Effect of Pollution Level on Size Distributions and Mixing State of Ambient Black Carbon Particles in an Urban Area during Wintertime by Kangning Li, XiaoFei Wang, Xiaohui Lu, Hong Chen, Xin Yang

“…Interestingly, the BC particles in the clean air masses contained V more frequently and generated intense mass spectrum signals for Ca+, suggesting that these particles probably arose from heavy machinery emissions near ports. Our real-time single particle data indicates that the sources of BC aerosol can be easily identified by measuring the size distribution and mixing state of the particles.…”
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Cataract surgery has minimal effect on corneal shape by Vito Romano, Stephen B Kaye, Keri McLean, Luca Pagano, Esmaeil M Arbabi, Fadi Alfaqawi, Ahmed Al-Maskari, Gabriella Czanner

“…Purpose To quantify the effect of cataract surgery on cornea shape.Methods Patients undergoing cataract surgery with standardised 2.75 mm surgical incisions at 110 degrees with a side port at 50 degrees were included. Repeat biometric measurements were taken before surgery and at 6 weeks on both operated and unoperated fellow eyes. …”
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Effects of organic manures bioremediation on growth performance of Maize ( Zea mays L.) in crude oil polluted soil by Stella Obasi, Nwogo Obasi, Ephraim Nwankwo, Benneth Enemchukwu, Robert Igbolekwu, Jeff Nkama

“…Therefore, this study investigated the effects of organic manures amendments of crude oil polluted soil on the growth and performance of maize (Zea mays L.) under potted environment at the botanic garden of University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.Method The loamy soils in different pots (5.0 kg each) were polluted with crude oil in six factorial treatments set (0.0%, 2.0%, 4.0%, 6.0%, 8.0% and 10.0%) and allowed for two weeks. …”
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Simulating the Tone River eastward diversion project in Japan carried out 4 centuries ago by J. Trošelj, J. Trošelj, N. Hanasaki

“…Finally, the validity of our historical simulation was proven by contrasting the distribution of simulated low flow rates with the flows at the historical river ports that lie furthest upstream. We show that it is possible to bridge two different disciplines, history, and numerical hydrological modeling to obtain a better understanding of human–water interactions. …”
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Alcance das intervenções em atividade física na saúde pública de Santa Catarina by Felipe Fank, Daniel Rogério Petreça, Fabio Araujo Almeida, Giovana Zarpellon Mazo

“… Para verificar o alcance das intervenções em atividade física (IAF) na saúde pública de Santa Catarina (SC), quanto ao porte dos municípios, ao vínculo com as estratégias de promoção de atividade física, aos grupos populacionais atendidos e as características de participação, foram questionados 146 coordenadores de IAF das Secretarias Municipais de Saúde de SC. …”
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Pisco, an Appellation of Origin from Peru: A review by Juan Carlos Palma, Johana Fabián-Campos, Jacqueline Jannet Dioses-Morales, Amelia Devorah Arias-Durand, Gaby Espinoza-Córdova, Miki Gonzales-Uscamayta, Joel C. Rengifo-Maravi, Epifanio Teófilo Chire-Murillo, Víctor A. Caro Sánchez-Benites, Paola Jorge-Montalvo, Lizardo Visitación-Figueroa

“…Pisco is an Appellation of Origin from Peru, its name comes from the town and the port of Pisco. It is a spirit obtained exclusively by the distillation of base wine, produced along the coast of the departments of Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua, and Tacna. …”
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Social vulnerability index associated with higher COVID-19 seroprevalence in Nigeria by Natalia Blanco, Olanrewaju Lawal, Jibreel Jumare, Christina Riley, James Onyemata, Thomas Kono, Anna Winters, Chenfeng Xiong, Alash’le Abimiku, Manhattan Charurat, Kristen A. Stafford, for The INFORM Africa Research Study Group

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Alantolactone mitigates the elevation of blood pressure in mice induced by angiotensin II by inhibiting calcium channel activation by Ruqiang Yuan, Mingjing Gao, Hu Xu, Qing Liang, Lei Qian, Yali Wang, Houli Zhang, Erjiao Qiang, Weijing Yun

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Contemporary American Indian Art: Three Portraits of Native Artists without Masks by Gérard Selbach

“…Ils désirent s’exprimer en tant qu’individus et non en tant que porte-parole de leurs tribus. L’art vidéo, installations et peinture abstraite font partie de leur langage. …”
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Optimization Analysis of Advertising Information Resource Allocation in View of the Dynamic Game Model by Jun Han

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North Africa in the Foreign Policy of Catherine II by A. I. Berezhnov

“…To mitigate these threats, Russia employed diplomatic pressure on the Sublime Porte and sought to negotiate peace agreements with North African states. …”
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Diurnal Variation of Chemical Characteristics and Source Identification of Fine Particles in the Kaohsiung Harbor by Yu-Lun Tseng, Kwok-Wai Wong, Chung-Shin Yuan, Chitsan Lin

“…Prevailing wind direction highly influences the mass concentrations and chemical characteristics of PM2.5 in the port areas. PM2.5 was dominated by WSIs with the abundance of secondary inorganic aerosols (SIAs). …”
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La littérature de jeunesse : images et supports d’un enseignement historique de la traite et de l’esclavage des noirs by Amzat Boukari-Yabara

“…Dans le premier cas, le travail de l’auteur porte sur la présentation des dates historiques et des références aux grandes figures abolitionnistes qui structurent les textes accompagnés d’illustrations et de témoignages. …”
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Antimicrobial Evaluation of Bacterial Isolates from Urine Specimen of Patients with Complaints of Urinary Tract Infections in Awka, Nigeria by Perpetua A. Ekwealor, Malachy C. Ugwu, Ifeanyi Ezeobi, George Amalukwe, Belinda C. Ugwu, Ugochukwu Okezie, Catherine Stanley, Charles Esimone

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Reproductive attributes of the spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah collected from westernmost waters of Aceh, Indonesia by Teuku Haris Iqbal, Ilham Fajri, Adrian Damora, Ahmad Fauzan Lubis, Benaya Meitasari Simeon, Efin Muttaqin, Hollie Booth

“…Data collection occurred between March 2020 and October 2022 at three fishing ports: Banda Aceh (BA), Aceh Barat (AB), and Aceh Barat Daya (ABD). …”
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Long‑term outcomes of adjustable gastric banding: a 15‑year prospective randomized trial comparing 2 band types in 103 patients by Žygimantas Juodeikis, Gintautas Brimas

“…Complications occurred in 19 patients (18.4%), including 5 band erosions, 4 port-related issues, 3 cases of band slippage, and 3 instances of band intolerance. …”
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Innovative trend analysis of precipitation changes over Nigeria: A case study of locations across the Niger and Benue Rivers by Emmanuel P. Agbo, Golden C. Offorson, Abubakar S. Yusuf, John O. Bassey, Moses A. Okono, Ugochukwu Nkajoe, Patrick O. Ushie

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As relações entre satisfação, longevidade no trabalho e comprometimento organizacional em uma empresa do segmento metalúrgico de Fortaleza by Ana Lúcia Ferreira Rios

“…A pesquisa foi realizada em uma empresa de grande porte do segmento metalúrgico. Participaram dessa pesquisa 272 colaboradores distribuídos entre os níveis operacionais, administrativos, coordenadores, gerentes e diretores. …”
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Research on CSI feedback and precoding in FDD cell-free massive MIMO systems by ZHANG Dekun, BAI Baoming

“…Secondly, a dynamic CSI coherent measurement scheme was designed based on large-scale fading characteristics and CSI pilot port capacity constraints, and a statistical CSI feedback scheme for co-located space clusters was developed, significantly reducing feedback overhead. …”
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Single treatment selective laser trabeculoplasty in a Southern African resource-constrained context by Emma J. Pons, Jonathan J. Pons, Elly S. Grossman, Daniel Louw, Merle Werbeloff

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