Measuring Faculty Excellence: Introducing a Model by Anoush Dehnadi Moghadam

“…There are various criteria for this evaluation, which generally focus more on research performance, while the main objective of hiring faculty members has been the development of education. The common structure of academic scoring,  rewarding  research  More than teaching (4). …”
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Natural Product Identification and Molecular Docking Studies of Leishmania Major Pteridine Reductase Inhibitors by Moses N. Arthur, George Hanson, Emmanuel Broni, Patrick O. Sakyi, Henrietta Mensah-Brown, Whelton A. Miller, Samuel K. Kwofie

“…A library of 1463 natural compounds from AfroDb and NANPDB, prefiltered based on Lipinski’s rules, was used to screen against the LmPTR1 target. The X-ray structure of LmPTR1 complexed with NADP and dihydrobiopterin (Protein Data Bank ID: 1E92) was identified to contain the critical residues Arg17, Leu18, Ser111, Phe113, Pro224, Gly225, Ser227, Leu229, and Val230 including the triad of residues Asp181-Tyr194-Lys198, which are critical for the catalytic process involving the reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate. …”
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Soft skills and the use of industry 4.0 as determinants of professional development in engineering graduates: A SEM approach by Ronald Fernando Davila Laguna, Danny Lizarzaburu Aguinaga, Daniel Enrique Caceres Torres, Benito Armando Larroche Cueto

“…Employing a quantitative, cross-sectional, explanatory design, data were collected from 301 graduates across engineering disciplines. …”
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A Dual-Band Multi-Linear Polarization Reconfigurable Antenna for Body-Centric Wireless Communication Systems by Dingzhao Chen, Foxiang Liu, Xuexuan Ruan, Yanhui Liu

“…The compact form and robust dual-band, multi-polarization performance make the proposed antenna a promising candidate for implantable device wake-up signals and on-body data links in dense indoor environments.…”
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Tissue-Specific Expression Analysis and Functional Validation of <i>SiSCR</i> Genes in Foxtail Millet (<i>Setaria italica</i>) Under Hormone and Drought Stresses, and Heterologous... by Yingying Qin, Ruifu Wang, Shuwan Chen, Qian Gao, Yiru Zhao, Shuo Chang, Mao Li, Fangfang Ma, Xuemei Ren

“…Both <i>SiSCR</i> genes exhibited nearly identical secondary structures and physicochemical profiles, with promoter analyses revealing five conserved <i>cis</i>-regulatory elements. …”
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Surface morphology segmentation and evaluation of diamond lapping pad based on improved Mask R-CNN by Wenlong SUO, Yanfen LIN, Congfu FANG

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Gambaran Antropometri pada Penyakit Jantung Bawaan di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2010 -2013 by Muhammad Nadirsyah, Didik Haryanto, M. Setia Budi Zein

“…Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian  retrospektif deskriptif dengan metode <em>total sampling</em> data rekam medis pasien PJB. Hasil penelitian ini mendapatkan  51 sampel. …”
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Press Forward: Advancing Vaccine Production With High Hydrostatic Pressure Inactivation for Global Health Equity by Miss Martina Brandolini, Dr Alessandra Mistral De Pascali, Mr Giorgio Dirani, Mr Massimiliano Guerra, Ms Silvia Zannoli, Prof Pietro Rocculi, Dr Michele Morbarigazzi, Dr Davide Lelli, Dr Antonio Lavazza, Dr Francesca Battioni, Prof Monica Cricca, Prof Alessandra Scagliarini, Prof Vittorio Sambri

“…In agreement with evidence from TEM examination, while the ability of the spikes to bind antibodies was reduced compared with the non-HHP-inactivated control, other structural proteins, i.e., nucleocapsid and membrane, were not damaged. …”
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Learning strategies in nursing sciences: Analysis of gender disparities in a Moroccan educational context by K. Ait Moussa, S. Selmaoui, N. Ouzennou

“…Subjects and methods: An exploratory study was conducted with 625 first-year students enrolled in three ISPITS in the Marrakech-Safi region during the first semester of the 2022–2023 academic year. Data were collected using the “Mes Outils de Travail Intellectuel” questionnaire, adapted to the Moroccan context. …”
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Pooled prevalence and associated factors of chronic undernutrition among under-five children in East Africa: A multilevel analysis. by Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Yigizie Yeshaw, Misganaw Gebrie Worku, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale

“…Mixed-effect logistic regression analysis was used to identify significant factors associated with chronic undernutrition since the DHS data has a hierarchical structure. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), Median Odds Ratio (MOR), Likelihood Ratio (LR)-test, and deviance was used for model comparison. …”
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A REMARKABLE FEATURE OF BIODIVERSITY OF THE COASTAL, MARINE AND ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS OF THE CASPIAN SEA. A NEW LOOK AT THE AGE OF ISLANDS AND LEVEL MODE by G. M. Abdurahmanov, A. A. Teymurov

“…According to the results of pre-processing of field data set, the General picture of the floristic (higher plants) and fauna (some groups of invertebrates) species diversity (table. 1). …”
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Comparison of mouse models of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Nabil V. Sayour, Tamás G. Gergely, Barnabás Váradi, Viktória É. Tóth, Bence Ágg, Tamás Kovács, Dániel Kucsera, Csenger Kovácsházi, Gábor B. Brenner, Zoltán Giricz, Péter Ferdinandy, Zoltán V. Varga

“…Methods Mortality and gross pathological data, cardiac structural and functional characteristics assessed by echocardiography and immunohistochemistry and differential gene expression obtained by RNA‐sequencing and gene‐ontology analyses were used to characterize and compare the two models. …”
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CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF PARATEXTS IN UKRAINIAN TRANSLATIONS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES by Oksana V. Dzera

“…The most important translation of that time, the Peresopnytsia Gospel, is analysed to specify the following types of verbal paratexts: 1) identification, containing data on the commissioner/publisher and the translators, as well as the date and place of its creation; 2) informative, providing all additional information not found in the prototext, including brief paraphrases of the main text, dates of the church calendar, and information on the structure of the book; they are often mono-confessional and polemical; 3) meta-lingual, explaining Church Slavonic vocabulary in glosses with Ukrainian equivalents or providing Ukrainian synonyms for Ukrainian words. …”
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Evaluation of Simulated Weightlessness Model of Hindlimb Unloading Miniature Pigs and Their Tissue Damage by TU Yingxin, JI Yilan, WANG Fei, YANG Dongming, WANG Dongdong, SUN Zhixin, DAI Yuexin, WANG Yanji, KAN Guanghan, WU Bin, ZHAO Deming, YANG Lifeng

“…Objective To establish a weightlessness simulation animal model using miniature pigs, leveraging the characteristic of multiple systems’ tissue structures and functions similar to those of humans, and to observe pathophysiological changes, providing a new method for aerospace research. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of C2H2 zinc finger proteins in Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) in different fruit development stages and under different... by Xie Zhengwan, Ji Qing, Lihu Wang, Ao Zhang, Shengxing Li, Sunyang Li, Mei Chen, Yang Jiayue, Ruifang Wang

“…Differential expression of ZjC2H2-ZFPs and specific responses were analyzed under water stress and different fruit development stages of jujube using RNA-Seq data. The correlation between expression patterns and protective enzyme activities under water stress was also examined. …”
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Review of Research on Foundation Scour of River-Crossing Bridges by WANG Lu, LIU Hong-wei, WEI Kai, Bruce Melville, NIE Rui-hua

“…To date, there is a lack of predictive formulas or analytical models that quantitatively consider the scale effects on bridge foundation scour. Data-driven models such as artificial neural networks and deep learning can effectively compensate for the inability of conventional prediction methods for bridge foundation scour to account for complex boundary conditions. …”
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PROCEDURAL RHETORIC METHOD FOR TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING ANALYSIS / МЕТОД ПРОЦЕДУРНОЙ РИТОРИКИ ДЛЯ АНАЛИЗА ТРАНСМЕДИЙНЫХ ПРОИЗВЕДЕНИЙ... by MILOVIDOV STANISLAV V. / МИЛОВИДОВ С.В.

“…Therefore, a vast array of data is created, combining all elements of a transmedia work into a single space, regardless of media format or media platform they are presented in. …”
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Ecological-environmental consequences of urban sprawl in rural settlements around the Hamedan city by Naser Shafiei Sabet, Sogand Khaksar

“…Then, the effects of urban sprawl on rural settlements around the city of Hamedan and its determinants were investigated. The data collection included the survey of Land sat TM satellite images in 1990, ETM + 2006, HRVIR 2015, and a 1: 50000 map of Hamadan Province for the enhanced detection of phenomena and their comparison with land use changes in subsequent periods. …”
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Fraca pressão aérea intraoral na fala após correção cirúrgica da fissura palatina The presence of low intraoral pressure in speech following surgical correction of cleft palate... by Daniela Aparecida Barbosa, Laura Davison Mangilli, Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade, Nivaldo Alonso

“…Among the parameters evaluated, weak intraoral air pressure was an important variable considered in this study. RESULTS: Data analysis revealed a higher frequency of weak intraoral air pressure in the GT group (33%) as compared to the GP group (18%). …”
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Tectonic transition and extension at the eastern and western ends of the Altyn Tagh fault: insights from triple junctions by YI Kexin, JOLIVET Marc, GUO Zhaojie

“…Resolving this debate requires clarifying how the ATF evolved into its present configuration and how it connects with adjacent structures such as the Qilian orogenic belt and the Qimantagh-Eastern Kunlun fault. …”
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