Covert marketing in films and series by Dimitrijević Ljiljana, Gojković Marija, Kolar Janez

“…On the other hand, it is noticeable that covert marketing completely holds the attention of viewers or consumers. Its influence is growing, and through advertising through celebrities, who immediately draw attention to a certain brand or service, its attractiveness is growing. …”
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Efficient voltammetric platform combining a molecularly imprinted polymer and silver-nanoparticle-decorated black phosphorus nanosheets for selective determination of Gatifloxacin by Jingtao Wu, Yonghui Xia, Tianyu Wang, Yafeng Zhang, Guangli Li

“…The resulting MIP/BPNS-AgNP-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) greatly enhanced voltammetric responses for GAT. The MIP/BPNS-AgNP/GCE exhibited admirable GAT determination performance, with two linear responses (0.001–1 and 1–50 μM), high sensitivity (9.965 and 0.5378 μA μM−1), and a low detection limit of 0.2 nM. …”
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The curcumin-loaded zein-shellac nanoparticles using pH-driven method: Fabrication, characterization, and anti-inflammatory effect by Xinyi Lv, Zijian Wu, Limin Wang, Peibo Guo, Ao Qu, Wenjing Liang, Pengbo Zheng, Yuan Li, Wen Zhang

“…Nevertheless, its bioavailability is greatly restricted due to poor solubility and stability. …”
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Estimating Complex Signals With a Fuzzy-Enhanced Kalman Filter: A Note on “the Output Regulation and the Kalman Filter as the Signal Generator” by Jesus Alberto Meda-Campana, Juan Carlos Garcia-Hernandez, Rodolfo Daniel Velazquez-Sanchez, Luis Alberto Paramo-Carranza, Tonatiuh Hernandez-Cortes, Ricardo Tapia-Herrera

“…The proposed modification prevents the Kalman filter estimate from drifting away from the true signal and provides an alternative to the traditional abrupt resetting of the error covariance matrix. …”
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The Effects of Economic Deprivation on the Welfare of Older Persons in Kabale District: A Case Study of Butanda Sub-County. by Atusingwize, Prize A.

“…To mitigate these impacts, the study suggested expanding social security schemes to non-civil servants, tailoring grants for older persons, and continuously providing skills training in productive ventures. …”
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Designing a Model for Credit Risk Assessment of Customers for Guarantees Issued by the Export Guarantee Fund of Iran via Artificial Neural Network Model by Farshid Ahmadi Sartakhti, Kambiz Hojabr Kiani, Seyed Shamsoddin Hoseini, Abbas Memarnejad

“…This figure is poised to grow even further as the fund increases the issuance of credit guarantees. …”
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Heritage of Sovietism in contemporary Lithuania: Perverted conceptions of Property relations by Žilvinas Kačiuška

“…Atkūrus nepriklausomybę, vykusios greitos žemės, nuosavybės ir socialinės reformos Lietuvos mieste ir kaime susidūrė su kolektyvizmo praktika ir „šešėlinės ekonomikos", „šešėlinio verslumo" tradicija, kuri buvo įdiegta sovietmečiu. …”
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Spontaneous thought separates into clusters of negative, positive, and flexible thinking by Marta Migó, Jessica A. Cooper, Philip A. Kragel, Michael T. Treadway

“…Deficits in these processes are also greatly associated with the development and maintenance of psychopathology. …”
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Synthetic wheat as a new source of flour quality under drought conditions: Associations with solvent retention capacity. by Niloofar Mokhtari, Mohammad Mahdi Majidi, Aghafakhr Mirlohi

“…Synthetic hexaploid lines are proposed as high-potential germplasm for improving bread wheat by introducing new genes (biotic and abiotic stresses) lost during common wheat evolution. …”
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The prevalence of frontal sinus agenesis (aplasia) among Kurdish populations of Erbil city. by Soran M Karim

“…Results: Careful examination of 512 assessed PA radiographs (with patient’s ages ranging between 18 to 65 years) showed agenesis of the frontal sinus in 26 cases (5.16 %), 17 females and 9 male cases), the type and location of the agenesis varied greatly as it was bilateral agenesis type only in 7 cases, and unilateral in remaining 19 cases, among the unilateral sinus agenesis cases 2 were observed to be agenesis of the left and 17 of the right frontal sinuses respectively. …”
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Disorders in brassinosteroids signal transduction triggers the profound molecular alterations in the crown tissue of barley under drought. by Anetta Kuczyńska, Martyna Michałek, Piotr Ogrodowicz, Michał Kempa, Paweł Krajewski, Vladimiro Cardenia, Maria Teresa Rodriguez-Estrada, Marina Pérez-Llorca, Sergi Munné-Bosch, Krzysztof Mikołajczak

“…The advanced molecular tools provide critical inputs in uncovering the regulatory mechanisms underlying plants' adaptation to abiotic stress. Presented holistic studies were done on the barley crown tissue being essential for plant performance under various environmental stimuli. …”
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Double layer federated security learning architecture for artificial intelligence of things by ZHENG Chengbo, YAN Haonan, FU Caili, ZHANG Dong, LI Hui, WANG Bin

“…The bottom architecture consisted of various IoT devices and a server within the organization. …”
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Influence of seed moisture content and storage period on germination and biochemical indices: Lallemantia iberica and Lallemantia royleana by Saeideh Maleki Farahani, Alireza Rezazadeh, Arezoo Paravar

“…Abstract The longevity of seeds varies greatly between species and seed viability reduction due to seed ageing is one of the major problems affecting agricultural productivity. …”
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Transimperial Sociology: A Peripheral Dictatorship at the Centre of Late Colonial Social-Scientific Cooperation Between Empires by Ágoas Frederico

“…Additionally, it provides a unique, overarching view of these central yet often overlooked actors in the international arena, highlighting their social-scientific drifting, beyond their differences and specificities. …”
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Cryptic coral community composition across environmental gradients. by Gia N Cabacungan, Tharani N Waduwara Kankanamalage, Amilah F Azam, Madeleine R Collins, Abigail R Arratia, Alexandra N Gutting, Mikhail V Matz, Kristina L Black

“…Cryptic genetic variation is increasingly being identified in numerous coral species, with prior research indicating that different cryptic genetic lineages can exhibit varied responses to environmental changes. …”
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Infiltration of Small Arms and Light Weapons into Benue Valley and Its Impact on the Conflict Between Pastoralists and Farmers by Paulina Ada Akpa, Terver Akpar, Samson Aondowase Fada

“…Findings from the study revealed that the availability of illegal small arms and light weapons in the Benue valley has greatly aggravated farmers and herders conflict. The destabilizing accumulation and uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons by Fulani herders and farmers has increased the intensity and duration of conflict, undermines the sustainability of peace agreements, impedes the success of peace building, frustrates efforts aimed at the prevention of the conflict and hinders considerably the provision of humanitarian assistance in the affected areas. …”
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Negotiating National Equality in the Austrian Silesian Diet 1905-1914 by Paula Krajnik

“…Since the 1890s, Polish and Czech members of the Austrian Silesian provincial diet demanded equality with Austria’s German-speaking citizens, granting them the Basic Law as two of the crownlands’ recognized nationalities. …”
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DESERTIFICATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF DESERTIFICATION ON YOBE STATE by FAITH NKECHI EBORKA

“…Just like other states in Northern Nigeria, Yobe is one of the states that is greatly affected by the continued desertification of some parts of Nigeria. …”
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Graphological Deviation: A Defamiliarizing Trope in Timothy Wangusa’s Poetry by Evaristo, Arineitwe

“…The studies conclude that Wangusa’s poetry was greatly influenced by classical and western literary traditions (Alfredo Okello 2005). …”
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On Student Access and Equity in a Reforming University: by Kwesiga, Joy Constance

“…We argue that key to the reform programme was a reduction in the state's financial commitment in higher education and the implementation of alternative financial strategies especially relating to the introduction of the private sponsorship programme in 1992. Private sponsorship greatly expanded the intake of fee-paying students, and the total number of students in higher education in Uganda has ex panded enormously. …”
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