Productivity Analysis Using the Multi Factor Productivity Measurement Model (MFPMM) as an Effort to Increase Competitiveness (Case Study: WL Alumunium Yogyakarta) by Grita Supriyanto Dewi, Khairun Nadiyah

“…In order for a business to survive and continue to grow, it must be able to compete by preparing various strategies so that the products it produces will always exist in the market. One form of strategy that can be used is by measuring the company's productivity. …”
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The Migration of Coalbed Methane under Mining Pressure and Air Injection: A Case Study in China by Liqiang Zhang, Yu Wu, Hai Pu, Xiaoping He, Pan Li

“…Gas outburst has always affected the safety of coal mining. To eliminate this risk by high-efficiency extraction of coalbed methane (CBM) in 4102 working face of number 3 coal seam in Hebi Number 3 coal mine, a model of CBM extraction in working face was established which was considering the mining impact of adjacent 4101 working face. …”
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Elevations of N-Terminal Mid-Fragment of Osteocalcin and Cystatin C Levels are Associated with Disorders of Glycolipid Metabolism and Abnormal Bone Metabolism in Patients with Type... by Xiaofang Guo, Yun Shen, Teng Du, Yan He, Jie Lu, Qianhong Yang

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients always develop osteoporosis (OP). We examined correlations of N-terminal mid-fragment of osteocalcin (N-MID) and cystatin C (Cys C) levels with glycolipid metabolism, bone metabolism markers, and bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly T2DM-OP patients. …”
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Linguistic Identity with Special Reference to Western Hindi Dialects by Pallav Vishnu

“…Language (or linguistic) identity   take to mean the speech community with which someone is identified. This is probably always a historical phenomenon, either of birth or of personal choice. …”
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Cooperative evolution with reward-based heterogeneous tax in spatial public goods games by Li Yue, Huizhen Zhang, Yueyu Sun, Tianbo An, Jingrui Wang

“…Another important finding is that rewarding cooperators is always available despite their number being few at lower tax rates. …”
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Language as a Source of Liberation, and Language as a Source of Control by Jonathan Luxmoore

“…And as such, language has always been a motor for enlightenment and progress, but also a means of control. …”
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PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH: IN SEARCH FOR MEANS OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT by Vladislav V. Serikov

“…The typical errors made by authors of researches are listed: psychological conditions (common factors, mechanisms) of expected innovations are not revealed; as a result the choice of means has no sufficient bases and reached effect can be a simple accident; authors do not provide evidence of changes that have resulted from application of any stated technique; the role of personal and professional qualities of the researcher are not pointed out, though it always takes a considerable place n pedagogical systems.cientific novelty. …”
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Progress in devulcanization of waste tire rubber: Upcycling towards a circular economy by Zaheer ul Haq, Teng Ren, Xinyan Yue, Krzysztof Formela, Denis Rodrigue, Xavier Colom Fajula, Tony McNally, Dong Dawei, Yong Zhang, Shifeng Wang

“…As a complex composite material, tire rubber has always presented significant environmental and waste management concerns due to its non-biodegradability and accumulation in landfills. …”
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Identify the underlying true model from other models for clinical practice using model performance measures by Yan Li

“…Conclusion The study found the true model is not always identified as the “outperformed” model by current conventional measures for binary outcome, even though such true model is presented in the clinical data. …”
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Transient Occlusion of Bilateral Internal Iliac Arteries Facilitates Bloodless Operative Field in Subcapsular Prostatectomy by Takumi Takeuchi, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Koji Mikami, Shunsuke Yui, Yuta Takeshima, Naohiko Okamoto, Sadao Imao

“…Thus, a bloodless operative field is reasonably acquired during enucleation of adenoma, which would, otherwise, be a cause for concern to surgeons due to bleeding. It is not always applicable, but it could be an option if the estimated volume of BPH is more than 100 mL. …”
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Community responses to a novel house design: A qualitative study of "Star Homes" in Mtwara, southeastern Tanzania. by Salum Mshamu, Judith Meta, Bipin Adhikari, Salma Halifa, Arnold Mmbando, Hannah Sloan Wood, Otis Sloan Wood, Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup, Nicholas P J Day, Steven W Lindsay, Jakob Knudsen, Jacqueline Deen, Lorenz von Seidlein, Christopher Pell

“…There were concerns about some design elements, such as poorly closing doors, stoves perceived as inefficient, and the façade, which was susceptible to rainwater ingress. The houses were not always used as intended by their developers, for example, residents were sleeping downstairs instead of upstairs because of cold floors or difficulties using the stairs. …”
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Maximizing E-Tailers’ Sales Volume through the Shipping-Fee Discount and Product Recommendation System by Yan Guo, Xiaonan Hu, Yu Zou, Shouwei Li, Wenchuan Cheng, Zhiyong Li

“…As for consumers, they can always get additional savings from the subsequent shopping process because the product’s shipping fee is lower than the original shipping costs. …”
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Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides by James D. Ellis, Jeanette Klopchin, Eileen Buss, Frederick M. Fishel, William H. Kern, Catharine Mannion, Eugene McAvoy, Lance S. Osborne, Michael Rogers, Malcolm Sanford, Hugh Smith, Phillip Stansly, Lukasz Stelinski, Susan Webb

“…The goal in using a pesticide is to achieve maximum benefit (success) with minimum negative impact, and these factors should always be considered in pesticide selection. This publication is written (1) to help assure the sustainability of both bees and agriculture by informing beekeepers, pesticide users, and the general public about the often complex relationship between pollinators (specifically bees) and pesticides, (2) to offer guidance for improved communication between beekeepers and pesticide users, (3) to offer pollinator risk-reducing strategies for growers and other applicators when using pesticides, and (4) to provide clarity in laws, labeling, and associated definitions. …”
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Evaluation of the Selenotranscriptome Expression in Two Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines by Stefano Guariniello, Giovanni Di Bernardo, Giovanni Colonna, Marcella Cammarota, Giuseppe Castello, Susan Costantini

“…Hence, it needs to identify always new putative markers to improve its diagnosis and prognosis. …”
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Negotiating the Climatization of the Glacial Stratum. A Study of La Grave Cable Car Third Section Development Project by Marie Poulain, Pierre-Olivier Garcia

“…In conclusion, negotiating with terrestrial strata seems to be a transition strategy regarding terrestrial processes that always exceed territorial projects.…”
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Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Cases: Are Divergences an Obstacle to Effective Access to Justice? by Urša Jeretina, Alan Uzelac

“… Traditional court proceedings do not always offer practical and cost-appropriate way of resolving consumer disputes. …”
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Interspecific hybrids of some East Asian representatives of the genus Chrysanthemum L. and analysis of their sustainability by A. I. Nedoluzhko

“…Diploids (2n = 18) are not always compatible between themselves and are partly compatible with hexaploids. …”
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A Simple and Rapid Method for Quantitative HPLC MS/MS Determination of Selected Perfluorocarboxylic Acids and Perfluorosulfonates in Human Serum by Valentina Marra, Annalisa Abballe, Elena Dellatte, Nicola Iacovella, Anna Maria Ingelido, Elena De Felip

“…Analytical methods for quantitation of PFAS mixtures in human serum have been developed, but most of them required materials that are not always easily available in all the laboratories. This paper describes a very simple and accessible HPLC MS/MS method of analysis and quantification of 13 perfluorocarboxylic acids and perfluorosulfonate compounds (belonging to the class of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs)) in human serum. …”
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HEAVY CONCENTRATE GOLD ASSOCIATIONS IN THE BASIN OF THE KUKULKINDZHA CREEK (OKHOTSK REGION OF THE KHABAROVSK KRAI) by A.Ya. Nefedova, I.K. Kotova, М.А. Pavlova, D.I. Smirnov, D.А. Guskov, S.V. Petrov

“…The minerals of the garnet group with dominant grossular-andradite composition and the minerals of the pyroxene group (diopside–hedenbergite series characteristic of contact metamorphosed rocks) are always found in heavy concentrates. Three stable mineral assemblages of native gold are identified on the basis of statistical analysis of geochemical and mineralogical data. …”
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Fatal Hemoptysis due to Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergillosis Complicated by Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Tuberculosis by Ioannis Kokkonouzis, Ioannis Athanasopoulos, Nikolaos Doulgerakis, Grigorios Tsonis, Ioannis Lampaditis, Nikolaos Saridis, Vasilios Skoufaras

“…Antifungal antibiotics, surgical interventions, bronchial arteries embolization, and intracavity infusion of antibiotics have been proposed without always adequate sufficiency.…”
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