Pumpkin and watermelon production constraints and management practices in Uganda by Fred B. Masika, Titus Alicai, Hussein Shimelis, Gabriel Ddamulira, Shahasi Y. Athman, Perpetua Ipulet, Morgan Andama, Arthur K. Tugume

“…This study assessed the current production constraints for watermelons and pumpkins, management practices, sources of production inputs to guide research and decision making in production of these crops. Methodology Watermelon and pumpkin fields totalling 105 located in 28 districts from nine sub-regions of Uganda were surveyed. …”
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Evaluating AI-generated responses from different chatbots to soil science-related questions by Javad Khanifar

“…The emergence of chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs), capable of providing human-like responses to various inquiries, has revolutionized fields like education and research, making artificial intelligence (AI) a major global topic. …”
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Types and incentives for medical tourism in Ukraine by B. V. Derevyanko, G. A. Myronova, S. V. Knysh

“…An analysis of relations between various participants in the field of medical tourism has been carried out and proposals have been made for legal incentives of the development of three main types of medical tourism in Ukraine. …”
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Breeding value of potato hybrid clones from the VIR collection revealed in the environments of Kamchatka Territory by A. D. Ivashchenko, T. P. Sherstyukova, O. I. Khasbiullina, E. V. Rogozina

“…Potato breeding involves planned artificial hybridization between previously selected parental lines. A way to make potato breeding more efficient is to use the diversity of the germplasm and broaden the gene pool of parental lines. …”
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PC-YOLO11s: A Lightweight and Effective Feature Extraction Method for Small Target Image Detection by Zhou Wang, Yuting Su, Feng Kang, Lijin Wang, Yaohua Lin, Qingshou Wu, Huicheng Li, Zhiling Cai

“…Compared with conventional targets, small objects often face challenges such as smaller size, lower resolution, weaker contrast, and more background interference, making their detection more difficult. To address this issue, this paper proposes an improved small object detection method based on the YOLO11 model—PC-YOLO11s. …”
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Kuantifikasi Pengaruh Understandability dan Maintainability pada Evolusi Perangkat Lunak by Mochammad Adhy, Bayu Priyambadha, Fajar Pradana

“…This is because in practice it is not always the same development team is tasked to makes improvements to the software. If the previous developer does not exist then a new developer or maintenance staff needs to learn the system first. …”
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Monitoring of ball bearings via vibration analysis and envelope technique for predictive maintenance purposes by Adiel Pessoa, Paulo Cezar Büchner

“…These failures can occur in various ways, making it essential to monitor the bearing's deterioration to replace it before it reaches a critical condition for the industry, machine or vehicle's operation. …”
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Performance of concrete containing different ratios of metakaolin and magnetized water by Mostafa M. Keshta, Mohamed M. Yousry Elshikh, Ahmed M. Elkerany

“…Magnetized water (MW) is a technique of treating regular tap (TW) water by exposing it to a magnetic field with a specific intensity and a certain number of cycles, making the water magnetized. The incorporation of MK and MW in concrete promotes sustainability by reducing cement consumption, thereby lowering carbon emissions. …”
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On the space of SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence variants by A. Yu. Palyanov, N. V. Palyanova

“…Every day since the end of 2019, samples of the virus genomes have been collected around the world, which makes it possible to trace its evolution in detail from its emergence to the present. …”
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GODS OF TRANSHUMANISM by A. V. Halapsis

“…Against the background of scientific discoveries, technical breakthroughs and everyday improvements of the last decades, an anthropological revolution has taken shape, which made it possible to set the task of creating inhumanly intelligent creatures, as well as changing human nature, up to discussing options for artificial immortality. …”
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SS-YOLO: A Lightweight Deep Learning Model Focused on Side-Scan Sonar Target Detection by Na Yang, Guoyu Li, Shengli Wang, Zhengrong Wei, Hu Ren, Xiaobo Zhang, Yanliang Pei

“…However, distortion and noise during the acoustic pulse’s travel through water can blur target details and cause feature loss in images, making target recognition more challenging. In this paper, we improve the YOLO model in two aspects: lightweight design and accuracy enhancement. …”
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Development of Analytical Method for Cable-stayed Bridges Considering Local Damages Caused by Failure of Supporting Cables by Ahmed Ramadan Ahmed, Qais Abdulrahman Ali Qais, Nikolay A. Yermoshin

“…A simplified model is intentionally selected to make the analytical approach easier. If examining the simplified model shows a certain phenomenon, a similar phenomenon in more sophisticated models can also be expected. …”
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International Standard Problems and Small Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident (SBLOCA) by N. Aksan

“…A global review and synthesis on the contribution that ISPs have made to address nuclear reactor safety issues was initiated by CSNI-PWG2 and an overview on the subject of small break LOCA ISPs is given in this paper based on a report prepared by a writing group. …”
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Temperature measurements with a temporal scanner: systematic review and meta-analysis by Ruzan Udumyan, Håkan Geijer, Georg Lohse, Ylva Nilsagård

“…Three reviewers selected articles for full-text reading after which a further selection was made. Risk of bias was assessed with QUADAS-2. Pooled difference and limits of agreement (LoA) were estimated with an inverse variance weighted approach. …”
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Destruction investigation of foundry sand-liquid-glass cores under compression by Y. I. Gutko, V. V. Voytenko

“…However, increased requirements for the environmental friendliness of the foundry have led to a renewed interest in foundry sand cores based on inorganic binders including the sand‑liquid‑glass core‑making technology. Foundry sand‑liquid‑glass cores are significantly inferior to foundry sand cores based on organic binders in terms of a knocking‑out ability due to using a sufficiently large mass fraction of sodium silicate solute to achieve required breaking points of foundry sand‑liquid‑glass cores under tension, compression, and bending, which is accompanied by a deterioration in a knocking‑out ability. …”
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Research Note: Testing the validity of latency-to-lie tests without water for objective on-farm assessment of walking ability of broiler chickens by Kaitlin Wurtz, Sigga Rasmussen, Anja Riber

“…Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the performance of LTL tests without the addition of water, making them more practical for use on farm. In total, 159 Ross 308 and 186 Rustic Gold broilers were assessed. …”
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Medical negligence compensation claims in knee meniscal surgery in Norway: a cross-sectional study by Frank-David Øhrn, Asbjørn Årøen, Tommy Frøseth Aae

“…Surgeons should be aware of this and take this into account in the decision-making before surgery.…”
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Study of wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) breeding material potential for (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.)androgenesis by N. V. Petrash, T. N. Kapko, V. V. Sovetov

“…The use of doubled haploid technology made it possible to quickly create DH-lines based on the breeding material.…”
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Advancements, Trends and Future Prospects of Lower Limb Prosthesis by Muhammad Asif, Mohsin Islam Tiwana, Umar Shahbaz Khan, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Javaid Iqbal, Nasir Rashid, Noman Naseer

“…Amputees with lower limb loss need special care during daily life activities to make the movement natural as before amputation. No such work exists covering the main aspects from causes of amputation to the psycho-social impact of the amputees after using the prosthetic device. …”
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The genomes of Scedosporium between environmental challenges and opportunism by Francesco Venice, Federica Spina, Domenico Davolos, Stefano Ghignone, Giovanna Cristina Varese

“…Many efforts have been made to understand the mechanisms underlying pathogenicity in bacteria, and OMICs techniques are largely responsible for those advancements. …”
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