The relationship between water production rate and resistivity in sand-based porous materials under two-phase fluid flow and its application by Weibiao Xie, Weibiao Xie, Qiuli Yin, Qiuli Yin, Xueping Dai, Xueping Dai, Yang Fan, Pan Zhang, Pan Zhang

“…Accurately predicting the water production rate of multiple-phase fluid flows through porous rock is important for many engineering and geological applications. Taking into account irreducible water and capillary tortuosity, the equivalent rock element model from previous studies has been improved. …”
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A multidisciplinary evaluation of robotic-assisted surgery effectiveness and its implications for healthcare education and practice - review of literature by Justyna Korus, Natalia Hopej, Aleksandra Grzegorczyk, Nicol Dardzińska, Marta Dziedziak

“…All of the above should be taken into account when qualifying the patient for the method of performing the surgery and considering the possible benefits that he or she is able to achieve. …”
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Non-oscillatory central schemes for the Saint-Venant system by Rooholah Abedian

“…The research aims to develop a well-balanced numerical method for solving the shallow water equations, which account for the balance laws and the source term related to the seabed slope. …”
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Probing exotic long-lived particles from the prompt side using the CONTUR method by L. Corpe, A. Goudelis, S. Jeannot, S. Jeon

“…The Contur workflow is modified to either account for the fraction of long-lived particles which decay early enough to be reconstructed as prompt, or to be sensitive to the recoil of such particles against a prompt system. …”
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Media immersion and acceptance of technologies: Exploring the influence of virtual reality, video, and photo-based presentations using the case of air taxis by Mikael Bagratuni, Jan Silberer, Patrick Planing, Patrick Müller

“…However, in the VR condition, the decision-making process included taking more emotional factors into account. These findings highlight the usefulness of both emotional and utilitarian factors when considering technology acceptance and, therefore, the potential of VR to increase user engagement despite a lack of impact on immediate usage intention. …”
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Probiotics, metabolism and the functional condition of cardio-vascular system by Ye. A. Kashukh, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Along with traditional concepts on the risk factors of atherosclerosis and cardio-vascular diseases development one should take into account data on the new pathogenic mechanisms for these diseases. …”
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Disparities in low-carbon concrete GWP at the metropolitan level in the United States by Jonathan Michael Broyles, Juan Pablo Gevaudan

“…Our results demonstrate that low-carbon concrete specification targets can only be met in metropolitan areas with sufficient GWP data, such as New York City and Los Angeles, which account for 41% of EPDs and, hence, skew regional GWPs – preventing equitable and attainable low-carbon concrete specifications. …”
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Bacterial community improves the volatile components coupled with abiotic factors during the spontaneous fermentation of Chinese strong-aroma Baijiu by Bin Lin, Jie Tang, Qun Li, Liping Zhu, Wei Jiang, Hanbing Ke, Zhang Wen, Huaichen Liu, Shengzhi Yang, Qiang Yang, Shenxi Chen, Peijie Han

“…Compared with fungi, bacterial diversity accounted for 96 % of the variation in volatile components coupled with temperature, acidity and reducing sugar. …”
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Evolution of concept of esophageal motor disturbances in pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…Obesity increases potential of TLESR appearance, associated with reflux of liquid contents from the stomach.Conclusion. Taking into account comprehension of available regulatory parts, reality of influence on esophageal motility and especially LES is tempting. …”
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Modern options of prokinetics in gastroesophageal reflux disease treatment by A. A. Sheptulin, A. A. Kurbatova, S. A. Baranov

“…Conclusion. Taken into account important role of esophageal and stomach dysmotility in GERD pathogenesis, prokinetics can be recommended for comprehensive disease treatment, especially at PPI inefficacy.…”
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Wyjść poza krąg. O przywracaniu pedagogiki Marii Rogowskiej-Falskiej i Wiery Schmidt by Wojciech Siegień

“…The comparative analysis took into account the voices of female educators from Poland and the Soviet Union – Maria Rogowska-Falska and Vera Schmidt. …”
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Multifocal Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of Ribs with Active Pulmonary Infection by Venkatesh Elumalai, K. Krishnamoorthy, T. Joseph Pratheeban, E. Mathan, O. M. Rahman Shahul Hameed

“…We present here the case of a 28-year-old male who is an accountant in a travel agency with no comorbidities presented with complaints of cough with expectoration and swelling over the left posterolateral chest wall for 3 months’ duration. …”
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Modern Approaches in the Morphological Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by A. S. Tertychnyy, Kh. M. Akhriyeva, E. A. Kogan, O. V. Zayratyants, L. S. Selivanova

“…Diagnostic accuracy is improved if several signs are taken into account at once, if changes within one or more parts of the intestine are analyzed, it is necessary to compare the identified changes with the clinical picture of the disease.Conclusion. …”
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Internal Audit Aspects of Companies' Sustainability Reporting by Antonella Maria TIMIS, Aurelia STEFANESCU

“…They also provide a relevant perspective on how recent events have influenced the corporate behaviour and accountability of these entities in relation to ESG requirements in the pandemic and post-pandemic period.…”
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Polygenic height prediction for the Han Chinese in Taiwan by Chih-Hao Chang, Che-Yu Chou, Timothy G. Raben, Shih-Ann Chen, Yuh-Jyh Jong, Jeng-Yih Wu, Shun-Fa Yang, Hsiang-Cheng Chen, Yen-Lin Chen, Ming Chen, Gwo-Chin Ma, Chih-Yang Huang, Tso-Fu Wang, Sing-Lian Lee, Chen-Fang Hung, See-Tong Pang, Erik Widen, Yao-Ming Chang, Erh-Chan Yeh, Chun-Yu Wei, Chien-Hsiun Chen, Stephen D. H. Hsu, Pui-Yan Kwok

“…Our findings establish that combining birth year (as a surrogate for nutritional status), age at measurement (to account for age-associated effects on height), and genetic profile data improves the accuracy of height prediction. …”
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Automated Diagnosis of Skin Cancer. by Nyiramugisha, Shallon, Nuwahereza, Godfrey

“…Nonetheless, most of them are based only on dermoscopic images and do not take into account the patient's clinical information, an important clue towards clinical diagnosis. …”
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Social Media Use and Oral Health–Related Misconceptions in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Rahaf Hamdan BinHamdan, Salwa Abdulrahman Alsadhan, Arwa Zohair Gazzaz, AlBandary Hassan AlJameel

“…Participants who followed dental-specific accounts had significantly lower misconceptions, while trust in social media as a source of information was linked to higher counts of misconceptions. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery among Women with Easy Access to Health Facilities in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Multi-level Mixed Effect Analysis by Berhan Tekeba, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…Introduction: Most maternal deaths are associated with home deliveries, which account for half of births in low-income countries. …”
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Impact of internal business communication on the employees commitment in tourist enterprises by Novaković-Božić Nataša, Perić Goran, Cogoljević Vladan

“…Managers in companies that deal with tourism must take into account the advantages of internal business communication and the opportunities brought by its adequate use, when it comes to the impact on the commitment of employees. …”
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Building occupancy type classification and uncertainty estimation using machine learning and open data by Tom Narock, J. Michael Johnson, Justin Singh-Mohudpur, Arash Modaresi Rad

“…Federal and local agencies have identified a need to create building databases to help ensure that critical infrastructure and residential buildings are accounted for in disaster preparedness and to aid the decision-making processes in subsequent recovery efforts. …”
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