FINANCIAL-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCER GROUPS IN POLAND, AND CONDITIONS FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF PRODUCER GROUPS by Dawid Olewnicki, Ewa Sabała, Dagmara Stangierska

“…Organizations on the fruit and vegetable market show significant variation in functioning as well as in the production andeconomic results achieved.The aim of the article is to assess the financial and economic situation and provide strategic analysis of the conditions for the operation of fruit and vegetable producer groups in Poland.Research was conducted on the basis of data contained in the financial statements from 2016-2017 and the financial liquidity and profitability ratios calculated on their basis. …”
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Optimising deep learning models for ophthalmological disorder classification by S. Vidivelli, P. Padmakumari, C. Parthiban, A. DharunBalaji, R. Manikandan, Amir H. Gandomi

“…The Ocular Disease Intelligent Recognition (ODIR) database is used for experiments, and it contains fundus images of the patient’s left and right eyes. …”
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Remediation of Soils Contaminated by Fluoride Using a Fermentation Product of Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii) by Ruth Lorivi Moirana, Josephine Mkunda, Marcos Paradelo, Revocatus Machunda, Kelvin Mtei

“…Furthermore, the amendment also enhanced microbial mass and diversity in the soil. The FSW contains organic acids which participate in ionic bonding with the multivalent cations in the soil. …”
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Biopharmaceutical characterisation of ciprofloxacin-metallic ion interactions: Comparative study into the effect of aluminium, calcium, zinc and iron on drug solubility and dissolu... by Stojković Aleksandra, Tajber Lidia, Paluch Krzysztof J., Djurić Zorica, Parojčić Jelena, Corrigan Owen I.

“…In the present work, comparative in vitro ciprofloxacin solubility and dissolution studies were performed in the reactive media containing aluminium hydroxide, calcium carbonate or zinc sulphate. …”
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On ∼n Notion of Conjugacy in Some Classes of Epigroups by Aftab Hussain Shah, Amal S. Alali, Mohd Rafiq Parray

“…∼n is an equivalence relation in any semigroup, coincides with the usual group theoretic notion if the underlying semigroup is a group, and does not reduce to a universal relation even if S contains a zero. In this paper, we study ∼n notion of conjugacy in some classes of epigroups. …”
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Postscript on the «Siberian Century»: response to Alexey Sushko by P. A. Eltsov

“…The article contains a reply to the critical comments by Alexey Sushko on the translation of the separate chapter from the book «Long Telegram 2: Neo-Kennanite Approach to Russia» by the American anthropologist, historian and political scientist Peter Eltsov. …”
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Modelling the air quality impacts of a zero emission zone scenario in the city of Milan by Andrea Piccoli, Valentina Agresti, Marco Bedogni, Giovanni Lonati, Guido Pirovano

“…The road traffic emission reduction introduced by the ZEZ30 scenario compared to the BAS30 scenario is high in the model cells contained within the ZEZ area (complete removal of NOx emissions and up to −45% PM2.5), but given the limited area of the ZEZ the citywide reduction of emissions is 2.24% for NOx and 0.91% for PM2.5. …”
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Investigation of Rheological Characteristics and Bleeding Behavior of PPA-Modified Bitumen Emulsion for Microsurfacing by Mohammadjavad AkhavanBahabadi, Mohammad Khabiri

“…It was also observed that the value of G*/sin ( ), as a measure of resistance to bleeding in hot weather, increases with PPA dosage in all samples, with the best performance obtained with the samples containing PPA at 0.8 and 1.2 wt.%. An increase in the operating temperature of the PPA-modified samples was seen, so that the sample containing PPA at 0.8 wt.% exhibited 28.6% higher operating temperature than the control sample. …”
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Behavioural patterns of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study of the effects of active transportation, uninterrupted sitting time, and screen us... by Nicolas Jacquemond, Andrés Ladino, Guillaume Chevance, Brice Lefèvre, Gonzalo Marchant

“…The questionnaire assessed physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and contained questions about modes of transport, and perception of uninterrupted sitting time and screen time to study prior to confinement and during confinement. …”
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A Primer on Exporting to Uruguay by Christina D. Storz, Timothy G. Taylor, Gary F. Fairchild

“…It is hoped that the information contained in this report provides a useful starting point for individuals interested in exploring export or investment opportunities in Uruguay. …”
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Preventive Effect of Liupao Tea Polyphenols on HCl/Ethanol-Induced Gastric Injury in Mice by Kai Zhu, Peng Peng, Ning Wu, Xianrong Zhou, Jianfei Mu, Xin Zhao

“…HPLC analysis showed that LTP contains six bioactive substances of gallic acid, catechin, caffeine, epicatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, and epicatechin gallate, so the effect of LTP might mainly come from these six components. …”
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Effect of Absorbents on NOx Removal through Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Hollow Fiber Membrane Modules by Irfan Purnawan, Sutrasno Kartohardjono, Levana Wibowo, Annisa Faiza Ramadhani, Woei Jye Lau, Arifina Febriasari

“…The experimental results showed that the oxidant’s strength influences NOx removal efficiency, where the absorbent solutions containing hydrogen peroxide had the highest removal efficiency as hydrogen peroxide is the most potent oxidant, followed by sodium chlorite and sodium chlorate. …”
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Nutritional Quality of Three Iron-Rich Porridges Blended with Moringa oleifera, Hibiscus sabdariffa, and Solanum aethiopicum to Combat Iron Deficiency Anemia among Children by Brice Ulrich Foudjo Saha, Aphrodite Tchewonpi Choumessi, Alvain Meshi Ayamo, Ronald Blaise Mouafo Kuagny, Ismael Teta, Edouard Akono Nantia, Richard Aba Ejoh

“…Hedonic tests were conducted using cooked porridges with 50 untrained panelists. Leaf powders contained iron varying between 5.39 and 5.98 mg/100 g. …”
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Identification of Oil Vertical Migration Through Tectonic Fractures: A New Insight into the Oil Migration Process in the Central Ordos Basin, China by Yiwei Ren, Aiguo Wang, Yanjun Du, Chunyu Li, Bianyang Wang, Zilong Li, Jie Wang, Jinxiang Wei

“…Eighty-one percent of the tectonic fractures are filled with calcite cement, while only two percent of the tectonic fractures contain solid bitumen. The YaF and YcF oils originating from the same oil source are at the same maturity level. …”
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Gender Differences in the Influence of Social Support on One-Year Changes in Functional Status in Older Patients with Heart Failure by Danielle M. Berard, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof, Margaret Harrison, Joan E. Tranmer

“…Participants completed baseline and 12-month questionnaires containing clinical and demographic descriptive information and validated self-report measures of: (1) physical functioning (Medical Outcome Study [MOS] SF12 and Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire [KCCQ]) and (2) social support (MOS- Social Support Survey). …”
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News Writing for Print by Ricky W. Telg

“… A good print news story will contain the following components: inverted pyramid structure, five Ws and H, leads, impersonal reporting, news writing techniques, quotations and attributions, Associated Press Style, and proper grammar and punctuation. …”
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Resolving a Multi-Generational Neuromuscular Mystery in a Family Presenting with a Variable Scapuloperoneal Syndrome in a c.464G>A, p.Arg155His VCP Mutation by Nivedita U. Jerath

“…Valosin containing protein (VCP) mutations have been reported to present with a high degree of variability and can be present in patients even if they may have an initial normal work up. …”
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N-acetylcysteine increased the growth performance of Leuciscus waleckii by improving mitochondrial function, enhancing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, and inhibiting apoptosis i... by Deng Lai Li, Rui Zhu, Si Tong Meng, Yin Tao Wang, Si Ying Liu, Zhi Yong Yang, Li Fang Wu

“…This experiment investigated the effects of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) addition to diets on growth performance, mitochondrial function, antioxidant capacity, immune function and apoptosis in Leuciscus waleckii. Diets containing different levels of NAC (0.00 g/kg, 1.50 g/kg, 3.00 g/kg, 4.50 g/kg, 6.00 g/kg) were formulated. …”
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Mechanical Characteristics of Hardened Concrete with Different Mineral Admixtures: A Review by Tehmina Ayub, Sadaqat Ullah Khan, Fareed Ahmed Memon

“…In this paper, based on the reported results in the literature, mechanical characteristics of hardened concrete partially containing mineral admixtures including fly ash (FA), silica fume (SF), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), metakaolin (MK), and rice husk ash (RHA) are discussed and it is concluded that the content and particle size of mineral admixture are the parameters which significantly influence the mechanical properties of concrete. …”
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Examining the dynamics of plagiarism: a comparative analysis before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Yovav Eshet

“…Furthermore, assignments written in English contained higher plagiarism rates than those in Arabic and Hebrew. …”
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