Exploring the catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of Namibian encroacher bush by Luis Cutz, Nikos Bias, Majd Al-Naji, Wiebren de Jong

“…The catalyst of choice was determined after evaluating the energy recovery (ER) of four different catalysts (Zeolite, La2O3, Hydrotalcite, Ni/SiO2–Al2O3) under the same HTL operational conditions. …”
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Exploring Best Practices and Tensions in Immigrant-Led Community-Based Social Service Planning Models for Immigrant and Refugee Communities by Sandeep K. Dhillon, Stefanie Machado, Ryan Wai Shing Lai 黎韋成, Kari Grain

“…Based on the guidance of community partners in the immigrant and refugee settlement sector who are leading the direction of the project, the information presented in this paper focuses on community-based initiatives related to four social determinants of health: housing, employment, gender identity, and immigration status. …”
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The first books in Kaunas by Sigitas Lūžys

“…Monasteries and churches also had their libraries. Four incunabula known in Lithuania at present had belonged to monasteries or monks in Kaunas. …”
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China's New Soft Power Strategy by O. V. Zinevich, N. V. Selezneva

“…The foreign policy vector of the soft power of culture is redirected inward, and culture, which until recently openly acted as a driver of soft power in foreign policy, moves to the internal track and fits into the concept of "four self-confidences" and "double circulation", focusing on the qualitative component, while maintaining its high foreign policy significance for the Chinese policymakers.…”
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Mare’s and Cow’s Milk Fortified with Flaxseed Oil Through Freeze-Drying Microencapsulation: Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties by Jolanta Gawałek, Dorota Cais-Sokolińska, Joanna Teichert

“…The physicochemical and nutritional properties of the four obtained freeze-dried powder products were comparatively analyzed: microencapsulated and fortified with flaxseed oil cow milk (CMFO) and mare milk (MMFO), as well as pure cow milk (CM) and pure mare milk (MM). …”
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Effects of carvacrol, alfa pinene and cineole-rich essential oil mixed on performance, egg production and quality and egg lipid peroxidation in laying quails by Aziz Bulbul, Elmas Ulutas¹, Vural Ozdemir, Tuba Bulbul

“…Each group was divided into four replicate groups each containing 15 quails. …”
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Analysis of a Methodology for Torsional Test under Normal Stress and Shear Performance for Asphalt Mixtures by Jun Xie, Yiqun Zhan, Yifan Wang

“…Our study proposes a torsional test method under normal stress condition, and evaluation was done for four types of asphalt mixture under different temperature conditions. …”
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Possibility of using the botanical insecticide azadirachtin and synthetic and semi-synthetic insecticides to control Helicoverpa armigera in sweet pepper by Tamaš Nenad D., Sretenović Marko Ž., Miletić Novica M.

“…The experiments were performed in a randomized complete block design with four replications according to the standard EPPO method at the site of Veliko Gradište (Serbia). …”
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Analysis of Sustainable Utilization of Water Resources in 11 Coastal Provinces or Municipalities Based on Ecological Footprint of Water Resources by YANG Tingting

“…The ecological footprint,ecological carrying capacity,and sustainable utilization of water resources in 11 coastal provinces or municipalities in China from 2005 to 2020 are analyzed based on the ecological footprint model of water resources.The results show that:①Firstly,the changing trend of the ecological footprint of water resource is similar to that of water environment,with a W-shaped pattern;the proportion of ecological footprint of water environment is the highest among the three types of ecological footprint accounts of water resources,indicating that ecological footprint of water environment is the main source of that of water resources;②Among the four types of ecological footprint of freshwater,the ecological footprint of agricultural water consumption accounts for the highest proportion of the total ecological footprint of the freshwater and is much higher than the ecological footprint of water consumption for industry,living,and ecology (except Shanghai).This indicates that the ecological footprint of of agricultural water consumption is the main contribution type of the ecological footprint of freshwater;③Affected by natural and social factors,the ecological carrying capacity of water resources fluctuates obviously,showing a distribution pattern of high in the south and low in the north;④The water resources are in the ecological deficit state on the whole.Only Guangxi Province has been in the ecological surplus state of water resources during the study period.The load index of water resources shows an increasing trend and is above grade II,which indicates that the utilization degree of water resources is high,with small potential,but the development and utilization are difficult.The ecological footprint of water resources per 10 000 yuan GDP shows a downward trend,and the utilization efficiency of water resources continues to improve,so the sustainable utilization of water resources is possible.…”
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Antioxidative Effects of Phenolic Compounds of Mushroom Mycelia in Simulated Regions of the Human Colon, In Vitro Study by Vamanu Emanuel, Pelinescu Diana, Avram Ionela

“…Total polyphenolic content was higher after A. brunnescens consumption, and four types of polyphenols were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography. …”
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Robust dual-tone multi-frequency tone detection using k-nearest neighbour classifier for a noisy environment by Arunit Maity, P. Prakasam, Sarthak Bhargava

“…The proposed KNN classifier model is configured in four different manners which differ in being trained with or without augmented data, as well as, with or without the inclusion of second harmonic frequency DFT coefficient values as features. …”
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Abiotic factors: Its relationship on the yield of mango ( L.) with science and Mangifera indica technology interventions by Normina A. Mamalinta, Junito P. Marcelino

“…In simple linear regression, a single independent variable, ie, rainfall or temperature, was used to predict the value of a dependent variable, the yield of mangoes per hectare during the first and second cycle productions of farmer-cooperators in four provinces, namely: Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, South Cotabato and General Santos/Sarangani. …”
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The Moderating Influence of Project Scope on Leadership Skills, Stakeholder Management, and Execution of Fibre Optic Infrastructure by James Konya Akhwaba

“…Census was used to select 187 respondents from a target population of 187 functional members of staff in fibre optic infrastructure departments of two mobile telecommunication, four Internet service companies, and two policy-making and regularity authorities in Nairobi County in Kenya. …”
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Comparison of three-dimensional digital exoscope to standard operating microscope in minimally-invasive lumbar decompression: A cohort study in a community setting by Daniel E. Fulkerson, Evan Medich, Dale F. Szpisjak, Daniel H. Fulkerson

“…Patients were categorized by visualization method and number of surgical levels, for a total of four groups. Results: Demographics were largely similar across the exoscope and microscope cohorts. …”
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Research Progress of Methods of Initial Water Rights Allocation in River Basins by WU Dan, LIU Mengyao

“…The development of a robust and highly feasible method of initial water rights allocation in a river basin can provide important support for promoting high-quality economic development of the river basin and optimizing the layout of its industrial structure.This paper systematically reviews the methods of initial water rights allocation in river basins from four aspects:multi-objective coupling allocation methods,multi-stage coupling allocation methods with stakeholder participation,allocation methods oriented towards industrial structure optimization,and adaptive allocation methods.The results show that multi-objective coupling allocation methods focus on the coordinated reflection of multi-dimensional objectives,such as social equity,economic benefits,ecological protection,and risk control.The multi-stage coupling allocation methods with stakeholder participation concentrate on strengthening the interest interaction among water resource stakeholders and fully reflecting their interest demands.The allocation methods oriented towards industrial structure optimization center on promoting the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structures in river basins.The adaptive allocation methods highlight the improvement of the adaptability of the water resources in river basins to economic and social development.Initial water rights allocation in river basins has gradually developed from "multi-objective coupling allocation methods based on allocation principles" to "adaptive allocation methods based on allocation principles and the negotiation game mechanism".Solving the problem of adapting initial water rights to industrial structure optimization and promoting the optimization and upgrading of industrial structures and high-quality economic development will become the main lines of research on initial water rights allocation in river basins in the future.…”
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The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Satisfaction: Hospitaly Contex by Paniran Paniran, Juliansyah Noor, Soleh Soleh, Mukhtar Wahyudi

“…While previous research on the connection between HRM practices and employee satisfaction is limited, this study is noteworthy for exploring the effects of four dimensions of HRM practices on employee satisfaction, and how this in turn impacts employee retention. …”
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Utilização da manutenção centrada em confiabilidade (MCC) em embaladora à vácuo de alimentos by Lucas Benini, Alexandre Santos

“…Para tanto, os passos metodológicos seguiram o seguinte desdobramento: (i) seleção do sistema e coleta de informações, (ii) análise dos modos e efeitos de falha (iii) seleção de funções significantes (iv) avaliação de atividades aplicáveis (v) avaliação de efetividade das atividades. …”
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Pseudodynamic Testing of Buildings Retrofitted with External Steel Reinforced Concrete Frames to Increase Lateral Strength for Earthquake Damage Prevention by Ju-Seong Jung, Kang-Seok Lee

“…Pseudodynamic and cyclic loading tests were conducted to verify the effects of seismic retrofitting. In total, four RC frame specimens were prepared: one nonstrengthened control specimen for the cyclic loading test, one nonstrengthened control specimen, one specimen strengthened with a welded ESRCF system, and one specimen strengthened with a bolted ESRCF system for the pseudodynamic test. …”
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Effect of BALANCE Evaluation and Training System on Early Trunk Control Ability of Patients with Cerebral Apoplexy by Wei YANG, Hong WANG, Yangfan XU, Zhiwei MU, Rongliang HU, Zhuoming CHEN

“…The treatment was carried out six days a week for four weeks. The trunk control test (TCT), Postural assessment scale for stroke patients (PASS) and the BALANCE evaluation system for assessing the envelope area and Linear length of locus (LNG) in seat position were applied for both groups before and after training.Results:There was no significant difference between the two groups in the scores of TCT scores, PASS scores, envelope area and LNG before training (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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Using Unsupervised and Supervised Machine Learning Methods to Correct Offset Anomalies in the GOES‐16 Magnetometer Data by F. Inceoglu, Paul T. M. Loto'aniu

“…We start by applying the unsupervised k‐Shape method to the magnetic field vector E‐component outboard minus inboard sensor time series, ΔE, resulting in four clusters that are closely related to the time of year and the solar β angle, which is a measure of the amount of time that a satellite is in direct sunlight. …”
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