Toward Endless Life: Population, Machinery, and Monumental Time by Thomas Allen

“…The “big history” has encouraged us to think about time on a longer scale, situating historical periods within extended arcs of centuries and human activity as a whole within millennia of natural history. But this turn to a deeper and vaster sense of historical time has, itself, a history, one that illuminates our current struggle to define the scale within which we understand human experience. …”
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Desarrollo territorial y desigualdades regionales en la provincia de Santa Cruz by Alejandro Fabián Schweitzer, Cristian Ampuero, Pablo Godoy

“…La Patagonia austral es un espacio con dinámicas migratorias muy fuertes particularmente luego del 2003 y un medio natural frágil, las actividades económicas, la oferta de servicios y las condiciones para la reproducción de la población se asientan en el aprovechamiento de una significativa dotación en recursos naturales distribuidos desigualmente y en mayor parte no renovables. …”
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Government support for the agro-industrial complex: the experience of a programme-oriented approach in Australia by Yu. P. Maidanevych, N. S. Sergienko, Yu. V. Gnezdova

“…The need for public authorities to respond was caused not only by the pandemic generated by the SARS-CoV and that disrupted production and supply chains, but also by the increase in the number and scale of natural disasters. The article shows that public authorities have taken measures to support the agricultural sector, ensuring their implementation both in the short term and to reduce their impact on future shocks through introducing temporary bans on export, decreasing (or increasing) tariffs, etc. …”
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De Novo Assembly of the Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Producer <i>Azohydromonas lata</i> Strain H1 Genome and Genomic Analysis of PHB Production Machinery by Daniele Traversa, Carlo Pazzani, Pietro D’Addabbo, Lucia Trisolini, Matteo Chiara, Marta Oliva, Angelo Marzella, Camilla Mandorino, Carla Calia, Guglielmina Chimienti, Caterina Manzari, Graziano Pesole, Maria Scrascia

“…Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biodegradable natural polymer produced by different prokaryotes as a valuable carbon and energy storage compound. …”
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Optimizing Navigation Channels through Hydrodynamic and Sedimentation Modeling: A Case Study of the Barito River Estuary, South Kalimantan by Aulia De Silva Nusantara Candida, Khomsin, Aldila Syariz Muhammad, Cahyo Utomo Andik, Rafly Rahardian Muhammad

“…However, channel siltation due to sedimentation presents significant challenges, exacerbated by natural changes along the river and estuary. Sediment grain size and current velocity are key factors in sediment movement. …”
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What Makes Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Superior Immunomodulators When Compared to Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells? by R. N. Bárcia, J. M. Santos, M. Filipe, M. Teixeira, J. P. Martins, J. Almeida, A. Água-Doce, S. C. P. Almeida, A. Varela, S. Pohl, K. E. J. Dittmar, S. Calado, S. I. Simões, M. M. Gaspar, M. E. M. Cruz, W. Lindenmaier, L. Graça, H. Cruz, P. E. Cruz

“…Overall, these results show that UCX seem to be naturally more potent immunosuppressors and less immunogenic than BM-MSCs. …”
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Understanding Logical-Shift Error Propagation in Quanvolutional Neural Networks by Marzio Vallero, Emanuele Dri, Edoardo Giusto, Bartolomeo Montrucchio, Paolo Rech

“…Unfortunately, the qubit&#x0027;s reliability can be a significant issue for QNNs inference, since its logical state can be altered by both intrinsic noise and by the interaction with natural radiation. In this article, we aim at investigating the propagation of logical-shift errors (i.e., the unexpected modification of the qubit state) in QNNs. …”
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Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients by Figen Deveci, H. Handan Akbulut, Ilhami Celik, M. Hamdi Muz, Fulya İlhan

“…CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, B-lymphocytes, and natural killer (NK) cells were evaluated in 75 active (APTB) and 25 inactive (IPTB) pulmonary tuberculosis cases and 20 healthy subjects (HCs). …”
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A Hybrid Transformer Architecture for Multiclass Mental Illness Prediction Using Social Media Text by Adnan Karamat, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Usman Yaseen, Rasool Bukhsh, Sheraz Aslam, Nouman Ashraf

“…Mental illness prediction through text involves employing natural language processing (NLP) techniques and deep learning algorithms to analyze textual data for the identification of mental disorders. …”
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Reducing trailing limb collisions in older adults through targeted leading limb placement after obstacle crossing: effect of closer foot placement by Tomoki Hakamata, Tomoki Hakamata, Takahiro Higuchi

“…Participants were allocated to one of two groups: a closer placement group, instructed to place the leading limb on a square target positioned on their walking path after crossing an obstacle, and a control group, instructed to cross the obstacle naturally. The target in the closer group was set at 0.5 times the leading limb's foot placement distance, as determined in a pre-test for each participant. …”
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In vitro investigating of anticancer activity of focuxanthin from marine brown seaweed species by M. Karkhane Yousefi, M. Seyed Hashtroudi, A. Mashinchian Moradi, A.R. Ghasempour

“…Therefore, finding new compounds of natural origin could be a promising solution to this problem. …”
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Gobernanza climática urbana y feminista en la Zona Metropolitana de Ciudad de México by Sandra Miled Hincapié Jiménez

“…En este artículo se abordan los procesos conflictivos por gobernanza y justicia climática urbana que llevaron a la declaración del Área Natural Protegida y al megaproyecto Parque Ecológico Lago de Texcoco, uno de los más grandes parques urbanos del mundo, en la Zona Metropolitana de Ciudad de México. …”
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The Global Challenge of <i>Campylobacter</i>: Antimicrobial Resistance and Emerging Intervention Strategies by Zubeiru Bukari, Toyin Emmanuel, Jude Woodward, Richard Ferguson, Martha Ezughara, Nikhil Darga, Bruno Silvester Lopes

“…Emerging approaches, such as bacteriocins and natural antimicrobials, offer chemical-free alternatives. …”
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DIE INDUSTRIEENTWICKLUNG UND DAS ORGANISIEREN DES STÄDTISCHEN RAUMES IM RUMÄNISCHEN SEKTOR DER UNTEREN DONAU. DER STUDIENFALL: GALAŢI by RADU SĂGEATĂ, MIRCEA BUZA

“…The Danube in Romania represents an axis of discontinuity between natural regions, each with its own distinct traits: the Carpathian Mountains, the Romanian Plain, Moldavian and the Bessarabian Plateaus in the north, the Pre-Balkan Plateau in the south and the Dobruja Plateau in the east. …”
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Numerical characterization of hemodynamics conditions near aortic valve after implantation of left ventricular assist device by Annalisa Quaini, Sunčica Čanić, David Paniagua

“…The use of LVADs has been associated with thrombus formation next to the aortic valve and close to the anastomosis region,especially in patients in which the native cardiac function isnegligible and the aortic valve remains closed.Stagnation points and recirculation zones have been implicated as the main fluid dynamics factors contributing to thrombus formation.The purpose of the present study was to develop and use computer simulations based on afluid-structure interaction (FSI) solver to study flow conditions corresponding to different strategies inLVAD ascending aortic anastomosis providing a scenario with the lowest likelihood of thrombus formation.A novel FSI algorithm was developed to dealwith the presence of multiple structures corresponding to different elastic properties ofthe native aorta and of the LVAD cannula.A sensitivity analysis of different variables was performed to assess their impact of flow conditionspotentially leading to thrombus formation.It was found that the location of the anastomosis closest to the aortic valve(within 4 cm away from the valve)and at the angle of 30$^\circ$ minimizes the likelihood of thrombus formation.Furthermore, it was shownthat the rigidity of the dacron anastomosis cannula plays almost no role in generating pathologicalconditions downstream from the anastomosis.Additionally, the flow analysis presented in this manuscriptindicates that compliance of the cardiovascular tissue acts as a natural inhibitor of pathological flow conditions conducive to thrombus formationand should not be neglected in computer simulations.…”
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Assessment of Antidiabetic Potential and Phytochemical Profiling of Viscum album, a Traditional Antidiabetic Plant by Manzoor Ullah, Sultan Mehmood, Rehmat Ali Khan, Maroof Ali, Fozia Fozia, Muhammad Waqas, Riaz Ullah, Amal Alotaibi, Mujeeb A. Sultan

“…The findings of this research recommend V. album could be a potent source of natural antidiabetic constituents.…”
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Luteolin: exploring its therapeutic potential and molecular mechanisms in pulmonary diseases by Jialian Lv, Xinyue Song, Zixin Luo, Duoqin Huang, Li Xiao, Kang Zou

“…Luteolin has therapeutic effects on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS), pulmonary fibrosis, allergic asthma, and lung cancer. Luteolin, a naturally occurring polyphenol, is poorly water-soluble. …”
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Resistance of modern spring barley cultivars to harmful organisms by A. G. Semenova, A. V. Anisimova, O. N. Kovaleva

“…The tests were carried out in the field with provocative colonization by fritfly and under natural infection pressure of leaf pathogens.Results and conclusions. …”
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Modeling Highly Buoyant Flows in the Castel Giorgio: Torre Alfina Deep Geothermal Reservoir by Giorgio Volpi, Fabien Magri, Francesca Colucci, Thomas Fisher, Mattia De Caro, Giovanni B. Crosta

“…We present the 3D numerical model of the CG-TA to simulate the undisturbed natural geothermal field and investigate the impacts of the exploitation process. …”
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DIVERSIFICATION OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES’ ACTIVITIES IN THE CONDITION OF OIL PRICES REDUCTION AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS by A. V. Sheveleva, L. B. Akieva

“…Risks can arise in absolutely various spheres, beginning from natural and technological hazards, and finishing with price risks. …”
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