Explaining Obesity- and Smoking-related Healthcare Costs through Unconditional Quantile Regression by Bijan Borah, James Naessens, Kerry Olsen, Nilay Shah

“…**Background:** This paper assesses obesity- and smoking-related incremental healthcare costs for the employees and dependents of a large U.S. employer. **Objectives:** Unlike previous studies, this study evaluates the distributional effects of obesity and smoking on healthcare cost distribution using a recently developed econometric framework: the unconditional quantile regression (UQR). …”
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Changes in the human resources market as a key factor of political decisions by G. N. Ryazanova

“…Statistical data of the World Bank and the Office for National Statistics allow us to confirm mutual influence of the labor market and the policy of the country’s government.…”
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Gradescope in Large Lecture Classrooms: A Case Study at Indiana University by Carrie A. Hansel, Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Joshua D. Quick, Anna Hungerfield Greene, Maggie Ricci

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Hydrilla leafcutter moth (unofficial common name); Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by Julie Baniszewski, Emma N.I. Weeks, James P. Cuda

“…Despite having potential for hydrilla destruction, the moth was declared to be a generalist feeder and unsuitable for release into U.S. water bodies for hydrilla control. But the moth was later found in Florida in 1976 by United States Department of Agriculture technicians who were testing herbicides for hydrilla control. …”
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Partial Reconfigurable FIR Filtering System Using Distributed Arithmetic by Daniel Llamocca, Marios Pattichis, G. Alonzo Vera

“…Dynamic partial reconfiguration (DPR) allows us to adapt hardware resources to meet time-varying requirements in power, resources, or performance. …”
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Older Adults Making End of Life Decisions: An Application of Roy's Adaptation Model by Weihua Zhang

“…Knowledge gained from this study would help us identify factors that might influence end of life discussions and shed light on strategies on effective communication on advance care planning. …”
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Manual de Práticas para o Melhor Manejo Pós-Colheita da Manga by Jeffrey K. Brecht, Steven A. Sargent, Adel A. Kader, Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Fernando Maul, Patrick E. Brecht, Octavio Menocal

“…The final deliverable of the Mango Quality Project is this best management practices manual for harvesting and handling mangos marketed in the U.S. The manual includes quality-control procedures to use when monitoring the maturity and quality of mangos in commercial handling operations. …”
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Classification of transportation and forwarding costs by O. A. Maksimenko

“…The existing methodological approaches to the management accounting of freight forwarding costs do not allow us to form a single scientifically based classification of these costs, to identify reserves for their reduction in the future. …”
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Biventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy in an Adult with Unique Facial Dysmorphisms: Case Report and Brief Review by Gaurav Rao, James Tauras

“…This unique presentation underscores the importance of a better understanding of the genetics and natural course of LVNC. This will help us to elucidate the uncertainty surrounding its clinical management, discussed in a brief review of the literature following the case.…”
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Shear localisation controls the dynamics of earthquakes by Fabian Barras, Nicolas Brantut

“…Here, we numerically simulate shear ruptures using a dual scale approach, allowing us to couple a sub-mm description of inner fault processes and km-scale elastodynamics, and show that the sudden localisation of shear strain within a shear zone leads to the emergence of classical cracks driven by a constant fracture energy. …”
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An Internet-Based Simulation Model for Nitrogen Management in Agricultural Settings by M.J. Shaffer, B.J. Newton, C.M. Gross

“…In an effort to facilitate access and simplify the use of sophisticated models, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed an Internet-based nitrogen analysis tool. …”
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Revisión y reivindicación de las poesías de José Iglesias de la Casa publicadas en la prensa: el caso del Diario de las musas by Noelia López-Souto

“…Finally, the value of studying these poetic corpora in the press, specifically in the case of Iglesias, is considered because in authors from the 18th and 19th centuries, it often reveals unpublished or textual variants that allow us to delve deeper into the creative process behind those poems and their various testimonies.…”
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Measuring Destination Image Using AI and Big Data: Kastoria’s Image on TripAdvisor by Anastasia Yannacopoulou, Konstantinos Kallinikos

“…The results obtained allow us to extract information that can be used in business intelligence applications.…”
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Do Akhbār Mulūk al-Andalus [Notícias dos Monarcas da Hispânia] à Crónica do Mouro Rasis by António Rei

“…The Castilian translation and the Crónica General de Espanha of 1344, which had the former as its source, allowed us to reconstruct the text of the lost translation. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: E. coli “The Big Six” by Susanna Richardson, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Keith R. Schneider

“…In addition to E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified six serogroups (or “strains”), known as the “big six,” which includes E. coli O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145. …”
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L’arbre au cœur du paysage urbain : symbole ou action militante ? by Frédéric Bœuf, Florence Robert

“…Our position as actors makes it possible for us to reveal the different levers for action, and to address the question of time, which is fundamental in the living world.…”
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‘Soltanto le montagne non si incontrano’. Buone pratiche per il recupero di colture/culture locali fra tradizione e innovazione by Laura Bonato

“…This example will be useful to show that the reintroduction of local and historically documented crops, if it revitalises the regional economy and at the same time protects the environment, will allow us to emphasise that investigating the Alpine space through the implementation of models of cultural and economic sustainability, emphasising the relational network and strengthening integration and behaviour through knowledge-learning-remembering, involves local communities in a more active role in society.…”
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Perennial crop farming and food security in Kigezi: a case study of Kigezi highland tea by Julius, Chama

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Design of a Rain Water Harvesting System at Faculty of Engineering, Technology, Applied Art and Design, Kabale University. by Nyanzi Ibrahim

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Design and Fabrication of a Mobile Water Supply System For Drip Irrigation. by Lutwetwe Shadrack

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