Species-specific influences of competition and tree size on drought sensitivity and resistance for three planted conifers in northern China by Rui Deng, Jinglei Liao, Tim Rademacher, Zhongqi Xu, Mingchao Du, Jianwei Zheng, Lihua Fu, Xianliang Zhang

“…We used tree-ring and forest inventory data from different density stands to investigate how competition, tree diameter at breast height (DBH), tree age, and their interactions influence drought sensitivity and resistance for three widely-distributed and planted conifer species (Larix principis-rupprechtii, Picea meyeri, and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica). …”
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Risk of residual/recurrent cervical diseases in HPV-positive women post-conization depends on HPV integration status by Wenyu Lin, Yuxuan Huang, Yan Zhang, Lixiang Huang, Hongning Cai, Guanxiang Huang, Ye Li, Qiaoyu Zhang, Huifeng Xue, Binhua Dong, Pengming Sun

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association between HPV integration and clinical outcomes in HPV-positive women after cervical conization, as well as to identify HPV integration breakpoints. …”
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Component composition of essential oil in the North American <i>Pinus</i> L. species introduced to the Southern Coast of Crimea by T. M. Sakhno, Y. V. Plugatar, O. M. Shevchuk, S. A. Feskov, I. V. Bulavin

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METHODOLOGY FOR RAPID DETECTION OF ABNORMAL GAS SITUATIONS AT THE EXCAVATION SITES OF MINES by V. V. Kupriyanov

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A core set of risk factors in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review informing the EULAR points to consider for conducting clinical trials and observational studies in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis by Daniel Aletaha, Kulveer Mankia, Paul Emery, Deshire Alpizar-Rodriguez, Andreas Kerschbaumer, Andrea Di Matteo, Heidi Siddle, Joel Kerry

“…This SLR informed the EULAR taskforce for points to consider on conducting clinical trials and studies in individuals at risk of RA.…”
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Stepping in Place While Voluntarily Turning Around Produces a Long-Lasting Posteffect Consisting in Inadvertent Turning While Stepping Eyes Closed by Stefania Sozzi, Marco Schieppati

“…Training subjects to step in place on a rotating platform while maintaining a fixed body orientation in space produces a posteffect consisting in inadvertent turning around while stepping in place eyes closed (podokinetic after-rotation, PKAR). …”
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Do indigenous people get left behind? An innovative methodology for measuring the unmeasurable economic conditions and poverty from the poorest region of Luzon, Philippines by Emmanuel A. Onsay, Jomar F. Rabajante

“…Therefore, it is essential for economic development to measure multidimensional poverty and simulate the socioeconomic conditions for each tribe through full enumeration and disaggregation. …”
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A Concise Guide to the Bionomics and Key Morphological Characteristics for Identifying Culex coronator (Dyar & Knab, 1906) – an Invasive Mosquito Species from the Neotropics by Ana L. Romero-Weaver, Lawrence E. Reeves, Michael T. Riles, Yoosook Lee, Bryan V. Giordano

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A Behavioral Model of Drivers’ Mean Speed Influenced by Weather Conditions, Road Geometry, and Driver Characteristics Using a Driving Simulator Study by Mehdi Zolali, Babak Mirbaha, Maziyar Layegh, Hamid Reza Behnood

“…The present study aimed to analyze drivers’ characteristics, time and weather conditions, and geometric features’ effect on mean speed in simulated conditions simultaneously. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Process Conditions on Residual Wall Thickness and Cooling and Surface Characteristics of Water-Assisted Injection Molded Hollow Products by Hyungpil Park, Baeg-Soon Cha, Byungohk Rhee

“…In addition, the changes in the residual wall thickness accompanying changes in the process conditions were compared with the analysis results by considering water-assisted injection molding based on gas-assisted injection molding. …”
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Geogenic perspectives on potassium dynamics and plant uptake: insights from natural and submerged conditions across different soil types with machine learning predictions by Saibal Ghosh, Gourav Mondal, Shreya Chakraborty, Sonali Banerjee, Sumit Kumar, Riddhi Basu, Pradip Bhattacharyya

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THE CONDITIONS AND MAIN RESULTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES OF FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX IN THE RESULTS OF FIRST STAGE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENERGY STRATEGY OF RUSSIA FOR THE PERIOD UP TO 2030 by V. Linnik, Y. Linnik

“…The dynamics of development of oil and gas industry, oil refining, electric pow-er and gas-oil chemistry has considered. It has noted that in General, the implementa-tion of the Energy strategy until 2030 for the formation of oil and gas complexes in the Eastern regions of the country and the development of the hydrocarbon potential of the continental shelf of the Arctic seas and Northern territories of Russia within the frame-work of the implementation in 2017 has carried out successfully.…”
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Corbí, Josep E. Morality, Self-Knowledge and Human Suffering. An Essay on the Loss of Confidence in the World. New York: Routledge, 2012. 253 pp. by Ángela Uribe Botero

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Effect of Planting Density and Harvest Interval on the Leaf Yield and Quality of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) under Diverse Agroecological Conditions of Northern South Africa by M. P. Mabapa, K. K. Ayisi, I. K. Mariga

“…This study was conducted at two experimental sites in the Limpopo province of northern South Africa to evaluate for the first time the effect of plant density and cutting interval on biomass production and chemical composition of moringa grown under two diverse climatic conditions. Four different planting densities (435,000, 300,000, 200,000, and 100,000 plants/ha) were arranged in a randomized complete block design and experimental samples were replicated four times. …”
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Sustainable Protein Sources: Functional Analysis of <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> Hydrolysates and Attitudes of Consumers in Poland and Spain Toward Insect-Based Foods by Marcelina Maciejewska, Anna Dąbrowska, Marina Cano-Lamadrid

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Concise Review: Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Tissue Injury via Secretion of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Stimulated Protein/Gene 6 by Zhigang He, Jie Hua, Zhenshun Song

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Assessment of Technology Readiness in Norwegian Older Adults With Long-Term Health Conditions Receiving Home Care Services: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Sverre Bergh, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Lisbeth Dyrendal Høgset, Britt Rydjord, Lars Kayser

“…ResultsThe mean participant age was 78.6 (SD 8.0) years, and 55.7% (83/149) were women. There was good consistency within the assumed READHY scales (Cronbach α=.61-.91). …”
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Study on The Influence of Direct Ground Liquid CO2 Injection on Soil Chemical Properties in Subsidence Areas under Shallow Buried Geological Conditions by Naifu Cao, Yuntao Liang, Gang Wang

“…Based on the actual vertical depth of 70∼80 m shallow buried coal seam geological conditions, CO2 diffusion in the goaf is regarded as a short-term high-concentration CO2 leakage model. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Carcass Quality, Nutritional Value, and Consumer Preference of Oreochromis niloticus from Two Impoundments with Different Pollution Levels in Zimbabwe by Vimbai R. Hamandishe, Petronella T. Saidi, Venancio E. Imbayarwo-Chikosi, Tamuka Nhiwatiwa

“…The objective of the study was to determine the quality and consumer preferences of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from two water bodies with different pollution levels and trophic states. …”
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Investigation into Macro- and Microcrack Propagation Mechanism of Red Sandstone under Different Confining Pressures Using 3D Numerical Simulation and CT Verification by Wen Zhang, Yan-yu Chen, Jin-ping Guo, Sai-sai Wu, Cheng-yuan Yan

“…Then, the microcracks continued to accumulate and expand under the combined action of axial stress and confining pressure. The accumulated microcracks finally converged to form a macroscopic oblique shear failure. …”
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