Patterns of Understory Diversity in Mixed Coniferous Forests of Southern California Impacted by Air Pollution by Edith B. Allen, Patrick J. Temple, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael J. Arbaugh, Abby G. Sirulnik, Leela E. Rao

“…The forests of the San Bernardino Mountains have been subject to ozone and nitrogen (N) deposition for some 60 years. …”
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Distributionally robust parameter estimation for nonlinear fed-batch switched time-delay system with moment constraints of uncertain measured output data by Sida Lin, Jinlong Yuan, Zichao Liu, Tao Zhou, An Li, Chuanye Gu, Kuikui Gao, Jun Xie

“…., a bi-level parameter estimation (BLPE) problem) subject to the NCTSTD system was presented, where the expectation of the discrepancy between the output of the NCTSTD system and the uncertain measured output data with respect to its probability distributions was included in the cost functional. …”
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Effect of Multiple Stresses (Thermal, Nutritional, and Walking Stress) on the Reproductive Performance of Malpura Ewes by V. Sejian, V. P. Maurya, K. Kumar, S. M. K. Naqvi

“…GI ewes were maintained in the shed, while GII ewes were subjected to multiple stresses (thermal, nutritional, and walking stress). …”
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The security system of the Republic of Serbia: The character and value of knowledge in its products by Hakić Ergin, Međedović Enver, Manojlović Dragan A., Bulić Ferid

“…In this paper, we explore how two fundamental elements of the security system, which determine its value, can be understood from the subject of the research. These elements define its resilience and weakness, its power, impotence, reputation, respect, or lack thereof, both internally and externally. …”
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“Thank you, God-pleasing ones”: the ministry of church singers of the Perm diocese in the second half of the 1960s — early 1980s by Sapsay Andrey, Archpriest

“…Dyldina, the author managed to compile a complete picture of historical events on this subject.…”
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Effects of ameliorative afforestation on the erodibility factor and soil loss in the Grdelica gorge by Aleksandar Baumgertel, Sara Lukić, Snežana Belanović Simić, Predrag Miljković

“…The experimental fields were selected from the afforested areas where soil samples were taken from fixed depths and then were subjected to physical and chemical laboratory analyses. …”
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Analysis of Students' Reading Difficulties of SDN Bangsa Negara East Oku in Thematic Learning by Sri Enggar Kencana Dewi, Sukron Hidayat, Ratih Purnama Pertiwi, Nur Hasanah

“…This study uses a qualitative approach. The subjects of this study were the fifth-grade teachers and students at the SDN Bangsa Negara East OKU. …”
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Modification of partial safety factors for a semi-probabilistic evaluation of existing timber structures by Maria Loebjinski, Zheng Li, Wolgang Rug, Hartmut Pasternak

“…As a contribution to this, a first step of this study is the evaluation of the reliability level of timber elements subjected to common limit states. Based on these analyses, modifications of the target reliability and of partial safety factors (PSF) for existing structures on the resistance side are studied. …”
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Comparing Two Seawater Temperatures For Human Norovirus Depuration From Oysters by Françoise S. Le Guyader, Joanna Ollivier, Sylvain Parnaudeau, Mathias Gauffriau, Mathias Papin, Christophe Stavrakakis, Virginie François, Françoise Vincent-Hubert, Pascal Garry

“…In order to evaluate the impact of seawater temperature on the elimination of norovirus particles from oysters, large batches of oysters were contaminated using raw sewage containing norovirus and subjected to depuration at 8 °C or 18 °C. Over the experiment, quantitative RT-qPCR showed a one-log decrease of norovirus (both genogroups combined) genome copies per gram of digestive tissue after 41 days for oysters depurated at 8 °C and 24 days at 18 °C. …”
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Prediction Model of Corrosion Current Density Induced by Stray Current Based on QPSO-Driven Neural Network by Chengtao Wang, Wei Li, Gaifang Xin, Yuqiao Wang, Shaoyi Xu

“…The buried pipelines and metallic structures in subway systems are subjected to electrochemical corrosion under the stray current interference. …”
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Motor Dysfunction Correlates with Frontal White Matter Ischemic Changes in Patients with Leukoaraiosis by Miguel Viana-Baptista, Paulo Bugalho, Constança Jordão, Olga Ribeiro, José António Esperança-Pina, José Ferro

“…To test the relation between white matter lesions (WML) location and physical performance, in aged patients. Methods. Subjects: 29 patients (17 males), aged >65 (mean age 72.6±5.2), with leukoaraiosis. …”
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Seismic Performance of CAP1400 Nuclear Power Station considering Foundation Uplift by Ling-Yun Peng, Ying-Jie Kang, Zhen-Yun Tang, Hua-Ting Chen

“…Numerical analyses of the test model and the prototype structure were conducted to gain a better understanding of the structural seismic performance. When subjected to earthquakes, the foundation slab of the nuclear power plant experiences a slight degree of uplift but remains in the elastic stage due to the weight of the structure above, which provides an antioverturning moment. …”
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Neuroanatomical and functional substrates of the short video addiction and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular architecture by Yuanyuan Gao, Ying Hu, Jinlian Wang, Chang Liu, Hohjin Im, Weipeng Jin, Wenwei Zhu, Wei Ge, Guang Zhao, Qiong Yao, Pinchun Wang, Manman Zhang, Xin Niu, Qinghua He, Qiang Wang

“…We investigated the neuroanatomical and functional substrates of SVA symptoms, alongside brain transcriptomic and cellular characteristics, using Inter-Subject Representational Similarity Analysis (IS-RSA) and transcriptomic approaches. …”
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QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WHO PRACTICE BALLROM DANCE by Zenite Machado, Gabriella Roberta dos Santos, Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães, Sabrina Fernandes, Amanda Soares

“…The sample was composed of 402 subjects aged 21to 83 years, who use to attend ballroom dance classes. …”
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Identification of musk compounds as inhibitors of the main SARS-CoV-2 protease by molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies by Belhassan Assia, Salgado Guillermo, Mendoza-Huizar Luis Humberto, Zaki Hanane, Chtita Samir, Lakhlifi Tahar, Bouachrine Mohammed, Gerli Candia Lorena, Cardona Wilson

“…A total of 12 musk odorant compounds were subjected to a molecular docking and molecular dynamics study to predict their impact against the main protease of SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Focusing on Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 and the Sympathetic Nervous System: Potential Impact in Diabetic Retinopathy by Lakshini Y. Herat, Vance B. Matthews, P. Elizabeth Rakoczy, Revathy Carnagarin, Markus Schlaich

“…Microvascular complications in organs including the eye are commonly observed in human diabetic subjects. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a prominent microvascular complication observed in many diabetics and is particularly debilitating as it may result in impaired or complete vision loss. …”
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Experience of Intra-University Cooperation in the Process of Creating Professionally-Oriented Foreign Language Textbooks by N. V. Popova, N. I. Almazova, T. G. Evtushenko, O. V. Zinovieva

“…It is shown that a characteristic feature of a professionally-oriented textbook of the new generation, created by the joint efforts of the linguistic and specialized departments is the widespread use of the elements of the computer-based learning environment, which contributes to a more effective mastering of the subject content. A list of seven English language textbooks created as a result of inter-departmental cooperation, and a brief analysis of the problems that arose in the process of communication between specialists of linguistic and technical profiles are presented. …”
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Image Dehazing Based on Improved Color Channel Transfer and Multiexposure Fusion by Shaojin Ma, Weiguo Pan, Hongzhe Liu, Songyin Dai, Bingxin Xu, Cheng Xu, Xuewei Li, Huaiguang Guan

“…Experimental verification is carried out on synthetic dehazed images and natural dehazed images, and it is verified that the method proposed is superior to existing dehazed algorithms from both subjective and objective aspects.…”
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High Levels of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Children at the Onset of Diabetes by Barbara Predieri, Lorenzo Iughetti, Cristiana Guerranti, Patrizia Bruzzi, Guido Perra, Silvano E. Focardi

“…Forty-four children and adolescents were recruited and subdivided into two groups: (A) 25 subjects with type 1 diabetes and (B) 19 healthy controls. …”
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Salicylic Acid Seed Priming: A Key Frontier in Conferring Salt Stress Tolerance in Barley Seed Germination and Seedling Growth by Rim Ben Youssef, Nahida Jelali, Jose Ramón Acosta Motos, Chedly Abdelly, Alfonso Albacete

“…The goal of the current study was to investigate the effects of seed priming with salicylic acid (SA) on seed germination parameters, seedling growth traits, nutritional element mobilization, and oxidative stress status in two barley species that were subjected to various salt treatments. The findings demonstrated that salinity reduced a number of germination parameters in unprimed seeds and impacted seedling growth by impeding both species’ necessary nutrient mobilization. …”
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