Was there really a siege of Kaffa by the Mongols in 1346 the first biological war? And what was the aftermath? by Christensen Carsten Sander

“…On the basis of the 14th century manuscript by the Genoese Gabriele de’ Mussi many historians widely believe that plague called the Black Death had to have reached European continent from the port city of Kaffa (modern-day Theodosia) on the Crimea peninsula as a result of a biological warfare by the Mongols. …”
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Professional Disease Management Guide for Ornamental Plants by Philip F. Harmon, S. D. Bledsoe

“…Florida is also a major port of entry for the international trade of ornamental plants, which carries the risk of introducing exotic invasive pathogens, so growers are required to follow certain phytosanitory regulations. …”
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A Study on the Optimal Receiver Impedance for SNR Maximization in Broadband PLC by Massimo Antoniali, Andrea M. Tonello, Fabio Versolatto

“…We focus on the background noise, and we propose a novel description of the noise experienced at the receiver port of a PLC network. We model the noise as the sum of four uncorrelated contributions, that is, the active, resistive, receiver, and coupled noise components. …”
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Helicopter with Ducted Fan Tail Rotor in Hover under Low-Speed Crosswind by Nahyeon Roh, Sejong Oh, Donghun Park

“…The results indicate that the aerodynamic performance of the ducted fan tail rotor is highly affected by the wakes of both the main rotor and port wing. Nevertheless, the helicopter with a ducted fan tail rotor is observed to be much more directionally stable under various crosswind directions, than that with an open-type tail rotor. …”
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Transfer scattering matrix of non-uniform surface acoustic wave transducers by N. C. Debnath, T. Roy

“…This paper is concerned with a general mathematical theory for finding the admittance matrix of a three-port non-uniform surface acoustic wave (SAW) network characterized by n unequal hybrid sections. …”
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Laparoscopic Resection of Advanced Colorectal Cancer in a Patient with Lumboperitoneal Shunt by Toru Imagami, Satoru Takayama, Yohei Maeda, Ryohei Matsui, Masaki Sakamoto, Hisanori Kani

“…Our recommendations are as follows: (1) during colorectal resection, laparoscopic surgery can be performed without routine manipulation of the shunt catheter; (2) altering the location of the port is necessary to prevent both damage to the shunt tube during surgery and wound infection postoperatively; and (3) laparoscopic surgery is superior to laparotomy because it is associated with reduced surgical site infections and postoperative adhesions. …”
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The Potential for a GPU-Like Overlay Architecture for FPGAs by Jeffrey Kingyens, J. Gregory Steffan

“…The key new contributions of our architecture are mechanisms for managing threads and register files that maximize data-level and instruction-level parallelism while overcoming the challenges of port limitations of FPGA block memories as well as memory and pipeline latency. …”
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Retroperitoneal Teratoma in an Adult: A Potential Pitfall in the Differential Diagnosis of Adrenal Myelolipoma by Madoka Kataoka, Hiroshi Fukushima, Yasukazu Nakanishi, Minato Yokoyama, Nobuaki Funata, Toru Motoi, Ken-ichi Tobisu, Fumitaka Koga

“…Because of its relatively large size and the patient’s desire, the patient underwent gasless single-port retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy using the RoboSurgeon system. …”
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Macronutrient Distribution on the North Coast of Pekalongan City, Central Jawa, Indonesia: Implications for Water Quality by Andreas Roy, Megasari Intan, Trenggono Mukti, Hendrayana Hendrayana, S Oktaviani Ade

“…The current condition of Pekalongan North Coast waters is faced with environmental problems that directly impact nutrient distribution, such as waste disposal from industry, ports, settlements, tidal problems, and mangrove damage. …”
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The ‘Conquering’ Soldier-Merchants of the Balkans: Colonization, State Interventionism and Separatist Claims in the Danubian Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (18th-19th Cen... by Aysel Yıldız

“…The paper contends that the tributary status of the Principalities provided a major advantage in protecting the local population against Muslim penetration, as manifested in the ensuing direct intervention of the Porte and consequent trade restrictions. From the mid-eighteenth century onwards, the policy of keeping the Muslim-Ottoman presence and activities in the region at a minimum and obtaining full liberty of trade became an important component in the struggle for economic detachment from the Ottoman orbit, which in the long run contributed to the nation-state formation in Romania.…”
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Incisional Site Metastasis in a Patient with Cervical Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by C. Iavazzo, K. Madhuri, A. Tailor, S. Butler-Manuel

“…Abdominal wall metastasis either incisional, drain, or port is rather rare in patients treated for cervical carcinoma. …”
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An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic Algorithm by Guan-Chen Cui, Ting Liang, Guo-Feng Han

“…The pile-supported wharf is widely used in port wharf design due to its excellent adaptability. …”
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The Propagation of Landslide-Generated Impulse Waves and Their Impacts on the Moored Ships: An Experimental Investigation by Ping Mu, Pingyi Wang, Linfeng Han, Meili Wang, Caixia Meng, Zhiyou Cheng, Haiyong Xu

“…Ultimately, the safety of the moored ships in the port can be evaluated.…”
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Species-specific mercury speciation in billfishes and its implications for food safety monitoring and dietary advice by Anaïs Médieu, David Point, Valérie Allain, Nathalie Bodin, Mélanie Lemire, Pierre Ayotte, Zahirah Dhurmeea, Matthieu Waeles, Laure Laffont, Antoine Le Gohalen, François Roupsard, Anne Lorrain

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De Rio 1992 à Marrakech 2016 : le Sud, acteur de la politique climatique by Michel Damian

“…Une grande question est, selon nous, pour longtemps ouverte : celle de l’évolution du paradigme de « la pauvreté comme plus grand pollueur » – porté initialement par l’Inde et constitutif de la position du Sud depuis plus de quatre décennies au plan international –, vers un éventuel paradigme élargi, là encore porté par l’Inde, qui met la primauté sur « l’usage inégal des ressources environnementales communes ». …”
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Heavy metal and metalloid pollution: A systematic review of health implications for pregnant women, children, and geriatrics in the East African region by Godswill J. Udom, Brian Turyahabwe, Ayodeji Aturamu, Omoirri M. Aziakpono, Richard D. Agbana, Omole G. Joseph, Nita-wills G. Udom, Nuru Mugide, Omali P. Odey, Haron Olot, Orish E. Orisakwe

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Transvaginal Hybrid NOTES Procedure for Treatment of Gallstone Ileus by Takuya Shiraishi, Naoki Tomizawa, Tatsumasa Andoh, Kazuhisa Arakawa, Yasuaki Enokida, Naoya Ozawa

“…We diagnosed gallstone ileus with cholecystoduodenal fistula by computed tomography and performed totally laparoscopic surgery using only three 5 mm abdominal ports with transvaginal specimen extraction and enterectomy. …”
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Estratégias Percebidas Sob o Foco da Teoria de Posicionamento Estratégico, da Visão Baseada em Recursos, da Missão Estratégica e da Tipologia Organizacional: um Estudo com Empresas... by Giovani Capalonga, Carlos Alberto Diehl, Francisco Antônio Mesquita Zanini

“…Nós conduzimos uma survey utilizando um questionário com questões fechadas e ele foi aplicado em empresas de médio e grande porte do sul do Brasil. Utilizando a técnica de análise fatorial e a análise de cluster, foram analisadas e identificadas estratégias em cada cluster, comparando-as com o desempenho percebido. …”
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Over 19 W Single-Mode 1545 nm Er,Yb Codoped All-Fiber Laser by Jiadong Wu, Chunxiang Zhang, Jun Liu, Ting Zhao, Weichao Yao, Pinghua Tang, Le Zhang, Hao Chen

“…Two pieces of standard single-mode fibers are inserted into the laser cavity and output port to guarantee the truly single-mode output as well as good compatibility with other standard fiber components. …”
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Improving energy efficiency of power electric power plants of low-tonnage passenger ships by А. F. Burkov, V. V. Mikhanoshin, V. K. Nguyen

“…The article is devoted to solving the problem of improving the energy efficiency of power plants of high-speed lowtonnage (planing) vessels used for passenger transportation between coastal settlements on the example of the port of Vladivostok located on the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which has mainly land communication with settlements located on the coast. …”
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