Current trends, methods and results of brown mustard (Brassica juncea) and black mustard (Brassica nígra) breeding by V. S. Trubina

“…The technique of recurrent individual selection of elite plants from interspecific hybrid populations with the use of selfpollination resulted in developing 3 brown mustard cultivars: ‘Zolushka’, ‘Nika’ and ‘Yunona’. …”
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The Millenium of Lithuania: Two Eliminated Alternatives by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“… The article considers the following two events in the history of Lithuania of the 19th-20th century from the point of view of the conception of alternative history formulated by Alexander Demandt: 1) the fatal meeting with the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Stanislaw August Poniatowski held in Warsaw on 23 July 1792, in which the decision was taken to put up no more resistance to the Russo-Polish War - everything was determined by a seven-to-five majority of votes; 2) on 24 December 1921, the Government of Lithuania informed the League of Nations that it refused the proposed Paul Hymans' second project on Vilnius, though on the 4th of November 1921 the political elite of Lithuania spoke in support of that project. …”
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On Political Islam in Palestine by E. A. Stepkin

“…Also one should keep in mind secular beliefs of the current political elite in Palestine. President Mahmoud Abbas with his counterparts from FATAH and PLO represent old type of Arab nationalist politicians, almost all of who were stripped from power after the beginning of “Arab spring” in 2011. …”
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Systematic review on badminton injuries: incidence, characteristics and risk factors by Lars Donath, Oliver Faude, Anne Hecksteden, Brid Stepper, Hendrik Stagge

“…The mean injury incidence was between 1 and 4 injuries/1000 hours, whereby the incidence in the studies that were only carried out with elite players tended to be at the upper end. Lower body injuries occurred most frequently (41%–92%), including strains (11%–64%), sprains (10%–61%), tendinopathy (6%–14%) and stress fractures (5%–11%). …”
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Effect of concentric exercise-induced fatigue on proprioception, motor control and performance of the upper limb in handball players. by Stelios Hadjisavvas, Michalis A Efstathiou, Irene-Chrysovalanto Themistocleous, Katerina Daskalaki, Paraskevi Malliou, Christoforos D Giannaki, Jeremy Lewis, Manos Stefanakis

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Concentric fatigue of the rotator cuff muscles induces notable deficits in joint position awareness, kinesthesia, motor control, and performance of the upper extremity in elite male handball players. Although fatigue reduces reflex reaction time the effect is only marginal.…”
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“Un gran lugar para vivir”: Branding Buenos Aires como una ciudad global atractiva by Sören Scholvin

“… La literatura sobre las ciudades globales en la tradición de la red de investigación “Globalization and World Cities” carece de estudios del atractivo de unos lugares para la élite global del conocimiento y las compañías transnacionales. …”
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US-Japan Trade Relations Amid the Globalization Crisis by V. G. Shvydko

“…Of greatest concern is the erosion in the mind of the US elites of the established commitment to further liberalize global and regional international trade and investment through multilateral agreements and institutions. …”
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DIVERSITY OF THE PUMPKIN COLLECTION AND ITS HEREDITARY POTENTIAL. RESULTS AND PROSPECTS OF BREEDING PRACTICE by A. G. Elatskova

“…New bushy lines of C. maxima and C. moschata selected from cultivar and hybrid populations are now tested in an elite test nursery in order to submit the best of them to the State Variety Trials.…”
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Genetic Components Derived Parameters and Heterosis in Okra under Saudi Arabia Conditions by Mohamed F. M. Abdelkader, Mohamed H. Mahmoud, Mohamed Z. Diyasty, Noha A. Sukar, Maged I. Farag, Nesma N. I. Mohamed, Yasser A. M. A. Salama, Mohamed A. Abdein

“…It could be concluded that plant height, average pod weight, and the number of branches could be considered for the development of elite hybrids (heterosis breeding) or inbred lines (pure line selection) in succeeding generations. …”
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Investigation Of Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit Tendency of Adolescent Female Volleyball Players During Passive and Dynamic Movements by Hande Argunşah

“…Objectives: This study aims determining the glenohumeral internal rotation deficit tendency of the elite volleyball players non-invasively through measuring passive physiological and active range of motion of the shoulder joint during overhead movements. …”
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Genome-wide discovery of InDels and validation of PCR-Based InDel markers for earliness in a RIL population and genotypes of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). by K M Shivaprasad, Muraleedhar Aski, Gyan Prakash Mishra, Subodh Kumar Sinha, Soma Gupta, Dwijesh C Mishra, Amit Kumar Singh, Akanksha Singh, Kuldeep Tripathi, Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar, Atul Kumar, Shiv Kumar, Harsh K Dikshit

“…Thus, I-SP-356.6 marker can be deployed in MAS to facilitate the transfer of the earliness trait to other elite late-maturing cultivars. Two InDel markers viz., I-SP-356.6 and I-SP-383.9 (chr. 3; linked to LcELF3a gene) when tested in 9 lentil genotypes differing for maturity duration, clearly distinguished three early (L4775, ILL7663, Precoz) and four late genotypes (Globe Mutant, MFX, L4602, L830). …”
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Organ Donation Conversations on X and Development of the OrgReach Social Media Marketing Strategy: Social Network Analysis by Wasim Ahmed, Mariann Hardey, Josep Vidal-Alaball

“…ResultsThis analysis reveals an “elite tier” shaping the conversation, with themes reflecting existing societal sensitivities around organ donation. …”
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Armament of the Maeotian Horsemen of the 4th Century BC (Based on Materials from the Prikubansky Burial Ground) by Natalya Yu. Limberis, Ivan I. Marchenko

“…The horsemen, whose graves were discovered in the Prikubansky burial ground, represented the elite of the Maeotian army. Weapons were found in 28 burials. …”
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Argentina y su inserción en el mundo financiero a fines de 1890. El Sistema de Bancos Garantizados by Gerardo Marcelo Martí

“…El papel monedade pre cia do uni do a un sis te ma de pa trón oro pre va le cía en las cau sas infor -tunadas de la cri sis y las ac ti tu des de la élite gobernante provocaban la es -peculación mediante la corrupción administrativa. …”
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Self-translation as re-creation: The incipit of a fantasy novel in French (original language) and English by Emma SCHÜTZ

“…The only surviving supernatural species are the Sublime, beautiful and ageless (yet mortal) people, who look human… and are anything but, as they routinely consume human flesh.The first chapter follows Pascal, an Earthling and a student at a university destined for the elite. After waking up in an alien landscape with no memory of his arrival, Pascal discovers that he is not alone: with him are five other Academy students, as well as Yolanda, a gardener at the university. …”
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The System of Civil Rites in the Anti-Religious Policy of the Soviet Government of the 1920s in the North-West of the RSFSR by Tabachnik, Ksenia K.

“…Among the tasks of developing non-religious “red rites”, the self-identification of the political elite of the Soviet society and advanced Komsomol youth is noted; elimination of “religious remnants” among the population; consolidation of Soviet society on Marxist-Leninist principles and mobilization of the population to solve urgent political and economic problems. …”
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Ir-O-Mn embedded in porous nanosheets enhances charge transfer in low-iridium PEM electrolyzers by Dawei Wang, Fangxu Lin, Heng Luo, Jinhui Zhou, Wenshu Zhang, Lu Li, Yi Wei, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu, Yanfei Wang, Mingchuan Luo, Fan Lv, Shaojun Guo

“…Notably, Ir/MnOx-based PEMWE demonstrates comparable performance under 10-fold lower Ir loading (0.2 mgIr cm−2), taking a low cell voltage of 1.63 V to deliver 1 A cm−2 for over 300 h, which positions it among the elite of low Ir-based PEMWEs.…”
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The Origin, Applications, and Breeding Goals of Jujube in China by Menghan Wu, Yaoxi Liu, Tingjian Jiang, Yiteng Liu, Zhuo Chen, Xiaofei Wang, Huafeng Yue, Fangdong Li, Gaopu Zhu, Mengmeng Zhang

“…This review aims to provide useful references for researchers new to jujube, to guide shareholders in the jujube industry, and to formulate breeding objectives for the modern development of elite jujube cultivars.…”
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Combined Use of Excimer Laser and High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy to Overcome a Severely Calcified Lesion in Endovascular Therapy by Keisuke Nakabayashi, Shinya Hata, Nobuhito Kaneko, Akihiro Matsui, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Hiroshi Ando, Minoru Shimizu

“…First, the excimer laser catheter (Turbo Elite 0.9 mm) ablated the entry to the CTO; however, it did not pass through completely. …”
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Exercise interventions to improve bone mineral density in athletes participating in low-impact sports: a scoping review by Anders Gulbrandsen Florvåg, Øyvind Angelshaug Berg, Ola Drange Røksund, Gøril Tvedten Jorem, Bård Erik Bogen

“…Five populations were explored; one cohort of adolescent swimmers (both sexes), one cohort of female Olympic artistic swimmers, one cohort of elite road cyclists (both sexes), one cohort of male competitive amateur cyclists, and one cohort of trained to well-trained cyclists (both sexes). …”
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