On the nature of civilization in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“… The article by the medievalist historian presents a critical review of the reports on the nature of civilization in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Polish, Russian, German, and Lithuanian historiography based on the definition of civilization by the Polish theorist of history, Feliks Koneczny ("Civilization is a method of arranging communal life"), and proves that this civilization was neither Western-Latin nor Eastern-Byzantine, but, rather, quite an independent one, with its own necessary minimum of European values.   …”
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Cloning a Chloroplast Genome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli by Emma Walker, Bogumil Karas

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Teaching of decimal positional number system and decimal fractions in the 5-th grade by Albertas Bakštys, Irena Šukienė, Albina Viliminė

“… Long, almost 3500 years delay was observed, until the notion of positional number system originating from Babylon was introduced in Western Europe and, afterwards, in aIl over the modern world. …”
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Dynamics of the Cadastre System: An Analysis of Challenges and Evaluation of Cadastre Implementation in Various Regions of Indonesia by Jonahar, Joyo Winoto, Hermanto Siregar, I Wayan Nuka Lantara

“…Data analysis was conducted using descriptive analysis by comparing the issues and implementation of the land cadastre system across the Western, Central, and Eastern regions of Indonesia. …”
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COVID-19 prevention strategies and compliance among postnatal adolescent mothers with postnatal depression and generalised anxiety in rural Malawi: a cross-sectional study by Sharyn Burns, Linda Portsmouth, Chimwemwe Pindani Tembo

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Association between prognostic nutritional index and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality in American adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuqing Lei, Shaohong Tao, Yubo Yang, Fang Xie, Weining Xie

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Brand Loyalty and Competitive advantage a case of beer products in Kabale District, Uganda. by Moses, Agaba, Edward, Ahabwe

“…The findings indicate that brand loyalty has significant positive effect on competitive advantage among alcoholic beer products and producers in Kabale district, South Western Uganda at the 5% percent significance level.The results of the regression model on the effect of brand loyalty on competitive advantage among alcoholic beer products and producers in Kabale district, South Western Uganda indicate that brand loyalty has significant positive effect on competitive. …”
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Oil and gas generation potential of the Middle Jurassic coals of the Ulug-Khem Basin (South Siberia, Russia) by Solangy A. Ondar, Dmitry A. Bushnev, Natalia A. Smirnova

“…Comparison of the Ulug-Khem basin coals and the Middle Jurassic source rocks of Western Siberia and a number of basins in China shows the similarity of their organic matter. …”
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Improving tropical cyclone rapid intensification forecasts with satellite measurements of sea surface salinity and calibrated machine learning by Ryan Eusebi, Hui Su, Longtao Wu, Pingping Rong, Karthik Balaguru, Ruby Leung, Yong-Sang Choi, Pak Wai Chan, Jianping Gan, Mark DeMaria, Galina Chirokova

“…We train and test the model on various ocean basins, including the Atlantic, eastern North Pacific and western North Pacific. A calibrator is trained on top of the ML models to correct and enhance probability forecasts. …”
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A framework to guide future farming research with Indigenous communities by Daniel Hayden, Amber Hayden

“…We encourage more applied research in farming and natural sciences that uphold Indigenous ways of knowing as equal to Western science through collaborating with Indige­nous Peoples. …”
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Varroa Mite, Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman (Arachnida: Acari:Varroidae) by James D. Ellis, Catherine M. Zettel Nalen

“…It describes this devastating pest of Western honey bees — distribution, description, life cycle, economic importance, detection, and management. …”
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Varroa Mite, Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman (Arachnida: Acari:Varroidae) by James D. Ellis, Catherine M. Zettel Nalen

“…It describes this devastating pest of Western honey bees — distribution, description, life cycle, economic importance, detection, and management. …”
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How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies by Cameron Jack, Nathan Sperry, Ashley N. Mortensen, Jamie Ellis

“… The Varroa destructor mite, a devastating pest of western honey bees, can threaten a honey bee colony’s survival if it is left uncontrolled. …”
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How to Dissect Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) to Detect Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi Rennie) by John Bonkowski, Ashley N. Mortensen, James D. Ellis

“… Tracheal mites are parasites of the western honey bee and negatively impact the health and productivity of an infested colony. …”
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Bee louse, bee fly, braulid, Braula coeca Nitzsch (Insecta: Diptera: Braulidae) by James D. Ellis, C.M. Zettel Nalen

“…It describes this wingless fly that lives as a commensalist in western honeybee colonies — distribution, description, life cycle and behavior and management. …”
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Terrorismo extremo e os tensionamentos nas democracias by Hugo Arend

“…How can we relate the conflicts that emerge in the midst of big cities after terrorist attacks and the problems faced by Western democracies? The article proposes an alternative way of conceiving of the conflicts that emerge from terrorist attacks in a globalized world, a way that challenges the theory of the clash of civilizations.…”
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Bee louse, bee fly, braulid, Braula coeca Nitzsch (Insecta: Diptera: Braulidae) by James D. Ellis, C.M. Zettel Nalen

“…It describes this wingless fly that lives as a commensalist in western honeybee colonies — distribution, description, life cycle and behavior and management. …”
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How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies by Cameron Jack, Nathan Sperry, Ashley N. Mortensen, Jamie Ellis

“… The Varroa destructor mite, a devastating pest of western honey bees, can threaten a honey bee colony’s survival if it is left uncontrolled. …”
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How to Dissect Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) to Detect Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi Rennie) by John Bonkowski, Ashley N. Mortensen, James D. Ellis

“… Tracheal mites are parasites of the western honey bee and negatively impact the health and productivity of an infested colony. …”
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