The performance of cylindrical solar still with hemispherical dome using circular fins in basin by Shahzanan Falah, Dhafer Manea Hachim, Wisam A. Abd Al-wahid

“…As freshwater becomes depleted in many regions around the world and the need to use brackish water increases, the importance of solar resources (which are environmentally sustainable and economically viable) continues to increase. This study was designed to assess the efficiency of a modified cylindrical solar still which was outfitted with a hemispherical dome and fins. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic tools and strategies for the screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis disease and infection: a scoping review by Colin A Russell, Morten Ruhwald, Brooke E Nichols, Shaukat Khan, Tom Ockhuisen, Alexandra de Nooy, Helen E Jenkins, Alvin Han, Sarah Girdwood, Mikashmi Kohli

“…Studies included high-burden/risk TB populations, compared diagnostic/screening methods and conducted a cost-effectiveness/economic evaluation. We stratified the included articles in four groups (cost-effectiveness of diagnosing TB disease/infection and cost-effectiveness of screening for TB disease/infection). …”
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Estimating soil profile salinity under vegetation cover based on UAV multi-source remote sensing by Zhenhai Luo, Meihua Deng, Min Tang, Rui Liu, Shaoyuan Feng, Chao Zhang, Zhen Zheng

“…Abstract Soil salinization is the most prevalent form of land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and coastal regions of China, posing significant challenges to local crop yield, economic development, and environmental sustainability. …”
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Floods after drought: storytelling with agro-pastoralists in a Kenyan dryland by Ruben V. Weesie, Melanie Rohse, Anne F. Van Loon, Johanna Koehler, Marlies H. Barendrecht, Moses Mwangi

“…The participants articulated how they adapt to droughts and floods amidst rapid socio-economic and socio-environmental changes. We found that various drought adaptation measures, largely initiated by (non)governmental organizations operating in drylands, have introduced flood risks. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of pradofloxacin, florfenicol, and tulathromycin and response to treatment of steers experimentally infected with Mannheimia hemolytica by Derek M. Foster, Jennifer L. Halleran, Megan E. Jacob, Stephanie Hempstead, Luke B. Borst, Tatiane T. Negrao Watanabe, Hiroko Enomoto, Mark G. Papich

“…Abstract Background Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an economically important disease in the beef industry, and a major driver of therapeutic antibiotic use. …”
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A novel high-throughput screen identifies phenazine-1-carboxylic acid as an inhibitor of African swine fever virus replication in primary porcine alveolar macrophages by Jing Lan, Rui Luo, Di Liu, Changxing Qi, Xin Song, Zhanhao Lu, Ruojia Huang, Yuying Yang, Yuan Sun, Yonghui Zhang, Tao Wang, Hua-Ji Qiu

“…Abstract African swine fever (ASF), caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), has resulted in significant economic impacts on the global swine industry. Currently, there is no safe and effective commercial vaccine available for ASFV. …”
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Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Related Factors by Metin Pıçakçıefe, Şeyma Ata, Raziye Ülkü Kıcalı, M. Onur Vatandaş

“…Of the participants, 0.5% were exposed to physical, 2.5% to verbal, 5% to psychological, 1.5% to economic, and 2.5% to social violence. Pregnant women living in rural areas (p=0.035), middle income (p=0.047), having a nuclear family structure (p=0.004), dissatisfaction with marriage life (p=0.001) and planned pregnancy (p=0.025) significantly increases the frequency of exposed to domestic violence. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Regulation to Tourism in the Czech Republic by Lukáš Novotný, Pavlína Pellešová

“…Tourism is among the most affected economic sectors by the current pandemic. During the pandemic, the State compensated the financial losses of tourist guides, but such compensations were – according to the guides themselves – insufficient. …”
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Methodology of building cultural and public framework of arctic cities on the example of Salekhard city by N. V. Danilina, A. E. Korobeinikova, A. R. Khazbulatova

“…The increased interest in the Russian Arctic is associated not only with the discovery of the Northern Sea Route, but also with the great economic, social, raw materials and tourism potential of the territory. …”
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Reactive dye extraction utilizing regenerated bleaching earth by M. Shahi, M.R. Sabour, G.A. Dezvareh

“…Considering this recycling process, the purified material is quite acceptable technically, environmentally and economically.…”
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Assessment of Simple Engineering Approaches and Poultry Manure for Soil Erosion Control Under Maize Cultivation in the Tropics by Olanrewaju Hameed Ologunde, Sodiq Dimeji Akanni, Abdullahi Bamidele Olayemi, Mutiu Abolanle Busari

“…A 2-year field study was conducted to assess the impact of simple engineering approaches and poultry manure application on soil loss, soil physical properties, maize yield, and economic benefit in Southwest Nigeria. The experiment was a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement with three replications. …”
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Strategies to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from the Solid Waste Management Sector: A Case Study of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka by Sobana Kayanan, B. F. A. Basnayake, R. T. K. Ariyawansha

“…Three recommended strategies were considered based on demand, economic, and environmental feasibility and are expected to commence in 2025. …”
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The interest of apple orchard vegetation for the pollen supply of honey bees in South Tyrol (Italy) by Jacob Geier, Edith Bucher, Manfred Wolf, Benjamin Mair, Werner Kofler, Jean Nicolas Haas

“…Fruit cultivation is one of the main economic sectors in South Tyrol (Italy) with one of the largest fruit production areas in the EU. …”
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Dramatic response of advanced pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma to tislelizumab combined with anlotinib: a case report by Ranran Li, Xiliang Di, Yuan Li, Hao Li, Chonghua Liu

“…Finally, the patient refused to continue treatment due to the progression of the brain metastasis and economic conditions, despite the stable condition. …”
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Decision Optimization of Low-Carbon Dual-Channel Supply Chain of Auto Parts Based on Smart City Architecture by Zheng Liu, Bin Hu, Bangtong Huang, Lingling Lang, Hangxin Guo, Yuanjun Zhao

“…This paper analyzes the optimal decision-making behavior and interaction of suppliers, producers, physical retailers, online retailers, demand markets, and recyclers in the auto parts industry, constructs the economic and environmental objective functions of low-carbon supply chain management, applies variational inequality to analyze the optimal conditions of the whole low-carbon supply chain system, and finally carries out simulation calculation. …”
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Landslide hazard assessment of an urban agglomeration in central Guizhou Province based on an information value method and SVM, bagging, DNN algorithm by Junhua Luo, Zulun Zhao, Wei Li, Liang Huang, Weiquan Zhao

“…In the past decade, there were a total of 613 medium and large landslide disasters, resulting in 137 deaths and a direct economic loss of 1.032 billion yuan. Therefore, this study selected 12 indicators from the topography, geological structure, and external inducing factors, and conducted factor collinearity analysis using the variance expansion coefficient to construct a landslide hazard assessment index system. …”
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Forensic Characteristics of Crimes in the Field of Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, Their Analogues or Precursors by D. V. Golovin

“…It has been established that offenses in this area cause significant damage to human health, have a destructive effect on marital and family relations, affect the development of the shadow sector in the economic environment, distort moral values, eliminate the motivation for a better life due to deteriorating mental and physical health of a human being and living conditions.…”
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Resilient Waterfront Futures: Mapping Vulnerabilities and Designing Floating Urban Models for Flood Adaptation on the Tiber Delta by Livia Calcagni, Adriano Ruggiero, Alessandra Battisti

“…However, as not all waterfront areas are suitable for floating urban development, a geographical analysis based on a thorough evaluation of multiple factors, including urban–economic parameters and climate-related variables, led to the identification of a specific area of the Lazio coast, the river Tiber Delta. …”
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Policy and strategies addressing prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance in Brazil: A scoping review protocol. by Joslaine de Oliveira Nunes, Raissa Allan Santos Domingues, Roberto Mauro Pinto Coelho Barcellos, Bárbara Manuella Cardoso Sodré Alves, Isis Polianna Silva Ferreira de Carvalho, Noemia Urruth Leão Tavares

“…It has both social and economic consequences; therefore, timely review of public health policies that have been designed to manage AMR is essential. …”
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Technology to improve reliable access to oxygen in Western Uganda: study protocol for a phased implementation trial in neonatal and paediatric wards by Graham Moore, Hamish Graham, Rami Subhi, Sheillah Bagayana, Joseph Mugerwa, David Peake, Eleanor Nakintu, Daniel Murokora, Roger Rassool, Marc Sklar, Bryn Sobott

“…Secondary outcomes will assess clinical, economic and technical aspects. Pre and post oxygen system primary and secondary outcomes will be compared using regression models and standard tests of significance. …”
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