Una etnografía económica de los tacos callejeros en México. El caso de Monterrey by Domingo García Garza

“…Sin embargo, pocos han tomado seriamente como objeto de estudio uno de los platillos más emblemáticos de la comida mexicana: los tacos callejeros. …”
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Phonologisches Bewusstsein bei einem polnisch-amerikanischen Kind mit Legasthenie. Eine Fallstudie by Rafał Młyński, Agata Guzek

“…The case study is focused on phonological awareness in Polish and English of a bilingual child with a diagnosis of dyslexia. The choice of this topic was dictated by a paucity of studies focusing on Polish-other bilingualism in Polish literature. …”
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De la experiencia de los agroquímicos a los incipientes desafíos de los nano-agroquímicos: riesgos manufacturados y derecho a un ambiente sano en Argentina by Valeria Berros, Rodrigo Peiteado

“…Con ese fin se propone, en una primera parte, analizar el proceso de judicialización de conflictos que se viene desarrollando sobre este tema a los fines de elucidar el rol que ha tenido el argumento de los derechos humanos en la toma de decisiones judiciales. En la segunda parte, y de cara a los recientes desarrollos en materia de nano-agroquímicos, se intenta construir una reflexión que permita enlazar los interrogantes y desafíos en materia de derechos humanos que dejó planteada la conflictividad en materia de agro-químicos con esta reciente innovación técnica basada en el desarrollo nanotecnológico.…”
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Qualitative Stability Analysis of an Obesity Epidemic Model with Social Contagion by Enrique Lozano-Ochoa, Jorge Fernando Camacho, Cruz Vargas-De-León

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Banana Fibers as Sorbent for Removal of Acid Green Dye from Water by Siti Kartina Abdul Karim, Soh Fong Lim, S. N. David Chua, Shanti Faridah Salleh, Puong Ling Law

“…Three initial concentrations (750, 1000, and 1500 ppm) were chosen to determine the kinetic characteristics of the banana fiber sorbents at 25°C, agitation speed of 200 rpm, and total contact time of 3 hours. The pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and Dunwald-Wagner kinetic models were applied to the experimental kinetic data. …”
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The Courage to Be and Types of Anxiety in the Theological Metaphysics of Paul Tillich by Marius CUCU, Oana LENȚA

“…A natural question would be: how did those in the past overcome anxiety, and how can we do so today? Paul Tillich believes we are mistaken. Anxiety cannot truly be overcome; instead, it can and must be assimilated—otherwise, convulsive despair could overwhelm the consciousness. …”
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Physician Perspectives on the Potential Benefits and Risks of Applying Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatric Medicine: Qualitative Study by Austin M Stroud, Susan H Curtis, Isabel B Weir, Jeremiah J Stout, Barbara A Barry, William V Bobo, Arjun P Athreya, Richard R Sharp

“… BackgroundAs artificial intelligence (AI) tools are integrated more widely in psychiatric medicine, it is important to consider the impact these tools will have on clinical practice. …”
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EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF TRICHILIA DREGEANA SOND (MELIACEAE) CRUDE EXTRACTS AGAINST GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA by Tesfa Mossie, Temesgen Kasa, Bekesis Urge, Hilena Yifred

“…The findings are promising and encourage further investigation of the crude extracts’ phytochemical, toxicological, and pharmacological aspects to support their potential rational use in antimicrobial therapy. …”
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A vueltas con el derecho a la vivienda y la normativa actual que lo regula by Carolina del Carmen Castillo Martínez

“…Pero la realidad demuestra que intervenir, como se pretende, el mercado inmobiliario no resulta la vía idónea para solucionar el problema y, ante la confrontación argumental con trasfondo ideológico que nos ocupa, la más autorizada doctrina defiende la necesidad de no topar los precios y renunciar a la imposición de normas que tensan el escenario provocando un mercado constreñido, extremadamente regulado y marcadamente punitivo. …”
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Standardization of Micropropagation for Four Hybrids of <i>Coffea arabica</i> Through Direct Somatic Embryogenesis by Marileydi Zuta-Puscan, Jegnes Benjamín Meléndez-Mori, Eyner Huaman-Huaman, Yoiner Kalin Lapiz-Culqui, Reyna Stefani Mego-Pérez, Manuel Oliva-Cruz

“…Direct somatic embryogenesis represents a fundamental tool for obtaining genetically homogeneous clones; however, its commercial scaling faces critical challenges at various stages of the process. …”
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The Global Burden of Emerging and Re-Emerging Orbiviruses in Livestock: An Emphasis on Bluetongue Virus and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus by Shanta Barua, Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, M. Asaduzzaman Prodhan, Syeda Hasina Akter, Jully Gogoi-Tiwari, Subir Sarker, Henry Annandale, Debbie Eagles, Sam Abraham, Jasim M. Uddin

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Features of event content and evaluation of significant life situations in persons with different levels of personal maturity by N. P. Andryushkova

“…In order to identify the attitude towards the most significant life events and the specifics of interaction with the life situation, an empirical study was conducted and involved 277 people 25 to 40 years of age that represent the fields of education, medicine, service and trade, and mining industry. …”
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Evaluation of the effects of Keratinase-treated feather meal as a replacement for fishmeal on growth performance, liver function, and intestinal health in juvenile largemouth bass... by Yi-Huan Xu, Li-Han Zhang, Min Liu, Mei-Yan Li, Xue-Dan Fang, Hui Xia, Ran Guo, Fazhan Hanafiah, Waiho Khor, Guang Chen, Xin Hao

“…We concluded that no more than 55 % of FM replaced by KFM could benefit the metabolism of largemouth bass via the IGF/PI3K/AKT/TOR pathway. Moreover, when all dietary FM was replaced by KFM, the predominant intestinal flora was significantly inverted, resulting in histological abnormalities and low feed utilization of largemouth bass. …”
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Spent coffee grounds as a sustainable coffee flavouring ingredient in muffins by Sina Breian Solberg, Svein Øivind Solberg

“…Ranking data showed the control in top and the vacuum dried bottom. Conclusions: SCG has the potential as flavouring coffee muffins but a finetuning in the processing and recipe development is needed to retrieve more coffee flavour without increasing bitterness or graininess.…”
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Identifying subgroup of severe community-acquired pneumonia based on clinical metagenomics, a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Mingqiang Wang, Mingqiang Wang, Yue Jin, Yue Jin, Wenxiao Zhang, Wenxiao Zhang, Ling Ye, Ling Ye, Huanzhang Shao, Huanzhang Shao

“…Latent class analysis (LCA) was applied to routine clinical parameters such as gender, age, white blood cell (WBC), lymphocytes, C-reactive protein (CRP), and Procalcitonin (PCT), identifying two optimally fitting models.ResultsA total of 569 patients were enrolled. Compared to class B, class A was characterized by a younger age, higher CRP and PCT levels, and a higher incidence of coagulation dysfunction, liver failure, circulatory failure, and renal failure. …”
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Continuing education program and its relationship with the mental health of engineering faculty members by Josué Omar Nava-Manzo, Jesus Alfonso Beltran-Sanchez, Irma Marcela González-Treviño, Angeles Dominguez, Angeles Dominguez

“…Utilizing a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, correlational design, the study involved 307 professors from the School of Engineering and Sciences at a private university in northeastern Mexico. Tools included a burnout scale, a stress scale, an anxiety scale, and a self-report depression scale. …”
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Degradation State Identification of Cracked Ultrasonic Motor by Means of Fault Feature Extraction Method by Guoqing An, Hongru Li

“…Since the fault information is too weak to reflect the condition of piezoelectric ceramics especially in the early degradation stage, a fault feature extraction method based on multiscale morphological spectrum and permutation entropy is proposed. …”
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Development of a Numeracy Assessment Instrument for Vocational High School (VHS) Students by Jumini Jumini, Kana Hidayati

“…The test item reliability value is 0.96, including in the special category,  and  the  person  reliability estimateis  0.89,  categorized  as  good.  Based  on  Total Information Function (TIF) and Standard Error of Measurement (SEM), the instrument is reliable in estimating the numeracy skills of the students with the ability ranging from -3.2 to 3.3 logit or covering the ability categories of low, medium, and high. …”
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Using Social Media to Communicate in an Emergency Situation by Ashley McLeod-Morin, Ricky Telg, Phillip Stokes, Alena Poulin, Shelli Rampold, Angela B. Lindsey, Sandra Anderson

“…This new 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication explains how to engage in effective crisis communication and how to effectively use the <i>Prevent &amp; Protect</i> emergency toolkit in a mosquito-related crisis situation. Written by Ashley Mcleod-Morin, Ricky Telg, Phillip Stokes, Alena Poulin, Shelli Rampold, Angela B. …”
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Impact of a 6-Month Micronutrient-Dense Plant-Rich Nutrition Intervention on Health and Well-Being at the Worksite by Jay T. Sutliffe, Julia C. Gardner, Michelle M. Gorman, Mary Jo Carnot, Wendy S. Wetzel, Tricia Fortin, Chloe A. Sutliffe, Alison Adams

“…., waist circumference (F(2, 72) = 40.914, p<0.001) with a mean reduction of 2.8 inches, total cholesterol (F(2, 70) = 19.09, p<0.001) with a mean reduction of 17.81 mg/dL, HDL (F(2, 70) = 4.005, p=0.023) with a mean reduction of 3.61 mg/dL, LDL (F(2, 56) = 10.087, p<0.001) with a mean reduction of 13.1 mg/dL, blood glucose (F(2, 70) = 6.995, p=0.002) with a mean reduction of 3.7 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c (paired samples t (39) = 2.689, p=0.01) with a mean reduction of 0.118%, GERD (F(2, 72) = 7.940, p=0.001, MSE = 4.225) with a mean reduction of 1.4, depressive symptoms as measured by the PHQ 9 (F(2, 72) = 10.062, p<0.001, MSE = 5.174) with a mean reduction of 2.0, and an improvement in sleep quality was seen as measured by the PSQI (F(2, 74) = 11.047, p<0.001, MSE = 2.269) with a mean improvement of 1.3. …”
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