Relieve apalachense en los Montes de Toledo (diciembre de 2017) by Jesús Santos

“…It is defined by a succession of parallel and longitudinal mountain ranges and valleys, whose maximum altitudes are very similar. The picture is taken at dawn in a winter day, the sun is fairly low and you can see some of the parallel mountain ranges, with altitudes in between 900 and 1000 m, separated by valleys where the evening fog accumulates. …”
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Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey by Siddheswaran Vijayaraghavan, Krutika Menon, N. M. Dhanyakumar, Vasundhara Shivanna

“…The cones were dried with sterile gauze and taken for obturation. At the end of the procedure, a questionnaire was handed out, the responses were recorded, and the results were tabulated and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 software. …”
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Consensus based sustainable decision making using probability hesitant fuzzy preference relations with application on risk assessment in food industry by Nighat Rehman, Rukhshanda Anjum, Fikre Bogale Petros

“…In order to make sure that all pertinent factors are taken into account during the decision-making process, the ultimate priority weights for the experts are determined through the combination of consistency-based weights with any specified priority weights, if applicable. …”
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What Drives Responses to Willingness-to-pay Questions? A Methodological Inquiry in the Context of Hypertension Self-management by Billingsley Kaambwa, Stirling Bryan, Emma Frew, Emma Bray, Sheila Greenfield, Richard J McManus

“…**Conclusion:** The majority of hypertensive patients who had taken part in a self-management study were prepared to purchase the self-monitoring equipment using their own funds, more so for men, those with higher incomes and those with greater satisfaction. …”
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The Determination of Fetal Gender with Gestational Sac Volume Maternal Age and Body Mass Index by Aytekin Aydın, Mustafa Öztürk, Murat Gökhan Kinaş

“…Then, between 20 and 22 gestational weeks, pregnant women were taken in sonographic evaluation for sex determination. …”
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…A special survey was conducted in North Macedonia, which was taken as a case study. The conclusions suggest that the insurance of catastrophic risks should be organized as compulsory insurance for households in urban areas. …”
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D-stem mutation in an essential tRNA increases translation speed at the cost of fidelity. by Madison N Schrock, Krishna Parsawar, Kelly T Hughes, Fabienne F V Chevance

“…Insertion of leucine at the UCA serine codon was enhanced in the presence of LeuZ(A25G) tRNA. This work, taken in context with the Hirsh UGA nonsense suppressor G24A mutation in TrpT tRNA, provides genetic evidence that the post-GTP hydrolysis proofreading step by elongation factor Tu may be controlled by structural interactions in the hinge region of tRNA species. …”
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Evaluation of functional outcome in patients treated with locking compression plate for distal femur fractures by Kevin Sebastian, Dr Sanoj P. Poulose, Dr. Akhil K. Thomas, Dr. Shery Valsan

“…The present study assessed the functional outcome of using locking compression plate fixation for fractures of distal end of femur in patients admitted to JMMC orthopedics department satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria from December 2017 to may 2019. Twenty cases were taken in this study. Serial follow up was done at 4, 8, 12, 24 weeks and functional outcome was assessed at the end of 24 weeks using NEERS criteria. 18 patients were treated with open reduction and internal fixation. 2 of the fractures were stabilized via MIPPO technique. …”
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English for Agriculture Vocational School Students: A Need Analysis Study at SMK Negeri 2 South Bengkulu by Desi Veranita, Syahrial Syahrial, Irwan Koto

“…This research was conducted in Agriculture Vocational School 2 South Bengkulu (SMK Negeri 2 South Bengkulu). The data was taken from the assistance of curriculum, the English teachers, productive teachers and the alumni of SMK Negeri 2 South Bengkulu. …”
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Cerro Masatrigo (Badajoz) by Hugo Marín Sánchez

“…Coordenadas: 38°56′04′′N 5°12′22′′O   The photograph, taken from a drone, shows Cerro Masatrigo, a hill that was surrounded by the waters of the La Serena dam (which at the time was the largest in the Iberian Peninsula). …”
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The practice of quality assurance in the TVET system of the state of Amhara as perceived by major stakeholders by Melaku Mengistu Gebremeskel

“…In this respect, leading questions focusing on the supply of resources, the quality of the training delivery process and the efforts exerted towards quality assurance were taken care of based on the input-process-output framework of quality assurance. …”
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Effectiveness of project-based learning in improving science literacy and collaborative skills of Muhammadiyah middle school students by Iin Hindun, N. Nurwidodo, Sri Wahyuni, Nur Fauziah

“…The research sample consisted of 60 class VIII students taken by total sampling. Data was obtained through observation, questionnaires and tests. …”
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Study of Life Events and Quality of Life in Patients of Major Depressive Disorder by Alkesh Patil, Aparna Sengupta, Ashwini Mule, Sagar Karia

“…Psychosocial interventions should also be taken into consideration.…”
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Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 5356 Using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing by K.Saravanakumar, S.Ananth, J.Medoline, M.Dharshini, K.M.Sansuuki Priyanka

“…Three factor and three level approach was taken for the L9 design of experiments to build multiwall structure. …”
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Noninvasive markers of inflammatory bowel disease activity by A. V. Nikitin, L. V. Vasilyeva, Anatoly A. Matiukhin

“…Noninvasive inflammatory activity markers should be taken into account and decision-making on diagnostic and treatment strategy, as well as to decrease expensive and invasive diagnostic procedures.…”
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Development of Applied Linguistics by Meilutė Ramonienė

“…The final section of the article describes the most important works of dissemination of applied linguistics and presents the research journal Taikomoji kalbotyra (“Applied Linguistics”), the international conferences on applied linguistics that have taken place in Lithuania, and the networks of researchers. …”
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Designation of modern management in education by Šormaz Goran, Anđelić Slavica, Marković-Blagojević Marija

“…Education in Serbia has to go through the changes that have already taken place in the developed countries, because we live in a society of knowledge and economy of knowledge. …”
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Identification of a comprehensive set of transcriptional regulators involved in the long-term survivability of Escherichia coli in soil by Soma Nakamoto, Ikki Kobayashi, Koichi Watanabe, Takeru Kikuta, Sousuke Imamura, Tomohiro Shimada

“…These transcription factors are often global regulators and conserved among other pathogenic bacterial species. Taken together, we successfully identified a comprehensive set of transcription factors involved in the long-term survival of E. coli in soil. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Monetary Incentives on Web Survey Response Rates in the UK Millennium Cohort Study by Charlotte Booth, Erica Wong, Matt Brown, Emla Fitzsimons

“…The incentive boosted the response rate by 7 percentage points, from a baseline of 24%, with a stronger effect observed in those who had taken part in the most recent major wave. Regarding data quality, the incentivised group showed lower break-off rates and spent more time completing the survey. …”
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Thermal strain and fluid balance during a 72-km military route march in a field setting by Beng Hoong Poon, Suriya Prakaash, Ya Shi Teo, Priscilla Weiping Fan, Jason Kai Wei Lee

“…Fluid and food intake and output were monitored for the duration of the march. Blood samples were taken one day before the march (pre-march), immediately after the march (Post 1) and on the 15th day after the march to ascertain recovery (Post 2) to assess fluid and electrolyte profiles. …”
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