Non-Linear Control of Interleaved Boost Converter Using Disturbance Observer-Based Approach by Avinash Mishra, Sanjoy Mandal, Jean-Yves Dieulot, Mrinal R. Bachute, Mohd Faizan, Anna Pinnarelli, Mehrdad Heidari, Alireza Soleimani

“…The time-domain approach is employed to verify the averaged model of the system, which forms basis of designing the controlled system. Several aspects of SMC design are discussed in detail, such as global stability, control signal creation, and sliding surface type selection. …”
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Investigation into the Presence or Absence of Solid Particles Generated from Thermal Processes in the Aerosol from an Electrically Heated Tobacco Product with and without Filter El... by Teemu Kärkelä, Jean-Christophe Ebinger, Unto Tapper, Olivier Robyr, Tauno Jalanti

“…Thus, to determine whether solid particles formed in any part of the product during use, we collected the aerosol from an EHTP with and without filter elements under heated and unheated testing conditions. …”
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Evaluation of the functional gastrointestinal diseases concept from standpoints of Rome IV (2016) diagnostic criteria (review) by D. N. Andreyev, A. V. Zaborovsky, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. V. Mayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The new nosological entities with known causative factor (opioid-induced gastrointestinal hyperalgesia, opioidinduced constipation, cannabinoid induced hyperemesis syndrome), hypersensitive reflux syndrome, nausea and vomiting syndrome (that encompasses previously separate nosological forms: chronic idiopathic nausea and functional vomiting) were added to the new version of the classification. …”
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Design and optimization of high-contrast gratings for multispectral VCSEL-SOI laser sources by I.S. Shashkin, M.I. Kondratov, A.E. Grishin, K.E. Pevchikh, S.O. Slipchenko, N.A. Pikhtin

“…In the scope of a computational experiment, high-contrast gratings (HCG) formed on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform within vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) were studied for multispectral laser sources. …”
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Food packaging films from natural polysaccharides and protein hydrogels: A comprehensive review by Mou Zhao, Ping Han, Hongyan Mu, Suling Sun, Juan Dong, Jingtao Sun, Shiling Lu, Qingling Wang, Hua Ji

“…To optimize functionality, the cross-linking mechanisms between materials and film-forming methods are summarized. Additionally, recent applications of hydrogel films in food packaging in are discussed, showcasing their ability to extend or monitor food freshness. …”
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Occupancy of the highly categorized accommodation related to the changed conditions of demand: The example of the municipality of Vrnjačka Banja by Mladenović Dejan, Popović Ivana

“…State aid and the discovery of alternative forms of accommodation helped them overcome the crisis period until the return to normal business conditions.…”
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Christian Doctrines and the Death of Osinachi: Social Work Intervention with Women in Intimate Partner Violence in Nigeria. by Imafi, Kelly Alfred

“…The paper recommends social work profession that is capable of providing effective intervention to empower and liberate to women from abuse and all forms of religious and cultural oppression which has in the past rendered them voiceless and helpless.…”
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A broad assessment of forty-one skin phenotypes reveals complex dimensions of skin ageing by Jun Yan Ng, Qi Yi Ambrose Wong, Jun Jie Lim, Dingyu Cen, Jia Yi Karen Wong, Yi Ying Eliza Lim, Yang Yie Sio, Kavita Reginald, Yee-How Say, Fook Tim Chew

“…Abstract Background Skin ageing takes on many different forms. Despite this diversity in skin ageing phenotypes, literature published to date is limited in scope, as many research studies either focus on one single phenotype or just a few specific phenotypes. …”
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Comparative transcriptomics reveal stage-dependent parasitic adaptations in the myxozoan Sphaerospora molnari by Monika M. Wiśniewska, Jiří Kyslík, Gema Alama-Bermejo, Alena Lövy, Martin Kolísko, Astrid S. Holzer, Anush Kosakyan

“…Results We used parasite isolation protocols and comparative transcriptomics to study early proliferative and spore-forming stages of S. molnari, unveiling variation in gene expression between each stage. …”
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Virulence of Five Isolates of The Entomopathogenic Fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, Against Brown Planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) by Trizelia Trizelia, Haliatur Rahma, My Syahrawati

“…The isolate caused an adult mortality rate of 52%, nymph mortality of 60% in 10 days after application, and adults formed after application was only 37.33%. …”
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L’art video et la memoire collective en turquie by Merve Kaptan

“…Istanbul en particulier est devenue une plaque tournante majeure des échanges culturels entre la région de la Méditerranée orientale, le Caucase et le Moyen-Orient. L'art vidéo est une forme d'art populaire en Turquie, et sa popularité ne cesse de croître au cours des dernières années. …”
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Playing the Game, or Not: Reframing Understandings of Children’s Digital Play by Magladry Madison, Willson Michele

“…Many of these fears, hopes, and hype are replaying older tropes that circulate around any new technology, media forms and associated changes in practices, but are amplified further by having children as their central focus. …”
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A diferença como política de resistência e de ressignificação da subjetividade feminina em campos de saberes masculinos by Neiva Furlin, Marlene Tamanini

“…The aim is to show how these teachers, who work in the field of theological knowledge, are formed and assert themselves positively as feminine subjects. …”
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Thinning Southern Pines - A Key to Greater Returns by Chris Demers, Michael Andreu, Babe McGowan, Alan Long, Jarek Nowak

“…Biologically, thinning accelerates stand development by favoring the tallest, best-formed trees over those that are diseased, overtopped, crooked, forked, or otherwise undesirable and likely to die on their own if left in the stand long enough. …”
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La force illocutoire des défilés du couturier britannique Lee Alexander McQueen by Lynn Bannon

“…Guidées par les propositions théoriques de Denis Vernant concernant le paradigme actionnel et celles de Jacques Fontanille à propos des formes de vie, les analyses des défilés choisis visent à mettre en exergue les moyens employés par le designer pour métamorphoser l’univers de la création vestimentaire en renversant ses assises. …”
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The effectiveness of feedback channels in hotels in Malawi: perspectives of guests by Dalitso Kalipalire, Chun Liu

“…This study uses the quantitative method through a questionnaire administered through google forms. A total of 220 respondents were conveniently sampled and SPSS was used to perform descriptive statistical and ANOVA analyses. …”
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The Character of the Neolithic ‘Imagery’ in the Upper Euphrates Valley and Konya Plain and Its Role in Discerning Changes in Religiosity by Weronika Stosik

“…The application of the “divergent modes of religiosity (DMR)” concept developed by Harvey Whitehouse for interpreting the above sources yields interesting observations regarding the trajectory of development of Neolithic lifeways, in particular, transformative forms of religiosity in these communities. …”
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Generalised power series expansions for the elliptic planar families of Higgs + jet production at two loops by F. Moriello

“…The method we use allows to compute the integrals in all kinematic regions with high precision. For example, per- forming a series expansion on a typical contour above the heavy-quark threshold takes on average O(1 second) per integral with worst relative error of O(10−32), on a single CPU core. …”
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Unveiling microbial succession dynamics on different plastic surfaces using WGCNA. by Keren Davidov, Sheli Itzahri, Liat Anabel Sinberger, Matan Oren

“…Over recent decades, marine microorganisms have increasingly adapted to plastic debris, forming distinct plastic-attached microbial communities. …”
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United Nations and Gender Equality in Nigeria: A Reference of 2010-2020 by IJE O. JAIRUS, AJIYA SARAH, KARUEJE UCHE CHRISTOPER

“…It finally recommends that women status can only be enhanced and can contribute meaningfully to the socio economic and political development of our society if all forms of gender biases are removed and women are not regarded as inferior beings but as people created with equal endowment by God. …”
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