Freshwater Turtles of Belize by Venetia Briggs, Lauren Watine, Dustin Smith, Robin Bijlani, Rebecca Harvey, William Giuliano, Frank Mazzotti

“…Among these is the critically endangered hicatee, which has been eliminated in most of its range as a result of hunting and habitat loss. …”
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Production of Light Nuclei in Au+Au Collisions with the STAR BES-II Program by Jin Yixuan

“…Ratios such as Nt × NP / Nd2 and N3He × Np / Nd2 are suggested as potential probes to investigate critical phenomena within the QCD phase diagram. The significantly larger datasets from STAR BES-II compared to BES-I, combined with enhanced detector capabilities, allow for more precise measurements. …”
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Roles of Inflammasomes in Inflammatory Kidney Diseases by Jinjin Fan, Kaifeng Xie, Liqin Wang, Nuoyan Zheng, Xueqing Yu

“…Acute and chronic inflammatory responses are critical determinants for consequences of kidney diseases, in which inflammasomes were inevitably involved. …”
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Teaching for Prosperity? Preparing American Studies Students for the Job Market by Anne Mørk

“…It discusses the evolution of American studies programs at Danish universities, particularly the University of Southern Denmark, in response to criticism regarding the applicability of humanities degrees in the private sector. …”
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Dissociative Disorders: Between Neurosis and Psychosis by C. Devillé, C. Moeglin, O. Sentissi

“…Repeated clinical situations in a crisis centre in Geneva provided us with a critical overview of current evidence of knowledge in clinical and etiopathological field about dissociative disorders. …”
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Anaphylactic shock induced by intravenous ketorolac: A case report by Huijuan Lu, Kaili Lai, Shuzhu Lin, Guining Dang

“…As a non-opioid alternative, it represents a critical development for acute pain relief, particularly in postoperative and injury-related scenarios. …”
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Severe deviation in protein fold prediction by advanced AI: a case study by Jacinto López-Sagaseta, Alejandro Urdiciain

“…In spite of these remarkable advances, experimental structure determination remains critical. Here we report severe deviations between the experimental structure of a two-domain protein and its equivalent AI-prediction. …”
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Women's political participation in the United States after women's suffrage: women's representation in the legislature of the house of representatives and the senate by Ezra Sherly Margareth Silalahi

“…Results reveal stark contrasts between countries like the US and Rwanda, emphasizing the critical role of electoral mechanisms in fostering gender parity. …”
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Numerical Laser Energy Deposition on Supersonic Cavity Flow and Sensor Placement Strategies to Control the Flow by Ibrahim Yilmaz, Selin Aradag

“…A one-dimensional POD methodology is applied to the surface pressure data to obtain critical locations for the placement of sensors for real time flow control applications.…”
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Modularity as a strategy for medical design by Carla Langella, Salvatore Carleo, Marianna De Luca

“…Design comes into play when unresolved challenges arise, mainly related to the usability of biomedical products, especially in the field of physical and rehabilitative medicine, where aids used for therapeutic treatments and exercises are often inadequate for scientific advancements and the complex needs of patients and therapists. Through a critical analysis of international best practices, this paper promotes a design approach based on modularity and potential kits for neuro-psychological, orthopaedic, and speech rehabilitation medicine. …”
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Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization with Scout Particles for Library Materials Acquisition by Yi-Ling Wu, Tsu-Feng Ho, Shyong Jian Shyu, Bertrand M. T. Lin

“…Materials acquisition is one of the critical challenges faced by academic libraries. This paper presents an integer programming model of the studied problem by considering how to select materials in order to maximize the average preference and the budget execution rate under some practical restrictions including departmental budget, limitation of the number of materials in each category and each language. …”
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Deep learning for stage prediction in neuroblastoma using gene expression data by Aron Park, Seungyoon Nam

“…Neuroblastoma is a major cause of cancer death in early childhood, and its timely and correct diagnosis is critical. Gene expression datasets have recently been considered as a powerful tool for cancer diagnosis and subtype classification. …”
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Convergence of evolving artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in precision oncology by Elena Fountzilas, Tillman Pearce, Mehmet A. Baysal, Abhijit Chakraborty, Apostolia M. Tsimberidou

“…By analyzing multi-dimensional, multiomic, spatial pathology, and radiomic data, these technologies enable a deeper understanding of the intricate molecular pathways, aiding in the identification of critical nodes within the tumor’s biology to optimize treatment selection. …”
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The Road to Recovery: Building Physical and Emotional Trust when Engaging with Extension Clientele by Colby Jordan Silvert, Cody Gusto, John Diaz

“…However, we must rethink how we interact with and assist clientele to ensure their safety and our own. To do this, it is critical we understand that the pandemic has exacerbated emotional trauma and anxiety resulting in trust gaps. …”
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Porous Deep Eutectic Solvents–Unfulfilled Dream or the Next Breakthrough in Scientific Innovation? by Marcin Wysokowski, Patrycja Makoś‐Chełstowska, Alina Brzęczek‐Szafran, Aleksandra Sikora, Adam Gorczyński, Teofil Jesionowski

“…By exploring their synthesis, unique properties, and diverse application potential, the critical question is asked: are PDES an unfulfilled dream or the next big breakthrough in scientific innovation? …”
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From Microorganisms to Biosignatures: Subcritical Water Extraction as a Sample Preparation Technique for Future Life Detection Missions by Zuzana Cieslarova, Aaron C. Noell, Peter A. Willis, Maria F. Mora

“…Regardless of the analytical workflow used, it is critical to release amino acids from the sample without altering their molecular distributions. …”
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Vincent Gayon, L’OCDE au travail. Contribution à une sociologie historique de la « coopération économique internationale » sur le chômage et l’emploi (1970-2010) by Vincent Gayon

“…If the OECD’s publications are often referred to or criticized, very few academic efforts have actually tried to analyze their elaboration. …”
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A Case-Based Reasoning Method for Remanufacturing Process Planning by Fan Zhou, Zhigang Jiang, Hua Zhang, Yan Wang

“…Process planning plays a critical role in realizing a successful remanufacturing strategy. …”
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The analysis of promising directions for creation of domestic component base of volumetric rotary machines for low power energy, refrigeration and climate technology by V. L. Yusha, A. Yu. Gromov, Yu. A. Potapov

“…It is shown that in this sector of domestic industry, the existing level and scale of production does not meet the requirements of ensuring the technological independence of the Russian Federation and the implementation of critical technologies. The analysis of the existing designs of rotary machines, as well as the nomenclature of domestic refrigeration and compressor engineering, allowed us to conclude that rotary machines of screw and spiral type are preferred for the implementation of existing licensed technologies at Russian enterprises. …”
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Conditions that Contribute to the Development of Cervical Cancer in Adolescence by Laura Naranjo Hernández, Janet Villafuerte Reinante, Aymara Rodríguez Márquez, Yisel Alonso Vila

“…The search was made in national and international articles, with full texts, these were subjected to a critical reading using as theoretical methods: historical-logical analysis and analysis-synthesis and among the empirical ones: documentary analysis. …”
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