Advances in Agronomic Management of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. Cosson): An Overview by Kapila Shekhawat, S. S. Rathore, O. P. Premi, B. K. Kandpal, J. S. Chauhan

“…Effective management of natural resources, integrated approach to plant-water, nutrient and pest management and extension of rapeseed-mustard cultivation to newer areas under different cropping systems will play a key role in further increasing and stabilizing the productivity and production of rapeseed-mustard. …”
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Little-Known Operations of the Soviet Troops in Liberation of Czechoslovakia by V. B. Makovsky

“…The breakthrough by Soviet troops of powerful natural barriers - the Eastern Carpathians with strongly fortified defensive positions created an entirely new situation on the Carpathian-Prague direction. …”
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PERSPECTIVAS DE DESARROLLO DE LA ESPIRITUALIDAD ECOLÓGICA CRISTIANA by Jarosław Babinski

“…Estos son: el lugar distinguido del hombre entre las criaturas, del que se deriva la responsabilidad y el cuidado del mundo la naturaleza trinitaria de Dios que fundamenta la dialógica y la relacionalidad entre Dios, el hombre y el mundo creado el simbolismo de la liturgia cristiana, que muestra la comunión del mundo natural y la realidad sobrenatural el valor ejemplar de la vida de los santos en la experiencia de lo Sagrado en la naturaleza y su contemplación como forma de descubrir a Dios. …”
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Antistaphylococcal Activity and Phytochemical Analysis of Crude Extracts of Five Medicinal Plants Used in the Center of Morocco against Dermatitis by Ikrame Zeouk, Mounyr Balouiri, Khadija Bekhti

“…The current data suggested that the most active extracts can be a good source of natural antistaphylococcal compounds and warrants further investigations to isolate bioactive molecules.…”
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Transverse Vibration of Rotating Tapered Cantilever Beam with Hollow Circular Cross-Section by Zhongmin Wang, Rongrong Li

“…Finally, for rotating solid tapered beams, comparisons with previously reported results demonstrate that the results obtained by the present method are in close agreement; for rotating tapered hollow beams, the effects of the hub dimensionless angular speed, ratios of hub radius to beam length, the slenderness ratio, the ratio of inner radius to the root radius, and taper ratio of cross-section on the first three-order dimensionless natural frequencies are more further depicted.…”
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Syringaldehyde Alleviates Cardiac Hypertrophy Induced by Hyperglycemia in H9c2 Cells Through GLP-1 Receptor Signals by Yingxiao Li, Chao-Tien Hsu, Ting-Ting Yang, Kai-Chun Cheng

“…Syringaldehyde (SA), a natural phenolic compound, may activate GLP-1 receptors and mitigate hypertrophy. …”
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Low-temperature biodegradation of freshwater dissolved organic matter during winter-to-spring transition by Corentin Bouvet, Pascale B. Beauregard, Céline Guéguen

“…Using advanced optical and molecular characteristics techniques, we demonstrated significant DOM bioalteration at low temperatures (4°C), which are naturally associated with early spring in cold temperate lakes and wetlands. …”
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Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ratio Is Improved When Using a Digital, Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera Onsite in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic by Pia Roser, Hannes Kalscheuer, Jan B. Groener, Daniel Lehnhoff, Roman Klein, Gerd U. Auffarth, Peter P. Nawroth, Florian Schuett, Gottfried Rudofsky

“…Prevalence and incidence of microvascular complications were analyzed and the ratio of newly diagnosed to preexisting complications for all entities was calculated in order to differentiate natural progress from missed DRs. Results. For both types of diabetes, prevalence of DR was 25.0% (n=126) and incidence 6.4% (n=32) (T1DM versus T2DM: prevalence: 35.7% versus 22.1%, incidence 5.4% versus 6.7%). 25.4% of all DRs were newly diagnosed. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Jinsha River Basin, Southwestern China by Dan Zhang, Wensheng Wang, Shuqi Liang, Shunjiu Wang

“…Climate extremes have attracted widespread attention for their threats to the natural environment and human society. Based on gauged daily precipitation from 1963 to 2016 in four subregions of the Jinsha River Basin (JRB), four extreme precipitation indices developed by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) were employed to assess the spatiotemporal variations of extreme precipitation events. …”
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Coordinated Control of an Islanded Microintegrated Energy System with an Electrolyzer and Micro-Gas Turbine by Huaren Wu

“…The surplus renewable energy in the MIES can be converted into natural gas using power-to-gas, and the MIES can make full use of renewable energy. …”
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The System of Environmental Education in the Regional University by E. O. Klinskaya

“…Teachers of the Department have published teaching aids, textbooks, educational guides to help school teachers of geography, biology, chemistry in greening the natural cycle subjects. The University has established the Center for environmental education providing the development of ecological culture and moral guidelines in environmental sphere. …”
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INTERCOMPARISON OF PROCESS-BASED PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL HYDROLOGICAL MODELS IN DATA-SCARCE SEMI-ARID REGION OF ERITREA by Dmitry V. Kozlov, Anghesom A. Ghebrehiwot

“…Watershed models simulate natural hydrological and biogeochemical processes within watersheds as well as quantify the impact of human activities on these processes. …”

Transtheoretical-Based Model of Intervention for Diabetes and Prediabetes: A Scoping Review by Daniel Miezah, Mustapha Amoadu, Priscilla Nyamekye Opoku, Enoch Mensah Junior, Jethro Zutah, Paul Obeng, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…Diabetes is considered a public health problem worldwide, fostered by population growth, an increase in the overall quality of life, changes in dietary patterns, modifications in lifestyle habits, and the natural process of getting older. To properly control diabetes, the transtheoretical model (TTM) may be useful. …”
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Progress of Bamboo Recombination Technology in China by Yuxiang Huang, Yue Qi, Yahui Zhang, Wenji Yu

“…Meanwhile, the reliability and relevance of applied research should be further expanded, and the integration of natural and artificial aging environment, process and performance, and macro- and microscales should be strengthened.…”
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A Novel Mathematical Approach to Define the Genes/SNPs Conferring Risk or Protection in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Based on Auto Contractive Map Neural Networks and Gra... by Massimo Buscema, Silvana Penco, Enzo Grossi

“…The Auto Contractive Map (AutoCM), belonging to the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) architecture, “spatializes” the correlation among variables by constructing a suitable embedding space where a visually transparent and cognitively natural notion such as “closeness” among variables reflects accurately their associations. …”
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Kulturelle Diversität in der empirischen Rhythmusforschung. Drei Analysen eines Audio-Korpus von Percussion-Ensemblemusik aus Mali by Rainer Polak, Nori Jacoby, Justin London

“…Discussions of cultural variation, both between and within societies, suffer from the disposition to conceive of one’s own cultural environment as ›natural.‹ This disposition is still present not least as a euro-centric bias in the study of music. …”
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PREVENTING VIOLENCE CRIMES (KIDNAPPING, ARMED ROBBERY, BRIGANDAGE OR COMMUNITY MASSACRE) WITH DRONES: AN EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO VEHICULAR PATROLS IN NIGERIA by GABRIEL SALIFU, DANIEL OLASUNKANMI OLADAPO

“…Parents have self-imposed and natural duty to train up their children without treating it as a second class duty, that there is a link between effective parenting, morality and national development. …”
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Comparing Host Plant Resistance, Engineered Resistance, and Insecticide Treatment for Control of Colorado Potato Beetle and Potato Leafhopper in Potatoes by Gerald M. Ghidiu, David S. Douches, Kimberly J. Felcher, Joseph J. Coombs

“…In two years of field trials, we compared the effectiveness of three pest management options for the control of Colorado potato beetle and potato leafhopper: natural host plant resistance (glandular trichomes), engineered resistance (Bacillus thuringiensis [Bt] Berliner cry3A gene) and a susceptible potato cultivar (Superior) with an at-planting application of the insecticide thiamethoxam. …”
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<i>Thermithiobacillus plumbiphilus</i> AAFK—Arsenic-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Arsenopyrite Material by Artem Shaikin, Anton Zvonarev, Mikhail Vainshtein, Tatiana Abashina

“…For the first time, <i>T. plumbiphilus</i> was isolated from the natural arsenic-containing mineral material. The first description of complete genome for the species <i>T. plumbiphilus</i> was also carried out and discovered genes providing the As resistance. …”
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The Association between Female Reproductive Factors and Open-Angle Glaucoma in Korean Women: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V by Yong Un Shin, Eun Hee Hong, Min Ho Kang, Heeyoon Cho, Mincheol Seong

“…In the multivariate logistic regression analysis after adjusting for all potential confounding factors, only early menopause (younger than 45 years) was significantly associated with OAG in participants with natural menopause (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.17–4.46). Age at menarche, parity, history of lactation, and administration of OC or HRT were not significantly associated with OAG. …”
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