Technology Readiness Level of biodiversity monitoring with molecular methods – where are we on the road to routine implementation? by Tiina Laamanen, Veera Norros, Petteri Vihervaara, Jacqueline Jerney, Pirkko Kortelainen, Katharina Kujala, Stefan Lambert, Janne Mäyrä, Lilja Nikula, Ida Palmroos, Mikko Tolkkinen, Kristiina Vuorio, Kristian Meissner

“…National and international cooperation is crucial for establishing common standards, ensuring reliable and comparable results and expediting the routine use of molecular methods in biodiversity monitoring. …”
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Brexit and the Future of the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom by A. A. Aleshin, S. V. Kislitsyn

“…In turn, the UK new foreign policy, articulated in Global Britain strategy, may come into conflict with the U.S. interests while lack of military spending can diminish the UK role in ensuring transatlantic security. This may have a negative impact on the bilateral dialogue.…”
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Features of Measuring the Hardness of a Metal Surface Modified with Ultrafine Particles of Minerals by A. V. Skazochkin, G. G. Bondarenko, P. Żukowski

“…A possible way out of the situation lies in the transition from the use of hardness measures when calibrating instruments to standard samples of properties for which the constancy of mechanical properties in the measured range of indentation depths will be ensured, but which are not yet available in research practice. …”
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<i>‘Changing the Focus’</i>: Co-Design of a Novel Approach for Engaging People with Dementia in Physical Activity by Claudia Meyer, Den-Ching A. Lee, Michele Callisaya, Morag E. Taylor, Katherine Lawler, Pazit Levinger, Susan Hunter, Dawn C. Mackey, Elissa Burton, Natasha Brusco, Terry Haines, Christina L. Ekegren, Amelia Crabtree, Keith D. Hill

“…The use of co-design ensured a robust approach to facilitating participation in formal and informal physical activity options for people living with mild dementia. …”
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Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Youths Living in Rural and Semi-Urban Albania in the Ongoing Nutrition Transition: Preliminary Results by Ruden Cakoni, Stefania Moramarco, Argjend Kosiqi, Angela Andreoli, Ersilia Buonomo

“…Conclusions: The MD is a cornerstone for ensuring the Albanian population’s long-term health and well-being. …”
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Evaluation of reporting trends in the MAUDE Database: 1991 to 2022 by Meital Mishali, Nadav Sheffer, Oren Mishali, Maya Negev

“…The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database serves as a key tool for post-market surveillance, receiving reports from various sources. Ensuring information integrity, especially across diverse reporting sources, is paramount. …”
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At the Turn of the Nuclear Ages: Strategic Stability and Contours of a New World Order by V. A. Veselov

“…However, in the view of the need to examine the prospects of ensuring strategic stability, the role of nuclear weapons in world politics and the contours of the new world order yet another anniversary – twenty years from the beginning of the ‘second nuclear age’ – is just as important. …”
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UNA REFLEXIÓN SOBRE LA DIVERSIDAD CULTURAL by Juan José Imbroda Ortiz

“… El autor agradece la invitación de la revista universitaria ‘Modulema’ para participar en su número de enero y reflexiona sobre la diversidad cultural en Melilla. …”
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Comparative profitability of agroecological practices in Ethiopian wheat farming by Stanley Karanja Ng’ang’a, Sylvester Ochieng Ogutu, Degefie Tibebe, Devinia Akinyi, Jonathan Mockshell

“…Agroecological practices can enhance farm productivity while ensuring environmental sustainability. However, these practices often require higher initial investments compared to business-as-usual (BAU) practices, and their profitability and relative risks are not well studied. …”
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Pondering Parotid Masses by Mark A Miller

“…There was no detectable induration, redness, warmth or tenderness, and no associated adenopathy. …”
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STEP 1: The Scottish Trauma & Orthopaedics Equality Project: demographics and working patterns of a national workforce by Monu Jabbal, Jennifer Cherry, Deborah Eastwood, Chloe E. H. Scott, Phil Walmsley, Emily Baird

“…Utilizing a secure third party ensured anonymity for all respondents. Data were recorded and analyzed by the CARD group. …”
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The influence of physical activity levels on lactate production during squat training using a functional electromechanical dynamometer by Indya del-Cuerpo, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Luis Javier Chirosa-Ríos, Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete, Pedro Delgado-Floody

“…Participants visited the lab four times within a two-week period, ensuring at least 48 h between visits. In each session, they completed three sets of 12 repetitions at 75% 1RM and three sets of 30 repetitions at 50% of maximum strength, with the order of protocols being randomized. …”
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Prevalencia del virus de la rinotraqueitis infecciosa bovina en el departamento del Caquetá, Amazónia Colombiana by A. L. Muñoz, P. A. Motta-Delgado, W. Herrera, R. Polania, L. C. Cháves

“…El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de IBR en 100 hatos del departamento del Caquetá, para lo cual, se muestrearon 960 bovinos mayores de 36 meses entre enero y marzo de 2016 en predios seleccionados a partir de los criterios: a) tamaño (50-180 hectáreas), b) con más de 10 vacas en ordeño, c) disponibilidad de los productores para cooperar y d) accesibilidad de las vías. …”
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Ensemble machine learning-based extrapolation of Penman-Monteith-Leuning evapotranspiration data by Vahid Nourani, Ramin Ahmadi, Yongqiang Zhang, Dominika Dąbrowska

“…This study applies several machine learning (ML) models—including a backpropagation neural network (BPNN), an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), support vector regression (SVR), and long short-term memory (LSTM)—to simulate PML-V2 ET in the Ahar Chay basin, Northwestern Iran. …”
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Cell-free DNA: a metabolic byproduct with diagnostic and prognostic potential in rheumatic disorders by Fancheng Liu, Fancheng Liu, Yazhen Su, Yazhen Su, Xinling Liu, Li Zhao, Li Zhao, Zewen Wu, Zewen Wu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Liyun Zhang, Liyun Zhang

“…Within a healthy organism, cfDNA undergoes swift elimination and filtration upon release, ensuring a persistently low concentration in the bloodstream. …”
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A 40-year remote sensing analysis of spatiotemporal temperature and rainfall patterns in Senegal by Catherine Nakalembe, Diana B. Frimpong, Hannah Kerner, Mamadou Adama Sarr

“…By acknowledging and addressing the unique impacts of climate change on various agroecological zones, policymakers and stakeholders can develop and implement customized adaptation strategies that are more successful in fostering resilience and ensuring sustainable agricultural production in the face of a changing climate.…”
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CPW-Fed Dual Band Flexible Antenna for Energy IoT Applications at 380/940 MHz by Soyeong Lee, Sangjoon do, Hoosung Lee, Daeyeong Yoon, Yong Bae Park

“…To verify the realistic applicability in energy IoT applications, we perform performance analysis considering a transmission tower environment with a cylindrical metal structure having a diameter of 60 cm, ensuring that performance degradation is minimized at a distance of at least 5 cm from the metal structure. …”
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Technical, forensic and organisational aspects of work with Monero cryptocurrency by V. V. Nosov, O. V. Manzhai, V. O. Kovtun

“…The reasons and trends of Monero use by offenders are identified, and the scheme of operation of this payment system, which ensures its increased confidentiality, is shown. Examples of criminal offences in which Monero is used are presented. …”
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Separate Aspects of Development of Confidential Collaboration Institute on the Territory of Ukraine in a Soviet Period by V. M. Davydiuk

“…The author has emphasized on the normative and methodological basis of the work with confidents during Stalinist times against the opponents of the regime; the author has noted the wide use of political search. The mechanism of ensuring safety of confidents has been revealed. The peculiarities of the work with confidents in the thaw and standstill periods have been studied. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of the Effect of Tightening Torque on the Connection Stability of a Two-Piece Zirconia Implant System by Hyunsuk Choi, Min-Ho Hong

“…Thus, applying the proper tightening torque to the abutment screw is important for preventing the loosening effect of the abutment screw and ensuring the stability of the implant fixture-abutment connection. …”
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