Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Dioxins by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Long-term exposure to dioxins can harm immune system, nervous system, endocrine system, and reproductive functions. This 7-page fact sheet discusses the sources, emission trends, and impacts of dioxins as well as the ways to minimize exposure to dioxins. …”
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Effect of Knowledge Sharing on Success of IT Outsourcing by فرج‌اله رهنورد, جلیل خاوندکار

“…By outsourcing, organizations can focus on core functions, decrease their operational costs and technology risk, and to use external sources to achieve the organizational objectives. …”
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Representation of a Scientific Supervisor in Internet-Memes by N. V. Stepanova, M. S. Sigaeva

“…The sources of the memes were the podcasts “The Struggling Scientists”,  “The Meming Phd”, “High impact PhD memes”. …”
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A global systematic review of the remote sensing vegetation indices by Kai Yan, Si Gao, Guangjian Yan, Xuanlong Ma, Xiuzhi Chen, Peng Zhu, Jinhua Li, Sicong Gao, Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry, Ranga B. Myneni, Qiao Wang

“…This study conducted a bibliometric review of VI-related literature in the web of science (WOS) database since 1986, examining current trends and issues in data sources, geographic areas, eco-functional areas, applications, and technical methods. …”
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Microbiome Migration from Soil to Leaves in Maize and Rice by Jiejia Ma, Qianze Peng, Silu Chen, Zhuoxin Liu, Weixing Zhang, Chi Zhang, Xiaohua Du, Shue Sun, Weiye Peng, Ziling Lei, Limei Zhang, Pin Su, Deyong Zhang, Yong Liu

“…This indicated that plants can selectively assemble microbiomes from a shared microbiota source. …”
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Challenges in osteochondral repair—a critical review by Jalaja Aswathy, Josna Joseph, Annie Abraham

“…This critical review addresses the various challenges in OC tissue repair, including (i) anatomical complexities, (ii) biological approaches to restoring the OC interface, and material selection, (iii) cell sources for reconstruction, and (iv) recreating a coordinated microenvironment. …”
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Experimental in vitro Comparative Study of Chromovitectomy Agents Cyto- and Phototoxicity by N. M. Kislitsyna, S. V. Novikov, N. V. Perova, S. V. Kolesnik, A. I. Kolesnik, M. P. Veselkova

“…The cyto- and phototoxicity demonstrated in the experiment with TA suspension can reduce the functional outcomes of retinal surgery.…”
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Problem of consciousness in learning systems and environments by S. F. Sergeev, A. S. Sergeeva

“…In contrast, consciousness selects and harmonizes the information useful for human life.The role of consciousness in training is largely contradictory and confusing. …”
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Secrecy Outage Analysis of Mixed RF-FSO Systems With Channel Imperfection by Hongjiang Lei, Haolun Luo, Ki-Hong Park, Zhi Ren, Gaofeng Pan, Mohamed-Slim Alouini

“…First, the cumulative distribution function and probability density function of FSO links with pointing error and two different detection technologies are derived. …”
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Targeting Amyloid Pathology in Early Alzheimer’s: The Promise of Donanemab-Azbt by Nadia Khartabil, Ayda Awaness

“…It specifically targets and reduces amyloid beta plaques, a hallmark of the disease, potentially slowing progression and preserving cognitive function. However, its administration requires careful patient selection, including genetic testing for ApoE ε4 status, to mitigate risks of ARIA. …”
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Utilization of Flex Controlled Robotics on Prosthetic Hand instead of Damaged Body Parts by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, Ashraf Elfasakhany, P. Rajalakshmy, Bikash Chandra Saha, A. S. Prakaash, Dadapeer Basheer

“…Prosthetic hands are limited in functionality and cost. A low-cost anthropomorphic prosthetic hand was designed. …”
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Female Regency Rule in Western Pomerania Exemplified by Duchess Elizabeth, the Wife of Warcisław IV (1326–ca. 1350) by Patrycja Jędrzejewska-Michalak

“…An important aspect is also the presentation of how Elizabeth dealt with the problems she encountered during her rule, as well as the assessment of her actions. The source base consists mainly of selected documents that the duchess exhibited or co-exhibited with her sons.…”
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Who Leads Trends on Q&A Platforms? Identifying and Analyzing Trend Discoverers by Yongning Li, Lun Zhang, Ye Wu, Tianlan Wei

“…Q&A platforms are vital sources of information but often face challenges related to their high ratios of passive to active contributors, which can impede knowledge construction and information exchange on the platforms. …”
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF TOURIST ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES IN THE HISTORIC CITY: THE CASES OF MALAGA AND PLYMOUTH by Daniel Barrera Fernández, Marco Hernández Escampa

“… The main objective of the research is to analyse the geographical distribution of tourist attractions and services in the historic city in order to understand the tourist system spatially and functionally. Two medium size port cities have been selected as study cases: Plymouth (UK) and Malaga (Spain). …”
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Perspective on the Biomimetic Approaches for the Design of Hydrophobic and Antimicrobial Paper Coatings with Hierarchical Surface Structures by Pieter Samyn

“…The enhanced coating functionalities should be incorporated through a combination of selected bio-based materials and the creation of appropriate surface textures enhancing coating performance. …”
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Safety and Probiotic Evaluation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CHEN1 and Its Metabolic Analysis of Soymilk Oligosaccharides by Zhina CHEN, Shiyi CAO, Linlin YIN, Mengyuan SHAO, Tao YE, Zhangrui XU, Xiaochen HUANG

“…The genetic characteristics of the strain were analyzed through genome sequencing and functional annotation. Phenotypic experiments, including hemolytic activity assays, detection of harmful metabolites, antibiotic susceptibility testing, tolerance experiments, hydrophobicity, and autoaggregation assays were conducted to evaluate its safety and probiotic potential. …”
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An Improved Fitting Method for Predicting the Zernike Coefficient–Wavelength Curves by Fang Wang, Qiyuan Zhang, Haoyu Wang, Dayong Zhu, Huaikang Zhu, Wenxin Jia, Sen Han

“…Broadband transmitted wavefront measurement is a detection method that uses transmitted wavefronts at a few specific wavelengths though a function of Zernike coefficients and wavelength to predict other transmitted wavefronts at any wavelength within a certain range. …”
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A thorough assessment of 10-MDP primers in modern dental adhesive systems by Ahmed A Abduljawad, Harraa SM Salih, Omar F Tawfiq

“…Study selection: Studies investigating the efficacy of 10-MDP primers were included. …”
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Gold Punning: studying multistable meaning structures using a systematically collected set of lexical blends by Daniel Kjellander

“…It is a well-known fact that conventional dictionaries are poor sources [Cannon 1986], and alternative methodologies are therefore required. …”
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Transcription Factor LjWRKY50 Affects Jasmonate-Regulated Floral Bud Duration in <i>Lonicera japonica</i> by Yanfei Li, Yutong Gan, Guihong Qi, Wenjie Xu, Tianyi Xin, Yuanhao Huang, Lianguo Fu, Lijun Hao, Qian Lou, Xiao Fu, Xiangyun Wei, Lijun Liu, Chengming Liu, Jingyuan Song

“…<i>Lonicera japonica</i> Thunb. is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb whose floral buds are the primary source of pharmacological compounds that require manual harvesting. …”
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