Evaluating sensitivity and specificity of the DPP Vet TB assay in badgers using Bayesian latent class models. by Rachel C Jinks, Sandrine Lesellier, Freya Smith, Fraser D Menzies, Roland T Ashford, Laura Waring, Dipesh Dave, Paul Anderson, Lesley A Stringer, Ana V Pascual-Linaza, David Corbett, Suzan Thompson, Mark E Arnold

“…In the UK and Ireland, the European badger is the main wildlife reservoir for Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), the causal agent of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). …”
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Preservative activity of free and nano-encapsulated pomegranate peel extract obtained using cold plasma and ultrasound-assisted method in increasing the shelf life of thigh mutton... by Maryam Khalili, Ali Najafi, Razie Razavi

“…Pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel is the main byproduct of the pomegranate processing factories with potential as a food ingredient to prevent microbial growth and lipid oxidation. …”
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Inheritance of juvenile resistance to powdery mildew in barley accessions from Ethiopia by R. A. Abdullaev, O. V. Yakovleva, T. V. Lebedeva

“…Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the key food crops, ranking fourth in the world in terms of sown area and production among cereals. Often, one of the main factors that reduces yield and product quality is the spread of fungal pathogens in commercial crops. …”
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Altered interactions between attentional networks in older adults with mild cognitive impairment by Ling Ma, Hao He, Yuehong Qiu, Yiqi Chen, Qing Guan

“…Previous research using the Attention Network Test (ANT) paradigm has indicated that older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) experience declines in attentional performance across the three core networks: alerting, orienting, and executive control, primarily focusing on main effects. The present study sought to expand these findings by exploring whether interactions between these networks are also affected in the presence of MCI. …”
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Multi-Stage Image Aesthetic Assessment via Chain-of-Thought Reasoning by Zhenglang Jiang, Jianhao Liu, Hongming Li, Yue Liu, Yu Song

“…Existing methods face two main challenges: neglecting the sequential modeling of human visual perception, and the fact that multi-attribute annotation is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. …”
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Approaches regarding the Management of Food Policies in the Context of the African Swine Fever Crisis based on a Food Sustainability Statistical Model by Valentin Marian Antohi, Monica Laura Zlati, Roxana Sârbu, Silvius Stanciu, Florina Oana Virlănuță, Sorin Anagnoste

“…Thus in some cases it is necessary to adopt food security plans and biosecurity procedures in order to isolate outbreaks, and limit the spread of the epidemic, protect the unaffected food and mitigate the negative impact of the crisis on the local sources of agro food production. The main objective of the study was the analysis of food policies in Romania in the context of the recent outbreak of African swine fever epidemic. …”
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Carbon-based solid lubricants: An overview by José Daniel Biasoli de Mello

“…The crystalline ordering of carbon has been identified as the main factor governing its tribological behavior. …”
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Adding Data Quality to Federated Learning Performance Improvement by Ernesto Gurgel Valente Neto, Solon Alves Peixoto, Valderi Reis Quietinho Leithardt, Juan Francisco de Paz Santana, Julio C. S. Dos Anjos

“…The proposed algorithm reduces computational costs, eliminates unnecessary data processing, and accelerates the convergence of AI models. …”
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The Dominants of Contemporary Political Culture and the Transformation of Political Governance by A. D. Tumanov

“…The research method is an open-ended written expert survey — 23 experts took part in the survey; the volume of the material obtained as a result of the survey is 48,000 words. The analysis and processing of information was carried out using the methods of systematization, problem-management design and the method of identifying problem dominants. …”
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FACTORS OF SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF TEENAGERS TO EDUCATION IN SUVOROV MILITARY SCHOOL by M. V. Ivanova, V. V. Savelyev

“…The article proposes the authors’ approach to the concept of socio-psychological adaptation; the main indicators of successful socio-psychological adolescents’ adaptation to the conditions of Suvorov military school are identified; the indicators that predict the risk of the failure probability of disadaptation are given. …”
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Features of modern genesis of the Ishim steppe watershed plain soils by Yu. V. Kravtsov, E. N. Smolentseva

“…The genesis main directions of the Ishim steppe watershed plain soils depending on their economic use (arable land, forest belt, abandoned land) during the 1950s – 2020s were revealed. …”
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Study on pulsed-arc welding issues at the Machines and Welding Production Automation Department, RIAE — DSTU by V. A. Lenivkin, D. V. Rogozin

“…The data were processed using a computer complex and Diadem 10.1 software.Results. …”
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The ozonolytic synthesis of acetophenone - a by-product for the production of drugs of calming effect by A. H. Halstian, A. S. Bushuiev, V. V. Kotova, O. O. Demchenko

“…Acetophenone (76.5 %) and methylphenylcarbinolacetate (11.2 %) are formed as the main products. Conclusions. Ozonation of ethylbenzene in acetic acid was taken place mainly on the aromatic ring, and it was not possible to obtain acetophenone in high yield. …”
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Engineering Design of a Voloxidizer with a Double Reactor for the Hull Separation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods by Young-Hwan Kim, Yung-Zun Cho, Jae-Won Lee, Ju-Hoo Lee, Sang-Chae Jeon, Do-Hee Ahn

“…Subsequently, we modularized the main components such as the heater, utility, motor, reactor, valve, and structure. …”
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Deformation of Precision Parts in Diesel Fuel Equipment During Diffusion Metallization by M. N. Erokhin, S. P. Kazantsev, A. G. Pastukhov, D. M. Skorokhodov, K. M. Logachev

“…It is found that every 2 hours of the process result in an average layer increment of 40 microns. …”
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Place and role of multifield hospital in teaching program on surgery for students by A. V. Kapshytar

“…Features of new information technologies and forms of educational process dictate need of active introduction of the principles of evidential medicine [Pidayev A. …”
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Using Artificial Intelligence in Employment: Problems and Prospects of Legal Regulation by D. A. Novikov

“…As for the problem of applicants’ personal data protection when using artificial intelligence for hiring, the author proposes to solve it by supplementing the labor legislation with norms that enshrine the requirements for transparency and consistency in the collection, processing and storage of information when using generative algorithms. …”
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Methodological Principles for Adapting of Performance Indexes of Classical Libraries for a Comprehensive Assessment of Electronic Library Systems in Vocational Education by Svetlana Ol. Potapova, Nikolai Dm. Ambrosenko, Olga A. Lysak

“…The empirical analysis included the processing of statistical data provided by electronic library systems using information from administrative offices and open sources. …”
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Qualitative Performance Indicators of a Ripping-and-Separating Machine for Soil Cultivation by Yu. N. Syromyatnikov

“…The subsurface sublayer has a density of not more than 1.3 grams per cubic centimeter and a hardness of more than 3 MPa in the plow sole, which is provided by the main tillage operations. The information for the study has been obtained as a result of the analysis of literary sources. …”
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Uso de imagens TM/Landsat-5 e termometria na identificação e mapeamento de solos afetados por sais na região de Sousa, PB TM/Landsat-5 images and thermometry in the identification... by Cícero O. Lima, Marx P. Barbosa, Vera L. A. de Lima, Miguel J. da Silva

“…<br>The São Gonçalo/Baixada de Sousa region is one of the main agricultural centers of the State of Paraíba. …”
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