Changes in movement patterns in relation to sun conditions and spatial scales in wild western gorillas by B. Robira, S. Benhamou, E. Obeki Bayanga, T. Breuer, S. Masi

“…By contrast, movement straightness was not markedly different when the sun elevation was low (the sun azimuth then being potentially usable as a compass) or high (so providing no directional information) and the sky was clear or overcast. …”
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A novel approach to multi-objective portfolio selection: modeling emerging financial markets using satisfaction functions and fuzzy values by Milad Saleki, Mohamad Saber Falah Nejad, Davood Shishebori, Mohammad Aref Dehghani Tafti

“…In other words, the proposed model outperformed the base model in all the objectives under study.Originality/Value: As distinguishing features of the proposed model of this research, one can mention: 1) constructing and using fuzzy distribution functions and calculating ideal values and expected ranges for all desired objectives considering the conditions of the examined market research using simple mathematical modeling, 2) utilizing the experience of financial market experts in planning model for selecting suitable investment portfolios in emerging financial markets, 3) presenting an approach to calculating portfolio risk in conditions of information scarcity in the problem environment using fuzzy theory, 4) development of the fuzzy benchmark-criterion method for weighting the objectives under study in the problem considering the expertise of financial market experts, and 5) simple modeling, considering interval fuzzy values in the model, and being usable for all individuals with different levels of investment knowledge.…”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Fish Habitats in the Downstream Section of Yangqu Hydropower Station by Qiaoling Zhang, Youjie Ou, Weiying Wang, Guoyong Zhang, Zijun Liu, Shanshan Li, Guodong Li

“…The habitat quality of the target fish species was graded by the fuzzy logic method with suitable flow velocity and water depth as conditions. The Weighted Usable Area (WUA)—flow response relationship of fish habitats under different qualities was studied, and the ecological flow required by the target fish species was obtained. …”
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Oxytocin as a physiological correlate of dyadic music therapy relationships — a randomized crossover pilot study by Paula Kristin Busse, Lutz Neugebauer, Götz Kaschubowski, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Thomas Ostermann

“…The aim of this pilot study (Clinical Trial No: DRKS00035174) is to investigate whether oxytocin is usable and feasible as a biomarker of attachment to demonstrate the development of therapeutic alliance between therapist and patient in a dyadic music therapy setting.MethodsIn a single-measure crossover design, children aged 6–12 years from a special school for social and emotional disorders, were randomly with either music therapy followed by a waiting list control group that performed silent work, or vice versa. …”
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Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages. by Emmanuel Kwame Darkwa, Sabina Asiamah, Elizabeth Awini, Cynthia Sottie, Anthony Godi, John E Williams, Albert Akpalu, J Helen Cross, Josemir W Sander, Arjune Sen, Charles R Newton, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Patrick Adjei

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our questionnaire is valid for the two languages and usable for community-based epilepsy surveys in Ghana. …”
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Combining ability, floral biology, and seed producibility of promising cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) lines for hybrid rice development by Victoriano V. Casco, Rosemarie T. Tapic, Jerwin R. Undan, Anna Ma. Lourdes S. Latonio, Roel R. Suralta, Norvie L. Manigbas

“…Conclusion The floral traits found to be significantly associated with outcrossing rate are useful selection criteria not only for identifying economically usable CMS lines but also for developing new and promising parental lines and hybrids. …”
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National Development Banks in Europe – A Contribution to Sustainable Finance by Györgyi Nyikos, Zsuzsanna Kondor

“…Meanwhile, the results provide usable guidance for development banks/funding agencies in Europe, too. …”
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A systematic review of the transformation of Lake Beseka from brine to nearly fresh lake water by Yosef Abebe, Taye Alemayehu, Bizuneh Asfaw Abebe, Tena Alamirew, Beteley Teckola, Esayas Alemayehu

“…This assessment shows the rapid transformation of the lake’s waters to safer and usable one from its brine form. To evaluate the water quality of Lake Beseka, various parameters and techniques (indices) can be used. …”
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Leadership Perceptions, Educational Struggles and Barriers, and Effective Modalities for Teaching Vertigo and the HINTS Exam: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine Residency Prog... by Mary McLean, Justin Stowens, Ryan Barnicle, Negar Mafi, Kaushal Shah

“…Of the 192 respondents providing usable data, 149/191 (78.0%) believed the HINTS exam is valuable to teach; 124/192 (64.6%) reported HINTS educational offerings in conference; and 148/192 (77.1%) reported clinical bedside teaching by faculty. …”
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Microbial Profiles of Rhizosphere and Bulk Soil Microbial Communities of Biofuel Crops Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) by Doongar R. Chaudhary, Jyotisna Saxena, Nicola Lorenz, Linda K. Dick, Richard P. Dick

“….), is a sustainable approach that can provide more usable energy and environmental benefits than food-based biofuels. …”
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Ensiling and thermic treatment effects on ruminal carbohydrate fermentation and post-ruminal crude protein concentration in partial-crop peas and faba beans by M. Bachmann, P. Okon, F. Pilger, C. Kuhnitzsch, S.D. Martens, O. Steinhöfel, A. Zeyner

“…Toasting reduced protein solubility and increased PRCP, but it was not clear if PRCP was usable for ruminants or was partially bound into Maillard polymers.…”
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Resource potential of some species of the genus Miscanthus Anderss. under conditions of continental climate of West Siberian forest-steppe by O. V. Dorogina, O. Yu. Vasilyeva, N. S. Nuzhdina, L. V. Buglova, Yu. A. Gismatulina, E. V. Zhmud, G. A. Zueva, O. V. Kominа, Е. A. Tsybchenko

“…Therefore herbal perennial grasses with their rapid growth and prominent biomass yield increasingly make it a favorite choice as a valuable agricultural crop usable for cellulosic ethanol production. As an example, the genus Miscanthus Anderss. …”
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Linking the life stages of fish into a habitat-ecological flow assessment scheme under climate change and human activities by Yiming Zhang, Wensheng Wang, Siyi Yu

“…Habitat patch area (HPA), weighted usable area (WUA), and habitat connectivity index (HCI) were employed to assess fish habitats during spawning and feeding stages. …”
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Le site antique de la clinique des Dames Blanches à Tours (Indre-et-Loire) : aménagements d’un embarcadère romain sur la Loire et évolution du trait de rive by Nicolas Fouillet, Philippe Gardère

“…During the Late Roman Imperial period a slowing down of the sedimentartion provided a usable space on the flood plain. The occupation of the riverbank then resumed in the form of a suburban sepulchral area established along the Roman road. …”
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Decription of Students’ Learning Style by Laila Isrona

“…Four questionnaires were returned and usable for further analysis. The results of the survey that, firstly, student A adopts unspecific learning process and she is more undirected and reproduction directed type. …”
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Luteal Phase Stimulation in the Same Cycle Is an Effective Strategy to Rescue POSEIDON Poor Responders with No Embryos after the First Follicular Stimulation by Abha Majumdar, Gaurav Majumdar, Neeti Tiwari, Anu Singh, Shweta Mittal Gupta, Ruma Satwik

“…Overall, the odds of obtaining a usable blastocyst in the luteal phase was found to be significantly higher than in the paired follicular phase (73.9% vs. 57.7%, P = 0.012, odds ratio: 2.286 [95% CI: 1.186–4.636]). …”
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Fecal microbiota is more stable during degradation and more diverse for ex situ cheetahs in Namibia compared to the USA by Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Morgan A. Maly, Reade B. Roberts, Mia M. Keady, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Meagan Maxwell, Laurie Marker, Matthew Breen, Carly R. Muletz-Wolz, Adrienne E. Crosier

“…Overall, our findings suggest that in dry season conditions (no recorded rainfall) in Namibia, fecals may be usable for up to three days after defecation for microbial ecology studies. …”
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Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Stephanie A Kraft, Shaan Chopra, Miriana C Duran, Janet A Rojina, Abril Beretta, Katherine I López, Russell Javan, Benjamin S Wilfond, Margaret Rosenfeld, James Fogarty, Linda K Ko

“…ObjectiveA key step toward developing health technology that is accessible and usable is to understand community member perspectives and needs so that technology is culturally relevant and appropriately contextualized. …”
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Biofloc technology significantly reshapes water microbiome and improves survival rates in Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) by Jiho Yang, Hyunjun Choi, Jun Seong Park, Yehyeon Cha, Ju-Ae Hwang, Seung-Yoon Oh

“…Biofloc technology (BFT) systems offer the potential to reduce water consumption and eliminate waste products by using beneficial microorganisms to convert waste into usable nutrients or non-toxic molecules. Unlike flow-through systems (FTS), which depend on continuous water exchange and result in higher operational costs as well as limited microbiome stability, BFT operates without the need for constant water exchange. …”
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Telehomecare Monitoring for Patients Receiving Anticancer Oral Therapy: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluability Study by Dominique Tremblay, Thomas Joly-Mischlich, Annick Dufour, Marie-Claude Battista, Djamal Berbiche, José Côté, Marco Décelles, Catherine Forget, Brigitte Guérin, Manon Larivière, Frédéric Lemay, Manon Lemonde, Éric Maillet, Nathalie Moreau, Michel Pavic, Sara Soldera, Catherine Wilhelmy

“…The methodological choice aims to provide real-world data that are rigorous, rapidly usable in practice, and transferable to other settings. …”
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