Comprehensive Utilization Pattern of the Bohai Rim Coastline Using the Restrictive Composite Index Method by Yun Zhang, Tong Wu, Yuanzhi Ye

“…In this study, positive and negative factors affecting the natural, environmental, and socioeconomic status of the coastal zone while considering land and sea effects were comprehensively analyzed using ecological theories and methods, and an improved restrictive composite index model was constructed. …”
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The Impact of Long-Term Nitrogen Addition on Microbial Community Composition in Three Hawaiian Forest Soils by Teri C. Balser

“…We evaluated the microbial communities in three Hawaiian forest soils along a natural fertility gradient and compared their distinct responses to long-term nitrogen (N) additions. …”
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Design and Production of Innovative Turbomachinery Components via Topology Optimization and Additive Manufacturing by Enrico Meli, Andrea Rindi, Alessandro Ridolfi, Rocco Furferi, Francesco Buonamici, Giuseppe Iurisci, Simone Corbò, Francesco Cangioli

“…Although this approach has never been extensively used before to centrifugal compressors and expanders, its application on rotor and stator components might unlock several benefits: tuning the natural frequencies, a reduction in the stress level, and a lighter weight of the rotating part. …”
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Human Serum Eye Drops in Eye Alterations: An Insight and a Critical Analysis by Maria Rosaria De Pascale, Michele Lanza, Linda Sommese, Claudio Napoli

“…Human serum contains a physiological plethora of bioactive elements naturally released by activated platelets which might have a significant effect on the regeneration of corneal layers by stimulating the cell growth. …”
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Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy: Dual Case Report and Review of Literature by Annika Chadee, Shadi Rezai, Catherine Kirby, Ekaterina Chadwick, Sri Gottimukkala, Abraham Hamaoui, Vasiliy Stankovich, Theodore Hale, Hamid Gilak, Mohammad Momtaz, Harvey Sasken, Cassandra E. Henderson

“…Heterotopic pregnancy is a potentially fatal condition, rarely occurring in natural conception cycles. Most commonly, heterotopic pregnancy is diagnosed at the time of rupture when surgical management is required. …”
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A Review of Ecological Factors Associated with the Epidemiology of Wildlife Trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa and Zambezi Valley Ecosystems of Zambia by Hetron Mweemba Munang'andu, Victor Siamudaala, Musso Munyeme, King Shimumbo Nalubamba

“…Herein, we demonstrate that while conservation of wildlife and biodiversity is an important preservation strategy of natural resources, it could serve as a long-term reservoir of wildlife trypanosomiasis.…”
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Training VGG16, MobileNetV1 and Simple CNN Models from Scratch for Balinese Inscription Recognition by Ida Ayu Putu Febri Imawati, Made Sudarma, I Ketut Gede Darma Putra, I Putu Agung Bayupati, Minho Jo

“…Damage to these inscriptions can be caused by natural disasters, overgrown with moss, algae and bacteria. …”
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High Temperature Endurable Fiber Optic Accelerometer by Yeon-Gwan Lee, Jin-Hyuk Kim, Chun-Gon Kim

“…The dynamic characteristics of the sensor probe were investigated and the correlation between the natural frequency of the sensor probe and temperature variation was described and discussed. …”
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Nutritional Qualities and Valorization Trends of Vegetable and Fruit Byproducts: A Comprehensive Review by Zenebe Tadesse Tsegay, Sarah Tewolde-Berhan Gebreegziabher, Guesh Mulaw

“…Valorization investigations conducted on these byproducts into food additives (dietary fiber concentrates), nutraceuticals, edible food packaging materials, fermented beverages, and natural dyes were mainly focused on in this review. …”
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Plant-Derived Anti-Cancer Therapeutics and Biopharmaceuticals by Ghyda Murad Hashim, Mehdi Shahgolzari, Kathleen Hefferon, Afagh Yavari, Srividhya Venkataraman

“…Several studies have proved that natural plant polyphenols, such as flavonoids, lignans, phenolic acids, alkaloids, phenylpropanoids, isoprenoids, terpenes, and stilbenes, could be used in anticancer prophylaxis and therapeutics by recruitment of mechanisms inclusive of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities and modulation of several molecular events associated with carcinogenesis. …”
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Recovery of Strategic High-Value Fission Products from Spent Nuclear Fuel During Reprocessing by Holdsworth Alistair F., Eccles Harry, George Kathryn, Sharrad Clint A.

“…Current reprocessing technologies recover only the bulk U and Pu in SNF for further energy generation as MOX (mixed oxide) fuel, leaving behind a wide range of untapped, naturally scarce, high-demand, and -value fission product resources. …”
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Efficiency of Sawdust as Low-Cost Adsorbent for Dyes Removal by R. Chikri, N. Elhadiri, M. Benchanaa, Y. El maguana

“…Therefore, several low-cost and natural materials and wastes have been used as precursors for the preparation of alternative adsorbents. …”
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The Exploitation of Nanotechnology in Herbicides and Bioherbicides: A Novel Approach for Sustainable Weed Management by Mirko La Iacona, Aurelio Scavo, Sara Lombardo, Giovanni Mauromicale

“…However, further research is still required to assess their effectiveness under natural conditions, improve their stability over time and study their bioaccumulation and toxicity toward non-target organisms.…”
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Research Progress on Biotransformation of Agri-food Lignocellulosic Biomass Waste into Vanillin by ZHOU Man, LI Chenglin, LIN Kailin, CHEN Luyi, WANG Ziyi, YANG Xinying, JIANG Haiyan, ZHANG Xiaoxue, HUANG Xiaoqi, ZHOU Cunshan

“…The process of extracting natural vanillin from plants is cumbersome with a limited yield. …”
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A Review of Cocoa Drying Technologies and the Effect on Bean Quality Parameters by Banboye Frederick Dzelagha, Ngwabie Martin Ngwa, Divine Nde Bup

“…While an open sun dryer employs natural passive mechanisms, the solar drying methods can employ a combination of passive and active mechanisms. …”
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Measurement events relative to temporal quantum reference frames by Ladina Hausmann, Alexander Schmidhuber, Esteban Castro-Ruiz

“…While both approaches agree in the limit of ideal clocks, a natural generalization of the purified measurement approach to the case of non-ideal, finite-resource clocks yields a radically different picture. …”
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POLUDANUM’S INFLUENCE ON REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME, TRANSMISSIBLE GASTROENTERITIS AND AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUSES IN PRIMARY AND CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURES by D. V. Sharypova, I. Yu.  Zhukov, Ali  Mazlum, N. N. Vlasova, O. S. Puzankova, V. L. Gavrilova, A. S. Igolkin

“…Interferon synthesis inducers are substances of natural or artificial origin stimulating production of body’s own interferon. …”
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Design of Heat Exchanger for Ericsson-Brayton Piston Engine by Peter Durcansky, Stefan Papucik, Jozef Jandacka, Michal Holubcik, Radovan Nosek

“…For the combustion turbine is mostly used as fuel natural gas, kerosene and as fuel for heating power plants is mostly used coal. …”
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Local small business model from the Buyan Tamblingan Bali ecotourism destination program by I Gusti Bagus Rai Utama, I Wayan Ruspendi Junaedi, Ni Putu Dyah Krismawintari

“…Opportunities expected by local communities from a strong ecotourism program in Buyan Tamblingan are the existence of facilities, the growing awareness of local communities, the existing natural beauty, and the arrival of tourists as opportunities for ecotourism management. …”
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L’insécurité foncière dans et autour des Aires Protégées de Madagascar : un obstacle à surmonter pour la conservation de la biodiversité et le développement rural by Sigrid Aubert, Saholy Rambintsaotra, Jules Razafiarijaona

“…In this context, “land within the scope of legislation relevant to protected areas” and “land requiring the enforcement of applicable official conventions pertaining to legislation concerning natural resource management” must be subject to a specific land-tenure regulation (article 38 from law 2005-019 of 17th October, 2005 which fixes the principles governing the different land-related statutes of Madagascar). …”
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