Ellipsometric Characterization of Thin Films from Multicomponent Chalcogenide Glasses for Application in Modern Optical Devices by R. Todorov, J. Tasseva, V. Lozanova, A. Lalova, Tz. Iliev, A. Paneva

“…The homogeneity of the films is verified by applying single-angle calculations at different angles. Due to decomposition of the bulk glass during thermal evaporation, an optical inhomogeneity of the thin As (Ge)-S-Bi(Tl) films is observed. …”
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A Novel Edge Detection Algorithm for Mobile Robot Path Planning by Rami Al-Jarrah, Mohammad Al-Jarrah, Hubert Roth

“…It is based on proposing and enhancing the searching ability of the robot to move towards the optimal path solution. …”
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A Multiyear Record of Rainfall and Ionic Composition along an Elevation Gradient in Northeastern Puerto Rico by Elvis Torres-Delgado, Grizelle González, Ernesto Medina, María M. Rivera

“…Abstract This study analyzes multiyear data recorded by 21 stations along an elevation gradient (0–1045 m a.s.l.) in the Luquillo Mountains on the rainfall and the rainwater chemistry. …”
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Impact of Greenwashing and Perceived Value on Purchase Intention in the Bottled Drinking Water Industry: Mediating Role of Trust by Rifai Apriture Afianto, Jati Waskito

“…The data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SMARTPLS software. …”
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EL USO DE Enterococcus faecium MEJORA PARÁMETROS PRODUCTIVOS EN POLLOS DE ENGORDE by L. A. Chavez, A. López, J. E. Parra

“…El consumo de probióticos se ha asociado con mejoras en algunos parámetros productivos como la conversión alimenticia y la ganancia de peso vivo, lo que se ve reflejado en el desarrollo y salud de las aves. …”
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Dialysis Pretreatment for Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Analysis in Freshwaters by Qiang Wang, Bin Hua, John Yang, Fengjing Liu, Guocheng Zhu, Baolin Deng

“…In practice, DON was determined by subtracting DIN from TDN. Large measurement errors could be induced when DIN becomes dominant in sample. …”
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Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease (ARLD): An Update on Controversies and Considerations by Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Qi Zhang, Xueli Bai, Enliang Li, Tingbo Liang

“…Severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is serious and the life-threatening form of ARLD and should be treated timely. …”
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Environmental journalism from Brazil: trajectory and challenges for research by Eloisa Beling Loose

“…It also presents epistemological aspects of Latin American communication and the critique of environmental coloniality, present in the constitution of what can be called the ecological literacy of journalists covering the subject.…”
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Prognostic Factors for the Development of Biochemical Recurrence after Radical Prostatectomy by Ahmed F. Kotb, Ahmed A. Elabbady

“…Medline review of the literatures was done followed by a group discussion on the chosen publications and their valuable influence. Preoperative serum total PSA and clinical stage, together with prostatectomy Gleason grade, tumour volume, and perineural and vascular invasions, were the most important variables found to influence outcome.…”
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Frieze D–L. y González Ibáñez, J. (eds.). Totalmente extraoficial. Autobiografía de Raphael Lemkin by Alicia Villar Lecumberri

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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Phytophthora Foot Rot and Root Rot by Megan M. Dewdney, Evan G. Johnson, James H. Graham

“… This 7-page fact sheet is part of the 2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide. …”
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Dawn Raffel–A Family Portrait by Monica Manolescu-Oancea

“…This article wishes to examine the literary genealogy of Dawn Raffel and to explore the notion of intertextuality as well, together with the critical debate surrounding it. A tentative family portrait will be drawn through the study of the short story collection In the Year of Long Divsion (1994), with references to the novel Carrying the Body (2002).…”
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Echinococcosis of the liver in Poland – review of the literature and our own clinical material by Antonina Respondek, Maksymilian Baryła, Aleksandra Popławska-Ferenc, Maciej Kosieradzki, Monika Dybicz, Marek Gołębiowski, Olga Tronina, Mansur Rahnama, Edyta Karpeta, Piotr Małkowski

“…The authors present an up-to-date review of the literature on liver echinococcosis; they also present their own material of 73 patients with liver echinococcosis treated in the Department of General and Transplant Surgery since 2019.…”
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Existence and Iterative Approximation Methods for Generalized Mixed Vector Equilibrium Problems with Relaxed Monotone Mappings by Rabian Wangkeeree, Panu Yimmuang

“…We first consider an auxiliary problem for the generalized mixed vector equilibrium problem with a relaxed monotone mapping and prove the existence and uniqueness of the solution for the auxiliary problem. We then introduce a new iterative scheme for approximating a common element of the set of solutions of a generalized mixed vector equilibrium problem with a relaxed monotone mapping and the set of common fixed points of a countable family of nonexpansive mappings. …”
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Maldiciones, herejías y otros milagros de la economía extractivista by Alberto Acosta

“…Estas corrientes defienden programas de libre mercado en sus declaraciones aunque sus prácticas son otras, y no consideran dimensiones como las sociales y ambientales. …”
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Milking frequency effect on rumination daily profile of dairy cows by Amanda Uliana Manfio, Maria Eduarda Pieniz Hamerski, Pamela Itajara Otto, Tiago Antonio Del Valle

“…Cows milked twice daily showed a significant decrease in rumination rate, especially during the second daily milking, compared to cows milked three times daily. …”
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Einstein Geometrization Philosophy and Differential Identities in PAP-Geometry by M. I. Wanas, Nabil L. Youssef, W. El Hanafy, S. N. Osman

“…The use of Bianchi identity to write the field equations of GR is shown. Another similar identity in the absolute parallelism geometry is given. …”
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Western Leaffooted Bug Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Amelio A. Chi, Russell F. Mizell

“…Leptoglossus zonatus feeds on the satsuma mandarin by inserting its piercing-sucking mouthparts in the fruit and releasing a toxic substance. …”
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A construção da biografia As duas vidas de Yan Michalski - Entrevista com Aleksandra Pluta by Ana Paula Dessupoio Chaves, Christina Ferraz Musse

“…Na primeira parte, a autora traz particularidades ainda não conhecidas acerca da vida do crítico durante sua infância e adolescência. Na segunda parte, Pluta conta sobre a trajetória de vida do crítico no Brasil, período em que fez parte do grupo Tablado, escreveu para o Jornal do Brasil, além de ter atuado como professor.         …”
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Editorial by María Constanza Aguilar Bustamente

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