Integrative systematics with structural monophyly and ancestral signatures: Chionoloma (Bryophyta) by Richard Zander

“…This study is based on data and revisionary results from the original studies by other authors and from the study of herbarium specimens of authentic material. The reframing of this portmanteau genus directly affects the apprehension of biodiversity and rescues two genera from epistemological extinction.…”
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Post-cholecystectomy functional disorders of the sphincter of Oddi after by Yu. M. Pantsyrev, S. G. Shapoval’yants, S. A. Chernyakevich, A. G. Pankov, I. V. Babkova, S. Yu. Orlov, N. V. Zubova

“…To study the results of complex investigation of patients with postcholecystectomy syndrome for the sake of diagnostics of functional disorders of the sphincter of Oddi (SO) and targeted treatment.Material and methods. Overall 70 patients mainly with biliary colic after cholecystectomy were included in original study. …”
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Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective by René, van der Duim, Christine, Ampumuza

“…By examining Bwindi in terms of ANT’s notions of ordering, materiality, and multiplicity, we not only show how gorilla tourism has gained permanence and popularity, but also draw attention to new ways of thinking about actors and agency in tourism, conservation, and development…”
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Design and Construction of a Hydraulic Lift. by Ndahura, Dickens

“…Generally, a hydraulic lift is used for lifting and holding heavy-weight components. Material selection plays a key role in designing a machine and also influences several factors such as durability, reliability, strength, and resistance which finally leads to an increase in the life of a hydraulic lift. …”
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Judicial proceduralism: the application and exploitation of the substantiality rule in presidential election petitions in Africa by BC, Basheka, Daniel, M. Walyemera, Dominique, E. Uwizeyimana

“…This paper examines, with the use of selected examples, the application and exploitation of the materiality, otherwise known as the substantiality test, by courts while adjudicating presidential election petitions in Africa. …”
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Croton Production and Use by Robert H. Stamps, Lance S. Osborne

“…One additional point, often overlooked, is that foliage of crotons is excellent material for use in floral arrangements. Both individual leaves and entire branches can be used in floral designs. …”
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Citrus Flatid Planthopper, Metcalfa pruinosa (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Flatidae) by Frank W. Mead

“…The unsightly white, flocculent, waxy material made by the nymphs impairs the sales quality of affected plants, partly because buyers sometimes mistake these deposits for those of mealybugs or the cottony-cushion scale. …”
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New Plants for Florida: Sweet Corn by Brian Scully, Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“…Over the years, the FAES breeding program has contributed an array of products, including hybrids and inbreds, along with germplasm that serves as the raw material for the development of future hybrids. This document is part of Circular 1440, a publication of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Agronomy Department and IFAS Communication Services, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Bagrada Bug, Painted Bug, Bagrada Hilaris (Burmeister) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Eric LeVeen, Amanda C. Hodges

“…Bagrada bugs have been detected on plant material in trucks traveling across state borders. …”
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More-than-human in the garden: Living with Homo hortensis by Schwarz Astrid

“…Homo hortensis is a genuinely technoscientific person for whom the garden is an ecotechnical product of co-produced knowledge and material. The garden is a counterpart and demands attentive perception, and in this sense offers a model for a convivial mode to live with many others. …”
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The structure and dynamics of Luther's Catechism by K. Zwanepol

“…Our conclusion is that the five parts of this Catechism are best understood in a circular form which challenges its users to go through the material time and again. Only then its specific dynamics will manifest itself which make Luther’s Catechism very suitable for instruction about the Christian Faith at several levels. …”
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Oor die inhoud en boodskap van die Heidelbergse Kategismus by D. Smit

“…A first section claims that the Catechism shows more of a single argument and purpose than many other catechisms of the time, because they often consisted of a mere compilation of diverse material, without clear purpose. A second section further develops this claim by showing how the comfort of the first question and answer forms the continuing motif, providing the theme and structure of the Catechism. …”
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A Method for Detecting Fungal Contamination in Paperboard Cartons by J. A. Narciso, M. E. Parish

“…The method presently used by the food industry to assess the amount of fungal contamination in the paperboard carton material is cumbersome and inefficient (1). To ascertain what types of fungal organisms are present in paperboard containers used to hold foods and beverages with an extended shelf-life, a direct-plating method was developed which is efficient, accurate and utilizes little in the way of time and resources (2). …”
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Study on microscopic pore structures and mechanical properties by Shihu ZHAO, Yong LI, Yali LIU, Yanbin WANG, Zengqin LIU, Gang CHEN, Xinjun CHEN

“…The mechanical properties of coal were influenced by the material composition, pore structure, and thermal evolution level. …”
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Resource Management and Health Service Delivery in Rukungiri Municipality: A Case Study of Rwamahwa Health Center IV. by Ndyamuhak,i Faith

“…The objectives of the study were; to establish the influence of material resource management on health service delivery at Rwamahwa Health Center IV Rukungiri Municipality, to determine the influence of human resource management on health service delivery at Rwamahwa Health Center IV, Rukungiri Municipality, and to examine the relationship between financial resources management and health service delivery at Rwamahwa health center IV, Rukungiri Municipality. …”
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„Momenty wychowawcze” w projektowaniu procesu kształcenia kulturowej kompetencji dzieci by Monika Wiśniewska-Kin

“…The investigator appeared in the role participant as an observer (the researcher came from the examined environment and had the opportunity to “blend into” the events). The material came from participant observation. The observation embraced practical and socio-cognitive activity of the pupils. …”
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Generalized tuberculosis with long-term course in the guise of liver cirrhosis by Z. A. Lemeshko, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, N. P. Musina, M. S. Zharkova, Ye. V. Fominykh, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To demonstrate unusual clinical symptoms and difficulties of diagnostics of disseminated tuberculous process.Material and methods. The 25 year-old patient, who was managed for 10 years for liver cirrhosis of nonspecified etiology, was investigated. …”
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Large intestinal pathology at liver cirrhoses by M. V. Safonova, I. V. Kozlova, V. V. Ovsyannikova, I. M. Kvetnoy

“…To determine clinical and morphological features and some mechanisms of diseases of the large intestine in liver cirrhoses (LC).Material and methods. Overall 146 patients with LC of various classes were investigated. …”
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Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction by Milinda Yapa Hamillage, Robert Carne, Armando G McDonald, Michael Maughan, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Daniel J Robertson

“…Flexural testing revealed the outer edges of a single printed layer of composite material exhibited greater strength compared to the inner regions of the same sample. …”