Tunnel Inspection Review: Normative Practices and Non-Destructive Method Advancements for Tunnels with Concrete Cover by Bernardo Lopes Poncetti, Dianelys Vega Ruiz, Leandro Silva de Assis, Lucas Bellini Machado, Tiago Borges da Silva, Ayokunle Adewale Akinlalu, Marcos Massao Futai

“…Due to the continuous increase in the number of tunnels, as well as the aging of old tunnels, several countries and companies have created manuals to standardize tunnel inspection and assessment. Most manuals still specify just visual procedures for tunnel inspection; however, because of underground conditions, the structural system of tunnels is often accessible only by one side, thus posing difficulties to the accurate evaluation of the structural conditions of the tunnel using only visual inspection. …”
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ANTIFUNGAL POTENTIAL OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF BIOWASTE FRUIT PEEL OF PUNICA GRANATUM AGAINST PATHOGENIC FUNGI by RICHA SAXENA, RICHA SHARMA, GAJANAND SHARMA, PANKAJ SAXENA

“…Pomegranate biowaste fruit peel extract and fractions are most potential due to their high efficiency. The earlier study confirmed the significant antioxidant and antibacterial properties of pomegranate coating as herbal food additives. …”
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Clinical Analyses of Efficiency of Multicomponental, Vitreoretinal Surgery of Eye Trauma by A.-G. D. Aliev, A. A.-G. Aliev, A. B. Abdulaev, M. M. Nurudinov

“…Penetrating wounds with the introduction of a foreign body, accompanied by detachment of the retina, vascular membrane, hemorrhagic and infectious complications are the most difficult in the clinical plan.Material and methods: 103 with penetrating eye injuries were operated during the period from 2015 to 2017. 29 of them were involving the introduction of foreign bodies, which were removed at different times: 18 eyes (62 %) — at 7–10 days, 8 eyes 27.5 %) — 14–28 days after injury and 3 eyes (10.3 %) — more than 1 month. …”
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Coordination of welding pulse parameters with electrode pressure program and electrophysical processes in welding contact by Oleksandr Bondarenko

“…The smooth rise of the pulse power, obtained according to the exponent law with selection of the optimal exponent n value, provides gradual input of energy required for welding during the most unstable phase of primary contact formation. …”
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Chikungunya vaccines: advances in the development and prospects for marketing approval by E. V. Otrasheuskaja, V. P. Trukhin, V. A. Merkulov, G. M. Ignatyev

“…Each platform has its advantages and limitations. The most popular platforms are live attenuated vaccines and vaccines with viral vector constructs. …”
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Educate, Empower And Protect People Through Timely Authentic Information: Explore How Bangladeshi Newspapers Response To COVID-19 Pandemic by Pryanka Dutta, Urme Dutta, Sanaulla Hasan, Nandita Sarkar, Tanmoy Sana

“…Journalism and media studies students, academicians, and journalists will be most beneficiaries of this study. As appropriate framing helps to build awareness and in-depth knowledge of the community as well as policymakers, print media should pay more attention to proper framing.…”
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Characterisation of the Gillenia S-locus provides insight into evolution of the nonself-recognition self-incompatibility system in apple by Ruiling Wang, Cecilia H. Deng, Amandine Cornille, William Marande, Elena López-Girona, Toshi Foster, Deepa Bowatte, Ting-Hsuan Chen, David Chagné, Robert J. Schaffer, Hilary S. Ireland

“…Abstract Self-incompatibility (SI) in plants has evolved independently multiple times and S-RNase-based gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI) is most common. The Rosaceae family possesses both self-recognition (Prunus) and nonself-recognition (Malus) GSI systems, and the latter is widespread in flowering plants. …”
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Disturbances in the IgG Antibody Profile in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants Associated with Maternal Factors by Rodrigo T. Camacho-Pacheco, Jessica Hernández-Pineda, Yesenia Brito-Pérez, Noemi Plazola-Camacho, Irma A. Coronado-Zarco, Gabriela Arreola-Ramírez, Mextli Y. Bermejo-Haro, M. Angel Najera-Hernández, Gabriela González-Pérez, Alma Herrera-Salazar, Andrea Olmos-Ortiz, Diana Soriano-Becerril, Claudia Sandoval-Montes, Ricardo Figueroa-Damian, Sandra Rodríguez-Martínez, Ismael Mancilla-Herrera

“…Although there are no signs of infection, the health of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants is notoriously affected during the first months of life, with opportunistic infections being the most common disease. Some studies have reported effects on the vertical transfer of antibodies, but little is known about the subclass distribution of these antibodies. …”
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High-quality assembly of the chromosomal genome for Flemingia macrophylla reveals genomic structural characteristics by Ye Ding, Yi Zhao, Yangqin Xie, Fan Wang, Wu Bi, Mengyao Wu, Guilin Zhao, Yun Gong, Wenli Li, Peng Zhang

“…Phylogenomic analyses showed that F. macrophylla is most closely related to Cajanus cajan among the sampled taxa, with an estimated divergence time of 13.2–20.0 MYA. …”
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Mineralogical, petrographical, geochemical, diageneses and provenance of the Cretaceous Black Shales, Duwi Formation at Quseir-Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt by Esmat A. Abou El-Anwar

“…The studied black shales are highly mature, detrital and authigenic in origin. They are most probably derived from basic volcanic rocks by intensive chemical weathering. …”
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Comparison of intermittent and continuous renal replacement therapy for sepsis-associated AKI: a retrospective analysis of the Japanese ICU database by Hiromu Okano, Hiroshi Okamoto, Haruna Tanaka, Ryota Sakurai, Tsutomu Yamazaki

“…Further studies are warranted to determine the most effective renal replacement modality for this patient population.…”
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Prevalence of toxin exposure in regions of Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammed A. Aljumaan, Amal H. Alsulaibikh

“…Carbon monoxide was the most prevalent natural toxin (0.76), followed by scorpion stings (0.72). …”
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Trichocomaceae: biodiversity of Aspergillus spp and Penicillium spp residing in libraries by Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior, Ana Caroline Akeme Yamamoto, Janaína Vasconcellos Ribeiro de Souza Amadio, Evelin Rodrigues Martins, Fabio Alexandre Leal do Santos, Sara de Almeida Alves Simoes, Rosane Christine Hahn

“… Introduction: Atmospheric air is the most common vehicle for the dispersion of fungi. …”
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Electrochemical and UV-visible spectroscopic investigation of anthranilic acid interaction with DNA by Fatima Allouche, Nabil Benyza, Elhafnaoui Lanez, Abdelkader Chouaih, Touhami Lanez

“…UV-visible spectroscopy confirmed hypochromicity at 324 nm for Aa, which is consistent with groove binding, while the distinct mechanism of Cis most likely involves covalent cross-linking. Larger binding site size of Aa (5.76 base pairs) and decreased diffusion coefficients compared with Cis smaller footprint (0.56 base pairs), pointed to differences in mechanisms. …”
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Contribuição dos modelos de qualidade e maturidade na melhoria dos processos de software Contribution of quality and maturity models to software process improvement by Antonio Carlos Tonini, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Mauro de Mesquita Spinola

“…The aim of the paper is to discuss software process improvement implementation according to the most important quality and maturity models. Based on a Multiple Case Study, it is verified that the software process improvement needs firstly individual improvement and, later, it involves the developer teams and the whole organization. …”
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Single-cell transcriptome analysis identifies MIF as a novel tumor-associated neutrophil marker for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Yan Zeng, Jiaping Yu, Yutong Chen, Juan Zhuang, Xinyue Liang, Yaning Li, Shili Chen, Wenzheng Pang, Linjuan Zeng

“…Abstract Pancreatic cancer is a common cause of cancer mortality, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common subtype. Tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) have been recognized as potential therapeutic targets. …”
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Physics Informed Neural Networks-Based AC Optimal Power Flow Under High RES Penetration by Fahad Saleh Al-Ismail

“…Through simulations on the IEEE 6-bus, 9-bus, 24-bus, and 30-bus systems, the proposed PINN model outperforms the standard NN model in computational speed and in predicting generating units’ output, load shedding, and RES curtailment under high RES penetration. The most significant deviation in combined generator output prediction is 0.64 MW for the PINN, compared to 0.73 MW for the standard deep NN model. …”
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Influence of impurities contained in fuel and air on sulfide corrosion of turbine blades of the gas turbine engine by V. M. Samoylenko, G. T. Paschenko, E. V. Samoylenko, A. A. Gnezdilova

“…These impacts are especially significant for the working blades of the first stages of the turbine, located in the area of the highest temperatures. One of the most serious types of damage in this case is the corrosive effect on the working blade from the combustion gases entering the flow part of the turbine. …”
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Estimating the effect of intimate partner violence on women's use of contraception: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Lauren Maxwell, Karen Devries, Danielle Zionts, Jeanne L Alhusen, Jacquelyn Campbell

“…While there is a growing literature on the association between IPV and women's reproductive health (RH) outcomes, most studies are cross-sectional-which weakens inference about the causal effect of IPV on women's RH. …”
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Procedural Pain Management in Patients with Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Botulinum Toxin Injection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Silvia Faccioli, Alessandro Ehsani, Shaniko Kaleci, Giulia Tonini, Ilaria Tagliani, Mario Vetrano, Silvia Sassi

“…Results: Seventeen reports were included; most regarded pain control, and ten investigated side effects. …”
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