Aspectos geológicos-geomorfológicos e os parâmetros morfométricos da rede de drenagem: uma análise e discussão sobre um sistema cárstico by Rafael Brugnolli Medeiros, Charlei Aparecido da Silva

“…Evaluating the drainage network morphometry brings with it countless data (channel distribution, drainage density, basin shape, among others) that contribute to subsidize an adequate planning of the hydric resources and, consequently, of the hydrographic basins. This analysis started from a main problem, the fact the Formoso River Hydrographic Basin, Bonito/MS, presents two distinct systems: the karstic and terrigenous systems. …”
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Managerial Leadership: Current Situation and Future Prospects by Nuh Keleş

“…The historical process, which started with great men and trait theory, continued with behavioral leadership and situational leadership. …”
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Driver anomaly detection in cargo terminal by Shahab Emaani, Abbas Saghaei

“…This study investigates anomaly detection by drivers in cargo terminals, starting with the evaluation of driver assumptions through K-means clustering. …”
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Le témoignage de la parenté : la mémoire généalogique dans les dispenses matrimoniales à Florence (xve-xvie siècles) by Jasmin Hauck

“…This article is based on a source that has been so far rather neglected when studying the genealogical memory: the witness accounts given by kin couples that were connected up to the 4th canonical degree which they had to provide ecclesiastical courts with in order to prove a kinship tie and thus obtain a matrimonial dispensation. Starting from late medieval Florentine sources, we developed a new method of graphically representing the genealogical memory. …”
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Entrer dans la langue ou dans les langues : de la langue maternelle à la langue « mat-rangère » by Monique DE MATTIA-VIVIES

“…I thought it worth studying how children acquire language, in order to observe whether the difficulties encountered when learning a foreign language are, up to a certain point, of a similar nature to those encountered in one’s own language, when a child starts to speak - or not to.The article leads to theoretical hypotheses concerning the attraction of foreign languages or the resistance they trigger, the elements that facilitate the learning of another language, or that hinder it, in relation to clinical experience.…”
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Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient by Joanna S. Saade, Bachir Abiad, Jonathan Jan, Dana Saadeh, James P. McCulley, Jeremy Bartley

“…The patient did well 4 weeks after starting antibacterial, oral steroids, and rosacea treatment. …”
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Fixture Design for Outer Skin Aircraft Door Manual Drilling Operation with Finite Element Analysis and Ergonomic Consideration by Azuddin Mamat, Hwa Jen Yap, Chee Hau Tan, Muhammad Basril Muhammad Asri

“…The step required for the drilling process, starting from loading, locating, clamping, frame rotation, and hole drilling was discussed. …”
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Heat Pump Drying of Fruits and Vegetables: Principles and Potentials for Sub-Saharan Africa by Folasayo Fayose, Zhongjie Huan

“…Although studies on heat pump drying started in South Africa several years ago, not much progress has been recorded to date. …”
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Protasi S. Loving people for who they are (even when they don’t love you back) / trans. from Engl. R. L. Kochnev by R. L. Kochnev

“…The debate on love’s reasons ignores unrequited love, which–I argue–can be as genuine and as valuable as reciprocated love. I start by showing that the relationship view of love cannot account for either the reasons or the value of unrequited love. …”
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Cerâmica de tradição islâmica em contexto português by Marco Liberato, Isabel Inácio, Gonçalo Lopes, Constança dos Santos, Jacinta Bugalhão, Helena Catarino, Sandra Cavaco, Jaquelina Covaneiro, Isabel Cristina Fernandes, Ana Sofia Gomes, Susana Gómez, Maria José Gonçalves

“…In this paper we intend to start systemizing data that allows us to consider that the integration of the southern cities in the Christian territory did not cause a moment of rupture, at least in the material creations. …”
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Research on Modern Book Packaging Design under Aesthetic Evaluation Based on Deep Learning Model by Yuanyuan Li

“…The stimulation effect of this paper starts from packaging design, inspection mechanism, and brand psychology to get the superior design in modern book packaging design.…”
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Cystoid Macular Edema 18 Years after Anterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation by Elias L. Warrak, Majd S. Haddam, Walid N. Dandan, John E. Warrak, Fady K. Sammouh

“…Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed CME. She was started on topical treatment (ketorolac 0.5%) OD four times daily. …”
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Urachal Carcinoma with Peritoneal Dissemination Treated with Chemotherapy and Surgical Resection Leading to Prolonged Survival with No Recurrence by Masato Yasui, Ryosuke Jikuya, Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Kentaro Muraoka, Susumu Umemoto, Masaki Kawai, Tsutomu Kouno, Takeshi Kishida

“…After the fifth cycle, a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed abdominal fluid, and his serum tumor marker levels were increased. The patient was started on second-line therapy with FOLFIRI. After 11 cycles, his tumor decreased in size and no new metastatic lesions were detected. …”
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Power Management Strategy by Enhancing the Mission Profile Configuration of Solar-Powered Aircraft by Parvathy Rajendran, Kah Wee Lim, Kuan Theng Ong

“…Extensive simulation is conducted to optimize and restructure the mission profile phases of UAV and to determine the optimal phase definition of the start, ascent, and descent periods, thereby maximizing the energy from the sun. …”
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On short cracks that depart from elastoplastic notch tips by Verônica Miquelin Machado, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, Marco Antonio Meggiolaro

“…The tolerable short crack predictions made by this model are evaluated by suitable fatigue and EAC tests of notched specimens specially designed to start nonpropagating cracks from the notch tips, both under elastic and elastoplastic conditions.…”
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The cytokine network of acute HIV infection: a promising target for vaccines and therapy to reduce viral set-point? by Peter D Katsikis, Yvonne M Mueller, François Villinger

“…However, the role of the cytokine network in early HIV infection is only now starting to be elucidated. A number of studies conducted in recent years have indicated that cytokines of the acute/early stages of HIV and SIV infection can impact viral set-point months later, and this is of critical importance since viral set-point during chronic HIV infection affects virus transmission and disease progression. …”
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Les « pratiquants » de l’Agriparc : mise en perspective des valeurs environnementales liées au milieu de vie by Hélène Houdayer

“…The city of Montepllier is experiencing a positive migratory dynamics exerting a land pressure resulting in a susburban sprawl, and on an increase attendance of green spaces. For this study, we started with the point of view of developers of one of the two Agri(cultural)parks in Montpellier to think about the socialization process of a space as living environment. …”
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Regarder, représenter, comprendre by Florence Robert, Frédéric Bœuf

“…In our professional practice as landscape architects, we produce images. and seek inspiration before starting projects. As the botanist collects the herbs and plants he finds, we collect the landscapes we have visited, travelled through and studied. …”
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Aggressive Central Nervous System Relapse after Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Multiple Myeloma: Case Reports and Literature Review by Rui Bergantim, Juliana Bastos, Maria José Soares, Bruno Carvalho, Pedro Soares, Cristina Marques, Jennifer Costa, José Eduardo Guimarães, Fernanda Trigo

“…There is no standard therapy for this extramedullary relapse, and a tailored and multiple therapy should be promptly started—intrathecal therapy, radiotherapy, and systemic therapy, including an immunomodulator.…”
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La Madonna della Clemenza, l’incidence de la réintégration picturale sur le maintien des fonctions portées par l’œuvre restaurée by Stéphanie Ricordeau

“…The restoration, done at the Istituto Centrale di Restauro directed at the time by Cesare Brandi, confronted the restorers to intervention options that appear as fundamental methodological problems.Among the many questions which emerged, the choice of pictorial reintegration of this highly lacunar work occupies a special place. Starting from the basic premise that we cannot think of the restoration of works of art, particularly of religious works, without taking into account their functions and their use value, it is necessary to question how the religious function is affected or not by the choice of pictorial reintegration.This imperative requires the identification of significant elements of the work of art, what make sense for the believer, since it’s their readability that will maintain the religious function. …”
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