Irrigation Management of HLB-Affected Trees by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan, Mongi Zekri, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Arnold W. Schumann

“…Irrigation is practiced to provide water when rainfall is not sufficient or timely to meet water needs. Proper irrigation scheduling is the application of water to crops only when needed and only in the amounts needed; that is, determining when to irrigate and how much water to apply. …”
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A Novel Algorithm for Aspect Ratio Estimation in SRAM Design to Achieve High SNM, High Speed, and Low Leakage Power by Sanket M. Mantrashetti, Arunkumar P Chavan, Prakash Pawar, H. V. Ravish Aradhya, Omkar S. Powar

“…The results demonstrate read access times of 11.17 ps (HIGH) and 9.97 ps (LOW), and write access times of 12.00 ps (HIGH) and 17.00 ps (LOW). …”
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Factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adolescents and young adult patients attending HIV care and treatment clinic at Bombo Hospital in Tan... by Sophia Kamote, Novatus Apolinary Tesha, Bruno F Sunguya

“…Those with secondary education were 2.3 times more likely to adhere to ART (95%CI 1.02-5.23), compared to those without formal education. …”
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Mechanical properties and piecewise constitutive model of fine sandstone in mining area of western China by Qing Wang, Dongxiao Zhang, Fei Han, Yongqiang Zhao, Pengfei Zhang, Feng Xiong

“…The results indicate that (1) the cumulative ringing counts and cumulative energy of the AE increase in a stepwise manner with an increase in the cyclic loading and unloading times. Still, there is a sudden increase in the plastic failure and post-peak failure stages. (2) The fine sandstone specimens’ input energy, elastic energy, and dissipative energy density increased nonlinearly during the cyclic loading tests. …”
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Impact of Quality Improvement Bundle on Compliance with Resuscitation Guidelines during In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children by Pranali Awadhare, Karma Barot, Ingrid Frydson, Niveditha Balakumar, Donna Doerr, Utpal Bhalala

“…The median (IQR) CPR duration for the pre- and post-QI bundle was 5 (1–13) minutes and 3 minutes (1.25–10), and the timing of the first dose of epinephrine was 2 (1-2) minutes and 2 minutes (1–5), respectively. …”
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Fermentation optimization and pilot production of Bacillus subtilis ZY1 producing CpxP by Rongrong DONG, Huan ZHANG, Xinran YU, Hao LIU, Xiaohui ZHOU

“…The optimal medium formulation is starch at 2.12 g/L, soybean meal at 5.90 g/L, and NaCl at 5.21 g/L, with a viable bacteria count of 9.63×108 CFU/mL, which is 11.04 times higher than that before the medium optimization. …”
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Numerical research on the impact of horizontal freezing on existing underground structures in shield reception by Zequn Hong, Shuoren Fu, Yuanhao Wu, Yong Zhang, Lu Lu

“…Under the condition that the thickness of the frozen wall was constant, the strong influence range of the side tunnel reached 1.4 times the freezing length of the proposed tunnel at a distance of 3.6 times the frozen wall thickness. …”
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Influence of Cord Parameters on the Load Characteristics of Airbags by Yu-Ru Li, Shou-Ne Xiao, Jun-Ke Xie, Tao Zhu, Bing Yang, Guang-Wu Yang, Shi-De Xiao

“…Under the same compression and tension displacements (d = ±80 mm), the effective area of 1 cord layer is 2.56 times as much as the effective area of 6 cord layers and the vertical force of the airbag with a cord diameter of 0.25 mm is 7.28 times greater than that of the corresponding vertical force with a cord diameter of 1.0 mm. …”
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Sustainable Energy Development and Agriculture in European Union Member States—Territorial Differentiation and Interrelationships by Joanna Wyrwa, Anetta Barska, Janina Jędrzejczak-Gas

“…The sustainable energy measures in the countries with the highest scores (Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Austria) were 2–3 times higher than in the countries with the lowest scores (Cyprus, Belgium, Greece, Bulgaria). …”
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கொங்கு நாட்டின் இராசிபுர வட்டார சிறுதெய்வங்களும் வழிபாட்டு முறைகளும் / Deities and Worshipping Methods in the Rasipuram Region of Kongu Nadu... by செ. தனபால் / S. Dhanapal

“…Nature plays a major role in such risks. In the early times, nature seemed a mystery to man. The Sun, the Moon, darkness and deadly animals created fear in man. …”
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WEB-BASED LEARNING AND STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT AT NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA by Taofeek Gbolahan Muibi

“… The study examined the impact of Web based learning structures (Moodle, Blackboard, Online Library, Online Course Module/Study Guide, Internet Learning for coach student and Student - Student Connection and Times of Access of Internet Learning Applications) on students' scholarly accomplishment at the National Open University of Nigeria. …”
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Validation of Parkinson’s Disease-Related Questionnaires in South Africa by Gill Nelson, Ntombizodwa Ndlovu, Nicola Christofides, Tintswalo M. Hlungwani, Irene Faust, Brad A. Racette

“…The translated PDSQ and PDQ-39 questionnaires demonstrated high internal consistency and correlations with clinical severity of parkinsonism and a timed motor task, suggesting that they are valid tools for field-based epidemiological studies.…”
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Do dogs preferentially encode the identity of the target object or the location of others’ actions? by Lucrezia Lonardo, Christoph J. Völter, Robert Hepach, Claus Lamm, Ludwig Huber

“…However, dogs’ pupil dilation and latency to make an anticipatory fixation suggested that, if anything, dogs expected the agents to keep approaching the same location rather than the same object, and their looking times showed sensitivity to the animacy of the agents. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of respectful maternity care among mothers during childbirth in health facilities of Eastern province of Rwanda: An appreciative inquiry. by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Darius Gishoma, Olive Tengera, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana

“…The first theme, appreciated care, included compassionate care and emotional support, autonomy and self-determination, timely care, privacy and confidentiality, and a supportive environment. …”
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Factors associated with treatment response in chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis at a single center: a retrospective cohort study by Katherine D. Nowicki, Nathan D. Rogers, Carson L. Keeter, Nathan J. Donaldson, Jennifer B. Soep, Yongdong Zhao

“…Results from logistic regression indicated that for each additional region affected, the odds of needing second line treatment increased by 1.94 times (p = 0.01) and that patients with symmetric bone lesions were 6.86 times more likely to require second-line treatment (p < 0.001). …”
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Risk Factors of Hypertension among Diabetic Patients from Yaoundé Central Hospital and Etoug-Ebe Baptist Health Centre, Cameroon by Beryl Kemche, Brice Ulrich Saha Foudjo, Elie Fokou

“…Abnormal waist-to-hip ratio (crude OR=3.773; p=0.028) and feeding rate greater than 2 times a day (WHR-adjusted OR=3.417; p=0.046) were positively associated with hypertension (stages 1 and 2). …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Cichorium intybus L. on the Liver Enzymes in Burn Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi, Rahimeh Akrami, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Saeid Zareie, Tayyeb Ghadimi, Ali Najafi, Mahsa Rostami Chijan, Azizallah Dehghan, Elham Zarenezhad

“…Patients in the intervention group received chicory seed syrup 10 cc three times a day and 1 placebo capsule, and those in the control group received placebo syrup (10 cc three times a day) and one Livergol (140 mg of silymarin in each capsule) capsule. …”
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Longitudinal study on the impact of public health event control measures on physical fitness among Chinese adolescents: a southern city perspective by Chao Zhou, Aowei Zhang

“…In terms of endurance, male 1000-meter running times increased during the Pandemic and slightly improved afterward; however, female 800-meter running times increased during and after the Pandemic. …”
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Gazali ve Bazı Dikkat Çekici Meseleler by İbrahim Çapak

“…Biz bu makalede Gazâlî’nin hayatına kısaca yer vererek, onun felsefe, kelam, tasavvuf, mantık ve fıkıh konusundaki görüşlerine yer vereceğiz.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 1.9px; text-align: justify; line-height: 8.1px; font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #2f2a2b}p.p2 {margin: 1.8px 0.0px 0.0px 1.9px; text-align: justify; font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #2f2a2b}span.s1 {letter-spacing: 0.8px}span.s2 {letter-spacing: 0.3px}span.s3 {letter-spacing: 0.4px}span.s4 {letter-spacing: 0.1px}span.s5 {letter-spacing: -0.1px}span.s6 {letter-spacing: 2.2px}span.s7 {letter-spacing: 2.3px}span.s8 {letter-spacing: 1.4px}span.s9 {letter-spacing: 1.5px}span.s10 {letter-spacing: 2.0px}span.s11 {letter-spacing: 2.1px}span.s12 {letter-spacing: -0.3px}span.s13 {letter-spacing: -0.2px}span.s14 {letter-spacing: 1.1px}span.s15 {letter-spacing: 1.6px}span.s16 {letter-spacing: 0.7px}span.s17 {letter-spacing: 0.2px}…”
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Rural-Urban Determinants of Receiving Skilled Birth Attendants among Women in Bangladesh: Evidence from National Survey 2017-18 by Sohani Afroja, Abu Saleh Muhammad Nasim, Md. Salauddin Khan, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir

“…Higher educated husbands are 1.83 times (AOR = 1.83, CI: 1.04–3.25, p = 0.037) and 1.82 times (AOR = 1.82, CI: 1.29–2.59, p = 0.001) more likely to attend skilled births than uneducated husbands in both urban and rural areas. …”
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