The Challenges of Gender Diversity in Boards of Directors: An Australian Study with Global Implications by Suzanne Young, Karen Farquharson, Daswin De Silva, Paul Mather

“…They are using networks, recruitment agencies, skills matrices and pools which on the surface appear to broaden the diversity of board members. …”
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Mosquitoes and Bromeliads by Ana Romero-Weaver, L. Philip Lounibos, Eva A. Buckner

“… Water can collect in the central tanks or axils of bromeliads, and immature stages of mosquitoes sometimes inhabit these small pools. This article provides recommendations for environmentally acceptable ways to control the production of nuisance mosquitoes in bromeliads; suggestions for planting species of bromeliads less likely to favor the production of mosquito-borne disease vectors; and general advice about personal protection against mosquito bites. …”
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DONORS OF COMMERCIALLY VALUABLE TRAITS FOR SWEET CHERRY BREEDING by E. M. Alekhina, L. D. Chalaya, T. G. Prichko

“…Their use in breeding programs will increase the pool of vitamins in fruit of new hybrid accessions.…”
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Poezia senzationalului și sentimentul tragicului în romanul Îngerul a strigat by Dragoș M. Vicol

“…Fănuş Neagu’s prose has a special architecture, making use of a great range of figures of speech, with the intention of enchanting the reader and, simultaneously, of describing the wondrous landscape of Bărăgan and the Danube pools. His word choice is rich and expressive, very much resembling that of Sadoveanu’s. …”
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Real-world effectiveness of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir, glecaprevir/pibrentasvir, and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir against genotype 3 hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic r... by Liwei Zhuang, Liwei Zhuang, Junnan Li, Yu Zhang, Shibo Ji, Huichun Xing, Huichun Xing

“…The pooled SVR rate was 96.79% (95% CI: 93.37-99.13%) and 88.41% (95% CI: 82.67-93.22%) in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients, respectively.ConclusionSOF+VEL ± RBV, GLE+PIB, and SOF+VEL+VOX had good antiviral effectiveness for chronic HCV-GT3 infection in real-world settings. …”
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Mismatch repair deficiency and microsatellite instability in urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ninet Sinaii, Guru Sonpavde, Amin H Nassar, Min Yuen Teo, Andrea B Apolo, Jonathan E Rosenberg, Giovanni Maria Iannantuono, Elias B A Chandran, Saad O Atiq, Dilara Akbulut, Nicholas I Simon, Abdul Rouf Banday, Salah Boudjadi, Sandeep Gurram, Gisela Butera, Jonathan A Coleman

“…The pooled weighted prevalences of MSI-H in BC and UTUC were 2.11% (95% CI 0.82% to 5.31%) and 8.36% (95% CI 5.50% to 12.53%), respectively. …”
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CARBON STOCKS IN PHYTOMASS OF WOODY PLANTS AND COARSE WOODY DEBRIS IN OLD-GROWTH BLUEBERRY PINE FORESTS IN THE NATURAL RESERVE “KIVACH” by A. N. Pekkoev, S. A. Moshnikov, I. V. Romashkin, D. V. Teslya

“…The calculated data of phytomass and carbon (C) stock in the pools of stand, undergrowth, undergrowth phytomass, as well as in coarse woody debris (CWD) is presented. …”
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Antenatal depression among pregnant women in Ethiopia: An umbrella review. by Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…The I2 and Cochran's Q tests were used to assess heterogeneity. Pooled effect sizes were calculated based on the pooled prevalence of antenatal depression and odds ratios for associated factors, with a 95% confidence interval indicating statistical significance.…”
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Burden and determinants of scabies in Ethiopian school age children: A systematic review and meta-analysis with public health implications. by Lidetu Demoze, Fetlework Gubena, Eyob Akalewold, Helen Brhan, Kassaw Chekole Adane, Tigist Kifle, Natnael Gizachew, Zemichael Gizaw, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye, Gelila Yitageasu

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The pooled prevalence of scabies among school age children in Ethiopia was high. …”
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Feeding Practices among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Infants in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Habtamu Temesgen, Ayenew Negesse, Temesgen Getaneh, Yibelu Bazezew, Dessalegn Haile, Wubetu Woyraw, Melaku Desta, Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh

“…Hence, this review and meta-analysis aims to estimate the pooled prevalence of feeding practices among HIV exposed infants in Ethiopia. …”
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Appropriate Complementary Feeding Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers Who Have Children Aged between 6 and 24 Months in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Asrat Hailu Dagne, Shimeles Biru Zewude, Abenezer Melkie Semahegn

“…Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the pooled proportion and determinants of appropriate complementary feeding practices among mothers. …”
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Influences of Depth of the Falling-sill on the Flow State Conversion of Underflow Hydraulic Jump by LIU Yiheng, QIU Yong, ZHOU Xinyu, HE Yunqiu, WU Siheng

“…In restricted topographic conditions,a falling-sill can be set at the end of the discharge chute for the spillway.The length of the dissipation pool is shortened by increasing the flow velocity attenuation along the way of the jet,or increasing the sudden expansion ratio of the stilling pool at the same time.The energy is further dissipated by increasing the internal turbulence of the water body through the plane reverse flow.Based on the existing mechanism of jet diffusion,the flow state conversions of underflow energy dissipation without falling-sill,sudden expansion underflow energy dissipation and energy dissipation of rectangular stilling well are studied.The results show that:①the forced water jump submerged criterion of underflow energy dissipation without falling-sill is between 1.00~1.20,and sudden expansion underflow energy dissipation and energy dissipation of rectangular dissipation well can be distinguished by the critical submerged criterion.②When the angle of the incident water flow remains unchanged,the Froude number (Fr) increases,and the energy dissipation of rectangular stilling well is transformed into sudden expansion underflow energy dissipation under the same depth of falling-sill;when the Froude number remains unchanged,the angle of the incident water flow (θ) increases,and the depth of falling-sill needs to be increased to maintain energy dissipation of rectangular stilling well.In other words,the change in depth of falling-sill can be applied to influence the flow state conversion and effectively reduce the length of the energy dissipater in the direction of water flow.…”
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Optimal Fleet Policy of Rental Vehicles with Relocation: A Simulation Study by John-Carlo Favier, Subhamoy Ganguly, Timofey Shalpegin

“…It is not obvious whether a single-fleet model is optimal due to its pooling effect, or a multifleet model due to shorter car relocation times. …”
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The impact of straw and its post-pyrolysis incorporation on functional microbes and mineralization of organic carbon in yellow paddy soil. by Fangchi Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Jianjun Duan, Sanwei Yang, Jie Wei, Shengmei Yang, Qinwen Zheng

“…The impact of straw and biochar on carbon mineralization and the function of carbon cycle genes in paddy soil is important for soil nutrient management and the transformation of carbon pools. This research is based on a five-year field experiment with four treatments: no fertilizer application (CK); chemical fertilizer only (NPK); straw combined with chemical fertilizer (NPKS); and biochar combined with chemical fertilizer (NPKB). …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Tea Drinking and Risk of Parkinson's Disease by Feng-Jiao Li, Hong-Fang Ji, Liang Shen

“…We searched all publications in English language on the association of tea drinking and PD risk published up to December 2010. The pooled analysis was performed with Review Manager 5.0. …”
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The influence of prenatal environmental conditions on the weight of newborn domestic pigs by S. V. Nikitin, S. P. Knyazev, V. I. Ermolayev

“…Maternal resource plays the main role amongst factors forming the environmental conditions of prenatal development. The gene pool will remain unchanged in any number of generations, despite a change in the population parameters of the trait. …”
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Cytotoxicity of Nanocarrier-Based Drug Delivery in Oral Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohammad A. Saghiri PhD, Ravinder S. Saini PhD, Artak Heboyan PhD

“…In the meta-analysis, the pooled data (IC 50 ) for the impact of the nanocarrier delivery system vs control on oral cancer was −7.67 (95% CI: −41.77, 26.43), with a high heterogeneity ( I 2 = 92%, P < 0.00001). …”
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Classification and Recognition of Fluvial Geomorphic Units Based on Process and Form Relationship by YU Zicheng, DENG Rui, ZHANG Jing, ZHAO Jinyong, DING Yang, LI Xuan

“…Clarifying the types of fluvial geomorphic units and their spatial distribution can better recognize and understand rivers.In the face of problems such as the imperfection and difficult implementation of the existing classification and recognition methods of geomorphic units in China,the mature classification systems of Fryirs and Brierley geomorphic units in other countries were summarized,and the process and form relationship of different geomorphic unit types was sorted out.The Daning River,a first-level tributary of the Yangtze River,was taken as a practical case.The classification and recognition process of fluvial geomorphic units based on the process and form relationship was formed,and the spatial distribution of geomorphic units was defined by combining with the field survey data of air,sky,and ground.The classification system of Fryirs and Brierley geomorphic units was divided into four categories:alluvial and erosional bedrock and boulder units,mid-channel sedimentary units,riparian sedimentary units,and alluvial and erosional fine-grained units,including 42 types of terrace falls,deep pools,and point beaches.The types of geomorphic units included in the confluence section of the Lianghekou area of the Daning River and Houxi River were tandem plunge,rapid beach,slippery water,deep pool,shallow beach,slow flow area,side beach,and heart beach,accounting for 16.43%,21.51%,7.21%,20.45%,16.90%,13.59%,and 3.91% of the studied river section,respectively.Quantitative analysis of the spatial distribution of geomorphic units can provide theoretical support for the restoration of damaged habitats and habitat assessment in the river section.…”
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Molecular Analyses of Aspirated Cystic Fluid for the Differential Diagnosis of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaorong Guo, Xianbao Zhan, Zhaoshen Li

“…Pooled sensitivity and specificity values [95% confidence intervals] are reported. …”
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Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Tetracycline Residues in Layer Eggs in Haryana, India by Khushbu Bishnoi, Pallavi Moudgil, Deepak Soni, Vijay J. Jadhav

“…Out of 100 pooled samples, 13 (13%) were found to be contaminated with tetracycline residues (12 for chlortetracycline and one for tetracycline). …”
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