Population genetic structure of Phaedranassa cinerea Ravenna (Amaryllidaceae) and conservation implications by María Belén Buenaño, Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Javier Francisco-Ortega, Alan W. Meerow, Nora H. Oleas

“…Based on the geographic distribution of the known populations, the species should be listed as endangered instead of vulnerable to extinction. Conclusions Phaedranassa cinerea shows lower genetic diversity than related species, with the most variation within populations. …”
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Criminal liability for interfering with the legal professional activities of journalists (art. 171 of the Criminal Code): a scientific and practical comment by Movchan R., Hel A.

“…Additional arguments are presented in favor of the fact that instead of enumerating the forms of obstruction to the legal professional activity of a journalist in the analyzed criminal law norm, it would be appropriate to point to the single generalizing term “obstruction”, which, among other things, included the concept of “influence”. …”
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A Novel Approach for Portfolio Optimization Using Fuzzy AHP Based on Gustafson Kessel Clustering Algorithm by Yeşim Akbaş, Türkan Erbay Dalkılıç, Serkan Akbaş

“…Later, trapezoidal fuzzy numbers (TrFNs) were defined instead of triangular fuzzy numbers (TFNs) used in the Constrained Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for portfolio selection problems. …”
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Evaluation of the Volume Stability and Resource Benefit of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag and Its Asphalt Mixture Based on Field Application by Yuechao Zhao, Jiangkai Song, Jun Xie, Fusong Wang, Meizhu Chen, Shaopeng Wu

“…The economic evaluation showed that the use of steel slag instead of natural aggregates for surface course construction could reduce the investment by 16.87%. …”
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Visualization of Observational Learning and Peer Influence on Plastic Waste Diversity in the Campus Environment Using ArcGIS by Nüket Sivri, Atilla Aydoğdu, Vildan Zülal Sönmez, Ceyhun Akarsu

“…Indeed, certain relationships and interactions related to the disposal of waste into the natural environment instead of proper waste collection points have spread like a virus and led to the formation of behavioral patterns. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Cytokines Predict the Infectious Complications but Not Prolonged Postoperative Ileus after Colorectal Surgery by G. S. A. Boersema, Z. Wu, A. G. Menon, G. J. Kleinrensink, J. Jeekel, J. F. Lange

“…Blood levels of inflammatory cytokines cannot predict PPOI after colorectal surgery. Instead, postoperative IL-6 changes may predict the infectious complications with a better diagnostic value than the current leukocytes or CRP tests.…”
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Review of drug recalls and quality of pharmaceutical products in Nepal by Astha Neupane, Maheshwor Bastakoti, Sabita Tamang, Basant Giri

“…Most of these sanitisers contained significant amounts of methanol (as high as 75% v/v) instead of appropriate amount of ethyl or isopropyl alcohol. …”
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Validation of Hydraulic Mechanism during Blowout Trauma of Human Orbit Depending on the Method of Load Application by Marcin A. Zmuda Trzebiatowski, Paweł Kłosowski, Andrzej Skorek, Krzysztof Żerdzicki, Paweł Lemski, Mateusz Koberda

“…According to the eyeball’s deformation as well as the areas of the greatest Huber-Mises-Hencky (H-M-H) stress within the orbit, a new term of strut mechanism was proposed instead of the hydraulic mechanism as more realistic regarding the investigated phenomenon. …”
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Modeling vaccination prioritization strategies for post-pandemic COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea accounting for under-reporting and age-structure by Geunsoo Jang, Jihyeon Kim, Robin N. Thompson, Hyojung Lee

“…First, administering vaccines to older age groups reduces the number of deaths, while instead targeting younger individuals reduces the number of infections. …”
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EVOLUTION OF CONFLICT STUDIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CONTEXT IN POST-SOVIET RUSSIA by A. I. Nikitin

“…Introduction of more pluralistic concepts of "socio-political model" and "world order" instead of Marxist category of "socio-economic formation" led to remodeling of international relations along new lines, as well as study contradictions within one social system. …”
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Extrinsic mortality and senescence: a guide for the perplexed by de Vries, Charlotte, Galipaud, Matthias, Kokko, Hanna

“…Thereafter, a model with ten different choices for population regulation shows that high extrinsic mortality favours fast life histories (Williams) if increasing density harms the production of juveniles or their chances to recruit into the population. If instead increasing density harms the survival of older individuals in a population, then high extrinsic mortality favours slow life histories (anti-Williams). …”
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Development of an Orientation-independent Handheld Nebulizer by Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wei Lin, Wei-Ren Ke, Yu-Mei Kuo, Chih-Chieh Chen

“…Additionally, a Dorifice exceeding 0.8 mm was necessary to ensure continuous nebulization, thereby yielding a residual volume of less than 4%. Using the FEOT instead of a traditional wick also significantly decreased the residual volume—a major advantage in delivering costly drugs. …”
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Autologous Peripheral Blood-Derived Orthobiologics for the Management of Shoulder Disorders: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence by Ashim Gupta, Nicola Maffulli

“…Abstract Introduction A multidisciplinary approach is recommended to manage shoulder pain, the third most common musculoskeletal disorder, but traditional modalities have limitations, providing only temporary symptomatic pain relief instead of targeting the underlying pathophysiology. …”
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Difficult case of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochogastrostomy salvaged using a stiff guidewire by Takio Narikawa, Ken Kamata, Takamitsu Komaki, Mamoru Takenaka, Masatoshi Kudo

“…Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochoduodenostomy was attempted, but the common bile duct could not be visualized in close proximity to the duodenum. Instead, due to the gastroduodenal deformity, the common bile duct was in close proximity with the gastric antrum; therefore, the common bile duct was selected for puncture from the gastric antrum using a 19-gauge needle. …”
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Intelligent Ensemble Deep Learning System for Blood Glucose Prediction Using Genetic Algorithms by Dae-Yeon Kim, Dong-Sik Choi, Ah Reum Kang, Jiyoung Woo, Yechan Han, Sung Wan Chun, Jaeyun Kim

“…Both the univariate and multivariate models showed a statistically significant difference compared with the baseline at a 5% statistical significance level. Instead of using a model with a single algorithm, applying a GA based on each output of a model with multiple algorithms was found to play a significant role in improving model performance.…”
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A meiotic mystery in experimental hybrids of the eastern mole vole (Ellobius tancrei, Mammalia, Rodentia) by V. G. Tambovtseva, S. N. Matveevsky, A. A. Kashintsova, A. V. Tretiakov, O. L. Kolomiets, I. Yu. Bakloushinskaya

“…Hybrids of the first generation had lower fertility, fertility increased starting from the third generation. Instead of returning to parental karyotypes, starting from the second generation, hybrids obtained new chromosome sets, with different 2n (48, 49, 51, 52) and combinations of Rb metacentrics. …”
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'Sanctifying Sex': Exploring 'Indecent' Sexual Imagery in Pentecostal Liturgical Practices by Sarojini Nadar, Johnathan Jodamus

“…These conservative sexual norms have led to the policing of bodies and sexual practices. As a result, instead of encouraging safer sexual practices, the churches have been known to enforce abstinence outside of marriage, or sexual restrictions within it, thus marking sex in general as 'indecent'. …”
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Sensitivity of Self-reported Opium Use in Cancer Patients: Implications for conducting epidemiological studies by Vahideh Mohseni, Maryam Hadji, Mina Khaki, Omid Nabavian, Kazem Zendehdel, Hamideh Rashidian

“…In this study, we avoided using urine tests as the gold standard to prevent false positive results, given that most cancer patients use opioids to alleviate their pain. Instead, we relied on their reports of use to anesthesiologists as the gold standard and compared it with their reports to interviewers to calculate sensitivity Results: The sensitivity of self-reported opium use among cancer patients was approximately 63.33% (95% CI: 43.86% – 80.07%). …”
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Criminal law protection of critical infrastructure objects against subversive encroachments by О. V. Shamsutdinov, D. S. Melnyk

“…The dispositively defined subject of diversion contains the term “national economy”, which has lost its legal basis, as well as a synecdoche (the use of the plural instead of the singular). On the objective side, the composition of sabotage, defined in Art. 113 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, does not criminalize illegal inaction, as well as actions aimed at disorganization, slowing down or making impossible the operation of such facilities important to the state. …”
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Predicting unseen chub mackerel densities through spatiotemporal machine learning: Indications of potential hyperdepletion in catch-per-unit-effort due to fishing ground contractio... by Shota Kunimatsu, Hiroyuki Kurota, Soyoka Muko, Seiji Ohshimo, Takeshi Tomiyama

“…The results suggest that recent declines in the nominal CPUE observed in Japan do not reflect the actual stock declines but instead reflect biases due to shrinking fishing areas. …”
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