Exploring the Orca Predation Algorithm for Economic Dispatch Optimization in Power Systems by Vivi Aida Fitria, Arif Nur Afandi, Aripriharta

“…This research shows that Orca Predation Algorithm consistently does better than other bio-inspired algorithms like Particle Swarm Optimization, Whale Optimization Algorithm, Grey Wolf Optimizer, the Bat Algorithm, Genetic Algorithm and Ant Colony Optimization in terms of minimum cost, average cost, and solution stability. …”
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Responses to novelty in wild insular birds: comparing breeding populations in ecologically contrasting habitats by Samara Danel, Nancy Rebout, Léna Bureau, Timothée Zidat, Dora Biro, Francesco Bonadonna

“…In the first population (Chionis minor ssp. crozettensis), the “Crozet group” (Baie du Marin, Ile de la Possession, Crozet Islands), breeding pairs inhabit a variable habitat close to penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colonies. In the second population (Chionis minor ssp. minor), the “Kerguelen group” (île Verte, Morbihan gulf, Kerguelen Islands) breeding pairs live in penguin-free territories. …”
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Em busca da terra sem males: violência, migração e resistência em Kaká Werá Jecupé e Eliane Potiguara by Leno Francisco Danner, Julie Dorrico, Fernando Danner

“…El argumento central a ser defendido está en que esos escritores/as son profundamente moldeados/as y impactados por la violencia simbólico-material a que fueron sometidos en términos de nuestra modernización conservadora, de modo que el miedo a la muerte, el dolor por la pérdida de sus territorios y por la negación de su identidad cultural, el recuerdo dramático y melancólico de la destrucción de su hogar y de los suyos, así como la migración forzada, el no reconocimiento y la invisibilización sociales, el hambre y la miseria vivida en las periferias de la ciudad, llevan a la construcción de un relato autobiográfico, testimonial y mnemónico de su singularidad étnico-antropológica y de la violencia colonial que posee un sentido altamente político y politizante, profundamente carnal, punzante y vinculado. …”
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Unit commitment in microgrid systems using artificial intelligence techniques by Barnabas I. Gwaivangmin, Ganiyu A. Bakare, Ya’U S. Haruna, Abdullahi L. Amoo

“…The study compared three techniques: particle swarm optimization (PSO), Enhanced hybrid particle swarm optimization–ant colony optimization (E-HPSO–ACO), and Enhanced hybrid particle swarm optimization–simulated annealing (E-HPSO–SA). …”
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Das Ende der kolonialen Epoche im Himalaya by Anna Okopińska

“…Their subservient mentality inherited from colonial times and a lack of confidencein their own abilities served as obstacles to social advancement. …”
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Sustained-Release Fillers for Dentin Disinfection: An Ex Vivo Study by Bernhard Funk, Sharonit Sahar-Helft, David Kirmayer, Michael Friedman, Doron Steinberg

“…The obtained dentine powder was collected in test tubes containing phosphate-buffered saline, sonicated, and plated on agar plates. Colony-forming units were counted after 48 h of incubation. …”
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Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Activities, Challenges, and Suggestions by Taufique Joarder, Tahrim Z. Chaudhury, Ishtiaq Mannan

“…However, there are barriers pertaining to the larger policy level which includes a rigid public financing structure dating from the colonial era. While others pertain to the health sector’s implementation shortfalls including issues of human resources, political interference, monitoring, and supervision, most key informants discussed demand-side barriers too, such as sociocultural disinclination, historical mistrust, and lack of empowerment. …”
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Notch Fatigue Damage Evolution Mechanism of TC21 Alloy with Multilevel Lamellar Microstructures by Xiaosong Zhou, Xiang Li, Chaowen Huang, Quan Wu, Fei Zhao

“…The findings reveal that increasing aging temperature primarily contributes to the augmentation of α colony (α_c) thickness, grain boundaries α phase (GBα) thickness, and α fine (α_fine) size alongside a reduction in α lath (α_lath) thickness and α_fine content. …”
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Village-Indigenous Chicken Bacterial Carriage after the Heavy Rains of 2018, Kenya: Indicator on Environmental Contamination with Pathogenic/Zoonotic Bacteria by Acsa Igizeneza, Lilly Caroline Bebora, Philip Njeru Nyaga, Lucy Wanjiru Njagi

“…Intestines from the slaughterhouses had different mean bacterial counts: Kangemi had the highest (1.3 × 1012 colony-forming units per ml), followed by Burma (5.6 × 1011), then Kariokor (4.7 × 1011). …”
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Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Axially Ligated Zn(II)5,10,15,20-meso-tetra(p-chlorophenyl)porphyrin with Oxygen and Nitrogen Donors by Gauri D. Bajju, Sujata Kundan, Ashu Kapahi, Deepmala Gupta

“….,” which shows that with the increase in the concentration of the complexes, the colony diameter decreases and hence percent inhibition increases.…”
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Strategies for Improving Irrigation Systems Based on Lamasba Regulation: A 2024 Field Study in Hoba Farms, Southeastern Algeria by Samira Attia, Guamra Kiram, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche

“…This ancient Roman system, which used precise schedules to distribute water from permanent sources, meticulously determined the quantities and times of water flow, reflecting a high level of social and economic organization at that time. During the French colonial period between 1957 and 1959, the Hoba area in the Righiba commune of El Oued province experienced a remarkable growth in oil palm plantations, with the implementation of advanced irrigation techniques, inspired by the ancient Roman system but modified to suit local conditions. …”
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LncRNA LOXL1-AS1 Promotes the Proliferation and Metastasis of Medulloblastoma by Activating the PI3K/AKT Pathway by Ran Gao, Rui Zhang, Cuicui Zhang, Yingwu Liang, Weining Tang

“…Knockdown of LOXL1-AS1 using shRNAs significantly inhibited cell viability and colony formation capacities in D283 and D341 cells. …”
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Wild-type bone marrow cells repopulate tissue resident macrophages and reverse the impacts of homozygous CSF1R mutation. by Dylan Carter-Cusack, Stephen Huang, Sahar Keshvari, Omkar Patkar, Anuj Sehgal, Rachel Allavena, Robert A J Byrne, B Paul Morgan, Stephen J Bush, Kim M Summers, Katharine M Irvine, David A Hume

“…The absence of macrophages in rats with a homozygous mutation in the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (Csf1r) gene (Csf1rko) severely compromises pre-weaning somatic growth and maturation of organ function. …”
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Yoon Suk Yeol’s policy towards Japan: Reasons for changing approach and prospects by К. V. Asmolov, О. S. Pugacheva

“…However, the issue of assessing the colonial past of the ROK as well as ones of building relations with Japan are an extremely sensitive matter in South Korean domestic political life. …”
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Toponimia y percepción geográfica en las sociedades indígenas de la patagonia ' y las pampas: análisis de las categorias lingüisticas (siglo XVIII) by Fabián Arias

“…Se la asociaba a un desierto, expresión que rápidamente trepó al imaginario de la sociedad colonial, a pe­ sar de ello no solo las características naturales sino además la población indígena que se desarrollaba en ese extenso territorio hacían perder el sentido a tal expresión, la cual, a pesar de todo, persistió hasta épocas muy recientes de la historia del país. …”
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Detection of Mycotoxins and Aflatoxigenic Fungi Associated with Compound Poultry Feedstuffs in Saudi Arabia by Youssuf A. Gherbawy, Karima E. Abdel Fattah, Abdullah Altalhi, Pet Ioan, Mohamed A. Hussein

“…A quantitative enumeration of fungal colony-forming units (CFUs) was performed on Dichloran Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol Agar (DRBC) and Czapek Iprodione Dichloran Agar (CZID) media. …”
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Endogenous peptide CBDP1 inhibits clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression by targeting USP5/YTHDF2/TRPM5 axis by Yang Zhang, Wei Zhu, Ruijie Tao, Weijian Li, Chunming Jiang, Xiang Yan

“…The effects of the peptide on ccRCC growth and migration were studied through Colony Formation Assay, CCK-8 assay, Transwell Assays, Wound Healing Assay, and animal experiments. …”
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Multiobjective Neuro-Fuzzy Controller Design and Selection of Filter Parameters of UPQC Using Predator Prey Firefly and Enhanced Harmony Search Optimization by Koganti Srilakshmi, Gummadi Srinivasa Rao, Katragadda Swarnasri, Sai Ram Inkollu, Krishnaveni Kondreddi, Praveen Kumar Balachandran, C. Dhanamjayulu, Baseem Khan

“…However, in order to demonstrate the performance of the suggested approach, a comparison is conducted with the ant colony and genetic algorithms, i.e., (ACA) (GA), as well as the standard methods of synchronous reference frame (SRF) and instantaneous active and reactive power theory (p-q). …”
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DGAT1 Expression Promotes Ovarian Cancer Progression and Is Associated with Poor Prognosis by Leilei Xia, Ye Wang, Shengyun Cai, Mingjuan Xu

“…After DGAT1 expression was interfered, proliferation, migration, invasion, colony forming, and tumor growth of ovarian cancer cells were inhibited. …”
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Entre el río y la montaña: José María Arguedas, César Calvo y una mismidad de saberes en la Amazonía peruana by Cinthya Torres

“…Esta ausencia es significativa porque reitera la imagen de la Amazonía como un dominio colonial. En este artículo reviso la historia de esta división para luego explicar el lugar de la selva en la obra de Arguedas. …”
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