and specification have been carried out. The paper presents problems and analysis of existing programs to motivate long-term savings and proposals in the field of pension savings formation for developing the third level of pension provision. …”
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Wave Actions and Responses for Large-Diameter Monopod Platform Structures by Ali ETE

“…The results show that the wave load calculation module of the finite element-based design programs considered in this study is underestimated, mainly when the contribution of the inertia coefficient to total instantaneous wave force is dominant, like in the monopod case with a large diameter. …”
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Human Rights Conflict Between Iran and The United States by Marzieh Karimi, Reza Simbar, Ahmad Jansiz

“…Meanwhile, issues such as the human rights, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the missile programs and regional policy of Iran have been at the heart of the conflicts of both sides. …”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF TOURIST POTENTIAL OF MUSEUMS OF KRASNODAR REGION by Svetlana V. Kirilicheva, Anatoly A. Filobok, Vera V. Minenkova

“…The main indicators such as the number of storage units, the total exposition and exhibition area, the number of sightseeing visits and mass events, the number of educational programs and exhibitions, the number of employees were examined and analyzed. …”
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CALCULATION OF WEIGHT COEFFICIENTS IN CONTINUOUS PARTICLE FILTER by K. A. Rybakov

“…All the given variants for weight coefficients calculation in the particle filter do not require a complex software development, they are suitable for the particle filter software using various parallel programming technologies for high-performance computing systems. …”
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REFLECTION OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR IN RUSSIAN HISTORY TEXTBOOKS IN THE FOCUS OF HISTORIOGRAPHY by Antipov Andrey Mikhailovich

“…In the modern world, textbooks, teaching aids and school programs are the key instruments of the state politics of memory. …”
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"May I Buy a Pack of Marlboros, Please?" A Systematic Review of Evidence to Improve the Validity and Impact of Youth Undercover Buy Inspections. by Joseph G L Lee, Kyle R Gregory, Hannah M Baker, Leah M Ranney, Adam O Goldstein

“…Commonly used underage buy protocols poorly represent the reality of youths' access to tobacco from retailers. Compliance check programs should allow youth to present themselves naturally and attempt to match the community's demographic makeup.…”
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