First report of the invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata in Kenya by Alan G. Buddie, Ivan Rwomushana, Lisa C. Offord, Simeon Kibet, Fernadis Makale, Djamila Djeddour, Giovanni Cafa, Koskei K. Vincent, Alexander M. Muvea, Duncan Chacha, Roger K. Day

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented record of P. canaliculata in Kenya, and the first confirmed record of an established population in continental Africa. This timely identification shows the benefit of molecular identification and the need for robust species identifications: even a curated sequence database such as that provided by the Barcoding of Life Data system may require additional checks on the veracity of the underlying identifications. …”
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NATURAL COAGULANTS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT by Muhammad Imran, Shahbaz Nasir Khan, Saba Abid, Hafiz Muhammad Safdar Khan

“…Each coagulant was studied in the spectrometer at a different wavelength and dilution, the sample was tested at different times after 5,10,15,20 minutes and by changing coagulant concentration. …”
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Metamorfoses da cidade portuária: transformações da relação entre o porto e a cidade de Lisboa by João Figueira de Sousa, André Fernandes

“…The evolution of ports in modern times has been defined by a change in port functions, caused by such factors as the development of technology on ships, of support equipment for the transport of merchandise or storage techniques, changes in the standards of international commerce, changes to the organisation of maritime transportation or the growth and increased complexity of global logistic chains. …”
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Christian Zionism and Its Impact on USA Politics by Servet Doğan, Mahmut Aydın

“…While the Jewish ideology of returning to Palestine had a Messianic and religious jargon in ancient and medieval times, contemporary Jewish Zionism has additional secular, nationalist, and socialist components to it. …”
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Faster model-based estimation of ancestry proportions by Santander, Cindy G., Refoyo Martinez, Alba, Meisner, Jonas

“…We further show that fastmixture runs approximately 30$\times$ faster than ADMIXTURE on both simulated and empirical data from the 1000 Genomes Project such that our model-based approach scales to much larger sample sizes than previously possible.…”
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Prevalence of Depression and Burnout among Family Medicine Residents in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia by Alaa AlNahedh, Asma BinRusayyis, Mohamad Al-Tannir, Isamme AlFayyad

“…This necessitates tailored mental health interventions for this population, especially in challenging times like the ongoing pandemic.…”
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The personnel management system of the organization in the conditions of martial law and the main directions of its improvement by Anastasiia Radchenko, Oleksii Dzhusov

“…By analyzing current systems and practices, it aims to illuminate the specific challenges faced by organizations during these times of increased security and instability. The research will delve into how martial law impacts various aspects of personnel management, such as recruitment, retention, training, and employee morale. …”
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Chronic-Alcohol-Abuse-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Yan Liang, Samantha M. Yeligar, Lou Ann S. Brown

“…Alcohol abuse is also associated with a higher incidence of sepsis or pneumonia resulting in a higher rate of admittance to intensive care, longer inpatient stays, higher healthcare costs, and a 2–4 times greater mortality rate. Chronic alcohol ingestion induced severe oxidative stress associated with increased ROS generation, depletion of the critical antioxidant glutathione (GSH), and oxidation of the thiol/disulfide redox potential in the alveolar epithelial lining fluid and exhaled breath condensate. …”
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The Relationship between High-Intensity Physical Activity and Traumatic Dental Injury among Young Adults in South Korea by Ji-Young Son, Dong-Hun Han

“…High-intensity physical activities have become increasingly popular in recent times. However, they are associated with an elevated risk of unintentional traumatic dental injury. …”
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Variations on Reservoir Parameters of Oil Shale Deposits under Periodic Freeze-Thaw Cycles: Laboratory Tests by Rui-heng Li, Zhong-guang Sun, Jiang-fu He, Zhi-wei Liao, Lei Li, Fang Qian

“…In order to investigate the damage and deterioration characteristics of oil shale samples after various periodic freeze-thaw cycles, the oil shale samples were periodically frozen and thawed as many as 48 times, after which the sample mass, stress-strain, freeze-thaw coefficient, uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus, and longitudinal wave velocity of the oil shale samples were separately measured. …”
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Safety and efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange in neuromyelitis optica: A retrospective study from South India by Dibyajyoti Sahoo, Pragya Silwal, Abhishekh Basavarajegowda

“…CONCLUSION: Our study supports the effectiveness of timely initiation of plasma exchange to improve the overall mortality rate of the patients.…”
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Investigating the impact of age and sex on cataract surgery complications and outcomes by Hadas Ben-Eli, Yaacov Cnaany, Michael Halpert, Itay Chowers, Ayelet Goldstein

“…These findings underscore the critical influence of sex and age on cataract surgery outcomes, advocating for the integration of these factors into preoperative evaluations to better tailor the timing and planning of cataract surgery and optimize clinical outcomes.…”
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Key Bearing Structure Instability Mechanism: A Case Study in Mining Under Close-Distance Coal Pillar by Jieyang Ma, Shihao Tu, Hongsheng Tu, Kaijun Miao, Hongbin Zhao, Long Tang

“…Additionally, this study discussed the timing and method of roof control for different key bearing structure failure types. …”
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Effect of Multi-channel Functional Electrical Stimulation on Cognitive Function of Bedridden Elderly by Dandan XIE, Yulian REN, Cheng CHEN, Chen ZHANG, Xiaokuo HE

“…The FES group was added with multi-channel FES for two weeks, once a day and five times each week. Before and after treatment, the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) scores and event related potentials P300 were used to evaluate the cognitive function, modified Barthel index (MBI) was used to evaluate the activities of daily living (ADL), and the complications, such as pulmonary infection, urinary tract infection and pressure sores were evaluated.Results:After two weeks, the MoCA score and MBI score in both groups were significantly increased than those before the treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and the latency of event related potentials P300 was significantly shorter than that before the treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Analysis of the Deformation Characteristics and Formation Mechanism of Reservoir Landslides under Rainfall Conditions by DOU Sijun, XU Xingqian, LI Jiguo, LING Huikun, ZHOU Shasha

“…Hexi reservoir landslide is located in Tianyuan Town,Changning County,Baoshan City,Yunnan Province.There are obvious tensile cracks,fault,bank slope retaining wall and cut-off ditch crack deformation at its rear edge,which bring a serious threat to the safety of spillways and dam body.Based on the basic morphological features and geological environment conditions of the landslide,combined with the geological survey data,this paper analyzes the deformation characteristics and induced factors of the landslide and judges the landslide as a large-scale thick-layer traction-pushing bedding landslide,simulates the change of slope pore water pressure and safety coefficient under the conditions of different rainfall intensity and reservoir water level change by Geo-Studio numerical software,and analyzes &amp; evaluates its stability.The results show that:Under continuous rainfall,the reservoir water level rises,the front edge of the slope body softens,the pressure of pore water in the slope body increases,the natural discharge effect produces,and the sliding force increases,which aggravate the deformation,failure and destabilization of slope body.In the process of the sudden drop of reservoir water level,the backpressure effect of the reservoir water is weakened,and the water penetration of the pre-slope body produces the dynamic water pressure,which is more likely to lead to the occurrence of such landslides.The steep slope terrain and bedding structure of downward rock formation in the landslide area create favorable conditions for the development of the landslide,and thecontinuous rainfall is the main factor of the landslide.The joint cutting slope and backpressure anti-slip pile is an effective means to prevent and control the landslide.The results can serve as theoretical reference for the analysis,judgment and timely prevention of similar landslides in daily operation and management of reservoir.…”
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Classical Universities in the Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Empire and the USSR: Leaving the Ivory Tower by M. V. Gribovskiy

“…However, the correction of the scientific and educational policy of the times of the mature Soviet Union and the development of economic contractual issues have already occurred since the 1950s-1960s lead to an increased influence of universities on the development of the real sector of the domestic economy while reducing the share of fundamental research.…”
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Failure of Colorectal Anastomosis: Risk Factors, Prevention, Diagnosis, Therapeutic Tactics by M. F. Cherkasov, A. V. Dmitriev, V. S. Groshilin, S. V. Pereskokov, M. A. Kozyrevskiy, A. A. Urupina

“…Concerning other factors, there are conflicting opinions. The timely use of preventive measures and early diagnosis of colorectal anastomotic leakage can reduce the number and severity of postoperative complications.Conclusion. …”
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Psychiatric Morbidity among a Sample of Orphanage Children in Cairo by Mohamed A. EL Koumi, Yasser F. Ali, Ehab A. El Banna, Usama M. Youssef, Yasser M. Raya, Aly A. Ismail

“…Age at first admission, causes of receiving institutional care, and moves 2 or more times between institutions were significantly associated with an increased risk of behavioral and emotional problems. …”
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Serviceability Properties of Solid Buoyancy Materials for Deep-Sea HOV by Hailong Zhang, Guoliang Ma, Zhiwei Zhu

“…To explore the influence mechanism of different pressure, temperature, loading rate and load cycle times on deformation, failure, and water absorption behavior of solid buoyant materials, hydrostatic pressure tests of solid buoyant materials under different conditions are conducted in this study. …”
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Collocations of high frequency words in nursing research articles and The Academic Collocation List: Similarities and differences by Mandić Kaja, Dankić Izabela

“…The most frequent two-word collocation is health care and it appeared 618 times in the NSAC. The ACL (2,469) and the NCL (488) share 123 two-word collocations. …”
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