Structural Characterization of Prosopis africana Populations (Guill., Perrott., and Rich.) Taub in Benin by Towanou Houètchégnon, Dossou Seblodo Judes Charlemagne Gbèmavo, Christine Ajokè Ifètayo Nougbodé Ouinsavi, Nestor Sokpon

“…The diameter distribution and height observed at the theoretical Weibull distribution show that the diameter and height of the populations of the species are present in all positively skewed distributions or asymmetric left, a characteristic of single-species stands with predominance of young individuals or small diameters or heights.…”
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Evaluation of Minds in Motion, a fitness program for people living with dementia and their caregivers by Pria Nippak, Jocelyn Badali, Julien Meyer, Housne Begum, Nalini Sen, Mya Rana-Nippak

“…Results: Participants experienced significant improvements in chair stands (+12.9%), bicep curls (+17.2%), and 8 feet up & go (+10.5%) but not in the chair sit and reach exercise. …”
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Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Biological Continuum of Basal Cell Carcinoma? by Karaninder S. Mehta, Vikram K. Mahajan, Pushpinder S. Chauhan, Anju Lath Sharma, Vikas Sharma, C. Abhinav, Gayatri Khatri, Neel Prabha, Saurabh Sharma, Muninder Negi

“…As it remains unclear whether metastatic BCC is itself a separate subset of basal cell carcinoma, we feel that early BCC localized at any site perhaps constitutes a biological continuum that may ultimately manifest with metastasis in some individuals and should be evaluated as such. Long-standing BCC is itself potentially at risk of recurrence/dissemination; it is imperative to diagnose and appropriately treat all BCC lesions at the earliest.…”
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Bioactivity of Nonedible Parts of Punica granatum L.: A Potential Source of Functional Ingredients by Nawraj Rummun, Jhoti Somanah, Srishti Ramsaha, Theeshan Bahorun, Vidushi S. Neergheen-Bhujun

“…Punica granatum L. has a long standing culinary and medicinal traditional use in Mauritius. …”
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Time series predictions in unmonitored sites: a survey of machine learning techniques in water resources by Jared D. Willard, Charuleka Varadharajan, Xiaowei Jia, Vipin Kumar

“…Prediction of dynamic environmental variables in unmonitored sites remains a long-standing challenge for water resources science. The majority of the world’s freshwater resources have inadequate monitoring of critical environmental variables needed for management. …”
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Differences in Determining Ramadan and Shawwal: A Discourse Analysis of the Book Nusus al-Akhyar fi al-Shaum Wa al-Ifthar by Ika Wahyu Ningsih, Fitri Febriyanti, Iqbal Ainur Rizki

“…The results showed that the linguistic aspect that stands out in the discourse of persuasion is the invitation to promote unity in the midst of controversy over differences in each group; the author's ideology appears in the title, the lexemes "judge" and "hilal"; the pronouns of the time and person in the text indicate that there is a different social context from the current condition. …”
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Updating the “cost factor” in the William fine risk assessment method following economic power: A case study of selected production industries in Iran by Bafrin Moloudpourfard, Morteza Tahamipour Zarandi, Mostafa Pouyakian

“…The cost factor correction for the automotive industry stands at 1.144, while it is 1.222 for pharmaceuticals and 1.141 for the food industry. …”
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Fast because it’s just: fostering acceptance to accelerate sustainability transitions in coal-dependent regions by Cristian Pons-Seres de Brauwer, Paola Andrea Yanguas Parra

“…Lack of social acceptance (SA) stands as a critical bottleneck risking slowing down the pace of the transition. …”
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Predict the Maximum Dry Density of Soil Based on Individual and Hybrid Methods of Machine Learning by Ghanshyam Tejani, Behnam Sadaghat, Sumit Kumar

“…Among these, the NBAR model stands out with exceptional performance, boasting a high R2 value of 0.9903 and a remarkably low RMSE value of 34.563. …”
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Intensification of the process of equal channel angular pressing using ultrasonic vibrations by Vasily V. Rubanik, Marina S. Lomach, Vasily V. Rubanik Jr., Valery F. Lutsko, Sofya V. Gusakova

“…The authors have developed an original device of ultrasonic ECAP, in which the waveguide with the matrix are made as a single unit, and the waveguide fastening elements are located in the nodal plane of mechanical displacements of the standing wave, the excitation of which occurs directly in the matrix and the blank during pressing. …”
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Leveraging deep feature learning for handwriting biometric authentication by Parvaneh Afzali, Abdoreza Rezapour, Ahmad Rezaee Jordehi

“…The authentication of writers through handwritten text stands as a biometric technique with considerable practical importance in the field of document forensics and literary history. …”
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Single-Lung Transplant Results in Position Dependent Changes in Regional Ventilation: An Observational Case Series Using Electrical Impedance Tomography by Kollengode Ramanathan, Hend Mohammed, Peter Hopkins, Amanda Corley, Lawrence Caruana, Kimble Dunster, Adrian G. Barnett, John F. Fraser

“…End expiratory lung impedance (EELI) and Global Tidal Variation of Impedance were assessed in supine, right lateral, left lateral, sitting, and standing positions in transplanted and diseased lungs. …”
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Exploring the mechanism of trait depression and cognitive impairment on the formation of among individuals with methamphetamine use disorder under varying degrees of social support by Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Guangsheng Sun, Guangsheng Sun, Chen Li, Chen Li, Cunxi Qiu, Junyi Fan, Yuhan Jin

“…BackgroundMethamphetamine stands as one of the most widely abused drugs globally. …”
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A Controllable Distributed Energy Resource Transformer-Based Grounding Scheme for Microgrids by Dingrui Li, Yiwei Ma, Yu Su, Chengwen Zhang, Lin Zhu, He Yin, Fred Wang, Leon M. Tolbert

“…In each source location, the source and critical load can potentially operate as a sub-MG, requiring a grounding when it stands alone. In this scenario, the drawbacks of existing grounding schemes will be further magnified. …”
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An Aerodynamic Extension for Motion Planning with Dynamics Awareness in Aerial Long-Reach Manipulators by Alvaro Caballero, Pedro J. Sanchez-Cuevas, Manuel Bejar, Guillermo Heredia, Miguel A. Trujillo, Anibal Ollero

“…Moreover, the motion planner also stands out for three other relevant features: the joint consideration of the multirotor and the robotic long-reach arm, the generation of efficient trajectories in terms of energy consumption, and the Dynamics Awareness of the strong coupling between the aerial platform and the robotic arm. …”
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Surgical Repair Using Suture Bridge Technique for Triceps Tendon Avulsion by Ryogo Furuhata, Yusaku Kamata, Aki Kono, Taichi Nishimura, Shinya Otani, Hideo Morioka

“…A 58-year-old man who fell on his left elbow from standing height presented to our hospital. Plain radiography revealed an avulsion fracture of the left olecranon process, suggesting triceps tendon avulsion. …”
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Improved Pedestrian Positioning with Inertial Sensor Based on Adaptive Gradient Descent and Double-Constrained Extended Kalman Filter by Miaoxin Ji, Jinhao Liu, Xiangbo Xu, Yuyang Guo, Zhenchun Lu

“…The accuracy of conventional ZUPT for attitude alignment is reduced by the zero offset of acceleration and the drift of a gyroscope during the standing phase. An initial alignment algorithm based on Adaptive Gradient Descent Algorithm (AGDA) is proposed. …”
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Novel Statistical Analysis Schemes for Frequency-Modulated Thermal Wave Imaging for Inspection of Ship Hull Materials by Ishant Singh, Vanita Arora, Prabhu Babu, Ravibabu Mulaveesala

“…Among the various active thermographic methods, pulse compression-favorable frequency-modulated thermal wave imaging stands out for its enhanced detectability and depth resolution. …”
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Queimadas e saúde da criança: rumo a um país inabitável? by Aline Priscila de Souza, Marcos Tadeu Nolasco da Silva, Carla Cristina Gomez de Souza, José Dirceu Ribeiro

“…Among the pollutants produced by the fires, the fine inhalable particulate matter stands out, as it penetrates deeply into the lungs, causing inflammation and increasing the incidence of respiratory diseases, such as asthma exacerbations, bronchitis, and other chronic respiratory conditions. …”
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Genetic Variation in Male Mate Choice for Large Females in Drosophila melanogaster by Grace S. Freed, Isabella G. Martinez, Avigayil Lev, Ana‐Maria Anthony Cuadrado, Alison Pischedda

“…Although this preference is well‐documented at the species level, less is known about how this preference varies within species and whether there is standing genetic variation for male mate choice within populations. …”
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