Some utilisation options for cattle dung as soil amendment and their effects in coarse-textured Ultisols and maize growth by Solange Ndzeshala, Sunday Obalum, Charles Igwe

“…Four options, CD in its cured form (CD), CD-derived biochar (BC), CD water-soaked CD fermentate (FM) and CD+urea (CDU), were assessed against cured PD and NPK-15:15:15 as reference manure and fertilizer, respectively, using 5-kg potted soils watered to and maintained at field capacity. Organic amendments were added at 10-t-ha–1 equivalents before sowing except FM added alongside CDU’s urea at 250 kg ha–1 equivalent after sowing. …”
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Didactic potential of metaphors used in medical discourse by Katarzyna Karska, Ewelina Prażmo

“…Therefore, in our presentation we analyse pictorial metaphors found in medical discourse and in the field of radiology in particular. …”
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The genus Entomophthora: bringing the insect destroyers into the twenty-first century by Carolyn Elya, Henrik H. De Fine Licht

“…This review provides a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of the biology of Entomophthora fungi and enumerates the most pressing outstanding questions that should be addressed in the field. We briefly review the discovery of Entomophthora and provide a summary of the 21 recognized Entomophthora species, including their type hosts, methods of transmission (ejection of spores after or before host death), and for which molecular data are available. …”
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Grisel’s Syndrome in Children: Two Case Reports and Systematic Review of the Literature by Nicole Pini, Martina Ceccoli, Patrizia Bergonzini, Lorenzo Iughetti

“…CT scan with 3D reconstruction is the gold standard for diagnosis, allowing the identification of the subluxation and the classification according to the Fielding–Hawkins grading system. Surgical treatment is indicated in case of high-grade instability or failure of conservative treatment. …”
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Comparison of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing data quality for Clostridioides difficile genome analysis and their application for epidemiological surveillance by Semeh Bejaoui, Sofie Holtsmark Nielsen, Astrid Rasmussen, John Eugenio Coia, Dorte Terp Andersen, Tobias Bruun Pedersen, Martin Vad Møller, Marc Trunjer Kusk Nielsen, Dorte Frees, Søren Persson

“…While Illumina short-read sequencing has been adopted as the gold standard to investigate C. difficile virulence and transmission routes, little is known about the potential of Nanopore long-read sequencing in this field. The goal of our study was to compare sequencing and assembly quality of 37 C. difficile isolates using Illumina (SPAdes assembled) and Nanopore (Flye and Unicycler assembled) data alone, along with hybrid assemblies obtained with short-read polishing of long reads. …”
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The New Approach Research on Singing Voice Detection Algorithm Based on Enhanced Reconstruction Residual Network by Lilin Liu

“…In the middle of these two stages, the model introduces feature scaling and expansion convolution to achieve the dual purpose of reducing information redundancy and increasing the receptive field of the convolution kernel. A monophonic singing voice separation based on the high-resolution neural network is proposed. …”
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ChatGPT-4 Performance on German Continuing Medical Education—Friend or Foe (Trick or Treat)? Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Christian Burisch, Abhav Bellary, Frank Breuckmann, Jan Ehlers, Serge C Thal, Timur Sellmann, Daniel Gödde

“… BackgroundThe increasing development and spread of artificial and assistive intelligence is opening up new areas of application not only in applied medicine but also in related fields such as continuing medical education (CME), which is part of the mandatory training program for medical doctors in Germany. …”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells derived cytokines associated with AKT/IAPs signaling ameliorate Alzheimer’s disease development by Yalan Lu, Yanfeng Xu, Li Zhou, Siyuan Wang, Yunlin Han, Kewei Wang, Chuan Qin

“…The behavioral tests, including open-field test, novel object recognition test, and Morris water maze were performed, followed by β-amyloidosis plaque and neuron apoptosis analyses. …”
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Banana plant waste composting through microbial inoculation and its performance in spinach by Likhesh Kumar Verma, Kishan Kumar Raj, Dippal, Safina Ismail, Tapas Chowdhury, Ravindra Soni

“… Purpose: After harvesting bananas, the entire biomass of the plant, which contains nutrients as well as large amounts of organic carbon, is removed from the field. Therefore, the main purpose of the present study is to utilize this potential waste as a source of macro  and micronutrients for plant growth and development. …”
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Regional processes in Hungary - From PHARE to Smart specialisation by Viktória Józsa

“…The comparison of regional processes, institutional systems, experience and the originating potential future scenarios of transition economies are interesting but yet under-examined fields of study. Is there a specific way (trajectory) of regionalization in transition economies, or practices vary from country to country? …”
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Multiscale Composites: Assessment of a Feasible Manufacturing Process by R. Volponi, P. Spena, F. De Nicola, L. Guadagno

“…A very interesting field of research on advanced composite materials is the possibility to integrate new functionalities and specific improvements acting on the matrix of the composite by means of a nanocharged resin. …”
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One Health preparedness and response for mosquito-borne viruses: a stakeholder- and social network-analysis in the Netherlands by Pauline A. de Best, H. Broekhuizen, R. S. Sikkema, M. P. G. Koopmans, A. Timen

“…This study aims to identify stakeholders in the field of preparedness and response to MBVs in the Netherlands and map collaborations, knowledge- and information-sharing between these stakeholders, their domains and governance levels. …”
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Assessment of the impact of the great cormorant (Phalaсrocorax carbo sinensis Shaw et Nodder, 1801) on fish resources of the Obytichna Spit the Sea of Azov by A. Sydorenko

“…The study is based on field materials collected between 2015 and 2017 on the Obytichna Spit (Berdyansk district, Zaporizhzhia region). …”
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Measuring effective indicators for waste disposal in order to assess the sustainable environment: application of fuzzy approach by Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…Based on the results, 15 attributes are first identified through a comprehensive literature review and with the help of municipal officials during field surveys. These attributes are categorized into four types, i.e., economic, technical, environmental, and social, based on their respective propensity.In the second step, a statistical analysis questionnaire was distributed among the study population, and Cronbach's alpha was explained for all four main factors of the study. …”
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Australian general practice registrars’ experiences of training, well-being and support during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study by Lucie Walters, Jill Benson, Isabella White, Taryn Elliott

“…These findings contribute to the global developing field of knowledge of registrar training and well-being needs during crises.…”
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Physical and emotional abuse with internet addiction and anxiety as a mediator and physical activity as a moderator by Jinyin Peng, Yang Liu, Xubo Wang, Zhenxiu Yi, Lei Xu, Fulan Zhang

“…The study will provide new perspectives and strategies for the public health field to address physical-emotional abuse and Internet addiction among university students. …”
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The outline of Levas Vladimirovas' professional career by Genovaitė Raguotienė

“… Levas Vladimirovas, born on February 27, 1912, is an outstanding authority in the field of modern Soviet library science, as well as the history of books and libraries. …”
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Utilizing the Ethereum blockchain for retrieving and archiving augmented reality surgical navigation data by Sai Batchu, Michael J. Diaz, Lauren Ladehoff, Kevin Root, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…In a database of 350 records, the retrieval function needs about 1,026 MB to query a record with all three fields left blank, but only 970 MB to obtain the same observation from a database of 50 records. …”
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Non-Thermal Plasma-Activated Water Enhances Nursery Production of Vegetables: A Species-Specific Study by Silvia Locatelli, Stefano Triolone, Marina De Bonis, Giampaolo Zanin, Carlo Nicoletto

“…Non-thermal plasma technology (NTP) has found widespread applications across several fields, including agriculture. Researchers have explored the use of NTP to improve plant growth and increase agricultural product quality using plasma-activated water (PAW). …”
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Building with Jelly, or, Concrete as the Concretion of the Abstract by Alan Díaz Alva

“…As the call for contributions rightly points out, the fields of architecture and urbanism have not yet properly addressed their implication in this process. …”
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