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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An Examination of SuperDARN Backscatter Modes Using Machine Learning Guided by Ray‐Tracing by B. S. R. Kunduri, J. B. H. Baker, J. M. Ruohoniemi, E. G. Thomas, S. G. Shepherd

“…Due to the complex nature of HF propagation and mid‐latitude electrodynamics, it is often not straightforward to distinguish between different modes of backscatter observed by SuperDARN. …”
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Partially adaptive baeam-forming maethods based on genetic algorithms by JIN Jun1, WANG Hua-li1, LIU Miao2

“…The computer simulations show that the above two methods can null interferences located on the sidelobe regions, while the mainlobe can keep the satisfying gain levels at the angle of beam-pointing. Moreover, they offer the advantage of faster convergence rates over phase-only algorithm.…”
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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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Theologizing Across Psychology: Experiences of Depression, Trauma, and Moral Injury by Stephanie C. Edwards, Catherine Yanko

“…This brief introduction presents the contributions of Catherine Yanko and Stephanie Edwards as part of a roundtable on Jessica Coblentz's _Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression_, to which the author offers a response in the form of six lessons to learn when engaging in theological reflection on psychological distress. …”
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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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Rehabilitation nursing for motor functional recovery of acute ischaemic stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Yuanyuan Chen, Mei Li, Jianmiao Wang, Yuping Zhang, Jingfen Jin

“…Introduction Stroke is the second-leading cause of death and disability in the world, and patients with stroke often suffer from functional impairments and need rehabilitation. …”
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星状神经节阻滞用于慢性主观性耳鸣困扰的辅助干预效果及预测指标初析 by 黎志成, 程楠, 邢纪斌, 田家旺, 赵鉴祺, 田华静, 林嘉怡, 曾祥丽

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Study Status and Developing Trend of Electric Cylinder by Chen Chao, Zhao Shengdun, Cui Minchao, Cai Houyong, Li Xue

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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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UNwilling or UNable? The United Nations and the recurrent problem of sexual abuse by Sandra Egelström

“…I denna artikel användes organisationens hantering av händelserna i Centralafrikanska republiken (CAR) under 2014, samt dess oförmåga att stoppa sexuella övergrepp utförda av dess företrädare, för att undersöka om FN kunde anklagas för en statligt brott, under förutsättning att organisationen kan likställas med en stat. …”
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Data security and protection techniques in big data:a survey by Kai-min WEI, Jian WENG, Kui REN

“…Big Data has attracted tremendous attention from all over the world nowadays.Its sheer volume,complex structure and realtime processing requirements often obsolete traditional technologies when coming to provide suffi-cient security protection.To address this challenge,significant research efforts have been carried out by the research community since recent years.Different technical aspects of big data security,including encryption algorithms,data integrity auditing,access control,secure data duplication,assured deletion,and secure search were surveyed,and in-depth discussions on their pros and cons were provided.Various future research directions were also discussed.…”
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顺铂术前化疗对老龄大鼠术后认知功能及海马NMDA受体表达的影响

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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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