Agroecology and the limits to resilience: extending the adaptation capacity of agroecosystems to drought by Miguel A. Altieri, Clara I. Nicholls, Rene Montalba, Lorena Vieli, Luis L. Vazquez

“…Two methodologies to assess farms’ resilience to drought provide useful tools, as they can assist farmers and researchers in identifying the practices and underlying mechanisms that reduce vulnerability and enhance response capacity allowing certain farm systems to better resist and/or recover from droughts. …”
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ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF PERSONNEL CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION’S STAFF AT PRESENT STAGE by V. Ya. Afanasyev, N. V. Vorontsov, O. V. Baykova

“…The existing methods and approaches for analysing an organization’s personnel capacity have been considered, a retrospective review of the well-known classifications of Russian scientists has been carried out. …”
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Review on the Relationship of Absorptive Capacity with Interorganizational Networks and the Internationalization Process by L. F. Agramunt, J. M. Berbel-Pineda, M. M. Capobianco-Uriarte, M. P. Casado-Belmonte

“…There is evidence about the international competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises having a close relationship with their absorptive capacity and internationalization networking, and for that reason, it is relevant to find out the main trends in this field of knowledge. …”
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Inspiratroy Capacity and Exercise Tolerance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Joseph Milic-Emili

“…Recent work, however, suggests that in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the inspiratory capacity is a more powerful predictor of exercise tolerance than FEV1 and FVC.…”
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Vacunas contra el virus chikungunya: avances y perspectivas by Patricia Langjahr, Pablo Sotelo

“…En este trabajo de revisión se analiza el avance de las vacunas contra CHIKV, además de examinar los desafíos de vigilancia epidemiológica que plantean la introducción de estas vacunas.…”
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MANAGEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF THE ENTERPRISE ON THE BASIS OF METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING by L. Putyatina, N. Tarasova, Y. Bogatov

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Does Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization Affect Exercise Capacity in CF? by Asterios Kampouras, Elpis Hatziagorou, Vasiliki Avramidou, Vasiliki Georgopoulou, Fotios Kirvassilis, John Tsanakas

“…Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) has been recognized as a valuable method in assessing disease burden and exercise capacity among CF patients. Aim. To evaluate whether Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization status affects Exercise Capacity, LCI and High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) indices among patients with CF; to check if Pseudomonas colonization can predict exercise intolerance. …”
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Apoptotic Cell Death and the Proliferative Capacity of Human Breast Cancers by Gabriele A. Losa, Riccardo Graber

“…These findings indicated that there is an imbalance between proliferative capacity and cell death or growth arrest in human breast tumours. …”
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Evaluation of Water Retention Capacity of Bulkheads in Underground Coal Mines by Yuan Hang, Lichuang Jin, Binbin Yang, Ning Li, Shichong Yuan, Zhilin Gao, Linxuan Sun, Sen Zheng, Mingming Hu

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Chikungunya: From Hypothesis to Evidence of Increased Severe Disease and Fatalities by Carlos Brito, Melissa Barreto Falcão, Maria de Fatima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Thiago Cerqueira-Silva, Maria Glória Teixeira, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira Franca

“…However, recent outbreaks have revealed a rising number of severe cases and fatalities. This review examines evidence from the past decade that suggests a higher incidence of severe chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infections and increased mortality rates, challenging official reports and guidelines from many countries. …”
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THE WAYS OF INCREASE OF THE MODEM ARC STEEL-MAKING FURNACES CAPACITY by V. A. Matochkin, V. Ju Gunenkov, D. N. Andrianov, A. I. Rozhkov

“…The main ways of intensification of melting processes in the modern high-capacity electric arc furnaces of alternating current are examined, their advantages in the field of application are shown.…”
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Riemann problems with non--local point constraints and capacity drop by Boris Andreianov, Carlotta Donadello, Ulrich Razafison, Massimiliano D. Rosini

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Low Vital Capacity and Electrocardiographic ST-T Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Adults by Kei Nakajima, Yulan Li, Hiroshi Fuchigami, Hiromi Munakata

“…Studies have shown that low forced vital capacity (LFVC) is associated with atherosclerosis. …”
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Research on Dissipation and Fatigue Capacity of Nonstiffener Shear Panel Dampers by Ji-long Li, Ya-nan Tang, Xuan-ming Liu

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Robust Evaluation for Transportation Network Capacity under Demand Uncertainty by Muqing Du, Xiaowei Jiang, Lin Cheng, Changjiang Zheng

“…As more and more cities in worldwide are facing the problems of traffic jam, governments have been concerned about how to design transportation networks with adequate capacity to accommodate travel demands. To evaluate the capacity of a transportation system, the prescribed origin and destination (O-D) matrix for existing travel demand has been noticed to have a significant effect on the results of network capacity models. …”
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The analysis of bearing capacity of main pipeline in presence of corrosion defects by К. А. Vansovich, I. P. Aistov, А. А. Nakhlestkin, D. S. Beseliya

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Characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in adults with different degrees of obesity by Shukun Deng, Shengrui Mei, Qunyan Zhou, Wenjun Zhi, Wenjun Wu, Junyan Cai, Peng Yuan

Subjects: “…cardiopulmonary exercise capacity…”
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Safety and Phosphate‐Binding Capacity of Oxylanthanum Carbonate in Healthy Volunteers by Pablo E. Pergola, Melanie S. Joy, Armando Garsd, Steve J. Hasal, Atul Khare, Guru Reddy, Pramod Gupta, William F. Finn

“…Oxylanthanum carbonate is a new molecule yielding the same phosphate‐binding capacity as lanthanum carbonate, but in a much smaller drug volume and tablet size. …”
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Experimental Exploration of Bearing Capacity of Clay with Multiple Inflatable Anchors by Qiu-nan Chen, Meng Yang, Xiao-cheng Huang

“…Inflatable anchors have been applied to reinforce foundations because soft soil deposits have a low bearing capacity. However, previous research on the mechanical behaviors of inflatable anchors has focused on a single anchor. …”
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The relationship between intrinsic capacity and functional ability in older adults by Somayeh Ahmadi, Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar, Kazem Malakouti, Mojtaba Azadbakht

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