Building intelligent integrated management system based on Internet of things and edge computing and its application by Haiying SONG, Zhiwen CHEN, Baiping QIU, Fuhua KUANG, Shijun DENG

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Power optimization of superimposed pilot for downlink short-packet transmission in IIoT by XIA Wenchao, XU Jing, ZHOU Xingguang, WU Weihua, ZHAO Haitao

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Réflexion sur les liens entre féminisme et « lesbianisme » : la Maison des femmes de Toulouse by Justine Zeller

“…If the feminist activists (homosexuals and heterosexuals) meet in the Mouvement de libération des femmes (MLF), a lesbian separatism begins to emerge in Paris from 1971 and in many more cities during the decade, until the definitive break in 1979. …”
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Torture, Crimes Against Humanity and the Abuse of International Law by Ronald J. Rychlak

“…Without defending the perpetrators of the abuse, this paper argues that the identified cases do not meet the legal standards to constitute either torture or crimes against humanity under international law. …”
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Canadian Asthma Consensus Conference Summary of Recommendations by Pierre Ernst, J Mark Fitzgerald, Sheldon Spier

“…The Asthma Committee of the Canadian Thoracic Society invited a group of Canadian physicians with a particular interest in asthma to meet in Montebello, Quebec, March 9-12, 1995 to arrive at a consensus statement on the optimal approach to the management of asthma in the pediatric and adult ambulatory care settings. …”
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Trends in the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Surabhi Mishra, Chythra R. Rao, Avinash Shetty

“…Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India (DIPSI), in 2006, endorsed WHO criteria but irrespective of the last meal timings. …”
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Fachwörterbuch, Autorenwörterbuch und Wörterbuchhybride. Zu einem Problem der Fachlexikographie by Monika Bielińska

“…Since every dictionary should meet the needs of its users, a more precise definition of the target group is an important stage in dictionary planning. …”
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Ceramic bricks using pistachio shells as controlled porosity former by Nancy Quaranta, Marta Caligaris, Miguel Unsen, Hugo López, Gisela Pelozo, Adrián Cristóbal

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Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity by I. Kyrou, G. Osei-Assibey, N. Williams, R. Thomas, L. Halder, S. Taheri, P. Saravanan, S. Kumar

“…Self-reported disability in performing daily life activities was assessed in adults with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). 262 participants were recruited into three BMI groups: Group I: 35–39.99 kg/m2; Group II: 40–44.99 kg/m2; Group III: ≥45.0 kg/m2. …”
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Why are women still leaving academic medicine? A qualitative study within a London Medical School by Christopher J Peters, Lesley Regan, Victoria Salem, Clare Lloyd, Dhruti Hirani

“…Thematic analysis was performed on the transcribed conversations.Participants and setting Nine women physicians who completed a postgraduate degree (MD or PhD) at a large London Medical School and Academic Health Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, but did not go on to pursue a career in academic medicine.Results Influences to leave clinical academia were summarised under eight themes—career intentions, supervisor support, institutional human resources support, inclusivity, work–life balance, expectations, mentors and role models, and pregnancy and maternity leave.Conclusion The women in our focus group reported several factors contributing to their decision to leave clinical academia, which included lack of mentoring tailored to specific needs, low levels of acceptance for flexible working to help meet parental responsibilities and perceived explicit gender biases. …”
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Facies-Constrained Kriging Interpolation Method for Parameter Modeling by Zhenbo Nie, Bo Feng, Huazhong Wang, Chengliang Wu, Rongwei Xu, Chao Ning

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Exploring the job demands and resources and work-related sense of coherence of preschool educators working with children in need of special support by Veronica Semelius Granevald, Monika Vinterek, Lotta Strömsten

“…Analyses of group differences between preschool teachers and child carers revealed no significant differences in the experience of job demands and resources but preschool teachers reported a higher degree of meaningfulness at work compared to child carers. …”
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health needs in Southeast Nigeria: a qualitative study by Obinna Onwujekwe, Chinyere Cecilia Okeke, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Uchenna Ezenwaka, Ifeyinwa Arize, Chibuike Agu, Chinonso Obayi

“…This will provide evidence that could be useful for policy and programme reviews for improving access and use of services in to meet the SRH needs of adolescents.Design A qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted in Ebonyi state, Southeast, Nigeria. …”
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Effectiveness of the self-fatigue assessment in guiding early postoperative ambulation in gynaecological oncology patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Bo Chen, Xu Wang, Hong He, Xiaojie Huang, Qian Du, Shaoyong Xu, Xiaomin Qin, Tongting Kang

“…Five hundred and fifty-two patients who meet the inclusion criteria for gynaecological oncology surgery are randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either a self-fatigue assessment group (study group) or a fixed activity distance assessment group (control group). …”
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Comparison of outcomes following prepectoral and subpectoral implants for breast reconstruction in patients with breast cancer by Jun Zhang, Ran An, Zhi-Hao Yu, Li Zhang

“…The C-BR group had the least blood loss, while the SIE-BR group had the most. …”
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Rehabilitation Methods for Patients with Geographic Atrophy due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Effects of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life by Damla Erginturk Acar, Figen Batioglu, Aysun Idil, Esra Sahli, Dincer Goksuluk

“…Fifty-seven patients who preferred to use a low vision aid device in daily life were considered as a rehabilitation group, whereas 21 patients who did not use any device were considered as a control group. …”
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Comparative efficacy of 0.1% and 0.15% Sodium Hyaluronate on lipid layer and meibomian glands following cataract surgery: A randomized prospective study. by Seung Ahn Yang, Mu Ryang Jeong, Cheon Ho Park, Ki Bum Cheon, Jun Ho Chang, Ji Eun Lee

“…Participants were adult cataract patients with normal lid position, not suffering from any other ocular disease and not meet the exclusion cirteria of clinical trial. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: 35 participants (17 males and 18 females) in the 0.1% HA group and 34 participants (19 males and 15 females) in the 0.15% HA group, receiving treatment six times daily for 6 weeks following cataract surgery. …”
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IMPACT OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES SAVINGS SCHEME IN RURAL FINANCE: SOME EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA by Onafowokan O. Oluyombo

“… This paper examines the extent to which savings products offered by cooperative societies in some parts of Nigeria meet the financial needs of the rural dwellers. The study used the data from interviews and focus group discussions from randomly selected members of cooperative societies in six local governments. …”
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A survey on resource allocation in backscatter communication networks by Yongjun XU, Haoke YANG, Yinghui YE, Qianbin CHEN, Guangyue LU

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Different types of soil stabilization techniques by Đurđevac Vanja, Ignjatović Snežana, Ignjatović Dragan, Savić Dragana

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