Study on the LES of Premixed Gas Flame Dynamics in a Weak Confinement Structure: The Influence of Continuous Obstacle Plates by X. Shao, J. Gao, B. Hao, B. Ai, Y. Han, Y. Wu, B. Guo

“…When continuous obstacles are placed 500 mm and 800 mm from the ignition point, a secondary reignition phenomenon occurs; however, there is little difference in the time it takes for the flame front to reach the pipe’s outlet. …”
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Effect of a System Air Conditioner on Local Air Quality in a Four-bed Ward by Jungsuk Lee, Jung-Hun Noh, Kwang-Chul Noh, Young-Won Kim, Se-Jin Yook

“…The overall indoor air quality was improved when the AC was used. However, the ventilation efficiency was reduced when the SAC was operated along with the AC, and the air quality deteriorated at positions where the flow caused by the SAC and that by the AC interfered with each other.…”
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Analysis of the composition, characteristics, and antifungal properties of cutin in goji berry fruits at different developmental stages by Yueli Zhou, Dayuan Chen, Cong Wang, Huaiyu Zhang, Lunaike Zhao, Junjie Wang, Qiding Peng

“…Cutin is the main component of the fruit cuticle framework and plays a role in resisting biological stress. However, little is known about the cutin composition and antifungal properties of goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.). …”
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The ethics of theft: Reevaluating the impacts of floral larceny on plant reproductive success by Jin-Ru Zhong, Xiao-Fang Jin, Michael C. Orr, Xiao-Qing Li, Yong-Deng He, Sheng-Wei Wang, Qing-Feng Wang, Chun-Feng Yang, Zhong-Ming Ye

“…We conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis of 153 studies across 120 plant species, using 14 moderators to assess the effects of floral larceny on plant reproductive success and examine the key moderators. …”
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Crafting the Path: Robust Query Rewriting for Information Retrieval by Ingeol Baek, Jimin Lee, Joonho Yang, Hwanhee Lee

“…We demonstrate that our method is less dependent on the internal parameter knowledge of the model and generates queries with fewer factual inaccuracies. Furthermore, we observe that Crafting The Path demonstrates superior performance in the retrieval-augmented generation scenarios.…”
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Long term adult visual plasticity after the developmental critical period in genetically determined peripheral visual loss by Otília C. d’Almeida, Joana M. Sampaio, Sónia Ferreira, Eduardo D. Silva, Miguel Castelo-Branco

“…Most attempts have focused on testing reorganization upon central visual loss. However, central loss triggers immediate adaptive strategies such as the emergence of new retinal preferential fixation loci, which may preclude plasticity. …”
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Investigating the involvement of public transport authorities in MaaS developments by Ibrahim Mubiru

“…Therefore, this study investigates the role of these authorities in MaaS plans in three German metropolitan areas namely Berlin, Hamburg, and the Ruhr region (Ruhrgebiet). …”
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Natural products against resistant bacterial infections: A systematic literature review by Harshit Kaushik, Ruchika Sharma, Anoop Kumar

“…Natural products have tremendous potential against resistant infections due to their multimodal mechanism of action. However, the exact potential is unclear so far. Aim: Thus, we have conducted a systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to determine the role of natural products. …”
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Preliminary Studies on the Development of Meat Balls by JO Igene, KS Akinjobi, SE Evivie

“…The result showed that there was significant difference between the colour of CSFB and the other two samples (USFB and UUFB) (p<0.05) with CSFB rated highest. There was however no significant difference in the taste of the three samples (p>0.05). …”
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Balanced coarse-to-fine federated learning for noisy heterogeneous clients by Longfei Han, Ying Zhai, Yanan Jia, Qiang Cai, Haisheng Li, Xiankai Huang

“…Current existing methods rely on the specific assumptions for the distribution of noise data to select the clean samples or eliminate noisy samples. However, heterogeneous clients have different deep neural network structures, and these models have different sensitivity to various noise types, the fixed noise-detection based methods may not be effective for each client. …”
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Parental mediation and the use of social networks: A systematic review. by David Sevilla-Fernández, Adoración Díaz-López, Vanessa Caba-Machado, Juan Manuel Machimbarrena, Jessica Ortega-Barón, Joaquín González-Cabrera

“…The results indicate that PM strategies (especially the restrictive strategies over the enabling ones) effectively reduce the time spent on SNs and their associated risks. …”
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Drosophila melanogaster as an alternative animal model in fat metabolism studies by Dilan de Silva, Mangala Gunatilake

“…Moreover, the Drosophila fat body has showcased its role in storage and metabolic regulation, akin to the function of the liver in mammals. …”
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Investigating Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs as Potential Cancer Adjuncts: A Novel Approach to Cancer Therapy by Sadaf Alam, Leena Anjum, Muhammad Haneef

“…Methodology: A comprehensive review of clinical, epidemiological, and experimental studies was conducted to assess the roles of NSAIDs including aspirin, meloxicam, celecoxib, sulindac, naproxen, indomethacin, and piroxicam, in cancer treatment. …”
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APPLICATION OF OLI-PARADIGM OF GERMAN FDI INFLOWS IN TURKEY by Erkan Ilgün, Kasim Tatić

“… Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a pivotal role in economic development. Most important advantages of this are new technology, management ability, marketing ability and modern know-how. …”
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Therapeutic resources used by physiotherapists for the relief of labor pain: a cross-sectional study by Alessandra de Campos Gonçalves, Giovana Garçoni Poli, Clara Maria de Araujo Silva, Ana Carolina Sartorato Beleza, Richard Eloin Liebano

“…Data were collected using a 33-item online questionnaire, which covered sociodemographic details and the utilization of non-pharmacological resources. …”
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The impact of artificial intelligence on business performance: a bibliometric analysis of publication trends by Rachid ZIKY, Hicham BAHIDA, Ahmed ABRIANE

“… The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing business operations by enhancing performance and creating new growth opportunities. …”
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Investigation of turbulent thermal-hydraulic behaviors of a heat exchanger tube with U-cut twisted-tape by K. Wongcharee, V. Chuwattanakul, S. Chamoli, N. Maruyama, M. Hirota, S. Eiamsa-ard

“…In contrast, U-TTs with larger U-cut ratios (s/t = 2.5 and 3.0) showed reduced Nusselt numbers. However, friction losses with all U-TTs were consistently higher than those with TTs. …”
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Polyphonic discourses in the Hong Kong press: a diachronic analysis of media attitudes towards the One Country, Two Systems policy by Qingyu Gao, Dezheng Feng William

“…Ming Pao consistently adopted an impartial stance, representing OCTS as a topic for debate and covering the varying perspectives of different parties. …”
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The Importance of Breakfast in Enhancing Students' Focus at School by Nurul Widad Fitri Muhammad, Nur Aina Mardhiah Che Rahim, Amrina Rasyada Kamaruzaman, Noor Fatimah Mujahid, Khairulnazrin Nasir

“…Research on the association between eating breakfast and students' attention span has received much attention. However, studies on the relationship between eating a nutritious breakfast and being attentive while studying according to Islamic principles are still insufficient. …”
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The Characteristics of Air Quality Changes in Hohhot City in China and their Relationship with Meteorological and Socio-economic Factors by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He, Zhaosheng Wang

“…However, the annual average concentrations of O3 increased year by year. …”
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