Genetic gain of grain yield and quality in bread wheat cultivars representing 40 years of breeding in Morocco by S. Bennani, M. Taghouti, F. Gaboun

“…Genetic gain (GG) for GY was 21.4 kg ha−1 yr−1 (0.75% yr–1) over 4 decades of breeding. This progress was declining when advancing in decades and ranged from 11% (from 1980–1990 to 1991–2001) to less than 7% (from 2002–2012 to 2013–2022). …”
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Hemispheric asymmetry in recent stratospheric age of air changes by K. Dubé, S. Tegtmeier, F. Ploeger, K. A. Walker

“…However, the smaller aging rate during 2004–2021 compared to 2004–2017 provides some evidence that the NH aging is impacted by decadal variability and the limited length of the observation period.…”
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Changing Clinical Presentation, Current Knowledge-Attitude-Practice, and Current Vision Related Quality of Life in Self-Reported Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Retinopathy in Easter... by Taraprasad Das, Batriti Wallang, Preeti Semwal, Soumyava Basu, Tapas R. Padhi, Mohd Hasnat Ali

“…The DR status was compared with another cohort (n=472) examined a decade earlier, in year 2001. The KAP-25 questions were designed after literature review. …”
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Passing It On by Walter W. Powell

“…This essay reflects on experiences with extraordinary mentors and decades of experience as a mentor. Mentorship is not about imparting knowledge top-down, but about creating an environment where people feel comfortable to ask hard questions and learning flows in multiple directions.…”
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Recent developments in the theory of Walsh series by William R. Wade

“…We survey research done on the theory of Walsh series during the decade 1971-1981. Particular attention is given to convergence of Walsh-Fourier series, gap Walsh series, growth of Walsh-Fourier coefficients, dyadic differentiation, and uniqueness of Walsh series.…”
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Hybrid Solar: A Review on Photovoltaic and Thermal Power Integration by T. T. Chow, G. N. Tiwari, C. Menezo

“…This paper gives a broad review on the published academic works, with an emphasis placed on the research and development activities in the last decade.…”
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Periorbital Silicone Granulomatosis 30 Years after Acupuncture by Nathan Pirakitikulr, Ann Q. Tran, Armando L. Garcia, Sander R. Dubovy, Wendy W. Lee

“…Further questioning revealed the cause to be facial acupuncture performed decades prior, and a subsequent targeted exam identified additional lesions at other needling sites. …”
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Mittag-Leffler Functions and Their Applications by H. J. Haubold, A. M. Mathai, R. K. Saxena

“…Mittag-Leffler functions in certain areas of physical and applied sciences are also demonstrated. During the last two decades this function has come into prominence after about nine decades of its discovery by a Swedish Mathematician Mittag-Leffler, due to the vast potential of its applications in solving the problems of physical, biological, engineering, and earth sciences, and so forth. …”
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Risks and sustainability of outdoor ski resorts in China under climate changes by Yanqiang Wei, Jing Li, Dongliang Luo, Xuejie Tang, Zihao Wu, Xufeng Wang

“…However, snowfall isn’t a critical influencing factor in the coming decades. (3) The outdoor ski resorts in south China are facing the most threats and are the most unsustainable resorts. …”
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Genetic and Antigenic Analysis of Invasive Serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis in Canada: A Decrease in the Electrophoretic Type (Et)-15 Clonal Type and an Increase in the Proportio... by Jianwei Zhou, Frances Jamieson, Sharon Dolman, Linda MN Hoang, Prasad Rawte, Raymond SW Tsang

“…BACKGROUND: Serogroup C meningococcal disease has been endemic in Canada since the early 1990s, with periods of hyperendemic disease documented in the past two decades. The present study characterized invasive serogroup C meningococci in Canada during the period from 2002 to 2009.…”
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Echocardiographic Assessment of Ebstein's Anomaly in a 60-Year-Old Man by Elisabetta Palmerini, Duccio Federici, Alessia Del Pasqua, Sonia Bernazzali, Matteo Lisi, Mario Chiavarelli, Sergio Mondillo

“…In the natural history of this congenital disease only 5% of patients survive beyond the fifth decade. The patient presented severe right heart failure and he was refered to our institution for heart transplantation.…”
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MALDI-TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY IN MICROORGANISM IDENTIFICATION by E. A. Demidov, K. V. Starostin, V. M. Popik, S. E. Peltek

“…Identification of microorganisms from their protein profiles, or direct protein profiling, has been extensively used in the last decade. Being sufficiently accurate and specific, this method is fast and inexpensive. …”
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Recent Trends in Malaria Vaccine Research Globally: A Bibliometric Analysis From 2005 to 2022 by Muhammad Chutiyami

“…Conclusion: The last one and half decades have seen a significant increase in malaria vaccine research and citations, mainly targeting vaccine development, safety, and efficacy in Africa. …”
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Direct Numerical Simulation and Visualization of Subcooled Pool Boiling by Tomoaki Kunugi, Yasuo Ose

“…A direct numerical simulation of the boiling phenomena is one of the promising approaches in order to clarify their heat transfer characteristics and discuss the mechanism. During these decades, many DNS procedures have been developed according to the recent high performance computers and computational technologies. …”
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Profesoři Hermenegild a Karel Škorpilové působící v Bulharsku 2. část by Ludvík Skružný

“…Since 1926 he has been an honorary consul of Czechoslovakia in Varna. For almost five decades Karel Shkorpil has been traveling around Bulgaria and collecting materials not only about ancient history but also about its folklore, he is interested in architecture, not only Christian and local, but also Ottoman conquerors; saves endangered monuments from the time of the "yoke" and the emergence of the modern Bulgarian people. …”
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The introduction of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scales in Paraguay by José E. García

“…In Paraguay, the Stanford-Binet test was introduced in the decade of 1920 by the school teacher Ramón Indalecio Cardozo. …”
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Software Design Challenges in Time Series Prediction Systems Using Parallel Implementation of Artificial Neural Networks by Narayanan Manikandan, Srinivasan Subha

“…For the last two decades, a large number of Artificial Neural Networks based learning models have been proposed to solve the problems of financial data and get accurate results in prediction of the future trends and prices. …”
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A Review on Eigenstructure Assignment Methods and Orthogonal Eigenstructure Control of Structural Vibrations by Mohammad Rastgaar, Mehdi Ahmadian, Steve Southward

“…Eigenstructure assignment techniques have been widely used during the past three decades for vibration suppression in structures, especially in large space structures. …”
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Common Adverse Effects of Anti-TNF Agents on Gestation by Zacharias Fasoulakis, Panagiotis Antsaklis, Nikolaos Galanopoulos, Emmanuel Kontomanolis

“…The purpose of this review is to summarize the results of the reports with the highest and representative range of patients of the last decade involving the use of anti-TNF agents during pregnancy.…”
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Emerging technologies and language learning: mining the past to transform the future by Hubbard Philip

“…Today’s emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, machine learning, conversational robots, virtual worlds, virtual reality, augmented reality, automated assessment, and so on—are full of promise and seem poised to revolutionize language teaching and learning over the next decade. However, rather than looking forward, I review lessons I have learned over a four-decade career in CALL, focusing on those lessons that have continuing relevance for accommodating these and future technologies as they emerge. …”
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