International Hierarchy and Functional Differentiation of States: Results of an Expert Survey by A. D. Nesmashnyi, V. M. Zhornist, I. A. Safranchuk

“…Firstly, we categorize 26 countries as belonging to one of the power status categories (small power, middle power, great power, superpower) as of autumn 2021 based on the survey results. …”
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Fucose as a nutrient ligand for Dikarya and a building block of early diverging lineages by Małgorzata Orłowska, Drishtee Barua, Sebastian Piłsyk, Anna Muszewska

“…Our results point to a distinctive mode of utilization of fucose among fungi belonging to Dikarya and the early diverging lineages. …”
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The Importance of Wetlands for the Conservation of Birds in Tigray National Regional State (Northern Ethiopia) by Kalayu Mesfin, Alembrhan Assefa, Weldemariam Tesfahunegny

“…A total of 4337 individual birds belonging to 120 species, 15 orders, and 41 families were recorded. …”
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Insignia of the Lithuania's rulers depicted on majesty seals during the end of the 13th and the middle of the 15th centuries: iconographical aspect of political programme by Loreta Skurvydaitė

“…The sphragistic data also shows that the sword was a prerogative of rulers and was not used by those who only belonged to the ruling dynasty.   Examining the Lithuanian seals' data, one could prove that the iconographical programme was influenced not only by the medieval sphragistic tradition but also by political aspirations. …”
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Mucosal leishmaniasis is associated with the Leishmania RNA virus and inappropriate cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment. by Fredy A Pazmiño, Marcela Parra-Muñoz, Carlos H Saavedra, Sandra Muvdi-Arenas, Clemencia Ovalle-Bracho, María C Echeverry

“…<h4>Background</h4>Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is a severe clinical form of leishmaniasis that is characterized by the destruction of the nasal and/or the oral mucosae and appears as a late complication in 5% to 10% of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases produced by species belonging to Leishmania (Viannia) subgenus. Some strains of Leishmania spp. carry an RNA virus known as Leishmania RNA virus (LRV) that may contribute to the appearance of ML.…”
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Comparison of arthropod communities between high and low input maize farms in Mexico by E. del-Val, E. Ramírez, M. Astier

“…Results During the sampling period, we detected a total of 14,315 arthropods belonging to 12 Orders and 253 morphospecies. Arthropod community composition was significantly different between the sites, and in the rain-fed site, we also found differences between management practices. …”
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Modifications of the maximum expiratory flow in bronchial asthma treatment using Intal and Ketotifeno. by Belkis M. Vicente Sánchez, Nallelys Villanueva Bravo, Luis M. Padrón Velásquez, Marylin Aroche Quintana

“…<strong><br />Methods</strong>: It was carried out a study in two stages, the first one descriptive in which was included the 15 year-old patients and more with diagnostic of Bronchial Asthma and belonging to the CMF #26 of the Policlínico Area V of the Municipality Cienfuegos, with the objective of determining the modifications of the value of the FEM according to outline of treatment used intercrisis. …”
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Female Farmers’ Agricultural Information Needs and Food Production: A Case Study of Imbulpe ds Division in Sri Lanka by S.D. Dilini Rathnachandra, S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…The result revealed that the majority (62.6%) of respondents were middle aged (40-59 years), married, and belonged to families with 4-5 members. Most respondents (64.3 %) had studied up to junior secondary education level. …”
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Bacteria Load Determination of the Intestinal Microbiota and Identification of Spiroplasma and Wolbachia in Anopheles gambiae by Haziz Sina, Kamirou Chabi-Sika, Razaki Ossè, Akim Socohou, Ibrahim A. Abibou, Hafiz Salami, Germain Gil Padonou, Adolphe Adjanonhoun, Lamine Baba-Moussa

“…The study found that the microbiota of female An. gambiae is home to the bacteria belonging to the Staphylococcus, Enterobacteriaceae, and other unidentified bacterial gene regardless of its nature and condition. …”
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La «catena calda»: un’etnografia dell’allattamento a partire dai margini by Martina Riina

“…Breast milk, in the same way, conveys meanings, belongings, alliances and symbols, well beyond its function as a food that nourishes and fortifies, also becoming a “place” in which beliefs and knowledge are discerned that guide its use and circulation. …”
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Intraoperative low-dose ketamine infusion for postoperative pain relief in laparoscopic surgeries – A randomised, double blind controlled clinical trial by Sujil Sudersan, Ramyavel Thangavelu, Sivakumar Segaran

“…Materials and Methods: Fifty-two patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) I/ASA II, scheduled for laparoscopic surgery were randomized into two groups (n = 26). …”
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Stability Analysis of Ecological Slopes Based on a 3D Finite Element Model by ZiFan Sui, Weijia Yuan, Wen Yi, Weihuan Yang

“…Cynodon dactylon was mainly distributed in the 0–30 cm soil body, and its effect on improving the cohesion of the soil body reached 75%. Magnolia multiflora belongs to vertical roots and has a strong and longer main root with relatively developed lateral roots. …”
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Profiling of small RNAs derived from tomato brown rugose fruit virus in infected Solanum lycopersicum plants by deep sequencing by Mangle Chen, Donghai Wang, Jiali Yang, Yuhao Cao, Xuemei Song, Yuwen Lu, Hongying Zheng, Jiejun Peng, Guanwei Wu, Jian Wu, Junmin Li, Jianping Chen, Fei Yan, Shaofei Rao

“…Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging, rapidly spreading virus belonging to the genus Tobamovirus which seriously decreases tomato yields. …”
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Modifiable Coronary Risk Factors and Global Cardiovascular Risk by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…The universe included the individuals who attended the cardiology consultation belonging to the César Fornet Fruto University Polyclinic health area of the Banes municipality, Holguín province, during June-December 2020. …”
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Field Investigation on Thermal Regime of Permafrost and Talik in a River Terrace, the Interior of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Yunzhi Zhang, Furong Liu, Xingbing Wang, Pengfei He, Jinggang Cui, Yishan Wang, Yanhu Mu

“…Among them, the buried depth of relict permafrost layer is in the range of 7 ~ 14 m, while the patchy permafrost layer is in the range of 3.0 ~ 17.0 m depth, and the mean annual ground temperature of both is close to -0.1°C, which belongs to extremely high-temperature permafrost. …”
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Pre-trained artificial intelligence-aided analysis of nanoparticles using the segment anything model by Gabriel A. A. Monteiro, Bruno A. A. Monteiro, Jefersson A. dos Santos, Alexander Wittemann

“…These sets collate data derived from a large ensemble of specific particle domains indicating to which particle each subdomain belongs. The arrangement of subdivisions into sets to characterize complex nanoparticles expands the information gathered from microscopy analysis. …”
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Soybean (Glycine max L.) Yield and Yield Component Under Different Planting Time and Foliar Application of Humic Acid by Shara Salih Ali, Chnar Hama Noori Mirza

“…A triplicate field experiment laid out in randomized complete block design was conducted to evaluate the effect of foliar application of humic acid rates (HAR) at Bakrajo, Sulaimani which is  (located at 35°32'52.8"N and 45°21'16.6"E) belongs to Kurdistan region of Iraq with the silty clay soil type. …”
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Underutilized wild edible fungi and their undervalued ecosystem services in Africa by Gudeta W. Sileshi, Donatha D. Tibuhwa, Alec Mlambo

“…Results We identified a total of 480 species of wild edible mushrooms in 126 genera belonging to 60 fungal families across Africa. A total of, 249 species were mycorrhizal, 28 species were termitophilic and 203 species were saprophytic or parasitic. …”
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Analysing the role of the perceptual dimension in the formation of the urban third place by Upendra Joshi, Snehal Nagarsheth

“… Urban third places like parks, plazas, and cafes play a significant role in fostering social interaction, community engagement, and a sense of belonging in contemporary society, and this recognition is growing. …”
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FROM OPTIMISM TO DISAPPOINTMENT: THE EVOLUTION OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE WEST by E. V. Volgina

“…This article belongs to the body of imageological studies dealing with mutual perceptions of nations, communities and cultures as well as the idea of “Other”. …”
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