Settlement Process on The Black Sea Northeastern Coast in the Context of Frederick Turner’s Frontier Concept (1830‑1850s) by Sergey N. Shapovalov

“…The article is based on documentary materials and examines the settlement process on the Black Sea northeastern coast in the 1830–1850s. …”
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Managing Landscape Irrigation to Avoid Soil and Nutrient Losses by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Don Rainey, Esen Momol, Claire Lewis, Brian Niemann

“…This publication is designed to help UF/IFAS Extension county agents prepare materials to directly address nutrient losses from lawns and landscapes caused by inadequate irrigation management practices. …”
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YouTube as an information source in deep margin elevation: Reliability, accuracy and quality analysis. by Zeyneb Merve Ozdemir, Sevim Atılan Yavuz, Derya Gursel Surmelioglu

“…The content categories of these videos were diverse, encompassing educational materials, teaching techniques, advertisements, and other types of content. …”
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Effects of Hydrogen-rich Water on Cariogenic Bacteria by Zhibin Liu, Eungyung Kim, Su-Hyung Hong, Kirim Kim, Eun-Kyong Kim, Myoung-Ok Kim

“…Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using EHW as a mouthwash by examining its various effects on cariogenic bacteria. Materials and Methods: To test the bactericidal and anti-biofilm formation effects of EHW on Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, bacterial growth curves, colony-forming unit (CFU) counts, and crystal violet staining of biofilms were examined after exposing the bacterial pellets to EHW or tap water as a control for one minute. …”
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Effectiveness of scapular retraction exercises and kinesio taping in individuals with protracted shoulders: A randomized control trial by Divya Gohil, Mokshi Koul, Gaurang Baxi

“…Retraction exercises reduce the adverse loads on joints and they train the deep postural stabilizing muscles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After ethical approval, 30 subjects with protracted shoulders in the age group of 18–24 years were selected by simple random sampling, and randomly divided into two groups. …”
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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC LEARNING APPROACH AT 10th GRADE ENGLISH CLASSES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 4 KOTA BENGKULU by Hikma Wipaqi

“…The second component was learning materials that supported the implementation of scientific learning approach and the third component was an assessment in scientific learning approach. …”
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BRITISH COLONIAL CONQUEST AND POPULATION MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA 1897– 1903 by Umar Zubairu, Mohammed Auwalu, Adamu Babayo Usman

“…To achieve this, the paper relies heavily on written published and unpublished materials. …”
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Compliant immune response of silk-based biomaterials broadens application in wound treatment by Zhiqiang Tian, Hong Chen, Ping Zhao

“…More importantly, we describe the latest research progress in enhancing the immunotherapeutic and anti-inflammatory effects of composite materials prepared from silk from a mechanistic perspective. …”
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CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND COUNSELLING FOR VALUE RE-ORIENTATION IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP by ADA ANYEBE

“…The study relies mainly on data obtained from secondary sources such as publications of relevant agencies, newspapers, unpublished works, and internet materials. The data will be contextually analysed to provide insight in terms of effect of Christian religion on counseling for value re-orientation in political leadership in the country. …”
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Detecting second mesiobuccal canal in maxillary first molars in Erbil citizens: CBCT Retrospective study. by Mustafa T. Mohamadamin, Karam A. Thiab, Ribwar F. Khalid, Khidir M. Khidir

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) of maxillary first molars in Erbil population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods: A total of 101 permanent maxillary first molars were randomly se-lected from Erbil citizens. …”
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Abdominal Wall Defects: Hydrogel based solutions in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction by Alook Kumar Ajay, Shashi Ranjan, Rajendra Singh, Shalini Kapoor Mehta

“…This paper presents hydrogel-based materials as a novel approach to addressing these abdominal wall defect repair challenges. …”
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Poetics of Friction by Nadja Ben Khelifa, Étienne Allaix, Jörg Sternagel

“…Called by these questions, our panel attempts to collaboratively work on corresponding responses within a poetics of friction that is rehearsed, acted out, and tried out in a setting where forces come into play that resist relative motions of solid approaches and beliefs sliding against each other: Whereas the three panelists – a multimedia artist, a cultural theorist, and a philosopher – call with their spoken words, screened images and handout materials, the members of the audience respond to these calls: Like the wheel that needs the concrete surface against its rubber to spin in movement, or the piece of wood that needs the wooden stick rotating against its bark to spark a flame, members of Performance Philosophy need frictions with which both Performance artists and Philosophy scholars slide against each other to spin, to move, to carry on, to reflect, to struggle, to doubt, to aim, to spark flames of inspiration. …”
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Comparison of Debonding of Different Composite Resin Bonds and Acrylic Tooth with Acrylic Denture Base after Thermocycling Regimes. by Aso M. Zangana, Ghalib R. Hawrami, Samir A. Hamad

“… Background and objectives: The purpose of this study was to repair detached acrylic tooth using composite resin and comparing it debonding with cold cure acrylic after thermocycilg process. Methods: Materials used in the study include: four composite groups (Ceram, Composan, ESTELITE and Dynamic Plus) with a single group of acrylic artificial teeth bonded to acrylic (n=10). …”
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Clinico-demographic factors affecting mortality in COVID-19 patients at a health care facility, Western Uttar Pradesh by Swati Singh, Anupam Sisodia, Meghna Athwani

“…Our study aimed to describe various social-demographic factors and existing comorbidities that affected mortality in COVID-19 admitted patients. Materials and Methods: This was a hospital-based retrospective study. …”
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Learning models innovation in industrial revolution 4.0 era by Metsa Fajrianti Kusumah Suwandi, Muhammad Alfat

“…The data generated using this method were re-analyzed through the stages of reading and recording data as research material to processing the research materials. The study results show that the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era resulted in changes in human life patterns due to the influence of technological devices. …”
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Abstinence Self-Efficacy and Resilience in Persons with Substance Use Disorder by L. Iris Devi, Arunjyoti Baruah, Nurnahar Ahmed

“…Study Design: The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional research design. Materials and Methods: Convenience sampling technique was used to select 60 patients in a tertiary mental health-care setting. …”
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Expression of atherosclerosis-associated genes in peripheral blood of drug-naïve hypertensive subjects with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus by Nikolay Stoynev, Ivanka Dimova, Blaga Rukova, Savina Hadjidekova, Dragomira Nikolova, Tsvetalina Tankova

“…Aim: To evaluate the expression of atherosclerosis-associated genes in peripheral blood of drug-naïve hypertensive subjects with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials and methods: Eighteen subjects (15 males, 3 females), mean age 46.27 ± 12.07 years, divided into two groups: studied group - subjects with newly-diagnosed hypertension and newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes (n = 9), control group – normotensive individuals with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes (n = 9) Gene expression analysis was performed with Human Atherosclerosis RT2 Profiler PCR Array. …”
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From source to sink: the path to efficient energy harvesting with LEDs and displays by Andrea De Iacovo, Gaetano Assanto, Lorenzo Colace

“…While LEDs are usually designed to maximize their performance in terms of light emission, they share the same materials and basic structure with solar cells. This similarity suggests to exploit LEDs in photovoltaic mode to be operated for harvesting energy from light in the environment. …”
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Analysing Geo-linguistic Dynamics of the World Wide Web: The Use of Cartograms and Network Analysis to Understand Linguistic Development in Wikipedia by Liao Han-teng, Petzold Thomas

“…And yet, there is a lack of theoretical and methodological tools for understanding the distribution and diffusion of linguistic materials online. The idea of geo-linguistic factors is introduced in this article to address these shortcomings and to respond to the study of a wide range of issues such as linguistic pluralism on the Internet or, more generally, the diffusion of innovation. …”
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Morbidity and Mortality Rates from Digestive Diseases in the RF Northwestern Federal District (NWFD) and Measures to Reduce Them by Andrey Yu. Baranovsky, Alexey M. Belyaev, Elina A. Kondrashina

“…Aim: to analyze the dynamics of morbidity and mortality from digestive diseases, as well as their causes, in the RF Northwestern Federal District (NWFD).Materials and methods. A statistical analysis was carried out on the basis of the 2007–2017 annual reports of the Medical Information and Analytical Center (MIAC) in St. …”
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