Traffic Capacity Assessment of the Urban Elevated Bridge after Near-Field Explosion Based on the Response Surface Method by Jinghui Jiang, Chaoyi Xia, Kunpeng Wang, He Xia, Qikai Sun

“…The established assessment method can be used to predict the probability of bridge structural damage at various levels under different types of car bombs and to provide a reference for exploring a probability-based safety assessment method of post-explosion bridges.…”
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Integrating Kansei Engineering, Analytic Hierarchy Process, and Quality Function Development in Elderly-Oriented Seating Design by Tingting Xiong, Quanfa Shu, Xuyi Li, Yuting Fan, Jing Qiu

“…This design method effectively improves the product’s suitability for the elderly and provides a valuable reference for related product design.…”
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Mosaic of History and Memory in Alexander Motyl’s Novel Fall River by Marta Koval

“…The life of the three siblings epitomizes the dramatic history of Eastern Galicia and the pre-and post-WWII Ukrainian immigration to the United States. …”
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The results of an Open, Randomized Comparative Clinical Study to Assess the Reactogenicity, Safety and Immunogenicity of the Vaccine EntseVir in Children Aged 3 to 17 Years by S. M. Kharit, A. A. Ruleva, I. V. Fridman, E. P. Nacharova, L. A. Alekseeva, G. A. Vasil'eva, A. A. Vilnic, M. V. Ivanova

“…In 2011 - 2012 years in the Institute of childhood infections followed by an open comparative randomized study of tick-borne encephalitis vaccine EntseVir («Microgen») at a dose of 0.25 ml of the two schemes, planned and emergency in children aged 3 - 17 years. As a reference drug used vaccine FSME-Immun junior production (Baxter, AG, Austria). …”
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Human Action Recognition Based on The Skeletal Pairwise Dissimilarity by E.E. Surkov, O.S. Seredin, A.V. Kopylov

“…The article presents the human figure representing approach based on pairwise dissimilarity function of skeletal models and a set of reference objects, also known as a basic assembly. …”
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Human health risk due to trace element contamination in groundwater from the Anjani and Jhiri river catchment area in northern Maharashtra, India by RUSHIKESH BABURAO GOLEKAR, MUKUND VASANT BARIDE, SANJAYKUMAR NARAYAN PATIL

“…Abstract: Present study was carried out the assessment of ground water chemistry with reference to drinking purpose. We have selected the area of Anjani and Jhiri river catchment of Jalgaon district, northern Maharashtra, India. …”
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Reflections, operational lessons, and practical insights from a pharmacovigilance inspection: a case example of organizational strategies for medical safety readiness by Tarek A. Hammad, Sasan Sabrdaran, Hesham Aboshady, Raquel Rogers, Jean-Marie Heim, Kim Bullano, Tatiana Ishida

“…Visual tools, including timelines and workflows, supported operational efficiency and stakeholder alignment. Post-inspection debriefs further informed process improvements across Medical Safety functions. …”
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Nuovo Mercato Marina in Messina: for a valorization of the design thinking through the analysis and the digital representation by Sonia Mollica

“…<br />The project is part of a post-earthquake revitalization program, consisting of new key relationships, through which hierarchies and shared architectural languages are established, through the creation of spaces for social interaction and cultural value. …”
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Open-source geospatial technologies for census data mapping and visualization: The Romanian 2021 census by Andi M. LAZĂR, Florin IOSUB, Daniel URDĂ, Marius BUDILEANU

“… Romania conducted in 2022 the Population and Housing Census – with the 1st of December 2021 as reference date. Starting from 2023, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) began publishing the results. …”
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The Effect of Maximum Reaction Temperature of Polyurethane Foam on the Effective Thermal Conductivity by Massara Ali Fadhel, Harith H. Al-Moameri, Tawfeeq W. Mohammed

“…Two conditions have been selected: with and without post-heating. The results have shown that thermal conductivity increases with the increase in the maximum reaction temperature for certain cases (1 g and 2 g). …”
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Screen Printing Conductive Inks on Textiles: Impact of Plasma Treatment by Julia Guérineau, Jollan Ton, Mariia Zhuldybina

“…This article investigates screen printing as a textile post-processing technique for electronic integration, and highlights its versatility, cost-effectiveness, and adaptability in terms of design and customization. …”
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Binary Kerr black-hole scattering at 2PM from quantum higher-spin Compton by Lara Bohnenblust, Lucile Cangemi, Henrik Johansson, Paolo Pichini

“…Here we apply the framework to compute scattering amplitudes and observables for a binary system of two rotating black holes, at second post-Minkowskian order, and to all orders in the spin-multipole expansion for certain quantities. …”
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Fostering resilience of prospective startup businesses: a longitudinal study by Hargo Utomo, Sang Kompiang Wirawan, Sebastian Alex Dharmawangsa

“…The study critically reflects on startup founders’ behavioral changes, especially post-incubation. The phenomena indicate the variability of entrepreneurial orientation and mentality of a startup’s success or failure. …”
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Establishment of Russian studies at the Victoria University of Manchester and Russia abroad by P.A. Tribunskii

“…Mindel’s achievements as a teacher was the preparation and publication of a reference book on Russian commercial correspondence (1918). …”
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Design of interactive systems: Information visualization methods of self-service technology in fast food restaurants by Yi-Shan Lee, Szu-Chi Chen, Yunqian Zhan, Meng-Cong Zheng

“…In customization tasks, the number of errors for this design was significantly lower than the others. In post-task usability testing, including the System Usability Scale (SUS), Net Promoter Score (NPS), and subjective user perception questionnaires, the specific design had the best scores. …”
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Review, Analysis and Prospect of Blue Carbon Finance Development Policy Environment by LIU Dahai, LI Ping

“…In the post-Paris, there are many carbon emission reduction market standards under the market mechanism. …”
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Current resistance status of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations in Penang Island, Malaysia by Kin Hoong Ng, Wan Fatma Zuharah

“…Ae. aegypti showed a higher resistance ratio of 50 (RR50) when compared with the VCRU laboratory reference strain (susceptible strain) at the exposure to the deltamethrin, including with pre-exposure to PBO. …”
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Investigating effects of healthcare simulation on personal strengths and organizational impacts for healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Victor Kai-Lam Cheung, Eric Hang-Kwong So, George Wing-Yiu Ng, Sze-Sze So, Jeff Leung-Kit Hung, Nam-Hung Chia

“…Methods: COVID-19 Taskforce was established to formulate standardized scenario-based simulation training materials in late-January 2020. Post-training questionnaires made up of 5-point Likert scales were distributed to all participants to evaluate their personal strengths, in terms of i) assertiveness, ii) mental preparedness, iii) self-efficacy, iv) internal locus of control, and v) internal locus of responsibility. …”
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Multidimensional pain profiling in people living with obesity and attending weight management services: a protocol for a longitudinal cohort study by Catherine Blake, Carel W le Roux, Keith M Smart, Catherine M Doody, Francis M Finucane, Brona M Fullen, Jean O’Connell, Natasha S Hinwood, Colin Dunlevy, Clare Gilsenan, Grainne O'Donoghue

“…Participants will complete questionnaires that assess their multidimensional biopsychosocial pain experience at baseline and at 3, 6, 12 and 18 months post-recruitment. Quantitative analyses will characterise the multidimensional pain experiences and trajectories of the cohort as a whole and in defined subgroups.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by the Ethics and Medical Research Committee of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group, Dublin, Ireland (reference no: RS21-059), the Galway Clinical Research Ethics Committee for Galway University Hospitals (refrence no: C.A. 2865), and the University College Dublin Human Research Ethics Committee (reference no: LS-E-22-41-Hinwood-Smart). …”
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Three-Dimensional Semantic Segmentation of Palatal Rugae and Maxillary Teeth and Motion Evaluation of Orthodontically Treated Teeth Using Convolutional Neural Networks by Abdul Rehman El Bsat, Elie Shammas, Daniel Asmar, Kinan G. Zeno, Anthony T. Macari, Joseph G. Ghafari

“…Neither pre- nor post-processing of the data was required to enhance segmentation. …”
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