" A sweeping, intricate description of Russian cultural history, spanning the pre-Romanov era
through six centuries to the reign of Joseph Stalin. Flowing with ease through time and topic…

… Billington claims with considerable evidence that … of revolutionary dogma, Billington appreciates
the identity of its … " while The New Yorker noted that Billington "pays great attention to the …

The Petri Net Markup Language (PNML) is an XML-based interchange format for Petri nets.
In order to support different versions of Petri nets and, in particular, future versions of Petri …

Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of immersive and non-immersive
interactive virtual reality on pain perception in patients with a clinical pain …

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be classified
into groups A/C or B/D based on symptom intensity. Different threshold values for symptom …

The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the heavy toll that emerging infectious diseases
(EIDs) with epidemic and pandemic potential can inflict. Vaccine development, scale-up, …

It is often questioned as to why fewer women enter science. This study assesses whether a
cognitive style characterized by systemizing being at a higher level than empathizing (S>E) is …

… Billington, the Librarian of Congress and a noted expert on … Billington describes the
contentious discussion occurring all … framed in the past, Billington asks whether Russians will now …

Rapid advances in technology for highly automated vehicles (HAVs) have raised concerns
about coexistence of HAVs and human road users. Although there is a long tradition of …

The human complement regulator CD55 is a key molecule protecting self-cells from
complement-mediated lysis. X-ray diffraction and analytical ultracentrifugation data reveal a rod-like …