METHODS OF RESEARCH OF ELECTRO-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OFAGGLUTINANTSANDS by D. M. Kukuj, S. L. Rovin, M. A. Saikov

“…Analysis of these characteristics, knowledge of their interconnections with composition of agglutinant sands allows to develop the most effective and safe systems of quality control and management of the mix preparation and forming processes.…”
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INCREASE OF EFFICIENCY OF CASTINGS PRODUCTION FROM COLOR AND BLACK ALLOYS by M. A. Sadokha, A. P. Melnikov

“…Process of the cast part production can be generally presented as a number of technological limitations (metallurgical, foundry, finishing), subdivided into separate operations, carrying out of which is connected with certain expenses, first of all expenses of energy, materials, labor, etc.For assessment of reserves of increase of the cast part production process efficiency all limitations and separate operations in their framework are considered in detail from the point of view of power consumption, as the most expensive item at castings production.…”
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The mechanism of selection of innovative solutions tailored to assess the effectiveness of reserves by S. V. Zakharov

“…Effective and correct selection of innovative solutions is the most important part of the entire process of innovation in small businesses. …”
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Individual Characteristics of Entrepreneurs in Transition Countries. The Albanian Case by Areti Stringa, Saimir Sallaku, Jorida Tabaku

“…The increasing number of small and medium enterprises is the most promising consequence of the transition process. …”
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Extensive scalp soft-tissue reconstruction with free flaps: A simplified therapeutic algorithm for donor site selection based on a retrospective analysis by Raúl Martínez Peral, Josep Oriol Roca Mas, Gonzalo Joaquín Soroa Moreno, Adela Álvarez Río, Antonio Ansó Jiménez, Daniel Navarro Sánchez, Ivan Monge Castresana, Jaime Estrada Cuxart

“…Introduction: Extensive scalp defects present a significant reconstructive challenge due to the complex needs of patients that are often beyond the scope of conventional therapies, which makes free flaps the most reliable solution. Despite the variety of free flaps available for such cases, there is a lack of clear criteria for selecting the most suitable option. …”
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Single LED Beacon-Based 3-D Indoor Positioning Using Off-the-Shelf Devices by Yinan Hou, Shilin Xiao, Meihua Bi, Yuankai Xue, Wansheng Pan, Weisheng Hu

“…In this paper, we demonstrate a single light-emitting diode (LED) beacon-based 3-D indoor positioning scheme by experiment and theoretical derivation, which can overcome the limitation of multiple LED beacons involved in one positioning process. Only off-the-shelf devices are employed in this scheme, such as an image sensor, a gyroscope, and a photodiode, which have been integrated in most of commercial available smartphones so that it is compatible with most of mobile terminals. …”
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Isolated splenic involvement in hydatid disease: A case report by Sakshi Dudhe, MBBS, Devyansh Nimodia, MBBS, Gaurav V. Mishra, MD, Pratapsingh Hanuman Parihar, MD, Paritosh Bhangale, MBBS, Anjali Kumari, MBBS, Rishitha Kotla, MBBS

“…The spleen ranks as the third most frequently affected organ in this condition, liver primarily being the most commonly affected. …”
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Recommendations and Typical Errors on Usage of Wirewound Resistors in Design of Power Converters by Anton Dianov, Xiaodong Sun, Ji-Won Kang, Galina Demidova, Vladimir Prakht, Nikolay Tarlavin, Jiawei Xiang

“…In order to eliminate gap in this area, the authors provide a detailed insight into the design of various circuits with WRs in power converters and formalize the design process, highlighting 11 checkpoints. The authors share their 20-years experience in this field and illustrate five the most popular mistakes with oscillograms, which simplifies the misstep localization. …”
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MODELLING THE IMPACT OF INTELLECTUALIZATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN UKRAINE by Iryna Kalenyuk, Larysa Antoniuk, Oleg Kuklin, Liudmyla Tsymbal, Olena Tsyrkun

“…Intellectualization of the economy becomes the main trend of development under the condition of transition to a new type of society, which changes the relations between market participants. Note that these processes are most pronounced in countries close to post-industrial society. …”
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Scientific Research on the Issue of Soft Skills Development (Review of the Data in International Databases of Scopus, Web of Science) by I. K. Tsalikova, S. V. Pakhotina

“…Indeed, the issue of soft skills development is one of the most relevant problems abroad. This can probably be attributed to the specifics of migration processes: for instance, many foreign citizens with completely different cultural and religious mentalities arrive in the European Union; on the contrary, Russia is migrated mainly from former Soviet republics, wherein people are close to the Russians in emotional intelligence.Practical significance. …”
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Credit policy of Russia in the concept of economy of knowledge by L. A. Ahmetov, A. I. Vinogradov

“…The most important feature of economy of knowledge emphasis ofattention doesn’t become simple on process of receiving new knowledge, and on their use in economy for the purpose of receiving the greatest economic benefits. …”
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Critical Success Factors of Participatory Community Planning with Geospatial Digital Participatory Platforms by Karl Atzmanstorfer, Mona Bartling, Barbora Haltofová, Leo Zurita-Arthos, Judith Grubinger-Preiner, Anton Eitzinger

“…In recent years, Digital Participatory Platforms (DPPs) have become an increasingly popular tool for citizen participation in community planning processes. They serve municipalities, citizen initiatives, and other planning authorities as digital tools to collect feedback, discuss ideas, solve problems and monitor small-scale planning processes within their communities. …”
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Flood susceptibility mapping based on watershed geomorphometric characteristics and land use/land cover on a small island by B.H. Narendra, O. Setiawan, R.A. Hasan, C.A. Siregar, , Pratiwi, N. Sari, A. Sukmana, I.W.S. Dharmawan, R. Nandini

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Flooding is the most frequent hydrological disaster which greatly impacts humans and the environment. …”
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CATEGORIES OF PHYLOSOPHY IN INVESTIGATION OF PROPERTY by A. I. Vankevich

“…The paper considers categories of materialist dialectics, analysis and synthesis, internal contradiction, conflict of opposites, ascent principles from abstract to concrete, historical and logical principles as the most important forms of thinking in cognition of processes concerning origin, formation and developed state of property in production goods.…”
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INVESTIGATION OF FORMS OF ENGINEERING CONTRACTS, CONCLUDED ON THE WORLD MARKET by A. Laznik

“…EPC and EPCM contracts are singled out as the most suitable for use in the construction of oil and gas facilities due to their specific features. …”
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KIF15 Promotes Proliferation and Growth of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yue-Feng Sun, Hong-Li Wu, Rui-Fang Shi, Lin Chen, Chao Meng

“…Liver cancer is thought as the most common human malignancy worldwide, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for nearly 90% liver cancer. …”
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The institutionalisation of research and innovation in Swiss sports federations – Analysis of the status quo by Cornel Gübeli, Hippolyt Kempf, Solange Emmenegger, Christelle Ganné-Chedeville

“…Results The publicly available documents revealed a medium to low institutionalization of research and innovation in most federations analyzed. While most federations vaguely mention the topics in their strategy, evidence for institutionalization, dedicated resource allocation, established innovation processes or institutionalized knowledge management is scarce. …”
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Core Outcome Sets for Pain Disorders: A Systematic Review of Research and Reporting Quality by Cui Y, Li B, Jiang S, Li Y, Wang S

“…Among key stakeholder groups, clinical experts were most frequently involved (22 [92%]), whereas industry representatives were less engaged (5 [21%]). …”
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Editorial by Kristīne Beķere

“…The current issue contains the first part of the study, which concerns the establishment of the mission in Daugavpils and reflects Lady Muriel’s efforts to find the most effective way to help the Latvian society, which had suffered severely during the long war, especially seeking to aid the most vulnerable part of the society – the children. …”
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Current situation of pharmacy services in community health centers and the functioning of pharmacists in family doctor teams in Shanghai by Rui LIU, Yu CAO, Aiqun CHU, Huanyun WU

“…Concurrently, a convenience sampling method was used to invite 29 key stakeholders, including 11 head of pharmacies, 6 family doctors, 12 community health center directors or health commission managers from central urban areas, inner and outer suburban areas, and outer suburban areas, for semi-structured focus interviews on pharmacy service demands, resources allocation, and service processes. Results: The quantitative results indicated that the most community pharmacists attended 1-2 times of training programs [139 (45.3 %)], with continuing education as the main form of training [252 (82.1 %)]. …”
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