Physicists in Cracow – on the 70th anniversary of the First International Cosmic Rays Conference by Maria Pawłowska

“…The article was enriched with photographs taken during the Conference and numerous unofficial meetings that took place in October 1947 in Cracow. …”
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Educational endeavors in a rural society –an example from a small community in Sweden by Peter Erlandson, Anne Kjellsdotter

“…In contrast, national policies, along with the prevailing influence of metro-centric middle-class culture, advocate a different path, prioritising formal education to meet the demands of late modern society.…”
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On the ethics of multilevel marketing based on dietary supplements by Edgar Manuel Cambaza, Filipe Francisco Gerente Gustavo, Sebastião Job Cuata, Rajabo Victorino Jamal

“…The conclusion highlights that as it currently operates, MLM does not meet fundamental ethical principles and requires significant adjustments. …”
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Your Farm Weather Station: Installation and Maintenance Guidelines by Clyde W. Fraisse, George W. Braun, William R. Lusher, Lee R. Staudt

“…But management decisions must be based on high-quality observations. Sensors must meet accepted minimum accuracy standards, and the station must be sited properly and well-maintained. …”
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Optimal Power Flow Algorithm Based on Second-Order Cone Relaxation Method for Electricity-Gas Integrated Energy Microgrid by Fan Zhang, Zhuzheng Shen, Wen Xu, Guofeng Wang, Biyi Yi

“…In addition, in the case that the microgrid system does not meet the application conditions of second-order cone programming, the optimization problem is solved by increasing the line loss. …”
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Interorgan Crosstalk Contributing to β-Cell Dysfunction by Katsuya Tanabe, Kikuko Amo-Shiinoki, Masayuki Hatanaka, Yukio Tanizawa

“…In the early stages of this disease, pancreatic β-cells meet increased insulin demand by both enhancing insulin-secretory capacity and increasing β-cell mass. …”
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Working-class youth participation in climate action: networks, civic experience, and equity by Rasha Naseif, Isabelle Haddad, Paul Almeida

“…The findings suggest that youth embedded in pro-climate social networks, a history of civic engagement, and an equity belief system increase willingness to participate in several forms of climate action, including climate meetings, demonstrations, and inviting others to participate. …”
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Bioactive Compounds from Agricultural Residues, Their Obtaining Techniques, and the Antimicrobial Effect as Postharvest Additives by Rafael Gomes-Araújo, Dolores Gabriela Martínez-Vázquez, Ana Verónica Charles-Rodríguez, Sarahi Rangel-Ortega, Armando Robledo-Olivo

“…Agricultural vegetable products always seek to meet the growing demands of the population; however, today, there are great losses in supply chains and in the sales stage. …”
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Smart Caching Based on Mobile Agent of Power WebGIS Platform by Xiaohui Wang, Kehe Wu, Fei Chen

“…Power information construction is developing towards intensive, platform, distributed direction with the expansion of power grid and improvement of information technology. In order to meet the trend, power WebGIS was designed and developed. …”
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A Prerecognition Model for Hot Topic Discovery Based on Microblogging Data by Tongyu Zhu, Jianjun Yu

“…When adopting topic detection and tracking techniques to find hot topics with streamed microblogging data, it will meet obstacles like streamed microblogging data clustering, topic hotness definition, and emerging hot topic discovery. …”
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Compaction Quality Inspection Method of Soil-Rock Filled Embankment Based on Continuous Compaction Control Technology by Zhuoling He, Junyun Zhang

“…Affected by the site construction conditions, the measurement passes of the Taihang Expressway K8 + 105 ∼ K8 + 341 (K8 worksite) in the Taihang Expressway did not meet the requirements of data analysis, and the quantity of the control points was insufficient so that the linear correlation between the dynamic deformation modulus () and the vibratory compaction value (VCV) was not strong. …”
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A Real-Time Facial Expression Recognition System for Online Games by Ce Zhan, Wanqing Li, Philip Ogunbona, Farzad Safaei

“…In this paper, we propose an automatic expression recognition system that can be integrated into an MOG to control the facial expressions of avatars. To meet the specific requirements of such a system, a number of algorithms are studied, improved, and extended. …”
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Status and Causes of Soil Salinization of Irrigated Agricultural Lands in Southern Baja California, Mexico by Tsuneyoshi Endo, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Juan A. Larrinaga, Hideyasu Fujiyama, Toshimasa Honna

“…Our findings indicate that irrigation water in Baja California should be supplied at a rate that is sufficient to meet crop requirements without exacerbating salt accumulation.…”
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Building Application-Related Patient Identifiers: What Solution for a European Country? by Catherine Quantin, François-André Allaert, Paul Avillach, Maniane Fassa, Benoît Riandey, Gilles Trouessin, Olivier Cohen

“…This data linkage would meet the anonymous data requirements of the European directive on data protection.…”
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Outbreaks of Foodborne Disease Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Juices, 1922–2010 by Michelle D. Danyluk, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Keith R. Schneider, Linda J. Harris, Randy W. Worobo

“…As part of their HACCP plan, juice processors must identify and meet a target for reduction of the most resistant microorganism of public health significance that is likely to occur in the juice. …”
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Fire Behavior of the Assembled Monolithic Hollow-Ribbed Slabs by B. Li, Y. Q. Lin, H. L. Zhang, M. J. Ma

“…However, they are both prone to cracking or spalling at their bottom surfaces during the fire tests, so the AMH slab still needs further optimum design to meet its requirements of fire resistance and service function. …”
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Why cutting respiratory CO2 loss from crops is possible, practicable, and prudential by Jaya Joshi, Jeffrey S. Amthor, Donald R. McCarty, Carlos D. Messina, Mark A. Wilson, A. Harvey Millar, Andrew D. Hanson

“…In addition to being theoretically possible and practicable, exploring the reduction of respiration is prudential, given that it (i) has barely yet been tried and (ii) could help meet the challenges of sustaining crop productivity and managing atmospheric carbon.…”
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<i>pathways-ensemble-analysis</i> v1.1.0: an open-source library for systematic and robust analysis of pathway ensembles by L. Welder, N. Grant, M. J. Gidden, M. J. Gidden

“…<p>Ensembles of mitigation pathways, produced by multiple different models, are becoming increasingly influential as the world seeks to define climate goals and implement policy to meet them. In this context, a range of open-source codes has been developed to standardise and facilitate the systematic and robust analysis of mitigation pathways. …”
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Thermal Effect Monitoring System of Dry-Type Smoothing Reactor by Jingen Hu, Minglei Shi, Chenhua Jiao, Guichi Zhu

“…Experimental results show that using the calculation method considering the characteristics of harmonic loss, the maximum error between the calculated value and the experimental value is 9.1%, the average error is 4.34%, and the temperature rise distribution law is in good agreement. The system meets the requirements of engineering precision and provides the corresponding theoretical basis for engineering designers.…”
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The Assessment of the Supply of Calcium and Vitamin D in the Diet of Women Regularly Practicing Sport by Michał Wrzosek, Jakub Woźniak, Dorota Kozioł-Kaczorek, Dariusz Włodarek

“…After including the calcium and vitamin D intake, the supply median for the whole group was 535 mg/day and 28.8 μg/day, respectively (Q25 and Q75 for calcium was 402 mg/day and 671 mg/day, and for vitamin D was 6.3 µg/day and 55.7 μg/day, respectively); 87.5% of the examined participants did not meet the EAR norms for calcium and 42.0% did not meet the AI norm for vitamin D. …”
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