Technical Losses across Distribution Networks in Nigeria and Mitigative Measures: A Review by Gerard Nonso Obiora, Godwin Osariemen Igbinosa, Collins Belouebi Fiemobebefa

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Numerical Simulation of Sea Breeze Convergence over Antarctic Peninsula by Alcimoni Nelci Comin, Otávio Costa Acevedo

“…The sensible heat flux reaches 80 W/m2 at the top of mountains and 10 W/m2 near the coast.…”
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Ground-Penetrating Radar Evaluation of Moisture and Frost across Typical Saskatchewan Road Soils by Curtis Berthelot, Diana Podborochynski, Timo Saarenketo, Brent Marjerison, Colin Prang

“…All three systems differentiated between coarse-grained and fine grained soils. In addition, at temperatures below freezing, all three systems identified an increase in water content in soils; however, when frozen, the sensitivity of dielectric constant across soil type and moisture content was significantly reduced. …”
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Online English Teaching Quality Assessment Based on K-Means and Improved SSD Algorithm by Yuhua Dai

“…Finally, the state of students in the teaching process is predicted through the dual-mode recognition model of facial expression and posture, and the state of students in class is judged. Experimental comparison and analysis were conducted on the public data set and a self-built classroom teaching video data set. …”
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Study on the Strength Development of Cemented Backfill Body from Lead-Zinc Mine Tailings with Sulphide by Juanrong Zheng, Lijie Guo, Xiaoxiao Sun, Wenchen Li, Qi Jia

“…In the cemented backfill materials of coarse tailings of lead-zinc mine, the composite binder formed by OPC and calcined kaolin (CK) containing metakaolin was used; the amount of calcium hydroxide, the hydration product of cement, was reduced or eliminated due to the pozzolanic reaction of metakaolin; and the amount of expansive gypsum was reduced or eliminated, so the UCS of the cemented backfill body increased within 360 days of curing.…”
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An Efficient Feature Subset Selection Algorithm for Classification of Multidimensional Dataset by Senthilkumar Devaraj, S. Paulraj

“…In multidimensional dataset (MDD) each instance is associated with multiple class values. Due to its complex nature, feature selection and classifier built from the MDD are typically more expensive or time-consuming. …”
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Occurrence of Morphological and Anatomical Adaptive Traits in Young and Adult Plants of the Rare Mediterranean Cliff Species Primula palinuri Petagna by Veronica De Micco, Giovanna Aronne

“…Primula palinuri Petagna is a rare endemic plant species, surviving on cliff sites along a few kilometres of the Tyrrhenian coast in southern Italy. This species is declared at risk of extinction due to human impact on the coastal areas in question. …”
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Study on the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol by Ozonolysis of Citral in the Atmosphere by Chenxi Zhang, Xuesong Cao, Xiaomin Sun, Hengjun Peng

“…Although CIs have been previously implicated in tropospheric oxidation, the majority are simple compounds for their class, such as CH2OO• or CH3CHOO•. This study, however, reports on the generation and reaction kinetics of larger CIs, which have been shown to oxidize NO and SO2 into NO2 and SO3, respectively, leading to the production of nitric acid and sulfuric acid. …”
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Planning for Recreational Waterway Access in Rural Coastal Settings by Corina Guevara, Charles Sidman, Robert Swett, Alan Hodges

“… Increasing demand for waterfront land throughout the United States is a long-term trend with a profound impact on the public's ability to access coasts and waterways for recreation. Overcrowding at beaches, boat ramps, and popular destinations in Florida's densely populated coastal areas leads more Floridians and tourists to consider recreating in rural coastal communities that still offer the solitude and natural settings desired by many. …”
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Polariser l'écart : la mise en scène du décalage dans Fram de Tony Harrison by Catherine Lanone

“…Polar opposites: discrepancy in Tony Harrison's Fram: Proud of his origins, Tony Harrison blends in his work the memory of his working-class background and of the vast literary tradition he descends from, from Greek tragedy to Shakespeare or Keats. …”
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Mapping naturally presented T cell antigens in medulloblastoma based on integrative multi-omics by Julia Velz, Lena K. Freudenmann, Gioele Medici, Marissa Dubbelaar, Malte Mohme, David R. Ghasemi, Jonas Scheid, Daniel J. Kowalewski, Angelica B. Patterson, Anna M. Zeitlberger, Katrin Lamszus, Manfred Westphal, Matthias Eyrich, Martina Messing-Jünger, Andreas Röhrig, Harald Reinhard, Kévin Beccaria, Rogeiro B. Craveiro, Beat M. Frey, Martin Sill, Sven Nahnsen, Marie Gauder, Konstantina Kapolou, Manuela Silginer, Tobias Weiss, Hans-Georg Wirsching, Patrick Roth, Michael Grotzer, Niklaus Krayenbühl, Oliver Bozinov, Luca Regli, Hans-Georg Rammensee, Elisabeth J. Rushing, Felix Sahm, Juliane S. Walz, Michael Weller, Marian C. Neidert

“…Medulloblastoma is shown to be a rich source of tumor-associated antigens, naturally presented on HLA class I and II molecules. Remarkably, most tumor-associated peptides and proteins are subgroup-specific, whereas shared presentation among all subgroups of medulloblastoma (WNT, SHH, Group 3 and Group 4) is rare. …”
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Sulukule Transition: Impact on Municipal Destigmatization and Stigma Stickiness by Zuhal Güler, Betül Duman Bay

“…The return of displaced Romani, the uncontrolled influx of refugees, rising tensions between non-Romani and Romani residents in Sulukule, and the flight of local middle-class residents to other districts all affected the outcome. …”
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ELECTION, MONEY POLITICSAND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA by Ayo Awopeju, Lawrence Olugbenga Martins

“…Making use of secondary sources of data, the study found out that increase in population cum high value of money, increase in number of political parties, high intensity of electoral contests and desperation to control government by political class are the factors responsible for money bag politics. …”
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Inhibitory effect of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) extract marinades on the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in roasted duck wings by Yajie Yu, Yiqun Cheng, Chong Wang, Suhong Huang, Yang Lei, Ming Huang, Xibin Zhang

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present a class of heat-driven hazards in foods, especially the processed meat. …”
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Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2 Nanocoatings on ZnO Nanowires for Improved Photocatalytic Stability by Emmeline Kao, Hyun Sung Park, Xining Zang, Liwei Lin

“…As such, this process opens up new class of the micro/nanofabrication process for making efficient photocatalytic gas harvesting systems.…”
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Ce que la sobriété veut dire : pratiques et représentations de la sobriété en Europe by Aurore Flipo

“…Menée dans cinq pays européens (Allemagne, Danemark, Italie, France, Lettonie), notre enquête se base sur 90 entretiens menés avec des participants à des initiatives de sobriété et sur 50 entretiens menés avec des individus tirés au sort dans un échantillon représentatif de la population, scindés en deux classes en fonction de leur niveau de revenus. Nous montrons que les participants aux initiatives ont un rapport à la sobriété fondé sur la recherche d’alternatives (conversion), tandis qu’elle représente pour les ménages modestes un régime d’économie domestique (conservation), et pour les ménages à revenus élevés un souci d’amélioration de la performance énergétique (rationalisation). …”
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Deciphering the Role of Adrenergic Receptors in Alzheimer’s Disease: Paving the Way for Innovative Therapies by Androulla N. Miliotou, Andria Kotsoni, Lefteris C. Zacharia

“…AD is a complex multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive and severe cognitive impairment and memory loss. It is the most common cause of progressive memory loss (dementia) in the elderly, and to date, there is no effective treatment to cure or slow disease progression substantially. …”
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Current teaching mode for nursing master's degree education in China (国内护理专业学位硕士研究生教学模式现状) by YAO Qianqian (姚芡芡), LI Run (李润), DENG Shuxia (邓淑霞), OU Min (欧敏), LIANG Min (梁敏)

“…This paper summarized the main contents and matters needing attention in five commonly used teaching models such as problem-based learning, case-based learning, task-based learning, BOPPPS and flipped class model for nursing master’s degree in China. …”
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miRNAomic Approach to Plant Nitrogen Starvation by Peerzada Yasir Yousuf, Peerzada Arshid Shabir, Khalid Rehman Hakeem

“…The increased use of N fertilizers is associated with high-cost inputs and negative environmental consequences, which necessitates the development of nitrogen-use-efficient plants for sustainable agriculture. …”
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Mechanical Properties of High Volume Fly Ash Concrete Reinforced with Hybrid Fibers by Rooban Chakravarthy, Srikanth Venkatesan, Indubhushan Patnaikuni

“…In this research, three types of fibers, steel, polypropylene, and basalt as 0%, 0.50%, 0.75%, and 1% by volume of concrete, were mixed in varying proportions with concrete specimens substituted with 50% fly ash (class F). All specimens were tested for compressive strength, indirect tensile strength, and flexural strength over a period of 3 to 56 days of curing. …”
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