Perturbations of Dipole Decay Dynamics Induced by Plasmonic Nano-antennas – A Study within the Discrete Dipole Approximation by Stefania D'Agostino, Fabio Della Sala, Lucio Claudio Andreani

“…Numerical results reveal 105-order enhancements in the total decay rate of the dipole when located very near to the sharp tip, both with and without a thin Ag2O layer. …”
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Homozygous 6-bp deletion of IGFALS in a prepubertal boy with short stature by Hibiki Doi, Ikuko Kageyama, Yuko Katoh-Fukui, Atsushi Hattori, Maki Fukami, Naoto Shimura

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Gréckokatolícki mučeníci z obdobia neslobody 1939–1989 by Peter Borza

“…Pass of the twentieth century in Central Europe is marked by two totalitarian systems, which grossly restricted the freedom of people and stifled any opposition speeches. …”
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Anesthesia for Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Insulin Needle, Is It Possible? by Waleed Riad, Nauman Ahmed, Emad Abboud, Essam Al-Harthi, Eman Kahtani

“…Peribulbar block with 12.5 mm needle together with digital compression is a suitable alternative to the standard block with 25 mm needle length for retinal surgery.…”
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RUSSIA’S PLACE ON THE WORLD COAL MARKET by I. Moga

“…The main provisions of the state policy of the Russian Federation, the volume and direction of foreign trade in coal, the prospects and forecasts of the world coal market are considered. The relevance of the topic is determined by the severity of the problems of world energy supply and changes in the position of the Russian Federation in international coal trade as a result of the active formation of new world coal centers.…”
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Shear Performance of Concrete Beams with a Maximum Size of Recycled Concrete Aggregate by Brian Jacks Odero, Raphael N. Mutuku, Timothy Nyomboi, Zachary Abiero Gariy

“…The effectiveness of the maximum size of RCA for the performance of untreated and treated with pozzolanic cement and rice husk ash (RHA) slurry was investigated. A total of sixteen (16) beams containing RCA of four (4) maximum sizes, 10, 14, 20, and 25 mm, were prepared and tested after 28 days. …”
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La conservation-restauration en spectacle : les dessous des chefs-d’œuvre révélés dans les expositions by Claire Casedas

“…After describing the interest and different stakes of these exhibitions, the article describes the scenographic and educational tools. However, do these events show a real and an understanding image of conservation-restoration and its experts?…”
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Prediction of Current and Future Distributions of Chalcophora detrita (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Under Climate Change Scenarios by Arif Duyar, Muhammed Arif Demir, Mahmut Kabalak

“…The results of our ENM indicated that bioclimatic variables contribute more than topographic and land cover variables to suitable habitats for the species under current conditions. …”
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Karakteristik Klinis Glaukoma Uveitis di Pusat Mata Nasional Rumah Sakit Cicendo Bandung Tahun 2021-2022 by Refandi Dwi Andrianto, Elsa Gustianty, Raden Maula Rifada

“…Infection (41.4%) was the most common cause of uveitis. A total of 107 eyes (46,9%) underwent surgery. There was a decrease in the average IOP in each follow-up period. …”
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Optimization of Working Conditions for Perovskite-Based Gas Sensor Devices by Multiregression Analysis by Fabio Zaza, Vanessa Pallozzi, Emanuele Serra

“…The results confirm that the applied systematic analysis is a powerful method for studying the direct and indirect effects of every experimental factor on sensor performance and for computing mathematical models with predictive ability, that are useful tools for defining the optimum chemiresistors’ operating conditions. …”
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On the Silk Production of Amasya (1750-1900) by Hüsnü Yücekaya

“…Although the city of Bursa played a dominant role in Ottoman silk production, the total production of a few cities such as Amasya was able to nearly balance the Bursa silk production or perhaps provide a production level above that of Bursa.…”
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Taxonomy and DNA Sequencing of Crematogaster coriaria Mayr, 1872 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with Redescriptions of the Worker, Queen, and Male Castes by Shingo Hosoishi, Kazuo Ogata

“…DNA sequences were generated for C. coriaria Mayr, 1872, using an amplification of second half region of the mitochondrial gene COI with a total of 711 bp. The interspecific COI divergence is 17.4% for C. coriaria Mayr, 1872, and C. modiglianii Emery, 1900.…”
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Managing Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex C. Wright) in the Home Landscape by Carrie A. Reinhardt Adams, Christine Wiese, L. C. Lee, Sandra B. Wilson, A. M. Smith, Rosanna Freyre

“… Environmental tolerance, abundant seed production, and an ability to easily grow from plant stem sections have allowed Mexican petunia to spread into natural areas that border urban areas. …”
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Nontyphoidal Salmonella Gastroenteritis in a Tertiary Children’s Hospital in Southern China: Characteristics and Dietary Considerations by Lu Ren, Min Yang, Lanlan Geng, Peiyu Chen, Huan Chen, Sitang Gong, Ding-You Li

“…Patients’ clinical features, feeding patterns, laboratory tests, and treatment outcomes were reviewed. Results. A total of 142 infants and children were diagnosed with nontyphoidal Salmonella gastroenteritis. 52.1% of cases occurred in infants ≤ 12 months of age and the majority (89.4%) in children younger than 3 years old. …”
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ANALISIS UJI KARAKTERISTIK BIOETANOL DARI PISANG HUTAN TERHADAP VARIASI MASSA RAGI by Dady Sulaiman, St Syahdan, Siti Maria Ulva

“…The value of the largest ethanol content was obtained at the total yeast content of 5% which is 24.8%. The lowest water content value is obtained at the total yeast content of 3% which is 75%. …”
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Sailing Speed Optimization Model for Slow Steaming Considering Loss Aversion Mechanism by Yuzhe Zhao, Jingmiao Zhou, Yujun Fan, Haibo Kuang

“…The analysis shows that the proposed model can assist the slow steaming RBD based on the inner feelings of the shipping company’s decision-makers, offering a novel tool for sailing speed optimization.…”
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Real-time trajectory imaging of alpha particles emitted from actinium-225 and its daughter radionuclides by Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kenji Shirasaki, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

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A mais-valia epistemológica da categoria literatura-mundo comparada nos estudos literários e pós-coloniais by Inocência Mata

“…O que pretendo nesta reflexão é mostrar como no âmbito da produção cultural, de que a literatura é uma vertente, esta categoria permite considerarem-se outros paradigmas, perspectivas, gostos estéticos e, sobretudo, pontos de observação, para dar conta da diversidade das tradições literárias, sem que uma hierarquização se torne bissetriz dos estudos literários, como normalmente acontece nos ensaios literários, sobretudo por parte de estudiosos das literaturas africanas. …”
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Volatile gas scavenging in the paediatric intensive care unit: Occupational health and safety assessment by Katherine Reise, Jason Macartney, Richard La, Angela Jerath, Marat Slessarev, Brian H. Cuthbertson, Saptharishi Lalgudi Ganesan, Nicole K. McKinnon

“… # Approach (Methods) We performed a bench study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Deltasorb® scavenging system in the presence of isoflurane and active humidity by simulating both infant and child ventilator test settings. A total of four ventilators were set to ventilate test lungs, all with active humidity and a Deltasorb scavenging canister collecting exhaled ventilation gas. …”
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Znaczenie reklamy w postrzeganiu i kształtowaniu decyzji zakupowych konsumentów z gmin wiejskich województwa podkarpackiego by Maria Grzybek, Wiesław Szopiński

“…W podejmowaniu decyzji zakupu towarów reklamy miały wpływ w przypadku 46% badanych. …”
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