Iron ore development management in the Russian Federation by A. M. Belyaev, F. F. Sharipov, M. A. Dyakonova

“…The subject of the study is iron ore, by reserves of which Russia is confidently among the top three countries in the world together with Australia and Brazil.   …”
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Potential use of Spirulina sp. as fish feed : A mini review by Rhiana Prameswari, Yuli Andriani, Iwang Gumilar, Zahidah Hasan

“…Spirulina sp. contains 60–71% protein, 8% fat, 16% carbohydrates, and vitamins as well as 1.6% Chlorophyll- a, 18% Phycocyanin, 17% β-Carotene, and 20–30% γ-linoleaic acid from total fatty acids. Cultivation of Spirulina sp. can be done using organic media and inorganic media. …”
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Dynamic Model Identification for 6-DOF Industrial Robots by Li Ding, Hongtao Wu, Yu Yao, Yuxuan Yang

“…And we validate the dynamical model according to torque prediction accuracy. All the results are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of our proposed identification algorithm and the accuracy of the identified robot model.…”
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Ecological footprint of university students: Does gender matter? by M.A. Medina, A.G. Bruno

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Antibodies from a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease Bind to Macrophages that Express the Scavenger Receptor CD163 by Brigitte Sonier, Alexander Strom, Gen-Sheng Wang, Christopher Patrick, Jennifer A Crookshank, Majid Mojibian, Amanda J MacFarlane, Fraser W Scott

“…The novel finding of putative autoantibodies against tolerogenic intestinal CD163+ macrophages suggests that regulatory macrophages were targeted in this patient with celiac disease and T1D.…”
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ORIENTALISM IN THE TALE OF GENJI’S TRANSLATIONS AS WORLD LITERATURE by Dewi Christa Kobis

“…Regarding to the translation issue, it is also important to know closely about the translators’ perspective towards The Tale of Genji. Since the major translators of The Tale of Genji are Western, it is imperative to know Westerns’ perspectives towards Easterns since The Tale of Genji came from Asian. …”
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Gaussian Pyramid for Nonlinear Support Vector Machine by Rawan Abo Zidan, George Karraz

“…Support vector machine (SVM) is one of the most efficient machine learning tools, and it is fast, simple to use, reliable, and provides accurate classification results. …”
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Small Islands – Big Problem: Senkaku/Diaoyu and the Weight of History and Geography in China-Japan Relations by Gavan McCormack

“…China immediately protested.Ishigaki was following the model of the Shimane Prefectural Assembly, which in 2005 declared a “Takeshima Day” in commemoration of the Japanese state’s incorporation 100 years earlier of the islands known in Japan as Takeshima but in South Korea (which occupies and administers them) as Tokdo. That Shimane decision prompted fierce protests in South Korea. …”
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The culture of memory of Serbian builders of recent times by Kadijević Aleksandar

“…Due to the technical-scientific nature of their profession and an excessive removedness from the public, they have been belatedly recognized as authoritative torchbearers of culture. The broadened scope of scientific research and a more active role of citizens in architectural heritage protection policy have, however, contributed to increased attention toward them, resulting in the erection of the first busts, memorial plaques and figural monuments to these individuals, as well as the opening of memorial rooms, the naming of streets and professional awards after them, and the expansion of lists of protected edifices designed and created by such authors. …”
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Average Fracture Energy for Crack Propagation in Postfire Concrete by Kequan Yu, Jiangtao Yu, Zhoudao Lu

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Optimization of phenol biodegradation by efficient bacteria isolated from petrochemical effluents by M. Shahriari Moghadam, N. Safaei, G.H. Ebrahimipour

“…Obviously, the isolate strain may be seen as an important tool in the bioremediation of wastewater effluent, petrochemical complex.…”
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Spatial delineation on marine environmental characteristics using fuzzy c-means clustering method by E.D. Lusiana, S. Astutik, N. Nurjannah, A.B. Sambah

“…Nevertheless, the acknowledged biogeographic group of the Indian Ocean indicates that countries must work together to successfully manage marine protected areas and achieve their conservation objectives. …”
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Ultrathin Oxide Passivation Layer by Rapid Thermal Oxidation for the Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Applications by Youngseok Lee, Woongkyo Oh, Vinh Ai Dao, Shahzada Qamar Hussain, Junsin Yi

“…It is difficult to deposit extremely thin a-Si:H layer in heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar cell due to thermal damage and tough process control. This study aims to understand oxide passivation mechanism of silicon surface using rapid thermal oxidation (RTO) process by examining surface effective lifetime and surface recombination velocity. …”
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Fault Diagnosis of Subway Traction Motor Bearing Based on Information Fusion under Variable Working Conditions by Yanwei Xu, Weiwei Cai, Tancheng Xie

“…In view of the problem that the traditional fault diagnosis method of the rolling bearing depends on the prior knowledge and expert experience too much and the low recognition rate of some faults with the single signal, one method of rolling bearing fault diagnosis based on information fusion under the variable working condition is proposed. …”
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Multiple intelligences and financial decisions: An exploration by Jean David Polo Vargas, María Esperanza Cuenca Coral, Andrés Felipe Zambrano Curcio, Miltón José Zambrano Curcio, Andrés Muñoz Alvis

“…Results: We found there was a positive relationship  between the logical-mathematical and personal intelligences (intra and inter) with the management of patience, risk conditions, and tendency toward indebtedness. In the conceptual review, no studies were found that relate the present variables. …”
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Experimental Study on Axial Impact Mitigating Stick-Slip Vibration with a PDC Bit by Yong Wang, Hongjian Ni, Yiliu (Paul) Tu, Ruihe Wang, Xueying Wang, Heng Zhang, Jiaxue Lyu, Hongqiao Xie

“…The results show that the axial impact force can suppress the stick-slip vibration by reducing the amplitude of weight on bit and torque fluctuations and by increasing the main frequency of torque. …”
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Two-Year Outcomes of Visian Implantable Collamer Lens with a Central Hole for Correcting High Myopia by Zhipeng Yan, Huamao Miao, Feng Zhao, Xiaoying Wang, Xun Chen, Meiyan Li, Xingtao Zhou

“…Anterior chamber volume (ACV), anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber angle width (ACAW), and vault were measured using a Scheimpflug tomography imaging system. Results. At 2 years, the spherical equivalent refraction decreased from preoperative −14.62 ± 4.29 D to −0.90 ± 0.95 D, with 79% of the eyes within ±0.50 D and 98% within ±1.00 D of the intended correction. …”
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Alcances de la política pecuaria en México. El caso del Progan 2008-2013 by Adolfo Álvarez-Macías, Víctor Manuel Santos-Chávez

“…Metodología: Se ha revisado la normatividad del Progan, se han aplicado entrevistas abiertas a sus operadores y se procesaron datos de una encuesta por muestreo a 2,420 beneficiarios, con representatividad nacional, con base en la cual se diseñaron y estimaron indicadores productivos relacionados para una línea de base, 2010 y, en un segundo momento, 2013 a partir de los cuales se calcularon las tasas de cambio entre los dos años.Resultados: Se detectaron efectos marginales a nivel de finca en los diferentes indicadores estimados lo que se atribuyen a limitantes del diseño y, sobre todo, por los obstáculos que se han detectado en su instrumentación. …”
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A nomogram for predicting bladder dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study by Yingjie Hu, Fengming Hao, Ying Wang, Ling Chen, Lihua Wen, Jue Li, Wei Ren, Wenzhi Cai

“…Early prevention is crucial; however, the absence of a simple and effective tool to predict DBD onset remains a significant challenge. …”
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Psychological counselling interventions to improve perceived quality of life and counter anxiety and depression in pulmonary-arterial-hypertension patients: A clinical trial by Emilia TARANTINO, Pietro CRESCENZO, Maria CAMPOBASSO, Francesca D’ALESSANDRO, Paola ARGIENTO, Emanuele ROMEO, Stefano GHIO, Patrizio VITULO, Francesco PARISI, Massimiliano MULÈ, Carlo ALBERA, Carmine Dario VIZZA, Michele D’ALTO

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