Improving Robustness of Biometric Identity Determination with Digital Watermarking by Juha Partala, Angelos Fylakis, Anu Pramila, Anja Keskinarkaus, Tapio Seppänen

“…The determination of identities with such precision from face images taken under a wide range of natural situations is still an unsolved problem. We propose a digital watermarking based method to aid face recognizers to tackle this problem in applications. …”
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‘Y yo digo que es por el líquido’: Saberes cotidianos de docentes rurales sobre las fumigaciones con agroquímicos en contextos escolares by Lucía Caisso

“…Se propone como resultado de investigación que los sentidos y prácticas de los docentes sobre los plaguicidas se apoyan en saberes cotidianos de los que los sujetos se apropian a partir de su experiencia física y sensorial, de su lectura del entorno natural y de los ecos de procesos más generales de lucha social en torno a los efectos del agro-negocio.…”
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Soil Phosphorus Storage Capacity for Environmental Risk Assessment by Vimala D. Nair, Willie G. Harris

“…Reliable techniques must be developed to predict phosphorus (P) storage and release from soils of uplands, ditches, streams, and wetlands in order to better understand the natural, anthropogenic, and legacy sources of P and their impact on water quality at a field/plot as well as larger scales. …”
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Évaluation des pratiques psychoéducatives et résilience : influences des ressources psychosociales et du climat social scolaire by Christiam Talavera, Guylaine Molina, Jeanne Mallet

“…The research on resilience has focused mainly on psycho educational intervention on risk factors in children. Studying not only "natural resilience" but how "assisted resilience" helps children deal with trauma. …”
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Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds by C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, James A. Rodgers, Jr.

“…In the past, wading birds nested in natural wetland habitats that are becoming increasingly scarce as wetland habitats are continually altered or degraded to accommodate human needs. …”
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Image Analysis as a Tool for Estimation of Red Peppers’ Color by Ramesh Babu Natarajan, Ranjith Arimboor

“…<p>Red pepper is an excellent source of natural red color. The estimation of color is of great importance, as it is being used for grading red peppers to suit various applications in the food industry. …”
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Geography and geographical knowledge contribute decisively to all sustainable development goals and targets by Paulo Pereira, Wenwu Zhao

“…This gives geography the advantage of connecting natural (e.g., biology, ecology, climatology, geomorphology) with social and human (e.g., education, demography, sociology) sciences. …”
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La educación ambiental y su importancia en la relación sustentable: Hombre-Naturaleza- Territorio by Ronald Fernando Quintana Arias

“…La generación de una conciencia de conservación ambiental al contemplar la importancia de la educación escolar en la relación Hombre-Naturaleza-Territorio lleva a la apropiación de la biodiversidad (natural-cultural) y a generar aprendizajes significativos.…”
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Âge à la ménopause naturelle à Marrakech (Maroc) et prévalence des symptômes du climatère by Mohamed Loukid, Mohamed Kamal Hilali, Cristina Bernis

“…The aim of the present study is to evaluate the median age at natural menopause and the prevalence of menopausal symptoms in a sample of Moroccan women. …”
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Working as a Therapist while Suffering War in Ukraine by Marharyta Chaika

“…The AAC materials can be useful both in war conditions and in other emergencies or natural disasters. The described case may help other therapists to understand in more detail how clients experience the situation of war and evacuation using the experience of Ukrainians as an example.…”
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Analysis of Livelihood of Rural Irrigated Crop Farmers in Kano State, Nigeria by Ahmadu Tafida, Amurtiya Michael, Markson Nandagoyang

“…In terms of assets, this study revealed that most of the respondents were limited in natural, human, and financial capital. Poverty incidence was about 51%, with the lack of access to formal loans, decline in soil productivity, poor access to market, and lack of access to farm mechanization being prominent challenges of the people. …”
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Use of p30,pK205R and pB602L recombinant proteins for African swine fever serodiagnosis by M. R. Yakupov, A. S. Yakovleva, A. V. Scherbakov

“…The sensitivity рЗО-ELIS A and pK205R-ELIS A used for testing sera from experimentally and naturally infected animals was found to be higher than that one of commercial test systems and comparable to the ELISA recommended by the World Animal Health Organization for ASF serological diagnosis. …”
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A Linear Algebraic Framework for Dynamic Scheduling Over Memory-Equipped Quantum Networks by Paolo Fittipaldi, Anastasios Giovanidis, Frederic Grosshans

“…The framework is then employed to apply Lyapunov drift minimization (a standard technique in classical network science) to mathematically derive a natural class of scheduling policies for quantum networks minimizing the square norm of the user demand backlog. …”
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Investigation of the mechanical behavior of epoxy composites filled with bagasse ash and pistachio shell ash: a comparative study by Dittakavi Tarun, G Ganesan, K Syam Sundar

“…In recent years, there has been a considerable increase in interest in the use of natural fillers in polymer composites because of their potential to improve mechanical qualities while preserving environmental sustainability. …”
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Demographics of Physician Associates (PAs) in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Where They Work and How They Compare to Other PAs by Melissa A. Rodriguez, Roderick S. Hooker, Kasey K. Puckett, Andrzej Kozikowski

“…With the reduction of obstetrician-gynecologists, the relative growth of PAs in this area of medicine and surgery is a natural part of the solution to the projected obstetrical physician deficit.…”
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Transcriptome Comparison Reveals Distinct Selection Patterns in Domesticated and Wild Agave Species, the Important CAM Plants by Xing Huang, Bo Wang, Jingen Xi, Yajie Zhang, Chunping He, Jinlong Zheng, Jianming Gao, Helong Chen, Shiqing Zhang, Weihuai Wu, Yanqiong Liang, Kexian Yi

“…The results indicated the close but distinctly domesticated relations between A. tequilana and A. sisalana. Natural abiotic and biotic selections are very important factors that have contributed to distinct economic traits in agave domestication together with artificial selection. …”
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Katharsis and Phantasia in Plotinus’ Thought by ilker Kisa

“…Katharsis’ extended work upwards is also key for the transformation of the lower components of the human soul and reduction of the demands of bodily life to its natural minimum. Thus, intellectual philosophical work is what provides the necessary step thanks to which the desiderative and affective states change and upgrade. …”
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Formulation and evaluation of polyherbal anti-acne patch by Nilofar Khan, Anjali Prabhakar Pawar, Sakshi Patil, Prajakta Ravindra Patil, Payal Vinayak Patil, Prathamesh Navnath Patil, Sweety R. Dalvi, Shubhangi V. Kshirsagar, Mohan Kale

“…Effective against Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus aureus, the patches demonstrated significant bacterial inhibition through agar well diffusion and broth microdilution methods, suggesting their potential as safe, natural acne treatments.…”
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Characterization of Chitosan Films for Tissue Engineering Applications by A. Ghanem, M. Katalinich

“…Chitosan (β-(l,4)-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose) is a naturally occurring, abundant biopolymer with desirable biomedical material properties of biodegradability, low toxicity, and good biocompatibility. …”
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Menggali Kesiapsiagaan Keluarga dalam Perencanaan Tanggap Darurat Bencana bagi Penyandang Disabilitas Mental di Indonesia by Rika Sarfika, Ainul Fitri, Elvi Oktarina

“… Indonesia, as an archipelagic nation, faces a significant level of disaster vulnerability, with 3,721 natural disasters recorded in 2019. Vulnerable groups are one of the groups with the highest risk that need to be managed and given special attention in society, namely the disabled group. …”
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