A comparison of valuation methods for cultural ecosystem services in support of ecosystem accounting by Anna Bronzes, Lars Hein, Rolf Groeneveld, Alim Pulatov

“…Assigning an economic value to cultural ecosystem services is important to promote their sustainable and rational use. Valuation of such services requires a non-market approach as they are not traded on markets and, thus, have no directly observable market price. …”
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Environmental-oriented development of enterprises of agricultural industry and advanced training of personnel in agricultural environmental management by Yu. D. Vishnyakov, S. P. Kiseleva, L. V. Makolova, V. V. Pham, T. T. Vu Huong

“…The directions of the ecological-oriented development of enterprises of the agro-industrial complex have been analyzed through the implementation of the principles of rational resource consumption. The purpose of the article is to form the scientific basis for the effective use of non-renewable resources by enterprises of the agro-industrial complex in modern economic conditions. …”
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Identifying and Ranking Technological Capabilities to Enhance Resilience of the Supply Chain by Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri, Mojtaba Aghaei

“…Then, these criteria, after being examined in the case study and according to the experts using the Fuzzy Delphi method, were modified and finalized—the next step weighted relevant indicators based on the SWARA method.Findings: Criteria of technological collaboration, supply chain agility, and flexibility of supply, respectively, were recognized as the most critical indicators.Originality/Value: With the development of information technology and the need for supply chain resilience, identifying technological capabilities and their impact on resilience is essential to reduce supply chain risk. …”
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Applications of MR Finger printing derived T1 and T2 values in Adult brain: A Systematic review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Rajagopal Kadavigere, Obhuli Chandran M, Kaushik Nayak, Abhijith S, Saikiran Pendem, Varsha Raghu, Shailesh Nayak S, Riyan Mohamed Sajer, Tancia Pires, Priyanka -

“…Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is essential for brain imaging, but conventional methods rely on qualitative contrast, are time-intensive, and prone to variability. …”
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Application of Ultrasound Radiomics in Differentiating Benign from Malignant Breast Nodules in Women with Post-Silicone Breast Augmentation by Ling Hao, Yang Chen, Xuejiao Su, Buyun Ma

“…The nodules were allocated into a training set (<i>n</i> = 69) and a validation set (<i>n</i> = 30). Regions of interest (ROIs) were manually delineated using 3D Slicer software, and radiomic features were extracted and selected using Python programming. …”
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Dynamic balance control in healthy young women during stair descent: a plantar pressure-based study by Ruiqin Wang, Ruiqin Wang, Jinfeng Cao, Haoran Xu, Panjing Guo, Yumin Li, Yuyi Fan, Yunfei Gui, Leqi Li, Roger Adams, Jia Han, Jia Han, Jia Han, Jie Lyu, Jie Lyu

“…It is necessary to better understand the plantar mechanism of the ladder falls and put forward reasonable suggestions.MethodTwenty healthy young women volunteered to participate in the experiment. …”
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Noncontact Palm Vein ROI Extraction Based on Improved Lightweight HRnet in Complex Backgrounds by Fen Dai, Ziyang Wang, Xiangqun Zou, Rongwen Zhang, Xiaoling Deng

“…The extraction of ROI (region of interest) was a key step in noncontact palm vein recognition, which was crucial for the subsequent feature extraction and feature matching. …”
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Retinal assessment in 143 patients with white matter lesions: the potential of OCTA as an evaluation tool by Dong Zhang, Xueying Jiang, Yan Zhang, Jingcui Qin

“…Qualitative data are expressed as percentages.ResultsAs Fazekas grades increased, ILM-IPL thickness (OR = 3.267, OR = 8.436), vessel density in the parafoveal region of the macula, retinal vessel densities (OR = 2.058, OR = 2.363), and RNFL thickness significantly reduced (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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On Zero-Inflated Hierarchical Poisson Models with Application to Maternal Mortality Data by Kassim Tawiah, Samuel Iddi, Anani Lotsi

“…These models are applied to maternal mortality data from fifty-six health facilities in four regions of Ghana. The objective is to identify factors associated with maternal mortality. …”
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Use of implementation logic models in the Quadruple Aim QUERI: conceptualization and evolution by Russell E. Glasgow, Marina S. McCreight, Brianne Morgan, Heidi Sjoberg, Anne Hale, Lexus Ujano-De Motta, Lauren McKown, Rachael Kenney, Heather Gilmartin, Christine D. Jones, Joseph Frank, Borsika A. Rabin, Catherine Battaglia

“…Results Our implementation strategies evolved over time, and new strategies were added. This evolution and reasons for changes are summarized and illustrated with the resulting logic models, both for the overall Quadruple Aim QUERI and the three specific projects. …”
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Dynamic Impact-Based Heavy Rainfall Warning with Multi-classification Machine Learning Approaches by Anand Shankar

“…By implementing a categorization system that divides the affected areas into various portions, or districts, according to the main factors contributing to flooding, namely rainfall, river discharge, and runoff, The suggested model presents novel insights into the sequential consequences of intense precipitation in the regularly inundated regions of North Bihar, India. Innovative tools can serve as valuable resources for flood forecasters and catastrophe managers to comprehend the extent of flooding and the consequential effects of intense precipitation.…”
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The challenges and opportunities of women working in weaving cultural clothes at Bahir-Dar City, Bahirdar, Ethiopia by Tatek Getachew, Chekol Alemu, Habitamu Wudu

“…Additionally, it calls for a shift in community attitudes to recognize weaving as a valuable profession that can improve lives rather than being viewed negatively.…”
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Interspecific hybrids of some East Asian representatives of the genus Chrysanthemum L. and analysis of their sustainability by A. I. Nedoluzhko

“…The lack of winter-hardy and season-adequate flowering cultivars and poor resistance to diseases limit its distribution in most regions of Russia. The development of new plant-breeding material by artificial interspecific hybridization able to combine valuable traits of different Chrysanthemum species in a single organism is therefore of importance. …”
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Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification of climate change effects on Tanzanian banana crop yield by Sabas Patrick, Silas Mirau, Isambi Mbalawata, Judith Leo

“…Concerns about the impact of climate change on agricultural systems have heightened, particularly in regions where crop cultivation is essential for economic stability and sustenance. …”
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Molecular Identification and Antimicrobial Potential of Streptomyces Species from Nepalese Soil by Karan Khadayat, Dawa Dindu Sherpa, Krishna Prakash Malla, Sunil Shrestha, Nabin Rana, Bishnu P. Marasini, Santosh Khanal, Binod Rayamajhee, Bibek Raj Bhattarai, Niranjan Parajuli

“…The sequencing of numerous copies of 16S rRNA is not necessary, and the molecular sequencing of this region is not sufficient for the identification of bacterial species. …”
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Computer-Assisted Quantitative Analysis of Skeletal Muscles of Snowboarding Parallel Giant Slalom Athletes after Exercise Based on Artificial Intelligence and Complex Networks by Haiqiang Yu, Fei Yang, Jin Wang

“…In addition, a motion target positioning algorithm was used to obtain some motion parameters, which provided direct help for athletes in rationally arranging training load and scientific training. …”
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Special criminology measures for preventing unvoluntary leaving a military unit or place of service by P. I. Tkachenko

“…The spread of the specified type of criminal act forces lawyers to investigate the nature of the commission of the crime provided for in Art. 407 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the Criminal Code of Ukraine), criminological characteristics, dynamics, the person-criminal, as well as prevention measures, among which it is possible to single out the special criminological orientation, which can be recognized as narrowly directed and designed to effectively solve the tasks. …”
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The Global Burden of Emerging and Re-Emerging Orbiviruses in Livestock: An Emphasis on Bluetongue Virus and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus by Shanta Barua, Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, M. Asaduzzaman Prodhan, Syeda Hasina Akter, Jully Gogoi-Tiwari, Subir Sarker, Henry Annandale, Debbie Eagles, Sam Abraham, Jasim M. Uddin

“…Both viruses cause hemorrhagic disease in susceptible ruminants and are commonly reported in tropical and subtropical regions including North America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and some parts of Europe. …”
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Theoriebildung in ästhetischer Praxis. Nikolai A. Roslawez’ zweite Klavier-Etüde Pianissimo aus den Trois Études (1914) by Michael Koch

“…From the start, Russian post-tonal composition was characterised by rational, proto-serial and conceptual features, which affected parameters of pitch-organization and formal structure. …”
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Lower grass stomatal conductance under elevated CO2 can decrease transpiration and evapotranspiration rates despite carbon fertilization by Sate Ahmad, Charilaos Yiotis, Weimu Xu, Jan Knappe, Laurence Gill, Jennifer McElwain

“…The combined effect of these responses on the total plant transpiration and on evapotranspiration (ET) has a wide range of implications on local, regional, and global hydrological cycles, and thus needs to be better understood. …”
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