Comparison of Antimicrobial Activity of Allium sativum Cloves from China and Taşköprü, Turkey by Ali Yetgin, Kerem Canlı, Ergin Murat Altuner

“…Antimicrobial activity was tested by using 3 different processes (chopping, freezing, and slicing by the disk diffusion method). The results showed that TR garlic presented more antimicrobial activity than CN garlic. …”
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Pathological and non-pathological hikikomori: social media use, digital engagement, and therapeutic implications by Jeff Gavin, Jeff Gavin, Mark Brosnan, Mark Brosnan, Richard Joiner

“…Regarding communication style, across all phases, pathological hikikomori consistently engaged with others via TikTok and YouTube significantly more than non-pathological hikikomori. Using TikTok and YouTube, Pathological hikikomori sent more messages [F(1,958)=8.77, p=.003, ηp²=.009; F(1,1161)=21.50, p<.001, ηp²=.018; respectively] and received more messages [F(1,958)=13.15, p<.001, ηp²=.014; F(1,1161)=21.37, p<.001, ηp²=.018; respectively], had more targeted messages [F(1,958)=8.49, p=.004, ηp²=.009; F(1,1161)=20.77, p<.001, ηp²=.018; respectively], had more stylised messages [F(1,958)=13.60, p<.001, ηp²=.014; F(1,1161)=24.13, p<.001, ηp²=.020; respectively] and had more broadcast messages [F(1,958)=7.58, p=.006, ηp²=.008; F(1,1161)=13.22, p<.001, ηp²=.011; respectively] than non-pathological hikikomori.ConclusionThese findings suggest a complex relationship between social media use and social withdrawal. …”
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Agreeing and Impacting: The Effect of the Shareholders' Agreement on Firms' Market Value by Andre Leonardo Pruner da Silva, Jeferson Lana, Rosilene Marcon

“…Known as shareholder agreements, these pacts are contracts between two or more partners whose goal is to agree on the direction of the relationship between its members. …”
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POTASSIUM-ARGON ANALYSIS OF DOMAL SALT BY STEPWISE DISSOLUTION

“…Water may be used as the solvent when relatively large amounts (one gram or more) of salt are to be dissolved in each step of the analysis. …”
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Interorganizational relationships in the Brazilian construction industry supply chain by Christiane Wagner Mainardes Krainer, Jefferson Augusto Krainer, Cezar Augusto Romano

“…Originality The data was collected through a questionnaire to two specific groups of business: small and medium-sized construction and suppliers. Research method Survey with a sample of 50 construction companies and 50 suppliers. …”
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Liquid crystalline polymer nanocomposites reinforced with in-situ reduced graphene oxide by D. Pedrazzoli, A. Dorigato, T. Conti, L. Vanzetti, M. Bersani, A. Pegoretti

“…Furthermore, in-situ thermal reduction of the insulating GO into the more electrically conductive rGO led to an important surface resistivity decrease in the nanofilled samples.…”
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Perempuan Gianyar dan Belenggu Ranah Publik dan Privat by Ni Made Ras Amanda Gelgel

“…The research was based on quantitative method by using questionnaire to 400 sample in Gianyar Bali. …”
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Concept connection strategy to develop higher-order thinking in geography courses by Yani Ahmad, Mulyadi Asep, Rosita Rosita

“…This research uses a quasi-experimental method with a pre-post test design. The sample was second grade high school students from three high schools in Sumedang, West Java Province, Indonesia (n=160). …”
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Detecting the effect of artificial intelligence on internal audit performance: Empirical study in Saudia Arabia by Asaad Mubarak Hussien Musa

“…Additionally, companies should adopt more comprehensive involvement methods in internal auditing issues and the development of AI adoption in all company activities.…”
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Studying and Analyzing Social Sustainability Status in Amol city by Amer Nikpour, Farzin Mahmudi, Setareh Hatamikia

“…The present study mainly aims at examining the social sustainability status and related component in Amol. The method of research is a descriptive – survey one. …”
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Developing a real-time hand-gesture recognition technique for wheelchair control. by Md Rafiul Huda, Md Liakot Ali, Muhammad Sheikh Sadi

“…The model is developed using the positions of the significant hand landmarks, distances among them and some critical thresholds which are determined by good number of samples of hands. The proposed method offers more users' flexibility through less hand movement in operation of the wheelchair. …”
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Stability of Stochastic Coupled Networks with Time-Varying Coupling Under Intermittent Event-Triggered Control by Yongbao Wu, Jiayi Bing

“…Unlike previous research, the event-triggered mechanism under the stochastic version is more reasonable due to the absence of mathematical expectations in the event-triggered function. …”
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Fault Early Warning of Wind Turbine Gearbox Based on Machine Learning by CHEN Yanan, HU Kaikai, CHEN Gang, SHU Hui, LI Ziyuan

“…The accuracy of the model is more than 90%, which effectively realizes the gearbox fault prediction.…”
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Innovative QR Code System for Tamper-Proof Generation and Fraud-Resistant Verification by Suliman A. Alsuhibany

“…To address these challenges, this paper presents an innovative system for the secure generation and verification of Quick Response (QR) codes using a digital watermarking technique. The proposed method embeds tamper-resistant information within QR codes, enhancing their integrity and making unauthorized modification more difficult. …”
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Views on the incorporation of Geolocation Devices in Field Trips by Marta Magallón, Cristina Mercader

“…The study was developed from a mixed-method perspective with a sample of 51 members of an educational community. …”
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The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Access to Health Services in Turkey: A Logit Analysis by Orhan Çoban, Ayşe Çoban, Emel Mirza

“…In the analysis, The Turkey Health Survey 2012 micro data from TurkStat and Binary Logistic Regression Method were used. According to the analysis, it is determined that individuals who have lower education and income level are more likely to state poor health status. …”
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Factors influencing the alignment of accounting information systems of accepted manufacturing firms in Tehran Stock Exchange by Fazel Tamoradi

“…The research sample consists of 216 companies over the period 2011-2007. …”
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Raman spectroscopy and determination of soil yeasts by Vera Pavlović, Vera Raičević

“…The yeasts were isolated from soils sampled at the town park in Tivat (Montenegro) and experimental farm Radmilovac (Serbia), by the accumulation method. …”
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NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE IRANIAN SPECIES OF ALYSSUM L. BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS

“…This work is based on field and different herbarium samples. The data were analysed by UPGMA clustering method. …”
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Stand der Forschung an der photographischen Gelatine by Ivan Tomka

“…The resulting samples were investigated with the transmission electron microscope. …”
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