Plastics’ circular economy for the Galápagos Islands? Exploring plastics governance with implications for social and ocean equity in a UNESCO World Heritage Site by Juan José Alava, Juan José Alava, María José Barragán-Paladines, Jessica Vandenberg, Gabriela Alonso-Yanez, Marcia Moreno-Báez, Nastenka Calle, Judith Denkinger, Judith Denkinger, Ibrahim Issifu, Eduardo Espinoza, Nikita Gaibor, Mauricio Velásquez, Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor

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Providing a New Multiobjective Two-Layer Approach for Developing Service Restoration of a Smart Distribution System by Islanding of Faulty Area by Hasan Keshavarz Ziarani, Seyed Hossein Hosseinian, Ahmad Fakharian

“…One of the essential capabilities of a smart distribution network is to improve network restoration performance using the postfault islanding method. Islanding of the faulty area can be done offline and online. …”
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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, a “Floating Island” Pattern in Pleural Fluid Cytology: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hui Zhu, Emily Marie McMeekin, Charles D. Sturgis

“…We report an interesting case of DSRCT involving a pleural effusion with a “floating island” pattern that has been described in hepatocellular carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, and adrenal cortical carcinoma. …”
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Sewage pollution from onsite sewage disposal systems and an offshore wastewater treatment plant outfall in coastal waters of Keaukaha, Hawaiʻi Island by Shayla M.P. Waiki, Steven L. Colbert, Tracy N. Wiegner, Noelani Puniwai, Joseph W.P. Nakoa, III, Nicolas M. Storie, Craig E. Nelson, Ashlynn N. Overly, Karla J. McDermid, Devon K. Aguiar

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The basic reproduction number $R_0$ and effectiveness of reactive interventions during dengue epidemics: The 2002 dengue outbreak in Easter Island, Chile by Gerardo Chowell, R. Fuentes, A. Olea, X. Aguilera, H. Nesse, J. M. Hyman

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Island Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap and a Perforator Flap in Repairing Post-Gunshot Thoracic Spine CSF Fistula: Case Presentation by Nangole F. Wanjala, Khainga Ominde Stanley

“…We present our experience with the use of flaps in a patient who had sustained such wounds in the thoracic spine. An island latissimus dorsal flap and a perforator fasciocutaneous flap were used to close the defect. …”
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Performance Sensitivity of a Wind Farm Power Curve Model to Different Signals of the Input Layer of ANNs: Case Studies in the Canary Islands by Sergio Velázquez Medina, José A. Carta, Ulises Portero Ajenjo

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Shifting Geological and Literary Lines in H. G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau and Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim: A Geoliterary Approach by Julie GAY

“…In H. G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau or Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim, as the characters explore unknown islands or enclaved spaces, they are confronted with literal “chasms” which they have to cross or explore in order to progress in their journeys. …”
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Control of a Single-Phase Islanded Microgrid Based on Virtual Oscillator Control Enhanced With Power Limitation and Robust Distributed Secondary Control by Ronald Musona, Ioan Serban

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SCRUTINIZING KEY ELEMENTS OF GREEN LITERATURE ON THE CHILDREN’S BOOK TATA KATA: KUMPULAN CERITA ANAK COMPOSED BY YOUNG WRITERS OF THE TIN ISLAND by Bob Morison Sigalingging, Dini Wulansari

“… Bangka is well-known as the Tin Island. Tin mining in Bangka, both on land and at sea, actually causes environmental damage. …”
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Advances and Pitfalls of Specialized Pain Care through Public and Private Health Care Providers in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands: A Physician’s Survey by Javier Medel, Ancor Serrano, Carme Batet, Lluis Lorente, Susana Bella, Marta Ferrandiz, María-del-Mar Monerris, Sergi Boada, Jesus Villoria, Maria-Victoria Ribera, Antonio Montes, Sebastian Videla

“…A cross-sectional physician survey based on an online questionnaire was carried out to assess the adoption of multidisciplinary working patterns, compare the public and private models, and provide an update on the resources and organization of specialized pain care in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Active pain practitioners identified through the Catalan Health Service and Pain Society databases were sent an invitation in December 2020. …”
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Monitoring Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface Salinity Around the Maltese Islands Using Sentinel-2 Imagery and the Random Forest Algorithm by Gareth Craig Darmanin, Adam Gauci, Monica Giona Bucci, Alan Deidun

“…Subsequently, the numerical data generated by the random forest algorithm were validated with different error metrics and converted into visual representations to illustrate the sea surface salinity and sea surface temperature variations across the Maltese Islands. The random forest algorithm demonstrated strong performance in predicting sea surface salinity and sea surface temperature, indicating its capability to handle dynamic parameters effectively. …”
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Attention-Driven Hybrid Ensemble Approach With Bayesian Optimization for Accurate Energy Forecasting in Jeju Island’s Renewable Energy System by Muhammad Ali Iqbal, Joon-Min Gil, Soo Kyun Kim

“…The proposed framework is evaluated on actual energy demand and supply data from Jeju Island, along with key weather attributes, thereby enhancing the model’s real-world applicability and accuracy. …”
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The Transition from the Stone Age to Iron Age in East Africa: Excavations at Nkuba Rock Shelter, Bussi Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. by Tibesasa, Ruth, Shipton, Ceri, Jennings, Christopher, Karuhanga, Samuel, Crowther, Alison

“…Here we present the results of excavations carried out in 2006 at Nkuba rock shelter on Bussi Island on Lake Victoria, Uganda, where both Late Stone Age lithic materials dating ca. 1411-1275 BC, and Early Iron Age (EIA) Urewe ceramics dating between ca. 1303-1123 BC and ca. 771-887 AD were found. …”
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Initial Stand Volume and Residual Live Trees Drive Deadwood Carbon Stocks in Fire and Harvest Disturbed Boreal Forests at North‐Central Alberta by Richard Osei, Charles A. Nock

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Dream Knowledge – Understanding the Dreamworld Utilizing the Medicine Wheel by John T. Ward

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LATE-DEVONIAN SAKHARA DUNITE-CLINOPIROXENITE-GABBRO COMPLEX (EAST MAGNITOGORSK ZONE, SOUTH URALS): PETROLOGICAL-MINERALOGICAL FEATURES AND GEODYNAMIC SETTING by T.N. Surin

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Effects of Urea Removal on the Stable Isotopes δ13C and δ15N in Rays from the Coastal Waters of Peninsular Malaysia by Maizah Mohd Abdullah, Wei Yien Lua, Roslanzairi Mostapha, Zalina Bashir, Mohd Naimullah, Sukree Hajisamae, Fazrul Hisam

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La diaspora, instrument de la politique de puissance et de rayonnement de l’Inde à l’île Maurice et dans le monde by Anouck Carsignol-Singh

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Relation thérapeutique, mal diglossique et injustices épistémiques en contexte réunionnais : comment ouvrir davantage l’espace de parole ? by Audrey Noël

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