A Holistic Look at Minimizing Adverse Environmental Impact Under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act by John A. Veil, Markus G. Puder, Debra J. Littleton, Nancy Johnson

“…Therefore, opponents of once-through cooling systems have encouraged the EPA to require wet or dry cooling tower systems as the best technology available (BTA), without considering site-specific conditions.…”
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Physico-Chemical, Enzymatic, Mineral and Colour Characterization of Three Different Varieties of Honeys from Kashmir Valley of India with a Multivariate Approach by Nayik Gulzar Ahmad, Nanda Vikas

“…Multivariate analysis proved to be an effective tool in classifying the three varieties of honey based on physico-chemical characteristics, enzymatic activity, mineral content and colour properties.…”
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Pardubičtí Židé a jejich náboženská obec do roku 1918 by Jitka Vojtková, Luboš Kokeš

“…The main emphasis was put on the establishing and development of the Jewish religious community in the first half of the 19th century, its subsequent institutional consolidation and the resulting influence of the growing Jewish population on the economic, social and cultural emancipation of the town of Pardubice at the turn of the 19th and 20th century. …”
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Optimization and characterization studies of poultry waste valorization for peptone production using a newly Egyptian Bacillus subtilis strain by Hajar Saeed, Anthony Ragaey, Ziad Samy, Viola Ashraf, Aly ElMostafa, Norhan Ahmad, Enjy Bebawy, Nour ElHoda M. Sorour, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Thanaa El-Noby, Samah H. Abu-Hussien

“…It reached optimal production levels during 24 h of incubation, with biomass at 2.5 g/L, protease activity at 455 U/mL, and total amino acid (TAA) concentration at 208 mg/mL. …”
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Evaluación de un programa deeducación sexual con adolescentes: una perspectiva cualitativa by María Lameiras Fernández, María Victoria Carrera Fernández, Ana María Núñez Managana, Yolanda Rodríguez Castro

“…Esto se evidencia en su comportamiento más tolerante, flexible y respetuoso y en la mayor naturalidad y madurez a la hora de abordar la temática de la sexualidad. …”
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Ville de la connaissance et terreau numérique by Henry Bakis, Alexandre Schon

“…Montpellier Metropolitan Area, located in County Languedoc-Roussillon, is in a context of high demographical growth. In the mid-60s, the town’s selection as the County’s Capital city determined the implantation of numerous public research centers in the Health and the Agronomy sectors in particular. …”
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Test Purpose Oriented I/O Conformance Test Selection with Colored Petri Nets by Jing Liu, Xinming Ye, Jiantao Zhou

“…Based on conformance testing oriented CPN models for specifying software functional behaviors and specific test purposes, respectively, feasible test cases are generated, guided by the CPN based IOCO relation, using synchronized model simulation with the proof of the soundness of test generation and the coverage towards test purposes. This test selection method integrates the merits the IOCO testing theory and the CPN modeling synergistically and is applied as a novel and applicable test selection method for actual testing practice of large-scale software systems. …”
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Damage Identification of Unreinforced Masonry Panels Using Vibration-Based Techniques by Claudio Oyarzo-Vera, Nawawi Chouw

“…Damage was created by a “clean diagonal cut” at the center of the specimen which length was progressively extended towards the specimen’s corners. Numerical simulations were employed to determine the modal response at several damage states and this data was used to calculate the damage indicators. …”
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A review on perovskite materials for photovoltaic applications by Lalruat Sanga, Celestine Lalengmawia, Zosiamliana Renthlei, Sougaijam Thasana Chanu, Lalhum Hima, Ningthoujam Surajkumar Singh, Andre Yvaz, Sagar Bhattarai, D.P. Rai

“…However, as the reason of their instability in its structure and the presence of toxic elements like lead element (Pb), the performance of these materials has been hindering the production and successful manufacturing of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) at the commercial level. …”
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Migrace měšťanů do měst pražských v kontextu třicetileté války. Sociální aspekty a radní praxe by Vilém Zábranský

“… In an effort to move us towards a better understanding of urban society transition as a background to the 17th century ‘General Crisis’, this paper examines the main aspects of incomers’ social strategy in their endeavour to become townsmen. …”
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Measurement through structural equations of the self-concept instrument in high-school students by Angel Ramón Sabando-García, Oswaldo José Jiménez-Bustillo, Lidia Janeth Llacsa-Puma, Graciela Josefina Castro-Castillo, Jenniffer Sobeida Moreira-Choez, Raúl Alberto Rengifo-Lozano

“…Structural equation modeling confirmed the instrument's significant factor loadings, validating its application in measuring self-concept.DiscussionThe findings highlight the robustness and applicability of the AF-5 in educational contexts, providing a validated tool to assess self-concept dimensions among upper elementary students. …”
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Effects of hydrogen on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of TB8 titanium alloy. by Yequan Chen, Shiying Wang, Jiaxing Meng, Naotoshi Mitsuzaki, Zhidong Chen

“…In summary, we hope the outcome of this work could provide important insights toward the hydrogen charging influences the microstructure, mechanical properties, and fracture behavior of the TB8 titanium alloy.…”
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Multiple use of preservative-free single dose unit dexamethasone 0.1% eye drops is safe within 24 hours by Marco Rossi, Michael A Thiel, Frank Bochmann, Philipp B Baenninger, Claude Kaufmann, Fabienne C Fierz, Silvan Locher, Lucas Bachmann, Irena Mitrovic, Jeremy P Howell

“…Background Unpreserved single-dose unit (SDU) eye drops are commonly used to avoid benzalkonium chloride-related toxicity. Although intended for single use, many patients report off-label repeated use of SDUs over a prolonged period. …”
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The Single Leg Bridge Test Does Not Measure Isolated Hamstring Endurance in Healthy Men by Lucas S Roberti, Rodrigo A Franke, Bruno Q Robaina, Diulian M Medeiros, Bruno M Baroni

“… # Conclusion The SLBT does not appear to be a suitable tool for measuring isolated hamstring endurance in healthy men…”
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Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae) by Andrei Sourakov

“…It describes this well-known migrating butterfly with charismatic appearance, their distribution, description, biology and life cycle, hosts and monarch toxicity, conservation status, and natural enemies. …”
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‘Rents in the Veil of Time’: Annie Besant’s Auto-biographies of Giordano Bruno by Muriel Pécastaing-Boissière

“…Her fascination with Bruno took a new dimension from 1889, when she embraced the Theosophists’ belief in reincarnation: she had come to the conclusion that she had been Bruno in a past life when she lectured on Giordano Bruno: the Man and the Teacher in 1898, and delivered Le Message de Giordano Bruno au Monde moderne, in the Sorbonne in 1911. …”
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Exploring Deep Learning–Based Models for Sociocultural African Food Recognition System by Grace Ataguba, Mona Alhasani, James Daniel, Emeka Ogbuju, Rita Orji

“…Based on this capability of deep learning models, we explored them in this study. A total of 3142 food image datasets were collected from three African countries: Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon. …”
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Securing E.U. Democracy and Citizenship at what Costs? Reflections on Defence Spendings Between North-South and West-East Divergens by Laurențiu PETRILA, Felix Angel POPESCU, Ana-Maria COATU

“…The events produced at the international level today demonstrate and track the recent evolution of the security environment of each member state of the European Union and beyond. …”
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Teksty modlitw eucharystycznych w świetle najnowszych zasad pisowni słownictwa religijnego by Michał Machura

“…The first group of aberrations concern too frequent use of the capital letter and the wrong spelling of periphrases. …”
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Association of β-Blocker Therapy at Discharge with Clinical Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients without Heart Failure by Yan Chen, Xiao-fang Tang, Run-lin Gao, Yue-jin Yang, Bo Xu, Jin-qing Yuan

“…To evaluate the clinical impact of β-blocker in patients with adequate left ventricular ejection function (LVEF) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods. A total of 10,724 consecutive patients who underwent PCI throughout 2013 were prospectively enrolled in the study. …”
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