Biochemical Content of Cambium of Abies nephrolepis Eaten by Bears on the Far East of Russia by I. V. Seryodkin, A. M. Zakharenko, P. S. Dmitrenok, K. S. Golokhvast

“…Cambium of species Abies nephrolepis is the most preferred for bear consumption in Primorsky Krai. We distinguished very large seasonal fluctuations in the amount of its consumption. …”
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Characterization of the stress-strain state in a gas turbine engine compressor disc taking into account damage accumulation by Natalia Boychenko, Ivan Ishtyryakov

“…Nonlinear stress intensity factors are preferred as the fracture resistance parameters of materials and structures.…”
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A Thermochemical Parameters and Theoretical Study of the Chlorinated Compounds of Thiophene by Ibrahim A. M. Saraireh, Mohammednoor Altarawneh, Jibril Alhawarin, Mansour H. Almatarneh

“…The DFT-based reactivity descriptors were used to elucidate the site selectivity for the chlorination sequence of thiophene. The relative preference for chlorination was found to be in accord with the thermodynamic stability trends inferred based on the H scale. …”
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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance with Deposits of Peculiar Morphology and Injuries of Secondary Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by José C. De La Flor, Marina Alonso, Edna Sandoval, Alexander Marschall, Miguel Rodeles

“…We review the literature and suggest that the treatment for MGRS should be patient-tailored, preferably by consulting a multidisciplinary team. Future research is needed to better understand the disease course and establish the efficacy and safety of the therapeutic approach for the relapse of MGRS.…”
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Poinsettia Thrips, Impatiens Thrips (suggested common names) Echinothrips americanus Morgan (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) by Babu Panthi, Oscar E. Liburd, Justin Renkema

“…This pest is polyphagous, reported from 48 plant families worldwide. The preferred hosts of Echinothrips americanus belong to the Araceae and Balsaminaceae plant families (CABI/EPPO 2014). …”
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Poinsettia Thrips, Impatiens Thrips (suggested common names) Echinothrips americanus Morgan (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) by Babu Panthi, Oscar E. Liburd, Justin Renkema

“…This pest is polyphagous, reported from 48 plant families worldwide. The preferred hosts of Echinothrips americanus belong to the Araceae and Balsaminaceae plant families (CABI/EPPO 2014). …”
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Giant Resin Bee Megachile sculpturalis (Smith) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) by Kristen C. Stevens, Cameron Jack, James D Ellis

“…Although these bees can be found on various plants, they typically prefer plants that have been introduced from their native area. …”
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Causes and Prevention of Emitter Plugging In Microirrigation Systems by D. Z. Haman

“…Over the past two decades, microirrigation has emerged as a preferred method for both irrigation and freeze protection in trees and horticultural crops. …”
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AHP TEMELLİ TOPSIS YAKLAŞIMI İLE HAVAYOLU İŞLETMELERİNİN FİNANSAL PERFORMANS DEĞERLEMESİ by Tunahan Avcı, Eda Çınaroğlu

“…Havayolu işletmelerini finansal performanslarına görekıyaslayabilmek için AHP (The Analytic Hierarchy Process) ve TOPSİS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarityto Ideal Solutions) yöntemlerikullanılmıştır. …”
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Is it the End of the Ice Age? by Susan Y Kwiecien

“…The use of the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) protocol has been the preferred method of treatment for acute musculoskeletal injuries for decades. …”
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A comprehensive assessment of current methods for measuring metacognition by Dobromir Rahnev

“…This comprehensive assessment paints a complex picture: no measure of metacognition is perfect and different measures may be preferable in different experimental contexts.…”
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Lead poisoning in ancient Rome by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…A grape juice concentrate (sapa) commonly used as a sweetener was prepared by preference in lead containers. Although Roman writers commented on the toxicity of lead, classic chronic lead poisoning was first described only in the 7th century AD. …”
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Nous sommes tous des nimbystes : plaidoyer pour l’utilisation de la notion d’acceptabilité sociale by Hervé Flanquart

“…However, many social scientists refuse this qualification they consider stigmatizing for residents. They prefer to see the refusal of these new sites as an resistance act, folowing a insufficiently concerted decision and/or too favorable to the the firm who carries the project. …”
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Celestial $w_{1+\infty}$ charges and the subleading structure of asymptotically-flat spacetimes by Marc Geiller

“…We do so using both the Bondi–Sachs and the Newman–Penrose formalism, via a dictionary built from a preferred choice of tetrad. This enables us to access properties of the so-called higher Bondi aspects, such as their evolution equations, their transformation laws under asymptotic symmetries, and their relationship to the Newman–Penrose and the higher spin charges. …”
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Ecogeographical Amplitude and Habitat of Two Species of the Genus- <i>Terminalia</i> (Combretaceae) In the Central Niger Delta Areas in Rivers State by NL Edwin-Wosu, T Omara-Achong, BL Nyannanyo

“…Result shows that both species are successfully adapted to the area as mesophytes but are distinct in all aspect, thus have marked preference for and /or by displaying restricted occurrence in certain ecological habitat. …”
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Entendre les mouches voler by Sarah Benabou, David Picherit

“…Using group sound-walks as a preferred study method, this approach immediately raises the question of the “positionality” from which we listen to the world, and thus opens the door to a political-environmental mapping of the territory that is attentive to the circulation of humans, animals and sound. …”
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A Novel Approach for HST Delays Using Pythagorean Fuzzy AHP and Regression Analysis by Hümeyra Bolakar Tosun

“…For this reason, many studies have been conducted to eliminate delays in high-speed trains, the speed of which is the most important criterion for preference. This study determines the reasons for train delays in a bid to make the high-speed train project successful in Turkey and for trains to serve better. …”
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L2 Development from a CDST Perspective and the Issue of Generalizability by Abby Massaro

“…Accordingly, language development is seen as a process responsive to the dynamic interaction between the learner and her context over time. While CDST prefers a process over product approach to analyzing language and its development, extant research on language learning has traditionally taken a more static and rigid perspective on acquisition, generally operating under the assumption that development can be understood (more or less) by drawing a straight line between individual variables or conditions and changes in the interlanguage. …”
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THE EFFECTS OF PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS ON TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS: RESEARCH ON VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS by Musa Karaçor, Ozan Çatır, Kenan Sakallı

“…Descriptive surveymethod was preferred in this study, the questionnaire was used to obtain thedata. …”
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Intravenous Ketamine for Suicidal Behavior in Severe Depression with Psychotic Features by T. V. Pavan Kumar, Divya Bolla, Raj Kiran Donthu, Anzory Pathak

“…Depression is the leading cause of suicide, and antidepressants and modified electroconvulsive therapy (mECT) are the preferred treatment modalities. Ketamine is an established anesthetic agent and evidence for its use in depression is evolving. …”
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