Privatization, efficiency and integration: the truth about the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway in Argentina in the 1990’s by Gisela Ariana Rausch

“…The Paraguay-Paraná Waterway program (HPP in Spanish), was a large scale infrastructure project which intended to attract global investment to five South American countries and intensify the extraction of “natural resources”, for export to major world production centers. …”
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Unravelling the Impact of an Additional Sex Chromosome in an Adult Female by Sigin George, Vikas Dagar, Barun Kumar Chakrabarty, N. Nagaraja

“…It also highlighted the need for additional research to understand the natural history of ovarian function in TXS affected women throughout their lifespans.…”
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Les espaces verts de la ville d’Assise by Giulia Giacchè

“…Three examples are used to figure out : the first, which involves the planning of natural and open spaces around the town, the second, which interest a project of green space inside the city and the third, which considered the management of olive tree in the Regional Park of Subasio Mountains. …”
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Evaluation of Halogenated Coumarins for Antimosquito Properties by Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Raquel M. Gleiser, Kabange Kasumbwe, Bandar E. Aldhubiab, Mahesh V. Attimarad, Bharti Odhav

“…The widespread development of insecticide resistance and negative environmental effects of most synthetic compounds support an interest in finding and developing alternative products against mosquitoes. Natural coumarins and synthetic coumarin analogues are known for their several pharmacological properties, including being insecticidal. …”
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Antibodies against the multifaceted cathepsin D protein open new avenues for TNBC immunotherapy by Valérie Laurent-Matha, Pascal Roger, Séverine Guiu, Thierry Chardès, Emmanuelle Liaudet-Coopman, Pénélope Desroys du Roure, Timothée David, Aude Mallavialle

“…This commentary provides a synopsis/narrative summary of the development of anti-cath-D antibodies in different formats, their key roles in restoring the antitumor immunity, particularly via activation of tumor-infiltrating natural killer cells, and their dual antitumor effects on cancer cells and stromal cancer-associated fibroblasts, suggesting their interest for clinical use in the light of the current clinical knowledge on TNBC.…”
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Decolorization of mixture of dyes: A critical review by V. K. Gupta, S. Khamparia, I. Tyagi, D. Jaspal, A. Malviya

“…Water plays a vital and essential role in our ecosystem. This natural resource is becoming scarce, making its availability a major social and economic concern. …”
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Ellagic acid: A potent glyoxalase-I inhibitor with a unique scaffold by Al-Shar’i Nizar A., Al-Balas Qosay A., Hassan Mohammad A., El-Elimat Tamam M., Aljabal Ghazi A., Almaaytah Ammar M.

“…In this study, a set of structurally diverse polyphenolic natural compounds were investigated as potential GLO-I inhibitors. …”
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Cyclic Peptides as Protein Kinase Modulators and Their Involvement in the Treatment of Diverse Human Diseases by Lorena Martínez-Alcantar, Laura Hernández-Padilla, Alma Laura Díaz-Pérez, Lizbeth Guadalupe Villalón-Magallán, Mayra Xóchitl Durán-Maldonado, César Díaz-Pérez, Marlene E. Campos-Morales, Citlali Figueroa-Guzmán, Jesús Campos-García

“…The cyclicity of cyclic peptides (CPs) can mimic the interactions between PKs and natural substrates, influencing the enzyme activity essential in health and disease physiology. …”
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Managing Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex C. Wright) in the Home Landscape by Carrie A. Reinhardt Adams, Christine Wiese, L. C. Lee, Sandra B. Wilson, A. M. Smith, Rosanna Freyre

“… Environmental tolerance, abundant seed production, and an ability to easily grow from plant stem sections have allowed Mexican petunia to spread into natural areas that border urban areas. The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council lists Mexican petunia (wild-type and non-sterile cultivars) as a Category 1 invasive species, meaning that it is “altering native plant communities by displacing native species, changing community structures or ecological functions, or hybridizing with natives.” …”
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Study of Neem Fiber Composite Toothbrush – Latest Approach for the Prevention of Oral Disease by Thandavamoorthy Raja, N. Thirumalaivasan, Chitra Shivalingam

“…Introduction: Using a toothbrush made from natural neem wood has several benefits, including reducing the risk of gum disease, reducing inflammation in the gums, decreasing the buildup of plaque, and whitening the teeth. …”
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Deep Neck Infection: A Typical Presentation of Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Apichana Mahattanapreut, Rangsima Aroonroch, Chalermchai Chintrakarn, Chutintorn Sriphrapradang

“…Papillary thyroid cancer has a naturally indolent course, and most patients present with a thyroid nodule. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Shaft and Elastic Disk Rotor System Based on the Effect of Alford Force by Wenjun Yang, Huiqun Yuan, Li Hui, Kaifeng Zhang

“…The results show modal vibration of the disk takes a great effect on the coupled natural frequency of shaft transverse vibration in the high rotational speed region. …”
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A Green AI Methodology Based on Persistent Homology for Compressing BERT by Luis Balderas, Miguel Lastra, José M. Benítez

“…Large Language Models (LLMs) like BERT have gained significant prominence due to their remarkable performance in various natural language processing tasks. However, they come with substantial computational and memory costs. …”
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Design and Fabrication of Ultrathin Metallic Phase Shifters for Visible and Near-Infrared Wavelengths by Qing Guo, Jinkui Chu, Chuanlong Guan, Chuxiao Zhang, Ran Zhang

“…The size of optical elements with phase delay that are made from natural birefringent materials is limited; however, fabricating waveplates from dielectric metamaterials is very complex and expensive. …”
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Légitimer la participation des femmes à l’effort de guerre en zone nationale pendant la guerre d’Espagne : vers la notion de « guerre totale » by Marie-Aline Barrachina

“…Thus, through «total war» theory, Spanish women’s could escape their so-called natural function.…”
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Anxiolytic-Like Actions of Fatty Acids Identified in Human Amniotic Fluid by Rosa Isela García-Ríos, Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa, Carlos M. Contreras

“…Amniotic fluid is well known to be the natural environment for development in mammals. Interestingly, amniotic fluid and an artificial mixture of fatty acids contained in amniotic fluid produce similar anxiolytic-like actions in Wistar rats. …”
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Oryzalin-induced polyploidy in Vanda limbata (Blume): Phenotypic assessment by Murni Dwiati, Wahyu Nur Hasam, Agus Hery Susanto

“… Background: Vanda limbata is a natural orchid species found on Java Island, commonly known as V. limbata 'Jawa.' …”
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The vascular flora of the lower Sieve Valley (Tuscany, central Italy) by Lorenzo Pinzani

“…Tilia americana L. and Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl. are newly reported for Tuscany and Populus × canadensis Moench nothosubsp. canadensis should be considered as a naturalized alien in the region. Life forms and chorotypes exhibit pronounced Eurosiberian affinities, with a significant contribution from Mediterranean plants. …”
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LEXCONN: A French Lexicon of Discourse Connectives by Charlotte Roze, Laurence Danlos, Philippe Muller

“…While a lexicon of discourse connectives associated with the relations they express can be very useful for researchers, especially in Natural Language Processing, few projects aim at collecting them exhaustively, and only in a small number of languages. …”
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Comparison of mechanical and thermal characteristics of PVC and recycled PVC used in window frames by Sebbar El Hassan, Ait Khouya Oumaima, Laaroussi Najma, Alanssari Nasser, Ait Msaad Abdelouahad

“…As key elements of building envelopes, windows play a crucial role in thermal management, capturing natural light and maintaining interior comfort. However, they also contribute significantly to heat loss from buildings. …”
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