The Combined Effect of Nanoclay Powder and Curing Time on the Properties of Class G Cement by Abdulmalek Ahmed, Ahmed Abdulhamid Mahmoud, Salaheldin Elkatatny

“…This is due to the presence of more calcium silicate hydrate in these samples. Nanoclay cement had 76.9% lower permeability than control cement, which can be related to the capacity of the nanoclay particles to fill the microstructure dominating the base samples as curing time increased. …”
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Addressing Strategies for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Trade Integration after COVID-19: Agenda 2063 by Tshedza Tshivhasa Sikhwari, Stewart Lee Kugara

“…Africa was less affected by COVID-19; however, its effects were felt more severely. Resultantly, COVID-19 posed a challenge to African leaders in terms of how to get Africa back on track, even though African economic growth had been sluggish for some years. …”
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Neuro-ophthalmology and migraine: visual aura and its neural basis by Hajar Nasir Tukur, Olivier Uwishema, Dalal Sheikhah, Hatice Akbay

“…Future therapeutic approaches targeting cortical spreading depression may offer more precise interventions for managing visual aura in migraine.…”
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Do vulnerable social identities of faculty matter when predicting their inclusive practices at university? by José-Luis Álvarez-Castillo, Gemma Fernández-Caminero, Luis Espino-Díaz, Rocío Luque-González

“…As an application of the results, we propose the development of more solid and transformative diversity policies, clear and operational rules, convergent and coordinated management mechanisms, and training aimed at strengthening and integrating social and professional identities.…”
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The landscape of nucleotide diversity in Drosophila melanogaster is shaped by mutation rate variation by Barroso, Gustavo V, Dutheil, Julien Y

“…We argue that incorporating mutation rate variation into the null model of molecular evolution will lead to more realistic inferences in population genomics. …”
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Results and prospects of European radish breeding by Maria A. Kosenko

“…Perspective hybrid in relation to the standard has a more aligned form of the root, with a rich black color and smooth surface. …”
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Spearfishing and public health promotion: A cross-sectional analysis of the Hawai'i Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey. by Lauryn Hansen, Yan Yan Wu, Tetine Lynn Sentell, Mika Thompson, Tonya Lowery St John, Simone Schmid, Catherine McLean Pirkle

“…After statistical adjustment, those with a high school diploma or less were significantly more likely to have engaged in spearfishing than those with higher education. …”
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“Choose what suits you”: The role of relative competency strength in shaping job applicants’ reactions and strategies toward AI-based interview by Jiaxuan Wang, Jinghao Zhang, Julie N.Y. Zhu, Liying Bai

“…Despite its benefits for organizations, whether job applicants favor the adoption of AI-based interview remains unclear. In the present research, we draw on expectancy theory to propose a contingent model explaining when and why applicants are more willing to accept an AI-based interview (vs. human-based interview). …”
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in SMAD7 and CHI3L1 and Colorectal Cancer Risk by Amal Ahmed Abd El-Fattah, Nermin Abdel Hamid Sadik, Olfat Gamil Shaker, Amal Mohamed Kamal

“…If the frequency of the sequence variation reaches 1% or more in the population, it is referred to as polymorphism, but if it is lower than 1%, the allele is typically considered as a mutation. …”
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Temporal features of the development of the cities of the Kharkov region by Kateryna Kravchenko

“…Cities with significant population declines (from -20.1% to -25%): Lozova, Izyum, Pervomaisky, Lyubotin, Vovchansk, Zmiyiv, Krasnograd, Merefa – peripheral district centers and cities of the Kharkiv agglomeration, where there is at present a decline in the rate of industrial production and, consequently, jobs. …”
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The relationship between latent inhibition, divergent thinking, and eyewitness memory: A study on attention to irrelevant stimuli. by Ixone Badiola-Lekue, Naiara Arriola, Gabriel Rodríguez

“…It has been suggested that individuals who tend to show less latent inhibition possess a "leaky" attentional style, finding it difficult to inhibit the processing of irrelevant information, which would manifest as an ability to generate uncommon and creative ideas. In the present study, we tested this hypothesis within a new framework-the field of eyewitness memory-by investigating whether the degree of attenuated latent inhibition is associated with the inclusion of more peripheral (seemingly irrelevant) information in testimonies about a witnessed event. …”
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The Use of Stone Resources in the Roman Architecture of Oderzo (Treviso, Italy) by Chiara Girotto, Simone Dilaria, Caterina Previato, Jacopo Bonetto, Claudio Mazzoli

“…Moreover, volcanic rock samples were analyzed via X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and quantitative phase analysis via X-Ray powder diffraction (QPA-XRPD) to obtain more detailed mineralogical and geochemical characterizations. …”
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The culture of hospitality: From art residences to new types of inclusive institutions by Larisa E. Petrova

“…The purpose of the article is to provide an overview of the key ideas and approaches set out in the collection, as well as to show how the concept of hospitality can be applied to create more open and inclusive cultural spaces. The authors of the collection explore hospitality not only as the provision of physical space, but also as the creation of an atmosphere of trust, respect and mutual understanding. …”
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Adopting Tools from Cost and Management Accounting to Improve the Manner in Which Costs in Social Programs are Analyzed and Evaluated by Nadini Persaud

“…Purpose: This paper will explain how several common strategic management tools from cost and management accounting can be used to present more meaningful and useful cost information, so that social program decision-making and cost-inclusive evaluations can be enhanced. …”
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MECHANICAL CALCULATION OF FLEXIBLE WIRES WHEN THE CONCENTRATED FORCES ARE REPLACED BY A DISTRIBUTED LOAD by Yu. V. Bladyko

“…The definition of the coefficient of concentrated forces as the ratio of the sum of the concentrated loads to the weight of the wire in the span is presented. A relationship between the load factors, the increase of the sag and the coefficient of concentrated forces is established. …”
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A Single Motor Donor Nerve for Two Functional Free Flaps in Facial Reanimation by Omar Hausien, MBBChir, MA (Cantab), MRCS, Lucia Pannuto, FEBOPRAS, Kallirroi Tzafetta, FRCS(Plast)

“…Good commissure excursion, more than 10 mm, was achieved bilaterally, with both flaps contributing to a symmetrical and synchronous smile. …”
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Business Incubators - Drivers of Innovation in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by Sabin Murariu, Oana Pricopoaia, Nicoleta Cristache, Tiberius Iustinian Stanciu

“…By gaining a deeper understanding of how business incubators contribute to entrepreneurial success, more effective strategies can be formulated to support new businesses and foster a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem. …”
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Enhancing Traffic Flow in Heterogeneous Freeways: Integration of Multivariable Extremum Seeking and Filtered Feedback Linearization Control by Pouria Karimi Shahri, Arash Rahmanidehkordi, Azad Ghaffari, Amir H. Ghasemi

“…This paper presents a novel control approach for managing traffic flow on heterogeneous freeways, including both human-driven vehicles and autonomous vehicles classes. …”
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Data efficient prediction of excited-state properties using quantum neural networks by Manuel Hagelueken, Marco F Huber, Marco Roth

“…Calculating these properties is often significantly more resource-intensive than calculating their ground state counterparts. …”
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Clonal differences between Non-Typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) recovered from children and animals living in close contact in the Gambia. by Michel M Dione, Usman N Ikumapayi, Debasish Saha, Nuredin I Mohammed, Stanny Geerts, Margareta Ieven, Richard A Adegbola, Martin Antonio

“…<h4>Principal findings</h4>NTS was identified from 21/210 animal sources in the households of the 14 infected children. Chickens carried NTS more frequently than sheep and goats; 66.6%, 28.6% and 4.8% respectively. …”
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