Quick Overview of Extension Programs to Educate Homeowners about Environmentally-Friendly Landscape Practices in Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee by Tatiana Borisova, Katie Giacalone, Ruth Anne Hanahan, Esen Momol

“…Nationwide, landscape irrigation accounts for more than 7 billion gallons of water per day. But up to 50 percent of this water is wasted due to overwatering, poor irrigation system design, evaporation, or other factors. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Natural sciences by G.S. Rozenberg, N.V. Kostina, G.E. Kudinova, A.G. Rozenberg

“…The BRICS countries exceed the G7 countries in fresh water reserves by more than 2.3 times; In terms of fresh water consumption per capita, the G7 countries are 10 times higher than the BRICS countries. …”

Identification and characterization of 17 novel polynucleotide microsatellite markers in Ocypode stimpsoni (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) by Ha Yeun Song, Young Ji Choi, Dea-Sung Lee, Hyun Ki Choi, Kyung Min Choi, Kang-Yeol Yu, Namki Cho, Seungki Lee

“…These 17 loci, comprising four tri-nucleotide and 13 tetra-nucleotide repeats, exhibited a range of 4 to 26 alleles per locus (with an average of 14.1 alleles) across 100 samples from three O. stimpsoni populations. …”
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Assessment of Solubility and Sorption of Cention-N, Zirconomer, and Conventional GIC Restorative Materials Immersed in Different Beverages by Sanjit Kumar Sahoo, Naveen R. Reddy, Vaibhav Awinashe, Shahzad A. Shah, Swetha Vempalli, Noura Alessa, Prajwal Shetty, Vardarajula V. Ramaiah

“…Materials and Method: Thirty circular discs per restorative material were prepared with 10 in each group; Group I-cention-N, Group II-Zirconomer, and Group III-glass-ionomer cements. …”
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Exploring the electronic and magnetic properties of half-heusler alloy CoMnSb: implications for spintronics by Binay Limbu, Prem Sagar Dahal

“…The total spin magnetic moments have been computed 3µB per unit cell which is in good agreement with the slater pauling rule Mt = Zt − 18 for Half Heusler alloy. …”
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Independent Component Analysis to Detect Clustered Microcalcification Breast Cancers by R. Gallardo-Caballero, C. J. García-Orellana, A. García-Manso, H. M. González-Velasco, M. Macías-Macías

“…Our system achieves an average of 2.55 false positives per image at a sensitivity of 81.8% and 4.45 at a sensitivity of 91.8% in diagnosing the BCRP_CALC_1 subset of DDSM.…”
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Method for the Calculation of DPA in the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Atucha II by J. A. Mascitti, M. Madariaga

“…In this paper, we identify the areas where the RPV neutron radiation is maximum and perform calculations of the displacement-per-atom (DPA) rate in those areas using the MCNP5 code. …”
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Detection of Bacterial Endospores in Soil by Terbium Fluorescence by Andrea Brandes Ammann, Linda Kölle, Helmut Brandl

“…The highest spore content (up to 109 spores per gram of dry soil) was found in grassland soils. …”
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The Effect of Performance Anticipation on Students’ Recognition in Online Learning by Katherine Ronauly Maharani Silaban, Wilis Srisayekti, Windy Nathasya Saputra, Gabriella Samantha Carmella, Alifatunnisa Hafidza, Rausyan Fikri Muhammad Ilham, Fanny Rizkiyani, Nurul Izzah Binti Shari

“…Furthermore, presentations should be scheduled at the beginning of the class and limited to one per session.…”
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Pastoralists’ use of mobile phones for livestock management in Karamoja, Uganda by Rigan Mark Acheke, Emmanuel Eilu

“… In the semi-arid pastoral region of Karamoja in Uganda, foot and mouth disease and tick infestations remain leading causes of livestock losses and lower milk production, costing the regional economy over USD92 million per year. This study investigated the use of mobile phones for livestock management among pastoralists in Karamoja. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of a Rotating Composite Shaft Using the 𝑝-Version of the Finite Element Method by A. Boukhalfa, A. Hadjoui, S. M. Hamza Cherif

“…A hierarchical beam finite element with six degrees of freedom per node is developed and used to find the natural frequencies of a rotating composite shaft. …”
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Chronic pancreatitis: issues remain unresolved by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin, A. V. Okhlobystin

“…Treatment should include high dose microgranulated enzymes in the form of capsules (the starting dose should be no less than 40 U of lipolytic activity per meal) as well as proton pump inhibitors. Replacement treatment should be life-long.…”
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A “Novel” Protocol for the Analysis of Hydroxycinnamic Acids in Leaf Tissue of Chicory (Cichorium intybus L., Asteraceae) by Meriem Bahri, Philippe Hance, Sébastien Grec, Marie-Christine Quillet, Francis Trotin, Jean-Louis Hilbert, Theo Hendriks

“…Samples were standardized by punching 6 discs per leaf, and hydroxycinnamates were extracted by submerging the discs in 80% ethanol with 5% acetic acid for at least 48 h in the darkness at 4°C. …”
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Physiological and sanitary quality of lima bean seeds treated with essential oils by Maria Geisa da Silva Soares, Hilderlande Florêncio da Silva, Edcarlos Camilo da Silva, Raví Emanoel de Melo, Luciana Cordeiro do Nascimento

“…Two hundred seeds of the Caramelo, Raio de Sol Amarela and Raio de Sol Vermelha varieties were used per treatment. The seed physiological quality was determined based on germination, emergence and vigor tests. …”
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Defluorinative functionalization approach led by difluoromethyl anion chemistry by Kensuke Muta, Kazuhiro Okamoto, Hiroki Nakayama, Shuto Wada, Aiichiro Nagaki

“…However, they are plagued by concerns associated with Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. Additionally, the widespread use of the trifluoromethyl group is facing imminent regulatory scrutiny. …”
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Is Recurving an Effective Strategy of Trifolium repens L. to Augment Reproduction? by Mustaqeem Ahmad, Sanjay Kr. Uniyal

“…No significant difference in the number of flowers per inflorescence between control and constrained plants was found. …”
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Primary Pleomorphic Liposarcoma of Liver: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by P. R. Thippeswamy Naik, Prem Kumar, P. Vinod Kumar

“…A 42-year-old male patient came to our outpatient department with complaints of pain abdomen, mass per abdomen, and weight loss. Ultrasonography showed a mass arising from the the left lobe of liver. …”
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Transverse-layer partitioning of artificial neural networks for image classification by N.A. Vershkov, M.G. Babenko, N.N. Kuchukov, V.A. Kuchukov, N.N. Kucherov

“…The theoretical statements are verified using an AlexNet-like network on the GTSRB dataset, with a performance gain of 33% per module with no loss of accuracy.…”
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Lessons learnt from advocating for family medicine in South Africa by Robert J. Mash, Klaus Von Pressentin, Jenny Nash, Tasleem Ras

“…Nevertheless, by international standards, the number of family physicians per 10 000 population is low and there is still a need to advocate for the contribution of family physicians to the health system. …”
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Impact of On-Farm Demonstrations on Technology Adoption, Yield, and Profitability Among Small Farmers of Wheat in Pakistan—An Experimental Study by Nadia Hussain, Keshav Lall Maharjan

“…Similarly, the wheat yield increased by 0.41 tons per hectare, and profit increased by 12% among the treatment group compared to the control group. …”
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