Janus flame-retardant polyester fabric with one-way water transfer for fog collection: Influence of plasma duration, aluminum phosphate, and TiO2 nanoparticles by Najmeh Izadi, Majid Montazer, Aminoddin Haji

“…In this paper, a Janus industrial fabric with desirable properties such as one-way water transfer, fog collection, mechanical durability, and flame resistance was prepared. …”
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Designing supply chain of blood under uncertainty: A case study by Ali Namazian, Reza Babazadeh

“…The results obtained from designing and implementing the proposed model in a case study indicate the desirable efficiency of this model in determining the optimal number and location of facilities in a BSCN, including fixed facilities, temporary facilities, and blood banks, as well as the optimal amount of blood transfer between different entities of the blood supply chain. …”
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Propagation of Theobroma cacao by Rooted Cuttings in Mini-Tunnels by Lucía Melissa Vásquez Zamora, Sofía Rengifo-Del Aguila, Juan Carlos Guerrero Abad, Geomar Vallejos Torres, Sixto Alfredo Imán Correa, Elías Torres Flores, Francisco Mesén Sequeira, Mike Anderson Corazon Guivin

“…Cuttings is a technique of vegetative propagation suitable for the conservation of selected desirable characteristics in cacao trees. The objective of this study was to evaluate the rooting of cacao cuttings in mini-tunnels with different doses of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) to obtain a simple and viable vegetative propagation protocol. …”
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Wildfire Susceptibility Mapping using NBR Index and Frequency Ratio Model by Farzad Bolouk Heidari, Ramin Arfania

“…The evaluation results of the area under the curve method showed an accuracy of 71.1% using evaluation data and 74.4% using training data, which can be considered desirable. The small differences between the validation results using test and training data indicate an unbiased fire hazard map.…”
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Quality of Sous Vide-Cooked Pork Loin Stored in Refrigerated Conditions by Lidia Kurp, Marika Bielecka, Marzena Danowska-Oziewicz

“…The study highlights the impact of sous vide cooking parameters on the quality and sensory attributes of pork loin, suggesting that optimised heat treatment can help preserve desirable meat characteristics during refrigerated storage.…”
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Challenges and opportunities in pediatric surgery training in Germany: a view from the trenches by Sabine Drossard, Louisa Schuffert

“…Residents reported a predominant role of attendings in surgical training and other residents in clinical training. They desired more involvement from chiefs in their education. …”
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Effect of Acetone-n-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) as an Oxygenate on Combustion, Performance, and Emission Characteristics of a Spark Ignition Engine by Gang Wu, Deng Wu, Yuelin Li, Lei Meng

“…In comparison with ethanol, n-butanol exhibits a number of desirable properties for use in SI engines, which has proved to be a very promising oxygenated alternative fuel in recent years. …”
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Designing Hierarchical ZSM-5 Materials for Improved Production of LPG Olefins in the Catalytic Cracking of Triglycerides by Xuan Hoan Vu, Udo Armbruster

“…The resulting mesoporous ZSM-5 material shows higher yields of the desired products, i.e., gasoline and LPG olefins than its parent, commercial ZSM-5 at the almost complete conversion (ca. 90 wt.%). …”
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The Abode of the Other (Museums in German Concentration Camps 1933-1945) by Božidar Jezernik

“…Thus, collections displayed in SS museums in concentration camps were instrumental in the process of defining the Aryan Übermensch (superhuman) as the personification of all desirable physical, cultural and intellectual attributes, born to conquer and rule the world as a member of the Herrenvolk (master race), and the non-Aryan, above all the Jewish Untermensch (subhuman) as his opposite, a radically other and barely human, suitable only for menial chores.The first museum established in German concentration camps was opened in Dachau early in the 1930s. …”
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The role of the family environment and parental nutritional knowledge in the prevention of behavioral feeding disorders in toddlers and preschool children – a narrative review by Paulina Kawecka, Małgorzata Kostecka

“…Parental views on child feeding and their willingness to implement experiential learning strategies (through sensory play and games) also play an important role in shaping desirable feeding behaviors and increasing the child’s intake of fruits and vegetables. …”
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Pattern of the impact of social capital on crisis management performance by khadije khatiri, iran ghazi, nemat hasani

“…Statistical community including crisis and water crisis managers; Also, all residents of Karaj were in the period between 1396 and 1395, which was estimated as a statistical sample of 350 people using Cochran's table.The results of statistical analysis showed that from the perspective of statistical sample individuals, the amount of social capital was lower than the desired level. Also, the relationship between social capital indicators was significant. …”
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Assessment of phenotypic diversity of Ñuña, a local common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from the northern Andes in Peru by Angel Esteban Santa Cruz Padilla, Jorge Luis Vásquez-Orrillo, Ricardo Manuel Bardales-Lozano, Hipolito Murga-Orrillo

“…Understanding the variability of the qualitative and quantitative traits of Ñuña is crucial for future genetic improvement studies aimed at achieving cultivars with desirable characteristics. …”
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Reproductive Risk Factors Associated with Female Infertility in Sonepat District of Haryana: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Deepika Kataria, Babita Rani, Anita Punia, S. K. Jha, M. Narendran, Jagmohan Singh

“…After taking written informed consent, all the participants were interviewed using a pre-designed, pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire for desired information. Statistical Analysis Used: Mean and standard deviation (SD) were calculated for quantitative data. …”
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Dispersion modeling of NOx from stacks of cracking furnaces of OLEFIN unit using AERMOD by Iman Jalali, Somayeh Tourani

“…This may be due to incomplete pollutant sources, not considering other company buildings around the desired location, inaccurate upper air measurement data estimated by AERMOD, and insufficient field test data included in the analysis.…”
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Performance Analysis and Optimisation During Machining of Al-ZrB2 Reinforcement-Based Metal Matrix Nanocomposites Using Coated and Uncoated Insert by Seema V. Yerigeri, Vaijanath V. Yerigeri

“…Al 7075 alloy with 12% ZrB2 reinforcement set at speed rate 280 rpm and feed rate at 0.20 mm/rev at constant depth of cut of 0.5 mm using uncoated insert gave the optimum values of response variables at the composite desirability of 0.69 from the Taguchi statistical analysis. …”
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Immersion in the Profession: Experience of Career Guidance Work at Medical University by P. V. Tkachenko, S. V. Cherney, E. А. Kovaleva

“…As practice shows, often this choice is made by high school students at the level of momentary desires, current hobbies, intuition or under the pressure of social stereotypes, parents, teachers or friends. …”
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An Examination of the Leadership and Management Traits and Style in the Forest Fire Incident Command System: The Cyprus Forest Fire Service by Nicolas-George Homer Eliades, Achilleas Karayiannis, Georgios Tsantopoulos, Spyros Galatsidas

“…Under the administrative system, a debate on desired “leadership and management qualities” arises, and hence, this study sought to identify the leadership and management traits that should distinguish individuals in the forest fire incident command system (FFICS) applied by the Department of Forests (Cyprus). …”
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BucketAugment: Reinforced Domain Generalisation in Abdominal CT Segmentation by David Jozef Hresko, Peter Drotar

“…However, due to their nature, these networks often struggle to delineate desired structures in data that fall outside their training distribution. …”
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Unlocking AI-Powered Tools Adoption among University Students: A Fuzzy-Set Approach by Mohamed Soliman, Reham Adel Ali, Imran Mahmud, Tawat Noipom

“…In order to better comprehend the intricate interplay between the model's inputs and its desired output, this approach is devised. Consideration is given to the fact that various configurations of external constructs exert distinct influences on internal constructs. …”
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An Overview of the Nutritional Requirements of Honey Bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i> Linnaeus, 1758) by Leticia S. Ansaloni, Janja Kristl, Caio E. C. Domingues, Aleš Gregorc

“…An adequate diet includes the consumption of sufficient amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, water, and essential sterols, and a diet based on multi-floral pollen is desirable. However, when honey bee colonies are located near agroecosystems with lower resource diversity, both brood rearing and colony longevity may decrease, making them more susceptible to parasites and diseases. …”
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