Women’s image and role in art: from Medieval virtuous mystics to today’s Advertising perverse figures by Ioana Aida Furnica Slusaru

“…The visual discourse emphasizes certain physical and moral traits based again on clichés, stressing mostly decadent passive attitudes and poses or submissive roles. The present research is quantitative and qualitative, based on case studies and referred in articles on Medieval Illuminated Art and Today's Advertising and Mass Media.…”
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Developing and Maintaining Collaborative Communities of Practice in Art, Design & Media: The North West Network Experience by Barbara E Thomas, Jill Fernie-Clarke

“…It provides a model of co-operation which circumvents the problems posed by increasing competition between institutions, the difficulties presented by limited funding, and time constraints. …”
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A Huang Clan Correction Image Reconstruction Algorithm For Electrical CapacitanceTomography System by CHEN Yu, LI Hong-yu

“…To solve the ‘soft-field’nature and the ill-posed problem in electrical capacitance tomography technology，a Huang clan correction image reconstruction algorithm for electrical capacitance tomography is presented. …”
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A systematic approach to the scale separation problem in the development of multiscale models. by Pinaki Bhattacharya, Qiao Li, Damien Lacroix, Visakan Kadirkamanathan, Marco Viceconti

“…Among the many challenges posed by such 'multiscale' problems, that of defining a 'scale' remains poorly addressed. …”
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A Glimpse of Environmental Procedural Democracy in Poland: Thwarting the Civil Society’s Pursuit of Legal Action Against Environmental Plans by Karolina Karpus

“…It has become increasingly evident that this type of democratic social control over the activities of public authorities should also encompass legislative acts. This poses a significant challenge for the contemporary political-legal system, as is demonstrably evident in the case of Polish environmental plans. …”
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Predict Unmatching Compositions for Compositional Zero-Shot Learning by Soohyeong Kim, Yong Suk Choi

“…Compositional Zero-Shot Learning (CZSL) poses the challenge of predicting unseen attribute-object combinations in images. …”
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Improving the criteria of electricity consumptionforecasting in petrochemical industrial units based ondeep learning by Ehsan Tavakoli Garmaserh, Mehran Emadi

“… Accurate forecasting of electricity consumption in petrochemical industrial units is essential for optimizing energy management and ensuring operational efficiency. This study presents a novel deep learning framework that integrates advanced feature engineering and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks to address the challenges posed by irregular seasonal trends and dynamic consumption patterns. …”
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Asleep on the job: Can night shift napping provide greater safety for both staff and patients? by Jennifer Gamble, Paula Foran

“… Fatigue presents as an all-pervasive challenge to anyone who is engaged in shift work. …”
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Construction of Benchmark Problems for Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations by Sangchul Lee, John L. Junkins

“…Five illustrative examples are presented.…”
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Comprehensive Management of Odontogenic Myxofibroma in the Mandible: A Four-Year Follow-Up Case Report with a Review of Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches by Joanna Wójcik, Liliia Yefanova, Kacper Nijakowski, Katarzyna Bednarek-Rajewska, Krzysztof Osmola, Maciej Okła

“…Despite its low prevalence, accounting for approximately 0.5% to 17.7% of all odontogenic tumours worldwide and 3.1% in specific regional studies, it poses significant challenges due to its potential for local recurrence if inadequately excised. …”
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Biomass as eco-friendly adsorbents for the removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater: A review by Asma Musfira Shabbirahmed, Anu Jacob, Pinaki Dey, Prathap Somu, Dibyajyoti Haldar

“…Abstract Rapid industrialization and urbanization have led to significant contamination in wastewater, posing severe risks to human health and environmental sustainability. …”
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Tubercular Intramuscular Abscess Mimicking Lumbar Hernia: A Rare Case Report by Abhiram Chadive, Rajesh Gattani, Bhagyesh Sapkale

“…Although pulmonary TB is common, extrapulmonary TB, such as infections of the musculoskeletal system, poses diagnostic challenges. The present report details a case of a tubercular intramuscular abscess in the lumbar region, which clinically resembled a lumbar hernia. …”
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Design and Research of Low-Cost and Self-Adaptive Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Indoor Measurement Based on Adaptive Indoor Measurement Scanning Strategy and Structural Characteri... by Zhongyue Zhang, Huixing Zhou, Shun Wang, Chongwen Xu, Yannan Lv

“…This paper proposes a novel TLS equipment and a high-efficiency point cloud processing method customized for the novel equipment, with purpose to achieve self-adaption measurement on the basis of indoor characteristics of construction during civil engineering at low cost. This paper mainly presents two parts of innovations: (1) for planning of scanning, the novel TLS features planning sampling density of scanning according to room size and converting scanning data from poses to point clouds, and (2) for processing of point clouds, this paper proposes two novel segmentation algorithms, namely, “on-boundary segmentation algorithm” and “on-angular-distance segmentation algorithm,” based on indoor spatial structure features and characteristics of TLS. …”
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Severe Rectal Stenosis as the First Clinical Appearance of a Metastasis Originating from the Bladder: A Case Report and Literature Review by Claudiu Daha, Eugen Brătucu, Ioan Burlănescu, Virgiliu-Mihail Prunoiu, Hortensia-Alina Moisă, Ștefania Ariana Neicu, Laurențiu Simion

“…Reviewing the literature, we found twenty-five cases of urothelial metastasis to the rectum, originating from the bladder, including this newly present case. Rectal metastasis of urothelial origin poses a two-fold challenge in terms of both diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Density-Based Statistical Clustering: Enabling Sidefire Ultrasonic Traffic Sensing in Smart Cities by Volker Lücken, Nils Voss, Julien Schreier, Thomas Baag, Michael Gehring, Matthias Raschen, Christian Lanius, Rainer Leupers, Gerd Ascheid

“…Application of these sensors in time-varying reflective environments posed an unresolved problem for many ultrasonic sensing solutions in the past and therefore widely limited the dissemination of this technology. …”
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Synchronverter Control Strategy: A Review of Different Improvements and Applications by Michell J. Quintero-Durán, John E. Candelo-Becerra, Mario Eduardo González-Niño, Saúl Andrés Hernández-Moreno, Rodolpho Fernando Váz

“…In power grids that integrate renewable energy sources, the virtual synchronous machine (VSM) or synchronverter offers a viable solution to the challenge posed by reduced inertia. This technology employs inverters to transfer power to the electrical network that relies on a control algorithm emulating the dynamic behavior of synchronous machines. …”
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Comparative toxicotranscriptomics of longterm cypermethrin exposure to aquacultured fish Labeo catla (Catla) by Basanta Kumar Das, Satabdi Ganguly, Anupam Adhikari, Subhasree Subhasmita Raut, Smruti Priyambada Pradhan, Subir Kumar Nag, Kavita Kumari, Vikash Kumar

“…Abstract Cypermethrin (CYP), a persistent synthetic pyrethroid, poses a significant threat to aquatic life. The present work aims to identify the effect of CYP on the brain and liver transcriptome profile of fish Labeo catla. …”
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Europe's reinforced concrete structures: Corrosion rates in a changing climate by Filippo Landi, Fabrizio Moro, Sylvia Keßler

“…The long-term deterioration of reinforced concrete (RC) structures poses a significant challenge to their strength and serviceability, with steel reinforcement corrosion being the primary degradation mechanism. …”
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Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Takayasu Arteritis: A Case Report Highlighting Vascular Complications and Delayed Recognition by Bindira Adhikari, Biraj Niraula, Polina Dahal, Anil Suvedi, Gaurav Subedi

“…Diagnosis is challenging due to nonspecific early symptoms, resulting in an insidious clinical course until vascular complications arise. A 30‐year female presented with progressive easy fatigue over 4 years. …”
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An Examination of the the Simpsons' Adaptation of Hamlet by Batul Musavi, Laleh Atashi

“…First off, the generic conventions of The Simpsons and the history of its characters will be explained, and then the questions posed by Linda Hutcheon in adaptation studies will be addressed. …”
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