Phenetic Analysis of Cultivated Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in Malaysia by Y. S. Chen, M. Dayod, C. S. Tawan

“…The objective of this study is to ascertain the morphological distinctness and interrelationships among the cultivars to ensure registration of each variety under the Plant Variety Protection Act, as a prerequisite toward implementation of a monovarietal farm policy in the future. …”
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Administrative and Legal Protection of the Rights of Cosmetological Services’ Consumers by V. І. Teremetskyi, A. I. Sadovenko

“…The authors have elaborated propositions for improving regulatory acts regulating the production and circulation of cosmetic products and regulating the provision of services in Ukraine. …”
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A Modified WASPAS Method for the Evaluation of E-Commerce Websites Based on Pythagorean Fuzzy Information by Xiufang Ou, Bingbin Chen

“…Web and business e-commerce site assessment is the act of comparing e-commerce sites based on their functionality, efficiency, or ability to meet the needs of a business or its clients. …”
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Metabolome profiling dissects the oat (Avena sativa L.) innate immune response to Pseudomonas syringae pathovars. by Chanel J Pretorius, Paul A Steenkamp, Ian A Dubery

“…Plants rely on the perception of microbe-derived molecular pattern chemicals for this recognition, which initiates a number of induced defence reactions that ultimately increase plant resistance. The metabolome acts as a metabolic fingerprint of the biochemical activities of a biological system under particular conditions, and therefore provides a functional readout of the cellular mechanisms involved. …”
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Efficacy of Bluetooth-Based Data Collection for Road Traffic Analysis and Visualization Using Big Data Analytics by Ashish Rajeshwar Kulkarni, Narendra Kumar, K. Ramachandra Rao

“…With increasing number of on-board Bluetooth devices in new generation automobiles, these devices can act as sensors to convey the traffic information indirectly. …”
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A Simplified Method of Flexible Conductors Mechanic Calculation in Switchgears without Restrictions on the Number of Taps by Yu. V. Bladyko, E. G. Ponomarenko, P. I. Klimkovich

“…Concentrated loads mainly act in the vertical plane, and in the case of taps, they can have an almost arbitrary spatial direction. …”
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La famille choisie toujours d’actualité ? Vers une diversification des formes de liens familiaux pour les minorités sexuelles et de genre au Québec by Marianne Chbat, Geneviève Pagé, Isabel Côté, Martin Blais

“…However, despite the increasingly favorable inclusion of LGBTQ+ communities within Québec customs, the chosen family still acts today as a support and safety net for the majority of people who identify with these communities, regardless of their age. …”
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The Persistence of Antibiotic Resistance in Observational Studies: Is It Really Due to Differences in Sub-Populations Rather than Antibiotic Use? by Peter Collignon, John J. Beggs

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Assessment of health behaviors of primary school teachers based on their nutritional knowledge and physical activity: A cross-sectional study in the Asir Region. by Amani Alhazmi, Maha Ali, Adam Dawria, Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy, Manal Mohammed Hawash

“…Improving teacher health behaviors could enhance their well-being and enable them to act as positive role models for their students.…”
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Mechanistic study of oxidative chemical vapor deposition of polypyrrole: Effects of the inert gas and deposition time by Fika Fauzi, Ranjita K. Bose

“…The results showed that nitrogen gas primarily acts as an oxidant carrier gas, impacting the distribution of the oxidant adsorbed onto the substrates. …”
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Everyday Stressors and Affects as Predictors of aGeneral Discriminatory Attitude by R.M. Shamionov, V.K. Abutalipova, M.V. Grigoryeva

“…Everyday stressors can act as a trigger for discriminatory behavior towards representatives of out-groups. …”
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SOCIOLOGY AS A TOOL OF “PEDAGOGICAL INTELLIGENCE” by A. L. Andreev

“…In this connection, the need for compulsory systematic sociological support of the educational process increases: sociological research acts as a kind of “pedagogical intelligence” tool, with the help of which the parameters of a meaningful adjustment of the Humanities education are identified and its final social efficiency is diagnosed. …”
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Dream of European Army: Is It a Feasible Objective or Not? by Sevil Şahin, Mustafa Ozan Şahin

“…Europe should be able to act independently in areas of defense and security rather than merely relying on the US or NATO. …”
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Peer Social Support and Career Decision-Making in Adolescents from Broken Homes: A Career Counseling Perspective by Maria Jessica Gultom, Doddy Hendro Wibowo

“…This research aims to explore how peer support may act as a protective factor in mitigating these difficulties. …”
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Evolutionary analysis of DELLA proteins in sweet potato and related species reveals their roles in development and stress responses by Zhidan Zuo, Haoqiang Zhao, Yue Fan, Yixuan Zhu, Wenpeng Song, Hong Zhai, Shaozhen He, Huan Zhang, Ning Zhao, Qingchang Liu, Shaopei Gao

“…DELLA proteins act as master negative regulators in the gibberellin signaling pathway, which controls numerous aspects of plant growth and development. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Leader–Follower Isomorphic Vascular Interventional Surgical Robot by Pengfei Chen, Yutang Wang, Dapeng Tian

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A New Schiff Base Organically Modified Silica Aerogel-Like Material for Metal Ion Adsorption with Ni Selectivity by João P. Vareda, Paulo D. Matos, Artur J. M. Valente, Luisa Durães

“…Due to the proximity of the oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the salen and steric hindrance from their neighboring atoms, it is likely that only the smallest hydrated cations can act as a coordination center and interact with both donor atoms. …”
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How does digital literacy affect the health status of senior citizens? Micro-level evidence from the CFPS data by Xiaoyi Chen, Nian Wang

“…Second, social support acts as a partial mediator in the relationship between digital literacy and the health status of senior citizens. …”
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Socially Dangerous Behavior as the Mandatory Feature of the Objective Aspect of Crime Under the Article 330 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine by V. Yu. Boichuk

“…On the basis of the analysis of existing scientific approaches to the interpretation of socially dangerous act, provided by the legislator in the Art. 330 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the author has formulated own approach to determining its content and possible forms of such criminal behavior. …”
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Quantitative trait loci for grain mineral element accumulation in Vietnamese rice landraces. by Hien Linh Tran, Giang Thi Hoang, Nhung Thi Phuong Phung, Ham Huy Le, Alexandre Grondin, Pascal Gantet

“…LOC_Os10g30610, present in qRAs10-1 associated with arsenic content in brown rice, encodes an ABC transporter (OsABCG25), which is involved in the silicon-induced formation of the Casparian strip in the rice exodermis and could act as a barrier restricting As diffusion within the root cortex. …”
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