Hybrid extended Kalman filter with Newton Raphson method for lifetime prediction of lithium-ion batteries by Hend M. Fahmy, Hany M. Hasanien, Mohammed Alharbi, Haoran Ji

“…Abstract To advance the lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology more quickly, its lifetime should be predicted accurately. …”
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Comparative analysis of digital safety training programs for minors by Marcos Gómez Puerta, Esther Chiner, Andrea Oliver-Ridaura

“…Although the digital environment offers numerous opportunities for learning, communication, and leisure for minors, it also presents risks such as cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, privacy issues, or screen dependency. …”
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THE ROLE OF PRIMARY GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS IN INFORMATION SOCIETY by L. N. Shcerbakova

“…The nature of the global public blessings in modern conditions is characterized much more deeply, rather than principles of public using. …”
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Bio-Flocculation: A Green Tool in Biorefineries for Recovering High Added-Value Compounds from Microalgae by Luis G. Heredia-Martínez, Alba María Gutiérrez-Diánez, Encarnación Díaz-Santos

“…To address this challenge, the bio-flocculation process, and more specifically self-flocculation, is presented as a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution. …”
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Taqī al-Dīn al-Rasid and His Treatise on Algebra Mathematical Evaluation, Translation, and Editio Princeps by Elif Baga

“…Therefore, this article will present the edition princeps, the translation and the evaluation of Taqī al-Dīn al-Rāṣid’s treatise on algebra, al-Nisab al-mutashākila fī ʻilm al-jabr wa-l-muqābala. …”
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Documentos en el Archivo Histórico Nacional (Madrid) sobre el terremoto del 1 de noviembre de 1755 by Fernando de la TORRE

“…In 1979 the author discovered several dossiers (in fact, boxes) with more than a thousand important papers concerning the Lisbon earthquake of 1 November, 1755. …”
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BANKS AND BANKING BUSINESS IN RUSSIA IN THE FACE OF INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS by G. S. Panova

“…The article argues that Russia's economic growth opportunities in 2016 are limited by restriction level of bank interest, the high volatility of the exchange rate of the national currency, insufficient development of credit relations, tough, high-budget (at the level of developed Europe) tax burden, increasing administrative costs, dramatically increasing the concentration of risks of subjective decisions at the present stage of the electoral cycle. In a situation of uncertainty of predictions regarding the scope and duration of the application of sanctions, the Russian Government and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation had rightly seek to use a combination of anti-sanctions measures of austerity measures on introduction of contra-sanctions to create more comfortable conditions for doing business in Russia and her allies from member countries of Eurasian Economic Union, SCO, BRICS. …”
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Lead-attributable productivity losses in low- and middle-income countries by Bret Ericson, Mary Jean Brown

“…Differences in the findings resulted primarily from the use of a more conservative dose–response model in the present study. …”
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The effect of multiple sclerosis on the professional life of a group of Brazilian patients by Yára Dadalti Fragoso, Alessandro Finkelsztejn, Maria Cristina B. Giacomo, Liliana Russo, Wesley Soares Cruz

“…Eighty percent had eleven or more years of schooling. Among the whole group, 66% did not present limitations on walking. …”
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Spiral Computed Tomography Based Maxillary Sinus Imaging in Relation to Tooth Loss, Implant Placement and Potential Grafting Procedure by Reinhilde Jacobs, Dong Xue, Yuqian Hu, Johan van Cleynenbreugel, Maryam Shahbazian

“…Almost 2/3 (66%) of the patients showed major (> 4 mm) mucosal thickening mostly at the level of the sinus floor. The present sample did not allow revealing any significant difference (P > 0.05) in maxillary sinus dimensions for partially dentate and edentulous subjects.Conclusions: Cross-sectional imaging can be used in order to obtain more accurate information on the morphology, variation, and the amount of maxillary bone adjacent to the maxillary sinus.…”
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Publication bias in reports of animal stroke studies leads to major overstatement of efficacy. by Emily S Sena, H Bart van der Worp, Philip M W Bath, David W Howells, Malcolm R Macleod

“…It is probable that publication bias has an important impact in other animal disease models, and more broadly in the life sciences.…”
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Biomechanical phenomena involved in facial trauma: an integrative review by Thais Maciel Valente, Thiago Maciel Valente, Francisco de Assis Crescencio Vergetti, Murilo Alves Teixeira

“…Discussion: The mandible is more vulnerable to lateral than frontal impacts; it was shown that in lateral impacts, the most significant stress force was exerted on structures ipsilateral to the impact. …”
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Effect of Various Phases of Menstrual Cycle on Autonomic Reactivity to Emotional and Cognitive Stressors by Shalini Gupta, Ashi Junaniya, Avani Ahuja, Radha Anjana

“…Conclusions: The luteal phase presents higher SNS reactivity and thus, emotional and cognitive stressors gather more sympathetic activity; finally, a definitive interaction is seen in the gonadal hormones and higher cognitive centers of female subjects.…”
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Advanced Supply-Demand Optimization in Renewable-Powered Microgrids by K Aravind, Pal Thethi H., Devananda Rao Bolleddu, Tewari Preeti, Emad Rafal, Balachandran Praveen kumar

“…As natural disasters become more frequent and severe threatening modern power grids, increasing the resilience of electric supply systems has grown increasingly important. …”
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Analyzing the Impact of Virtual Exchanges on Students’ L2 Willingness to Communicate by Krisztián Simon, Daniel Schug

“…This study presents findings from a virtual exchange (VE) project conducted with undergraduate students from the university of Pécs (Hungary) and the university of Paris Nanterre (France). …”
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The interaction effect of pedagogical agent and emotional feedback on effective learning: a 2 × 2 factorial experiment in online formative assessment by Xiaoqin Tang, Li Jiang, Guoli Liu, Hongxia Li

“…Meanwhile, the integration of emotional feedback may contribute to creating a more humanized digital learning atmosphere, thereby supporting learners in their online learning experience. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Train Departure Strategies in a Container Shipment by Alessia Giulianetti, Marco Gotelli, Anna Sciomachen

“…The aim is threefold: manage more containers shipped by train, improve terminal operational efficiency, and increase the rail share. …”
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High Frequency of Symptomatic Zinc Deficiency in Infants in Northern Ethiopia by Federica Dassoni, Zerihun Abebe, Federica Ricceri, Aldo Morrone, Cristiana Albertin, Bernard Naafs

“…We could not rule out whether heterozygosity for the genetic mutation was present or that the disease was caused by a nutritional deficiency in the mothers or more probably because both the factors coexisted together. …”
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Role of nanocellulose geometric structures on the properties of green natural rubber composites by Milanta Tom, Sabu Thomas, Bastien Seantier, Yves Grohens, Mohamed Pulikaparambil Kochaidrew, Ramakrishnan Subramanian, Tapas Ranjan Mohanty, Henri Vahabi, Hanna Joseph Maria, Jibin Keloth Paduvilan, Martin George Thomas

“…The reinforcing effect of CNF was found to be higher compared to CNC and MFC, where an increase of 3.85 MPa in tensile strength from the neat sample was obtained. More uniform dispersion was evident through transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and Raman imaging for CNF in the rubber matrix. …”
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Epidemiological analysis of hand fractures in a tertiary hospital by Yago Jorge Viana Gomes, Letícia Cavalcante Lócio, Wendell Rondinelly Saraiva Furtado-Filho, Lorena Maria Casimiro, Joaquim José de Lima Silva

“…Concerning fractured bones, there was a marked prevalence of phalangeal involvement in all age groups, representing 210 patients (72.4%). Conclusion: The present study corroborates the data present in the literature. …”
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