Ecological significance of protected areas in the tropical mountains of Eastern Africa by Marco Andrew Njana

“…The bottom line of this study is that the PAs in tropical mountains in Eastern Africa and beyond are critical in the conservation of tree species and have net positive effects on forest structure, carbon storage and other ecosystem services. …”
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METTL3 Attenuates LPS-Induced Inflammatory Response in Macrophages via NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Jinghua Wang, Shushan Yan, Hongying Lu, Shufeng Wang, Donghua Xu

“…This study firstly demonstrates the critical role of METTL3 in RA, which provides novel insights into recognizing the pathogenesis of RA and a promising biomarker for RA.…”
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Machine Learning Applications in Energy Harvesting Internet of Things Networks: A Review by Olumide Alamu, Thomas O. Olwal, Emmanuel M. Migabo

“…However, sustaining their operational lifetime is a major challenge due to critical factors, such as the need for frequent recharging of energy buffers. …”
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Relationship between In-Hospital Sepsis Prediction Score and Prevalence of Community-Onset Sepsis: Triage for Sepsis Risk Management by Kyung Hyun LEE, Hyunwoo CHOO, Sungsoo HONG, Sungjun HONG, Ki-Byung LEE, Hochan CHO

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Risky behavior in virtual reality: The roles of personality, environment, and physiology. by Dejan Pajić, Selka Sadiković, Milan Oljača, Željko Popović, Lazar Milić, Goran Stojanović, Snežana Smederevac

“…Additionally, they provide guidance for VR designers in creating more ecologically valid environments, highlighting VR's potential as a tool for psychological research, while also underscoring the critical importance of selecting objective VR measures to accurately capture the complexities of human behavior in immersive environments.…”
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Estimating Extreme Geoelectric Field Values for the Australian Region by Richard Marshall, Léna Dziura, Liejun Wang, Jeanne Young, Michael Terkildsen

“…Abstract There are a number of global initiatives to understand and mitigate the impacts of extreme space weather on critical infrastructure and modern society. This paper provides the results of an analysis to estimate extreme geoelectric field values for the Australian region to facilitate evaluation of Australia's power system response to extreme geomagnetic storms. …”
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Impact of human body shape on free convection heat transfer. by Shri H Viswanathan, Ankit Joshi, Lyle Bartels, Kambiz Sadeghi, Jennifer K Vanos, Konrad Rykaczewski

“…The results and valid application of the model support critical insights for human health, productivity, and well-being connected to heat and cooling in buildings.…”
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Energy efficiency of a house in Mediterranean region: insulation and glazing impact by Salaheddine Jaouaf, Bourassia Bensaad, Abdelhakim Dorbane

“… The insulation of a building's envelope is critical for reducing energy consumption, enhancing indoor thermal comfort, and achieving sustainable development goals. …”
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Russia–EU energy dialogue in 2000–2014: Key priorities, stages, contradictions, and outcomes by O. N. Yudina

“…On the basis of a consistent critical analysis of official sources, the paper identifies internal and external determinants of the Russia-EU Energy Dialogue and assesses its general logic and dynamics, as well as its key outcomes. …”
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Ecological plant breeding: types and practice by V. V. Syukov, V. G. Zakharov, A. I. Menibaev

“…The article describes the theoretical basis of ecological breeding. A critical analysis of the definition of this term and the theoretical foundations of ecological breeding, as a method of selection of genotype-environmental hereditary factors are presented. …”
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Nutrition Education Improves Knowledge of Iron and Iron-Rich Food Intake Practices among Young Adolescents: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial by Michael Akenteng Wiafe, Charles Apprey, Reginald Adjetey Annan

“…Nutrition education should be a critical component in the management and prevention of micronutrient deficiency in adolescents.…”
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Designing a prototype trauma registry framework for a tertiary health institution in a low- and middle-income country: A qualitative study. by Helen Adesoba, Adesola Olumide, Kehinde Oluwadiya, Ajibola Oladiran, Kehinde Ojifinni, Oluwafemi Popoola, Carl Bonander

“…This data would be gathered primarily at two critical points: the accident/emergency department and the wards where trauma patients are admitted. …”
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AI-based approaches for improving autonomous mobile robot localization in indoor environments: A comprehensive review by Shoude Wang, Nur Syazreen Ahmad

“…We systematically categorize and critically analyze existing research on Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)-based methods, odometry-based approaches, and multi-sensor fusion techniques, elucidating the principles and implementations of various AI methodologies. …”
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Square Root Unscented Kalman Filter-Based Multiple-Model Fault Diagnosis of PEM Fuel Cells by Abdulrahman Allam, Michael Mangold, Ping Zhang

“…Improper/poor management and supervision of rapidly varying current demands can lead to undesired electrochemical reactions and critical cell failures. Among other failures, flooding and catalytic degradation are failure mechanisms that directly impact the composition of the membrane electrode assembly and can cause irreversible cell performance deterioration. …”
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Exploring the impact of globalization and economic-energy dynamics on environmental sustainability in the EU by Aura Girlovan, Cristiana Tudor, Gabriel Robert Saiu, Daniel Dumitru Guse

“…Notably, renewable energy adoption emerges as a critical driver of sustainability, effectively mitigating the environmental impacts of globalization. …”
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Measuring pro-environmental behavioural determinants using closed-answer surveys by Hunter Doughty, Laura Thomas-Walters

“…However, despite published criticism of poor survey design, there is little practical guidance on how to capture these determinants accurately in closed-answer surveys (those with predefined answer options). …”
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A Pipelined Hardware Design of FNTT and INTT of CRYSTALS-Kyber PQC Algorithm by Muhammad Rashid, Omar S. Sonbul, Sajjad Shaukat Jamal, Amar Y. Jaffar, Azamat Kakhorov

“…Moreover, a unified butterfly unit design of Cooley–Tukey and Gentleman–Sande configurations is proposed to implement the FNTT and INTT operations using one adder, one multiplier, and one subtractor, sharing four routing multiplexers and one Barrett-based modular reduction unit. The critical path of the proposed butterfly unit is minimized using pipelining. …”
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A Comparison Study of Person Identification Using IR Array Sensors and LiDAR by Kai Liu, Mondher Bouazizi, Zelin Xing, Tomoaki Ohtsuki

“…Person identification is a critical task in applications such as security and surveillance, requiring reliable systems that perform robustly under diverse conditions. …”
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Can Employee Training Stabilise the Workforce of Frontline Workers in Construction Firms? An Empirical Analysis of Turnover Intentions by Wenyan Yao, Mohd Anuar Arshad, Qinjie Yang, Jianping Tan

“…The construction industry is a critical pillar of China’s economy, providing substantial employment opportunities for society. …”
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Viral infection induces expression of novel phased microRNAs from conserved cellular microRNA precursors. by Peng Du, Jianguo Wu, Jiayao Zhang, Shuqi Zhao, Hong Zheng, Ge Gao, Liping Wei, Yi Li

“…RNA silencing, mediated by small RNAs including microRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), is a potent antiviral or antibacterial mechanism, besides regulating normal cellular gene expression critical for development and physiology. To gain insights into host small RNA metabolism under infections by different viruses, we used Solexa/Illumina deep sequencing to characterize the small RNA profiles of rice plants infected by two distinct viruses, Rice dwarf virus (RDV, dsRNA virus) and Rice stripe virus (RSV, a negative sense and ambisense RNA virus), respectively, as compared with those from non-infected plants. …”
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