Investigation of the Impact of Chemical Modifications on the Photostability of Polymethyl Methacrylate by Hanan A. Ibraheem, Gamal A. El-Hiti, Emad Yousif, Dina S. Ahmed, Hassan Hashim, Benson M. Kariuki

“…Polymeric chain modifications have proved to be efficient in increasing the photostability of materials. The current work deals with the surface functionalization of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) by incorporating organotin moieties on the polymer backbone. …”
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Probability of Defects Detection in Welded Joints using the Magnetic Particle Method by Jorge Wilfredo Vera Alvarado, Luis Fernando Caballero García, Martin Taboada Neira, Jhonny Wilfredo Valverde Flores

“…The test conditions were varied, such as the type of magnetization current, and the type of magnetic particle. The probability of detecting defects in welded joints evaluated by the Hit/miss method increased with the size of the defect, independent of its shape factor. …”
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Identifying additional risk factors for early asymptomatic neonatal hypoglycemia in term and late preterm babies by Yu-Shao Chen, Chung-Han Ho, Shio-Jean Lin, Wen-Hui Tsai

“…In the univariate analysis, parity, insulin treatment for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and cesarean section were associated with an increased risk for neonatal hypoglycemia. Factors associated with decreased risk included higher gestational age, longer duration of skin-to-skin contact, neonatal hyperthermia, higher maternal labor pain score, and epidural anesthesia administration. …”
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Abstracts of the 13th European Conference on Eye Movements 2005 by Marina Groner, Rudolf Groner, R. Müri, Kazuo Koga, Simon Raess, P. Suri

“…This issue contains the abstracts submitted for presentation at the Thirteenth European Conference on Eye Movements (ECEM13), Bern, August 14 – 18, 2005, and reviewed by the Scientific Board, consisting of W. …”
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Magnetospheric response on impact of solar wind diamagnetic structures borne by eruptive prominence by Parkhomov Vladimir Alexandrovich, Eselevich Victor Grigorieivich, Eselevich Maksim Victorovich, Tsegmed Battuulai

“…The duration of the magnetospheric disturbance (in the form of dayside auroras), global increase in the current systems, charged particle flux enhancement in the radiation belts, and generation of the irregular Pi2-3 oscillations aredetermined by the DSEP size. …”
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Liquid CO phase transition fracturing technology and its application in enhancing gas drainage of coal mines by Yingchun Fan, Botao Qin, Qun Zhou, Quanlin Shi, Dong Ma, Jiahao Wu

“…It utilized phase transition equipment (PTE) consisting of a liquid gas container, control unit for the current and gas volume, heating tube, and other components. …”
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r1 and r2 Relaxivities of Dendrons Based on a OEG-DTPA Architecture: Effect of Gd3+ Placement and Dendron Functionalization by Peter Fransen, Daniel Pulido, Lorena Simón-Gracia, Ana Paula Candiota, Carles Arús, Fernando Albericio, Miriam Royo

“…Dendrimers can be employed to create higher molecular weight contrast agents which have an increased relaxivity due to a lower molecular rotation. …”
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A spatial-temporal description of the SARS-CoV-2 infections in Indonesia during the first six months of outbreak. by Dewi Nur Aisyah, Chyntia Aryanti Mayadewi, Haniena Diva, Zisis Kozlakidis, Siswanto, Wiku Adisasmito

“…In Indonesia, the first case was reported in early March 2020, and the numbers of confirmed infections have been increasing until now. Efforts to contain the virus globally and in Indonesia are ongoing. …”
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Stimulatory effect of medium components on phytase production by Aspergillus niger and biotechnological application as a poultry feed additive by Shahzad Mahmood, Memuna G. Shahid, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad S. A. Ahmad, Muhammad Irfan

“…The results exhibited that there was increase in body weight gain (BWG) of chicks for experimental group T3 (3240 g) in comparison to control group (2090 g). …”
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A Malware Detection Method Based on Genetic Algorithm Optimized CNN-SENet Network by Zheng Yang, Hua Zhu, Zhao Li, Gang Wang, Meng Su

“…With the popularization of smart terminals and the gradual increase of power grid informatization and digitization, the protection of power monitoring systems from various cybersecurity threads is a current scientific problem that needs to be solved urgently. …”
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Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the States of the co-operation council for the Arab States of the Gulf: a systematic review. by Layla Alhyas, Ailsa McKay, Azeem Majeed

“…<h4>Aims</h4>The recent and ongoing worldwide expansion in prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) is a considerable risk to individuals, health systems and economies. The increase in prevalence has been particularly marked in the states of the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), and these trends are set to continue. …”
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Study on the Permeability of Weakly Cemented Sandstones by XianZhou Lyu, Zenghui Zhao, Xiaojie Wang, Weiming Wang

“…Hydraulic fracturing effect occurred with the increase of hydraulic pressure in the fracture, which then generates slight normal deformations of the rock masses on both two sides of the fracture surface, decreases the contact area in the fracture, and leads to the increases of both fracture width and permeability coefficient. …”
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Influence of Nanosilica Particle Addition on Mechanical and Water Retention Properties of Natural Flax- and Sisal-Based Hybrid Nanocomposites under NaOH Conditions by L. Natrayan, Dhinakaran Veeman, S. Baskara Sethupathy, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, G. Velmurugan, Hulusew Ferede Mekonnen

“…Organic filament-based lightweight materials are increasingly being used because of their high strength-to-weight ratio, recyclability, and low cost. …”
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Nanoindentation Simulation of Hardening Caused by Cr Precipitates in FeCr Alloy by WANG Shumin, HE Xinfu, CAO Jinli

“…By analyzing the dislocations, it is found that the dislocation length in Fe matrix containing Cr clusters decreases obviously, while the nucleation time of dislocations and the depth of indenter when dislocations nucleate slightly increase, indicating that the addition of Cr clusters slightly slows down the nucleation of dislocations and significantly hinders the expansion of dislocations in the matrix. …”

The rheology of the geological medium of interblock seismically active faults in the continental lithosphere: a key to understanding the generation of the strongest earthquakes in... by S. I. Sherman, E. A. Gorbunova

“…A decrease in the viscosity is facilitated by an increase in the fault length and leads to weakening of the geological medium and decreases its strength properties. …”
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Joint response of coal permeability and wettability to changes in organic matter induced by oxidation treatment by Baoxin ZHANG, Xuehai FU, Fanhua Bill ZENG, Ze DENG, Zhaobiao YANG, Junqiang KANG, Chaochao DUAN

“…The results show that the permeability under varying effective stress increases after oxidation, and the average change in the initial permeability (stress-free conditions, k0) and contact angle (θ) is 65.8% and −40.9%, respectively. …”
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Influence of Moderate High-Pressure Homogenization on Quality of Bioactive Compounds of Functional Food Supplements by Encarna Aguayo, Martha Patricia Tarazona-Díaz, Ascensión Martínez-Sánchez, Antonio García-González

“…Current interest in health has led to an increase in demand for functional food supplements as well as in industry concern for maintaining the bioactive compounds of such foods via the application of new technologies. …”
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TINJAUAN YURIDIS TINDAK PIDANA PERSETUBUHAN DENGAN KEKERASAN, ANCAMAN KEKERASAN, DAN TIPU MUSLIHAT TERHADAP ANAK. (Studi Putusan No.74/Pid.Sus/2018/PN.Mrs) by Andi Mahfud Arya Wardana, Jumadi, ST Nurjannah

“…In terms of national and state life, children are the future of thenation and the future generation of national ideals, so that children have the right to survival, to grow and develop, to participate and to be entitled to protection from acts of violence and discrimination and civil rights and freedom. However, in the current situation, child crime continues to increase, especially sexual crimes against children, and perpetrators of crimes against children according to the National Commission for the protection of children are the closest people to victims (children), including father, mother, uncle, friend, and boyfriend. …”
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Multifunctional molecular hybrid for targeted colorectal cancer cells: Integrating doxorubicin, AS1411 aptamer, and T9/U4 ASO. by Kanpitcha Jiramitmongkon, Pichayanoot Rotkrua, Paisan Khanchaitit, Jiraporn Arunpanichlert, Boonchoy Soontornworajit

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) poses a global health challenge, with current treatments often harming both cancerous and normal cells. …”
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The Effects of Endocrine Disruptors on Adolescent Health by Özlem Ketenci Altıkardeşler, Firdevs Baş

“…Endocrine disrupting chemicals are found in many products such as soaps, shampoos, perfumes, kitchenware, textile materials, plastic bottles and containers, toys, and even foods and drinking water. …”
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