Touristic destination image in light of the service dominant logic of marketing by Edar da Silva Añaña, Francisco Antonio dos Anjos, Melise de Lima Pereira

“…The data were first submitted to Confirmatory Factor Analysis to identify and to validate the set of components representing the Tourism Destination Image – TDI. The TDI constituting factors, and variables representing the Personal Values (as ancestors) and the Consumer Behavior (as descendants), were submitted to a Structural Equation Model to evaluate the TDI internal arrangement and inter-construct relationships. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of the molecular marker using droplet digital PCR by Wonseok Shin, Haneul Kim, Dong-Yep Oh, Dong Hee Kim, Kyudong Han

“…Transposable elements (TEs) constitute approximately half of Bovine genome. They can be a powerful species-specific marker without regression mutations by the structure variation (SV) at the time of genomic evolution. …”
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Flood risk vulnerability assessment using GIS and hydraulic modeling, case study of the Fez river watershed, Morocco by Essahlaoui Narjisse, El Ouali Abdelhadi, Rhazi Abdelaziz, Alitane Abdennabi, Ijlil Safae, Mohajane Meriame, Ammari Zakaria, Oumou Abdellah, Khrabcha Abdelali, El Hafyani Mohamed, Essahlaoui Ali, Aouragh My Hachem, Van Rompaey Anton

“…Weather-related floods in the Fez river watershed constitute the natural hazard that threatens property. …”
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Inclusive innovation for the promotion of regional food heritage: A case study of a small producers' fair model in urban spaces by Bernardo Alayza, Domingo González, Emilio Diaz, Hernán Cornejo, Maritza Canales

“…The analysis allows us to affirm that the Fair constitutes a space for inclusive innovation due to it has built new networks with heterogeneous actors, it has capitalized various types of traditional knowledge and it has generated opportunities for small producers. …”
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A Simplified Viscoelastic Solution of the Frost Heaving Force of Cavity Water behind Tunnel Linings by Jie-Tao Guo, Zhe-Ming Zhang, Yao-Lan Tang, Jian Ji

“…The frost heaving force is analyzed through a case study with variations in the size of the cavity defect as well as the constitutive model parameters. It is concluded that the frost heaving force increases with the cavity defect size; over time, the frost heaving force gradually increases, but it will eventually stabilize. …”
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Constraining Binary Mergers in Active Galactic Nuclei Disks Using the Nonobservation of Lensed Gravitational Waves by Samson H. W. Leong, Justin Janquart, Aditya Kumar Sharma, Paul Martens, Parameswaran Ajith, Otto A. Hannuksela

“…On the other hand, should AGNs constitute a major formation channel, lensed events from AGNs will become prominent in the future.…”
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On Consistency of Cross-Approximate Entropy in Cardiovascular and Artificial Environments by Tamara Skoric, Olivera Sarenac, Branislav Milovanovic, Nina Japundzic-Zigon, Dragana Bajic

“…Exact expressions for XApEn and its constitutive parts are derived and compared to values estimated from artificial data. …”
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Latent Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Adipose Tissue by I. S. Stafeev, A. V. Vorotnikov, E. I. Ratner, M. Y. Menshikov, Ye. V. Parfyonova

“…We further hypothesize that insulin-activated PI3-kinase pathway and inflammatory signaling mediated by several IκB kinases may constitute negative feedback leading to insulin resistance at least in the fat tissue. …”
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Predictive response to the behaviour of old structures using ambient vibrations by Zoubida Maraf, Mounir Naili, Mohamed Bensoula, Abderrahmane Kibboua, Missoum Missoum

“…The experimental study of the mosque using ambient vibrations will give an order of magnitude of the vibratory mode periods, which are the first steps in any modelling, reinforcement and/or verification strategy and constitute a health record for this type of heritage. …”
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Working and Living Conditions of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Istanbul during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Hakan Bektaş, Berrin Oktay Yılmaz, Adviye Damla Ünlü Bektaş

“…Women migrant domestic workers, constituting a significant proportion of international migrant workers, have found themselves particularly vulnerable while grappling with challenges such as health risks and economic and social impacts. …”
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‘DeltaCAN - A new data set of Canadian Arctic and subarctic coastal deltas’ by Mette Bendixen, Beatrice Roberge, Jenny Park, David Didier, Antoine Boisson, Haley Yorston, Lindsay Trottier, Ashley Hoblyn, Jackie Lee, Sadie MacDonald, Shan Zhao, Lauren Traboulsee, Arthur Rebillard, Lars Lønsmann Iversen

“…Abstract Arctic coasts constitute the critical interface between land and sea, and are subject to rapid changes caused by a warming climate. …”
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HIV and the Gut Microbiota, Partners in Crime: Breaking the Vicious Cycle to Unearth New Therapeutic Targets by Kishanda Vyboh, Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, Vikram Mehraj, Jean-Pierre Routy

“…Microbial translocation and their downstream effects such as increased indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) enzyme expression and activity create a self-sustaining feedback loop which enhances HIV disease progression and constitute a vicious cycle of inflammation and immune activation combining viral and bacterial factors. …”
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The Power of Fertility and Its Importance for the Concept of Sustainable Development by Zuzanna Jakubowska, Karolina Koza, Wojciech Leder, Aleksandra Owczarczyk, Zuzanna Skorupka, Tomasz Wróblewski

“…The multi-dimensional relations of fertility that may affect its level, constitute an unlimited field of research, study, and analysis. …”
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Retraction notice to “A combination of Newton-Raphson method and heuristics algorithms for parameter estimation in photovoltaic modules” [Heliyon 7 (2021) e06673] by Patrick Juvet Gnetchejo, Salomé Ndjakomo Essiane, Abdouramani Dadjé, Pierre Ele

“…The journal editor assessed the articles and concluded that the data and the results presented by the authors constitute redundant publication. The authors were asked to comment upon these concerns but were unable to satisfactorily address the reason for the similarities. …”
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In-the-Field Authentication of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv: Albariño Using Chlorotype Discrimination and a Single SNP Interrogation by LAMP by Javier Quinteiro, Lara Quinteiro, Angela Díaz-Fernández, Manuel Rey-Méndez, Javier Ibáñez, Emilia Díaz-Losada

“…Simultaneous identification of the chlorotype and the interrogation of a single SNP using a portable device have allowed the first discrimination in-the-field of grafted grapevines, without appreciable ampelographic characters, as belonging to the valuable “Albariño” cultivar. This methodology constitutes a valuable tool for cultivar discrimination and can be efficiently implemented in the traceability of valuable grapevine genetic resources.…”
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Ecotoxicological evaluation in aquaculture in state park Serra do Mar-SP, Nucleo Itariru by Bruno Galvão de Campos, Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, Mauro Cornacchioni Lopes, Newton José Rodrigues da Silva

“…Moreover, toxicity tests seem to constitute a tool to evaluate environmental quality in aquaculture.…”
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The Origins, Specificity, and Potential Biological Relevance of Human Anti-IgG Hinge Autoantibodies by Randall J. Brezski, David M. Knight, Robert E. Jordan

“…Human anti-IgG hinge (HAH) autoantibodies constitute a class of immunoglobulins that recognize cryptic epitopes in the hinge region of antibodies exposed after proteolytic cleavage, but do not bind to the intact IgG counterpart. …”
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Modeling Temperature and Pricing Weather Derivatives Based on Temperature by Birhan Taştan, Azize Hayfavi

“…Temperature indices are mainly measured as deviations from a base temperature, and, hence, the proposed model includes jumps because they may constitute an important part of this deviation for some locations. …”
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Experiences and academic alternatives of the University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos during COVID-19 by María Aurelia San Juan Bosch, Rubén Darío García Núñez, Norma Mur Villar, Arelys Falcón Hernández, Alexis Díaz Brito

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> developed experiences and alternatives of teaching rearrangement have had the purpose of guiding appropriately to act safely and proactively in complex circumstances and for which there was no history; they constitute a stimulus for incorporating alternative scenarios, using remote technology, digital resources and a reinforcement of medical education social mission. …”
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Beyond the Definitions of the Phenotypic Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: An Update on Management by Samir K. Ballas, Muge R. Kesen, Morton F. Goldberg, Gerard A. Lutty, Carlton Dampier, Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, Winfred C. Wang, Carolyn Hoppe, Ward Hagar, Deepika S. Darbari, Punam Malik

“…Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing multiple phenotypic expressions that constitute the various complications of sickle cell disease in general and sickle cell anemia in particular. …”
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