Scheduling-Based Optimization for Motion Coordination of Autonomous Vehicles at Multilane Intersections by Mehmet Ali Guney, Ioannis A. Raptis

“…The featured challenge is the design of an intersection traffic manager, in the form of a supervisory control algorithm, that regulates the motion of the autonomous vehicles in the intersection. We cast the multivehicle coordination task as an optimization problem, with a one-dimensional search-space. …”
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Chosen Vascular Risk Markers in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome: An Age-Related Disorder by Hanna Lesiewska, Agnieszka Łukaszewska-Smyk, Grażyna Odrowąż-Sypniewska, Magdalena Krintus, Aneta Mańkowska-Cyl, Grażyna Malukiewicz

“…Conclusions. Our results cast doubt on the opinion on the possible PEX and vascular diseases relation. …”
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Incisor crowding evaluation in children aged 7-11 years attending orthodontic clinics of the college of dentistry at Hawler Medical University. by Shaho Ziyad Jamil Al-Talabani

“…Method: Eighty-two dental casts of schoolchildren, aged 7 to 11 years, who attended orthodontic clinics in the dentistry college at Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq, were studied by one examiner. …”
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Impact behaviour and fractography of 6061 alloy with Trace addition of Sn by Monoj Baruah, Anil Borah

“….% Sn was studied in the as-cast (AC), as-roll (AR) and peak-age roll (PAR) processing state. …”
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Effect of sodium lauroyl sarcosinate on the thermal, optical and moisture absorption properties of polyvinylpyrrolidone film by Ian Pellinca Braga Caetano, Danielle Marques de Araújo Stapelfeldt, Rodrigo de Siqueira Melo, Kênia da Silva Freitas, Ana Lucia Shiguihara, Jorge Amim Júnior

“… In the present study, polyvinylpyrrolidone films containing amino acid-based surfactant, namely, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate (SLS), were prepared by casting method. The obtained films (PVP/SLS) were characterized by means of attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), optical properties, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and moisture absorption (MA). …”
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Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis, associated anomalies and pregnancy outcomes of fetal right aortic arch by Yuting Xie, Zongjie Weng, Ronghua Wang, Qiumei Wu, Wen Ling, Jinwen Chen, Shan Guo

“…Of the 81 terminated pregnancies, 19 cases received pathological anatomy or vascular casting, including 18 cases with results consistent with the prenatal ultrasound and 1 case with inconsistent results.ConclusionsPrenatal echocardiography is useful for diagnosing fetal RAA. …”
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Cicadas (of Florida), Neocicada hieroglyphica (Say), Tibicen, Diceroprocta and Melampsalta spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) by Thomas J. Walker, Thomas Moore

“… In Florida, cicadas are best known for their loud calls heard during the day, usually issuing from trees. Their cast nymphal skeletons are often seen on the trunks of trees or on shrubs. …”
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Les Montand-Signoret jouent Arthur Miller. La première française des Sorcières de Salem by Julie Vatain-Corfdir

“…This essay explores the French cast and crew’s interpretation of Miller’s play, and the conception of it which they presented to Parisian audiences. …”
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De la dialectique du « local » et du « national » dans les lois électorales tunisiennes ou comment représenter le « peuple » dans la Tunisie post-Ben Ali by Eric Gobe

“…The new constitution paved the way for the organization of local collectives directed by elected councils for universal suffrage, and has encouraged actors of the post-Ben Ali political stage to cast a new regard on the effects of electoral methods on the operation of the local as well as national political scene.…”
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UNPARK. The second life of an infrastructure in a high-density urban environment by Paolo Carli, Patrizia Scrugli

“…With this in mind, the contribution aims to cast light on a topic with a great deal of potential to fuel debate within the discipline as well as our cities.…”
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Alternative Splicing and Its Impact as a Cancer Diagnostic Marker by Yun-Ji Kim, Heui-Soo Kim

“…Taken together, the identification of alternative spliced variants as biomarkers to distinguish between normal and cancer cells could cast light on tumorigenesis.…”
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Le musée de Sculpture comparée au prisme de la collection de cartes postales éditées par les frères Neurdein (1904-1915) by Dominique Jarrassé, Emmanuelle Polack

“…In putting together a collection that would comprise 1,606 postcards, the Neurdein brothers were responding to a request by the Musée de Sculpture Comparée which attested that, beyond its tourist function, the postcard was envisaged by the director, Camille Enlart, as a real instrument for the diffusion of knowledge and the management of the cast collection, or even as a miniature encyclopedia of the history of sculpture. …”
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Effect of Grey and White Portland Cement Fillers on Flexural and Shear Strength of GFRP Composite Material by D. Harsha Vardhan, D. Sai Chaithanya Kishore, Y. Santhosh Kumar Reddy, K. Manohar Reddy, Gujjala Raghavendra, Ramesh Rudrapati

“…In order to develop high-strength polymer matrix composites, the composites containing 5%, 10%, and 15% each of Portland grey and white cement filler are prepared by uniformly mixing the epoxy and filler materials, followed by casting by hand layup technique. The flexural and shear test is performed in accordance with ASTM 790 and ASTM D5379, respectively. …”
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Current Perspectives regarding Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease by Kyeong-Ah Kwak, Seung-Pyo Lee, Jin-Young Yang, Young-Seok Park

“…Stem cell-based therapies cast a new hope for AD treatment as a replacement or regeneration strategy. …”
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Investigation of mechanicaland structural characteristics of some alloys in Ag-rich corner of Ag-Cu-Sn system by Marjanović S., Gusković D., Trucić M., Marjanović B.

“…Starting samples were four small billets with different contents of constituting elements - Ag90Cu5Sn5, Ag85Cu5Sn10, Ag85Cu10Sn5, Ag80Cu10Sn10 (at%), prepared from p.a. metals Sn, Ag, Cu by melting in electro-inductive furnace under air atmosphere and additional reductant and cast into bars of square shape, dimensions 1x1x10cm. …”
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The influence of urban space in dramatic conflicts: transnationality in Mexican fiction films by Silvana Flores

“… Through this article we will analyze a corpus of Mexican fiction films of its classic-industrial period, produced by Pedro and Guillermo Calderón, Palabras de mujer (José Díaz Morales, 1946) and Maternidad imposible (Emilio Gómez Muriel, 1955), that have as a common nexus the interurban transfers, based on the migration phenomenon, the exploitation of a transnational cast and the influences of differentiated urban spaces in the narrative conflicts. …”
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Possibilities assessment of the film cluster in the Kaliningrad Oblast functioning by A. A. Gorshkova, M. I. Kosinova

“…The analysis of available opportunities in the field of film production, film education, cast and other things is carried out. All aspects of the film industry are considered, including film festivals, film pitching and more. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Nickel Chloride Doped PMMA Films by Wasan A. Al-Taa’y, Saad F. Oboudi, Emad Yousif, Mohammed Abdul Nabi, Rahimi M. Yusop, Darfizzi Derawi

“…Films of PMMA and PMMA doped with NiCl2 with different contents were prepared using the casting technique. The optical properties of all films were investigated using spectrophotometric measurements of absorbance and transmittance in the wavelength range 200–800 nm. …”
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Dynamic Recrystallization and Recovery Behaviors in Austenite of a Novel Fe-1.93Mn-0.07Ni-1.96Cr-0.35Mo Ultrahigh Strength Steel by Yongli Chen, Yuhua Li, Xuejiao Zhou, Yueyue Jiang, Fei Tan

“…Due to the complex composition and high proportion of alloys in traditional ultrahigh strength steel, the dilemma caused by ultrahigh strength and low toughness in casting and forging processes requiring subsequent heat treatment can be mitigated with an efficient and economical rolling process. …”
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To what extent does human capital diversity moderate the relationship between HRM practices and organizational performance: Evidence from Spanish firms by Rafael Triguero-Sánchez, Jesús C. Peña-Vinces, Mercedes Sánchez-Apellániz

“…Examining the factors' determining human capital diversity casts some light on the black box of the relationship between human resources practices and organizational performance.…”
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