Socio-Economic Factors of Poverty in Rural Areas of Almaty Region and Prospects for their Regulation by R. A. Kuzembekova, A. N. Zhanbyrbayeva

“…The literature review provides an analysis of modern research on the problem of poverty in rural areas of the Almaty region, the latest scientific approaches to its solution in the context of urbanization, and changes in traditional business models. The methods and materials describe the characteristics of the research methodology based on the use of analysis, synthesis, anduniquel economic and socio-statistical methods. …”
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The Effect of Multimodal Exercise on the Levels of BDNF and GDNF in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Abbas Abdulameer Naser, Khosro Jalali Dehkordi, Mahmoud Nasser Radhi, Farzaneh Taghian, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…Demographic data were collected using the demographic questionnaire outlined in the Methods section. Thirty patients were randomly divided into two equal groups of multimodal exercise and control, with no significant differences in age, weight, and height. …”
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DETERMINISTIC CHARACTER OF CHANGES OF THE CASPIAN SEA LEVEL AND ITS QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS by U. G. Magomedbekov

“…The analysis conducted by methods of nonlinear dynamics shows deterministic character of Caspian Sea level changes for 1931–2009 and realization of dynamic chaos.…”
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Generating Automatically Print/Scan Textures for Morphing Attack Detection Applications by Juan E. Tapia, Maximilian Russo, Christoph Busch

“…Our proposed methods achieve an Equal Error Rate (EER) of 3.84% and 1.92% on the FRGC/FERET database when incorporating our synthetic and texture-transferred print/scan images at 600 dpi alongside handcrafted images, respectively.…”
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Contribution of Hot Springs to Community Development in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Nyamasizi Hotsprings in Hamurwa Subcounty. by Tahinduka, Merisah

“…The research used 50 respondents as the sample size, and both qualitative and quantitative methods and data analysis were employed. The researcher used simple random sampling techniques in collecting and analyzing data and was used to provide equal chances to the sample size. …”
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Comparative methodological studies of L-asparaginase encapsulation into erythrocytes by D. V. Borsakova, M. E. Plakhotnik, L. D. Koleva, E. A. Bovt, Yu. G. Alexandrovich, F. I. Ataullakhanov, E. I. Sinauridze

“…An optimal osmolality of the hypotonic buffer for each method was selected and was equal to 90–110 mOsm/kg. …”
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Aesthetic experiences across visual perception and mental imagery: Behaviorally indistinguishable, neurally distinct by Maximilian Kathofer, Claus Lamm, Helmut Leder, Julia Sophia Crone

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Impact of enrichment medium on PCR-based detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food by Barbara JERŠEK, Tamara MAJSTOROVIĆ, Nataša KLUN, Sonja SMOLE MOŽINA

“…Comparative evaluation of different enrichment media for bacteria of the genus Listeria (half Fraser - HF, buffered peptone water - BPW, triptic soy yeast extract broth -  TSBYE, universal preenrichment broth - UPB) showed that only the UPB enabled detection of L. monocytogenes in artificially contaminated food samples after 24h of incubation. The PCR-based method gave equal results as standard cultural method by analysis of naturally contaminated food samples. …”
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The Peculiarities of Ideas about Law and Justice among High School Students by S. I. Balyaev, D. A. Burkova, N. N. Morozova

“…To process the obtained data, the content analysis and the methods of mathematic statistics, the criterion φ* (Fisher’s angular transformation) and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov criterion λ were used.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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PROBABILISTIC PROPERTIES OF THE INITIAL VALUES OF WEIGHTING FACTORS IN SYNCHRONIZED ARTIFICIAL NEURAL by V. F. Golikov, N. V. Brich

“…Equal probability of initial weight vestors motion directions is great advantage. …”
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Microgrid Reliability Incorporating Uncertainty in Weather and Equipment Failure by Sakthivelnathan Nallainathan, Ali Arefi, Christopher Lund, Ali Mehrizi-Sani

“…This study employs two methods to assess and contrast the reliability of a standalone microgrid (SMG) system in order to achieve this goal: (i) random uncertainty within a selected confidence interval and (ii) splitting the cumulative distribution function (CDF) into five regions of equal probability. …”
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Preparation of dental and nursing professionals within Swedish higher education: navigating to confidence in literacies and professional knowledge by Nikolaos Christidis, Jakob Tomasson, Armin Rataghi, Maria Christidis

“…We analyzed the data using non-parametrical methods. Results Upon graduation, the dentists scored high in academic and professional literacy and knowledge. …”
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The Problem of Grade Inflation: Measurement and Analysis by Andrei R. Markov, Natalia L. Shagas, Elena V. Merekina, Alexandra A. Moskaleva

“…These include: normative regulation of grade distribution; equalizing of grade distribution for different types of courses; stricter regulation of student course selection by types of courses.  …”
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Intrarater and interrater reliability of pulse examination in traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine by Vrinda Kurande, Rasmus Waagepetersen, Egon Toft, Ramjee Prasad

“…Methods: Fifteen registered Ayurvedic doctors with 3–15 years of experience examined the pulse of 20 healthy volunteers twice, for a total of 600 examinations. …”
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Gold from copper mining as a case study for allocation in life cycle assessment by Benjamin Fritz, Mario Schmidt

“…We demonstrate that the prioritization of allocation methods prescribed by ISO 14044 is often inapplicable. …”
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Property is only another name for monopoly by E. A. Posner, E. G. Weyl

“…Objective: to consider the possibility of a property tax promoting allocative efficiency without losses to investment efficiency. Methods: dialectical approach to the cognition of social phenomena, enabling to analyze them in their historical development and functioning in the context of a set of objective and subjective factors, which determined the choice of the following research methods: formal-logical, comparative-legal, sociological.Results: the existing system of private property interferes with allocative efficiency by giving owners the power to hold out for excessive prices. …”
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Socket Sealing Using Free Gingival Grafts: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ralitsa Yotsova

“…Forty patients aged 30–65 were equally and randomly allocated to the SS or the control groups. …”
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RRMSE-enhanced weighted voting regressor for improved ensemble regression. by Shikun Chen, Wenlong Zheng

“…Ensemble regression methods are widely used to improve prediction accuracy by combining multiple regression models, especially when dealing with continuous numerical targets. …”
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State sanctions policy: Historical and legal review by Aleksey A. Malinovsky, Elena N. Trikoz

“…The sanctions practice of modern states is introducing increasingly sophisticated methods of political, economic, trade, organizational and legal restrictions, which constitute an institutional strategy of multi-vector impact on the "target state". …”
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Practical guidelines for developing digital health solutions to increase equity in dementia care in the UK by Beth Wolff, Simon Nielsen, Achilles Kiwanuka

“…However, despite all the proposed and observed advantages of DHS, a growing body of research suggests that these DHS are not equally accessible to all. This research aimed to assess whether equity frameworks for digital health solutions can be used to guide the development of digital health solutions to increase access to care for dementia patients in the UK and, thereafter, develop practical guidelines to guide the design of equitable DHS products to address this growing issue.MethodsA scoping review across four databases and grey literature was done to identify equity frameworks and design principles for DHS. …”
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