Sustainable Community Development Step 1: Get Stakeholder Agreement about Implementing a Sustainability Program by Mickie E. Swisher, Sandra Rezola, James Sterns

“…This document is FCS7214-Eng, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611. …”
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Traveling Wave Solutions of Space-Time Fractional Generalized Fifth-Order KdV Equation by Dianchen Lu, Chen Yue, Muhammad Arshad

“…The Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation, especially the fractional higher order one, provides a relatively accurate description of motions of long waves in shallow water under gravity and wave propagation in one-dimensional nonlinear lattice. …”
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L'eau et le développement durable : un couple en rupture sans gouvernance sociétale et coopération décentralisée by Bernard Guesnier

“…Hydrological cycle should be treated as a whole by societal governance, probably the only way which could guarantee the future of the couple water-sustainable development, with the participation of governments and citizens. …”
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What are the characteristics of disposable electronic cigarettes users in Switzerland? A quantitative study among 14–25 year olds by Luc Lebon, Karin Zürcher, Lorraine Chok, Diana Fernandes-Palhares, Jérémy Cros, Alexandre Dubuis, Cathy Berthouzoz, Yara Barrense-Dias

“…Additional questions such as purchase methods and motivations were asked to the user groups.Results Among the 1362 participants, 41.2% had never used a DEC (NEVER), 14.4% once (ONCE), 15.1% several times but not in the last 30 days (PAST) and 29.2% several times in the last 30 days (CURRENT). …”
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Downregulation of S100 Calcium Binding Protein A9 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Harsh Pawar, Srinivas M. Srikanth, Manoj Kumar Kashyap, Gajanan Sathe, Sandip Chavan, Mukul Singal, H. C. Manju, Kariyanakatte Veeraiah Veerendra Kumar, M. Vijayakumar, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Akhilesh Pandey, T. S. Keshava Prasad, Harsha Gowda, Rekha V. Kumar

“…A total of 238 differentially expressed proteins were identified in that study including S100 calcium binding protein A9 (S100A9) as one of the major downregulated proteins. In the present study, we carried out immunohistochemical validation of S100A9 in a large cohort of ESCC patients to determine the expression and subcellular localization of S100A9 in tumors and adjacent normal esophageal epithelia. …”
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Inflammatory Nasal Swelling due to Leishmania tropica by Hajiba Fellah, Maryam Hakkour, Bouchra Delouane, Asmae Hmamouch, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Faiza Sebti, Abderrahim Sadak

“…After diagnosis and confirmation, treatment with meglumine antimonate at the rate of two ampoules/injection (one ampoule = 5 ml) of antimony salt for one month was administered intramuscularly with favorable outcome. …”
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Dust removal on solar panels of exploration rovers using Chladni patterns by Hyunsung Cho, Jungyu Woo, Junyeong Park, Jinung Lee, Seongpil Cho

“…In conclusion, our approach not only enhances the efficiency of solar panels but also has the potential to improve the overall performance and longevity of Mars exploration missions.…”
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The sequence and directions of doing business in the market by O. A. Zemlyanskiy

“…Markets also have great differences, features or specifics, therefore, a comparative analysis of the feasibility of entering or presence in them requires not only the calculation of economic indicators, but also the development of a single sequence and lines of business for any market, type and scale of business, allowing an analysis of the possibility of effective conducting different types of business, occupying desired positions in the market, compare these business opportunities in different markets. …”
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Storage Insects on Yam Chips and Their Traditional Management in Northern Benin by Y. L. Loko, A. Dansi, M. Tamo, A. H. Bokonon-Ganta, P. Assogba, M. Dansi, R. Vodouhè, A. Akoegninou, A. Sanni

“…Three predators (Teretrius nigrescens Lewis, Xylocoris flavipes Reuter, and Alloeocranum biannulipes Montrouzier & Signoret) and one parasitoid (Dinarmus basalis Rondani) all Coleoptera, Bostrichidae were also identified. …”
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Piotr Czyżewski’s “Alfurkan tatarski” (Wilno, 1616/1617) and its Authorship by Sergejus Temčinas

“…This comparison reveals thematic similarities between the two editions accompanied by identical wording which must be viewed as result of textual borrowing from the earlier edition into the later one. This collaborates well with A. Brückner’s comparison of the two editions (both were available to him in the early 20th century) which were reported to contain partially the same textual material. …”
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Sostenibilità e partecipazione in due aree rurali marginali: una comparazione di progetti di sviluppo locale by Oscar Biffi

“…However, collaboration and communication between local networks and administrations is notable in one case and absent in another. Secondly, both the experiences - which to a point represent a bottom-up and a top-down sustainability initiative – suffer from a lack of democratic decision-making in their internal governance.…”
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Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication by Igor Dumic, Nikola Tankosic, Milica Stojkovic Lalosevic, Tamara Alempijevic

“…PVT due to sports-related injuries is rarely reported and, to the best of our knowledge, only two cases have been reported thus far. Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) is a form of martial arts and is considered very safe with minimal risk for injury. …”
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Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by John L. Capinera

“…This document is EENY-155, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Improving employee performance through compensation in savings and loans cooperatives by Sonny Hersona, Yamarthin Partogi Tarihoran, Sari Sekarini, Vicky Alvin Nugraha, Hilmy Muhammad Iqbal

“…The results of the analysis show that there is a correlation between salary and bonuses and the performance of SLC Online Jaya Mandiri Karawang employees, measured through a validity test. …”
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Acute Popliteal Artery Occlusion after Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty by Ryu Tsujimoto, Tomoyuki Matsumoto, Koji Takayama, Yohei Kawakami, Masato Kamimura, Takehiko Matsushita, Ryosuke Kuroda, Masahiro Kurosaka

“…Revascularization was achieved via bypass grafting and amputation was narrowly avoided despite time lag after symptom onset to revascularization. In this case, it was possible that the arterial disease that accompanied the vascular endothelium injury such as pseudoaneurysm had existed since the previous surgery at another hospital and was destroyed by the surgical procedure, which led to the formation of thrombosis and arterial occlusion. …”
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Influence of the Activator Concentration and Solid/Liquid Ratio on the Strength and Shrinkage Characteristics of Alkali-Activated Slag Geopolymer Pastes by Zikai Xu, Jinchao Yue, Guanhong Pang, Ruixia Li, Peng Zhang, Shengtang Xu

“…However, the shrinkage of the geopolymer materials is one of the major problems to affect its practical application. …”
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Life-Cycle Management Strategy on Steel Girders in Bridges by Kevin K. L. So, Moe M. S. Cheung, Eric X. Q. Zhang

“…Among them, corrosion deterioration and fatigue damages of structures particularly to steel girder bridges are the most common ones. Bridges of different structural forms, at different locations or under different climates, may suffer from various degrees of deterioration. …”
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First Characterization of Kombucha Beverages Brewed in Argentina: Flavors, Off-Flavors, and Chemical Profiles by Tobías Moccia, Carolina Antuña, Clara Bruzone, Julieta Amalia Burini, Diego Libkind, Lucía Paula Alvarez

“…Acetic acid was the predominant acid, while lactic and glucuronic acids were present in 70% and 50% of the kombuchas, respectively. Only 20% of the kombuchas met the ethanol limit, while all fell within the established pH range. …”
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Measuring child food poverty: understanding the gap to achieving minimum dietary diversity by Sebastian Vollmer, Arnaud Laillou, Nora Albers, Simeon Nanama

“…For 19·0 per cent of children, the gap to MDD is one food group and for 23·7 per cent of children the gap is two food groups. …”
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MaaS Bundling and Acceptance in the Pandemic Era: Evidence from Padua, Italy by Andrea Baldassa, Riccardo Ceccato, Federico Orsini, Riccardo Rossi, Massimiliano Gastaldi

“…Literature is lacking in the study of small-to-medium-sized urban contexts and in the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to understand (1) what factors influence respondents’ preferences between their usual transportation means and a possible MaaS alternative and (2) what leads a user to prefer one MaaS bundle to another. …”
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