Modern issues of sugar beet (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> L.) hybrid breeding by S. D. Karakotov, I. V. Apasov, A. A. Nalbandyan, E. N. Vasilchenko, T. P. Fedulova

“…The identification of haploid regenerants with sterile cytoplasm in initial populations is of great theoretical and practical importance for breeding, as it facilitates the production of homozygous lines with cytoplasmic male sterility and high-performance hybrids on sterile basis. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Infilled Vertical Well LASER-Assisted SAGD by Ding Chao, Wu Yongbin, Yang Guo, Luo Chihui

“…The cycle of huff-n-puff was reduced from 6 to 3, which greatly shortened the thermal communication time. …”
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Characterization of Modifiable Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer by Imandra María García Méndez, Alexander Benavides Couto, Yaima Arrechea Betancourt, Claudia Beatriz Surí García, Fernando de la Mora Martín

“…<strong>Background:</strong> colorectal cancer constitutes a great magnitude health problem due to its high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Damage symptoms, development, and reproductive performance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on fodder maize and cob by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Azza A. Awad, Walaa E. Gamil, Bassam F. Fahmy

“…However, the larval diet greatly affected the egg hatching which was prolonged when the diet was based on corn cobs. …”
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Searching for the best post-land abandonment management to enhance long-term carbon storage in Mediterranean mountain areas by Melani Cortijos-López, Teodoro Lasanta, Erik Cammeraat, Estela Nadal-Romero

“…Focusing on soil environment and its growing importance in a climate change scenario, it is of great interest to study how land management and landscape changes can affect, not only the soil carbon storage process, but also its dynamics. …”
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Can Met-PET/CT Predict Sporadic Multiglandular Hyperparathyroidism? Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Andreas Hillenbrand, Johannes Lemke, Doris Henne-Bruns, Ambros J. Beer, Vikas Prasad

“…Met-PET/CT appears to have great potential in soft-tissue analysis of complex anatomical regions and can predict ectopic parathyroid adenomas.…”
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Seepage Behavior of Earth Dams Considering Rainfall Effects by Jong-Wook Lee, Jiseong Kim, Gi-Chun Kang

“…On the contrary, the seepage rate of Dam B was greatly influenced by rainfall in the rainy season. …”
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Two-Phase Relative Permeability Curves of Bingham Heavy Oil Under Different Types of Wettability: A Theoretical Model by Qing Wang, Yu Li, Chao Peng, Jiao Peng, Jingyu Fu, Renjie Liu, Huiqing Liu, Jiaxin Li, Hao Peng

“…The results of the validated experiment show that the theoretical values calculated employing the modified equation exhibit better agreement with the experimental values, particularly when the viscosities of two-phase fluid are great. The results of the modified two-phase relative permeability show a decrease in water saturation interval corresponding to the two-phase flow area and a smaller value of permeability at equal two-phase relative permeability. …”
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Implementing the Uganda lower secondary competence-based curriculum: the equity question by Mercy Chemutai Barasa, Proscovia Namubiru Ssentamu, John Koskey Chang’ach, Susan Jepkoech Kurgat

“…Social implications – The findings indicate that the new LSC may contribute greatly to social stratification through disparate educational opportunities for different sections of the Ugandan populace. …”
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γ-H2AX: A Novel Prognostic Marker in a Prognosis Prediction Model of Patients with Early Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by E. Chatzimichail, D. Matthaios, D. Bouros, P. Karakitsos, K. Romanidis, S. Kakolyris, G. Papashinopoulos, A. Rigas

“…Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and the prognostic evaluation of cancer patients is of great importance in medical care. The use of artificial neural networks in prediction problems is well established in human medical literature. …”
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New Data on Breeding Strategies and Reproductive Success of the Globally Threatened Turtle Dove Co-Occurring with the “Competitive” Collared Dove and the “Predatory” Maghreb Magpie... by Wafae Squalli, Ismail Mansouri, Driss Ousaaid, Mohammed Hmidani, Hamid Achiban, Fatima Fadil, Mohamed Dakki

“…Magpie nests were colonized by the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius). Finally, this study provides the first and only detailed data on nest-niche of the turtle dove co-occurring with competitor and predator species, in the entire Northwest Africa range. …”
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Germany’s stance on the Nord Stream 2 project: Internal and external determinants by F. А. Basov

“…Moreover, the federal government’s policy was greatly affected by a number of external factors. …”
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The Effectiveness of Unimodal and Multimodal Warnings on Drivers’ Response Time: A Meta-Analysis by Ao Zhu, Ko-Hsuan Ma, Annebella Tsz Ho Choi, Duoduo Hu, Chuan-Peng Hu, Peng Peng, Jibo He

“…Driving warning systems are of great help in notifying emergencies. Based on the results of former studies as well as the multisensory integration effect (MIE), the current meta-analysis investigated the effectiveness of utilizing unimodal (i.e., auditory, visual, and tactile) and multimodal (i.e., bimodal and trimodal) driving warning systems in drivers’ response time. …”
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Elucidating the role of carrier proteins in cytokine stabilization within double emulsion‐based polymeric nanoparticles by Emily R. Rhodes, Nicole B. Day, Emma C. Aldrich, C. Wyatt Shields IV, Kayla G. Sprenger

“…Double emulsion solvent evaporation is one of the most common techniques to formulate cytokines into vehicles made from hydrophobic polymers; however, the liquid–liquid interfaces formed during emulsification can greatly affect the stability and therapeutic performance of encapsulated cytokines. …”
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Nitrogen Management in a Maize-Groundnut Crop Rotation of Humid Tropics: Effect on N2O Emission by M.I. Khalil, A.B. Rosenani, O. Van Cleemput, C.I. Fauziah, J. Shamshuddin

“…The nitrous oxides (N2Os) affect global climate change and its contribution from N and C management systems is of great significance. Thus, N transformations and N2O emission during maize-groundnut crop rotation managed with various N sources were studied. …”
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Effect of the Wall-Back Inclination Angle on the Inertial Loading Distribution along Gravity-Retaining Walls: An Experimental Study on the Shaking Table Test by Shuzhi Ma, Hongbiao Jia, Xiaolang Liu

“…Such a distribution of acceleration amplification is of great importance to comprehend the safe design of retaining walls. …”
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An open platform for agent-based modeling of spatial economics: conceptual framework and practical application by Bobylev Georgiy

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UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING PARENTAL VACCINE HESITANCY by Alexandru Paul Baciu, Ancuta Lupu, Ginel Baciu, Carmen Baciu, Tatiana Chisnoiu, Lorenza Forna, Vlad Andrei Pitea, Adriana Luminita Balasa, Larisia Mihai, Bianca-Maria Constantin, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Cristina Maria Mihai

“…Approximately two-thirds of the surveyed parents believe that all vaccines are necessary and of great importance. The reasons why parents do not accept certain vaccines were also evaluated within the questionnaire. …”
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Informative EST-SSR markers for genotyping and intraspecific differentiation of Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. by M. N. Shapturenko, T. V. Pechkovskaya, S. I. Vakula, A. V. Jakimovich, Yu. M. Zabara, L. V. Khotyleva

“…It has been shown that intervarietal polymorphism expressed as the allelic diversity of EST SSR loci greatly facilitates varietal identification and typing of individual plants for breeding purposes. …”
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The Effect of Soil Chemical and Physical Characteristics on Growth of 30 Families of Teak (Tectona grandis) in a 10-year-old Progeny Test by Daryono Prehaten, Sapto Indrioko, Suryo Hardiwinoto, Mohammad Na'iem, Haryono Supriyo

“…Some environmental factors that greatly affect plant growth are soil’s physical and chemical properties. …”
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