Tree height, canopy cover, and leaf litter production of Rhizophora apiculata in Baganga, Davao Oriental, Philippines by Lizel L. Sabino, Edison D. Macusi

“… Mangrove leaf litter production is essential for the export of organic matter and nutrient cycle as it subsidizes the food requirements of benthic organisms in the soft-bottom ecosystem. …”
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The role of fluid friction in streamer formation and biofilm growth by Cornelius Wittig, Michael Wagner, Romain Vallon, Thomas Crouzier, Wouter van der Wijngaart, Harald Horn, Shervin Bagheri

“…Abstract Biofilms constitute one of the most common forms of living matter, playing an increasingly important role in technology, health, and ecology. …”
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Impact of Geological Factors on Marine Shale Gas Enrichment and Reserve Estimation: A Case Study of Jiaoshiba Area in Fuling Gas Field by Siyu Yu, Xixin Wang, Shaohua Li, Yuming Liu, Liming Xiao, Xin Liu, Wen Zhao, Jiaen Zhang

“…However, the impact of the main geological factors, such as porosity, mineralogy, and organic matter, on marine shale gas enrichment and reserve calculation has not yet been fully clarified. …”
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Measurement and Analysis of PM10 and PM2.5 from Chimneys of Coal-fired Power Plants Using a Light Scattering Method by Dongho Shin, Younghun Kim, Kee-Jung Hong, Gunhee Lee, Inyong Park, Hak-Joon Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Bangwoo Han, Jungho Hwang

“…Abstract Aerial pollutants emitted from the stacks of coal-fired power plants are considered a major source of fine particulate matter released into the atmosphere. To manage fine and coarse particles in the stacks themselves, it is necessary to know the concentration of fine and coarse particles emitted in real time; the current system to do so is tedious. …”
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Nafion®-Containing Solid Lipid Nanoparticles as a Tool for Anticancer Pt Delivery: Preliminary Studies by Maddalena Sguizzato, Elisabetta Esposito, Marcus Drechsler, Eleonora Gallerani, Riccardo Gavioli, Paolo Mariani, Federica Carducci, Rita Cortesi, Paola Bergamini

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Neuroanatomical Alterations in Patients with Early Stage of Unilateral Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study by Yawen Liu, Han Lv, Pengfei Zhao, Zhaohui Liu, Wenjing Chen, Shusheng Gong, Zhenchang Wang, Jian-Ming Zhu

“…Patients with unilateral pulsatile tinnitus had significantly increased gray matter (GM) volume in bilateral superior temporal gyrus compared with the normal controls. …”
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Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers by Natalia Escobar, Nelson E Arenas, Sara M Marquez

“…<br /> <strong>Conclusion</strong> Our findings suggested that organic matter recycling and composting resulted in the shifting of biodiversity in bacterial and fungal populations which might be associated with the availability of certain nutrient sources provided by the composting materials.…”
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Dietary Riboflavin Requirement of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by Kokila Sanjeewani, Kyeong-Jun Lee

“…Apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter and protein in diets were not significantly affected by riboflavin levels (p<0.05). …”
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Effects of Biochar, Lime, and Compost Applications on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Yield of Pomelo (Citrus grandis Osbeck) in Alluvial Soil of the Mekong Delta by Le Van Dang, Ngo Phuong Ngoc, Ngo Ngoc Hung

“…The results showed that biochar or compost application increased soil pH, soil organic matter (SOM), and exchangeable cations and decreased soil bulk density (BD), improving soil fertility and fruit yield in the raised beds. …”
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Ripening-dependent changes in antioxidant activities and un-targeted phytochemical fingerprinting of mango (Mangifera Indica L.) cultivar Safaid Chonsa by Aniqa, Abdul Mannan, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi

“…Proximate analyses depicted variations in moisture, dry matter, fat, protein, carbohydrate, and energy parameters. …”
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TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY: UKRAINE IN THE 21ST CENTURY by Tetyana V. Danylova

“…Gender inequality in politics is a matter of serious concern. Insignificant part of women in political and decision-making processes is a serious challenge to democracy. …”
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Uranium in the Surrounding of San Marcos-Sacramento River Environment (Chihuahua, Mexico) by Marusia Rentería-Villalobos, Manuel Reyes Cortés, Juan Mantero, Guillermo Manjón, Rafael García-Tenorio, Eduardo Herrera, Maria Elena Montero-Cabrera

“…Major ions were analyzed by ICP-OES in surface water and its suspended matter. For determining uranium activity in biota, samples were divided in parts. …”
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A comparative study of the formation and development of the establishment of government centers in the cities on the edge of the desert from the beginning until now and the feasibi... by Mohammad Ali Jamalizadeh, Abbas Masoudi

“…The comparative method of induction is employed to discuss the subject matter in line with the research assumptions. The findings indicate that the first and second hypotheses have yielded more significant results in a greater number of unsuccessful experiments. …”
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Some aspects of the abuse of rights in civil and economic proceedings by K. M. Hurtova

“…The article analyses the national legislation on the subject matter of the study. It is argued that the abuse of procedural rights is a certain situation which participants to court proceedings find themselves in, whose rights are violated and are directly related to the rights of the person who abuses them. …”
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Concept of effective Control among the Means of Restoring National Security of Ukraine by O. V. Cherviakova, R. V. Sytnyk, M. M. Honcharenko

“…The establishment and recognition of such a relationship between a state and a person or a group of persons, as well as the disclosure of the causal link between governmental actions and the conduct of individuals becomes the subject matter of proving at the international level in case of applying the concepts of effective and general control. …”
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Production of probiotic kefir from different plant-based milks by Berra Ceylan, Nilgün Öncül

“…There was no statistically significant change observed in the ash, dry matter and protein contents of the plant-based kefirs between the storage days (p > 0.05). …”
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Numerical optimization by the PFEMCT-SIF method of the crack propagation of a linear elastic material by Mohammed Bentahar, Noureddine Mahmoudi, Youcef Moulai Arbi

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Les monolingues parlent aux bilingues : Plurilinguisme et parole politique aux États-Unis et au Canada by Charles Brasart

“…Conversely, a strategy of divergence (Giles, Coupland & Coupland 1991) may be adopted by using two languages when addressing a monolingual speaker.Beyond the matter of the choice available to bilingual speakers, that issue is rarely addressed from the opposite point of view: what strategy can a monolingual speaker adopt when wishing to accommodate a bilingual speaker? …”
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Investigating Cyclic and Pushover Performance of Different Metallic Yielding Dampers by Ali Mohammad Rousta, Sohrab Shoja, Masoud Amin Safaei Ardakani

“…Maintaining a proper balance in the design of these devices is a delicate matter as each of the different types have advantages and disadvantages. …”
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Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of ecdysone response by M. Yu. Mazina, N. E. Vorobyeva

“…The description of the molecular mechanism of this process, in particular, the role of individual proteins in it, as well as structural interactions between various regulatory elements is a matter of the future. This review is aimed to discuss the available information regarding the main regulators that interact with the ecdysone receptor. …”
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