French Сolonizers on “Other” Сolonizers: Britain and Germany in Narratives of Paul Leroy‑Beaulieu and Jules Ferry by Taisiia M. Demicheva

“…That colonizer appeared as a malicious, suddenly appearing on the colonial arena rival, who made a number of mistakes. …”
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Clay Shoveler's Fracture: A Pain in the Neck by Marc Boutros, Maria R. Karam, Maria El Asmar, Emmanuelle Wakim, Labib Chebli, Pierre Maurice Doumit Bader Tarabay, Sami Roukoz

“…The name originated in Australia during the 1930s, after many reports of similar injuries among clay workers who suffered fractures due to a sudden flexion force on their neck and back muscles, hence the name “clay shoveler's fracture.” …”
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Forensic Assessment of Alcohol Intoxication in Cases of Fatal Road Traffic Accidents in Lithuania by Beata Kirstukaitė, Akvilė Paškauskienė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…Results: 31% of the victims were under influence of alcohol at the time of death, with mean BAC 1.99 ± 0.92‰. …”
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Genghis Khan in Folklore Legends of the Mongolian Peoples: Mythological Framework of Memory by Aleksand V. Isakov

“…The study makes an attempt to identify and classify the folklore and mythological structures underlying the folklore legends of the Mongolian peoples about Genghis Khan. …”
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Climate-based Management to Reduce Nitrate Leaching from Dairies in the Suwannee River Basin by Victor E. Cabrera, Norman E. Breuer, Peter E. Hildebrand, Clyde Fraisse

“…Dairy farmers are now required to comply with stricter environmental regulations, either under permit or under voluntary incentive-based programs. …”
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Transformation, theology and the public university in South Africa by R. Venter

“… This article addresses a specific issue, namely the ramifications for theology practised at a public university under (post)-apartheid conditions. In South Africa, scholarly opinion has not paid sufficient attention to what “transformation” entails for theology under these circumstances. …”
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The task and place of missiology at the public university by P. Verster

“… Although Missiology has been an accepted discipline for over 100 years since Warneck’s important contribution, the teaching of this theological discipline, especially at public universities, is currently under great strain. The question is whether it is at all appropriate to teach Missiology using public funds and propagating only the Christian religion. …”
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Effect of Eccentric Loading on Shear Load Capacity of Footings. by Mukisa, Fred

“…Through a combination of numerical modeling and analytical analysis, this study will develop a comprehensive understanding of the behavior of footings under eccentric loading. The research will culminate in the development of practical design guidelines, equations, and charts to predict the shear load capacity of footings under eccentric loading, validated by numerical data. …”
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A classification scheme of active faults in engineering. by Qingyun Zhou, Suge He, Zhenyu Zou

“…The fault displacement hazard level under different exceedance probabilities may be different. …”
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Straw return combined with water-saving irrigation increases microbial necromass accumulation by accelerating microbial growth-turnover in Mollisols of paddy fields by Peng Chen, Junzeng Xu, Kechun Wang, Zhongxue Zhang, Zhaoqiang Zhou, Yawei Li, Tiecheng Li, Tangzhe Nie, Qi Wei, Linxian Liao

“…The rise of microbial respiration under straw return was proportionally less than that of microbial growth. …”
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Does protruding headless cannulated screw reduce fixation stability in tension band wiring technique for patella fractures? a biomechanical study by Mehmet Maden, Omer Berkay Bayraktar, Tayfun Bacaksiz, Ihsan Akan, Bora Uzun, Cemal Kazimoglu

“…Specimens underwent biomechanical testing under axial traction (static test) and cyclic loading (dynamic test). …”
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Calculation of bending deflection and stresses of a pipe with flowing fluid in the case of variable ground load by Rimantas Didžgalvis, Antanas Sudintas, Irena Tiknevičienė

“… The mathematical model of the oscillations of fulfilled pipe is formed on the case when that pipe suddenly losses the support. Using the methods of approximate solutions of differential equations, the analytical pipe bend dynamic expressions were given at the case, when the ground load minimises expo­nentially. …”
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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A 56 kDa regulatory subunit delta isoform (PPP2R5D) for use in Western Blot, immunoprecipi... by Carl Laflamme, Kathleen Southern, Riham Ayoubi, Maryam Fotouhi, Charles Alende

“…While use of antibodies and protocols vary between laboratories, we encourage readers to use this report as a guide to select the most appropriate antibodies for their specific needs.…”
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Implementasi Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) untuk Klasterisasi Cerita Berbahasa Bali by Ngurah Agus Sanjaya ER

“…Grouping the stories based on the topics can certainly help readers to choose their readings accordingly. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) assumes that a document is built from a combination of hidden topics. …”
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Sacral neuromodulation outcomes in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms in multiple sclerosis patients by Tyler Trump, Po-Ming Chow, Vivian Hua, Omer Anis, Mazen Mansour, Howard B. Goldman

“…With disease progression, symptoms often change rendering previously effective therapies less effective. …”
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Cloud-edge hybrid deep learning framework for scalable IoT resource optimization by Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Sarita Simaiya, Yogesh Kumar Sharma, Anjani Kumar Rai, S. M. Padmaja, Khan Vajid Nabilal, Vimal Kumar, Roobaea Alroobaea, Hamed Alsufyani

“…This method achieves an optimal equilibrium between policy learning and optimisation, rendering it suitable for contemporary IoT systems. …”
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Polygenic prediction of human longevity on the supposition of pervasive pleiotropy by M. Reza Jabalameli, Jhih-Rong Lin, Quanwei Zhang, Zhen Wang, Joydeep Mitra, Nha Nguyen, Tina Gao, Mark Khusidman, Sanish Sathyan, Gil Atzmon, Sofiya Milman, Jan Vijg, Nir Barzilai, Zhengdong D. Zhang

“…Abstract The highly polygenic nature of human longevity renders pleiotropy an indispensable feature of its genetic architecture. …”
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Experimental study on mechanical properties of S-RM with different rock block proportions in fault zone by Peng-fei Wang, Xue-yang Xing, Yong-cheng Jin, Jian-biao Bai, Chang-hong Li

“…When the RBP increases to 80%, the peak strength of the sample experiences a sudden increase, with an increase of nearly 80 kPa in peak strength. …”
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Numerical modeling of wave-induced liquefaction around a gravity-based structure by V. S. Ozgur Kirca, V. S. Ozgur Kirca, Mert Angin, B. Mutlu Sumer

“…The model was first validated against analytical solution for pore pressure buildup in the seabed under progressive waves, and against experimental data for residual liquefaction around a buried submarine pipeline. …”
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Discriminatory Practices against Women in Labour Relations in Nigeria: Interrogating the Position of International Law by Atah Pine, Ochoga Edwin Ochoga

“…Employer-employee relation is clearly defined under the international law which is in line with the Nigerian Labour Law. …”
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