Localization and Single Molecule Dynamics of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> Penicillin-Binding Proteins Depend on Substrate Availability and Are Affected by Stress Conditions by Lisa Stuckenschneider, Peter L. Graumann

“…The data suggest that PBPs could take over functions in cell wall synthesis during different stress conditions, increasing the resilience of cell wall homeostasis in different environmental conditions. …”
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Cognitive decline gap between male and female in Indian context: Examining the contribution of underlying factors using non-linear decomposition analysis by Subhadeep Saha, Priya Das, Tanu Das, Partha Das, Tamal Basu Roy

“…It is an alarming issue with the increasing age of individuals and sometimes it hinders the smooth functioning of daily activities in life. Affirmations from both developed and developing countries manifest that older people are at risk of cognitive decline; however, the study about male-female differential remained scanty. …”
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Marginal Women, Neglect and Abuse: Criminals or Victims in Soviet Society? A Case Reflected in Daugavpils Press (1953–1964) by Iveta Krylova

“…This problem was vividly expressed in the materials of Daugavpils city press. …”
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Performance Analysis: Discovering Semi-Markov Models From Event Logs by Anna Kalenkova, Lewis Mitchell, Matthew Roughan

“…The proposed methods include express analysis, focused on the mean execution time estimation, and full analysis techniques that build probability density functions (PDFs) of process execution times in both continuous and discrete forms. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI)-based mobile applications (apps) for diabetes education and behavioural management by Phei-Ching Lim, Yung-Wey Chong, Qiu-Ting Chie, Hadzliana Zainal, Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Soo-Huat Teoh

“…Results Seven key themes emerged: (1) acceptance and trust, (2) impact on patient behaviour, (3) skills and abilities required, (4) problems and obstacles, (5) key features and functions, (6) HCPs’ and patients’ information needs, and (7) strategies for increasing patient adoption. …”
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Long-term follow up of human T-cell responses to conserved HIV-1 regions elicited by DNA/simian adenovirus/MVA vaccine regimens. by Nathifa Moyo, Nicola J Borthwick, Edmund G Wee, Silvia Capucci, Alison Crook, Lucy Dorrell, Tomáš Hanke

“…Over one-half of the HIVconsv-specific cells expressed at least 3 functions IFN-γ, TNF-α and CD107a, and were capable of proliferation. …”
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CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF INHALATION ANESTHETICS USE by R. R. Gubaydullin, D. Yu. Belousov, A. E. Cheberda

“…These drugs possess similar properties; however, desflurane provides faster restoration of cognitive functions and reduces the time to extubation. This study was aimed to investigate the impact of properties of these medications on pharmacoeconomic parameters. …”
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Normalizing the illegal: public perceptions of vote-buying in West Bandung Regency and its democratic consequences by Yusa Djuyandi, Kiki Pratama Nugraha, Agus Sugiharto, Mohamad Hafifi Jamri, Abdul Rauf Ridzuan

“…However, they contrast with traditional reciprocity theory, which assumes vote-buying functions like a transaction for goods/services; here, money does not always translate directly into votes, as voters still wish to vote according to their conscience. …”
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Stability analysis of wooden arches with account for nonlinear creep by S. В. Yazyev, V. I. Andreev, А. S. Chepurnenko

“…Zedgenidze [2] as a sum of exponential functions. The transition from the integral form of the creep law to the differential form is shown. …”
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Relation between Phenomenological Features of Perception and Semantics of Singular Terms in the Context of Taste and Desire Attitudes by M. V. Shkabrova

“…The work demonstrated the necessity and effectiveness of the phenomenological method, which performs the propaedeutic and explanatory functions in relation to the semantic analysis of singular terms itself.  …”
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Partitioning the phenotypic and genetic variances of reaction norms by de Villemereuil, Pierre, Chevin, Luis-Miguel

“…This allows for a very general framework applicable from the character-state to curve-parameter approaches, including polynomial functions, or arbitrary non-linear models. To facilitate the use of this variance decomposition, we provide the Reacnorm R package, including a practical tutorial. …”
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Modelowanie rozkładów naprężeń i przemieszczeń w otoczeniu wierzchołka karbu trójkątnego w płaskich zagadnieniach teorii sprężystości. Część II by Andrzej SEWERYN

“…Formulae for stresses and displacements in the neighbourhood of the notch are derived in Part I, the asymptoticity coefficients being expressed as functions of the notch vertex angIe. In Part II anovel finite element AST (Asymptotic Strain Triangle) is discussed. …”
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Assessing the Recreational Resource Value of National Park Based on Visitor Perception—A Case of Three-River-Source National Park in China by Xiao Luo, Zongcai Huang, Lingen Wang

“…Scholars and decision-makers have expressed significant interest in rigorous assessments of the recreational resource value in national parks. …”
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Nucleic acid vaccine candidates encapsulated with mesoporous silica nanoparticles against MERS-CoV by Iman Almansour, B. Rabindran Jermy

“…In this work, we developed pDNA and mRNA vaccine candidates expressing S.FL gene of MERS-CoV. Further, we synthesized a silane functionalized hierarchical aluminosilicate to encapsulate each vaccine candidates. …”
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Usability of a hearing test mobile app across generations. by Małgorzata Pastucha, Elżbieta Gos, Krzysztof Kochanek, Henryk Skarżyński, Wieslaw Wiktor Jedrzejczak

“…Specifically, the oldest group rated the app lower in terms of functionality (M = 2.30; SD = 1.27) and engagement-customization (M = 2.11; SD = 1.28). …”
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NICOTINE IN TRADITIONAL TOBACCO AND MODERN ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES: THE NATURE OF DEPENDENCE FORMATION AND COGNITIVE FEATURES OF SMOKERS by Галина Урядова Урядова, Наталья Юрьевна Русецкая

“…It has been established that the use of both tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarettes negatively affects the cognitive functions of smokers, and it is the amount of memory, but concentrated active mindfulness does not depend on smoking. …”
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Single and multi-omic characterization of a porcine model of ethanol-induced hepatic fibrosis by Mark Hieromnimon, Daniel P. Regan, R. Peter Lokken, Lawrence B. Schook, Ron C. Gaba, Kyle M. Schachtschneider

“…Pathway analysis indicated differentially expressed genes were associated with collagen synthesis and turnover, hepatic metabolic functions such as ethanol and lipid metabolism, and proliferative and anti-proliferative pathways including PI3K and BAX/BCL signaling pathways. …”
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Parametrical Synthesis of Radio Devices with the Set Quantity of Identical Cascades for Inclusion Variants of Jet Two-port Networks between a Nonlinear Part and Loading by A. A. Golovkov, A. V. Fomin

“…The ability to analytically determine some parameters of various radio devices, which are optimal according to the criterion of providing the set values of the modules and phases of transfer functions at the required number of frequencies, significantly reduces the time for numerical optimization of the rest of the parameters according to the criterion of forming the required frequency response and frequency response in the frequency band. …”
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CATEGORY MANAGEMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MINIMUM ASSORTMENT OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIZATION by I. F. Samoshchenkova, R. Y. Garankina

“…Advantages of the application of the category management in management of the minimum range of medicines of the pharmaceutical organization consist in the increase in the effectiveness of measures to stimulate demand, competitive pricing, and efficient merchandising. One of the main functions of the category management is to enhance the effectiveness of the interaction between the distributor (the supplier, the manufacturer) and the pharmaceutical organization.…”
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Experimental and theoretical studies of milk and air motion in the milk-producing tract of the milking machine by A. A. Rylov, P. A. Savinykh, V. N. Shulyatyev

“…There have been obtained analytic expressions that allow determining the values of pressure drop in the descending and ascending sections of the milk hose. …”
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