Air pollution Dynamics: The role of meteorological factors in PM10 concentration patterns across urban areas by Carolina Girotti, Luiz Fernando Kowalski, Tiago Silva, Ezequiel Correia, Alessandra R. Prata Shimomura, Fernando Akira Kurokawa, António Lopes

“…Despite differences in scale and traffic volume, the results show that PM10 concentration patterns were similar in both Lisbon study areas. …”
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Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for real-time PCR malaria diagnostics in a rural setting in Angola by Alejandro Mediavilla, Begoña Febrer-Sendra, Aroa Silgado, Patricia Martínez-Vallejo, Beatriz Crego-Vicente, Arlette Nindia, Carles Rubio Maturana, Lidia Goterris, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Sandra Aixut, Pedro Fernández-Soto, María Luisa Aznar, Antonio Muro, Inés Oliveira-Souto, Israel Molina, Elena Sulleiro

“…A DBS volume of 50–100 µl appears to be optimal for malaria diagnosis and Plasmodium species determination by real-time PCR. …”
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Simultaneous Liver Venous Deprivation Following Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization Before Major Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A New Methods to Achieve Hypertrophy Liver... by Zhang S, Song R, Hou C, Yao H, Xu J, Zhou H, Li S, Cai W, Fei Y, Meng F, Yin D, Wang J, Zhang S, Liu Y, Wang J, Liu L

“…An assessment of postoperative complications, FLR volume, liver function, and tumor response was performed.Results: All patients successfully underwent TACE-LVD. …”
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Self-selected vs. prescribed aerobic exercise intensity: impacts on pleasure in women with obesity by Carlos Eduardo Rosa Da Silva, Wilian Jesus Santana, Gustavo Almeida, Adriano Verame, Antonio Roberto Doro, Eduardo Barbosa, Leonardo Lima, Helton Magalhães Dias, Marcelo Callegari Zanetti, Aylton Figueira Junior

“…Heart rate (HR), total session volume (VL), affective valence was determined by feeling scale (FS), enjoyment was determined by Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES), intention to repeat the exercise session (INT), and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale (BPNFS) were evaluated. …”
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Assessing the impact on mode competitiveness of improvements of the Trans-Eurasian railway network by Seyed Mohseni, Edwin van Hassel, Thierry Vanelslander

“…However, by far the largest volumes of transport still happen by maritime transport. …”
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Travel Burden and the Direct Medical Costs of Urologic Surgery by Daniel J. Olson, John L. Gore, Kenn B. Daratha, Kenneth P. Roberts

“…**Background:** Increased surgical volume is associated with better patient outcomes and shorter lengths of hospitalization. …”
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EDITORIAL by Rafael dos Reis Ferreira, João Antonio de Moraes, Pedro Bravo de Souza, Marcelo Marconato Magalhães, Camila da Cruz Silva, Matheus Barreto Pazos de Oliveira, Felipe Eleutério Pereira, Ricardo Pereira Tassinari

“… A Kínesis – Revista de Estudos dos Pós-Graduandos em Filosofia apresenta para a comunidade acadêmica filosófica mais uma edição, o Volume 16, Número 41 (2024). Publicamos 21 artigos,1 resenha e 2 traduções. …”
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Five Things an Agricultural Producer Can Do to Improve Business Profitability by Edward Evans

“…In today's world characterized by the increasing globalization of competition, producers must be cognizant of the world around them and must make informed decisions from an increasing volume of information. Improved financial management has become the single most important factor for success in a globally competitive market. …”
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CellMAP: an open-source software tool to batch-process cell topography and stiffness maps collected with an atomic force microscope by Antoine Allard, Maxime Liboz, Raphaël Crépin, Sid Labdi, Olek Maciejak, Michel Malo, Clément Campillo, Guillaume Lamour

“…Our analysis pipeline includes but is not limited to: flattening of the underlying substrate surface, filtering of outlier values, measurement of the cell surface and volume, and measurement of height and stiffness distributions. …”
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RETRACTED: Preparation and Analysis of Structured Color Janus Droplets Based on Microfluidic 3D Droplet Printing by Chuang Wu, Hanqi Jia, Haithm Yahya Mohammed Almuaalemi, A. S. M. Muhtasim Fuad Sohan, Binfeng Yin

“…The proposed approach investigates the impact of variables such as the volume ratio of the oil phase, droplet size, and the ratio of nonionic surfactants on the dimensions of the structured color apertures of Janus droplets. …”
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Estados Unidos: cuestiones de organización y el sujeto revolucionario by Mauricio García Echeverri

“…Esta entrevista apareció por primera vez en inglés bajo el título "USA: Questions of Organization and the Revolutionary Subject", en el volumen titulado The New Left and the 1960s: Collected Papers of Herbert Marcuse, Volume Three, editado por Douglas Kellner.…”
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Lost in the Weeds?: A Comprehensive Guide to Florida’s Many Non-Native Plant Lists by Deah Lieurance, Lyn A Gettys

“… Because researchers and land managers in Florida have been dealing with invasive species for decades, there is an abundance of resources available to the public regarding invasive species. Sometimes, the volume of available information can be confusing. …”
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Clinical Usefulness of Atrioventricular Coupling in Cardiovascular Disease by Yang Lan, Li Zhenyi, Chen Ya, Chen Anni, Wang Xinqi, Jin Lin, Li Zhaojun

“…A higher LACI indicates a greater mismatch between the volumes of left atrium and left ventricle at the end of ventricular diastole, reflecting a more significant impairment of left AV-Coupling. …”
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Five Things an Agricultural Producer Can Do to Improve Business Profitability by Edward Evans

“…In today's world characterized by the increasing globalization of competition, producers must be cognizant of the world around them and must make informed decisions from an increasing volume of information. Improved financial management has become the single most important factor for success in a globally competitive market. …”
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One Health: potential synergy between infectious and toxic agents. The case of COVID-19 by Jorge Herkovits

“…This contribution highlights that SARS-CoV-2 and some high-volume organic and inorganic chemicals could also exert dysfunctions in the same homeostatic regulators such as HIF-1 and ACE2, with a potential synergistic effect that could affect the severity of COVID-19. …”
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Large deflections of agglomerated carbon nanotubes reinforced sandwich cantilever beam partially embedded on foundation by Bui, Thi Thu Hoai, Tran, Thi Thu Huong, Pham, Vu Nam, Nguyen, Dinh Kien 

“…The effects of the CNT volume fraction, the degree of CNTs agglomeration and the foundation parameters on the large deflections are studied in detail. …”
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Passing the Baton by Mary E. Guy, Brian N. Williams

“…Articles published in the first two volumes range from racial healing to invisible disabilities, from Medicaid expansion to school resegregation, from white supremacy to the equity challenges that confront Tribal communities, from critical race theory to policing, from gender equity to equity in death, from retirement funds to equitable budgeting, from voting to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and many more. …”
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Nephelometer Sensitivities for the Determination of PM2.5 Mass Concentration in Ambient and Indoor Air by Dimitra Karali, Glykeria Loupa, Spyridon Rapsomanikis

“…In the indoor environment, the two methods (gravimetry and nephelometry) were compared with the readings of an aerosol light scattering spectrometer, which provided PM2.5 volume concentrations and thus it was possible to calculate the PM2.5 density indoors.…”
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Adnexal Torsion in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy After in Vitro Fertilization: A Case Report by İlker Selçuk, Gökhan Boyraz, İbrahim Esinler

“…But as the gestational age increases laparotomy should be a choice because of the risk of injury to the uterus related to the enlarged volume by the fetus. …”
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Apologétique et vulgarisation : les notes de lecture sur les « pamphlets » de Mgr de Ségur by Taro Nakajima

“…The question is about how Flaubert’s reading notes on Mgr de Ségur’s “pamphlets”, taken in preparation of Bouvard et Pécuchet’s chapter IX (religion) and of the second volume, are used in the novel, especially for two types of discourses: the counter-revolutionary speech of M. de Faverges whose act of charity embodies Mgr de Ségur’s social Catholicism, and M. …”
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