The place and role of insurance in shaping a “greenˮ economy by M. N. Stepanova

“…Another important conclusion that has been brought up for discussion is that the potential of insurance as a risk management tool within the green economy strategy is not to be confined to environmental insurance, but should be considered in expanding its scope of application to include both the fuller coverage of risk carriers and the range of potential hazards.…”
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Using CVIS to Improve Bus Schedule Adherence: A Predictive Control Strategy and Its Hardware-in-the-Loop Field Tests by Wei Yin, Jing Teng, Xiaoguang Yang, H. Michael Zhang

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A Case of Alport Syndrome with Posttransplant Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease despite Negative Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Antibodies by EIA Treated with Plasmapheres... by Sumiko I. Armstead, Thomas Hellmark, Jorgen Wieslander, Xin J. Zhou, Ramesh Saxena, Nilum Rajora

“…This patient was treated with plasmapheresis twice per week and monthly intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for a total of five months. At the end of treatment, these unknown antibodies were no longer detected. …”
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A Fully Integrated Orthodontic Aligner With Force Sensing Ability for Machine Learning‐Assisted Diagnosis by Hao Feng, Wenhao Song, Ruyi Li, Linxin Yang, Xiaoxuan Chen, Jiajun Guo, Xuan Liao, Lei Ni, Zhou Zhu, Junyu Chen, Xibo Pei, Yijun Li, Jian Wang

“…Abstract Currently, the diagnosis of malocclusion is a highly demanding process involving complicated examinations of the dental occlusion, which increases the demand for innovative tools for occlusal data monitoring. Nevertheless, continuous wireless monitoring within the oral cavity is challenging due to limitations in sampling and device size. …”
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Correlation between the heating value and the chemical characteristics of Eucalyptus biomass by Eraldo Antonio Bonfatti Júnior, Rudson Silva Oliveira, Elaine Cristina Lengowski, Alan Sulato de Andrade, Dimas Agostinho da Silva

“…Positive correlations with HHV were observed for the total extractives content in the bark, total lignin content in the leaves, volatile materials content in the bark, leaves, and stem, and fixed carbon content in the stem. …”
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Designing a Model for Demand Side Management in Electricity Sector Based on Collaborative Governance by Gholamreza kazemian, Mohammadreza Raecy, Reza Vaezi, Vajollah Ghorbanizadeh

“…This study, however, aims to shift the focus towards the social aspect of DSM strategy by conducting a thorough analysis of consumer capacities in successful DSM programs. …”
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Seabed Acoustic Mapping Revealing an Uncharted Habitat of Circular Depressions Along the Southeast Brazilian Outer Shelf by Ana Carolina Lavagnino, Marcos Daniel Leite, Tarcila Franco, Pedro Smith Menandro, Fernanda Vedoato Vieira, Geandré Carlos Boni, Alex Cardoso Bastos

“…Herein, we aim to present the CD metrics characteristics and discuss their relationship with morphology and relevance as a habitat based on multibeam bathymetry and ground truthing. A total of 3660 depressions were mapped between 46 and 85 m in depth, reaching an area of 460 m² and 5 m relief. …”
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Houses in the Wood to enjoy the Sun and the Stars by Elena Mucelli

“…In 1938, Gio Ponti and Bernard Rudofsky worked out a project for a hotel in the woods in which architecture and landscape should blend into one in an endless toeing and froing whereby the indoor spills into the outdoor and the landscape breaks into the house. …”
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A straightforward Py-GC/MS methodology for quantification of microplastics in tap water by Alexander Ccanccapa-Cartagena, Anandu Nair Gopakumar, Maryam Salehi

“…This method provides a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective tool for routine laboratory analysis of microplastics in tap water and other environmental matrices. • A 23-minute Py-GC/MS method efficiently quantifies microplastics in tap water. • Cost-effective strategy using commercially available mass spectral libraries. • Accurate quantification with ng/L sensitivity validated by pure polymer standards.…”
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Sarcopenia en adultos mayores de la unidad de salud de la familia Barrio Santa Ana 2024 by Viviana Cristina Fernández, Caroline Pereira de Souza, Eva Fabiana Mereles Aranda, Margarita Samudio, Alma Graciela Gonzáles de Lamas, Matheus Silva Gonsalves

“…Se incluyeron pacientes de ambos sexos a partir de 75 años de edad en los cuales se aplicó el cuestionario SARC-F y se tomó medidas antropométricas y de la fuerza de prensión manual. …”
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Assessment of Genetic Variability for Yield and Yield-Contributing Traits in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Genotypes by Abera Seboka Yami, Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew

“…The first four principal components explained 77.92% of the total variation. The existence of the highest intercluster distance indicates that there is variability, which creates an opportunity for improvement.…”
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New records of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L.) in the upper Soča valley, Slovenia by Miha Mihelič, Miha Krofel

“…We also reviewed the database of the reported jackal depredations on livestock at the Bovec Forest Service. In total, we conducted 31 interviews and gathered information on 100 records of jackal presence from 2009 to 2012. …”
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METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by Tatyana Bukhovets

“…The approach presents a toolkit and a step-by-step algorithm for assessing the effectiveness of public administration. …”
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Validating Factorial Survey Experiments: Response to Comment by Andrea G. Forster, Martin Neugebauer

“…In addition to exploring the conditions under which FSs provide valid behavioral predictions, we varied the topic sensitivity and tested whether behavioral predictions were more accurate after filtering out respondents who provided socially desirable answers or did not exert sufficient effort in responding to FS vignettes. …”
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Türkiye Üniversitelerinde İnsan Hakları Derslerine ve Çalışmalarına İlişkin Niceliksel Bir İnceleme by Seda Kalem Berk

“…Türkiye’de insan hakları eğitimi özellikle 1990lı yıllardan itibaren gerek kamu bürokrasisi içerisinde gerek sivil toplumda gerekse akademik çevrelerde giderek artan bir ilgi görmüştür. …”
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A curative effect evaluation of intensity-modulated radiation therapy combined with periorbital triamcinolone acetonide injection in treating thyroid eye disease patients with acti... by Hao Zhang, Weimin He

“…The retrospective observational study was conducted. A total of 156 eligible patients were selected from the TED patient database of the Ophthalmology Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University. …”
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Space-time Characteristics of 16 PM2.5-bound Phthalates (PAEs) in Ambient Air from Shanghai: Profiles, Sources, Meteorological Effects, and Exposure Risks by Janvier Munyaneza, Md Faysal Hossain, Qilong Jia, Yusen Duan, Guangli Xiu

“…Among population groups, an elevated daily intake (EDI) ranging from 1.04 to 27.95 ng kgBWt−1 day−1 was found for toddlers, with the highest estimated hazard index of 1.5 × 10−2.…”
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L’appareil artistique de Schwitters by Jean-Louis Déotte

“…Or pendant l’entre-deux guerres, et même plus tard, un certain nombre d’artistes n’ont pas hésité à répondre à des commandes extérieures et commerciales, tout en se consacrant à leurs propres recherches plastiques. …”
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新型整体折叠框架式帐篷结构足尺试验研究 by 李源, 孙艳军, 喻磊

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INNOVATION PRODUCTION MODELS by T. N. Guseinova

“…The article is dedicated to the study of the models of production of innovations at enterprise and state levels. The shift towards a new technology wave induces a change in systems of division of labour as well as establishment of new forms of cooperation that are reflected both in theory and practice of innovation policy and management. …”
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