Gully mitigation and rehabilitation measures have varying effects on soil macrofauna abundance and diversity in semi-arid lands by Harrison Churu, Solomon Kamau, Wilson Ng’etich, Keziah Magiroi, Bonface Alkamoi, James Mutio, Syphyline Kebeney, Fred Wamalwa

“…Specific genera were also affected negatively, with abundance of Lumbricus sp. reducing by up to 6 times in degraded lands compared with terraced croplands which had 65 individuals m−2, and by more than 9 times compared with that of terraced pasturelands that had 97 individuals m−2. …”
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Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments by Jamie Jean Minn Tan, Zi Xiang Keng, Siew Hui Chong, Guan-Ting Pan, Ajit Singh, Christinavimala Supramaniam, Ianatul Khoiroh

“…The composter is capable of treating up to 350 tons/month of waste, producing up to 150 tons/month of high-quality compost within a retention time of 7–10 days. …”
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L’ONU face à la société de l’information by Louise Lassonde

“…The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) organized by the United Nations in 2003-2005 has, for the first time, established the cornerstone of an international political consensus on the values and strategic orientations of the information society. …”
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Cross Roads, Wrong Tracks, or New Goals in Globalized Europe? by Zoltán Suti

“…True, in the 21st century the continuously changing and, at times, revolting Europe is opening up for new migrants. …”
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Benjamin Franklin, 1706-2008 : anatomie d’un tricentenaire transatlantique by Marie-Jeanne Rossignol

“…The main focus in this Franco-American commemoration was on transatlantic diplomacy and collaboration, not really on Franklin in his multiple capacities, in his time and country of birth. The conference organized at Université Paris-Diderot in January 2008 was by contrast a scholarly affair, highlighting work on Franklin conducted by French and foreign specialists. …”
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Sarcoidosis vs. Colon Cancer Metastasis: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of PET Scan in Monitoring Disease Activity by Raai Mahmood, Kadhim Al Banaa, Israa Ibrahim, Ahmed Hashim, Luis Torregrosa

“…It can precede, follow or occur at the same time as the diagnosis of cancer. We report a case of sarcoidosis that was diagnosed concomitantly with colon cancer, highlighting the diagnostic dilemma of sarcoidosis vs. cancer metastasis, the relationship between the two, and the value of PET scan in follow-up and monitoring of disease activity.…”
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Advances and Pitfalls of Specialized Pain Care through Public and Private Health Care Providers in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands: A Physician’s Survey by Javier Medel, Ancor Serrano, Carme Batet, Lluis Lorente, Susana Bella, Marta Ferrandiz, María-del-Mar Monerris, Sergi Boada, Jesus Villoria, Maria-Victoria Ribera, Antonio Montes, Sebastian Videla

“…The public practices should reduce wait times.…”
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Chefs d’établissements scolaires privés du premier degré multisites by Bruno Grave

“…Therefore, unable to be in the various places at the same time, the CESPs organize, to make up for their absence, the operation and life of the schools, relying on the human resources of each place. …”
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Bibliographic and printing activities of the central library of the Academy of Sciences Lit. SSR in 1946-1985 by Adolfas Ivaškevičius

“…The total number of books published up to this time is 26. At the beginning of the sixties and afterwards, much attention was paid to the publishing of retrospective bibliographical indices. …”
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Analisis Ketahanan Hidup Lima Tahun Kanker Tiroid yang Dikelola di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Oktahermoniza Oktahermoniza, Wirsma Arif Harahap, Tofriza Tofriza, Rosfita Rasyid

“…Result: Median age 39 years (range, 11 to 77 years), median follow-up time of 32 months (range, 1 to 70 months), median tumor size was 6 cm (range, 1 to 16 cm). …”
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A Modified WASPAS Method for the Evaluation of E-Commerce Websites Based on Pythagorean Fuzzy Information by Xiufang Ou, Bingbin Chen

“…The proposed approach significantly enhanced performance and reduced computational complexity, making it a promising tool for real-time detection and prediction of the efficiency of employees in various organizations and a tool for growth.…”
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InCl3-Catalyzed [2+3] Cycloaddition Reaction: A Rapid Synthesis of 5-Substituted 1H-tetrazole under Microwave Irradiation by Vijay S. Patil, Kamlakar P. Nandre, Amulrao U. Borse, Sidhanath V. Bhosale

“…This method gives remarkable advantages such as short reaction time, simple work-up procedure and economical beneficial.…”
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Modelling the brittle failure of graphite induced by the controlled impact of runaway electrons in DIII-D by S. Ratynskaia, P. Tolias, T. Rizzi, K. Paschalidis, A. Kulachenko, E. Hollmann, M. Beidler, Y. Liu, D. Rudakov, I. Bykov, R.A. Pitts

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Deployment of Municipal Solid Wastes as a Substitute Growing Medium Component in Marigold and Basil Seedlings Production by Nikos Tzortzakis, Sofia Gouma, Costas Paterakis, Thrassyvoulos Manios

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Pressure treatment enables white-light emission in Zn-IPA MOF via asymmetrical metal-ligand chelate coordination by Qing Yang, Weibin Wang, Yunfeng Yang, Pengyuan Li, Xinyi Yang, Fuquan Bai, Bo Zou

“…This modification unexpectedly endows the targeted sample with a new emergent electronic state to narrow the singlet-triplet energy gap, which effectively accelerates the spin-flipping process for boosted triplet excitons population. Time delay phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes are fabricated with long emission time up to ~7 s after switching off, providing significant advancements for white-light and time-delay lighting applications.…”
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Forest Plundering in the Forest Management Unit (KPH) Randublatung, Blora Regency: Types of Plundering and the Involvement of External Community Actors by Nazal Chilmi Ulyatin, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono, Yety Rochwulaningsih

“…Acts of taking wood from state forests have occurred for a long time. However, in the lead-up to the Reformation, taking wood from the forest evolved beyond mere theft, escalating into acts of plundering. …”
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Forensic tactics: a review of the formation history and current trends by O. P. Shaituro

“…A review of domestic and foreign scholars’ research on the formation and development history of forensic tactics has been made: from ancient times to the latest trends of the XXI century. The existing in the scientific literature approaches to the periodization of the development of forensic tactics are given, the most important works of researchers are noted, the publication of which is associated with new stages of forensic tactics development. …”
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Multi-dimensional outcomes following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Tharusan Thevathasan, Vanessa Wahl, Joshua Boettel, Megan Kenny, Julia Paul, Sophie Selzer, Abdulla Al Harbi, Eva-Maria Dorsch, Heinrich Audebert, Matthias Rose, Christoph Paul Klapproth, Sonia Lech, Katharina Schmitt, Steffen Desch, Ulf Landmesser, Ralf Westenfeld, Fabian Voss, Carsten Skurk

“…Physical performance was reduced, with a mean distance of 394 meters in the 6-minute walk test and a 6-minute bicycle ergometry time. Conclusion: ECPR patients showed significant improvement in left ventricular function over time but their neuropsychological and physical abilities remained compromised. …”
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FPGA-Based Distributed Union-Find Decoder for Surface Codes by Namitha Liyanage, Yue Wu, Siona Tagare, Lin Zhong

“…Using a Xilinx VCU129 FPGA, we successfully implement <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d$</tex-math></inline-formula> up to 21 with an average decoding time of 11.5 ns per measurement round under 0.1&#x0025; phenomenological noise and 23.7 ns for <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d=17$</tex-math></inline-formula> under equivalent circuit-level noise. …”
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Optimization of Physiochemical Parameters during Bioremediation of Synthetic Dye by Marasmius cladophyllus UMAS MS8 Using Statistical Approach by Fatin Nur Sufinas Shuib, Ahmad Husaini, Azham Zulkharnain, Hairul Azman Roslan, Tay Meng Guan

“…For the analysis, eleven variables were selected and from these four parameters, dye concentration, yeast extract concentration, inoculum size, and incubation time, were found to be most effective to degrade RBBR with up to 91% RBBR removal in soil after 15 days.…”
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