Mekong cooperation frameworks and geopolitical dynamics: a Cambodian perspective by Kin Phea

“…The Mekong countries must navigate the influence of China, a major player in infrastructure projects and water management, while also engaging with the United States, Japan, and other regional powers. …”
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Ecological and biological features and prospects of the introduction of <i>Cornus mas</i> in Central Russia by O. Yu. Emelyanova, M. P. Tsoy

“…Under the conditions of the arboretum, C. mas is a multi-stemmed shrub, up to 5.3 m high, with an average crown projection diameter of up to 4.7 m, showing good vitality, active growth, and a high degree of resistance to damaging climatic factors of the winter season. …”
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Recruitment and retention of participants in randomised controlled trials: a review of trials funded and published by the United Kingdom Health Technology Assessment Programme by Stephen J Walters, Daniel Hind, Richard M Jacques, Steven A Julious, Joanne Rothwell, Oscar Bortolami, Laura Flight, Inês Bonacho dos Anjos Henriques-Cadby, Christopher Knox, Ben Nadin, Michael Surtees

“…Investigators should bear this in mind at the planning stage of their study and not be overly optimistic about their recruitment projections.…”
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The market of full-cycle construction companies: analysis of the current state and key trends by Yu. A. Laamarti, E. G. Dedov, A. A. Nikolaev

“…Against this background, the projected development of the market of full-cycle construction companies is misleading. …”
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Eventful growing up of children with different levels of health: A sociological analysis by S. N. Mayorova-Shcheglova, O. V. Besschetnova, A. Yu. Gubanova

“…The authors focus, unlike most projects, on the subjectivity of the child, on the opinions of representatives of the juvenile group about childhood and health. …”
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Reliability and Differences Between Sexes in Landing Mechanics when Performing the Lateral Bound Test by Andy Waldhelm, Sydney Allen, Lacy Grand, Carolyn Bopp, Kristian Foster, Ginger Muckridge, Neil Schwarz

“…Maximum dynamic knee valgus using the frontal plane projection angle and knee flexion angle at initial contact and maximal knee flexion were measured upon landing leg using 2D video analysis software. …”
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GIRL CHILD IN AKPABUYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOIOFEM, JULIANA JEROME ADIE, OMINI UBI UBI, RUNYI DANIEL JAMES

“…Comprising of 50 males and 50 females, who were selected from the projected population of 2016 in the study area, twenty respondents each were selected from five wards using the simple random samplings. …”
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Count-rate management in 131I SPECT/CT calibration by Staffan Jacobsson Svärd, Cecilia Hindorf, Joachim N. Nilsson

“…It is argued that loss corrections should be based on total spectrum count rates in projections and not only on the 364.5 keV energy window data. …”
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Somatic Transformations in the Context of Antropotechnogynesis at the Modern Stage by І. Р. Pecheranskyi

“…In the base of the paradigmatic ontological and anthropological shift which has been on the modern stage, lies the idea of continuity of anthropotechnological co-evolution of the human body and its environment which projects itself in psychosomatic human structure, making a transformation program for better adaptation in technonanobeing. …”
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RELIGIOUS FAITH: EXISTENTIAL-ANTHROPOLOGICAL MEANINGS by O. I. Predko

“…The author has proved that religious faith, which is the projective model of a person, turns out to be one of the possible ways to solve its existential problems, as it concerns not only the nature of the essential characteristics, the properties of the Divine itself but also the ultimate foundations of person in all the uniqueness and specificity of his being. …”
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Methods for tagging an ectoparasite, the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis by Folk, Alexius, Mennerat, Adèle

“…The proportion of RFID-tagged individuals followed a negative exponential decline, with tag retention among the living female population generally high. The projected retention was found to be about 88% after 30 days or 80% after 60 days, although one of the four batches of glue used, purchased from a different supplier, appeared to give significantly lower tag retention and with greater initial loss (74% and 60% respectively). …”
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MODERN STATE LANGUAGE POLICY by Olga B. Akimova, Tatyana S. Tabachenko

“…The perspective directions of the state language policy in the field of the Russian language and literature are specified and formulated: the analysis of the programs and projects aimed at the development, distribution and support of the Russian language; providing coordination of actions of executive authorities in the presented study; improvement of the Russian language studying quality in schools in accordance with features of the general education in the national republics; professional level improvement of teachers of the Russian language; preservation of national languages of Russia; scientific studying and codification of the modern language, promoting of scientific knowledge of Russian and languages of the people of the Russian Federation; support expansion of the private initiatives connected with preservation and development of Russian in neighboring countries; creation of base for studying of Russian by foreign experts and labor migrants; cooperation with foreign specialists in the Russian philology, translators of the Russian literature and teachers of Russian.…”
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Typhoon Damage Assessment of Natural and Planted Mangroves in Bais Bay, Negros Oriental, Philippines by Myron Gavriel Baring, Pablina Cadiz

“…Results of the study indicate that future mangrove planting projects should aim to plant a diverse set of mangrove species while following the correct species zonation of the forest (i.e., storm-resilient Sonneratia alba and Avicennia marina in seaward zones and Rhizophora in midward zones) to increase resiliency, especially in areas vulnerable to typhoons. …”
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Implementing a Responsible Conduct of Research Curriculum for an Undergraduate Summer Clinical Research Program in Quantitative Sciences by Kay See Tan, Mengmeng Du, Jaya Satagopan, Elena Elkin

“…Trainees noted the effectiveness of the active learning format of the workshop and relevance of the topics on their own research projects. CONCLUSION Intentional instruction is vital to help trainees discern between good and bad science in research. …”
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Gouvernance de l’eau potable et dynamiques locales en zone rurale au Bénin by Bernard G. Hounmenou

“…Indeed, several experiences have shown that the projects realised without the concerned populations’ participation, have failed at the execution moment, or by the lack of maintenance, they have led to negative results (Banque Mondiale, 1994). …”
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Distribution and Conservation of Ephedra rhytidosperma by Chao Tan, David Kay Ferguson, Yong Yang

“…The range has shrunk significantly and migrated westwards since the Last Interglacial, whereas the projected area in the future displays a fluctuating pattern and easterly migration. …”
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The 1945 World Order – Process with «Open» Continuation by V. T. Yungblud

“…Article purpose is to characterize circumstances of foundations formation of postwar world and to show how the historical decisions made by the leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition powers in 1945 are projected onto modern political processes. Study focuses on interrelated questions: what was the post-war world order and how integral it was? …”
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France in the EU Economic System: The Peerless Second by O. V. Butorina

“…Should these trends persist, projections indicate that France’s GDP per capita will fall below the EU average by the end of the decade, potentially signaling a shift from core to semi-peripheral status. …”
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Application of Microbial Bioenzymes in Soil Stabilization by Eshetu Mekonnen, Ameha Kebede, Tekle Tafesse, Mesfin Tafesse

“…In the world, bioenzymes have been used in different projects for several years and are generally proprietary products, often of patented formulation that needs intensive field tests. …”
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Approaches to the integration of information about resource and financial flows in the fuel and power complex under the digital transformation of control systems by E. P. Grabchak, E. L. Loginov, S. V. Mischeryakov, V. U. Chinaliev

“…The reform of the industry creates opportunities to form market financial sources for the implementation of investment projects in the heat power industry of Russia, as well as to modernize the production capacities of the heat power system and district heating systems.The introduction in the industry of a mechanism for regulating the processes of providing heat energy services based on the transition to the system of Unified Heat Supply Organizations and providing a return on investment of the price trend in the heat market with the possibility of transferring departmental reporting and analytics to a single regulatory legal basis allows you to regulate the work of the power industry as a subsystem of the Russian energy sector with general information technology platform of fuel and energy complex.The inclusion of Unified Heat Supply Organizations in market relations and the formation of game rules in the market using the principle of tariff setting according to the alternative boiler house rule allow you to create conditions for emergence of the heat market. …”
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