A new device for step-down inhibitory avoidance task--effects of low and high frequency in a novel device for passive inhibitory avoidance task that avoids bioimpedance variations. by Gilvan Luiz Borba Filho, Kamila Cagliari Zenki, Eduardo Kalinine, Suelen Baggio, Letícia Pettenuzzo, Eduardo Rigon Zimmer, Simone Nardin Weis, Maria Elisa Calcagnotto, Diogo Onofre de Souza

“…<h4>Result</h4>Different from conventional devices, this new apparatus increases the contact surface with bars and animal's paws, allowing the electric current pass through the animal's paws only, drastically reducing the influence of animal's bioimpedance. …”
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Banking Models Under the Impact of the Post-Crisis Organizational Changes Apt to Confer Sustainable Financial Stability - Romanian Experience by Claudia Gabriela Baicu, Olimpia State

“…The banking model practiced in Romania continues to be the traditional one. Currently, the most important challenges of the Romanian banking system are the growth of the non-performing loans, the loans in foreign currency to unhedged borrowers, the pressure to meet the Basel III requirements, as well as the possibility that the exposure of foreign banks towards Romania to decrease.…”
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4H-SiC Ultraviolet Avalanche Photodiodes With Small Gain Slope and Enhanced Fill Factor by Sen Yang, Dong Zhou, Weizong Xu, Xiaolong Cai, Hai Lu, Dunjun Chen, Fangfang Ren, Rong Zhang, Youdou Zheng

“…Meanwhile, three different top-electrode geometric patterns of SiC APDs are designed, and their impact on APD performance is investigated for the first time. Severe current crowding effect is observed in the forward current&#x2013;voltage (I&#x2013;V) characteristics of the APD with a traditional dot top-electrode, indicating inefficient current spreading across the top contact layer due to nonnegligible lateral resistance. …”
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Study the effective factors on the industrial hardfacing for low carbon steel based on Taguchi method by Abdulrazzaq Mohammed Abdulraoof

“…The most failures that occurred in the contacting surfaces were due to the wear in materials of the mechanical parts (products). …”
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Proteins derived from Bombyx batryticatus utilizing variable ultrasound powers: Evaluation of structural attributes, functional characteristics, and antioxidant capacities by Jing-ya Wang, Xi Peng, Qiao-Ling Deng, Zhi-Kun Wang, Kui-Xu Gao, Yao Wang, Yu-jie Liu, Mei-bian Hu

“…Antioxidant capabilities of PBB were also potentiated by ultrasound treatment, reaching optimal values for 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) (92.52 %), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) (89.33 %), hydroxyl (90.34 %) radical scavenging activity, and reducing power (1.61) at the UP of 400 W. UAE increased contents of hydrophobic amino acids, expanded the surface contact area, and exposed more binding sites for free radicals, thereby enhancing the antioxidant activity of PBB. …”
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Sustainable agricultural mechanization in Timor-Leste: status, challenges and further action by Jelle Van Loon, Mayling Flores Rojas

“…Beyond this, a reform of the current government mechanization hire schemes is needed: integrated approaches, as found from business model analyses and training exercises during field missions, are needed, that entail context-specific solutions for targeted rural communities, with special attention given to participatory extension, inclusive co-validation of technologies, and private sector-led business model development around mechanization service delivery. …”
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MOTIVATIONAL COMPONENT AS A SUCCESS TO ORGANIZE AN INDEPENDENT WORK OF STUDENTS AT THE DEPATMENT OF THERAPEUTIC DENTISTRY by Yu. V. Sidash

“…The process of the study isto create a sincere atmosphere of communication in the audience, establish contact with students, achieve mutual understanding and form a sense of confidence in the student. …”
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The effectiveness of public health interventions against COVID-19: Lessons from the Singapore experience. by John P Ansah, David Bruce Matchar, Sean Lam Shao Wei, Jenny G Low, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, Tessa Lui Shi Min, Aloysius Chia Wei-Yan, Marcus Eng Hock Ong

“…Compared to the containment intervention, a mitigation intervention would have resulted in early peak infection, and increase both the cumulative confirmed and actual infection cases and deaths.…”
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Corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus. A review by M. M. Bikbov, V. K. Surkova

“…Keratoconus is one of the most common corneal ectasia affecting 1 in 250 to 250 000 persons. Currently, the rate of iatrogenic ectasia following eximer laser refractive surgery increases due to biomechanical weakening of the cornea. …”
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Instrumented gait analysis post‐anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in pediatric patients: A non‐invasive method for quantifying the static and dynamic leg axis by Leonie Kijewski, Eva Böker, Karoline Hofmann, Thomas Engel, Pierre Hepp, Maren Witt

“…Abstract Purpose This study explores the potential of Instrumented gait analysis (IGA) as a non‐invasive tool for monitoring rehabilitation in pediatric patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Current clinical assessments, such as physical exams and X‐rays, have limitations in evaluating dynamic knee alignment and loading. …”
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The Impact of Flow Rate Variations on the Power Performance and Efficiency of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: A Focus on Anode Flooding Caused by Crossover Effect and Concentr... by Byung-Yeon Seo, Hyun Kyu Suh

“…Simulation results demonstrated a 24.40% increase in current density when raising <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> from 2.26 to 3.02 LPM and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>O</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> from 7.17 to 9.56 LPM. …”
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Turkey’s Nuclear Energy Ambitions: Past Efforts, Present Strategies, and Future Directions by Muhammed Cihat Mercan, Ali İhsan Aygün

“…Nuclear power plants, popularized by the promise of decreasing dependency on foreign resources and providing supply security, meet 10% of the world’s energy needs as of 2023. …”
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Impact of a Saline Soil Improvement Project on the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Groundwater Dynamic Field and Hydrodynamic Process Simulation in the Hetao Irrigation District by Yule Sun, Liping Wang, Zuting Liu, Yonglin Jia, Zhongyi Qu

“…Reducing irrigation to 80% of the current water supply of the Yellow River enables groundwater level stabilization (2.05 ± 0.12 m burial depth) within 5–7 years. …”
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Landslide activation during deglaciation in a fjord-dominated landscape: observations from southern Alaska (1984–2022) by J. Walden, J. Walden, M. Jacquemart, M. Jacquemart, B. Higman, R. Hugonnet, R. Hugonnet, R. Hugonnet, A. Manconi, A. Manconi, D. Farinotti, D. Farinotti

“…Additionally, many glaciers in this area are retreating out of glacially carved fjords, leaving landslides in contact with deep waterbodies that can substantially increase the reach of a catastrophic failure through displacement waves or hazard cascades. …”
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On a novel method to synthesize POSS-based hybrids: An example of the preparation of TPU based system by O. Monticelli, A. Fina, D. Cavallo, E. Gioffredi, G. Delprato

“…Furthermore, an increase of surface water wettability, evidenced by the decrease of water contact angle from 95° for pristine TPU to 70° in TPU containing 10"wt% of reactive POSS, is found.…”
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Therapy, Pain &amp; Training by Jendrusch G, Henke T, Schnell D, Platen P

“…However, athletes are at increased risk for eye injuries caused by high-velocity objects e.g. balls or physical contact with opponents. …”
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An experimental study on the effects of electronic medicinal product information on vaccine hesitancy by Jim Ingebretsen Carlson, Federico Puppo, Ana Roca-Umbert, Frans Folkvord, Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva

“…We conclude, by relating the current study to the relevant literature, that salience and information overload could be the main driver of vaccine hesitancy in the context of this study.…”
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Climate change reduces warming potential of nitrous oxide by an enhanced Brewer‐Dobson circulation by Daniela Kracher, Christian H. Reick, Elisa Manzini, Martin G. Schultz, Olaf Stein

“…N2O is a potent greenhouse gas and the most relevant currently emitted ozone‐depleting substance. Here we examine the implications of a reduced N2O lifetime in the context of climate change. …”
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Wisdom of the Established Pattern by Joel Janhonen

“…According to their example, if someone is opposed to increasing as well as decreasing the average human intelligence, they need a good reason for why the current level is optimal. …”
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Vulnerability of Gubernatrix cristata to climate change, anthropogenic pressures, and hybridization threats by Regina Gabriela Medina, Marisol Domínguez

“…Field validation through a citizen science initiative contributed new presence records, supporting our model’s predictions. Currently, 4.50% of cardinal’s suitable areas overlap with areas of high anthropic pressures, while 27.04% are in contact with the hybridizing species Diuca diuca. …”
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