Tailoring convolutional neural networks for custom botanical data by Jamie R. Sykes, Katherine J. Denby, Daniel W. Franks

“…However, existing model architectures like ResNet, EfficientNet, and ConvNeXt often underperform on smaller, specialised datasets typical of such projects. …”
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Agents of sustainable change: the importance of leadership and responsibility in corporate sustainability by Maike Keil, Valerie Michaux, Martina Ziefle, Katrin Arning

“…In contrast, employees’ environmental awareness and their organizational citizenship behavior towards the environment were not related to CSI.Discussion and conclusionsOur results stress the importance of leaders with an environmental focus as role models who can drive the transformation towards effective sustainability management in companies. This study offers important insights into the prerequisites for leaders to foster an environmentally responsible culture in their organizations.…”
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Live Visualization of Calcified Bones in Zebrafish and Medaka Larvae and Juveniles Using Calcein and Alizarin Red S by Rina Koita, Sae Oikawa, Taisei Tani, Masaru Matsuda, Akinori Kawamura

“…Analyzing the phenotypes of these mutants is essential for elucidating gene function, though such analyses often yield unexpected results. Consequently, providing researchers with accessible and cost-effective phenotype analysis methods is crucial. …”
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Osteoblastic Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on P3HT Thin Polymer Film by Paola Campione, Maria Giovanna Rizzo, Luana Vittoria Bauso, Ileana Ielo, Grazia Maria Lucia Messina, Giovanna Calabrese

“…Therefore, the system provided may offer an innovative platform for next-generation biocompatible materials for regenerative medicine.…”
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The impact of aging on neutrophil functions and the contribution to periodontitis by Zi Wang, Anish Saxena, Wenbo Yan, Silvia M. Uriarte, Rafael Siqueira, Xin Li

“…This review could help us better understand the pathogenesis of periodontitis, which could offer novel therapeutic targets for periodontitis.…”
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Technical and cost efficiency analysis of irrigated onion production insight from smallholders irrigated onion farmers in north East Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia by Kindye Ayen, Tariku Kidane, Adane Wubet

“…A single-step Cobb–Douglas stochastic frontier model was used to estimate both the technical and cost efficiency of irrigated onion production.ResultsThe results from the maximum likelihood stochastic frontier model result indicated that the technical efficiency in onions was influenced by the age of the household head, slope of the land, number of extension contacts with development agents, distance from the sampled respondent’s residence to the office of the kebele agriculture office, and the number of oxen owned by the sampled households. …”
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DiffRSS: A Diffusion-Guided Multi-Scale Features Remote Sensing Image Segmentation Method by Honghao Liu, Ruixia Yang, Yue Xu, Zhengchao Chen, Yuyang Zheng

“…However, the complexity of remote sensing images, characterized by diverse ground object types and intricate scenes, often results in information redundancy and confusion during feature extraction, impacting segmentation accuracy. …”
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La producción y comercialización de bacanora como estrategia de desarrollo regional en la sierra sonorense by Luis Núñez Noriega, Vidal Salazar Solano

“…No menos importante para garantizar el desarrollo de la industria del bacanora resulta el entorno institucional y normativo, donde destaca la obtención de una Denominación de Origen, de la Norma Oficial Mexicana que garantiza la calidad al consumidor, la creación del Consejo Sonorense Promotor de la Regulación de Bacanora, la Asociación de Productores de Agave y Bacanora, así como el compromiso de instituciones académicas y de investigación que trabajan con los productores para generar conocimiento científico y tecnología apropiada para el desarrollo de la tradicional industria sonorense.…”
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Understanding the private-public school performance gap in PISA: evidence from Portugal by Ricardo Colaço, Pedro Freitas, Luis Catela Nunes, Ana Balcão Reis

“…When PISA sampling weights are used, the number of students enrolled in those types of schools and specific grades/tracks of study differs significantly from official population figures. To account for those differences, we apply a post-stratification adjustment; however, sample sizes are small, resulting in estimates with low precision for several subgroups. …”
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Discovering causal models for structural, construction and defense-related engineering phenomena by M.Z. Naser

“…Causality, the science of cause and effect, has made it possible to create a new family of models. Such models are often referred to as causal models. Unlike those of mathematical, numerical, empirical, or machine learning (ML) nature, causal models hope to tie the cause(s) to the effect(s) pertaining to a phenomenon (i.e., data generating process) through causal principles. …”
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“HA FOLYÓVĺZ VOLNÉK ... (HAD I BEEN RUNNING WATER ...)”, EQUAL VOICES CHOIR, OP. 1, BY EDE TERÉNYI (1954) by Gabriela COCA

“…I had the following motto at the beginning of the study: “Had I been running water, / I would not know the trouble; / Among mountains and valleys, / Beautifully, I would flow slowly; / I would wash shores, / I would renew herbs, / To the thirsty birds, / I would offer water.” This is the text of a folk song, which was taken and processed by the composer Ede Terényi, in 1954, as a little choral musical work on three equal voices, a woman (or children) choir, that was inspired by the “Choral Works for Children’s and Female Voices” of Bartók. …”
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In Vitro Control of Phytophthora infestans and Alternaria solani Using Crude Extracts and Essential Oils from Selected Plants by Lydia G. Mugao, Phyllis W. Muturi, Bernard M. Gichimu, Ezekiel K. Njoroge

“…Innovative use of biocontrols may offer an eco-friendly and more sustainable solution. …”
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Principal Covariates Regression for Causal Case Studies by Weibin Ding, Jie Li, Dian Jin, Jiayang Kong

“…Researcher and analyst are often interested in estimating the effect of an intervention or treatment, which takes place at the aggregate level and affect one single unit, such as country and region. …”
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La pédagogie des compétences dans le primaire catholique ivoirien by Rodrigue N’sanman

“…Yet this questions both the management and the official prerequisites.…”
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Die Filistynse plaag in 1 Samuel 5-6: medies-teologiese verlarings

“…There have in time been various suggestions of what the plague represented. Bubonic plague has often been mentioned as a possible cause, but the symptoms do not correspond with those mentioned in the Septuagint or the Vulgate, and the first recorded case of bubonic plague was in the 6th century AD. …”
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Investigation of Stochastic Seismic Response and Index Correlation of an Arch Dam Using Endurance Time Analysis Method by Qiang Xu, Shutong Xu, Jianyun Chen, Jing Li

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Soil, Water and Land Use: III. Wetlands by Nancy Johnson

“…The conservation and restoration of wetlands is often an emotive issue. Through better understanding of wetlands, students will be able to make more responsible and informed decisions about these natural resources. …”
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Nutritional health aspects and functional properties of nut yogurt: Future perspectives by Jiangxia Zhai, Yongliang Zhuang, Liping Sun, Ying Gu, Xuejing Fan

“…This review provides a comprehensive overview of the nutritional and manufacturing process of nut yogurts and offers possible directions for development and innovation of health food products.…”
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Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Organophosphate Pesticides by Frederick M. Fishel

“…This document is PI-50, one of a series of the Pesticide Information Office, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Ordos Mausoleum of Genghis Khan: History and Modernity by Nomin D. Tsyrenova, Chingis Ts. Tsyrenov

“…The Ordos Mausoleum of Genghis Khan and the tourist complex of the same name can be considered as one of the modern forms of the cult of veneration of Genghis Khan, as well as a striking example of the pragmatic implementation of the policy of memory on the part of the official Chinese authorities in relation to the great conqueror and the Mongol Empire as a whole. …”
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