Pedagogical reflections from a transnational PhD course in ageing by Anne Liveng, Jeanette Eriksson, Jonas Christensen

“… This article is based on an interdisciplinary PhD course on ageing societies. The course brought together researchers, practitioners, and PhD students representing diverse welfare regimes and scientific traditions. …”
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Comparative analysis of organizationalculture transformation models by I. V. Groshev, Menin He

“…An analysis of organizational culture transformation models has been presented. The mechanisms and tools which can be used for changes, have been studied, which are understood as any actions aimed at reviving or reorienting the activity of the organization. …”
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Predicting the adsorption of -perfluorohexane (-CF) on BAM-P109 activated carbon using an force field by Fenglei Cao, Zhifeng Jing, Huai Sun

“…The force field parameters were derived from data calculated using quantum mechanics density functional theory with dispersion energy correction, and the total adsorption amount was calculated as the sum of the adsorption amounts of microscopic and mesoscopic pores. …”
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Frequency of Lower Lung Field Tuberculosis in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Raihan Kamal Galib, Susanta Kumar Paul, Khujjista Akter, Manzurul Ibrahim Musa, Dip Jyoti Sarker, Shah Ashiqur Rahman Ashiq Choudhury, Shipan Chandra Paul, Rajashish Chakrabortty

“…Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the risk factor of DM for the development of TB. Results A total of 117 PTB‐DM participants were studied in this study. …”
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Inhibition of complement system-related gene ITGB2 attenuates epithelial–mesenchymal transition and inflammation in diabetic nephropathy by Jun Peng, Wenqi Zhao, Lu Zhou, Kun Ding

“…Then the cell viability, inflammatory factors, and the expression of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and fibrosis markers were determined by using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), western blotting assays, respectively. Results In total, 1012 DEGs and 974 DN-related genes were screened, and intersection analysis of the three (DN-related genes, DEGs and CSRGs) yielded 13 intersection genes, which were considered as the DCSRGs. …”
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Epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical impact of bacterial heteroresistance by Linna Xu, Xiaofen Mo, Hui Zhang, Fen Wan, Qixia Luo, Yonghong Xiao

“…It is considered an intermediate stage in the evolution of bacteria towards full resistance. Heteroresistant strains often have a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) that appears sensitive, making detection and differentiation in clinical settings difficult. …”
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Portal‐Vein Compression Caused by Double‐Pigtail Plastic Biliary Stent by Shinsuke Akiyama, Masaya Wada, Tetsuro Inokuma

“…However, follow‐up contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (CE‐CT) revealed differences in arterial‐phase blood flow between the liver lobes without reduction in portal vein blood flow. …”
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Quality Attributes of Fresh-Cut Coconut after Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Pasteurization by Giovanna Ferrentino, Ana Belscak-Cvitanovic, Drazenka Komes, Sara Spilimbergo

“…After 30 min of treatment at 12 MPa and 40°C a decrease of lightness (8%), pH (13%), fat content (24%), total phenol content (29%), flavonoid compounds (49%), antioxidant capacity (30%) and an increase of dry matter (11%) and titratable acidity (51.1%) were observed while polyphenol oxidase (PPO) exhibited 35% and 98.5% inactivation. …”
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PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND AWARENESS FROM THE C6-1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION IN KRONGNO, DAKNONG PROVINCE by Lê Xuân Hưng, La Thế Phúc, Phạm Thị Phương Thảo, Vũ Tiến Đức, Nguyễn Trung Minh

“…This paper presents the preliminary findings regarding the discovery of dwellings and stone tool processing of prehistoric people living around 6,000 – 4,000 years ago obtained from the investigation of 10 caves and the excavation of the C6-1 volcanic cave in Krongno in 2017. …”
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Reduzir a desigualdade, mas até que ponto? Breves comentários a partir da "Vida Boa" de Aristóteles by Robson Antonio Grassi

“…The article then proposes that Aristotle can provide a new look at the growing inequality in today’s world, based on his vision of the “good life”. …”
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OPTIMIZING DISTRIBUTION ROUTE OF PACKED DRINKING WATER WITH THE CLARKE AND WRIGHT SAVINGS AND NEAREST NEIGHBOR METHODS (Case Study of PT. GSI) by Rian Puji Kusuma, Dwi Agustina Kurniawati, Dwi Kristanto, Noordin Mohd. Yusof, Kuan Yew Wong

“…The distribution process must be able to deliver products on time while it also reduces the transportation costs which can consume around 50% of the company's total logistics costs. If distribution costs can be reduced, it can indirectly increase the company’s profit. …”
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Impact of Temperature on the Strength Development of the Tailing-Waste Rock Backfill of a Gold Mine by Bin Han, Shengyou Zhang, Wei Sun

“…In addition, as the cement ratio rises, the critical point for the impact of temperature on strength gradually moves toward a low-temperature zone; in pace with the slurry mass concentration increase, the compressive strength of the backfill also rises and its rate of increase enlarges after going beyond the critical concentration. …”
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Effects of Furrow Corn Straw Mulch on Soil Erosion and Organic Carbon Loss in Sloping Farmland in the Black Soil Region by Haiou Shen, Hongli Li, Hang Liu, Jialong Wu, Chunli Li, Yushi Liang

“…The results showed that when comparing treatments with the furrow corn straw mulch to control treatments, runoff coefficients, sediment concentration, and mean ratios of organic carbon loss in sediment to total carbon loss decreased by 48.0–97.7%, 45.6–99.7%, and 4.7–12.9%, respectively. …”
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Postmodern Masal Uyarlaması Olarak Sihirli Orman Filmi by Özge Sayılgan, Gökçen Cıvaş

“…Araştırmanın sonucunda Sihirli Orman filminin, her ne kadar postmodern bir anlatı olarak kabul edilse de, hikaye (içerik) düzeyinde var olan toplumsal iktidar ilişkilerini, toplumsal cinsiyet pratiklerini ve ataerkil düşünceyi yeniden üreten söylemlere sahip olduğu bulunmuştur.…”
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Road Transport and Urban Mobility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factor for Air Pollution Modeling in Burkina Faso by Issaka Abdou Razakou Kiribou, Tiga Neya, Bernard Nana, Kehinde Ogunjobi, Tizane Daho, Y․ Woro Gounkaou, Faith Mawia Muema, Dejene W. Sintayehu

“…Thus, in 2019, gasoline and diesel accounted for 71 % and 21 % of total fuel consumption respectively, and produced a total amount of 1034 513.84 tons of CO2 (1034.5 GgCO2). …”
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Comparison of Endometrial Microbiota Results Between Patients with Unexplained Infertility and Fertile Patients through 16s rRNA Sequencing by Gonca Ozten Dere, Cagman Tan, Sezcan Mumusoglu, Pinar Zarakolu, Gurkan Bozdag

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this case control study a total of 15 patients with unexplained infertility and 15 patients who had a live birth in the last two years with proven fertility were recruited. …”
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Extensive In Silico Analysis of ATL1 Gene : Discovered Five Mutations That May Cause Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A by Mujahed I. Mustafa, Naseem S. Murshed, Abdelrahman H. Abdelmoneim, Miyssa I. Abdelmageed, Nafisa M. Elfadol, Abdelrafie M. Makhawi

“…The aim of this work was to categorize the most damaging SNPs in ATL1 gene and to predict their impact on the functional and structural levels by several computational analysis tools. Methods. The raw data of ATL1 gene were retrieved from dbSNP database and then run into numerous computational analysis tools. …”
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Being Entrapped Between Change and Return to the Kemalist Political Culture: Two Stories of the Ak Party Foreign Policy in the Context of Arab Spring by Rıdvan KALAYCI, Ünal TÜYSÜZ

“…In this context, the current study suggests that the AK Party, prior to the Arab Spring, reinterpreted the basic paradigms of the Kemalist political culture and shaped its foreign policy on these dynamics, but with the Arab Spring, experienced a shift towards the traditional line. In order to embody this argument, the relationship between political culture and foreign policy in the AK Party period is examined in detail.…”
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Advancing Passwordless Authentication: A Systematic Review of Methods, Challenges, and Future Directions for Secure User Identity by Mohd Imran Md Yusop, Nazhatul Hafizah Kamarudin, Nur Hanis Sabrina Suhaimi, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan

“…This has led to a shift toward passwordless authentication, an approach that promises enhanced security and user experience. …”
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METHODOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE (THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF VOCATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATION) by E. M. Dorozhkin, E. F. Zeer

“…The pedagogical innovations transforming research findings into educational practice are considered to be the main tool of integration methodology means.Practical significance. …”
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