Application Calibration Based on Energy Consumption Model in Optimal Design of Green Buildings by Feiran Xue, Jingyuan Zhao

“…Through the survey, it can be seen that corporate executives generally have a sense of sustainable development and pay more attention to sustainable competition and the green development of enterprises. …”
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Use of Plant Resources by Merosargus (Diptera, Stratiomyidae, Sarginae) Larvae by Julio C. R. Fontenelle, Flávia E. C. Viana-Silva, Rogério P. Martins

“…In Merosargus species, adult males defend oviposition sites, and this territorial behavior may lead to interspecific competition and make even more important the specialization and niche partitioning to prevent competitive exclusion. …”
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A Tristage Adaptive Biased Learning for Artificial Bee Colony by Qiaoyong Jiang, Yueqi Ma, Yanyan Lin, Jianan Cui, Xinjia Liu, Yali Wu, Lei Wang

“…Systematic experiment results conducted on CEC2014 competition benchmark suite show that proposed TABL + ABCs perform better than recently published AEL + ABCs and ACoS + ABCs.…”
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Analysis of Performance of University Groups Belonging to “Leadership in the Region and/or Industry” Track of “Priority 2030” Program by A. I. Guseva, V. M. Kalashnik, V. I. Kaminsky, S. V. Kireev

“…The research included a comparison of the results of 3 groups of universities of this track, determined by the results of the competition. The participation of these groups of universities in the main strategic initiatives in the field of the higher education system development in 2006–2020 is considered; indicators for the main areas of university activities were selected and grouped, namely, educational, scientific and innovation, international and financial. …”
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Suppression of Bromus tectorum L. by Established Perennial Grasses: Potential Mechanisms—Part One by Robert R. Blank, Tye Morgan

“…Relative to controls (B. tectorum without competition), established perennial grasses significantly hindered the growth of B. tectorum. …”
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Semiotic Diagnostics: Methodology for Measuring Education Transformation Efficiency by N. A. Lyurya

“…This characteristic makes it possible to implement a procedure for measuring two competitive interactions: the process of selecting the optimal ways to achieve an asymptotically distant goal and the process of the competition of semiotic attractors as an expression of asymptotic goals. …”
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Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions by Francesca Occhiuto, Jorge A. Vázquez-Diosdado, Matthew Thomas, Emma R. Gayner, Andrew J. King, Jasmeet Kaler

“…Using a mixed-effects linear model we showed that when brushes were present calves had significantly higher activity, fed slower, had fewer interruptions in their meals and spent less time around the feeder, suggesting reduced competition. Furthermore, calves that had access to brushes during the trial were more active and playful, even on days when the brushes were not available, compared to the control group. …”
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Assessment of the maturity level of the customer relationship management system by V. I. Abramov, D. A. Churkin

“…The achieve the indicated purpose, the following methods were used: systematisation of existing scientific views on the research topic; analysis and refinement of models for quantitative interpretation of customer and expert survey data; identifying trends in competitive market conditions in terms of customer centricity. …”
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Examining some physical parameters of elite basketball players playing in different leagues by Mehmet Fatih Yuksel

“…Similarity which is observed in values of male basketball players who play in both leagues can be explained with proximity at rivalry levels between leagues. This proximity at competition level which is observed between particularly 2nd and 3rd leagues are projected in physical profiles of players. …”
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The effect of extreme loads on changes in accuracy of the throw and functional indicators of heart rate in handball players by Nikiforova, Olga N., Markin, Edward V.

“…High competition among student handball teams forces specialists to look for new approaches to improve the training process. …”
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Development of Explosive Strength in the Representative High School Volleyball Team by E.L. Amzar, L. Rada, I.I. Niculescu

“…The physical education teacher has the obligation to form the representative team of the school unit to be enrolled in the competition provided in the sports calendar, respectively the National School Sports Olympiad. …”
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Renewable Energy in China by V. I. Salygin, I. A. Guliyev, M. I. Ryabova

“…Speaking about energy sector Chinese government is aimed at promotion of market-based pricing systems, activities for advanced energy efficiency and higher competition between energy companies, and increased investment in renewable energy resources. …”
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Means of discourse manipulations in political party programs in Spain by I. V. Smirnova

“…In the modern democratic society this competition is carried out via parliamentarian debates, politicians' speeches, examining political parties' programs, political agitation and voting. …”
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Temporal interactions among carnivores in an anthropized landscape of the coastal mountain range in southern Chile by García-Solís Fernando, Zúñiga Alfredo H., Rau Jaime R., Encina-Montoya Francisco, Garcés Cristóbal

“…Therefore, these species must readjust their requirements to minimize interactions derived from competition. For two years, activity patterns of two native carnivores (the cougar Puma concolor and the chilla fox Lycalopex griseus), one exotic carnivore (the domestic dog Canis lupus familiaris) and people were evaluated in an anthropogenic landscape in southern Chile. …”
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Employee Performance Model Through Work Productivity: Work Professionalism and Training in PT Semen Padang by Dori Mittra Candana, Hapzi Ali, Zefriyenni Zefriyenni

“… PT Semen Padang (Persero) Tbk is an established Indonesian corporation operating in the cement industry. Increased competition in the local market is projected to improve the quality of cement produced by the inflow of many new businesses into Indonesia . …”
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Differential biotransformation ability may alter fish biodiversity in polluted waters by Marco E. Franco, Juliane Hollender, Kristin Schirmer

“…In the context of the chemical defensome, we argue that fish with low biotransformation activity carry a greater burden on chemical stress, making them less likely to cope with additional stressors and sustain their population in competition with species with a higher biotransformation capacity, thus causing alterations to biodiversity assemblages.…”
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The Molecular Mechanism of FABP4 Inhibition Effects of GAS and 4-HBA in Gastrodia elata Blume Was Discussed Based on NMR and Molecular Docking by Yuyu Yang, Shihan Liu, Wenfang Jin, Zengyi Qu, Baolei Fan

“…Finally, according to the spectral information of STD-NMR and molecular docking technology, the interaction between ligands and protein was studied. The fluorescence competition experiment confirmed that both GAS and 4-HBA were in the binding cavity of FABP4. …”
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A Multi-Player Framework for Sustainable Traffic Optimization in the Era of Digital Transportation by Areti Kotsi, Ioannis Politis, Emmanouil Chaniotakis, Evangelos Mitsakis

“…The objective of this paper was to present a game-theory-based framework for modeling and optimizing urban traffic in road networks, considering the co-existence and interactions of different players composed of drivers of conventional vehicles, central governing authorities with traffic management capabilities, and competitive or cooperative connected mobility private service providers. …”
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND QUALITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BANKS IN NIGERIA by S.L ADAM, I. A MUHAMMED, Eunice T OLUGANNA, H.K.K ABDULKAREEM

“… The level of owners investment required to finance deposit money banks in Nigeria is getting astronomical by the day as the regulatory authorities believe that only a robust capital base can assist to ward off undue competition occasioned by the recent liberalisation of the industry. …”
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Sustaining Biological and Cultural Diversity by Ana G. Valenzuela Zapata, Marie Sarita Gaytán

“…Outlined by the World Trade Organization, Geographical Indication (GI) designations identify specific quality guidelines and protect foods, drinks, and other products from competition based on their specific geographical origin or location. …”
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