Isolation and Characterization of Cultivable Microbes from the Gut of <i>Zophobas atratus</i> (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Larvae Reared on Two Types of Artificial Diets by Vladislava Baklanova, Alexander Kuprin, Ivan Baklanov, Vadim Kumeiko

“…The isolated strains provide resources for investigating microbial functions in insect nutrition.…”
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Optimization of Reservoir Water Quality Parameters Retrieval and Treatment Using Remote Sensing and Artificial Neural Networks by Alice Nureen Adhiambo Omondi, Yashon Ouma, Simon Njoroge Mburu, Cleophas Mecha Achisa

“… Inland water bodies are critical ecosystems that serve several functions including the provision of freshwater, regulation of climate and hydrological flows, and pollution control. …”
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Tasks scheduling with different structures in cloud manufacturing according to the time and cost of transportation and the task arrival time by Zohre Kiapasha, Ali Salmasnia

“…Therefore, in this study, an optimization model with three objective functions of task completion time, the cost imposed on the cloud manufacturing system, and the quality of the selected services are developed to get closer to the real world; three features are included in it: 1) the possibility of tasks with two structures, series and parallel, 2) different arrival times of tasks in the cloud manufacturing system, and 3) time/cost of logistics between different enterprises.Methodology: First, six examples with different numbers of tasks and subtasks are designed with both sequential and parallel structures. …”
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Folk Medical Practices and Treatments in African Fiction by Akporherhe Friday, Udi Peter Oghenerioborue, Esemedafe Emmanuel

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Impact of carbon emission trading on urban electricity efficiency by SHI Yang, SONG Jia

“…[Methods] This study conducts an empirical analysis based on the policy shock brought about by the launch of China's carbon emission trading pilot program using the difference-in-differences (DID) method and the panel data of Chinese cities from 2008 to 2021. It selects the intensity of urban nighttime lights as a proxy to measure electricity efficiency. …”
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Foreign experience of real estate mass appraisal by M.I. Bondar, А.A. Kulyk

“…The article covers a comparative analysis and generalization of key aspects of mass appraisal systems of selected countries such as legislative regulation of mass appraisal, administration of the mass appraisal process in the context of the division of functions and powers between key entities, accounting and analysis of input information on the economic and physical-technical characteristics of real estate objects, the use of appraisal approaches and methods for evaluating certain types of real estate, etc. …”
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Biogenic synthesis of selenium nanoparticles from Valeriana officinalis extract: A dual approach for environmental remediation and cancer therapy by Fatemeh Nazarzadeh, Saied Navabpour, Zahra Sabouri, Majid Darroudi

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Ultra-high-energy γ-ray emission associated with the tail of a bow-shock pulsar wind nebula

“…The source energy spectrum extended up to 300 TeV, which was well fitted by a log-parabola function with N0 = (1.93 ± 0.23) × 10−16 TeV−1 cm−2 s−1, α = 2.14 ± 0.27, and β = 1.20 ± 0.41 at E0 = 30 TeV. …”
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Analysis of a semi-open queueing network with adaptation of service rates to the rates of arriving requests by A. N. Dudin, O. S. Dudina, S. A. Dudin

“…The obtained results can be used to optimize the functioning of various real objects described by semi-open queueing networks, for example, telecommunication and logistic systems, mobile robotic fulfillment systems, by adapting the distribution of network resources between its nodes to the changing rate of incoming requests…”
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Prediction of new candidate proteins and analysis of sub-modules and protein hubs associated with seed development in rice (Oryza sativa) using an ensemble network-based systems bi... by M. R. P. De Silva, J. W. J. K. Weeraman, S. Piyatissa, P. C. Fernando

“…Abstract Background Rice is a critical global food source, but it faces challenges due to nutritional deficiencies and the pressures of a growing population. …”
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TOPSIS method-based decision-making model for bipolar quadripartitioned neutrosophic environment by G. Muhiuddin, Mohamed E. Elnair, Satham Hussain S, Durga Nagarajan

“…Criteria such as energy efficiency, environmental impact, cost and resource availability are considered, each characterized by its respective membership function. …”
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A qualitative study on the management system for investigator-initiated studies in healthcare institutions in Beijing, China by Xiayan Chen, Jiaxue Meng, Hongling Chu, Yangfeng Wu, Huijuan Li

“…Methods This descriptive qualitative study included 13 focus group discussions among 74 participants from 25 healthcare institutions stratified selected in Beijing, including 13 executive-level administrators, 41 functional administrators and 20 investigator representatives. …”
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PATH PLANNING AND OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS by Ihor Berizka

“…The modification of the classical artificial potential field method using the Gaussian function to describe repulsive forces is an example of optimizing the method for systems with constrained resources. …”
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Multi-Objective Automated Machine Learning for Inversion of Mesoscopic Parameters in Discrete Element Contact Models by Xu Ao, Shengpeng Hao, Yuyu Zhang, Wenyu Xu

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Effects of increasing the dietary contents of metabolizable energy and protein during the peripartum period on mammary gland development in Sistani goats by Essa Dirandeh, Zarbakht Ansari-Pirsaraei, Asad Teimouri, Navid Dadashpour, William W. Thatcher

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The Effect of Different Levels of Galangal (Alpinia officinarum) Powder on Growth Performance, Lipid Parameters, and Liver and Aantioxidant Enzymes in Japanese Quails under Heat St... by Maryam Mahmoodinejad, Bahram Shohreh, Zarbakht Ansari Pirsaraei, Sohail Yousefi

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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: to the issue of diagnosis and patient management (with a case report) by N. I. Shova, D. V. Alekseeva, V. A. Mikhailov

“…Here we review publications assessing psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. The scientific resources for analysis were selected in Russian (eLibrary) and international (Pubmed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar) databases, as well as in open access resources. …”
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Efficiency of the Integrated Nitrogen Removal Device to Remove Ammonia in a Hog House by Chen Lyu, Na Li, Ming Li, Yiyan Lyu, Zhaoying Liu, Shuang Zhong

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Conceptual Development of Urban Super-blocks Model in Urban Planning Based on Content Analysis Method by Hafez Mahdnejad

“…Based on the analysis and synthesis of the findings, 101 open codes have been identified regarding the unique characteristics of urban superblocks, which have been classified into 31 core codes. Axial codes in six selected codes are classified including background conditions (superblock and mini-block environment), causal conditions (field of urban action, land use and urban morphology, urban function, urban complexity, biodiversity and urban green, metabolic efficiency , social unity, human-centered street, complete streets, healthy streets and sustainable streets), mediating conditions (good urban governance and mixed use), central category (biological and physiological needs, security needs, belonging needs, respect needs, cognitive needs, aesthetic needs and self-fulfillment needs), strategies (green space redesign, space reassignment and restrictions and active transportation) and consequences (environmental improvement, traffic reduction, air pollution reduction, social cohesion, health promotion, economic). …”
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Graphical representation of global water models by H. Müller Schmied, H. Müller Schmied, S. N. Gosling, M. Garnsworthy, L. Müller, C.-E. Telteu, A. K. Ahmed, L. S. Andersen, J. Boulange, P. Burek, J. Chang, H. Chen, L. Gudmundsson, M. Grillakis, L. Guillaumot, N. Hanasaki, A. Koutroulis, R. Kumar, G. Leng, J. Liu, J. Liu, J. Liu, X. Liu, I. Menke, I. Menke, V. Mishra, V. Mishra, Y. Pokhrel, O. Rakovec, O. Rakovec, L. Samaniego, L. Samaniego, Y. Satoh, H. L. Shah, M. Smilovic, T. Stacke, E. Sutanudjaja, W. Thiery, A. Tsilimigkras, Y. Wada, N. Wanders, T. Yokohata

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