Narratives of change: how climate change narratives have evolved since the 1970s by Zarina Kulaeva

“…Originality/value – The value of this study lies in the fact that, on the one hand, it uses narrative analysis to investigate climate governance, and on the other hand, it does so through interviews with different actors. All this facilitates a holistic approach, and from a 50-year historical perspective, this study traces an evolutionary line of narratives and identifies the critical points of climate governance.…”
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Influence of Drilling Along Pilot Holes on Drilling Performance and Effective Rock Strength by Abourawi Alwaar, Ibrahim Futhiez, Abdelsalam Abugharara, Yahui Zhang, Stephen Butt

“…Next, drilling using a 5-cutter Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) bit with a larger diameter than all pre-cored holes, at constant Weight on Bit (WOB) and Revolution per Minute (RPM), was performed. …”
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Clinical pathological characteristics and prognosis of orbital myeloid sarcoma-a single center retrospective study with 14 Chinese patients by Tianyi Zhou, Jiaqi Guan, Huijing Ye, Huasheng Yang

“…The median disease duration at diagnosis was 1 month, and all patients had unilateral eye involvement. The most common presentation was proptosis, followed by restricted eye movement and eyelid swelling. …”
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EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 utility scores in people living with chronic low back pain: a survey from Quebec by Thomas G Poder, Liang Wang, Nathalie Carrier

“…Median (range) of EQ-5D-5L was 0.622 (−0.072 to 0.905), and mean (range) of SF-6Dv2 and EQ-Visual Analogue Scale was 0.561 (0.301–0.829) and 51.0 (0–100), respectively. In all multivariate models, health or life satisfaction increased the health utility score, while pain reduced it. …”
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Clopidogrel combined with rivaroxaban in peripheral artery disease after revascularization by Min Lu, Jiaqi Li, Huanyu Ni, Tong Qiao, Baoyan Wang

“…When analyzed separately, clopidogrel-rivaroxaban combination was associated with a reduced risk of MALE (HR: 0.61, 95%CI: 0.41–0.91), although no significant differences were observed in terms of MACE (HR: 0.64, 95%CI: 0.34–1.20) or all bleeding events (HR: 1.00, 95%CI: 0.52–1.93). …”
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Development of face image recognition algorithm using CNN in airport security checkpoints for terrorist early detection by Eca Indah Anggraini, Fachdy Nurdin, Mohammad Obie Restianto, Sudarti Dahsan, Andini Aprilia Ardhana, Asep Adang Supriyadi, Yahya Darmawan, Syachrul Arief, Agus Haryanto Ikhsanudin

“…Through this research, we aim to increase airport security and strengthen efforts to combat terrorism, making air travel safer and more secure for all passengers.…”
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Wheat disease recognition method based on the SC-ConvNeXt network model by Tianliang Dong, Xiao Ma, Bin Huang, Wenyu Zhong, Qingan Han, Qinghai Wu, You Tang

“…The experimental results show that the proposed SC-ConvNeXt model achieves an average classification accuracy of 88.05% on the test set, the highest among all comparative models. The model does not require additional labeled data during training, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing wheat disease recognition performance under natural environmental conditions without the need for extra labeled data training.…”
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Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland by Halina Kucharczyk, Marek Kucharczyk, Tomasz Olbrycht

“…Ten species were dendrophilous, among which all Tubuliferan species were fungivorous. A total of 494 thrips individuals were collected, with 84% representing the suborder Terebrantia. …”
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Application of Stem Cell Therapy for ACL Graft Regeneration by Canlong Wang, Yejun Hu, Shichen Zhang, Dengfeng Ruan, Zizhan Huang, Peiwen He, Honglu Cai, Boon Chin Heng, Xiao Chen, Weiliang Shen

“…Several different stem cell types have been utilized in animal experiments, and almost all of these have shown good capacity in improving tendon-bone regeneration. …”
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Molecular Detection of <i>Acetobacter aceti</i> and <i>Acetobacter pasteurianus</i> at Different Stages of Wine Production by Irina Mitina, Cristina Grajdieru, Rodica Sturza, Valentin Mitin, Silvia Rubtov, Anatol Balanuta, Emilia Behta, Angela Deaghileva, Fatih Inci, Nedim Hacıosmanoğlu, Dan Zgardan

“…Thus, it would be advantageous to detect them using molecular methods at all stages of winemaking and storage. In this paper, we analyzed wines, musts and grapes of 13 varieties grown in different regions with Protected Geographical Indication of the Republic of Moldova for the presence of AAB, <i>Acetobacter aceti</i> and <i>Acetobacter pasteurianus</i> by real-time PCR and measured wine volatile acidity. …”
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Novel Zinc(II) Complexes of Heterocyclic Ligands as Antimicrobial Agents: Synthesis, Characterisation, and Antimicrobial Studies by Ramesh S. Yamgar, Y. Nivid, Satish Nalawade, Mustapha Mandewale, R. G. Atram, Sudhir S. Sawant

“…According to these data, we propose an octahedral geometry to all the metal complexes. Antimicrobial activity of the Schiff base ligand and its metal complexes was studied against Gram negative bacteria: E. coli and Pseudomonas fluorescens, Gram positive bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, and also against fungi, that is, C. albicans and A. niger. …”
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Exploring the efficacy of AMACR, ERG, and AR immunostains in prostatic adenocarcinoma and their association with novel grade groups by Mohamed O. Andarawi, Hassan Otifi, Hesham Hassan, Adil A. Yousif, Saadalnour A. Mustafa, Shawgi A. Elsiddig, Asad Ma Babker, Elryah I. Ali, Omer Osman Elhag

“…In BPH cases, AMACR showed positivity in 2 cases, ERG in 1, and AR in all cases, albeit with lower expression. Differential expression was observed among immunomarkers and grade groups of malignancy. …”
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Investıgation of Virtual World Risk Perceptions of Individuals Interested in Team and Individual Sports by Fuat Orkun TAPŞIN, Elif KARAGÜN

“…University graduates exhibited a greater perception of virtual opportunities and virtual awareness. Participants in all occupations exhibited a greater perception of virtual opportunities, virtual exhaustion, and virtual awareness. …”

Personal determinants of vandal behaviour among urban school and student youth from a gender perspective by O. V. Kruzhkova, I. V. Deviatovskaia, M. S. Krivoshchekova

“…The research was carried out among students of schools and universities in Ekaterinburg (an urban area with all the features of a modern Russian megalopolis). …”
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A Chinese Family with Familial Dysalbuminemic Hyperthyroxinemia (FDH) due to R242H Mutation on Human Albumin Gene: Reevaluating the Role of FDH in Patients with Asymptomatic Hypert... by Hongbing Liu, Jianmin Ran, Chuping Chen, Guangshu Chen, Ping Zhu, Rongshao Tan, Yan Liu

“…The proband is a 14-year-old girl with light goiter and asymptomatic clinical presentations, whose thyroid function test by a one-step immunoassay showed increased free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) but nonsuppressed thyrotropin (TSH). All thyroid auto-antibodies were in the normal range. …”
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Is Intestinal Microbiota Fully Restored After Chickens Have Recovered from Coccidiosis? by Jiaqing Guo, Zijun Zhao, Chace Broadwater, Isabel Tobin, Jing Liu, Melanie Whitmore, Guolong Zhang

“…By 14 dpi, differential bacterial enrichment subsided, and nearly all commensal bacteria returned to healthy levels by 21 dpi. …”
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Study protocol for a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation trial of a team-based implementation strategy to support educators’ use of a social engagement intervention by Jill Locke, Aksheya Sridhar, Wendy Shih, Stephanie Shire, Andria B. Eisman, Emily Kim, Adora Du, Christine Espeland, Connie Kasari

“…Participants will complete baseline assessments at the beginning of the year, and all schools will be provided RR training. Schools will be randomized to coaching with or without school-based teams. …”
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Impact of Poultry Litter Cake, Cleanout, and Bedding following Chemical Amendments on Soil C and N Mineralization by Dexter B. Watts, Katy E. Smith, H. A. Torbert

“…Chemical amendments impacted N mineralization primarily in the broiler cake amended soil where all chemical amendments decreased mineralization compared to the no chemical amendment treatment. …”
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Clinicopathologic Significance of CXCL12 and CXCR4 Expressions in Patients with Colorectal Cancer by Naomi Yoshuantari, Didik Setyo Heriyanto, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Johan Kurnianda, Ahmad Ghozali

“…CXCL12 and CXCR4’s expressions, clinicopathologic features, and the treatment response to the CRC were analysed. Results. All tumour tissues showed higher levels of both chemokines compared to normal colonic tissue. …”
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Assessment of factors associated with improved glycemic control after switching from intermittently scanned to real-time continuous glucose monitoring in Japanese patients with typ... by Eijiro Yamada, Yasuyo Nakajima, Kazuhiko Horiguchi, Shuichi Okada, Masanobu Yamada

“…However, there have been few studies of the effect of switching from isCGM to rtCGM on glycemic control, as well as the specific factors underlying any observed improvements. To that end, all patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus who used the DEXCOM rtCGM device (Terumo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) at our institution were reviewed, and 16 individuals with type 1 diabetes who switched from isCGM to rtCGM were investigated. …”
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