Olfactory Stimulation with Japanese Soy Sauce Improves Upper Limb Performance by Yutaka Yano, Yoshihiro Murata, Mutsuo Taniguchi, Fumino Okutani, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hideto Kaba

“…The subjects were 72 healthy adults, randomly assigned to a water exposure group, a phenylethyl alcohol (PEA, pleasant rose-like odor) exposure group, and a Japanese soy sauce (Koikuchi Shoyu) exposure group (n=24 each). The subjects’ olfactory sense was stimulated by their sniffing of three different test tubes containing 5 ml of water, PEA, or Japanese soy sauce for 20 sec while they were seated. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide-Based Solar Cells by SCAPS-1D by S. Ouédraogo, F. Zougmoré, J. M. Ndjaka

“…Starting with a conventional ZnO-B/i-ZnO/CdS/CIGS structure, we simulated the parameters of current-voltage characteristics and showed how the absorber layer thickness, hole density, and band gap influence the short-circuit current density (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF), and efficiency of solar cell. …”
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Rainfall Variability, Drought Characterization, and Efficacy of Rainfall Data Reconstruction: Case of Eastern Kenya by M. Oscar Kisaka, M. Mucheru-Muna, F. K. Ngetich, J. N. Mugwe, D. Mugendi, F. Mairura

“…Results showed 90% chance of below cropping threshold rainfall (500 mm) exceeding 258.1 mm during short rains in Embu for one year return period. Rainfall variability was found to be high in seasonal amounts (CV = 0.56, 0.47, and 0.59) and in number of rainy days (CV = 0.88, 0.49, and 0.53) in Machang’a, Kiritiri, and Kindaruma, respectively. …”
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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai P. Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…In this paper, we investigate how the reproductive behavior of families in the historical Krummhörn region was affected by their social status and by short-term fluctuations in their socioeconomic conditions. …”
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Effectivité juridique des instruments de protection des espaces naturels appliquée aux projets routiers en France by Fanny Mallard, Denis François

“…Establishing nature sanctuaries and enforcing existing instruments are necessary short term means of improvement. Introducing the concept of green and blue networks of the Grenelle law II could compensate today shortcomings of conservation, provided it based on coercive obligations. …”
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Anaerobic Bacteremias in Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Advanced Heart Failure by David R. Murillo-Garcia, Julian Galindo, Natalia Pinto, Gabriel Motoa, Esther Benamu, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Daniel B. Chastain, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez

“…Most patients had a relatively favorable short-term outcome with survival rates of 100% at 30 days and of 50% at 90 days. …”
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Temperature effects on Xe bubble structure and grain boundary migration in UO2: A molecular dynamics simulation by Zhen Guo, Hui Ma, Danmin Peng, Hongwei Bao, Zhipeng Sun, Yong Xin, Jibin Zhang, Fei Ma

“…Consequently, at the lower temperature, GBs migrate at a lower migration rate, so that Xe atoms have enough time to diffuse into GBs when Xe bubbles meet GBs, while only part of Xe atoms are diffused into GBs at the higher temperature, and the residual Xe atoms are left behind GBs, with the bubble morphology changing from cluster-shaped into short-rod like. The elevated temperature and the Xe atoms diffused into GBs could promote the migration of GBs. …”
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Exploring El Nino effects on agricultural area using Landsat images analysis: A case study in Bondowoso Regency, Indonesia by Hasbi Mubarak Suud, Dwi Erwin Kusbianto

“…The NDVI alteration data does not show that the Bondowoso Regency is experiencing extraordinary drought due to the short-term impact of El Nino. However, the emergence of numerous areas in the moderate NDVI category warns that stress affecting vegetation is starting to occur. …”
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CLASSIFYING LEGAL CONCEPTS by KASIMOV Timur Salavatovich, KASIMOVA Dilyara Faritovna, ASYLBAEVA Polina Anatolyevna

“…The identified differences between short-term and long-term concepts, as well as the significance of their territorial and sectoral adaptation, confirm the appropriateness of the proposed classification.…”
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Explanatory Factors of the Expansion of Recreation Function on the Bank of Danube River in Budapest by Pál Szabó, Zoltán Mihályi, Tamás Szomorjai, Emese Tóth

“…In this paper, we analyze these three factors, focusing on a past short period, because there is an exceptional cohesion between the processes, the needs and the new development goals. …”
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Dynamic Hydrogen Production from Methanol/Water Photo-Splitting Using Core@Shell-Structured CuS@TiO2 Catalyst Wrapped by High Concentrated TiO2 Particles by Younghwan Im, Sora Kang, Kang Min Kim, Taeil Ju, Gi Bo Han, No-Kuk Park, Tae Jin Lee, Misook Kang

“…The synthesized core@shell-structured CuS@TiO2 particles absorbed a long wavelength (a short band gap) above 700 nm compared to that pure TiO2, which at approximately 300 nm, leading to easier electronic transitions, even at low energy. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of prominent topics in global scientific production on sustainable development goals in Scopus (2013–2022) by Mario E. Diaz-Barrera, Crayla Alfaro-Aucca, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Moisés Moreno-Albarrán, Edgard Fernando Pacheco-Luza, Carlos Enrique Rengifo Chunga

“…Measuring the scientific production linked to each of the objectives in each period allows estimating the scholarly efforts made to respond to the challenges proposed by each objective in the short term. The SciVal platform was used to consult and analyze the scientific production for each goal published in Scopus (2013–2022). …”
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Sustainable Nutritional Strategies for Gut Health in Weaned Pigs: The Role of Reduced Dietary Crude Protein, Organic Acids and Butyrate Production by Kathryn Ruth Connolly, Torres Sweeney, John V. O’Doherty

“…Increasing intestinal butyrate, a key short-chain fatty acid with anti-inflammatory and gut-protective properties, is particularly promising. …”
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Trajectory of human migration: insights from autosomal and non-autosomal variant clustering patterns by Samayeta Sarkar Tuli, Joyatry Sarker, Mrinmoy Saha Roddur, Anik Biswas, Reefa Nawar, Tahmina Akter, Md. Wahid Murad, Abu Ashfaqur Sajib

“…Here, we analyzed over 75 million genetic variants (single nucleotide variants (SNVs) and short insertion-deletion (InDels)) within consecutive 2500000 base pair windows in the autosomal as well as non-autosomal chromosomes of 22 populations in four major geographic regions that are cataloged in the 1000 Genomes Project to understand the clustering patterns of the autosomal and non-autosomal variants. …”
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The Effects of Self-Efficacy and Physical Activity Improving Methods on the Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes: A Systematic Review by Sajjad Hamidi, Zahra Gholamnezhad, Narges Kasraie, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Different strategies and health promotion programs such as individual or group face-to-face education and multimedia (video conference, video, phone calls, short message service, and Internet-based education) were used in diabetes self-management education programs. …”
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Modeling the Dynamic Global Distribution of the Ring Current Oxygen Ions Using Artificial Neural Network Technique by Qiushuo Wang, Chao Yue, Jinxing Li, Jacob Bortnik, Donglai Ma, Chae‐Woo Jun

“…Although a standard statistical study can provide average global distributions of ring current ions, it can't offer insight into the short‐term dynamic variations of the global distribution. …”
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Clinical, Radiographic, and Molecular Analysis of Patients with X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets: Looking for Phenotype–Genotype Correlation by Marco A. Olivas-Valdez, Armando Blanco-López, Daniela Velázquez-Arestegui, Teresita Vera-Zazueta, Douglas Colmenares-Bonilla, Lilian Reyes-Morales, Miguel A. Blanco-Uriarte, Lucero Monterde-Cruz, Alberto Hidalgo-Bravo

“…The main clinical manifestations are short stature and bone deformities. Phenotype variation is observed at the intrafamily and interfamily level. …”
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Optimization of Echo Views for Percutaneous Device Closure of Pediatric Atrial Septal Defect through the Femoral Vein Guided by Transthoracic Echocardiography without Radiation by Zankai Ye, Zhiqiang Li, Hanlu Yi, Yaobin Zhu, Yan Sun, Hongju Zhang, Pei Li, Ning Ma

“…The subcostal acoustic window and parasternal aorta short-axis views were used to guide the extra stiff wire and catheter into the left atrium. …”
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Causes of Wars and Their Role in Social Evolution: Generalization of Modern Concepts

“…The prioritization of relevant concerns changes in both the long run of social evolution and the short run of dynamics of interactions. The article considers spiral dynamics as a dynamic model of the cause of unintended wars "that no one wanted." …”
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Optimization of the Shunting Operation Plan at Electric Multiple Units Depots by Jintang Shi, Haodong Li

“…Every track at an EMU depot has two sections and can accommodate two short standard EMUs of 8 railcars or one long EMU of 16 railcars. …”
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