Post-disaster food insecurity: Hurricane Maria as a case study by Jill Mark, David de Angel Sola, Nicolas Rosario-Matos, Leyao Wang

“…The primary causes of food insecurity were identified as grocery store closures, a lack of food in stores, or other reasons not listed in the survey. …”
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Influence of Stress Sensitivity on Water-Gas Flow in Carbonate Rocks by Shuaishi Fu, Lianjin Zhang, Yingwen Li, Xuemei Lan, Roohollah Askari, Junjie Wang, Wen Wen, Xinze Li, Shaobin Cai, Ke Wang, Jie Liu, Yushu Wang, Yongfei Yang

“…Therefore, the irreversible closure of pores leads to the decrease of permeability and the increase of gas-phase seepage resistance, especially in carbonate rocks with fractures, vugs, and large pores. …”
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Topically Applied Connective Tissue Growth Factor/CCN2 Improves Diabetic Preclinical Cutaneous Wound Healing: Potential Role for CTGF in Human Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing by F. R. Henshaw, P. Boughton, L. Lo, S. V. McLennan, S. M. Twigg

“…CTGF treated diabetic wounds had an accelerated closure rate compared with vehicle treated diabetic wounds. …”
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Sensorless Junction Temperature Estimation of Onboard SiC MOSFETs Using Dual-Gate-Bias-Triggered Third-Quadrant Characteristics by Yansong Lu, Yijun Ding, Jia Li, Hao Yin, Xinlian Li, Chong Zhu, Xi Zhang

“…Without changing the existing hardware, the closure degree of MOS channels is controlled through a dual-gate bias (DGB) strategy to achieve reverse conduction in different patterns with body diodes. …”
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Autologous Dermis Graft Implantation: A Novel Approach to Reinforcement in Giant Hiatal Hernias by Balázs Kovács, Mikolt Orosz, Máté Csucska, Saurabh Singhal, Árpád Juhász, Zoltán Lóderer

“…“U” figure onlay reinforcement of diaphragm closure was secured with titanium staples. The procedure was completed with a standard Dor fundoplication. …”
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Videofluoroscopic swallowing study predicts clinical outcomes in critically Ill children with dysphagia: a retrospective observational study by Yoonju Na, Jaeyoung Choi, Jihong Choi, Su Mi Oh, Hyuna Jang, Suein Choi, Joongbum Cho, Jeong-Yi Kwon

“…Abnormal findings in the VFSS, including aspiration, delayed swallowing reflex, insufficient laryngeal closure, and residue, were statistically significant variables in determining the feeding mode at discharge.ConclusionThis study highlights the importance of VFSS in assessing swallowing function in critically ill children. …”
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Clinical outcome and volumetric 3D analysis of biofluorescence imaging system guided surgery for Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw(MRONJ) by Sooshin Hwang, Hyouk Keun Jee, Yesel Kim, Hong-Cheol Yoon, Pil-Young Yun, Jeong-Kui Ku

“…Results With mean follow-up period of 7.8 ± 4.8 months, twelve MRONJ surgeries of 11 patients (2 males, 9 females, mean 72.8 ± 13.7 years old) showed bone healing tendency without recurrence in average healing ratio of 5.49 ± 2.22% per month, with complete soft tissue closure. It was observed that the healing ratio per month did not show statistically significant differences based on location of MRONJ, size of post-operative defect volume, nor duration of bisphosphonate intake before surgery. …”
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Post-rectectomy choice of preventive intestinal stoma formation method: prospective multicenter randomized clinical trial protocol by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, P. B. Tsugulya, V. S. Kochetkov, S. V. Khmelik

“…In the western countries the preferred method is double barreled ileostomy due to more rapid formation and closure, as well as due to lower rate of stoma-related morbidity. …”
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A Review on Diffusion Bonding between Titanium Alloys and Stainless Steels by De-feng Mo, Ting-feng Song, Yong-jian Fang, Xiao-song Jiang, Charles Q. Luo, Machael D. Simpson, Zhi-ping Luo

“…The development process of a joint mainly includes three steps: matching surface closure, growth of brittle intermetallic compounds, and formation of the Kirkendall voids. …”
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Ethnoecology of pollination and pollinators by Marie Roué, Vincent Battesti, Nicolas Césard, Romain Simenel

“…In Indonesia, honey harvesters have an exacting local knowledge of the giant honeybees and the timing and nature of blooms. They use this knowledge to attract migratory swarms and to decide the optimal moment to harvest honey so that the bees are incited to return.The authors, specialists in social system/ecosystem interactions, decided to pool their expertise so as to render more accessible their research results, which are often dispersed amongst journals specialized in different cultural areas. …”
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Consumer Perceptions of Lawn Fertilizer Brands by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Michael D. Dukes

“…Many homeowners maintain their healthy lawns by applying fertilizers throughout the growing season, but excess fertilizer runoff and leaching have received much attention recently because of waterway pollution and algae blooms, leading many states to place restrictions on what chemicals can be used in lawn fertilizers. …”
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF J. M. KEYNES TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVES OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR by M. A. Kozlova

“…It also gives a description of a confidence multiplier, introduced by Akerlof and Shiller, and shows how the cosumers' confidence can be measured nowadays. Besides, the article stresses that the study of the psychological motives of economic behavior, undertaken by Keynes, contributed to the development of such new disciplines at the interface between the economy and psychology as the economic psychology and behavioral economics.…”
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Floral Nectary Anatomy and Ultrastructure in Mycoheterotrophic Plant, Epipogium aphyllum Sw. (Orchidaceae) by Emilia Święczkowska, Agnieszka K. Kowalkowska

“…The nectar secretion is not dependent on the colour form of E. aphyllum blooming shoots. The floral biology and ultrastructure differ from mycoheterotrophic plants known up to date.…”
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Uso de drogas e ato infracional: Revisão integrativa de artigos brasileiros by Luciene Jimenez, Elisa Meireles Andrade, Luciane Guimarães Batistella Bianchini

“…La búsqueda fue simple (no boleana), y para el análisis, los artículos fueron separados en tres bloques: 1 -uso de drogas, 2 -actos ilegales, 3 -la relación entre los dos. …”
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La guerra asimétrica. Una lectura crítica de la transformación de las doctrinas militares occidentales by Raúl Zelik

“…El autor describe la evolución del concepto de ‘guerra asimétrica’ y se argumenta que la conducción asimétrica de la guerra ha sido un elemento de las estrategias bélicas de Occidente durante el siglo XX, mucho antes de que concluyera la confrontación de los bloques o aparecieran las llamadas “nuevas guerras” -new wars-. …”
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Educación Mediática y su Didáctica. Una Propuesta para la Formación del Profesorado en TIC y Medios by Alfonso Gutiérrez Martín, Alba Torrego González

“…Se ofrece un modelo de Didáctica de la Educación Mediática con cinco grandes bloques temáticos: 1.- Alfabetización múltiple en la era digital; 2.- Medios y entornos digitales como agentes de educación informal; 3.- Integración curricular de los medios y tecnologías digitales como recursos didácticos; 4.- Integración curricular de TIC y medios como objeto de estudio. …”
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Consumer Perceptions of Lawn Fertilizer Brands by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Michael D. Dukes

“…Many homeowners maintain their healthy lawns by applying fertilizers throughout the growing season, but excess fertilizer runoff and leaching have received much attention recently because of waterway pollution and algae blooms, leading many states to place restrictions on what chemicals can be used in lawn fertilizers. …”
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Nutrient transport from the Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna River system to the Bay of Bengal: past and future trends by Hamdy Elsayed, Arthur Beusen, Alexander Felix Bouwman

“…Implementing nutrient reduction strategies in a sustainable scenario will reduce TN and TP loads and concentrations, but nutrient imbalances remain strong with continued risk of harmful algal blooms. These findings call for integrating nutrient stoichiometry with balanced nutrient reduction strategies to mitigate nutrient pollution in the GBM River basin.…”
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Chromosome-level and haplotype-resolved genome assembly of Bougainvillea glabra by Lan Lan, Haiyan Li, Shisong Xu, Yueting Xu, Qingyun Leng, Linbi Zhang, Linqiao Wu, Junmei Yin, Zhiqiang Wu, Junhai Niu

“…Abstract Bougainvillea glabra Choisy, a common perennial shrub or climbing vine in tropical and subtropical areas, has significant ornamental and ecological value due to its showy floriferous blooms and adaptability to multiple environmental stresses. …”
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Exploring potentially synthetic genes related to diarrhetic shellfish toxins production in Prorocentrum sp. via comparative transcriptomics by Danlin Zheng, Jingyi Cen, Peiliang Chen, Ligong Zou, Jian Zou, Qun Li, Songhui Lu

“…Harmful algal blooms (HABs), exacerbated by climate change and environmental disturbances, pose global challenges due to marine toxin contamination, particularly diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs). …”
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