Controllable and Observable Polynomial Description for 2D Noncausal Systems by M. S. Boudellioua

“…Two-dimensional state-space systems arise in applications such as image processing, iterative circuits, seismic data processing, or more generally systems described by partial differential equations. …”
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Key Factors Influencing Gelation in Plant vs. Animal Proteins: A Comparative Mini-Review by Mohammadreza Khalesi, Kyeesha Glenn-Davi, Nima Mohammadi, Richard J. FitzGerald

“…Animal proteins tend to gel more reliably, while plant proteins require precise environmental adjustments for similar results. …”
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Revealing the Power of Minds Online: Validating Instruments for Reflective Thinking, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Regulated Learning by Sapriati Amalia, Sekarwinahyu Mestika, Puspitasari Maya, Amastini Fitria

“…It demands more study conducted in several learning environments. …”
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Higher-order KdV-type equations and their stability by E. V. Krishnan, Q. J. A. Khan

“…We have derived solitary wave solutions of generalized KdV-type equations of fifth order in terms of certain hyperbolic functions and investigated their stability. …”
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Innovative approache for the nonlinear atangana conformable Klein-Gordon equation unveiling traveling wave patterns by Hadi Rezazadeh, Mohammad Ali Hosseinzadeh, Lahib Ibrahim Zaidan, Fatima SD. Awad, Fiza Batool, Soheil Salahshour

“…Using the proposed technique based on Maple software structure, various types of solutions, such as, generalized trigonometric, generalized hyperbolic, and exponential functions, are established. …”
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Tax Deductions: Nature and Application Problems by M. A. Polyakova, A. V. Nosov

“…The authors defined the following tasks to achieve it: study and generalize the views of Russian scientists on the problems of providing tax deductions in modern economic conditions; identify and argue the socio-economic problems of tax deductions and suggest ways to solve them; develop approaches to improve the mechanism for increasing the size of tax deductions in order to fulfill the functions assigned to them, namely, the impact on improving welfare and providing tangible state social guarantees to the population. …”
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Boundaries on a binge: Explicating the role of intentionality in binge-watching motivations and problematic outcomes by Ezgi Ulusoy, Dominique S. Wirz, Allison Eden, Morgan E. Ellithorpe

“…Moreover, motivations for binge-watching, such as social interaction and enrichment, were more pronounced in intentional sessions, while unintentional sessions were driven more by situational factors like cliffhangers and curiosity. …”
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) in crop production, case study: apple and grape by Elham Ebrahimi, Laleh Ebrahimi

“…Consumption of energy sources for one functional unit of two apple and grape crops was 10.1 and 9.13 MJ LHV, respectively.Conclusion: Generally, the evaluation of the environmental impacts of apple and grapes production showed that in most of the studied indicators, apple causes more damage to the environment. …”
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Modified cavocavostomy technique for deceased donor liver transplantation by S. E. Voskanyan, A. I. Artemyev, A. I. Sushkov, K. K. Gubarev, D. S. Svetlakova, M. V. Popov, V. S. Rudakov, A. N. Bashkov, E. V. Naydenov, M. Muktarzhan

“…Two groups were generally comparable in terms of the characteristics of donors and recipients, however, the classic inferior vena cava was significantly more often used during transplants for unresectable parasitic liver lesions (17% vs. 1%, p=0.008) and retransplantations (30% vs. 5%, p=0.002). …”
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Path and Practice of Gap Management in National Parks: A Comparison Between China and the US and Inspirations Therefrom by Yun MA, Siyuan HE

“…The research highlights key similarities and differences between the two countries in the aforesaid aspects, and proposes policy recommendations for optimizing gap management in China’s national parks.ResultsIn China, the concept of “gap” in land planning generally refers to small areas within designated zones that do not align with the intended function, such as plots scattering in ecological protection, agricultural, and urban development zones. …”
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Impact of public versus non public insurance on hispanic kidney transplant outcomes using UNOS database by Charat Thongprayoon, Oscar A. Garcia Valencia, Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Shennen A. Mao, Michael A. Mao, Napat Leeaphorn, Justin H. Pham, Eva Csongradi, Iasmina M. Craici, Pooja Budhiraja, Wisit Cheungpasitporn

“…Public insurance group were older, had more kidney retransplant, more deceased donor but less preemptive kidney transplant, longer dialysis duration, more diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, reduced functional status, and were less likely to be employed or have high education level compared to non-public insurance group. …”
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Scaling of ant colony interaction networks by J. M. Toth, J. M. Toth, Jennifer H. Fewell, Jane S. Waters

“…Our results indicate that individuals in larger colonies are relatively more insulated from each other, a factor that may reduce or filter noisy stimuli and contribute to the hypometric scaling of their metabolic rates, and perhaps more generally, the evolution of larger colony sizes.…”
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Hypoglycemic polysaccharides from Auricularia auricula and Auricularia polytricha inhibit oxidative stress, NF-κB signaling and proinflammatory cytokine production in streptozotoci... by Huan Xiang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Chun Cui

“…At the same dose, APP generally performed more effective than AAP, and AAP-10/APP-10 seemed slightly more beneficial than AAP/APP. …”
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A Case Report on an Atypical Presentation of the Syndrome of Irreversible Lithium-Effectuated Neurotoxicity (SILENT) in a War Veteran with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD by Miguela Marie Señga, Gemmalynn Sarapuddin, Edmundo Saniel

“…Despite clearance of the offending agent, the patient remained to have a generalized slowing on repeated EEG with only eye opening and nonpurposeful limb movements regained even after more than 2 months of lithium cessation. …”
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Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT calculations, and molecular docking of N-(4-bromophenyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide palladium(II) complexes by Pinky N. Mjwara, Eric O. Akintemi, Siphamandla Sithebe, Hadley S. Clayton, Tshephiso R. Papo

“…For skin cancer protein, they are Arg223, Glu226, Leu227 and Ile224; and for breast cancer protein are Cys2085, Glu2052, Phe2048, and Gln2082. Generally, the Pd(II) complexes show promising anticancer potential and could potentially be a more effective chemotherapeutic than the standard carboplatin drug.…”
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Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Assessment in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair by Kenichi Shibata, PT, Masanori Yamamoto, MD, Ai Kagase, MD, Takahiro Tokuda, MD, Hiroshi Tsunamoto, MD, Testuro Shimura, MD, Azusa Kurita, MD, Ryo Yamaguchi, MD, Mike Saji, MD, Masahiko Asami, MD, Yusuke Enta, MD, Masaki Nakashima, MD, Shinichi Shirai, MD, Masaki Izumo, MD, Shingo Mizuno, MD, Yusuke Watanabe, MD, Makoto Amaki, MD, Kazuhisa Kodama, MD, Junichi Yamaguchi, MD, Toru Naganuma, MD, Hiroki Bota, MD, Yohei Ohno, MD, Masahiro Yamawaki, MD, Daisuke Hachinohe, MD, Hiroshi Ueno, MD, Kazuki Mizutani, MD, Toshiaki Otsuka, MD, Shunsuke Kubo, MD, Kentaro Hayashida, MD

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Exploring the Complex Association Between Urban Built Environment, Sociodemographic Characteristics and Crime: Evidence from Washington, D.C. by Kaixin Liu, Longhao Zhang, Shangen Tsou, Lei Wang, Yike Hu, Ke Yang

“…However, previous studies have had limitations such as generalizing urban green space types, urban functionality, and sociodemographic characteristics. …”
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Performance of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission for Monitoring Small Lakes in West Africa by Felix Girard, Laurent Kergoat, Ibrahim Mainassara, Maxime Wubda, Edwige Dayangnewende Nikiema, Amadou Abdourhamane Toure, Julien Renou, Maxime Vayre, Nicolas Taburet, Nicolas Picot, Manuela Grippa

“…The volume variability and the hydrological functioning of the thousands of lakes in the Sahelian region are poorly known. …”
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A methodology for evaluating land suitability for medicinal plants at a regional level by Marco Barbaro, Alvaro Rocca, Francesco Danuso

“…The structure of the evaluation model can be easily adapted to consider more detailed land information like climate and soil. …”
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Area and isolation influence on bird diversity in Eucalyptus plantations: An island biogeography perspective by José A. Oddi, Aldana M. Ariza, Julieta Filloy

“…Isolation from natural forests led to more functionally redundant bird assemblages in Eucalyptus plantations.…”
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