Analysis of the state of the electric power industry of the Ural Federal District by O. V. Baykova, A. V. Troitsky, E. S. Chebotaeva, E. O. Gromyko, D. S. Chirkina

“…Dynamics of electricity tariffs for urban and rural population, non-industrial consumers, as well as for large and small industrial enterprises, has been analyzed. Consumers’ ability to pay for electricity has been studied by identifying the share of electricity costs in expenditures of households and enterprises of different energy intensity structure. …”
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Acquisition of English nominal suffix -er by advanced EFL learners: a view from usage-based perspective by Takač Višnja Pavičić, Buljan Gabrijela

“…The present study investigated advanced Croatian EFL learners’ knowledge of five meanings of the English nominal (deverbal) suffix -er. It probed their ability to comprehend and produce corpus-rare and presumably unentrenched -er nouns in their prototypical agent and instrument meanings and their non-prototypical patient, locative, and causative meanings. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Pursed Lip-Breathing, Diaphragmatic Breathing, dan Upper Limb Stretching Terhadap Skala Dispnea pada Pasien PPOK by Imron Rosyadi, Defriman Djafri, Dally Rahman

“… Respiratory muscle weakness in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a problem that can affect the patient's ability to conduct daily activities. The aim of this study to see the difference between the intervention group given the pursed-lip breathing exercises, diaphragmatic breathing, and upper limb stretching with the control group which not given therapy. 38 COPD patients were grouped into intervention groups (n = 18) and control group (n = 18) randomly. …”
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Methods of teaching flute playing: Synthesis of Ukrainian and European schools by D. Hudymenko

“…Based on the data obtained, recommendations for teachers were developed that include a combination of techniques from both schools, which contributes to the harmonious development of students’ musical abilities. The study points out the importance of an individual approach and the need to adapt techniques to the needs of each student, which is a key aspect of successful flute teaching. …”
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Bile Reflux Gastritis: Insights into Pathogenesis, Relevant Factors, Carcinomatous Risk, Diagnosis, and Management by Xiaolan Shi, Zijiao Chen, Yi Yang, Su Yan

“…Nevertheless, advances in techniques, especially extensive applications of endoscopy and chemical analysis of reflux contents, have improved our ability to identify the occurrence of this disease as well as distinguishing physiological reflux from pathological reflux. …”
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Virulence Factors Contributing to Pathogenicity of Candida tropicalis and Its Antifungal Susceptibility Profile by Sachin C. Deorukhkar, Santosh Saini, Stephen Mathew

“…Antifungal resistance was more in isolates possessing the ability to produce phospholipase and biofilm. C. tropicalis exhibit a great degree of variation not only in their pathogenicity but also in their antifungal susceptibility profile. …”
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Excerpt from Moore’s Mugabe’s Legacy: Coups, Conspiracies, and the Conceits of Power in Zimbabwe by David B. Moore

“…Zvomuya zeroed in on the mid-1970s moment Mugabe’s Legacy takes as integral to Mugabe’s political making: that being his ability to get rid of those he thought challenged him. …”
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Musical Electroacupuncture May Be a Better Choice than Electroacupuncture in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease by Jing Jiang, Gang Liu, Suhua Shi, Zhigang Li

“…The Morris water maze test, micro-PET, and immunohistochemistry revealed that MEA and EA therapies could improve spatial learning and memory ability, glucose metabolism level in the brain, and Aβ amyloid content in the frontal lobe, compared with the AD group (P<0.05). …”
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The Mechanism of Safety Culture Construction in Chinese Universities Based on POI Data and Gravity Model by Wu Zhao, Zhe Zhou, Haibo Jiang

“…Strengthening the construction of safety culture in colleges and universities is not only the objective need of building a harmonious society, promoting the reform and development of colleges and universities, and running a university with the satisfaction of the people but also the urgent requirement of cultivating high-quality professionals with safety responsibility consciousness and safety behavior ability. Starting from the history of safety culture construction, this paper reviews and summarizes the course of safety culture construction in colleges and universities, analyzes the present situation of safety culture construction in colleges and universities, and takes the safety construction theory as the guide. …”
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Empirical Mode Decomposition of the Acceleration Response of a Prismatic Beam Subject to a Moving Load to Identify Multiple Damage Locations by J. Meredith, A. González, D. Hester

“…In this paper, the technique is further tested using the response of a discretized finite element beam with multiple damaged sections modeled as localized losses of stiffness. The ability of the algorithm to detect more than one damaged section is analysed for a variety of scenarios including a range of bridge lengths, speeds of the moving load and noise levels. …”
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Perfectionism and rational-emotive behaviour as a motivational policy for human resource management by Yu. A. Filyasova

“…Employees who find themselves in a corporate perfectionist culture have the advantage of achieving a high autonomy level due to developing integrative abilities for regulating social actions. Perfectionist motivational policy is more typical for the company`s growth cyclical stage and more beneficial for young people who have high goals regarding their professional development. …”
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Reliable SRAM using NAND‐NOR Gate in beyond‐CMOS QCA technology by Marshal Raj, Lakshminarayanan Gopalakrishnan, Seok‐Bum Ko

“…In order to demonstrate the ability to implement larger circuits using NAND‐NOR logic and the proposed blocks, a 16*16 SRAM is implemented. …”
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The Ecuadorian State in the southeastern frontier: a creation based on affection, 1893-1964 by Cecilia Ortiz-Batallas

“…Instead, it displays its ability to negotiate with the power-originated messages of domination.…”
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Inactivation of the CMAH gene and deficiency of Neu5Gc play a role in human brain evolution by Yuxin Liu, Jinhong Li, Qicai Liu

“…Graphical Abstract During human evolution, humans lost the ability to synthesize Neu5Gc after the inactivation mutation of the gene CMAH. …”
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Stem Cell Hierarchy and Clonal Evolution in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Fabian Lang, Bartosch Wojcik, Michael A. Rieger

“…Cancer is characterized by a remarkable intertumoral, intratumoral, and cellular heterogeneity that might be explained by the cancer stem cell (CSC) and/or the clonal evolution models. CSCs have the ability to generate all different cells of a tumor and to reinitiate the disease after remission. …”
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Language Training of Customs Affairs Specialists: International and Russian Experience by D. G. Korovyakovsky, T. Yu. Igumentseva, V. V. Volkova

“…The described international experience in the language training of customs affairs specialists in Australia, vietnam, Germany, China, Moldova, the United States of America allows to indicate its specificity, namely, a bias towards the development of bilingual competence, since a multicultural customs space requires a specialist to have the ability to conduct a dialogue, to know the cultural realities of a native and foreign language, to be able to realize this knowledge in direct communication with international partners.Russian experience of the language training of customs specialists is characterized, on the one hand, by the lack of regionalization and filling in the content of a foreign language on the basis of interdisciplinary integration with the content of the professional cycle disciplines, and on the other, by the widespread use of active teaching methods, information and communication technologies in teaching a foreign language, which positively affects the formation of readiness for professional intercultural communication.The authors conclude that a deeper study of the international experience of language training on the basis of comparative analysis is necessary in order to improve Russian training of a qualified customs specialist who is able to conduct effective professional activities in a foreign language environment.…”
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Self-control moderates the impacts of physical activity on the sleep quality of university students by Zhonggen Yin, Chengbo Yang, Xiaomei Yu

“…The findings highlight the significance of fostering self-regulatory abilities alongside engaging in physical activity as a promising approach to improve sleep health in college students.…”
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Current Tendencies of Judicial Review as Reflected in the New Hungarian Code of Administrative Court Procedure by Krisztina F. Rozsnyai

“…Moreover, the legislation and jurisprudence must deal with the highlighted aspects in any national and EU legal systems alike. …”
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Bearing Characteristics of Moso Bamboo Micropile-Composite Soil Nailing System in Soft Soil Areas by Zhihe Cheng, Yousheng Deng

“…Based on the characteristics of moso bamboo including high short-term strength, stable performance, and ability to provide temporary support for shallow foundation pits in soft soil, the stress characteristics and supporting effects of the ecological composite supporting system have been explored through model tests and numerical calculation analysis of the moso bamboo micropile-composite soil nailing structure. …”
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Residential Environment Pollution Monitoring System Based on Cloud Computing and Internet of Things by Jing Mi, Xinghua Sun, Shihui Zhang, Naidi Liu

“…In order to solve the problems of single monitoring factor, weak comprehensive analysis ability, and poor real time performance in traditional environmental monitoring systems, a research method of residential environment pollution monitoring system based on cloud computing and Internet of Things is proposed. …”
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