Is a European Recovery Possible Without High-Tech Public Corporations? by Daniele Archibugi, Vitantonio Mariella

“…The actions taken by the EU to fill this technology gap, including the Framework Programmes for research and technological development, are beneficial but still insufficient in terms of the resources committed. …”
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Increasing Possibilities of Nanosuspension by Kumar Bishwajit Sutradhar, Sabera Khatun, Irin Parven Luna

“…Nowadays, a very large proportion of new drug candidates emerging from drug discovery programmes are water insoluble and thus poorly bioavailable. …”
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OLIG2 mediates a rare targetable stem cell fate transition in sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma by Kinjal Desai, Siyi Wanggou, Erika Luis, Heather Whetstone, Chunying Yu, Robert J. Vanner, Hayden J. Selvadurai, Lilian Lee, Jinchu Vijay, Julia E. Jaramillo, Jerry Fan, Paul Guilhamon, Michelle Kushida, Xuejun Li, Gregory Stein, Santosh Kesari, Benjamin D. Simons, Xi Huang, Peter B. Dirks

“…Targeting this rare OLIG2-driven proliferative programme with a small molecule inhibitor, CT-179, dramatically attenuates early tumour formation and tumour regrowth post-therapy, and significantly increases median survival in vivo. …”
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Fondements du discours propagandiste arabe de la Grande-Bretagne au Maghreb pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale (1939-1943) by Fayçal Cherif

“…It was an efficient and fearsome weapon to control the spirit of the Arab people’s opinion in general, especially that of the Maghrebians, who were often hostile to the British and French colonial policies in their regions. Certainly, radio programmes were preponderant as they were easily accessible but newspapers and leaflets were also used a lot in this psychological war. …”
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Ring Oscillators with Additional Phase Detectors as a Random Source in a Random Number Generator by Łukasz Matuszewski, Mieczysław Jessa, Jakub Nikonowicz

“…Furthermore, our research demonstrates that the proposed RNG’s perfect properties remain unaffected by the manufacturer of the field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) used for implementation. …”
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Effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Preliminary Objective and Subjective Outcome Evaluation Findings by Daniel T.L. Shek

“…(Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes). In the Tier 1 Program, teaching units based on different positive youth development constructs are covered. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF DIGITAL MIGRATION SWITCH-OVER PREPAREDNESS AMONG SELECT BROADCAST STATIONS IN BENIN CITY by JOSEPHINE OSATOHANMWEN ADEYEYE, EMEKE PRECIOUS NWAOBOLI

“…The rationale of the study was to ascertain the state of digital switch-over programme among broadcast stations in Benin City and how prepared select broadcast stations are in the switch over policy. …”
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Subjective Outcome Evaluation Findings: Factors Related to the Perceived Effectiveness of the Tier 2 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. by Daniel T.L. Shek, Cecilia M.S. Ma

“…(Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes), 8,489 participants in 196 schools responded to the Subjective Outcome Evaluation Form (Form C) to assess their views of the program, program workers, and perceived effectiveness of the program. …”
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Living with Stigma: Depressed Elderly Persons’ Experiences of Physical Health Problems by Anne Lise Holm, Anne Lyberg, Elisabeth Severinsson

“…Effective training programmes and procedures need to be developed with more focus on how to handle depressive ill health and physical problems in older people.…”
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Edge Computing in an IoT Base Station System: Reprogramming and Real-Time Tasks by Huifeng Wu, Junjie Hu, Jiexiang Sun, Danfeng Sun

“…This paper includes a theoretical mathematical model that demonstrates the dynamic characteristics of BSIS along with a formulation for implementing BSIS in practice. Embedded programmable logic controllers serve as the edge nodes; a dynamic programming method creates a seamless integration between the edge nodes and the cloud. …”
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RILEM TC CUC: Carbon dioxide uptake by concrete during and after service life – Opening Letter by Gregor Gluth, Susan Bernal

“…This Opening Letter presents aspects of the motivation to establish the TC, a brief overview of the state of the art in the field, the scheduled work programme, and the anticipated impact of the TC outputs. …”
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An Evaluation of the Effects of Delayed Parasitism on Daily and Lifetime Fecundity of <i>Aphidius ervi</i> Haliday by Vincenzo Trotta, Paolo Fanti, Roberto Rosamilia, Donatella Battaglia

“…Studying how the parasitoid optimizes its reproductive resources is important as it provides information to improve the efficiency of a biological control programme. Many studies have been carried out on <i>Aphidius ervi</i> to assess the foraging behaviour of the parasitoid, but how the age of the parasitoid affects its foraging behaviour is still poorly understood. …”
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From Cybernetics to Systems Theory in the First Space Age by Christian Girard

“…Both fields appeared to tackle the pilot problem head-on, either to shoot a pilot down (cybernetics in World War II) – or to send some to the moon and back (systems engineering and management in the Apollo programme). The study of three US institutions (TRW, SDC and NASA) demonstrates an intense alliance between them, with a persistent focus on the issues of automation and systems thinking. …”
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Values in the sphere of marriage and family relations in the context of modern transformations of society by P. A. Balyavina, M. R. Danilova

“…The results of the paper can be used and are helpful to develop recommendations on the formation of family values and strengthening the family institution, to develop educational programmes and courses in sociology, psychology, pedagogy, and other disciplines related to the study of family and family values. …”
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Stego on FPGA: An IWT Approach by Balakrishnan Ramalingam, Rengarajan Amirtharajan, John Bosco Balaguru Rayappan

“…Our system took 1.6 µs for embedding the data in coefficient blocks and consumed 34% of the logic elements, 22% of the dedicated logic register, and 2% of the embedded multiplier on Cyclone II field programmable gate array (FPGA).…”
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Un « Solitaire sociable »: Amitié et hospitalité chez Bernardin de Saint-Pierre by Angélique Gigan

“…Les rêveries utopiques et les programmes politiques sont un moyen de mettre en pratique ces théories et de mettre à jour un écrivain soucieux de contribuer à l’amélioration de la société. …”
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Militantisme féministe et pouvoir politique : parcours de deux parlementaires féministes belges (1945-1960) by Catherine Jacques

“…It also raises the question of networks, relationships and multiple go-betweens needed in a democratic society by a pressure group willing to see its programme coming true. The analysis of the political tactics and strategies used to reach these feminists goals is the backbone of this article.…”
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Modelling and Testing the Dynamic Properties of a Launcher with Unguided Missiles by Zbigniew J. DZIOPA, Maciej NYCKOWSKI

“…Based on the results of empirical research, a physical and mathematical model of the motion was formulated for both the ZSMU-70 module as well as the WW-4 launcher. A computer programme was developed and the motion of the system was simulated during the launching of the missiles. …”
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Evolution of Physical Therapy Education in China and Use of Simulation-based Learning to Maximize Clinical Placement Outcomes by Alice Y M JONES, Margot A SKINNER, Elizabeth DEAN

“…Objective:The purpose of this article is to describe the evolution of the profession of physical therapy and physical therapy entry level education in China, with specific attention to the role of simulation-based learning(SBL)experiences in preparing students for clinical placements.Methods:With respect to their education, physical therapy students, like medical students, require a structured clinical education programme to ensure professional competence on graduation. …”
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Photovoltaic Energy Conversion System Constructed by High Step-Up Converter with Hybrid Maximum Power Point Tracking by K. I. Hwu, W. C. Tu, C. R. Wang

“…Aside from these, the field programmable gate array (FPGA) is used as a control kernal of the overall system, so as to realize the HMPPT and fully digitalized control. …”
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