Function over form: The benefits of aspen as surrogate brood‐rearing habitat for greater sage‐grouse by Michel T. Kohl, Charles P. Sandford, Paul C. Rogers, Renee Chi, Terry A. Messmer, David K. Dahlgren

“…Abstract Species of conservation concern are often habitat specialists, posing significant risk to those species when specific plant communities are threatened. …”
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Characterizing a complex buildup in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the northern South China Sea: an interplay of carbonates and igneous rocks by Beichen Chen, Leyi Xu, Baojun Liu, Lili Zhang, Dong Xiao, Ya Gao, Ya Gao, Feng Wu, Xueqi Yang, Yaming Zou, Yongkun Ma, Yinglin Zhang

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The model for the development of cost-effectiveness capabilities in Iran's pharmaceutical industry by Soheil Azizi Borojerdi, Reza Rasinojehdehi, Seyed Najafi

“…Effective operations management, standardized routines, and the emergence of new routines stimulate creativity and cost reduction. This research offers insights into the formation of cost-effectiveness capabilities and underscores the significance of internal resources, collaborations, and efficient management practices. …”
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Biology and Management of Graceful Sandmat (Chamaesyce hypericifolia) in Ornamental Crop Production by Theresa Chormanski, Chris Marble, Lyn Gettys

“… Graceful sandmat (Chamaesyce hypericifolia) is a problematic weed that often grows in container media in ornamental plant nurseries. …”
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Development of a Web-Based Intervention for Middle Managers to Enhance Resilience at the Individual, Team, and Organizational Levels in Health Care Systems: Multiphase Study by Eva Gil-Hernández, Irene Carrillo, Jimmy Martin-Delgado, Daniel García-Torres, José Joaquín Mira

“…A total of 458 people were invited to participate through the Institutional Course on Continuous Improvement in Health Care Quality and Safety offered by the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador. …”
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Pesticide Use Trends in the U.S.: a 20-Year U.S. Summary by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Published by the UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office, January 2007.   …”
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Relationship between physical activity level, leisure sedentary time, and frailty among residents aged 30 – 79 years in Wuzhong district, Suzhou city: a baseline surveillance data... by Xikang FAN, Jiang HUA, Jian SU, Hao YU, Yan LU, Yujie HUA, Jianrong JIN, Pei PEI, Dianjianyi SUN, Canqing YU, Jun LYU, Jinyi ZHOU, Ran TAO

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Enterococcus Faecalis Endocarditis Following Percutaneous Manipulation of a Biliary Tract Calculus and ERCP by Allan R Ronald, Andrew LS Pattullo

“…The most likely cause of endocarditis, though unproven, is the latter procedure, as the bile is often infected during biliary tract obstruction, and bacteremia is frequent during percutaneous manipulations. …”
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Adsorption and Recovery Studies of Cadmium and Lead Ions Using Biowaste Adsorbents from Aqueous Solution by Liang Feng, Enju Wang

“…The use of low-cost biowaste adsorbents for the removal of toxic metal ions from aqueous solutions offers significant environmental benefits. This research evaluated the adsorption and recovery of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions in batch and column modes with luffa peels and chamomile flowers. …”
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El manejo de los residuos sólidos municipales: un enfoque antropológico. El caso de San Luis Potosí, México by Mauricio Guzmán Chávez, Carmen Himilce Macías Manzanares

“…La reflexión se enfoca, particularmente, en las estrategias empleadas por los pepenadores (separadores de basura) para defender su fuente de trabajo, esto es, en sus luchas y negociaciones para incidir en la política municipal y en las decisiones gerenciales de la empresa habilitada para administrar dicho sitio. Nuestro análisis ofrece evidencia sobre las dificultades y la insuficiencia de los enfoques propuestos desde la ingeniería ambiental para generar cambios en la gestión de residuos sólidos y muestra el papel decisivo que juegan los intereses y percepciones de los distintos actores en la definición del control territorial y la solución de la disposición final de residuos en tanto problemática social.…”
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Ziziphora tenuior L. Essential Oil as a Bio-Based Antimicrobial and Plant-Based Preservative for Increasing the Shelf Life of Mayonnaise by Samiyeh Sadat Khankeshizadeh, Alireza Rahman, Fereshteh Naderi, Nasim Khorshidian, Mehrdad Mohammadi

“…The results indicated the potential for incorporating ZTEO into mayonnaises and demonstrated the possibility of replacing commonly used preservatives with a natural alternative, offering consumers healthier food.…”
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Enhancing Postgraduate Learning and Teaching: Postgraduate Summer School in Dairy Science by Pietro Celi, Gianfranco Gabai, Massimo Morgante, Luigi Gallo

“…Dairy science is a multidisciplinary area of scientific investigation and Ph.D. students aiming to do research in the field of animal and/or veterinary sciences must be aware of this. Ph.D. students often have vast spectra of research interests, and it is quite challenging to satisfy the expectation of all of them. …”
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A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Scanning of the Root Canal System of Permanent Teeth among the Moscow Population by Svetlana Razumova, Anzhela Brago, Lamara Khaskhanova, Ammar Howijieh, Haydar Barakat, Ashot Manvelyan

“…Maxillary first and second molar had three separated roots, and the prevalence of four canals was more often in first molars. Mandibular molars had two roots with different number of canals. …”
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Cognitive Phenotypes, Brain Morphometry and the Detection of Cognitive Decline in Preclinical AD by Mark W. Jacobson, Linda K. McEvoy, Anders Dale, Christine Fennema-Notestine

“…Combining neuropsychological and neuroimaging methodologies should improve our ability to differentiate healthy from pathological aging, although studies that utilize both methods often result in equivocal findings, possibly due to variability in cognitive test performance that may be capturing distinct phenotypes. …”
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Hereditary breast cancer risk gene assessment and counseling: interpretation of NCCN guidelines and Ruijin Hospital clinical practice by HAN Mengyuan, CHEN Xiaosong

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Predicting Success of Two-Stage Exchange for Prosthetic Joint Infection Using C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio by Cierra S. Hong, Sean P. Ryan, Jonathan A. Gabor, Michael A. Bergen, Ran Schwarzkopf, Thorsten M. Seyler

“…Two-stage revisions were considered successful if patients were off of antibiotics and did not require a repeat surgery. …”
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Which Agroforestry Practice Is Beneficial? A Comparative Assessment of the Traditional and the Improved Agroforestry Techniques in the Midhills of Nepal by Deepa Paudel, Krishna Raj Tiwari, Nani Raut, Bishal K. Sitaula, Suman Bhattarai, Yajna Prasad Timilsina, Shivaraj Thapa

“…Farmers are predominantly adopting two forms of agroforestry, traditional and improved practices, in the midhills of Nepal, but their efficacy on a comparative basis is poorly assessed, so farmers often confuse whether to continue the traditional practice or embrace the improved practice. …”
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An Application of Cluster Analysis Method to Determine Vietnam Airlines’ Ground Handling Service Quality Benchmarks by Tien-Chin Wang, Yen Thi Hong Pham

“…This paper recommends that Vietnam Airlines use a pro-offered model to both evaluate and improve its current service network being operated at international airports. …”
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Customer Knowledge Enabled Innovation: Analyzing Pricing-Promotion Coordination Mechanism by Guanbing Zhao, Yangyang Qiu, Muhammad Imran, Fazal Manan

“…Nowadays, the pricing and promotion of consumer electronic products are often not made separately but at the same time. This study focuses on the pricing-promotion coordination mechanism of a secondary supply chain of new consumer electronics products (which consists of a manufacturer and a seller). …”
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BUDGET USE AND PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Mubaraq Sanni, Oladipo Oluwafolakemi Fasesin

“… The absence of budgets in the operations of SMEs often leads to their poor performance. SMEs ought to maintain proper budget, the lack of which may lead the businesses to remain small, stagnant and even close down in some cases. …”
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