Monster or Missing Link? The Mermaid and the Victorian Imagination by Béatrice Laurent

“…While the evolutionist hypothesis was gaining ground in the early decades of the nineteenth century and paleontology showed that species had existed and become extinct, many natural scientists were led to think that the fantastic animals which peopled classical mythologies maybe were not the fantasies of creative minds but lost species. …”
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Direct detection and identification of viruses in saliva using a SpecID ionization modified mass spectrometer. by Pierre Alusta, Angel Paredes, Marli Azevedo, Lisa Mullis, Dan Buzatu

“…The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has led to a significant mortality globally and persistent health challenges in many survivors. …”
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SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WATER REQUIREMENT OF TWO CULTIVARS OF OKRA UNDER THE USE OF COVER CROP AND MINIMUM TILLAGE SYSTEM by Alaa Salih Ati, Shaima Sami Dawod, Kasem Mosa Madlol AL-Halfi

“…The presence of crop residues led to a decrease in water consumption by the crop (mm) and consequently a decrease in the amount of water used (m3) per hectare by 19.26% and an increase in both water productivity by 64.15%, the germination by about 7.3%, plant height (cm) by 22.7%, and the number of leaves per plant 13.6%, and the yield of fresh pods (kg/ha) is approximately 32.5%. …”
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The 500-year Cultural & Economic Trajectory of Tobacco: A Circle Complete by Christopher A. Jones, Amanda Wassel, William Mierse, E. Scott Sills

“…In subsequent years, these developments led to significant curtailment of tobacco use. This monograph explores aspects of the intersection of tobacco with themes of behavioral incentives, religion, culture, literature, economics, and government over the past five centuries.…”
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IMPACT OF WATER IMPURITIES ON DRILLING FLUID PROPERTIES: A CASE STUDY by Amel Habeeb Assi

“…It was also noted that the addition of caustic soda led to an increase in the viscosity of the drilling mud. …”
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Specifics of military leadership by Hatidža Beriša, Barišić Igor

“…There were always leaders and every activity of a group of people was led by someone. Leadership came into the focus of the scientific community, as a subject worth studying, only at the beginning of the 20th century. …”
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Collembola Communities, 20 Years After the Establishment of Distinct Revegetation Treatments in a Severely Eroded Area in South Iceland by Esther Kapinga, Hlynur Óskarsson, Guðmundur Halldórsson, Erla Sturludóttir, Martin Holmstrup

“…We were able to show that different revegetation treatments led to the establishment of distinct collembola communities in terms of density and taxonomic and functional composition, 20 years after the revegetation process had started. …”
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Inhibition of Autophagy in Heat-Stressed Sperm of Adult Mice: A Possible Role of Catsper1, 2 Channel Proteins by Malihe Soltani, Majid Rahmati, Mohammad Reza Nikravesh, Shahin Saeedi Nejat, Mahdi Jalali

“…The results of the present study demonstrated that the expression intensity of autophagy indices in seminiferous tubules decreased significantly after HS induction, which was associated with a decrease in the distribution of CatSper proteins in the sperms. HS led to morphological changes in sperm, reduced motility and viability of sperm, and decreased spermatogenesis indices. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by R.S. Markunin

“…The study of the problem of excessive regulation of social relations led to the conclusion about the need to constantly search for effective methods of combating manifestations of legal anomie in order to maintain a high performance indicator of the entire legal system of society. …”

Fast vocal-motor tracking of escaping prey in echolocating bats by Ilias Foskolos, Antoniya Hubancheva, Marie Rosenkjær Skalshøi, Kristian Beedholm, Peter Teglberg Madsen, Laura Stidsholt

“…In the laboratory, such dynamic vocal responses were driven by moving targets, where faster and longer movements led to longer buzzes. During these buzzes, the bats engaged in acute vocal-motor tracking via increased call intervals within 240 ms of evasive prey maneuvers. …”
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Surface State Treatment of Carbon Dots Using Sulphur Dioxide Isotherm by L. Natrayan, Dhinakaran Veeman, Pravin P. Patil, V. Swamy Nadh, P. Balamurugan, Muse Degefe Chewaka

“…The optical properties of the carbon dots find applications as drug delivery, biosensors, LED, etc. The properties like fluorescence, photoluminescence, and phosphorescence are found in the carbon dots. …”
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The Impact of Residual O2, Temperature, and Light at Display on Sensory Attributes of Sliced, Packaged Salami by Mari Øvrum Gaarder, Mats Carlehög, Per Berg, Oddvin Sørheim, Hanne Larsen

“…Sensory properties of packaged sliced salami under different temperatures (4, 20°C, and 23°C), two lights sources (LED and fluorescent), and a low level of residual O2 in the headspace were evaluated. …”
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The United States and the Events of 1965–1966 in Indonesia by E. N. Glazunova, A. S. Manykin

“…The conclusion is drawn that the U.S. government maintained close ties with the leadership of the Indonesian military, initially welcomed the General Suharto’s efforts aimed at ousting President Sukarno, encouraged the repressions and led a broad information-psychological campaign using the CIA playbooks. …”
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The Mid-Twentieth Century Baby Boom and the Role of Social Influence. An Agent-Based Modelling Approach by Eli Nomes, André Grow, Jan Van Bavel

“…The emergence and diffusion of a two-child norm resulted in homogenization of fertility behaviour across regions. Overall, this led to a reduction of childlessness and thus an increase of fertility, as more people aspired to have at least two children. …”
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Thermal Performance of a Dimpled Tube Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC) with SiO2 Nanofluid by M. Arun, Debabrata Barik, K. P. Sridhar, Milon Selvam Dennison

“…The added advantage of the dimple texture tube design led to an increase in turbulence in the flow pattern, resulting 34.2% increase in the convective heat transfer efficiency compared with the plain tube. …”
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PRODUCTION AND SECURITY OF FOOD IN GLOBAL CIRCLE by ILO MOSES I. OLATUNDE

“…Conversely, in developing countries especially in Africa, food production has been given less attention by the government owing to bad governance that led to the alarming increase in the prices of staple food stuffs which resulted into global food crises starting from 1970s. …”
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Relationship Between the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, <i>M</i>_W7.1 Earthquake and Its <i>M</i>_W6.4 Foreshock Sequence by Jianchang Zheng, Zhengshuai Zhang, Xiaohan Li

“…Then, it triggered conjugate slips on the southwest-striking fault. Lastly, it led to larger ruptures on the northwest-striking fault.…”
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THE LEGAL TERMINATION OF THE UNVERIFIED PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES WITHIN THE 6-MONTH PERIOD, DURING THE PRELIMINARY CHAMBER PROCEDURE by Alexandru Vladimir OLĂNESCU, Sandra Sophie-Elise OLĂNESCU

“… (1) and (2) CPP, failure to comply with the legal term of 6 months results in the decline from the exercise of the right to continue to verify the subsistence of the grounds that led to the taking and maintenance of the precautionary measures and the legal termination of the measures ordered, with the consequence of their lifting. …”
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Seismic Performance-Based Evaluation of Cold-Rolled Steel Structures by Samira Zekri, Javad Salajegheh

“…Given the attractiveness of this construction method for researchers, it led them to conduct more and more accurate experiments to better understand these structures and, in particular, to study the lateral behavior of these structures. …”
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CiaBOT: the circular design of an experimental microarchitecture between material and immaterial values by Elena Montacchini, Silvia Tedesco, Nicolò Di Prima

“…The article illustrates a circular design experimentation, conducted with architecture and design students and a wine farm, which led to the creation of the CiaBOT project, a belvedere aimed at enhancing the landscape and providing a temporary stopping point in the Monferrato hills (UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italy). …”
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