A study of teak wood quality from community forests in Gunungkidul II. Growth-stress measurement by Sri Nugroho Marsoem, Vendy Eko Prasetyo, Joko Sulistyo, Ganis Lukmandaru

“…Trees containing large growth stresses, leads to significant losses due to split, checked and also warped. The variation of growth-stress in teak trees grown in the three community forest sites of Gunungkidul regency was observed. …”
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Challenges and strategies in the soluble expression of CTA1-(S14P5)4-DD and CTA1-(S21P2)4-DD fusion proteins as candidates for COVID-19 intranasal vaccines. by Simson Tarigan, Gita Sekarmila, Apas, Sumarningsih, Ronald Tarigan, Riyandini Putri, Damai Ria Setyawati

“…Despite this, purification experiments yielded low amounts, only 1-2 mg/L of culture, due to substantial losses during the purification stages. These findings highlight the challenges and potential strategies for optimizing soluble expression of CTA1-DD fusion proteins for intranasal vaccines.…”
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Induced protein expression in Leptospira spp. and its application to CRISPR/Cas9 mutant generation by L. G. V. Fernandes, A. L. T. O. Nascimento, J. E. Nally

“…Bovine leptospirosis causes substantial financial losses due to abortion, stillbirths, and suboptimal reproductive performance. …”
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Dual subwavelength-grating topology for building polarization beam splitters by Chia-Chih Huang

“…Numerical simulations revealed high PERs and low insertion losses (ILs) of 26.7 dB (0.1 dB) for TE mode and 23.2 dB (0.28 dB) for TM mode, with a compact footprint of 1.34 × 2.86 μ m ^2 . …”
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The ethics of artificial intelligence use in university libraries in Zimbabwe by Stephen Tsekea, Edward Mandoga

“…They are also prepared to offer training on how to protect intellectual property but have serious challenges in issues of transparency, data security, plagiarism detection and concerns about job losses. However, with no major ethical policies having been crafted on AI use, it becomes challenging for libraries to full adopt its usage.…”
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Trade and Scientific-Technical Cooperation with the USSR on the U.S. Leadership’s Agenda During the Era of Détente (1969–1980) by V. T. Yungblyud

“…The first stage began with the passage of the JacksonVanik Amendment in 1974, which disrupted the principle of equality in bilateral relations and inflicted considerable economic losses on the Soviet side. The second stage was marked by the Carter administration's emphasis on human rights beginning in January 1977. …”
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Measurement of remaining storage, rate of siltation, and rate of erosion of the Ahmadu Bello University Farm Lake drainage Basin in Zaria by A Baba, M Akaegbobi, K Schoeneich

“…Thereafter calculated rate of siltation between years 1966 and 2009 as 6,600 m3/y, rate of erosion in the drainage basin during the same period as 0.559 mm/y, and safe yield during 176 days of hydrological dry season as non existing, because after deduction of losses to evaporation calculated as 194,560 m3/y and deduction of 272,700 m3 of environmental reserve - minimum necessary to preserve aquatic wildlife, there is no active storage left. …”
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Determination of Biological Nitrogen Fixation Induced N2O Emission from Arable Soil by Using a Closed Chamber Technique by Ambreen Shah

“…A growing worldwide concern for these problems has motivated researchers, environmentalists, and policy makers to find alternatives to overcome such losses. Biological nitrogen fixation is one of many natural biological approaches to minimize the use of fertilizers and to possibly reduce N2O emissions. …”
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L’utilisation de la cartographie des valeurs sociales et culturelles comme outil dans l’adaptation aux changements climatiques : exemple d’un projet pilote à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouar... by Irene Novaczek, Josh MacFadyen, Darren Bardati

“…Planning, adaptive action and emergency preparedness can reduce or mitigate losses and associated distress resulting from negative impacts of climate change on small islands. …”
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Transitional justice mechanisms and processes: international experience for restoring Ukraine’s sovereignty and national security by O. V. Cherviakova

“…With regard to reparations and guarantees of non-recurrence of the conflict, it is already advisable to discuss both issues, develop strategies for compensating Ukraine for losses and act during and after the de-occupation of the territories. …”
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Determinants of Muslim’s intention to boycott Israel-affiliated products: Evidence from Indonesia by Uus Ahmad Husaeni, Mohammed Ashfaq Ayoob

“…Understanding the purchasing behavior of Muslim consumers in Indonesia can help marketers and multinational companies anticipate and strategically respond to potential boycotts, minimising financial losses. This is important because Muslim consumers in Indonesia often opt for alternative products when choosing to avoid those affiliated with Israel. …”
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Bytecode-based approach for Ethereum smart contract classification by Dan LIN, Kaixin LIN, Jiajing WU, Zibin ZHENG

“…In recent years, blockchain technology has been widely used and concerned in many fields, including finance, medical care and government affairs.However, due to the immutability of smart contracts and the particularity of the operating environment, various security issues occur frequently.On the one hand, the code security problems of contract developers when writing contracts, on the other hand, there are many high-risk smart contracts in Ethereum, and ordinary users are easily attracted by the high returns provided by high-risk contracts, but they have no way to know the risks of the contracts.However, the research on smart contract security mainly focuses on code security, and there is relatively little research on the identification of contract functions.If the smart contract function can be accurately classified, it will help people better understand the behavior of smart contracts, while ensuring the ecological security of smart contracts and reducing or recovering user losses.Existing smart contract classification methods often rely on the analysis of the source code of smart contracts, but contracts released on Ethereum only mandate the deployment of bytecode, and only a very small number of contracts publish their source code.Therefore, an Ethereum smart contract classification method based on bytecode was proposed.Collect the Ethereum smart contract bytecode and the corresponding category label, and then extract the opcode frequency characteristics and control flow graph characteristics.The characteristic importance is analyzed experimentally to obtain the appropriate graph vector dimension and optimal classification model, and finally the multi-classification task of smart contract in five categories of exchange, finance, gambling, game and high risk is experimentally verified, and the F1 score of the XGBoost classifier reaches 0.913 8.Experimental results show that the algorithm can better complete the classification task of Ethereum smart contracts, and can be applied to the prediction of smart contract categories in reality.…”
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Complexation with pre-formed “empty” V-type starch for encapsulation of aroma compounds by Jingyi Zhou, Lingyan Kong

“…However, due to their high volatility and evaporative losses during processing and storage, the stabilization of these volatile ingredients using encapsulation is a commonly investigated practice. …”
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Bioterrorism in Canada: An Economic Assessment of Prevention and Postattack Response by Ronald St John, Brian Finlay, Curtis Blair

“…Rapid implementation of a postattack prophylaxis program that includes the stockpiling of antibiotics, vaccines and antitoxins; training of first responders in the diagnosis, handling and treatment of pathogens; and the general enhancement of Canada's response capability would reduce both human and economic losses.…”
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DESIGNING AND EFFICIENCY EFFECT OF AUTOMATIC BALL-CLEANING SYSTEM FOR CONDENSER 180-KTsS-1 OF TURBINE Т-180/210-130-1 LMZ. Part 1 by Yu. A. Zenovich-Leshkevich-Ol’pinskiy, A. Yu. Naumov, A. Yu. Zenovich-Leshkevich-Ol’pinskaya

“…In order to reduce losses in the cooling source (condenser) and to increase effectiveness of fuel-and-power resources utilization, the authors present a modern automatic ball-cleaning system for the pipes of condenser 180-KTsS-1 of turbine unit Т-180/210-130-1 LMZ of Gomel CHP-2. …”
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Improve TAT Refurbishment Process Excavator 20 Tons in Heavy Equiment Workshop by Refnal Marzuki, Rino Sukma, Nofriyandi R, Rusmardi Rusmardi

“…This delay causes huge losses for entrepreneurs resulting in lost business opportunities. …”
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Non-Isolated Power Factor Corrected AC/DC Converter with High Step-Down Voltage Ratio for Low-Power Applications by Lalitha T. S. Annambhotla, P. Parthiban

“…In addition, the number of conducting devices during the current path is also the same as the conventional buck converter due to cascading and hence offers lower conduction losses. The need for the converter to operate at an extremely low duty cycle is reduced due to the quadratic stage structure. …”
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Por que os escritos de Guerreiro Ramos e Júlio Barbosa ajudam a decifrar os relatórios regionais do desenvolvimento humano (PNUD/ONU)? by Maria José Rezende

“…Levando-se em conta as particularidades de suas análises que exigiam que fosse o desenvolvimento pensado, buscado e viabilizado em razão das especificidades e das possibilidades sócio-históricas de cada país e/ou região, neste artigo, por meio de uma pesquisa documental, serão comparadas as reflexões destes dois intelectuais com os diagnósticos e prescrições postos nos Relatórios Regionais sobre a América Latina e Caribe (RRDHs) feitos e encampados pelo Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD).  …”
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Exploration of Flood Prediction in Watersheds Based on the Fusion Analysis of Remote Sensing Big Data with Multiple Physical Fields by Minming Xu, Yun Ouyang

“…It is well known that flooding brings great losses to people’s production and life, just because it is unsuspected, is extremely extensive, and has high frequency. …”
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The effect of land use intensity and habitat characteristics on butterfly community composition within the Southern Great Plains of the United States by Emily A. Geest, Raymond A. Moranz, Kristen A. Baum

“…Abstract Background As grasslands decline, grassland‐dependent species such as grassland butterflies have experienced widespread population losses. To manage remaining grasslands, prescribed fire, grazing, and haying are common management practices across the Southern Great Plains of the United States. …”
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