Determination of the Appropriate Blended Inorganic Fertilizer Rate Recommendation for the Optimal Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Grain Yield and Profitability in the Dawuro Zo... by Berhanu Bilate Daemo, Getahun Bore Wolancho, Dawit Dalga Wakalto

“…Soil fertility decline is a significant factor affecting crop production. …”
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Transcriptome Comparison Reveals Distinct Selection Patterns in Domesticated and Wild Agave Species, the Important CAM Plants by Xing Huang, Bo Wang, Jingen Xi, Yajie Zhang, Chunping He, Jinlong Zheng, Jianming Gao, Helong Chen, Shiqing Zhang, Weihuai Wu, Yanqiong Liang, Kexian Yi

“…Besides, a series of candidate unigenes regulating fructan, fiber, and stress response-related traits were identified in A. tequilana, A. sisalana, and A. deserti, respectively. …”
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Application of low-cost hydrokinetic technology for accelerating electricity access to rural areas in developing economies: field experiment in Kenya by Willis Awandu, Jens-Uwe Wiesemann, Boris Lehmann

“…A decommissioned boat motor with a 0.24 m diameter rotor is operated as a turbine. …”
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Social learning in bonobos: Learning of individual food preferences and copying despite better knowledge by Gladez Shorland, Emilie Genty, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…Over the past few decades there has been a growing interest into social learning in animals. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar by Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Zaheen Shah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Ammar Chapra, Haisam Alsadi, Maha Al Amri, Tahseen Hamamyh, Manar Fallouh, Farras Elasad, Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Sumaya Alsaadi Alyafei, Amr Badr, Ashfaq Patel

“…Decreased odds ratio of improved LVEF was associated with per year increase in age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.98, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.97–0.99, P = 0.03), presence of left bundle branch block (aOR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.20–0.80, P = 0.001), duration of HF diagnosis (aOR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.78–0.94, P = 0.001), and ischemic HF etiology (aOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.30–0.77, P = 0.001; compared with dilated etiology). …”
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Compact low-noise GeV-scale electron-positron pair spectrometer by Jaehyun Song, Youhwan Noh, Mohammad Mirzaie, Calin Ioan Hojbota, Hyeong-il Kim, Seongmin Lee, Junho Won, Chiwan Song, Woosuk Bang

“…Recent studies have successfully demonstrated a high-flux GeV-scale gamma-ray spectrometer using energy spectra of electron–positron pairs generated in a high-Z converter. …”
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Optimal Solar‐Biomass‐Diesel‐Generator Hybrid Energy for Water Pumping System Considering Demand Response by Olumuyiwa Taiwo Amusan, Nnamdi Ikechi Nwulu, Saheed Lekan Gbadamosi

“…ABSTRACT The water pumping system is a vital daily operation for a sustainable society. …”
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Perch Hydrolysates from Upcycling of Perch Side Streams Accelerate Wound Healing by Enhancing Fibroblasts to Secrete Procollagen I, Fibronectin, and Hyaluronan by Jia-Feng Chang, Chih-Yu Hsieh, Ling-Ni Chen, Mao-Hsiang Lee, Yi-Han Ting, Chi-Yu Yang, Chih-Cheng Lin

“…Short-chain peptides from fish protein hydrolysates possess wound healing properties that may represent a solution. In this study, perch hydrolysates were produced from perch side steams using a designed commercial complex enzyme via a proprietary pressure extraction technique. …”
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New Resinogalea species from Araucaria araucana resin in Chile and reclassification of the genus in the Cryptocaliciomycetidae by Felipe Balocchi, Irene Barnes, Michael J. Wingfield, Rodrigo Ahumada, Cobus M. Visagie

“…The recent emergence of a novel canker disease on A. araucana has emphasised the importance of fungi associated with these iconic trees and has resulted in the discovery of various new species. …”
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EVALUATION OF SMARTNESS OF THE TOURISM DESTINATION WEBSITES OF THE KLAIPEDA REGION by Julius Ramanauskas, Šarūnas Banevičius, Putinas Bielskis

“…In the context of the smart tourism ecosystem, destination communication websites occupy a pivotal position in the process of selecting destinations and hotels. …”
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O efeito da complexidade econômica e relatedness sobre o crescimento  das microrregiões brasileiras by Felipe Micail da Silva Smolski, Janaína Ruffoni, Suelene Mascarini

“… O objetivo deste artigo é examinar os efeitos da complexidade econômica e relatedness (proximidade de conhecimentos produtivos) sobre o crescimento econômico das microrregiões brasileiras. A perspectiva da complexidade econômica sugere que os países que avançam em termos de sofisticação produtiva e relatedness tendem a alcançar altos níveis de renda e crescimento econômico. …”
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MM-HiFuse: multi-modal multi-task hierarchical feature fusion for esophagus cancer staging and differentiation classification by Xiangzuo Huo, Shengwei Tian, Long Yu, Wendong Zhang, Aolun Li, Qimeng Yang, Jinmiao Song

“…Abstract Esophageal cancer is a globally significant but understudied type of cancer with high mortality rates. …”
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Advancing Food Security with Farmed Edible Insects: Economic, Social, and Environmental Aspects by José E. Aguilar-Toalá, Abraham M. Vidal-Limón, Andrea M. Liceaga

“…Farmed edible insects are considered a potential resource to help address food security concerns toward the year 2050. …”
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Evaluation of the digital diabetes prevention programme pilot: uncontrolled mixed-methods study protocol by William Henley, Elizabeth Murray, Kerry Daff, Anthi Lavida, Jenny Irwin, Jonathan Valabhji

“…National Health Service England (NHSE) is exploring the potential of a digital diabetes prevention programme (DDPP) and has commissioned a pilot with embedded evaluation.Methods and analysis This study aims to determine whether, and if so, how, should NHSE implement a national DDPP, using a mixed-methods pretest and post-test design, underpinned by two theoretical frameworks: the Coventry, Aberdeen and London - Refined (CALO-RE) taxonomy of behavioural change techniques for the digital interventions and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) for implementation processes. …”
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Associated Factors of Postpartum Modern Contraceptive Use in Burie District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Wassachew Ashebir, Tilahun Tadesse

“…A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. …”
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Outlook of Present Organic Agriculture Policies and Future Needs in Sri Lanka by S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…Although Sri Lanka has a high potential for organic agriculture, at present it is at an initial stage. …”
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Reliability of the Tuck Jump Assessment Using Standardized Rater Training by Kevin Racine, Meghan Warren, Craig Smith, Monica R. Lininger

“…# BACKGROUND The Tuck Jump Assessment (TJA) is a test used to assess technique flaws during a 10-second, high intensity, jumping bout. …”
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Law enforcement activity, globalization and social morality in frameworks of mass culture (On the Example of Modern European TV-Shows on Law-Enforcements. Part 2) by Vovk V.

“…The article discloses the organic interrelationship of globalization processes, mass culture phenomena, social morality, and the peculiarities of law enforcement activities through mass culture, in TV series. The author outlines a wide range of questions devoted to the interaction of various spheres of a person's spiritual life (social morality, law, law enforcement, art), which has great variability, is represented by a wide palette of subject forms, reflects the current social reality and at the same time constructs it. …”
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Nomogram for prognosis prediction in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients undergoing intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy: incorporating immune-inflammation scores and coagulation... by Yifan Yang, Shaoqi Zong, Yongqiang Hua

“…Next, univariate analysis was utilized to identify prognostic factors, and a stepwise regression method was employed for variable selection to construct a nomogram based on the Cox proportional hazards model. …”
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Performance of high-strength and heat-resistant cast aluminum alloy and its complex shell castings for aircraft engines by QIE Juhong, XIE Feng, FENG Chao, WANG Pinghai, YU Tengfei, YANG Chaoyang, XI Honglei, XIAO Wenlong, MA Chaoli

“…To meet the application requirement of advanced aviation engines for complex shell castings of high-strength and heat-resistant aluminum alloys， the process and mechanical properties of a new type of the Al-Si-Cu-Mg-Sc high-strength and heat-resistant aluminum alloy are analysed in comparison with ZL101A and ZL205A cast aluminum alloys. …”
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