The impact of resources availability on phytophthora population dynamics and ecosystem health by Afandi Auliana, Yosilia Rani, Agustiani Mala, Rustiaty Banon, Sinaga Rismawita, Khodijah Siti, Anggraini Reny Tri

“…Phytophthora is a genus of oomycetes that known for their impact on agricultural and natural ecosystems. Resource availability, encompassing both abiotic factors like soil nutrients and moisture, and biotic factors such as host plant density and diversity, influences Phytophthora populations and their pathogenicity. …”
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Three-dimensional disordered alloy metamaterials: a new platform of structure-function integration by Xinxin Li, Liqiang Wang, Yang Lu

“…Metamaterials have garnered significant interest in recent years due to their unprecedented properties unattainable by natural substances and potential applications in various fields. …”
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A SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT IN VIEW OF TECHNICAL PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF A MEANS OF AGRICULTURAL TRANSPORT by Przemysław NIEWIADOMSKI, Agnieszka MERKISZ-GURANOWSKA

“…At the onset of the research work, the conceptual model of the thesis was constructed, according to which the surveyed enterprises are focused on individuals (working environment), natural environment and economics (including minimizing waste throughout the product life cycle), which is a prerequisite as far as a sustainable product is concerned.…”
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Wavefront Correction for Extended Sources Imaging Based on a 97-Element MEMS Deformable Mirror by Huizhen Yang, Lingzhe Tang, Zhaojun Yan, Peng Chen, Wenjie Yang, Xianshuo Li, Yongqi Ge

“…In physics experiments, we observe an increase in normalized gray variance (NGV) from 0.53 to 0.97 and the natural image quality evaluation (NIQE) from 15.35 to 19.73, representing an overall improvement in image quality of about 28%. …”
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Social Mobility in the Balkans: Border Policing Practices Are Potentially Letting Through Mostly the Members of the “Elite Club” by Tibor Bardóczy

“…Because of its actuality, this book with its approach might provide interesting and useful lessons about migration, even beyond the Western Balkans. Naturally, migration cannot be narrowed down to one discipline, it equally concerns economics and sociology, as well as criminology and police science. …”
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Nanodeserts: A Conjecture in Nanotechnology to Enhance Quasi-Photosynthetic CO2 Absorption by Wenfeng Wang, Xi Chen, Yifan Zhang, Jianjun Yu, Tianyi Ma, Zhihan Lv, Jing Zhang, Fanyu Zeng, Hui Zou

“…Arid and semiarid deserts ecosystems approximately characterize one-third of the Earth’s land surface but play an unsung role in the carbon cycling, considering the huge potentials of such CO2 absorption to expand insights to the long-sought missing CO2 sink and the naturally unneglectable turbulence in temperature sensitivities of soil respiration it produced. …”
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THE USE OF STEVIA AND MONK FRUIT SWEETENERS FOR SUGAR REPLACEMENT IN GREEN TEA AGAR JELLIES by Adisak Akesowan, Anchan Choonhahirun

“…<p>This study aimed to develop healthy agar jellies with low-sugar content, linking to a decreased risk for heart attack, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. Two natural non-nutritive sweeteners, stevia and monk fruit were studied at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% sugar replacement based on the equivalent sucrose sweetness. …”
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Territorial Trajectories within a New Centre for the Globalised Mining Industry: the Andes of Northern Argentina by Marie Forget

“…Latin America’s renewed focus on primary industries involving the extraction and export of unprocessed natural resources can be viewed as a step back to colonial-style exploitation. …”
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Eradication of HIV by Transplantation of CCR5-Deficient Hematopoietic Stem Cells by Gero Hütter, Susanne Ganepola

“…Recently, we described a successful hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in an HIV-1–infected patient, transferring donor-derived cells with a natural resistance against HIV infection. These hematopoietic stem cells engrafted, proliferated, and differentiated into mature myeloid and lymphoid cells. …”
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Evaluation of Compressive and Tensile Strength of Self-Curing Concrete by Adding Crushed Bricks as Additive Material by Sana T. Abdulhussain

“…All the aggregates in mix M0 are natural gravel, while mixes M10, M20, and M30 contain 10%, 20%, and 30% crushed bricks, respectively, as replacement of coarse aggregate. …”
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DGGE Identification of Microorganisms Associated with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato- or Anaplasma phagocytophilum-Infected Ixodes ricinus Ticks from Northwest Norway by Ann-Kristin Tveten, Andreas Riborg, Hanne Tjelle Vadseth

“…Ticks acquire a wide range of microorganisms as a natural part of their lifecycle. Bacteria, viruses, and protozoa can be transmitted to ticks during feeding and free-living phases. …”
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Optimum Oil Palm Shell Content as Coarse Aggregate in Concrete Based on Mechanical and Durability Properties by Mehdi Maghfouri, Payam Shafigh, Muhammad Aslam

“…Since 1984, OPS has been experimented as natural lightweight aggregate in research studies to produce lightweight concrete (LWC). …”
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND LEVELS OF COMPETITIVENESS by Orsolya Tünde NAGY, Anita KISS

“…Rivalry, competition itself, is essentially ancient to humanity, but the concept's rise to prominence dates back to the 19th century, a natural feature of capitalist economies, in the underlying marketplace, all essential activities take the form of competition. …”
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Tourism and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Areas of Central Hamadan by Seyed Hossein Shahed, Bijan Rahmani, Pegah Moridsadat

“…The results show that rural tourism in the area by creating employment, increasing income levels, diversification of economic activities, social relationships spread between the host community and visitors to the protection of cultural heritage and natural environment has helped to prevent the inappropriate migration and Optimization of The earth helps sustainable rural development and, among other things, enhances government support (such as insurance, transit facilities, etc.). …”
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Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Guobao Chen, Zhangfu Zhu, Yong Qin

“…Under the similar operating conditions, the synthetic micropyrite and natural pyrite have a lower As (III) removal; both were less than 70%. …”
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Flood Detection Based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System and Deep Learning by Kaixin Yang, Sujie Zhang, Xinran Yang, Nan Wu

“…Floods are one of the main natural disasters, which cause huge damage to property, infrastructure, and economic losses every year. …”
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L’art sacré en lumière by Viviana Gobbato

“…The use of natural light in Christian architecture has a spiritual meaning founded on a long tradition. …”
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Taxonomic and Functional Dynamics of Bacterial Communities During Drift Seaweed Vermicomposting by Manuel Aira, Ana Gómez-Roel, Jorge Domínguez

“…Seaweed is a valuable natural resource, but drift or beach-cast seaweed is considered a waste product. …”
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Neurotoxicological Effects of Some Mycotoxins on Humans Health and Methods of Neuroprotection by Aleksandra Kuć-Szymanek, Daria Kubik-Machura, Klaudia Kościelecka, Tomasz Męcik-Kronenberg, Lidia Radko

“…At the end of the article, based on the literature data, we attempted to present ways to mitigate mycotoxin neurotoxicity using mainly natural substances of plant origin. The data in this review focus on the <i>Fusarium</i> mycotoxins most frequently found in food and will be useful as comparative information for future studies. …”
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Principal Parametric Resonance of Axially Accelerating Viscoelastic Beams: Multi-Scale Analysis and Differential Quadrature Verification by Li-Qun Chen, Hu Ding, C.W. Lim

“…It is demonstrated that the straight equilibrium configuration becomes unstable and a stable steady-state emerges when the axial speed variation frequency is close to twice any linear natural frequency. The results derived for two governing equations are qualitatively the same, but quantitatively different. …”
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