Impact investments opportunities and limitations by N. V. Aksakova

“…The research methodology provides for the search and collection of scientific information with the subsequent use of meta-analysis and meta-synthesis methods, the application of Goldratt’s constraints theory and the use of system analysis. The theoretical basis is provided by studies and publications in the field of impact investing, sustainable development, social responsibility, and standards of non-financial, integrated reporting, including articles, monographs, reports, and official documents of organizations engaged in the investments’ development with positive social and environmental impact. …”
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Sentence Comprehension and Its Association with Executive Functions in Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Katrien S. F. Colman, Janneke Koerts, Laurie A. Stowe, Klaus L. Leenders, Roelien Bastiaanse

“…In this study, the aim was to provide insights into the interaction between linguistic representation and processing and executive functioning. Therefore, sentence comprehension and executive functions were assessed in 28 Dutch-speaking PD patients and 28 healthy control subjects. …”
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The radial spreading of volcanic umbrella clouds deduced from satellite measurements by Fred Prata, Andrew T. Prata, Rebecca Tanner, Roy G. Grainger, Michael Borgas, Thomas J. Aubry

“…Analysis of thermal infrared satellite measurements of umbrella clouds generated by volcanic eruptions suggests that asymptotic gravity current models of the temporal (t) radial (r) spreading (r ~tf, f < 1) of the umbrella-shaped intrusion do not adequately explain the observations. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Cardiopulmonary by Working Group of Clinical Practice Guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Cardiopulmonary, Xihua LIU, Xiaoxu LI, Hongyan BI, Xianliang WANG, Xin ZHENG, Yuru YANG, Shijie HAO

“…The cardiopulmonary function training mainly includes the following aspects: pulmonary ventilation and lung capacity improvement training, airway clearance technology, respiratory muscle training, exercise training, acupuncture therapy, massage therapy, Taiji jar therapy, auricular therapy, guiding technique of TCM. …”
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Breast Cancer Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female University Students, Gaza by Samira S. Abo Al-Shiekh, Mohamed Awadelkarim Ibrahim, Yasser S. Alajerami

“…Eighty-six students participated in the study, 58.1% studying nursing and 41.9% studying clinical nutrition in the third (40.7%) or the fourth level (59.3%). Of them, 24.4% had previous family history of breast cancer. …”
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Calculation and Test of Root Bending Stress Under Load-history Including Friction by Zhou Changjiang, Xie Yaning, Huang Cao, Qian Xuanlü

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A model for developing dependable systems using a component‐based software development approach (MDDS‐CBSD) by Hasan Kahtan, Mansoor Abdulhak, Ahmad Salah Al‐Ahmad, Yehia Ibrahim Alzoubi

“…The MDDS‐CBSD may be used to create web application systems and to protect them from attacks. Model developers may use CBSD to describe and assess dependability attributes at any point during the model development process. …”
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Analysis and Simulation of the Early Warning Model for Human Resource Management Risk Based on the BP Neural Network by Xue Yan, Xiangwu Deng, Shouheng Sun

“…Human resource management risks are due to the failure of employer organization to use relevant human resources reasonably and can result in tangible or intangible waste of human resources and even risks; therefore, constructing a practical early warning model of human resource management risk is extremely important for early risk prediction. …”
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Forecasting investments in fixed assets by A. M. Terekhov

“…The article details the issues of forecasting investments in fixed assets. The theoretical aspects (foreign experience) of using various forms of predictive models based on the analysis of foreign scientific literature are considered. …”
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F. NIETZSCHE: VALIOS SIEKTI GALIOS PRINCIPAS by Arūnas Mickevičius

“…There are no „substances“, „essences“, „things in themselves“, etc.; there are only signs and their differentiated interpretations. …”
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The benefits of being between (many) fields: Mapping the high-dimensional space of AI research by Glen Berman, Kate Williams, Eliel Cohen

“…The article's contributions are its description of the emerging AI field, which complements critical studies of how the figure of AI is mobilised in other settings, and its extension of field theory to fluid spaces that leverage the boundary zone between several overlapping field arrangements.…”
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Characteristics and Efficiency of Heat Transfer for Natural Convection by Ag-CuO/H2O Hybrid Nanofluid Inside a Square Cavity with Corrugated Walls by Benderradji Razik, Brahimi Meryem, Gouidmi Hamza

“…The two vertical walls of the sinusoidally undulated cavity are maintained at hot and cold temperatures, while the upper and lower walls are thermally insulated. The investigation examines the effects of relevant parameters such as the sinusoidally undulated geometry of the walls for different volumetric fractions of nanoparticles (0% ≤φ≤6%) and Rayleigh numbers (103 ≤ Ra ≤ 106) Thefinite-volumee discretization method is employed to solve the system of governing equations. …”
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Extension and the Environment: Understanding Florida Residents' Perceptions of Environmental Water-Related Topics by Caroline R. Warwick, Alexa J. Lamm, Laura A. Sanagorski Warner

“…This resource was developed to help Extension faculty understand Florida residents’ perceptions of water quality and quantity issues so they can better educate this audience and communicate with them about these issues. Additionally, Extension faculty will be able to understand the level of importance the public associates with water issues. …”
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Pengaruh Tingkat Pendidikan Formal Orang Tua terhadap Prestasi Belajar Mahasiswa Program Studi Bimbingan dan Konseling IKIP-PGRI Pontianak Tahun Akademik 2014/2015 by Eli Trisnowati

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Comparison of the Heat Transfer Efficiency of Selected Counterflow Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers Under Unbalanced Flow Conditions by Kazimierz Kaminski, Pawel Znaczko, Ewa Kardas-Cinal, Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski, Krzysztof Koscielny, Krzysztof Cur

“…This study investigates the thermal performance of various counterflow air-to-air heat exchangers under unbalanced flow conditions, aiming to enhance the efficiency of heat recovery systems. …”
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Prevalence of TB symptoms, diagnosis and treatment among people living with HIV (PLHIV) not on ART presenting at outpatient clinics in South Africa and Kenya: baseline results from... by Mhairi Maskew, Matthew Fox, Alana Brennan, Bruce A Larson, Isaac Tsikhutsu, Margaret Bii, Lungisile Vezi, Willem Daniel Francois Venter, Peter D Ehrenkranz, Sydney Rosen

“…Objective We used screening data and routine clinic records for intervention arm patients in the Simplified Algorithm for Treatment Eligibility (SLATE) trials to describe the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) symptoms, diagnosis and treatment among people living with HIV (PLHIV), not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and presenting at outpatient clinics in South Africa and Kenya. …”
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University Environment in Student Assessments: Case of the Russian University of Transport by M. Yu. Bykov, V. Ya. Krasnikovskiy, N. Yu. Matveeva, E. V. Yaryna

“…Respondents, in this case, express what worries them first of all, express the wishes that come to mind first, without prompts. …”
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双层斜开槽钢板剪力墙等效杆系模型研究 by 鲁永贵, 薛子蓬, 尤洋, 张文超, 王培军

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Finite Element Analysis of Double Arc and Quadruple Arc Spiral Bevel Gear based on Abaqus by Ren Zhongyi, Zhao Qinghua, Duan Jianzhong, Jiang Biqiong

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Conceptualizing Discussions on the Dark Web: An Empirical Topic Modeling Approach by Randa Basheer, Bassel Alkhatib

“…Our proposed approach highlights the ability to discover the latent thematic patterns in conversations and messages in the common language used in social networks on the Dark Web, constructing topics as groups of terms and their associations. …”
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