Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Microplastics by Maia McGuire, Yun-Ya Yang, Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor, Alexander J. Reisinger

“…This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil and water scientists, consulting engineers, Extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) provide guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. …”
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Parameter estimation in a structured erythropoiesis model by Azmy S. Ackleh, Jeremy J. Thibodeaux

“…We develop a numerical method for estimating parameters in astructured erythropoiesis model consisting of a nonlinear system ofpartial differential equations. Convergence theory for the computedparameters is provided. …”
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Zachowania lojalnościowe klientów banków spółdzielczych by Agnieszka Kozioł, Monika Szafrańska

“…Ponad 40% klientów korzystało z dwóch usług oferowanych przez bank, a 1/3 z trzech produktów (szeroki zakres wykorzystywanych usług).…”
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The GWAS-MAP|ovis platform for aggregation and analysis of genome-wide association study results in sheep by A. V. Kirichenko, A. S. Zlobin, T. I. Shashkova, N. A. Volkova, B. S. Iolchiev, V. A. Bagirov, P. M. Borodin, L. С. Karssen, Y. A. Tsepilov, Y. S. Aulchenko

“…In contrast to research in human genetics, GWAS on farm animals often does not meet generally accepted standards (availability of information about effect and reference alleles, the size and direction of the effect, etc.). …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Public Relations: Potential Benefits and Drawbacks by Ömer Faruk Zararsız

“…Within the realm of public relations, artificial intelligence offers numerous advantages in terms of time and cost, particularly in areas such as customer relationship management, media and social media monitoring and analysis, virtual assistants, internal communication, and crisis communication and management. …”
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Investigating faculty-initiated verbal, physical, social, sexual, and cyberbullying: A cross-sectional study by Sefa BULUT, Driss AIT ALI, Hanane EL GHOUAT, Murat YILDIRIM, Amelia RIZZO, Kavita BATRA, Andrés Manuel PÉREZ-ACOSTA, Pietro CRESCENZO, Hicham KHABBACHE, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Lukasz SZARPAK, Francesco CHIRICO

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Elegant and Innovative Recoding Strategies for Advancing Vaccine Development by François Meurens, Fanny Renois, Uladzimir Karniychuk

“…Recent advancements highlight synonymous recoding’s potential, offering improved genetic stability and immunogenicity compared to traditional methods. …”
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Learning with semantic ambiguity for unbiased scene graph generation by Shanjin Zhong, Yang Cao, Qiaosen Chen, Jie Gong

“…Secondly, some subject-object pairs may have multiple reasonable relations, which often possess a certain degree of semantic similarity. …”
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Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C after Liver and Renal Transplantation by CH Dale, P Burns, M McCutcheon, R Hernandez-Alejandro, PJ Marotta

“…For other organ transplant recipients with concurrent HCV, treatment is not often an option, given the high rates of graft rejection and loss secondary to interferon and its immunomodulatory effects. …”
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A Rare Case of Extensive Eggshell Intestinal Wall Peritoneal Calcification in a Long-Term Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis Patient by Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Efstratios Kasimatis, Evangelos Memmos, Aikaterini Papagianni

“…The etiology of EPS is multifactorial, with long-term peritoneal dialysis, multiple peritonitis episodes, and uncontrolled hyperparathyroidism considered to be major risk factors for this often life-threatening condition. We report a case of a 55-year-old female patient with Down syndrome and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) with extensive intestinal peritoneal calcifications and a rather uncomplicated long follow-up.…”
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ENHANCING PROJECT QUALITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT by Sławomir Wawak

“…This research contributes to the existing literature on requirements management and project quality management by comprehensively understanding the interplay between these two critical aspects of project success. The study offers new insights into industry-specific differences and the influence of factors such as team size, budget, and project nature on requirements management and quality management practices. …”
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Appennino: A GIS Tool for Analyzing Wildlife Habitat Use by Marco Ferretti, Marco Foi, Gisella Paci, Walter Tosi, Marco Bagliacca

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A kind of magic: a vessel with a unique swastika motif from Jelenia Góra (SW Poland) and early medieval Slavic magical rites by Ewa Lisowska

“… The paper discusses a unique find: an early medieval vessel with an incised swastika motif deposited as a foundation offering under a house in Jelenia Góra-Grabary (SE Poland, Sudety Mountains). …”
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Mesa Redonda Complex (Villaverde del Río, Seville): a tell above the Lower Guadalquivir Valley by Marta Diaz-Zorita Bonilla, Martin Bartelheim, Döbereiner Chala-Aldana, Javier Escudero Carrillo, Francisco José García Fernández, Eduardo Ferrer Albelda, Pablo Garrido González, Fernando Daza Pastrana

“…According to the results of the archaeological survey, test pits and geoelectric prospection, the archaeological site offers a multi-layered continuous use of the summit from the Bronze Age to the Islamic Middle Ages (12th century AD). …”
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Targeting Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with Thiadiazine Thione Derivatives: An In Vivo Study of Its Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Pyretic, Anti-Nociceptive, and Anti-Sedative Properties by Sarah Sarwar, Nadia Sarwar, Haleema Ali, Rafiullah, Rasool Khan, Ajaz Ahmad, Amin Ullah, Ho Soonmin, Nazif Ullah

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Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Boric Acid by Frederick M. Fishel

“…This document is PI-91, 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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THE DRIVERS TO DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TERRITORIAL CLUSTERS by E. Karkhanova

“…The paper outline that existing academic literature offers a static view of cluster drivers that does not adequately capture the effect of complex interrelationships which exist between cluster drivers. …”
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‘There’s a Little Bit of Tension There’: perspectives of mothers and early childhood educators on breast-feeding in child care centers by Jill R Demirci, Rachel Dieterich, Melissa Glasser, Caroline Harpel, Timothy Shope

“…EC educators’ capacity to offer breast-feeding support was constrained by CCC infant feeding regulations, inadequate breast-feeding training and time limitations. …”
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Pathways to Progress: Unveiling Structural Change in Africa Through Economic Transformation, Technology, Talent, and Tourism by Hugo Pinto, Evans Odoi, Carla Nogueira, Luiz Fernando Câmara Viana

“…Driven by urbanization, technological innovation, and global trade, this shift offers opportunities for sustainable growth but faces challenges such as infrastructure gaps and institutional hurdles. …”
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AN ORIGINAL COPY: THE FILM ADAPTATION OF KAZUO ISHIGURO’S NEVER LET ME GO / ORJİNAL BİR KOPYA: KAZUO ISHIGURO’NUN NEVER LET ME GO ROMANININ FİLM UYARLAMASI by Hatice YURTTAŞ

“…The film, on the other hand, is a reassuring science fiction where the human is offered as a determined category by setting the identity of the human against its other- nonhuman or clone.…”
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