Quantification of Soil–Water Erosion Using the RUSLE Method in the Mékrou Watershed (Middle Niger River) by Rachid Abdourahamane Attoubounou, Hamidou Diawara, Ralf Ludwig, Julien Adounkpe

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We Now Have the Tools and Infrastructure to Hold Donors and NGOs in International Development to their Own Legal and Professional Standards by David H. Lempert

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Theoretical Analysis of Rockfall Impacts on the Soil Cushion Layer of Protective Structures by Xing Wang, Yongxu Xia, Tianyue Zhou

“…Furthermore, in the vast mountainous region of western China, the topographic relief is evident, and earthquakes occur frequently. …”
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Assessing the Coordination Development Level of Agricultural Economy and Ecology in China: Regional Disparities, Dynamics, and Barriers by Lei Zhan, Xiaoying Huang, Zihao Xu, Zhigang Huang

“…Second, regional differences are primarily driven by variations between the eastern, central, and western regions, with structural disparities shifting from interregional to hyper-variable density. …”
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O bibliografii pszczelnictwa polskiego by Roman Tomaszewski

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Populism in the 21st century: Today, tomorrow, always? by A. V. Glukhova

“…The present paper attempts to reconstruct the image of populism of the 21st century and to assess the viability of populist parties and movements involved in the context of current social and political processes within Western societies. The first section of the paper examines various definitions of populism elaborated by both Russian and foreign political scholars. …”
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Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and crystal voids of 4-nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]selenadiazole by Atash V. Gurbanov, Tuncer Hökelek, Gunay Z. Mammadova, Khudayar I. Hasanov, Tahir A. Javadzade, Alebel N. Belay

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Understanding North Korea: Rimjin-gang Citizen Journalists Out to Cure the “Sick Man of Asia”? by Suzy Kim

“…Back in 2008, a small but significant piece of news circulated in South Korea about a magazine "secretly published by North Korean journalists" as one headline read. …”
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Spatial-temporal characteristics of agricultural economic resilience and spatial spillover effects of driving factors: evidence from provincial panel data in China by Xiaoyu Chen, Haohan Wang, Xingyuan Zhu, Xiao Zhang

“…This study examines AER across 31 Chinese provinces from 2008 to 2020, analyzing its temporal evolution and spatial distribution characteristics. …”
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Characteristics of salt dust aerosols and their transport implications in the Aral Sea by Jie Liu, Jianli Ding, Bohua Liu, Shu Wu, Zhijuan Han

“…The occurrence frequency and impact range of salt dust aerosols from 2008 to 2012 were significantly lower than those during the previous period. …”
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The Interactive Relationship between Pain, Psychosis, and Agitation in People with Dementia: Results from a Cluster-Randomised Clinical Trial by Torstein F. Habiger, Elisabeth Flo, Wilco P. Achterberg, Bettina S. Husebo

“…This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01021696), Norwegian Medicines Agency, EudraCT (EudraCTnr: 2008-007490-20).…”
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Toxicity and Molecular Identification of Green Toadfish Lagocephalus lunaris Collected from Kyushu Coast, Japan by Yuji Nagashima, Takuya Matsumoto, Keisuke Kadoyama, Shoichiro Ishizaki, Makoto Terayama

“…Green toadfish Lagocephalus lunaris inhabits tropical and subtropical seas and contains high tetrodotoxin (TTX) levels in the muscle as well as liver and gonad. In 2008 to 2009, food poisoning due to ingesting L. lunais occurred in Western Japan. …”
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A remote sensing-based strategy for mapping anthropogenic urban surface ecological poorness zones (AUSEPZ): A case study of Lisbon City by Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Naeim Mijani, Peter M. Atkinson

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Identification of Heat Waves and Analysis of Their Temporal-Spatial Variations in Iran by Nasibeh Baharvandi, Firouz Mojarrad, Jafar Masompour

“…The most severe heat waves during the study period have occurred in the winters of 2008 and 2010. The number and magnitude of heat waves in the country is increasing significantly. …”
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Healthy enough to work up to age 67 and beyond? A longitudinal population-based study on time trends in working life expectancy free of cardiovascular diseases based on German heal... by Fabian Tetzlaff, Jelena Epping, Juliane Tetzlaff, Lieselotte Mond

“…Background Due to the rising life expectancy in Western countries, the discussion about the increase in the retirement age is becoming more important. …”
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The Role of Imaging in Patient Selection, Preoperative Planning, and Postoperative Monitoring in Human Upper Extremity Allotransplantation by Eira S. Roth, David G. Buck, Vijay S. Gorantla, Joseph E. Losee, Daniel E. Foust, Cynthia A. Britton

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Spaciotemporal distribution characteristics of glacial lakes and the factors influencing the Southeast Tibetan Plateau from 1993 to 2023 by Yu Mingwei, Guo Yonggang, Zhang Jian, Li Feng, Su Libin, Qin Deshun

“…The fluctuations in the annual mean precipitation and average annual temperature in the study area have decreased since 2008, while the growth trajectories of both the area and number of glacial lakes have gradually stabilized. …”
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Chinese Scholars on the Progress and Outcomes of the Military Reforms in Russia (from the 1990s till Present) by Shiying Han

“…Nevertheless, according to Chinese assessments these reforms still have certain drawbacks, particularly, associated with hasty and misguided attempts to copy the Western military models at the turn of the 2000s — 2010s. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open colectomy in colon cancer patients: a study protocol for emulating a target trial using cancer registry data by Semaw Ferede Abera, Gabriele Robers, Anika Kästner, Ulrike Stentzel, Kerstin Weitmann, Wolfgang Hoffmann

“…Methods: Using Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Cancer Registry data from 2008 to 2018, we will emulate a phase III, multicenter, open-label, two-parallel-arm hypothetical target trial in adult patients with stage I–III colon cancer who received laparoscopic or open colectomy as an elective treatment. …”
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Petrogenesis of Intrusive body in Northeast of Joveinan, North of Isfahan, Urumieh- Dokhtar magmatic zone by Shahzad Sherafat, Majid Zeidi, Mahnaz Khodami

“…The variations in the composition and origins of the melts at different periods have been demonstrated in previous research (Omrani et al., 2008; Chiu et al., 2013; Honarmand et al., 2014). …”
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