Eco-packaging and fresh food products. Analysis of demand and consumer behavior in Italy by Marzia Ingrassia, Claudio Bellia, Rosaria Disclafani, Pietro Chinnici, Stefania Chironi

“…The present study, conducted on Italian consumers, contributes to the flow of literature on consumer demand of sustainable food packaging, highlighting the preferences, concerns, and skepticism, the factors that explain behaviors, and the role of information on their choices. …”
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Multiobjective Programming Strategy of Small- and Medium-Sized Microenterprise Credit Based on Random Factors by Zhuoran Fan, Jilong Xu, Yuchen Li

“…In this paper, we select eight indicators from the aspects of an enterprise’s bill transaction information, namely, whether the enterprise’s loan is in breach of contract, effective invoice rate, total utilization rate of price and tax, negative invoice rate, strength of enterprise, coefficient of variation, flow efficiency of assets, and influence of upstream and downstream enterprises; then, we construct an evaluation index system. …”
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A Simple and Convenient Method for Simultaneous Determination of Schizandrol A, Schizandrol B, Schisandrin A, γ-Schisandrin, and Schisandrin C by Yu Zhou, Wu Ling Wei, Jiang Xing Hua, Qingsheng Fan

“…The five lignans can be separated completely on Kromasil C18 column (250 nm × 4.6 nm) and then detected at 254 nm using methanol (mobile phase A) and water (mobile phase B) with gradient elution as the mobile phase at 1.0 mL/min flow rate. The column temperature was 30°C. The method was validated in terms of linearity, precision, stability, repeatability, and recovery. …”
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EFFICIENT BUSINESS MODEL AS A BASIS FOR THE GROWTH OF THE INVESTMENT COST OF A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CLUB by O. V. Litvishko, O. M. Golikova

“…The precarious financial condition of sports clubs, combined with negative cash flows and permanent losses, can be the cause of the further collapse of the entire football industry. …”
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Design and Implementation of an Automated Prepaid Water Meter: Case Study of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). by Akankwasa, John Bosco

“…If a customer uses up their credit, then water flow should be stopped instantly. Likewise, if a customer pays the bills, they should access the water instantly. …”
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Effect of Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training on Motor Function of Rats with Spinal Cord Injury Based on AMPK-Autophagy Signaling Pathway by CAI Jili, ZHAI Chenyuan, WANG Zun, WU Qi, FANG Lu, WANG Yu, WANG Tong

“…Western blot method was used to detect the protein expression levels of p-AMPK, t-AMPK, LC3 and p62 in spinal cord tissue.Results(1) BBB score: compared with the sham operation group, the BBB score of the model group and the exercise group were significantly lower at the 1st, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th days after modeling (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Prenatal Characteristics of Infants with a Neuronal Migration Disorder: A National-Based Study by Estelle Naumburg, Bo Strömberg, Helle Kieler

“…Almost half of the women had a body mass index that is low or in the lower range of average. All infants were born at term with normal birth weights. …”
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Analysis and Monitoring Results of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic Façade Using PV Ceramic Tiles in Taiwan by Yen-Chieh Huang, Chi-Chang Chan, Szu-Chi Kuan, Shui-Jinn Wang, Shin-Ku Lee

“…In addition, the exterior temperature of the demonstration house was about 10°C lower than the surface of the BIPV system, which could reduce indoor temperature.…”
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Effect of Toileting Behavior on Daytime Non-sedentary Behavior in Nursing Home Residents by Yuri Nakano, Satoshi Kubota, Takuya Furudate

“…Background Nursing home residents engage in lower levels of physical activity, primarily remaining seated or lying down, except for routine activities of daily living (ADLs). …”
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Physicochemical and Textural Characterization of Perchlorated and Persulphated Titania by Nabawaya A. Moussa

“…Textural analysis showed that the specific surface areas of both samples responded to the loading process to a lower extent than the total pore volume and correspondingly to the average hydraulic radius, since the latter changed in relation to the total pore volume.…”
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Erosive stability channel factor for Brda River (Poland): A key assessment of the human impact of the catchment changes by Dawid Aleksander Szatten, Oleksandr Obodovskyi, Marta Brzezińska

“…The study area is characterized by a high discharge regularity, resulting from the river-lake system in the upper part of the catchment, and strong human pressure caused by the presence of hydrotechnical structures in the middle and lower parts of the catchment. The hydrological, sedimentological, and land cover archival data were used in the current study. …”
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Parental vaccine hesitancy: Recent evidences support the need to implement targeted communication strategies by Cecilia Cagnotta, Nicoletta Lettera, Mirko Cardillo, Daniele Pirozzi, Daniel Catalán-Matamoros, Annalisa Capuano, Cristina Scavone

“…Several cross-sectional studies show that vaccine hesitancy is often linked to lower education levels, misinformation, and decreased trust in healthcare systems. …”
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An Improved Nishihara Model for Frozen Loess considering the Influence of Temperature by Xin Li, Enlong Liu, Bingtang Song, Xingyan Liu

“…Experimental results illustrate that the frozen loess specimens present the attenuation creep at the lower deviatoric stress, whereas the nonattenuation creep under the higher deviatoric stress level, and with a drop in the temperature, the deviator stress value which the exhibition of nonattenuation creep needs will increase under the constant confining pressure condition. …”
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Sensitivity Analysis of P-Wave Polarization Direction and Velocity Gradient Inversion by Jingru Zhao, Xili Jing, Zhiyong Yin, Mengyu Fang, Shan Gao, Tianrun Zhang

“…The further the parameter position is from the sensor, the lower the sensitivity is. Such nonuniform distribution of sensitivity may cause distortion of inversion results with incomplete projection data. …”
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Numerical analysis of absorber tube shapes in PCM-integrated parabolic trough solar collectors by Binit Kumar, Abhishek Awasthi, Jungho Lee, Yongseok Jeon

“…While the elliptical tube exhibited lower overall performance, its horizontal orientation enhanced power output by 5 % compared to the vertical orientation. …”
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Single-ion gel-polymer electrolyte for improving the performances of Li-ion batteries by Radu Dorin Andrei, Giorgian Cosmin Ungureanu, Luisa Roxana Mandoc, Soha Aldroubi, Nicolas Louvain, Julian Richard Tolchard, Mihaela Buga

“…However, issues with electrolyte performance at lower temperatures as well as issues with the effective deposition and stripping of metallic lithium anodes are now impeding their development. …”
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The health burden of unhealthy homes in New Zealand: a call for more action and a change in perspective by Gabrielle Ou

“…The condition of rental properties, often poorer than that of owner-occupied homes, disproportionately affects lower-income and Maori households. The Healthy Homes Standards aim to improve living conditions by setting minimum requirements for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture control, and draught stopping. …”
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An In Vitro Synergistic Interaction of Combinations of Thymus glabrescens Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents with Chloramphenicol by Budimir S. Ilić, Branislava D. Kocić, Vojislav M. Ćirić, Olga G. Cvetković, Dragoljub L. Miladinović

“…The essential oil exhibited in vitro antibacterial activity against all tested bacterial strains, but the activities were lower than those of the standard antibiotic and thymol. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Surface-Charged Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) as Denture Resins by Sang E. Park, Maggie Chao, P. A. Raj

“…Resins with increased methacrylic acid content exhibited lower strength values for the measured physical properties. …”
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PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIODONTAL DISEASE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES by Mihaela Mariș, Sorana Maria Bucur, Mariș Marius, Mariana Păcurar, Kamel Earar

“…Effective oral hygiene and periodontal treatment are essential in reducing pathogen load and improving glycemic control, potentially lowering the risk of systemic complications such as cardiovascular disease.…”
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