Academic Articles & Research Papers

The years 1918–1921: the recovery of Polish independence in the international context

The article highlights Poland’s foreign policy in 1918-1921 and emphasizes that the key role in the restoration of independent Poland was played by Józef Piłsudski, a moderate socialist leader of the independent forces of Poland, and the co...

Gibraltar, the Brexit, the Symbolic Sovereignty, and the Dispute. A Principality in the Straits?

The outcome of the United Kingdom’s ‘Brexit’ referendum on leaving the European Union necessarily entails both a reconsideration of the status of Gibraltar and changes in Spain’s perspective on a solution to the dispute. Following Brexit, n...

A study on the flexural behaviour of lightweight concrete beams reinforced with pumice, silica fume and carbon fibers

Lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) incorporating pumice aggregates offers a sustainable alternative to conventional concrete, enabling a reduced self-weight while maintaining adequate strength and stiffness for structural applications. T...

Experiment and analysis of water droplet wettability on superhydrophobic surfaces manipulated by electric field

Electric field manipulates the change of droplets wettability on superhydrophobic surfaces, which is widely used in many fields such as electronic zoom microlens and electro wetting displays, and has an important research value. This paper ...

Determination of orthodontic bracket and tooth adaptation using an X-ray micro-computer tomography scanner

The determination of the orthodontic brackets’ adaptation to the curvatures of teeth is a difficult topic to study. The complexity arise due to the different designs of their fitting surfaces, margins and curvatures of orthodontic brackets....

Ways to benefit from the Environmental Design legacies of Jordan's heritage homes interior spaces

The geographical nature of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is distinguished by its environmental diversity and its climatic conditions, in addition to the richness and diversity of cultural legacies that appear clearly in the spaces interio...

Vulnerability assessment of urban remnant mountain ecosystems based on ecological sensitivity and ecosystem services

Urban remnant mountains (URMs) are precious natural green habitat patches that can provide a series of ecosystem services for multi-mountainous cities. The increase in ecological sensitivity and degradation of ecosystem services affected by...

Exogenous gibberellin and spermidine optimize flowering time and ornamental quality by regulating antioxidant capacity, soluble nutrient levels, and endogenous hormone balance of Primula forbesii

Primula forbesii Franch. is a biennial ornamental species increasingly used in flower landscape design, potted displays, and cut flower production. Nevertheless, studies on its flowering regulation remain limited. This study investigated th...

Restoring Budget Transparency in Ukraine in the Context of War-Induced Institutional Deterioration

The article examines the restoration of budget transparency in Ukraine following its sharp deterioration caused by the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation and the introduction of martial law. It demonstrates that, during t...

A Blended Finance Framework for Heritage-Led Urban Regeneration

The inclusion of heritage conservation in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, target 11.4, stimulated a broad dialogue among heritage conservation practitioners intent on framing a meaningful role for heritage assets ...

Research on the Longitudinal Section of River Restoration Using Probabilistic Theory

Since the 1960s, many rivers have been destroyed as a consequence of the process of rapid urbanization. As accurate figures are important to repair rivers, there have been many research reports on methods to obtain the exact river slope and...

Service Robots and Robotics

Service robots serve a wide range of people in residential, commercial, industrial, military, and many more applied fields. Service Robots and Robotics: Design and Application offers the latest research within the field, combining a mixture...

Two decades of breakthroughs: charting the future of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Abstract The Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (JNER) has become a major actor for the dissemination of knowledge in the scientific community, bridging the gaps between innovative neuroengineering and rehabilitation. Major fiel...

A Novel Passive Implantable Differential Mechanism to Restore Individuated Finger Flexion during Grasping following Tendon Transfer Surgery: A Pilot Study

Tendon transfer surgery is often used to restore hand grasp function following high median-ulnar nerve palsy. This surgery typically reroutes and sutures the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) muscle to all four flexor digi...

STATE RESTORATION IN DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

Cybersecurity

This chapter introduces students to cybersecurity and provides conceptual and methodological foundations for students’ further cybersecurity research. The chapter begins with an initial ‘Explore’ section that introduces the Colonial Pipelin...

Artificial neural networks for speech and vision

Neural Networks for speech processing. Neural Networks in the acquisition of speech by machine. The nervous system - fantasy and reality. Processing of complex stimuli in the mammalian cochlear nucleus. On the possible role of auditory peri...

Effect of Curcumin on Odontogenic/Osteogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells

Introduction: Stem cells have gained great attention in tissue engineering and curcumin is a natural phenolic product that had showed some positive effects on these cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of curcumin on the ...

Educational Institutions of Labor Reserves in Western Siberia at the Beginning of the Great Patriotic War (1941–1942)

The evacuation of industrial enterprises, educational institutions, and millions of Soviet citizens during the Great Patriotic War is a tragic page in the history of Russia. This complex operation involved the evacuation and placement of hu...

Lipid peroxidation and DNA oxidation caused by dental filling materials

Background/purpose: The two direct dental restorative materials most commonly used today are silver-mercury amalgam and resin-based composites. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of these two restorative materials and subs...