Improving the Strength Properties of Kaolinite Type Clays Using Melamine Formaldehyde Liquid Polymer by Altuğ Saygılı

“…Soil remediation methods have become one of the preferred methods due to the need for more space for construction activities in cities and industrial areas. …”
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Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genotypes for Drought Tolerance by Gabriel V. Nkomo, Moosa M. Sedibe, Maletsema A. Mofokeng

“…There is a need for multidisciplinary collaborations among breeders and other relevant stakeholders such as farmer and extension workers because the improved cultivars must be according to the farmers preferred traits. Due to declining rainfall pattern in sub-Saharan Africa, there is an urgent requirement for cowpea breeding programmes that focus on developing varieties with short maturity, drought, pest, and disease tolerance. …”
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Effect of Gastric Acid on the Surface Properties of Different Composite Resin Restorative Materials: Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Evaluation by Cemile Kedici Alp, Cansu Dağdelen Ahısha

“…As a result, if these restorative materials are to be preferred in patients with reflux, they should be checked frequently. …”
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Postharvest Practices and Farmers’ Knowledge in Managing Maize Pests in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Bongumusa Charles Gumede, Simon Kamande Kuria

“…The results also showed that metal tanks tended to be the most preferred (81.82%) storage facility for storing maize. …”
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Une nouvelle procédure d’expérimentation comportementale à l’interface entre les approches « Naturalistes » et « Généralistes » de la cognition du primate by Joël Fagot

“…While Naturalist researchers prefer natural or semi-natural conditions for their science, the context favored by the Generalist researchers is the laboratory allowing the test of isolated primates. …”
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Same or Different? Comparing the Coverage Rate of Five Different Approaches for Testing the Difference of Two Groups Means by Bittmann, Felix

“…We utilize the coverage of confidence intervals as it corresponds to nominal type-I-error rates (Alpha), yet is more adequate since confidence intervals are preferred in contrast to p-values, which often facilitate binary conclusions. …”
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Selenium and Thyroid Disease: From Pathophysiology to Treatment by Mara Ventura, Miguel Melo, Francisco Carrilho

“…The organic form of selenium seems to be the preferable formulation for supplementation or treatment. …”
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A preliminary study on tourist willingness to pay for marine safety improvements in Nusa Penida by Habibah Siti Nur, Rahman Ari, Lee Chun-Hung

“…The results revealed a clear preference for moderate safety investment, with a significant drop in WTP as the proposed enhancements’ costs increased. …”
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Current Trends in Treatment for Acid-Dependent Diseases: Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Rabeprazole by O. D. Lopina, B. K. Nurgalieva, T. L. Lapina

“…This makes rabeprazole (Pariet) a preferred drug in course and maintenance therapies for acid-dependent diseases, as well as in H. pylori eradication.Conclusion. …”
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Characteristics of pensi pempek (Corbicula moltkiana) on tapioca flour substitution with sago flour by Budaraga I Ketut, Sidabalok Inawaty, Rasyid Said Abdul

“…Based on the results of organoleptic tests, Pempek Pensi (Corbicula Moltkiana) is most preferred by consumers, namely treatment B with a formulation of 60% tapioca flour and 40% sago flour, with an average of 4.41 organoleptically, with water content (47.43), ash content (1.75), fat content (12.32), protein content (21.56), and carbohydrate content (16.52).…”
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Establishing how social capital is studied in relation to cardiovascular disease and identifying gaps for future research-A scoping review protocol. by Marie Parker, Xiangming Fang, Shannon Renee Self-Brown, Ali Rahimi

“…<h4>Results</h4>Our findings will be reported in accordance with the guidance provided in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) statement.…”
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Yield and horticultural performance of seed-oil pumpkin in south Florida by Geoffrey Meru, Yuqing Fu

“…Unlike conventional hulled pumpkin seeds, naked seeds lack a complete seed coat, thus are preferred for snacking and oil production because they eliminate the need for manual de-hulling prior to use. …”
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Revisitando Maquiavel sob a ótica da ambivalência by Carlos Eduardo Bao

“…Foi possível constatar que a ambivalência se apresenta já nas raízes do pensamento político moderno, desde Maquiavel, que, no entanto, prefere jogar com sua contingência em vez de tentar suprimi-la definitivamente.…”
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Awareness and Practice of Deep Margin Elevation among Dental Practitioners in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Mythri Padaru, Preethesh Shetty, Namith Rai, Raksha Bhat

“…However, 50% of participants prefer to use DME as a substitute for surgical crown lengthening. …”
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Three Extensions of Tong and Richardson’s Algorithm for Finding the Optimal Path in Schedule-Based Railway Networks by J. Xie, S. C. Wong, S. M. Lo

“…Third, as high-speed railways have low-frequency running patterns, their passengers may prefer to wait at home or at the office instead of at the station. …”
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Maternal Perceptions of Self-Weight and Child Weight May Influence Milk Choice of Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by Loan P. Kim, Nelly Mallo

“…Qualitative interviews revealed a cultural preference for larger size children, and mothers defined healthy weight for their child as a function of (1) the child’s ability to be as active as other children their age, regardless of child’s BMI, and (2) the pediatrician’s opinion of the child’s weight status. …”
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Forces Influencing Technical Mathematics Curriculum Implementation: Departmental Heads’ Understanding of Their Practices to Enact Roles and Responsibilities by Mfundo Mondli Khoza, Annatoria Zanele Ngcobo

“…While in theory, DHs seem to believe in collaboration, they prefer working in silos and perceive that the success of the TMAT curriculum implementation should be at the hands of seasoned mathematics teachers. …”
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Impacts of the Feeder-Related Built Environment on Taxi-Metro Integrated Use in Lanzhou, China by Qixiang Chen, Bin Lv, Binbin Hao, Xianlin Li

“…The results reveal that (a) people prefer to use taxi as feeder mode for metro access during morning peak hours and for metro egress during evening peak hours; (b) the transfer distance of taxi-metro integrated use is about 3.8 km; (c) higher mixed land use generates more taxi-metro integrated use during evening peak hours. …”
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The United States Supreme Court and Business Elites: Gilded Age Origins of Modern American Liberalism by Paul Kens

“…Only at the very end of the nineteenth century did this interpretation give way to a new one, raising entrepreneurial liberty to preferred status under the Constitution. This was the result of the persistent efforts of lawyers for the corporate elite, who aimed to produced three changes: a tendency to equate regulation of business with confiscation of property; a trend toward expanding the constitutional rights afforded to corporations; and a reversal of the rule that economic regulation should be presumed valid. …”
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF J. M. KEYNES TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVES OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR by M. A. Kozlova

“…The main psychological tendencies in the actions of the consumers and investors described by Keynes (the basic psychological law, liquidity preference, the influence of the «market psychology» on the investor's decisions) and their relevance nowadays are examined. …”
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