The Possible Role of the Uropygial Gland on Mate Choice in Domestic Chicken by Atsushi Hirao

“…In avian mating systems, male domestic fowls are polygamous and mate with a number of selected members of the opposite sex. …”
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Nonlinear Conjugate Gradient Coefficients with Exact and Strong Wolfe Line Searches Techniques by Awad Abdelrahman, Mogtaba Mohammed, Osman O. O. Yousif, Murtada K. Elbashir

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Equivariant Perturbation in Gomory and Johnson’s Infinite Group Problem. VII. Inverse Semigroup Theory, Closures, Decomposition of Perturbations by Hildebrand, Robert, Köppe, Matthias, Zhou, Yuan

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Network Direct Selling Organisations by Sonja Verwey, Corné Davis

“…It utilises the schismatic metaphor identified by Morgan (1981) to generate further insights into the study of individuals as composite unities of operationally closed self-creating systems that cocreate organisations such as NDSOs. …”
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The influence of the hydroxyapatite synthesis method on the electrochemical, surface and adsorption properties of hydroxyapatite by Ewa Skwarek, Władysław Janusz, Dariusz Sternik

“…The characteristics are pHpzc = 6.64, 6.22, 6.43 at the HAP1/NaCl, HAP2/NaCl, HAP3/NaCl interfaces respectively and the pHiep values are about 4 for all the systems. The thermal stability of hydroxyapatite changed due to the bovine serum albumin adsorption. …”
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EDUCATION: REAL AND DUE ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ: СУЩЕЕ И ДОЛЖНОЕ ОСВІТА: СУЩЕ ТА НАЛЕЖНЕ by V. V. Khmel

“…The article contains a comparative analysis of educational systems of Germany, Russia and Ukraine.<br>Нынешний контекст информатизации общества характеризуется возрастанием роли и значимости образовательных технологий. …”
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Evaporation Loss During Sprinkler Irrigation by F. S. Zazueta

“… This study investigates the factors influencing evaporation loss from sprinkler systems during operation. Through analysis, it is determined that evaporation is influenced by climate demand, time of operation, and water droplet surface area. …”
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La fabrique sociale : autonomisation et légitimation dans le domaine de l’information de santé by Adrian Staii

“…The evolutions presently taking place in the field of health information are connected to larger social trends and they unveil their full meaning when linked to these structural conditions: the renewal of the confidence in the expert systems, the enhancement of social autonomy and the enlargement of the well-being culture. …”
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Plurality in English and other languages: does it add up? by Wilfrid Rotgé

“…Certaines langues n’ont pas de pluriel nominal, d’autres possèdent un système ternaire, voire quaternaire. La définition du pluriel peut varier d’une langue à l’autre. …”
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L’Amérique… selon Marx  by Vincent Bontems

“…Les États-Unis n’occupent encore qu’une position périphérique au sein du système capitaliste au XIXe siècle. Toutefois, Marx n’a pas manqué de relever l’importance et l’originalité du développement économique et politique de «l’Amérique». …”
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Harvesting: From Manual to Mechanical by Stephen H. Futch, J. D. Whitney, Jacqueline K. Burns, Fritz M. Roka

“…The program sought to develop harvesting systems to remove or aid in the removal of fruit from the trees, thereby reducing the number of hand harvestors needed. …”
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The International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP) and the New Pedagogic Challenges in Engineering Education by Michael A. Auer

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La crise contemporaine, une crise de la modernité technique by Hélène Tordjman

“…Similarily, the pervasiveness of intensive agricultural systems all over the world leads to multiple nuisances and contradictions which, it is believed, will be solved by one more step in the same direction.…”
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Changing Balancing Behaviors in Turkish Foreign Policy During AKP Period (2002-2019) by Oktay BİNGÖL

“…When international and domestic dynamics change, policies and strategies may change. Although systemic factors play role in this process, government and regime changes come into prominence as principal factors. …”
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Current state of digital transformation of russian banks by S. S. Matveevskii

“…The analysis allowed the author to draw conclusions that the digital transformation of Russian banks is characterized by: the complex implementation of BCBS scenarios and the interaction between banks and Fintechcompanies, the emergence of neo-banks; increased competition in the banking sector; innovative opportunities for the production and sale of banking services and products, the emergence of new risks; accumulation and use of large amounts of data; the need to significantly change the information systems of banks (growth in demand for the services of IT companies); the emergence of ecosystems in which non-banking organizations are actively involved; large costs of Russian banks, which, as a rule, leads to an improvement in their financial results (as a result, medium and small banks begin to lose in the market).…”
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Institutional foundations of digital transformation of business in economic sectors by P. M. Gureev, I. S. Prokhorova

“…The purpose of the study is to determine the technological limitations of the institutional environment for the systemic transformation of Russian business in accordance with global trends in the development of digital technologies. …”
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Beyond Life Years Lost, Using Different Outcomes for Population Modelling in Tobacco Harm Reduction by Prasad Krishna, Hill Andrew, Fiebelkorn Stacy, Edward Lauren

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International legal conventions as an instrument for preventing environmental risks by E. I. Mayorova

“…Rational use of natural resources requires the development and purposeful application of environmental and legal instruments for the protection of the natural objects and systems that are not included into the jurisdiction of individual countries and are not the national heritage of a particular state. …”
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Wireworms in Florida Sugarcane by R. H. Cherry, M. Karounos

“…Pheromone traps are untested in Florida sugarcane for click beetles but have an important function in for both mass trapping and monitoring in other agricultural systems. …”
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Faut-il croire le classement de Shangaï ? by Jean-Charles Billaut, Denis Bouyssou, Philippe Vincke

“…Hence, our view is that the Shanghai ranking, in spite of the media coverage it receives, does not qualify as a useful and pertinent tool to discuss the “quality” of academic institutions, let alone to guide the choice of students and family or to promote reforms of higher education systems. We outline the type of work that should be undertaken to offer sound alternatives to the Shanghai ranking.…”
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