A one health approach to plant health by Vivian Hoffmann, Birthe Paul, Titilayo Falade, Arshnee Moodley, Navin Ramankutty, Janice Olawoye, Rousseau Djouaka, Elikana Lekei, Nicoline de Haan, Peter Ballantyne, Jeff Waage

“…We discuss challenges and opportunities for advancement associated with each of these, taking into account how the priorities and constraints of stakeholders may vary by gender, and argue that building the capacity of regulatory bodies in low- and middle-income countries to conduct cost–benefit analysis has the potential to improve decision-making in the context of these and other multi-dimensional trade-offs.…”
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Modeling smeared fiber-matrix pullout strength of steel fiber-reinforced concrete with various types of steel fiber and its tensile and compressive strength by Yuxin Xu, Tengfei Xu, Guilin Li, Tianyu Xie

“…The model, developed within the fiber bridging stress framework, uniquely accounts for various fiber types (straight, hooked-end, and twisted) and their interaction with the cementitious matrix. …”
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Climate Characteristics of High-Temperature and Muggy Days in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in the Recent 30 Years by Guohua Zhang, Jian Guan, Jingyi Ai, Jiangtao Zhang, Xiaoqing Jin

“…The most number of muggy days are in July, and the muggy days in July and August account for about 90% of the entire summer. Over the 30-year period, no apparent changes are observed in the number of days with precipitation and the annual precipitation amount.…”
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Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems by Pieter De Frenne, Rémy Beugnon, David Klinges, Jonathan Lenoir, Pekka Niittynen, Sylvain Pincebourde, Rebecca A. Senior, Juha Aalto, Kryštof Chytrý, Phillipa K. Gillingham, Caroline Greiser, Eva Gril, Stef Haesen, Michael Kearney, Martin Kopecký, Peter C. le Roux, Miska Luoto, Ilya Maclean, Matěj Man, Rachel Penczykowski, Liesbeth van denBrink, Stijn Van de Vondel, Karen De Pauw, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Julia Kemppinen, Koenraad Van Meerbeek

“…With these 10 guidelines for microclimate monitoring, we hope to stimulate and advance microclimate research in ecology and evolution, especially under the pressing need to account for buffering or amplifying abilities of contrasting microhabitats in the context of global climate change.…”
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Fracture evolution in steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) of tunnel under static and dynamic loading based on DEM-FDM coupling model by Yu Chen, Dongfeng Yu, Yixian Wang, Yanlin Zhao, Hang Lin, Jingjing Meng, Haoliang Wu

“…The model encompasses the concrete matrix, aggregate, interfacial transition zone and steel fibers, taking into account the random shape of the coarse aggregate and the stochastic distribution of steel fibers. …”
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Effect of Stock Control on Performance of Small-Scale Business Enterprises: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Tuheisomwe, Quilino

“…Data was gathered from company records in annual reports and accounts over selected periods, supporting the research objectives. …”
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Supply Chain Management, Procurement Practices and Performance of Selected Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case of Centenary Bank and Finance Trust Bank. by Niwaha, Daphine

“…According to the study, the majority of Uganda's commercial banks have implemented procurement policies and practices that have improved their operational accountability, efficiency, and transparency. The R2 value of 0.449, or 44.9 percent, indicated that there was no significant correlation between supply chain performance and procurement policies and procedures. …”
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It’s the Social Interaction That Matters: Exploring Residents’ Motivation to Invest in the Community-Shared Charging Post Co-Construction Project by Junchao Yang, Ziyang Peng

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The Regularity of the Site of Impaction in Recurrent Gallstone Ileus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reported Cases by Nasser A. N. Alzerwi, Bandar Idrees, Saeed Alsareii, Yaser Aldebasi, Afnan Alsultan

“…The paired data for the site of impaction was available for 45 patients. Women accounted for 87.3% of all RGSI cases included in the pooled analysis. …”
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Hydraulic performance of a pre-aerated stilling basin: Experimental study. by Yu Zhou, Tengzhi Huang, Ke Xu, Jiakai Mei, Siwei Jia, Qiaoni Yu, Jinglin Qian

“…Influenced by these factors, the variation in air concentration is crucial for reducing cavitation damage, necessitating potential adjustments in prototype applications to account for scale effects. Under such a pre-aeration approach, the air concentration along the downstream spillway warrants further investigation for the continuous optimization of the PSB's design and its integration with spillways.…”
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Enabling Cognitive Load-Aware AR with Rateless Coding on a Wearable Network by R. Razavi, M. Fleury, M. Ghanbari

“…If, in addition, the AR display is moderated to take account of the cognitive load of the wearer, then additional biosensors form part of the network. …”
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Determination of Biogas Potential of TR21 Region (Thrace) in Turkey by Gül Kaykıoğlu, Elif Cantekin

“…In recent years, the energy values of wastes that may cause harmful effects on the environment have started to be taken into account and the tendency towards disposal methods that can generate energy are increasing. …”
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The Social Well-Being Issues of the European Urbanisation Stages and the Possibilities of their Management by the Creation of Spatial Configurations by Viktória Szirmai

“…Taking the actual historical and social conditions into account, theories, criticisms, and various scientific approaches offered differentiated solutions - mainly based on spatial principals - to manage urban tensions. …”
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Venture Investment Incentive Mechanisms and Simulation with Venture Entrepreneurs Having Multistage Efforts Based on Fairness Preference Theory by Kaihong Wang, Chuan Ding, Jiacheng Chen, Aimin Li

“…When venture capital has been invested into venture companies, venture capitalists and venture entrepreneurs form a principal-agent relationship. Take into account the fact that the venture entrepreneur’s effort is a long process, because the effort is not the same at different stage. …”
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Problems of Cosmopolitanism and Alternativeness in the History of Central Asia by N. T. Nurulla-Khodzhaeva

“…These lands were dominated by a unique parity, based on Sufi ethics, which designed not syncretic cosmopolitism, but rather introduced the recognition of alternativeness that took into account both similar and diverse waves of ideas. Based on this vision, the author aims to diminish Kantian cosmopolitanism to a level of Euro-American and illustrate the view of cosmopolitanism through a dialogic platform, precisely including its links with the Central Asian versions. …”
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Study on the Evaluation Standard of Construction Quality for Asphalt Pavement Based on the Intelligent Sensing Aggregate by Chen Zhang, Yuxin Zheng

“…The established evaluation standard of construction quality for asphalt pavement takes into account the compaction quality, the requirements of bearing capacity, and the driving comfort of asphalt pavement, which is suitable for expressway and first-class highway.…”
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Public policy training in Latin America: Current status and challenges for political science by Nicolás Bentancur, Germán Bidegain, Rodrigo Martínez

“…This, in turn, obstructs a meaningful dialogue with the most influential international intellectual production and hinders future prospects for homegrown research able to account for specific national and regional experiences and dynamics.…”
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Investigation and evaluation of economic variables affecting the national power of countries by Reyhaneh SalehAbadi, Mohammad Reza HafezNia, Seyyed Hadi Zarghani, syrus ahmadi

“…Finally, it can be argued that countries have an obligation to take into account the factors and variables in the economic dimension to achieve their national interests and interests.…”
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