Florida's Citrus Canker Eradication Program (CCEP): Benefit-Cost Analysis by Marisa L. Zansler, Thomas H. Spreen, Ronald P. Muraro

“…The actual expenditures of implementation to-date are weighed against the estimated loss of revenue and the cost savings associated with an industry with pervasive citrus canker in an attempt to assess the net benefits of the policy. …”
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Acute Toxicity and Determination of the Active Constituents of Aqueous Extract of Uncaria tomentosa Bark in Hyphessobrycon eques by Jefferson Yunis Aguinaga, Gustavo S. Claudiano, Paulo F. Marcusso, Cynthia Ikefuti, George G. Ortega, Silas F. Eto, Claudinei da Cruz, Juliet R. E. Moraes, Flávio R. Moraes, João B. K. Fernandes

“…At the highest concentration 100% mortality was observed attributed to oxygen reduction by the amount of oxindole alkaloids, polyphenols accumulation of the extract in the gills, and the interaction of these compounds with dopamine. …”
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Clinical features of early multiple sclerosis by I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, M. Malciūtė, R. Balnytė

“…Positive Babinski’s reflex, decreased muscle strength, ataxia, and diminished sense of vibration and proprioception were more frequent in patients older than 50 years compared with younger patients. …”
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Willingness to pay a premium for eco-label products in China: a mediation model based on quality value by Ying Zhan, Yuting Ren, Junfei Xu

“…This paper explores the impact of carbon label recognition on WTP a premium, which is also affected by the perceived value of quality attributes and effective advertising campaigns. The results show that the former plays an intermediary role in carbon label recognition and premium payment intention, while the latter regulates the relationship between perceived value of quality attributes and premium payment intention. …”
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CRISPR-Cas9-based one-step multiplexed genome editing through optimizing guide RNA processing strategies in Pichia pastoris by Kaidi Chen, Gulikezi Maimaitirexiati, Qiannan Zhang, Yi Li, Xiangjian Liu, Hongting Tang, Xiang Gao, Bo Wang, Tao Yu, Shuyuan Guo

“…The system will contribute to the application of P. pastoris as an attractive cell factory for multiplexed compound biosynthesis and will serve as a valuable tool for enhancing one-carbon (C1) bio-utilization.…”
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Application of instrumented nanoindentation in preformulation studies of pharmaceutical active ingredients and excipients by Egart Mateja, Janković Biljana, Srčič Stane

“…Key instruments that have enabled great advances in nanomechanical studies are the instrumented nanoindenter and atomic force microscopy. The versatility of these instruments lies in their capability to measure local mechanical response, in very small volumes and depths, while monitoring time, displacement and force with high accuracy and precision.…”
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Participación del alumnado universitario en el aula. Una investigación sobre el temor a hablar en público en grandes grupos by Santos OREJUDO HERNÁNDEZ, Javier NUÑO PÉREZ, Teresa FERNÁNDEZ TURRADO, María Teresa RAMOS GASCÓN, María Luisa HERRERO NIVELA

“…Por lo general, las situaciones de gran grupo generan más ansiedad que las de pequeño grupo y su evolución se relaciona con variables motivacionales: el sexo, la cercanía del profesor, la atención individual al feedback y las metodologías docentes.…”
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Some images of Bohemia in XVIIIth century: Rural Jews. by Lena Arava-Novotna

“…Konečně čtvrtý a poslední obraz se pokouší o odraz změn, které vtiskl venkovský svět identitě Židů, především uspořádání jejich společenství, tzv. quehilot, a jejich institucím jako byly školy, pohřební bratrstva, modlitebny, rituální řeznictví atd. Hlubokým proměnám, především „zvnitřnění“, neunikly ani obyčeje židovského rituálu. …”
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Independent Component Analysis Based on Information Bottleneck by Qiao Ke, Jiangshe Zhang, H. M. Srivastava, Wei Wei, Guang-Sheng Chen

“…In the viewpoint of information theory, we attempt to explain the two classical algorithms of ICA by information bottleneck. …”
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Profil Kebugaran Jasmani Mahasiswa Penjaskesrek Semeter I FKIP UIR Tahun 2015/2016 by Muspita Muspita, Kamarudin Kamarudin, Ricky Fernando

“…Data penelitian diperoleh dari hasil tes dan pengukuran kondisi fisik atlet sepakbola yang meliputi, tes sit up, tes vertical jump, tes bleep test, tes lari cepat 20 meter, tes sit and reach dan tes shuttle run. …”
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Fair allocation of fixed cost in one- and two-stage systems using data envelopment analysis by Faranak Hosseinzadeh Saljooghi, Ali reza Pishgooy, Farhad Hamidi

“…In cost allocation, in addition to the approach of maintaining and increasing efficiency, attention should also be paid to the competitive conditions and cooperation. …”
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For Engineering to Champion Future Industrial Revolutions, It Must Look to the Past by Edward Chikuni

“… This article discusses Engineering and the Engineer in an informal way intended to attract the attention of engineering educators, industry professionals and students. …”
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Reliable Distributed Integrated Navigation Based on CI during Mars Entry by Tai-shan Lou, Nan-hua Chen, Xiao-qian Wang, Zhen-dong He, Jie Liu

“…A reliable distributed covariance intersection (CI) fusion integrated navigation algorithm with information feedback during the Mars atmospheric entry is proposed to meet robust, reliable, and high-precision Mars atmospheric entry navigation strategy. …”
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Facilitation of students’ disembedding in an online visual arts and mathematics education program by Mehtap Kus, Nora S. Newcombe

“…Main findings The analysis of video data (talks and drawings) and written notes over three sessions revealed that this online educational program, which was designed for the specific context of visual arts and mathematics, offered students opportunities for the individual and group observation of diverse artworks, the tracing of shape contours, and guided attention to new perceptual organizations of shapes through prompting questions. …”
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Bioactivity and metabolic profiling of crude extracts from endophytic bacteria linked to Solanum mauritianum scope: Discovery of antibacterial and anticancer properties by Abraham Goodness Ogofure, Ezekiel Green

“…The anticancer activity of the metabolites was evaluated against A549 Lung carcinoma cells and U87MG Glioblastoma cells (ATCC culture cell lines). The result revealed a diversity of bacterial endophytes, including Pantoea species, Luteibacter sp. …”
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Introduction d’un nouveau protagoniste dans le récit en français et en chinois : interaction des structures syntaxique et informationnelle by Arnaud Arslangul

“…Chinese speakers, using the monoclausal presentational construction, pay particular attention to the spatial reference which serves to establish discursive coherence between the utterances.…”
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Monocyte/Lymphocyte Ratio and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Yueqiang Wen, Xiaojiang Zhan, Niansong Wang, FenFen Peng, Xiaoran Feng, Xianfeng Wu

“…However, the association between the MLR and CVD mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) has received little attention. Methods. In this multicenter retrospective cohort study, 1753 incident PD patients from November 1, 2005, to June 30, 2017, with a baseline MLR were enrolled. …”
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Exploration of the Long Noncoding RNAs Involved in the Crosstalk between M2 Macrophages and Tumor Metabolism in Lung Cancer by Fang Fang, Yuanshan Yao, Zhe Ma

“…Methods. The Cancer Genome Atlas was responsible for the public data. R software was responsible for the analysis of public data. …”
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Macroeconomic indicators relations with electricity consumption in the Russian regions over the past 30 years by R. Kh. Mutolapov

“…The paper examines data on electricity consumption in the Russian regions for the period from 1990 to 2020. The main attention is paid to the dynamics of this indicator, including its calculation per capita. …”
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Coalescence of carbon nanotubes while preserving the chiral angles by Akira Takakura, Taishi Nishihara, Koji Harano, Ovidiu Cretu, Takeshi Tanaka, Hiromichi Kataura, Yuhei Miyauchi

“…Abstract Atomically precise coalescence of graphitic nanocarbon molecules is one of the most challenging reactions in sp 2 carbon chemistry. …”
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