Ecology and phenology of the bat tick Argas (Carios) dewae (Acari: Argasidae) by Lisa Godinho, Emile van Lieshout, Stephen Griffiths, Mackenzie L. Kwak, Ala Tabor

“…Therefore, understanding its ecology is crucial for wildlife health management and public health preparedness. To address this knowledge gap, A. dewae populations were monitored from 2 bat hosts (Chalinolobus gouldii and Austronomus australis) using bat boxes at 3 sites in Victoria, Australia, for 28 months (July 2005–December 2007). …”
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Sensor Placement Strategies for the Seismic Monitoring of Complex Vaulted Structures of the Modern Architectural Heritage by Erica Lenticchia, Rosario Ceravolo, Paola Antonaci

“…The importance of attaining an adequate level of knowledge in historic structures is also highlighted. …”
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Association between wide-ranging food intake and Parkinson’s disease: a comprehensive mendelian randomization study by Yana Su, Yulei Hao, Wanhui Dong, Ruqing Qiu, Ying Zhang

“…Furthermore, our reverse Mendelian randomization analysis and multivariable Mendelian randomization analysis provided further support for these findings. To our knowledge, we are the first to investigate the causal relationship between the broad intake of 170 different food items and Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Flexible assessment of biosecurity in small- and medium scale poultry farms in low and middle income countries by Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Naomi P. Kemunto, Dishon M. Muloi, Anders Miki Bojesen, Theodore Knight-Jones, Dreck Ayebare, Michel Dione, Eugine L. Ibayi, Louise Ladefoged Poulsen, Arshnee Moodley

“…The experts conducted a knowledge aggregation process to assign weights to the different areas and individual questions within the questionnaires. …”
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SUBJECT «NUMBER SYSTEMS» IN TWO-LEVELED FORMAT PREPARATION TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS by V. I. Igoshin

“…The fundamental principle must be the principle of continuity – the magister must continue to deepen and broaden knowledge and skills, along with competences acquired, developed and formed on the undergraduate level. …”
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Novel Node Centrality-Based Efficient Empirical Robustness Assessment for Directed Network by Xiaolong Deng, Hao Ding, Yong Chen, Cai Chen, Tiejun Lv

“…And we also have proposed the solid reasoning and proof process of iteration times k in computation of IMpv. To the best knowledge of us, our research has drawn some new light on the leading edge of robustness on the directed social network.…”
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Microbiological Profile of Neonatal Sepsis at a Maternity Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan by Manal Abdelaziz, Yassir Hamadalnil, Omaima Hashim, Tahane Bashir, E. S. Mahjoub

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DualCFGL: dual-channel fusion global and local features for sequential recommendation by Shuxu Chen, Yuanyuan Liu, Chao Che, Ziqi Wei, Zhaoqian Zhong

“…We integrate the fused user preferences with a knowledge distillation method that further improves the model’s expressive ability. …”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of “Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire” into Moroccan Arabic by Farid Bourzgui, Samir Diouny, Hadam Mkhantar, Zineb Serhier, Mohamed Bennani Othmani

“…The malocclusion index questionnaire (MIQ) is widely used in research and clinical practice. To our knowledge, there are no studies of its use in Moroccan patients. …”
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Expert Consensus Methods In The Humanities: An Exploration of their Potential [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Lex Bouter, Tamarinde Haven, Lidwine B. Mokkink, Rik Peels, Charlotte C.S. Rulkens

“…Background Despite the significant role of consensus and dissensus in knowledge production, formal approaches to consensus are notably less common in the humanities compared to their frequent application in natural, social, and life sciences. …”
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Effect of leisure-time physical activity on depression and depressive symptoms in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Rong Liu, Xun Tang

“…This meta-analysis aims to explore the effect of leisure-time physical activity on determined depression or depressive symptoms in menopausal women.MethodsRelevant studies were searched from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP, and WanFang databases. …”
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Have you seen this fish? Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland by Theresa Henke, Hlynur Bárðarson, Magnús Thorlacius, Guðbjörg Asta Ólafsdóttir

“…In recent years, experiential knowledge of the public, or specific stakeholder groups, has become increasingly popular to gather species’ occurrence data. …”
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A scoping review of medication self-management intervention tools to support persons with traumatic spinal cord injury. by Lauren Cadel, Stephanie R Cimino, Glyneva Bradley-Ridout, Sander L Hitzig, Tanya L Packer, Lisa M McCarthy, Tejal Patel, Aisha K Lofters, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Chester H Ho, Sara J T Guilcher

“…There was minimal overlap in the outcomes measured across the studies, but learning outcomes (e.g., perceived knowledge and confidence), behavioural outcomes (e.g., management strategies, data entry), and clinical outcomes (e.g., number of medications, pain scores, functional outcomes) were evaluated. …”
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Optical Vortex-Pumped KTiOAsO₄ Narrow-Linewidth Picosecond-Pulsed Parametric Oscillator by Xiazhuo Jiao, Jianqiang Ye, Mailikeguli Aihemaiti, Yuxia Zhou, Sujian Niu, Xining Yang

“…The spectral linewidths of the signal and idler vortex fields were 0.502 nm and 1.216 nm, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first instance of a picosecond-pulsed optical vortex parametric oscillator with a KTA crystal.…”
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Arriver à bon port : les canaux en contexte portuaire à l’époque romaine by Pauline Peter

“…Preventive archeology made a major contribution to this renewal of knowledge and made it possible to identify about twenty navigation channels, half of which can be traced back to Roman times. …”
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Supervised learning and resampling techniques on DISC personality classification using Twitter information in Bahasa Indonesia by Ema Utami, Irwan Oyong, Suwanto Raharjo, Anggit Dwi Hartanto, Sumarni Adi

“…Purpose – Gathering knowledge regarding personality traits has long been the interest of academics and researchers in the fields of psychology and in computer science. …”
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Exploring the Role of Tranexamic Acid in Dermatology: A literature Review by Aleksandra Górska, Natalia Gniaź, Wiktor Grela, Jagoda Niewiadomska, Daria Furtak, Dawid Tulej, Natalia Marko, Alicja Dziedzic, Dominika Marciniuk, Paulina Głogowska

“…Purpose This review aims to identify and summarize the current applications of tranexamic acid in dermatology, including its mechanisms of action, effectiveness, and safety in treating common conditions such as melasma, hyperpigmentation, rosacea, psoriasis, angioedema, and in scar and discoloration therapies. State of Knowledge An analysis of the existing literature highlights the growing interest in TXA’s dermatological applications. …”
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Improvement Options and Directions for Crisis Management Exercises Organised by Local Governmental Administration on the Example of Podkarpackie Voivodship — Theoretical Assumption... by Bernard Wiśniewski, Andrzej Czupryński, Jan Ziobro, Karol Kujawa

“…Introduction: The analyses conducted by the above-mentioned team aimed at finding sources of knowledge and information related to the organisation of exercises by local governmental administration and determination of the practical usability of the related scientific theories. …”
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Development of an mPBPK machine learning framework for early target pharmacology assessment of biotherapeutics by Krutika Patidar, Nikhil Pillai, Saroj Dhakal, Lindsay B. Avery, Panteleimon D. Mavroudis

“…Decisions at the early optimization stage are critical for the success of the drug candidate but are constrained due to the limited knowledge of the antibody and target pharmacology. …”
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The impact of using divergent thinking strategies on reading comprehension by A. Al Masri, T. Krishan, F. Al Talahin, S. Almassarweh

“…It was found that divergent thinking strategies stimulate students’ thinking through various questions and allow them to look at their familiar knowledge with a new vision, to produce and generate new ideas with creative features.Practical significance. …”
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