JELLY-FORMING ABILITY OF PECTINS OF FRESH AND FROZEN RED CURRANT BERRIES by Myasishcheva N.V., Artemova E.N., Makarkina M.A.

“…As a result of the studies it has been determined that berries of studied red currant varieties are characterized by high contents of pectin substances, their contents being slightly reduced in a process of low temperature freezing and storage, namely, by 4% on average within the varieties. At the same time the pectin in berries of red currant are highly etherificated because the degree of their methoxylation exceeds 50% in a majority of varieties (Bayana, Valentinovka, Vika, Dana, Dar Orla, Marmeladnitsa, Niva, Orlovskaya zvezda, Orlovchanka, Podarok leta) during the whole period of experimental studies. …”
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Performance of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) in response to variable sowing time in low altitude conditions by Mahmood Alam, Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Hammad Nadeem Tahir, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Imran

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Gluteoplasty using the Intramuscular (XYZ) Method by Antonio Donizeti Castilho, Joel Veiga Filho, Dante Gonzalez

“…The aim of the present study was to present the author's experience with gluteoplasty using the intramuscular XYZ method. METHOD: Between 2010 and 2015, 29 patients aged 22 to 64 years (average, 43 years) underwent gluteoplasty; of these 26 were women (89.66%) and 3 were men (10.34%). …”
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METHODS TO IMPROVE FIXATION OF THE PIN CONSTRUCTIONS by S.I. Kolomoiets, I.V. Masheiko, P.G. Gerasymchuk, V.V. Pomoinytskyi

“…However, the main their drawback is the lack of reliable fixation in the root canal, which leads to the development of complications over time. We compared the degree of fixing one root pin constructions depending on the fixing of cement and method of processing the root’s part of the pin structures. …”
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Correlation between Interstitial Lung Disease Morphology Scores Based on High-resolution Computed Tomography Chest and Skin Fibrosis Degree Based on Modified Rodnan’s Skin Score o... by Irma Hassan Hikmat, Suci Syamsiah Ramdhini, Hari Soekersi, Sumartini Dewi

“…This study aimed to determine the relationship of the ILD morphology based on thoracic HRCT scan with the degree of skin fibrosis based on MRSS in SSc. Methods: This study is a retrospective analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design. …”
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Analisis Kinerja Simpang Empat Bersinyal RSUD dr. R. Soedarsono Kota Pasuruan Terhadap Tundaan dan Panjang Antrian by M. Afiful Riza, Aji Suraji, Agus Tugas Sudjianto

“…The average interchange capacity is 712 smp/h. The average saturation degree value was 0.80. …”
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ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF TERRITORIES AND THE UNIFIED STATE EXAMINATION RESULTS by L. M. Nurieva, S. G. Kiselev

“…The most important factor of success on the USE is the national composition of students and the degree of proficiency in the language of instruction, at which the exam is taken in.The aim of the research presented in the publication is to find out whether the national composition of school leavers in different regions of the country influences the USE indicators in the Russian language.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Agricultural drought recovery characteristics and water requirement for rapid drought recovery in the Huai River Basin, China by Jiaying Liu, Yonghua Zhu, Robert Horton, Haishen Lü, Naveed Ahmed, Yinghao Fu, Yingying Xu, Tingxing Chen, Yiling Yao

“…Study focus: The study aims to analyze the spatiotemporal changes in the occurrence and recovery of agricultural droughts of different degrees in the Huai River Basin through the Standardized Soil Moisture Index (SSMI) and the Weighted Average Precipitation Index (WAPI). …”
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Research on Energy-Saving Optimization of Green Buildings Based on BIM and Ecotect by Mengxue Zhao, Yuetao Yang, Shan Dong

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Synthesis of propellant grade HHTPB by hydrogenation of HTPB using Pd-activated charcoal as catalyst by Ch. Devi Vara Prasad, P. Kanakaraju, R Vinu, Abhijit P Deshpande

“…This paper attempts to describe the partial hydrogenation of HTPB using a catalytic method that uses palladium supported by activated charcoal as a catalyst and HTPB polymer as a precursor. …”
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Obtaining a PhD in Portugal. Determinants of Success and Subsequent Career Paths [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Daniel Ferreira, Ana Ramos

“…The average time to obtain the degree was 5.06 years. …”
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Development of novel distance measures for picture hesitant fuzzy sets and their application in medical diagnosis by Noura Omair Alshehri, Rania Saeed Alghamdi, Noura Awad Al Qarni

“…In this study, we introduce key characteristics of picture hesitant fuzzy elements, including average functions, variance functions, and hesitancy degrees, to enhance its descriptive capability. …”
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Peculiarities of dynamics of level of the acute phase C-reactive protein and its connection with the immune system of organism in patients, suffering the ulcer gastro-intestinal he... by M. V. Trofimov, V. P. Kryshen, A. V. Chukhrienko

“…There were 16 (46%) women and 19 (54%) men. Average age of the patients have constituted 76.3 yrs old. …”
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Context-aware Location Privacy Protection Method by Haohua Qing, Roliana Ibrahim, Hui Wen Nies

“…Experiments compare CA-LP with other methods on metrics like privacy protection level, quality of service, privacy leakage risk, information loss, and average anonymous time. …”
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Ecological network construction and optimization of typical resource-based regions, and strategies for the enhancement of multiple ecosystem services: Balancing function and struct... by Shaoqing Wang, Yanling Zhao, Qiyuan Wang, He Ren, Shichao Zhu, Jiarui Cao

“…However, the application of the classic method of ENs construction in large-scale resource mining areas is not ideal. …”
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Calculating of extreme thicknesses and strength characteristics of the first-year ice cover of the Kara Sea using a thermodynamic model by O. M. Andreev, D. V. Drabenko

“…It is based on the selection of a statistical distribution law for the «freezing degree-days» (FDD). On the basis of the obtained sums of the degree-days, the restoration of daily values of the air temperature is carried out. …”
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Modified Capanna’s Technique (Vascularized Free Fibula Combined with Allograft) as a Single-Stage Procedure in Post-traumatic Long-Segment Defects of the Lower End of the Femur: Ou... by Dheenadhayalan Jayaramaraju, Hari Venkataramani, Raja Bhaskara Rajasekaran, Devendra Agraharam, Shanmuganathan Raja Sabapathy, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran

“…Outcomes and Results Eighteen grafts went onto achieve bony union at an average of 6.6 months (range: 5–9), with an average knee flexion of 80 degrees (range: 45–110 degrees) and an average LEFS of 63 (range: 46–72). …”
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Some Complex Picture Fuzzy Aggregation Operators Based on Frank t-norm and t-conorm: An Application to Multi-Attribute Decision-Making (MADM) Process by Faisal Mehmood, Heng Liu

“…The unit disc of complex plane has been used to cover the range of values of membership degrees. Pertaining to Frank t-norm and t-conorm operations and a few aggregation methods, we establish some fundamental CPFS aggregation operators and attributes and use them to investigate multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) problems. …”
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Effect of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery for cataracts after pars plana vitrectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study by Lin Wen, Hao Lian, Yi Liu, Bin Wei, Yan Deng, Jianqi Hu, Ying Wu, Min Zhang, Yaoqin Fan, Li Xu

“…Abstract Objective To compare the efficacy of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) and conventional phacoemulsification surgery (CPS) in treating postvitrectomy cataracts. Methods Prospective randomized controlled study. Patients who underwent cataract surgery after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) were randomly divided into the FLACS group and the CPS group. …”
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Spatial Coupling Characteristics of Ecosystem Services and Residents' Well- Being at Mining Area of Loess Plateau in Western Shanxi Province by Xiuqin Liang, Qiang Feng, Baoling Duan

“…[Objective] The spatial coupling relationship between ecosystem services and residents' well-being at mining area in the Western Shanxi Loess Plateau was studied in order to provide support for promoting the coordinated development of ecological environment and residents' well-being in resource-intensive areas. [Methods] We took towns in Sanchuan River basin in Western Shanxi Province as the research units, and applied questionnaire survey, equivalent factor method, coupling coordination degree and geographic detector model to describe the spatial characteristics of coupling degree and coordination degree of ecosystem services and residents' well-being of the basin in 2020, and to explore its driving factors. …”
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