An Extensionist’s Guide to Farm and Site Visits by Marcelo Wallau, Bob Hochmuth, Tatiana Sanchez-Jones, Mark Warren, Carissa Wickens, Prissy Fletcher, Cheryl Mackowiak

“…These visits provide firsthand knowledge of the issues clients face and are effective in establishing collaborations, assessing needs, understanding agricultural production systems, and validating research applications (Oakley and Garforth, 1985; Seevers and Graham, 2012). …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Two Choroidal Nevi Variants by Victor M. Villegas, Armando L. Monroig, Lazaro H. Aguero, Stephen G. Schwartz

“…Subject two had decreased vascular flow signal in the choroidal, choriocapillaris, and deep retinal layers with a normal vascular flow signal in the superficial retinal layer. To our knowledge, these patterns of decreased vascular flow signals have not been previously reported using OCT-A. …”
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The paradox when managing the riparian zones of rivers with engineered embankments in The French prealps by André Evette, Caroline Zanetti, Paul Cavaillé, Fanny Dommanget, Patrice Mériaux, Michel Vennetier

“…Experiments carried out under the Géni’Alp Interreg project in the French and Swiss Prealps have improved our knowledge of both risks to embankments by the root systems of ligneous plants and the impact of creating artificial riverbanks on biodiversity.This article aims to explain this paradox in the light of the results of these experiments. …”
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Absolute Instantaneous Optimal Control Performance Index for Active Vibration Control of Structures under Seismic Excitation by Arcan Yanik

“…However, the resulting performance index does not require a priori knowledge of the seismic excitation like the LQR. The nonlinear Riccati matrix equation solution of the LQR is not required in the proposed performance index as well.…”
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PRECONCEPTION AND ANTENATAL FOLATE SUPPLEMENTATION INWOMEN WITH PREEXISTING DIABETES by Sidra Anwar, Saniya Umer Draz, Atif Munir, Afshan Ambreen

“…Conclusion: There are significant knowledge gaps among people with pre-existing diabetes about the link of preconception and during pregnancy use of folate supplementation to prevent neural tube defects in babies born to mothers with diabetes. …”
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Evidence for AGN Feedback in Galaxy Clusters and Groups by Myriam Gitti, Fabrizio Brighenti, Brian R. McNamara

“…In this paper, we draw a qualitative picture of the current knowledge of the effects of the AGN feedback on the ICM by summarizing the recent results in this field.…”
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Brand Love and Brand Forgiveness: An Empirical Study in Turkey by Merve Yanar Gürce, Petek Tosun

“…The findings of this study contribute to the existing knowledge on brand love and brand forgiveness concepts by presenting empirical research fi ndings that investigate brand love antecedents. …”
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A Novel BA Complex Network Model on Color Template Matching by Risheng Han, Shigen Shen, Guangxue Yue, Hui Ding

“…Experiments show the performance of color template matching results can be improved based on the proposed algorithm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study about how to model the color space of images using a proper complex network model and apply the complex network model to template matching.…”
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Dynamics of the Exponential Population Growth System with Mixed Fractional Brownian Motion by Weijun Ma, Wei Liu, Quanxin Zhu, Kaibo Shi

“…To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper to investigate how the Hurst index affects the exponential stability and large deviations in the biological population system. …”
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Adaptive Plasticity in the Healthy Language Network: Implications for Language Recovery after Stroke by Gesa Hartwigsen

“…Across the last three decades, the application of noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) has substantially increased the current knowledge of the brain’s potential to undergo rapid short-term reorganization on the systems level. …”
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Consumers' Response to "Neonic-Free" and Other Insect Pollinator Promotions on Ornamental Plants by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn

“…The increased publicity may influence consumer demand and preferences but very few studies have investigated consumer responses to neonic-free labels, and evidence suggests that many consumers have little knowledge or awareness of the issue. This 3-page fact sheet describes the results of a study investigating how consumers’ awareness of neonic insecticides influenced their preferences and purchasing behavior for plants and explores the marketing potential of using alternate pollinator promotions (besides neonic-free) in garden center retail outlets. …”
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What factors enable or limit the role of intermediaries in strengthening transformative capacities? Case studies of intermediaries in two Cambodian cities by Fiona Nicole Lord, Jason Prior, Monique Retamal

“…Abstract Urban transformative capacities can be strengthened through the role of intermediaries, who are individuals or organisations that work between agencies and identify ways to form coalitions and broker knowledge, drive reforms across scales, and address power disparities. …”
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An Extenics-TRIZ integrated RFPS model for different object of design requirements. by Fangzhi Gui, Jing Zhou, Xiangdong Sun, Jianfei Lu, Sheng Cao

“…There are two design strategies: the extension analysis methods are utilized to map the top-level requirements to functions, principles, and structures requirements, and then the TRIZ is used to handle the design problems according to the objects on different levels. This design knowledge is summarized as RFPS, and it can be reused in computer-aided innovation further. …”
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Bentyia (Kukyia): a Songhay–Mande meeting point, and a “missing link” in the archaeology of the West African diasporas of traders, warriors, praise-singers, and clerics by Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias

“…Although the archeological sites at Bentyia/Kukyia occupy a strategic position on this historical axis, they have not been excavated, whence a serious gap in our knowledge of the history of the eastern Niger Valley and of West Africa as a whole.…”
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Does Socioemotional Wealth Matter for Competitive Advantage? A Case of Polish Family Businesses by Katarzyna Bratnicka-Myśliwiec, Martyna Wronka-Pośpiech, Tomasz Ingram

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Pathology of Persian Translations of Texts and Research on Iran-China Relations: With Emphasis on the Critique on the Book Ancient Texts on China-Iran Relations by Hamidreza Pashazanous

“…A considerable part of our knowledge about Iran and its relations with other neighboring civilizations has been based on Greek and Roman texts and sources, some of which have been translated into Persian with acceptable quality. …”
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Biosafety Protocols in Dental Care: a Bibliographical Review by Gianela Lorleyn Sánchez Erazo, Karen Estefanía Chicaiza Bonilla, Gissele Alejandra Villarruel Andrade, Pedro Leonardo Padilla Proaño

“…With this preliminary result, it is concluded that the knowledge of the inhabitants about these protocols is regular. …”
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Optimal Simulation of Sandcastle Life in Dynamic Environment Based on Stability Principle by Peng-Hui Yang, Ya-Yu Jiang, Qi Tang, Yi-Fang Li, Jia-Ming Zhu

“…Firstly, based on the knowledge of streamline structure, structural mechanics, and fluid mechanics, the most stable sand pile foundation model under the action of tidal current and wave is established. …”
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An Efficient Multiparty Threshold ECDSA Protocol against Malicious Adversaries for Blockchain-Based LLMs by Jing Wang, Xue Yuan, Yingjie Xu, Yudi Zhang

“…Our approach relies on discrete logarithmic zero-knowledge proofs and Feldman verifiable secret sharing, reducing complexity by forgoing multiplication triple protocols. …”
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Risk Intelligence: Making Profit from Uncertainty in Data Processing System by Si Zheng, Xiangke Liao, Xiaodong Liu

“…Efficient proactive fault tolerance schemes require precise knowledge on the task executions, which has been an open challenge for decades. …”
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