Social Contribution-Based Routing Protocol for Vehicular Network with Selfish Nodes by Haigang Gong, Lingfei Yu, Xue Zhang

“…The node with higher delivery probability and lower social contributions is the preferred candidate for the next hop. Simulation results show that SCR achieves better performance than other social routing protocols with the incentive scheme.…”
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Seed Production and Seed Sources of Organic Vegetables by Jennifer Bonina, Daniel J. Cantliffe

“… The organic vegetable industry is flourishing due to consumers preference for organically grown produce over traditionally produced vegetables. …”
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The use of empirical data in communal discernment and decision-making processes in the Dutch Reformed Church by L. Bosman

“…Discernment processes then provide frameworks wherein God’s call and preferred future for the church as well as its identity can be discovered. …”
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Some New Sets of Sequences of Fuzzy Numbers with Respect to the Partial Metric by Uğur Kadak, Muharrem Ozluk

“…Since the utilization of Zadeh’s extension principle is quite difficult in practice, we prefer the idea of level sets in order to construct some classical notions. …”
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Forms and meanings of intensification: a multifactorial comparison of quite and rather by Guillaume Desagulier

“…The second key finding is the following: in the strict frame of the pre-determiner vs. pre-adjectival alternation, quite displays a preference for the pre-determiner position, and rather for the pre-adjectival position.…”
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Ethical issues in online interpreting training by Liu Hongyan, Lei Zhenhui

“…Interpreting training is preferably achieved in a face-to-face setting, as it concentrates on individual practice within an authentic interpreting environment for skill development rather than mere knowledge acquisition. …”
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Awl Nematodes, Dolichodorus spp. Cobb, 1914 (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Tylenchina: Dolichodoridae: Dolichodorinae) by William T. Crow, Angela S. Brammer

“…Because these nematodes prefer moist to wet soils they rarely occur in agricultural fields and are not as well studied as many other plant-parasitic nematodes. …”
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Emergency Transportation Problem Based on Single-Valued Neutrosophic Set by Lin Lu, Xiaochun Luo

“…Technology for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) is extended to the single-valued neutrosophic environment to rank and optimize the alternative transshipment routes. …”
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Monte Carlo Noise Reduction Algorithm Based on Deep Neural Network in Efficient Indoor Scene Rendering System by Xiwen Chen, Jianfei Shen

“…Because of its flexibility and universality, Monte Carlo integral has become the preferred algorithm of most realistic image synthesis. …”
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La politización del festival de teatro durante el tardofranquismo by Anne Laure Feuillastre

“…For the young authors that were marginalised from the commercial stage, theatre festivals appeared to be a preferred way to reach the stage during the second half of the 1960s. …”
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Awl Nematodes, Dolichodorus spp. Cobb, 1914 (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Tylenchina: Dolichodoridae: Dolichodorinae) by William T. Crow, Angela S. Brammer

“…Because these nematodes prefer moist to wet soils they rarely occur in agricultural fields and are not as well studied as many other plant-parasitic nematodes. …”
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Business Model Canvas and Entrepreneurs: Dilemmas in Managerial Practice by Humberto Elias Garcia Lopes, Vívian Cândido Rodrigues, Ramon Silva Leite, Marlusa Gosling

“…In more dynamic markets, they preferred to draw on their practical experience. These results highlight that entrepreneurs' perception of their firm's competitive environment is decisive in defining their attitude toward using business models as viable managerial tools.…”
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Habitat Selection and Mating Success in a Mustelid by Thierry Lodé

“…Nevertheless, such as in various vertebrates, habitat requirements seem to be based on simple broad features of habitat, suggesting that habitat avoidance rather than habitat preference can explain polecat habitat predilection.…”
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Not by order, nor by dialogue: the metanoetic presence of the kingdom of God in a fluid new world and church by S. Joubert

“…Therefore, the emphasis on order, predictability and open dialogue in religious circles, as preferred ways of responding to change and problems, must be augmented by a metanoetic understanding of the kingdom of God. …”
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UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework Membranes: Structural Engineering for Separation Applications by Yanwei Sun

“…Various synthesis methods for UiO-66 membranes are explored, with a focus on modulated approaches that incorporate different modulators to fine-tune nucleation rates and crystallization processes. The influence of preferred orientation, membrane thickness, pore size, pore surface chemistry, and hierarchical structures on the separation performance is concluded. …”
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The Possible Role of the Uropygial Gland on Mate Choice in Domestic Chicken by Atsushi Hirao

“…The factors that influence mating preference are considered to be visual cues. However, several studies have indicated that chemosensory cues also affect socio-sexual behavior, including mate choice and individual recognition. …”
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Effect of ceftriaxone on blood pressure, respiration and its analgesic and antipyretic activities by Mohamed Aboubakr, Mossad Elsayed, Ashraf Elkomy

“…<p> <b>Conclusion:</b> Ceftriaxone is preferable in bacterial infections or feverish conditions owing to its antibacterial, antipyretic and analgesic activities.…”
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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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The “revolving door” or the circulation of leaders between the economic and political fields of power in Mexico by Julia Chardavoine

“…While the direct participation of business leaders in the electoral contest in Mexico tends to be solely the work of individuals who are relatively dominated in the economic field, the shareholders of the country’s main multinationals seek to align themselves with the influence practices of the large groups of the global North and prefer more discreet strategies of influence on public policies.…”
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Bacterial Infections in Cirrhosis by Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao

“…Cirrhotic patients who develop abdominal pain, tenderness, fever, renal failure or hepatic encephalopathy should undergo diagnostic paracentesis, and those who meet the criterion for SBP (eg, an ascites neutrophil count greater than 250/mm3) should receive antibiotics, preferably a third-generation cephalosporin. In addition to antibiotic therapy, albumin infusions have been shown to reduce the risk of renal failure and mortality in patients with SBP, particularly in those with renal dysfunction and hyperbilirubinemia at the time of diagnosis. …”
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