Biodiversity and specificity of planktonic ciliate communities from the zone of Volga and Kama Rivers confluence by S.V. Bykova, V.V. Zharikov

“…It is very important that the study broadens our understanding of the distribution of rare species (for the Volga-Kama cascade of reservoirs): Leprotintinnus pellucidus (Cleve, 1899) and Pelagovorticella mayeri (Faure-Fremiet, 1920) were previously found only in the delta of the Volga River and North Caspian Sea region. A significant contribution of the Kama fauna to the biodiversity of ciliates in the planktonic community of the reservoir below the confluence zone has been proved, despite the greater similarity of the ciliate fauna in the confluence zone with the Volga fauna. …”
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Gas‐Shearing Microfluidic Fabrication of Polydiacetylene–Alginate Colorimetric Sensor Beads by Narges Ahmadi, Dong Yun Kim, Seung Soo Shin, Sneha Daradmare, Jong‐Man Kim, Bum Jun Park

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Comparison of three-dimensional digital exoscope to standard operating microscope in minimally-invasive lumbar decompression: A cohort study in a community setting by Daniel E. Fulkerson, Evan Medich, Dale F. Szpisjak, Daniel H. Fulkerson

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Applying baseflow approach to the environmental flow needs of the Similkameen River Watershed in British Columbia, Canada by Hongli Chen, Qiang Li, Qiaoqiao Wang, Xuanjiao Chai, Yaping Wang

“…It is a tributary to the Columbia River, which is the heavily regulated watershed in North America. Study focus: Assessing Environmental Flow Needs (EFN) is imperative for preserving the socio-ecological balance and sustainability. …”
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Re-evaluation of mastodon material from Oregon and Washington, USA, Alberta, Canada, and Hidalgo and Jalisco, Mexico by Alton C. Dooley Jr, Chris Widga, Brittney E. Stoneburg, Christopher Jass, Victor M. Bravo-Cuevas, Andrew Boehm, Eric Scott, Andrew T. McDonald, Mark Volmut

“…The presence of at least two contemporaneous Pleistocene mastodon taxa in North America (Mammut americanum and M. pacificus) invites re-examination of specimens at the geographic margins of each species in order to determine range boundaries, overlaps, and fluctuations. …”
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Fractal analysis and microstructure development PVDF based multifunctional material by Peleš-Tadić Adriana, Vuković George, Kojović Aleksandar, Stojanović Dušica, Vlahović Branislav, Obradović Nina, Pavlović Vladimir

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An Improved Solar Cooling System for Date Safety and Storage under Climate of the Maghreb by Benameur Afif, Boualem Merabet, Mustafa Inc, Younes Menni, Sameer Alsharif, Ahmed Althobaiti, Ayman A. Aly

“…Maghreb countries have launched international tenders for large-scale solar power projects, confirming north African countries’ goals to become green-power leaders, by enforcing renewable energy development policies. …”
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Understanding the bidirectional association between obesity and risk of psychological distress and depression in young adults in the US: available evidence, knowledge gaps, and fut... by Michael Friedman, Ryan Chang, Zahir Malik Amin, Tanuja Rajan, Rahul Singh, Samuel Yousefzai, Izza Shahid, Khurram Nasir, Zulqarnain Javed

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Medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances created by primary gravity waves generated by a winter storm by Kogure Masaru, Chou Min-Yang, Yue Jia, Otsuka Yuichi, Liu Huixin, Sassi Fabrizio, Pedatella Nicholas, Randall Cora E., Harvey V. Lynn

“…GWs with ~500–700 km horizontal wavelengths propagated southward and northward in the thermosphere over the north-central USA. Also, the perturbations were coherent from the surface to the thermosphere; therefore, the GWs were likely generated by vertical acceleration associated with the cold front over Minnesota and South Dakota. …”
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. by Philip P Mshelbwala, J Scott Weese, Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi, Shovon Chakma, Stephen S Okeme, Abdullah A Mamun, Charles E Rupprecht, R J Soares Magalhaes

“…The prevalence of rabies virus antigen detection varied between 3% and 28%, with more studies in the north. Most bites were unprovoked from dog bite studies (36.4%-97%), by dogs with low vaccination rates (12-38%). …”
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CO2lonialismo y geografías de esperanza by Julianne Hazlewood

“…Expounding on the ecological debt of the Global North to the Global South, this paper condemns discourses and actions that solely focus on improving the economic climate while bulldozing rainforests, livelihoods, and real solutions to climate change.…”
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Donkey whey proteins ameliorate dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by downregulating the S100A8-TRAF6-NF-κB axis-mediated inflammatory response by Mohan Li, Qilong Li, Rayhnigul Abdlla, Jiali Chen, Xiqing Yue, Siew Young Quek

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Benchmarking of snow water equivalent (SWE) products based on outcomes of the SnowPEx+ Intercomparison Project by L. Mudryk, C. Mortimer, C. Derksen, A. Elias Chereque, P. Kushner

“…Compared to previous evaluations of gridded products, we have substantially increased the spatial coverage and sample size across North America, and we are able to evaluate product performance across both mountainous and nonmountainous regions. …”
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Survival of radioiodine treated hyperthyroid cats that are euthyroid and hypothyroid after treatment, and effect of levothyroxine supplementation on survival time of cats with iatr... by Sarah E. Cox, Jennifer Wakeling, Teresa Hall, Tim L. Williams

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Statistical Temporal Variations in the Auroral Electrojet Estimated With Ground Magnetometers in Fennoscandia by Simon Walker, Karl Laundal, Jone Reistad, Anders Ohma, Spencer Hatch

“…Using a fixed selection of 20 ground magnetometers in Fennoscandia, we present a method based on Spherical Elementary Current Systems (SECS) to model the currents coherently during 2000–2020. Due to the north‐south extent of the magnetometers, we focus on the model output along the 105° magnetic meridian. …”
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Principal approaches and achievements in studying race composition of wheat stem rust by A. S. Rsaliyev, Sh. S. Rsaliyev

“…It is stated that the use of the old standard differential set and an incomplete North American system of race nomenclature in experiments prevents measuring similarity between Kazakhstani races and the worldwide known races of the pathogen. …”
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Women's perception of risks of adverse fetal pregnancy outcomes: a large-scale multinational survey by Irene Petersen, Hedvig Nordeng, Angela Lupattelli, Rachel L McCrea

“…Objective To determine pregnant women and new mothers’ perception of risks in pregnancy.Design, settings and participants This was a large-scale multinational survey including 9113 pregnant women and new mothers from 18 countries in Europe, North America and Australia.Main outcomes Risk perception scores (0–10) for harmful effects to the fetus were derived for: (1) medicines (over-the-counter medicine and prescribed medicine), (2) food substances (eggs and blue veined cheese), (3) herbal substances (ginger and cranberries) (4) alcohol and tobacco, and (5) thalidomide.Results Overall, 80% (6453/8131) of women perceived the risk of giving birth to a child with a birth defect to be ≤5 of 100 births. …”
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Relationship of negative life events with depression and anxiety in nursing students: a moderated mediation model of resilience and gender by Xiaoli Ye, Guihong Yang, Wei Zhang, Loren Toussaint, Fangfang Zhao

“…A total of 568 participants from three universities in East, South and North China were recruited. Data collection instruments included socio-demographic characteristics, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Adolescent Life Events Self-Rating Scale, and The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. …”
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Distribution and Occurrence Frequency of dB/dt Spikes During Magnetic Storms 1980–2020 by A. Schillings, L. Palin, H. J. Opgenoorth, M. Hamrin, L. Rosenqvist, J. W. Gjerloev, L. Juusola, R. Barnes

“…We investigated all storms since 1980 and analyzed the negative and positive dB/dt spikes (>|500| nT/min) in the north and east component using a worldwide coverage (SuperMAG). …”
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Lower Limb Ground Reaction Force and Center of Pressure Asymmetry During Bodyweight Squats by Kelci B. Hannan, Adam C. King

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