Predicting Crown-width of Dominant Trees on Teak Plantation from Clonal Seed Orchards in Ngawi Forest Management Unit, East Java by Ronggo Sadono

“…Gompertz model was the best model to predict the average crown width development of dominant teak tree and expressed as: CW = 6.585 Xe-0.705xe-0.091xage and able to explain 79% variation of data. …”
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Fitting Markov property to genetic sequences by Jurgita Židanavičiūtė, Tomas Rekašius

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Mesoscopic Numerical Simulation of Fracture Process and Failure Mechanism of Concrete Based on Convex Aggregate Model by Yijiang Peng, Xiyun Chen, Liping Ying, Ying Chen, Lijuan Zhang

“…A multistage linear damage constitutive model that can describe nonlinear behavior of concrete under mechanical stress was proposed. …”
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Conversion of cast carbon steel into composite material by E. I. Marukovich, S. M. Usherenko, Javad Yazdani-Cherati, Yu. S. Usherenko

“…Experimental estimates of the strength properties of a composite material based on carbon steel 45, created by piercing matrix steel in the mode of superdeep penetration by streams of powder particles, have been performed. Pulsed dynamic action by streams of powder particles and subsequent heat treatment converts steel into a fiber composite material.…”
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Emic definitions of empowerment for just development: learnings from Kenya by Haley Zaremba, Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Nadia Guettou Djurfeldt, Hanna North, Vanya Slavchevska, Annarita Macchioni Giaquinto

“…Subordinate to men risk being rejected or stigmatized by their communities. …”
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Plasma prolactin axis shift from placental to pituitary origin in late prepartum mice by Taku James Sairenji, Shinnosuke Masuda, Yuya Higuchi, Mitsue Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Yajima, Oh Kwan Ee, Yuki Fujiwara, Takuya Araki, Noriaki Shimokawa, Noriyuki Koibuchi

“…Relative quantitative analysis between embryonic day 17 (E17) and E18 placentas showed no significant difference in the expression of PRL3B1 and most PRL family members except PRL7C1. …”
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Computer‐Aided High Tibial Osteotomy—A Comparative Study of Commonly Used 3D Printing Technology and Navigation Application by Elvis Chun‐Sing Chui, Kyle Ka‐Kwan Mak, Randy Hin‐Ting Ng, Ericsson Chun‐Hai Fung, Mei‐Shuen Chan, Kai Yue, Lawrence Chun‐Man Lau, Clifford Long‐Fung Chan, Edmond Wing‐Fung Yau, Wei Zhao, Xiuyun Su, Jin Zhang, Jianglong Xu, Hongxun Sang, Guoxian Pei, Louis Wing‐Hoi Cheung, Sheung‐Wai Law, Michael Tim‐Yun Ong, Patrick Shu‐Hang Yung

“…Conclusions The study recommended metal surgical guides as the best option for assisting HTO due to their accuracy and operation time. …”
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Potential roles of cigarette smoking on gut microbiota profile among Chinese men by Jiayao Fan, Fangfang Zeng, Haili Zhong, Jun Cai, Wentao Shen, Chunxiao Cheng, Chunfeng He, Yuanjiao Liu, Yuan Zhou, Shujie Chen, Yimin Zhu, Tao Liu, Ju-Sheng Zheng, Lan Wang, Yu-Ming Chen, Wenjun Ma, Dan Zhou

“…These findings advance our understanding of the intricate association between cigarette smoking and the gut microbiome.…”
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STGNN-FAM: A Traffic Flow Prediction Model for Spatiotemporal Graph Networks Based on Fusion of Attention Mechanisms by Xueying Qi, Weijian Hu, Baoshan Li, Ke Han

“…Network traffic state prediction has been constantly challenged by complex spatiotemporal features of traffic information as well as imperfection in streaming data. …”
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A new Digital Harmony Search algorithm for optimizing Pump Scheduling in Water Distribution Networks by Francesco De Paola, Francesco Pugliese, Nicola Fontana, Maurizio Giugni

“…The model was tested on two benchmark water networks, showing its capability to return near-optimal solutions within a short computational time.…”
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Retraction notice to “Research on immersive interaction design based on visual and tactile feature analysis of visually impaired children” [Heliyon 10 (2024) e22996] by Tiejun Zhu, Yujin Yang

“…This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal).The article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.A post-publication investigation conducted by the Elsevier's Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics team on behalf of the journal could not confirm whether or not appropriate ethical approval was given for the research presented in this publication in line with the journal's policy. …”
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UV Spectrophotometric Method for theEstimation of Itopride Hydrochloride in Pharmaceutical Formulation by K. R. Gupta, R. R. Joshi, R. B. Chawla, S. G. Wadodkar

“…The drug was found to obey Beer-Lambert’s law in the concentration range of 5-50 μg/mL for all three proposed methods. …”
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STUDY OF NODULATION AND NITROGEN FIXATION IN INTRODUCED CULTIVARS AND CANDIDATE LINES OF PEA (PISUM SATIVUM L.) GROWN AT TWO NITROGENOUS NUTRITION LEVELS by L. V. Omel’yanuk, K. K. Sidorova, V. K. Shumny

“…Symbiotic traits – nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and performance – have been studied in seven introduced cultivars and three candidate lines of pea (Pisum sativum L.) …”
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Exploration of flame characteristics of gasoline engine fuelled by gasoline-pentanol blends using combustion endoscopy by S. Kumaravel, C. G. Saravanan, M. Vikneswaran, Vallinayagam Raman, J. Sasikala, Femilda Josephin J.S., Sulaiman Ali Alharb, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Edwin Geo Varuvel, Haiter Lenin Allasi

“…While extensive research has been conducted on ethanol and other lower-order alcohols, there has been comparatively limited investigation into higher-order alcohols like butanol and pentanol as fuel alternatives. …”
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Recent Advances in DNA Systems for In Situ Telomerase Activity Detection and Imaging by Shiyi Zhang, Wenjing Xiong, Shuyue Xu, Ruocan Qian

“…DNA-based biosensors, especially those incorporating molecular beacons, DNA walkers, and logic gates, have shown promise for enhancing sensitivity and specificity in telomerase imaging. …”
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Categorical and concept apparatus for the transformation of catering enterprises’ marketing strategies by V. M. Sedelnikov

“…The main approaches to the marketing strategies transformation (product-oriented, customer-oriented and value-oriented) have been identified, the change of targets in the formation and implementation process of the marketing strategies (from focusing on the company’s product to focusing on interaction with consumers) has been reflected, and that constitutes in whole the scientific novelty of the study. …”
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Systematic Simulation of Disordered Cylindrical Nanoporous Materials by Ubaldo Gil-Cruz, Salomón Cordero-Sánchez, Juan Villegas-Cortez, Rafael Villalobos-García

“…The degree of heterogeneity is easily controlled with overlapping between the pore-size distributions of pore cavities and pore necks. …”
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Lecciones aprendidas sobre cambio cultural y competencias directivas para la generación de contextos socio-sanitarios favorables a la atención centrada en las personas (ACP) by Gerardo Amunarriz, Henar Alcalde-Heras

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Neologisms in contemporary feminisms: For a redefinition of feminist linguistic activism by Océane Foubert

“…This approach, known as the disruptive approach, has been defined as the coinage of neologisms that emphasise women’s subordination and men’s domination. …”
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Une moissonneuse-batteuse sur la plaine rizicole de Bama (Burkina Faso) : leçons et perspectives d’un service commun de mécanisation agricole by Tewendé Laurent Ouedraogo

“…On the rice-farming plain of Bama, between 2019 and 2022, a project to develop an agricultural mechanization service was implemented with the introduction of a combine harvester. …”
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