Temporal and Spatial Changes in Soil Quality at Shooting Ranges: A Case Study in Croatia by Željka Zgorelec, Nikica Šprem, Radovan Abramović, Marija Galić, Iva Hrelja, Domina Delač, Toni Safner, Ivica Kisić

“…Long-term measures for sustainable soil management and environment protection must be taken at shooting ranges to minimise the potential risks to ecosystems, wildlife and human health (an EU strategy).…”
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Occipitocervical Dislocation in Low-Energy Trauma by Celeste Tavolaro, Richard Bransford, Aditya Yerrapragada, Carlo Bellabarba, Haitao Zhou

“…We describe a case of OCD occurring in a patient who sustained a ground-level fall whose only clinical symptom was posterior neck pain without neurologic compromise. …”
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Emerging Delivery Strategies of Platelet-Rich Plasma with Hydrogels for Wound Healing by Ya Zhang, Zi-Lin Wang, Ze-Peng Deng, Zi-Li Wang, Fei Song, Li-Li Zhu

“…In recent years, increasing attention has been moved to the loading and sustained release of growth factors in PRP by polymeric carriers. …”
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Effect of a Rapid Tooling Technique in a 3D Printed Part for Developing an EDM Electrode by Turki Alamro, Mohammed Yunus, Rami Alfattani, Ibrahim A. Alnaser

“…However, CCF can get spoiled as high temperatures are generated on the machining tool, and the plastic core hardly sustains such high temperatures.…”
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Rolnictwo ekologiczne a właściwości gleby i jej różnorodność biologiczna by Anna Augustyniuk-Kram

“…This type of farming aims to sustain the quality and fertility of the soil and to maintain key ecological soil functions. …”
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Current End-of-Life Care Needs and Care Practices in Acute Care Hospitals by Amy J. Thurston, Donna M. Wilson, Jessica A. Hewitt

“…Most (97.3%) had one or more life-sustaining technologies in use at the time of death. …”
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Bioinspired artificial antioxidases for efficient redox homeostasis and maxillofacial bone regeneration by Ting Wang, Mingru Bai, Wei Geng, Mohsen Adeli, Ling Ye, Chong Cheng

“…Moreover, Ru-hydroxide can effectively sustain stem cell viability and osteogenic differentiation in elevated ROS environments, modulating the inflammatory microenvironment during bone tissue regeneration in male mice. …”
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Is the Real Estate Market of New Housing Stock Influenced by Urban Vibrancy? by Alice Barreca, Rocco Curto, Diana Rolando

“…The attractiveness and vibrancy of an urban area are very complex aspects that both Public Administrations and real estate developers and construction companies have to carefully consider in order to correctly address their investments and sustainable urban development projects. The aim of this paper is to study urban vibrancy and its relationship with the neighbourhood services and the real estate market of new housing stock. …”
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Functional Constipation in Children: overview and new outcomes by Kamila Stępień, Maria Przygoda, Joanna Śnieżna, Gabriela Trestka, Sabina Adamczyk, Urszula Zelik, Jakub Dziewic, Wojciech Florczak, Wiktoria Domino, Jagienka Włodyka, Karol Dzwonnik

“…Long-term outcomes are generally favorable with appropriate treatment, although relapse is common, emphasizing the need for sustained management. Functional constipation significantly impacts a child's quality of life, affecting both physical and emotional well-being. …”
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An Evaluation of Leaf Biomass : Length Ratio as a Tool for Nondestructive Assessment in Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) by Hector Echavarria-Heras, Elena Solana-Arellano, Kun-Seop Lee, Shinya Hosokawa, Ernesto Franco-Vizcaíno

“…For the data sets considered, the isometric scaling that sustains the weight-to-length proxy always produced inconsistent fittings, and for leaf-lengths greater than a threshold value, the conversion of leaf length to biomass generated biased estimations. …”
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Investigation of Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Recycling with Theory Planned Behavior by Veysel Yılmaz, Erkan Arı

“…Considering the importance of recycling for a sustainable future, it is of great importance to determine the factors affecting the recycling behavior of individuals. …”
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Assortativity and the Probability of Epidemic Extinction: A Case Study of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1-2009) by Hiroshi Nishiura, Alex R. Cook, Benjamin J. Cowling

“…., a host type which cannot sustain transmission on its own) to the risk of a major epidemic is greatly diminished as mixing patterns become more assortative, and in such a scenario, a higher proportion of non-maintenance hosts among index cases elevates the probability of extinction. …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Incorporating Different Thermal-Insulating Materials into the Sub-Ballast Layers by Libor Ižvolt, Peter Dobeš, Martin Mečár, Deividas Navikas

“…Given the current preference for conserving natural construction materials and promoting sustainable development in the dimensioning of sub-ballast layers, it is advisable to incorporate various thermal insulation, composite, or suitable recycled materials in their design. …”
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Extraction and Processing of Bioactive Phytoconstituents from Widely Used South African Medicinal Plants for the Preparation of Effective Traditional Herbal Medicine Products: A Na... by Sphamandla Hlatshwayo, Nokukhanya Thembane, Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Nceba Gqaleni, Mlungisi Ngcobo

“…Achieving this will allow for the reduced use of plant materials and promote the sustainable use of the limited resource of medicinal plants, especially in our South African context. …”
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Unpacking the Municipal Demarcation Application in South Africa by Zaakirah Iqbal Jeeva, Trynos Gumbo, Juanee Cilliers

“…These protests are to an extent due to municipalities being too large, lacking economic bases, and having poor governance structures to administer efficiently, resulting in many struggling to provide basic services and remain financially viable and sustainable. This article unpacks the application process that needs to be followed by the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), the Member of Executive Council (MEC), and the public to motivate for the re-demarcation of local boundaries. …”
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The Leukemic Stem Cell Niche: Adaptation to “Hypoxia” versus Oncogene Addiction by Giulia Cheloni, Martina Poteti, Silvia Bono, Erico Masala, Nathalie M. Mazure, Elisabetta Rovida, Matteo Lulli, Persio Dello Sbarba

“…Thus, LSC hosted in SCN are suited to sustain the long-term maintenance of therapy-resistant minimal residual disease.…”
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A systematic review of deep learning techniques for apple leaf diseases classification and detection by Assad Souleyman Doutoum, Bulent Tugrul

“…Agriculture sustains populations and provides livelihoods, contributing to socioeconomic growth. …”
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Second harmonic generation from bound-state in the continuum-hosted few-layers van der Waals metasurface by Muhammad Naseer, Begum Azra, Su Zhaoxian, Huang Lingling

“…Here, we report BIC in few-layers TMDs metasurface with high quality factor (Q-factor), tunability, and modes-upholding in different environments. The metasurface sustains BIC at different thickness of the meta-atoms, which is highly desired for maintaining the accuracy in fabrications. …”
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Information and Communication Technologies of households and individuals, geographical proximity and regional competitiveness: distribution, clusters and spatial patterns of techno... by Reyes González-Relaño, Ángel Luis Lucendo-Monedero, Francisca Ruiz-Rodríguez

“… Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been consolidated as a fundamental pillar of the new model of competitiveness and sustainable development of territories. However, there has still not been sufficient in-depth study of the role that geographical proximity plays in the digital inequalities that affect regional competitiveness. …”
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Decoloniality, Indigenous Resistance, and Environmental Justice in Mother Forest: The Unfinished Story of C.K Janu by Midhun Mohan

“…This controversial and sensitive realm, worsened initially by the British and sustained by successive governments through Forest Policies, requires critical examination. …”
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