Rhododendron diversity conservation in global botanic gardens: a case study of Maddenia species by Ling Hu, Marion MacKay, Susan E. Gardiner, Jennifer A. Tate

“…There are 12 Data Deficient taxa: these await further field investigation of wild populations and nine of them require wild collections to conserve genetic diversity. The UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and China are the top five countries holding ex situ collections of subsection Maddenia; in these countries nearly 66% of the ex situ sites hold > 86% of the global living collections of subsection Maddenia. …”
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Efficacy and safety of various regional nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing developmental dysplasia of the hip surgery: a protocol for system... by Lei Yang, Yu Zhang, Chen Fu, Wang Junxia, Zhijun Qin

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Annual versus biannual azithromycin mass drug administration for the elimination of infectious trachoma in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis using data fro... by Jeremy David Keenan, Solomon Aragie, Taye Zeru, Getu Degu

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Optimizing survey conditions for Burmese python detection and removal using community science data by Kelly R. McCaffrey, Melissa A. Miller, Sergio A. Balaguera-Reina, Alexander S. Romer, Michael Kirkland, Amy Peters, Edward F. Metzger, LeRoy Rodgers, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…Abstract Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) have demonstrated prolific spread and low detectability within their invasive range in Florida, USA. Consequently, programs exist which incentivize contractors to remove pythons. …”
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Infant outcomes after exposure to Tdap vaccine in pregnancy: an observational study by Helen Petousis-Harris, Tony Walls, Patricia Graham, Nicola Austin, Linda Hill

“…Objective Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy has recently been recommended in both the USA and UK to prevent pertussis infection in infants. …”
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Evaluation of the carrot gene pool for yield and quality indicators at Volgograd Experiment Station of VIR by V. E. Pryanishnikova, T. V. Khmelinskaya

“…‘Nantes’ (k-1438, Bulgaria), ‘Leninakanskaya’ (k-1936, Armenia), ‘Danvers’ (k-2167, USA), ‘Konservnaya-63’ (к2320, Moldova), ‘All Season’ (k-2598, Australia), and ‘Rogneda’ (k-2611, Russia). …”
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The growth–environment nexus amid geopolitical risks: cointegration and machine learning algorithm approaches by Md. Idris Ali, Md. Atikur Rahaman, Mohammed Julfikar Ali, Md. Ferdausur Rahman

“…Abstract Geopolitical tensions, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, ongoing Middle-Eastern wars, and the post-Cold War dynamics between the USA and Russia, have contributed to significant global political instability. …”
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Ecotourism and hunting in Ukraine: development analysis and forecast for the future by Serhii Portiannik, Volodymyr Merchanskyi

“…The development of ecological tourism is important for any country of the European Union, the USA, including Ukraine. An important component of ecotourism in different countries can be a combination of unique ecological, cultural and historical routes with the possibility of active recreation for tourists in the form of fishing or hunting, if there are suitable conditions for this. …”
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A transferable approach for quantifying benthic fish sizes and densities in annotated underwater images by Peter C. Esselman, Shadi Moradi, Joseph Geisz, Christopher Roussi

“…The real‐world utility of the approach is demonstrated in a case study estimating round goby abundances and size frequencies along a 10.7‐km transect surveyed with an autonomous underwater vehicle in Lake Michigan, USA. Our validation studies demonstrate that the approach estimates benthic and benthopelagic fish lengths and weights with little bias and good accuracy and precision for species with much different body shapes and sizes. …”
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Affective Computing for Learning in Education: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis by Rajamanickam Yuvaraj, Rakshit Mittal, A. Amalin Prince, Jun Song Huang

“…The bibliometric analysis reveals that most publications are affiliated with the USA. The studies are primarily published in journals, with the majority appearing in the <i>Frontiers in Psychology</i> journal. …”
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Supplementation of dairy cows with bovine somatotropin or omega-3 rich fish oil affects the endometrial expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors by Leslie A. MacLaren, Todd R. Bilby, Frank Michel, Aydin Guzeloglu, Charles R. Staples, William W. Thatcher

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Forest demographic changes across Texas associated with hot drought by Shakirudeen Lawal, Frank H. Koch, Robert M. Scheller, Jennifer Costanza

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Contribution to the knowledge of early geotechnics during the 20th century: Laurits Bjerrum by G. Guillán-Llorente, B. Muñoz-Medina, A. Lara-Galera, R. Galindo-Aires

“…He made regular trips to the USA, where he was a visiting professor at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and received the highest international decorations.…”
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Resource selection and survival of plains sharp‐tailed grouse at a wind energy facility by Carly S. Kelly, Chad W. LeBeau, Jeffrey L. Beck, Alex Solem, Hilary Morey, Kurt T. Smith

“…We used spatial and demographic data collected from radio‐marked female sharp‐tailed grouse to evaluate resource selection (nest, brood‐rearing, and breeding season) and survival (nest and female) near existing wind energy infrastructure during the April to August breeding season over a 3‐year period from 2020 to 2022 in northeastern South Dakota, USA. We monitored 119 GPS‐marked females captured at eight leks over the study period. …”
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eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers by Bo‐Young Lee, Grant A. Milne, Corwin Freedman, Jenifer Miksis‐Olds, Bonnie L. Brown

“…ABSTRACT Ecosystems in coastal waters of Gulf of Maine (GOM) are undergoing environmental challenges in response to climate change and anthropogenic stressors. eDNA metabarcoding, a powerful tool for assessing the fish community structure, was used to identify fish communities in three types of GOM aquatic environments (sand, macroalgae, and eelgrass) in Maine and New Hampshire, USA. The available 12S rRNA fish universal primer analysis system (MiFish and 12S‐V5) was modified using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to improve targeting of fish products and reduce non‐target products. …”
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Subsurface hydrological controls on the short-term effects of hurricanes on nitrate–nitrogen runoff loading: a case study of Hurricane Ida using the Energy Exascale Earth System Mo... by Y. Fang, H. V. Tran, L. R. Leung

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The Case for Brutalist Honesty in Medical Education by Markle DT

“…D Thomas Markle Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USACorrespondence: D Thomas Markle, Department of Family & Community Medicine, UNM School of Medicine, MSC08 4720, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001, USA, Email dtmarkle@salud.unm.eduIntroduction: The assumption of a prioi trust between students and institutions of medical education is anachronistic and promotes both unnecessary student anxiety and the adoption of hidden curriculums to offset perceived risk due to a lack of transparency. …”
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Prevalence and diversity of Aphanomyces astaci in cambarid crayfish of Pennsylvania: where native and introduced hosts meet by Adam Petrusek, Michaela Mojžišová, Adéla Mikešová, Radka Piálková, David A. Lieb

“…We investigated the distribution, prevalence and genetic variation of A. astaci in Pennsylvania (eastern USA), where multiple native and introduced crayfish species (family Cambaridae) occur. …”
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The valuable characteristics of oats genotypes and resistance to Fusarium disease by I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, O. P. Gavrilova, T. Yu. Gagkaeva

“…When considering the geographical origin, a higher degree of resistance was discovered in local varieties from China as well as in some accessions from Russia and USA and bred cultivars from Belarus. In total, the characters studied made it possible to identify oat genotypes with high yield and resistance to Fusarium disease.…”
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Reconstruction of the Adult Hemifacial Microsomia Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Total Joint Prosthesis and Orthognathic Surgery by Piero Cascone, Valentino Vellone, Valerio Ramieri, Emanuela Basile, Achille Tarsitano, Claudio Marchetti

“…Incisal opening, measured with BioPAK system (Bioresearch Inc., Milwaukee, USA), was 21.4 mm in the presurgical period and 32.2 mm after all-in-one procedure, for an increase of 50.5%. …”
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