BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER COMPOSITE BASED ON POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND WOOD WASTE. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION by VLAD BARBULESCU, LAURENTIA ALEXANDRESCU, MIHAELA NITUICA, MIHAI GEORGESCU, MARIA SONMEZ, DANIELA-MARIA STELESCU, DANA GURAU

“…The new composite is biodegradable due to the compounding with wood fibers, have low density and implicitly the products made from, a lower weight, reduced costs and recover waste. Soles for shoes will be processed by injection using these materials. …”
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Une incursion en sociologie by Bok, Julien

“…We also present a study of the “power” of a hierarchical organization. Finally, we compare these results with sociological studies of existing companies. …”
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Citrus Rootstock Propagation: Traditional Techniques and Recent Advances by Ute Albrecht, Lorenzo Rossi, Mongi Zekri

“… Commercially grown citrus trees are usually composed of two parts: 1) the scion, which is the aboveground portion of the tree that produces the fruit, and 2) the rootstock, which comprises the root system and the lower portion of the trunk. This new 4-page publication, chapter 6 of the forthcoming Citrus Nursery Production Guide, discusses three kinds of rootstock propagation: seed, cuttings, and tissue culture. …”
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Methodological-didactic teacher education in Italian secondary school and competence assessment1 by Santis Cristiana De, Carruba Maria Concetta, Martiniello Lucia

“…The paper aims to reflect on the training of teachers in Italian lower and upper secondary schools by presenting the training activities carried out by the Pegaso Telematic University in the provision of the training course foreseen by Ministerial Decree 180/2022. …”
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Lattice Fluid Dynamics: Thirty-five Years Down the Road by Succi, Sauro

“…We discuss the role and impact of lattice fluid dynamics, namely Lattice Gas Cellular Automata and lattice Boltzmann, on the general framework of Computational Fluid Dynamics.…”
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Community Connections: Employee Volunteering by Marilyn K. Lesmeister, Anne Romero

“… Whether it is a small, local business, or large, national corporation, employees can be a source of volunteer power in any community. Employees can participate in a wide range of volunteer activities and programs that are supported by their employers. …”
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Feed Passage in Broilers - A Complex Problem by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour, Richard D. Miles

“…The incidence and severity are much lower at present than during 1996 when global reports of feed passage occurred following consecutive years of poor grain harvests. …”
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Integrated Disease Management for Vegetable Crops in Florida by Mathews L. Paret, Nick Dufault, Tim Momol, Jim Marois, Steve Olson

“…Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as applied to vegetable diseases means using all the tactics available to the grower (cultural, biological, host-plant resistance, field scouting, chemical) that provide acceptable yield and quality at the least cost and are compatible with the tenets of environmental stewardship. …”
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Dziecko w ramach wojny. Przypadek Donbasu by Wojciech Siegień

“…Based on the analysis of materials from the Russian media (the case of crucifixion of a boy in Slavyansk) and ethnographic interviews with teachers in Kramatorsk, the author asks questions about the mechanisms of constructing the ontologies of child subjects by institutions of power in the conditions of war and the differentiation of grief after them. …”
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What Is a Wireless Sensor Network? by Clyde W. Fraisse, Janise McNair, Thiago Borba Onofre

“…This new 2-page fact sheet discusses the advantages that the WSN has over traditional stand-alone sensors and controllers, power consumption and conservation, and WSN technologies. …”
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Individual Agency and the Diversity of Traditional Practice: The Iji Nla Association of Ijede by Charles K. Omotayo

“…In Ijede town, a suburb of Ikorodu in Ijede Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, exists the Iji Nla Association, an ancient traditional group that rose to local power through the agency of Prince Ajanaku during the first half of the twentieth century. …”
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Fall Prevention by Martie Gillen, Kristen D. Smith, Jenny Jump

“…When someone falls, they face long-term disability, lower productivity, and loss of independence. Falls can happen anywhere, but more than half of all falls happen at home. …”
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The El Niño Southern Oscillation and the salinity of land and water in the United States. by Nicola Limodio, Filippo De Marco, Ilaria Dal Barco

“…Similarly, fresh water salinity increases by 9% in warmer counties, while it is 53% lower in cooler counties.…”
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Trunk Shaker Mechanical Harvesting Systems by Stephen H. Futch, Fritz M. Roka

“…Trunk shake systems are a viable mechanical harvesting system which growers should consider in an effort to lower harvesting costs, increase fruit returns, and remain competitive. …”
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Short Paper - A Note on Robust Combinatorial Optimization with Generalized Interval Uncertainty by Yaman, Hande

“…In this paper, we consider a robust combinatorial optimization problem with uncertain weights and propose an uncertainty set that generalizes interval uncertainty by imposing lower and upper bounds on deviations of subsets of items. …”
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Metaverse as challenge to homo religionis. Diachronic thinking in theory formation for pastoral caregiving to netizens by D.J. Louw

“…Transcendence (homo transcendentalis) has become digitalised by the power of technologised options (optimalisation of our being human) and fictive forms of sublimations (avatars). …”
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On bounds of the effective behavior of particulate composites with imperfect interface by Stolz, Claude

“…When the interface mechanical properties are those of a linear elastic material, the minimum of potential and complementary energy is used in order to obtain bounds of effective elastic modulus of the composite. …”
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Percursos da cidade em João Antônio by Júlio Cezar Bastoni da Silva

“…This article proposes an analysis of the representation of the city in João Antônio’s literature, having as main reference the book Ô, Copacabana!, published in 1978. …”
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As revistas semanais e a questão da memória e da verdade no PNDH-3 by Diego Airoso da Motta

“…The choice for these mainstream media is due to the fact of the influence and power they exert upon the public opinion, either directly upon their readership, or the assumptions of other media segments, in addition to exerting an important ascendancy on the discussions conducted in the political environment.…”
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„Nasz elementarz” – krótki opis daru, który zubaża obdarowanych by Dorota Klus-Stańska

“…The discourses underlying the textbook, which are permeated by relations of oppressive power over children, have been identified: the discourse of the child (infantile child discourse), of childhood (closed and colourless childhood discourse), and of knowledge (limited knowledge discourse). …”
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