Quantification of Microplastics in Urban Compost-Amended Farmland Soil Using an Elutriation Device by Luigi Paolo D’Acqui, Sara Di Lonardo, Martina Grattacaso, Alessandra Bonetti, Ottorino-Luca Pantani

“…Polystyrene, polyethylene, and polypropylene are the primary polymers. Nevertheless, some issues were highlighted: (i) the importance of sampling the soil by volume, and (ii) the need of analyzing the entire soil sample rather than just the fraction below 2 mm, commonly used in soil analysis; (iii) the necessity of breaking up (i.e., by ultrasonication and/or dispersion) soil aggregates that may withstand the elutriation process.…”
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Advancements in natural fiber composites: Market insights, surface modifications, advanced fabrication techniques and applications by Manabendra Saha, Hari Singh, Manoj Kumar Singh, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin

“…This review provides an inclusive analysis of recent advancements in fabrication processes and applications of NFRPCs, highlighting the potential of these materials to tackle environmental challenges and decrease the dependency on fossil-based products. …”
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Quadratic descriptors and reduction methods in a two-layered model for compound inference by Jianshen Zhu, Naveed Ahmed Azam, Shengjuan Cao, Ryota Ido, Kazuya Haraguchi, Liang Zhao, Hiroshi Nagamochi, Tatsuya Akutsu

“…Furthermore, we introduce different methods to reduce descriptors, aiming to avoid computational complexity and overfitting issues during the learning process caused by the large number of quadratic descriptors. …”
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POLICY AND LINGUISTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PROPOSED RENAMING OF WEST JAVA PROVINCE TO TATAR SUNDA by Sarip Sarip, Diana Fitriana, Aidul Fitriciada Azhari, Absori Absori, Elya Kusuma Dewi, Hanif Nurcholish Adiantika, Nurkhaeriyah Nurkhaeriyah

“…This legal study investigates the implications of the proposed renaming of West Java Province to Tatar Sunda Province, employing the approach of intuitive semantic dualism to address issues of language, territory, ethnicity, and national identity. …”
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Institutional and systemic barriers and facilitators affecting healthcare access for Black women in Alberta by Mary Olukotun, Adedoyin Olanlesi-Aliu, Yawa Idi, Tehseen Ladha, Paul Bailey, Regine King, Bukola Salami

“…Our study was guided by intersectionality to examine how Black women's experience of healthcare access is shaped by social processes related to their socio-demographic characteristics such as being Black, a woman, an immigrant or non-immigrant, and having high or low income. …”
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A Transformer-Based Multiscale Difference Enhancement Network for Change Detection by Mengyang Pan, Hang Yang, Chengkang Yu, Mingqing Li, Anping Deng

“…The extracted features are encoded into semantic tokens, which are processed by a Transformer to capture long-range dependencies. …”
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Beyond Recycling: Embedding Circular Economy and Social Values in Urban MSMEs of Malang by Siti Markhamah, Budi Eko Soetjipto

“… Growing global awareness of environmental issues has led to the increasing adoption of circular economy principles as a practical approach to building efficient and sustainable systems. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EURATOM AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AFTER BREXIT by Maria-Cristina SOLACOLU

“…On 29 March 2017 the United Kingdom invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, triggering the process of withdrawal from the Union – the first Member State to ever do so. …”
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A Global Assessment of Diurnal Discontinuities in ERA5 Tropospheric Zenith Total Delays Using 10 Years of GNSS Data by Peng Yuan, Geoffrey Blewitt, Corné Kreemer, Weiping Jiang, Tianjun Liu, Linyu He, Qiang Shan, Kyriakos Balidakis, Harald Schuh, Jens Wickert, Zhiguo Deng

“…Abstract The diurnal cycle of tropospheric Zenith Total Delays (ZTD) is critical for refining tropospheric models and understanding key geophysical and atmospheric processes. The fifth European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts reanalysis ERA5, with its unique 1‐hr temporal resolution, provides valuable data for these purposes. …”
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Guidance on the clinical application of extracellular vesicles by Shuji Terai, Motohiro Asonuma, Ayuko Hoshino, Masahiro Kino-oka, Takahiro Ochiya, Kiyoshi Okada, Yoji Sato, Yuki Takahashi, Morikuni Tobita, Atsunori Tsuchiya

“…The Scientific Committee of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency and the Japanese Society for Extracellular Vesicles have issued reports and statements regarding treatment, resulting in a growing momentum toward treatment in Japan.This article summarized the basic items that should be recognized comprehensively for clinical practice in three categories: (1) risk profiling, (2) preparation (manufacturing) process and quality, and (3) verification of EVs checking items and effectiveness. …”
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Conceptualization and theoretical construction of psychological disaster by Dan ZHOU, Liang ZHOU, Zhongmin LIU, Hui WANG

“…The increasing prevalence of mental health issues among the public poses a threat comparable to, and potentially more pervasive and far-reaching than, that of physical disasters. …”
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Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control by V.R. Aleksandrov, A.A. Shchetkin, A.S. Bevz

“…In modern manufacturing, optimization of production processes is becoming increasingly important. One of the effective tools to achieve this goal is the use of MES/APS systems (Manufacturing Execution System/ Advanced Planning and Scheduling) in combination with IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) and artificial intelligence (AI), which qualitatively affects the development and implementation of new methods and means of mechanization, automation, robotics and digitalization of instrument-making production, ensuring increased productivity, reduced labor intensity, increased cost-effectiveness of production, taking into account the solution of issues of ensuring reliability, environmental safety and the possibility of implementation in digital information technologies. …”

Combined lesion of endodont and periodontal in adults and its causes by P. V. Moroz, A. K. Iordishvili

“…To date, specialists have not studied issues related to the formation and progression of endodontoparodontal lesions. …”
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How ChatGPT Is Shaping Next-Generation Patent Solutions by Chong Liu, Nikita Igorevich Fomin, Shuoting Xiao, Guofeng Sun, Yuelong Lyu

“…However, when applied to patent drafting in the architectural domain, these models often produce verbose texts and omit critical elements, leading to issues such as limited claim scope and insufficient disclosure in the specifications. …”
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eNur: development of a digital laboratory management system with equipment loan features for nursing students by Siti Nur khasanah, Jebul Suroso, Dedy Purwito, Isna Hikmawati

“…However, manual laboratory management often leads to issues such as inefficiencies in equipment borrowing, returns, and practicum scheduling, affecting the learning process's smoothness. …”
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Virtual jury court: seeking harmonization between the emergency solutions caused by the pandemic of the new coronavirus and the observance of constitutional precepts by Ronald Pinheiro Rodrigues, Nigel Stewart Neves Patriota Malta

“…Based on a methodology based on a review of specialized literature, with a qualitative approach, a critical judgment is formulated about the constitutionality of the intention to virtualize the jury's special procedure, a proposal that took place especially under the adequate pretext of effect of the constitutional principle of reasonable duration of the process.…”
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A lightweight algorithm for steel surface defect detection using improved YOLOv8 by Shuangbao Ma, Xin Zhao, Li Wan, Yapeng Zhang, Hongliang Gao

“…Abstract In response to the issues of low precision, a large number of parameters and high model complexity in steel surface defect detection, a lightweight algorithm using improved YOLOv8 is proposed. …”
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Advancing rural science education in Chile through local rural knowledge: a design-based approach to water education by Catalina Iturbe-Sarunic, Catalina Iturbe-Sarunic, Brant G. Miller, Cristian Merino

“…The developed TLS emphasizes water quality and utilizes a Place-Based Inquiry for Modeling approach, encouraging students to engage in authentic inquiry using sensor technology to gather and analyze real-time data about their local water. This process integrates LRK with national science standards in Chile to enhance students’ understanding and participation in water-related issues. …”
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Thorough Understanding and 3D Super-Resolution Imaging for Forward-Looking Missile-Borne SAR via a Maneuvering Trajectory by Tong Gu, Yifan Guo, Chen Zhao, Jian Zhang, Tao Zhang, Guisheng Liao

“…Then, a compressed sensing-based process is applied to extract reflection coefficients and super-resolution cross-track position parameters, thereby achieving precise 3D imaging reconstruction. …”
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Recovery of inorganic compounds from spent alkaline pulping liquor by eutectic freeze crystallization and supporting unit operations: A Review by Martin A. Hubbe, Emily M. A. Becheleni, Alison E. Lewis, Edward M. Peters, Weixing Gan, Guanzai Nong, Sujata Mandal, Sheldon Q. Shi

“…Based on a review of the literature it appears that EFC can be employed to obtain relatively pure sodium sulfate and sodium carbonate, along with relatively pure water (in the form of ice) from the spent liquor, under the assumption that lignin previously has been removed by acidification and precipitation. Issues of inorganic scale formation, during the operation of an EFC process applied to lignin-free black liquor, will require research attention. …”
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