Rainfall intensity profile induced changes in surface‒subsurface flow and soil loss as influenced by surface cover type: A long-term in situ field study by Jian Duan, Haijin Zheng, Lingyun Wang, Yaojun Liu, Minghao Mo, Jie Yang

“…The results indicated that the advanced pattern with short duration–high intensity and the delayed pattern with long duration–high depth contributed to 73.45% of the total erosive events. For bare land, advanced events were the dominant pattern producing surface runoff and soil erosion, accounting for 57.24% and 75.17%, respectively, of the total surface runoff and erosion. …”
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Regular black holes from pure gravity by Pablo Bueno, Pablo A. Cano, Robie A. Hennigar

“…We show via an explicit construction how an infinite tower of higher-curvature corrections generically leads to a resolution of the Schwarzschild singularity in any spacetime dimension D≥5. …”
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Evaluation of storage stability of refrigerated buffalo meat coated with hydrothermally treated potato starch incorporated with thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and ginger (Zingiber officin... by Sangam Dahal, Basanta Kumar Rai, Anish Dangal, Kishor Rai, Prekshya Timsina, Ramesh Koirala, Sanjay Chaudhary, Pankaj Dahal, Tanka Bhattarai, Angelo Maria Giuffrè

“…Buffalo meat samples were coated by hydrothermally treated starch solution incorporated with thyme and ginger essential oil at five different proportions (total of 2.5% of starch solution). A total of five treatments (S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5) along with two controls (S6 and S7) were subjected to microbiological [total viable count (TVC), Staphylococcus aureus count, psychrotrophic bacteria count (PTC), and coliform count] and physico-chemical analyses such as thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) value, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN) content, extract release volume (ERV), metmyoglobin (Met-Mb), pH, weight loss, and water activity at 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 days of storage. …”
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The Ideal Cardinal and the Role of the Papacy in Dell’uffizio del cardinale (1599) by Giovanni Botero by Blythe Alice Raviola

“… The paper aims to highlight the principal topics of Giovanni Botero’s speech Dell’uffizio del cardinale (1599), the first part of it being dedicated to show what cardinals could do to improve Catholicism in the Reformation world, and the second one, known as Discorso intorno allo Stato della Chiesa, is based on the analysis of the papacy as an independent state: a state that was regional but with universal pretensions. …”
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Affediciliğin Engelleri Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması Üzerine Bir Araştırma by Feridun Kaya, Alaattin Ciminli

“…Bu araştırmanın katılımcılarını, 2021 – 2022 eğitim öğretim yılında Atatürk Üniversitesi'nin çeşitli fakültelerinde eğitim gören yaşları 19 ile 41 arasında değişen (Ort= 23.07, ss= 4.67) olan 284 kadın (%65) ve 154 erkek (%35) olmak üzere toplam 438 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Affediciliğin Engelleri Ölçeği, Heartland Affetme Ölçeği ve Affetme Esnekliği Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. …”
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Assessment and Determination of Bittering Agents, Essential Oils, and Antioxidants of Gesho (Rhamnus prinoides L. Herit) Collected from Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Abebe Worku Negash, Belay Tilahun Tadesse, Berhanu Andualem Tsehai

“…It was further dried in an oven at 60°C for 1 h, and then, total resin, essential oils, alpha acid, iso-alpha acid, beta acid, flavonoids, and polyphenols of R. prinoides were determined. …”
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L’impact de l’image sur la perception et transformation des représentations mentales by Carmen Compte

“…She shows how a communication code can transform itself into a cognitive tool for thinking.…”
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Photoinduced Copolymerization of APMP-MMA: The Role of Reactive Hindered Amine APMP by Ting Zhang, Liuwa Fu, Zhikang Chen, Yanyan Cui, Xiaoxuan Liu

“…4-Acryloyl-1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-piperidinol (APMP) is a reactive hindered amine that prolongs the service life of the polymeric materials and exhibits high stability, good resistance to extraction, and low toxicity. In this paper, a photoinduced free radical copolymerization of APMP and methyl methacrylate (MMA) is accomplished at ambient temperature in solution. …”
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Transoral endoscopic thyroid lobectomy and ipsilateral central neck lymph node dissection vestibular approach: analysis of the learning curve and clinical outcomes evaluation by Yuhang Deng, Jiaojiao Zhao, Mei Tao, Haixin Zhao, Ruoxin Fan, Xiaoming Wang, Xiubo Lu

“…PurposeThe transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is distinguished by its ability to leave no visible scars on the body’s surface. …”
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Finite Element Calculation and Its Test Study of Flexible Pin Structure in the 3.X MW Wind Turbine Gearbox by Jinku Li, Wei Liu, Liangrong Li

“…The results show that the clearance of the sleeve and the limited block is decreased 0.285 mm， but not touched， the maxium displacement of flexible pin is 0.24 mm. …”
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Modeling and Optimization of the BSCF-Based Single-Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cell by Artificial Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm by Minh-Vien Le, Tuan-Anh Nguyen, T.-Anh-Nga Nguyen

“…The empirical regression models, such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), can be used as a black-box tool to simulate systems without solving the complicated physical equations merely by utilizing available experimental data. …”
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Some Investigations on the Anisotropy of the Chemical Etching of (h k 0) and (h h l) Silicon Plates in a NaOH 35% Solution. Part II: 3D Etching Shapes, Analysis and Comparison with... by C. R. Tellier, C. A. Hodebourg, S. Durand

“…Some of crystallographic planes limiting membranes and mesa are identified from a stereographic analysis of top contours. Conclusions of this study are in close agreement with a previous work.…”
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Preseason Workload in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers by Bennett Tabaracci, Shraddha Sudhir, Matthew Gauthier, Lindsay Hannigan

“…Peak angular velocity was exported for each throw and total workload was calculated as the median angular velocity multiplied by total throws for each day. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia by Iracema Leroi, Hiranmayi Pantula, Kathryn McDonald, Vijay Harbishettar

“…The proportion in each group who had total NPI scores of ≥4 (“clinically significant”) was as follows: PD-NC, 64.8%; PD-MCI, 62%; PDD 76%. …”
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How are new collective models transforming support for smallholder farmers? Empirical evidence from thematic and sentiment content analysis by Rajiv B. Kale, Pooja A. Dangi, Vinayak Nikam, Kiran Khandagale, Shailendra S. Gadge, Vijay Mahajan

“…Utilizing a descriptive quantitative approach, this research employs content analysis to gather primary data from 4,382 research articles. The NVivo 15 tool is used to analyze the data, identifying key themes, functions, and support agencies as units of analysis. …”
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Vitamin D Effects on Osteoblastic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Dental Tissues by Francesca Posa, Adriana Di Benedetto, Graziana Colaianni, Elisabetta A. Cavalcanti-Adam, Giacomina Brunetti, Chiara Porro, Teresa Trotta, Maria Grano, Giorgio Mori

“…MSCs can be also isolated from the immature form of the tooth, the dental bud: Dental Bud Stem Cells (DBSCs) are adult stem cells that can effectively undergo osteoblastic differentiation. …”
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Digitalisation as a factor of achieving sustainable development of the world economy by Ya. A. Lopatkova

“…Today digitalisation is considered an important component of socio-economic development and part of the global agenda. …”
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An Overview of the US and Mexico Strawberry Industries by Feng Wu, Zhengfei Guan, Alicia Whidden

“…Production in Mexico increased from 140 thousand tons to 360 thousand tons, making Mexico the second-largest strawberry producer in the world. …”
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Pain Vision System for Evaluating Chronic Pain: A Comparison with VAS Scoring by Bao-Kai Wang, Tang-Hua Liu, Fang Xie, Yan-Qing Liu

“…Seventy-one patients with chronic pain were randomly selected to receive pain treatments from August 1, 2018, to September 30, 2018, in the Pain Department of Li Zhuang Tongji Hospital. Among all patients, 26 had cervical spondylosis and 45 had lumbar disc herniation. …”
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CSO (Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery) position paper on rhinologic and skull base surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yvonne Chan, Sarfaraz M. Banglawala, Christopher J. Chin, David W. J. Côté, Dustin Dalgorf, John R. de Almeida, Martin Desrosiers, Richard M. Gall, Artur Gevorgyan, A. Hassan Hassan, Arif Janjua, John M. Lee, Randy M. Leung, Bradford D. Mechor, Dominik Mertz, Eric Monteiro, Smriti Nayan, Brian Rotenberg, John Scott, Kristine A. Smith, Doron D. Sommer, Leigh Sowerby, Marc A. Tewfik, Andrew Thamboo, Allan Vescan, Ian J. Witterick

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