Chemical Composition of Covered and Naked Spring Barley Varieties and Their Potential for Food Production by Šterna Vita, Zute Sanita, Jansone Inga, Kantane Inara

“…By developing new varieties suitable for the production of healthy products, given the greater consumer and manufacturer focus on the functional ingredients and nutritional properties of barley, new opportunities to incorporate barley into human foods are created. Therefore, the aim of investigation was to analyze grain composition of barley varieties and perspective breeding lines bred in Latvia and to evaluate its functional ingredients depending on varieties, year and nitrogen fertilizer rates. …”
Get full text

Optimal information dissemination strategy to promote preventivebehaviors in multilayer epidemic networks by Heman Shakeri, Faryad Darabi Sahneh, Caterina Scoglio, Pietro Poggi-Corradini, Victor M. Preciado

“…Launching a prevention campaign to contain the spread of infection requires substantial financial investments; therefore, a trade-off exists between suppressing the epidemic and containing costs. …”
Get full text

Kinematic Analysis of Parallel Mechanism for Multi-link Suspension by Jiang Mao, Xiaofei Zhu, Licheng Li

“…The instantaneous kinematic analysis method of the suspension is proposed using the screw theory.…”
Get full text

Toward a circular carbon economy: Production of green C1 compounds through high-temperature CO2 electrolysis by Nan Zheng, Jing Zhu, Haitao Zhu, Jin Xuan, Haoran Xu, Meng Ni

“…By doing so, it becomes feasible to reduce the carbon footprint across the chemicals and energy sectors without hindering economic progress. Therefore, a timely and comprehensive review of this topic is urgently desired to provide an in-depth understanding of the green system design.The review provides insights into the latest advancements in the conversion of CO2 to green methane and methanol through high-temperature electrolysis pathways. …”
Get full text

Aspergillus fumigatus extract modulates human eosinophils via NOD2 and oxidative stress by Hisashi Sasaki, Jun Miyata, Yusuke Kawashima, Ryo Konno, Masaki Ishikawa, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Ryuta Onozato, Yo Otsu, Emiko Matsuyama, Keeya Sunata, Katsunori Masaki, Hiroki Kabata, Yoshifumi Kimizuka, Tomoe Abe, Shigeharu Ueki, Koichiro Asano, Akihiko Kawana, Koichi Fukunaga

“…NOD2 inhibitors and antioxidants can have therapeutic potential against A. fumigatus-related allergic disorders.…”
Get full text

Global Dynamics for a Novel Differential Infectivity Epidemic Model with Stage Structure by Yunguo Jin

“…Finally, numerical simulations are given to illustrate the main theoretical results.…”
Get full text

向审稿人致谢

Get full text

Model kultury politycznej Marka Sobolewskiego by Małgorzata Kułakowska, Piotr Borowiec

“…Almond’s concept of political culture to the conditions of socialist regime and society. It focuses on the theoretical methods of accommodating the capitalist theoretical concept to the socio-political conditions of Poland in the 1970s. …”
Get full text

The Effect of Epidural Analgesia on the Delivery Outcome of Induced Labour: A Retrospective Case Series by Angeliki Antonakou, Dimitrios Papoutsis

Get full text

CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROFITABILITY OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Alade Ayodeji ADEMOKOYA, Mubarak Olajide SALAMI, Halimat Bukola ISAU, Habeeb Abiola IBRAHIM

“…Findings revealed that: (i) loan-value ratio and loan-deposit ratio significantly impacted on return on assets of deposit money banks, while non-performing loan ratio, bank size, and log of total loans did not significantly impact on return on assets of deposit money banks in Nigeria; (ii) total loans significantly affected return on equity of deposit money banks, while loan-value ratio, loan-deposit ratio, bank size, and non-performing loans did not significantly affect return on equity of deposit money banks in Nigeria; and (iii) bank size, non-performing loan, and total loans were found to significantly affect net operating income of deposit money banks in Nigeria, while loan-value ratio, and loan-deposit ratio did not significantly exert on net operating income of deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study therefore, concluded that loan-value ratio, loan-deposit ratio, value of total loans, bank size, and non-performing loans influence banks profitability in Nigeria, and recommended that proper attention be paid to these variables in order to increase the profitability of deposit money banks in Nigeria. …”
Get full text

Modulation of Acupuncture at Quchi (LI 11) and Waiguan (SJ 5) acupoints on LTP-like Plasticity by Qianqian SUN, Guo YU, Huitian ZHANG, Xiaokuo HE

Get full text

Characterization of Intussusception in Qena University Hospital by Eman Saber Ahmed, Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa, Mahmoud Abdelhamid, Mohammed Ahmed Negm

“…Our results emphasize the significance of rapid detection and therapy of intussusception in pediatric patients, particularly those with comorbidities. …”
Get full text

Vibroacoustic Analysis of a Rectangular Enclosure Bounded by a Flexible Panel with Clamped Boundary Condition by Yuan Wang, Jianrun Zhang, Vanquynh Le

“…The resonance frequencies and the decay times of the coupled system are obtained using the classical modal coupling theory. The effects of enclosure and its flexible boundary on the resonance frequencies and the modal decay times of the coupled system are then analyzed. …”
Get full text

β-Tricalcium Phosphate Interferes with the Assessment of Crystallinity in Burned Skeletal Remains by Giampaolo Piga, Ana Amarante, Calil Makhoul, Eugénia Cunha, Assumpció Malgosa, Stefano Enzo, David Gonçalves

“…We also observed that the formation of β-TCP affects the phosphate peaks used for CI calculation. Therefore, caution is needed when its occurrence and evaluation are carried out. …”
Get full text

Calibration Method for Confocal X-Ray Microanalysis with Polychromatic Excitation by C. Sosa, V. Stoytschew, J. Leani, H. J. Sánchez, C. A. Pérez, R. D. Perez

“…Therefore the traditional calibration method based on the measurement of standard samples becomes unstable since the number of required fitting parameters is too high. …”
Get full text

Challenges in Diagnosing Intrahepatic Cholangiolithiasis in a 39-Year-Old Patient by A. K. Guseva, O. N. Sergeyeva, T. P. Nekrasova, O. T. Imaraliev, A. V. Okhlobystin, Y. N. Shirokova, A. S. Ostrovskaya, M. S. Zharkova, A. S. Cherenda, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The presented clinical case demonstrates the difficulties in assessing pathogenesis, choosing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in patients with severe intrahepatic lithiasis that may mimic hepatic neoplasm. …”
Get full text

Rodent Models of Developmental Ischemic Stroke for Translational Research: Strengths and Weaknesses by Mariangela Gennaro, Alessandro Mattiello, Tommaso Pizzorusso

“…Moreover, in vivo experiments are instrumental to investigate new therapeutic strategies and the best temporal window of intervention. …”
Get full text

On Connotations of the Green Pearl River by SUN Jian-wei

Get full text

Impact of the increased active surface of the platinum catalyst on the total ammonia recovery coefficient by Trumić B., Stanković D., Trujić V.

“…In order to increase the active surface of platinum catalysts for ammonia oxidation and on the basis of theoretic considerations and tests in industrial environment, we have finally decided on their specific design. …”
Get full text

Experimental Research on Hydro-dynamic Simulation of Cyanobateria Bloom Outbreak and Extinction by CAO Qiao-li, HUANG Yu-ling, CHEN Ming-xi

Get full text