The Neutron Star Merger Delay-time Distribution, R-process “Knees,” and the Metal Budget of the Galaxy by Dan Maoz, Ehud Nakar

“…Using a simple, empirically based, chemical-evolution calculation, we show that the fast/steep kilonova DTD, convolved with the measured star formation history of the Milky Way’s thick-disk population, naturally reproduces the “knee” structure seen in abundance-ratio diagrams of thick-disk stars, for europium and for two other r -process elements. …”
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High partner specificity in an algal-salamander mutualism at continental scale by Shannon E. Wallace, John A. Burns, Rebecca E. Hale, Ryan R. Kerney, Cy L. Mott, Cory D. Bishop

“…High site fidelity and fine scale genetic structure of host populations has been resolved, but genetic diversity of green algal symbionts across this range has not been investigated. …”
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Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals the Progress of Genetic Breeding in <i>Eriocheir sinensis</i> by Xuanpeng Wang, Gaowei Zhang, Dandan Gao, Yongchun Ge, Yongxu Cheng, Xinhai Wang

“…In addition, the genetic diversity analysis revealed that the G0 and G1 generations showed a high level of genetic diversity and a relatively stable genetic structure. The present study evaluated the recent progress of the genetic improvement of <i>E. sinensis</i> by our research group, providing valuable evidence for further genetic improvement in this species. …”
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Biopsychosocial evaluation of patients with multiple sclerosis using a short set of categories of the international classification of functioning, disability and health, and its re... by D. Valadkevičienė, I. Žukauskaitė, D. Jatužis

“…MS patients with working capacity level of 30–40% had more difficulties of seeing, urination, muscle power functions, walking and moving around by means other than walking than MS patients with working capacity level of 45–55%; they also faced more difficulties in moving around functions and had a different brain structure than those with working capacity level of 60–100%. …”
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FEMININE LEADERSHIP AND CHALLENGES IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR. CASE STUDY: CALARASI COUNTY, ROMANIA by Daniela CREȚU, Radu Andrei IOVA, Oana Roberta CREȚU, Elena LASCĂR

“…Sample variables: age: the sample included women entrepreneurs between the ages of 25 and 52, thus ensuring the representation of a wide spectrum of life and professional experiences; level of education: from high school to postgraduate studies, including master and doctorate; residence area - urban and rural women, highlighting how geographic context and access to resources can impact leadership styles; the type of Commercial Company - from individual enterprises, to limited liability companies and joint-stock companies, highlighting the flexibility in choosing the business structure; field of activity: the participation of women entrepreneurs in a wide range of fields, from trade and services, to manufacturing and IT, highlighting the diversity and adaptability of businesses led by women. …”
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Omics-Based Characterization of BTB Gene Family in T. aestivum, Reveals the Potential of TaBTB11/56/57/58 in Combined Heat and Drought Stress Regulation by Zhiwei Wang, Aimen Shafique, Areej S. Jalal, Bofeng Yu, Mingjiu Liu, Kotb A. Attia, Sajid Fiaz, Muhammad Salman Mubarik

“…Phylogenetic analysis classified these genes into nine subgroups based on conserved domain architecture. Gene structure analysis revealed diverse exon-intron organizations, supporting evolutionary divergence among subgroups. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) in a Moroccan sample of nursing students by Saka Khadija, Mohamed-Yassine Amarouch, Youssef Miyah, Mohammed Benjelloun, Jaouad El-Hilaly

“…Results: PCA confirmed a five-factor structure, with the first two principal components explaining 19.13% and 23.61% of the total variance. …”
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Effect of Variety and Site on the Allometry Distribution of Seed Cotton Composition by Lei Shi, Zenghui Sun, Lirong He, Guobin Liu, Chutao Liang

“…These research findings provide a theoretical foundation for future crop variety selection, habitat selection, and variety structure development in the inland cotton region of Northwest China and similar regions.…”
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Characteristics of Parallel and Countercurrent Flooding Instability of Annular Flow in Rod Bundle Channel by JIN Guangyuan1, 2, WANG Rui1, 2, BAI Jinghu1, 2, LI Weilian1, 2

“…The experimental conditions where the flow instability appeared in the rod bundle structure are in the flooding state according to the criterion from Wallis, but on the conversion line of flooding and not flooding state according to the criterion from Zapke and Alekseev. …”

Viability of Web-Based Respondent-Driven Sampling of Belgian Men Who Have Sex With Men: Process Evaluation by Estrelle Thunnissen, Veerle Buffel, Linda Campbell, Bea Vuylsteke, Philippe Bos, Edwin Wouters

“…A moderate reward of €10-€30 (US $11.2-$33.6) with a dual incentive structure was insufficient to overcome these barriers. …”
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Effects of restrictive harvest criteria on antler size of hunter‐harvested male white‐tailed deer and hunter opportunity by William D. Gulsby, Charlie H. Killmaster, John W. Bowers, Karl V. Miller

“…These findings suggest restrictive SHC can prevent decline in antler size of harvested males and increase opportunity for hunters to harvest older males with larger antlers, with the added biological benefit of increasing the population age structure. However, restrictive SHC may unintentionally protect a significant proportion of ≥2.5‐year males from harvest. …”
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Metaphorical Representation of the Migration Crisis as a Natural Phenomenon of the Water Element (Based on American Media Texts) by N. V. Stepanova

“…The research conducted within the framework of blending theory provides an opportunity to identify specific ways of metaphorizing the migration crisis and to analyze various implications and background knowledge that are actualized as two scenarios of the same metaphor are implemented and displayed in the emergent structure of the blend.…”
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Epidemiology of breast cancer in Chinese women from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis and comparison with the global burden by Zheng Long, Yujie Qiu, Zhenghao Long, Zicheng Jin

“…Age-standardized rates were analysed using the global age structure as a reference. Joinpoint regression was employed to assess the annual percentage change and average annual percentage change. …”
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Stress Martensite Nucleation in a State of Premartensitic Lattice Instability by Y. V. Dolgachev, V. N. Pustovoit, Y. M. Vernigorov

“…In addition, when compared to conventional hardening, there are changes in structure and properties. Such effects cannot be explained only in terms of thermodynamics, since the expected shift in the equilibrium temperature between austenite and martensite in a magnetic field of such strength does not exceed 4–8°C. …”
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Revisiting Drymaeus germaini (Ancey, 1892) (Gastropoda, Bulimulidae): ecological niche and first anatomical description of a poorly known land snail species from Brazil by Maria Isabel Pinto Ferreira Macedo, Ximena Maria Constanza Ovando, Sthefane D’ávila

“…However, information on population size and structure, geographic range and their trends over time, which is necessary to assess species conservation status, is unavailable or insufficient for most land snail taxa, making it difficult to apply the IUCN criteria. …”
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Insight into the Potential of Somatostatin Vaccination with Goats as a Model: From a Perspective of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota by Xiaoli Zhang, Juncai Chen, Siqi Zhang, Bingni Wei, Yanguo Han, Zhongquan Zhao

“…These results imply that somatostatin immunoneutralization might directly alter the gastrointestinal tract commensal bacterial structure, improving gastrointestinal homeostasis, and, thus, modifying the fermentability and effected hormone level to improve the productivity of goats. …”
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Development of enterprise architecture management methodology for teaching purposes by Dmitry V. Kudryavtsev, Evgeny P. Zaramenskikh, Maxim Y. Arzumanyan

“…Enterprise architecture allows describing, analyzing and designing the company from the point of view of its structure, functioning and goal setting (motivation).In the context of this approach, the enterprise is viewed as a system of services, processes, goals and performance indicators, organizational units, information systems, data, technical facilities, etc. …”
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Benthic Community Metrics Track Hydrologically Stressed Mangrove Systems by Amanda W. J. Demopoulos, Jill R. Bourque, Jennifer P. McClain-Counts, Nicole Cormier, Ken W. Krauss

“…Here, we employ the use of baseline community ecology metrics along with stable isotopes to track changes in the community and trophic structure and enable time estimates for establishing mangrove functional equivalency. …”
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Analysis of phenotypic manifestations of connective tissue dysplasia in adult patients with osteogenesis imperfecta and development of a diagnostic algorithm by D. I. Valeeva, R. I. Khusainova, L. N. Khusainova, M. M. Khafizov, A. V. Tyurin

“…Connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) is a genetically determined disorder of the development of connective tissue in the embryonic and postnatal periods, which is characterized by defects in the structure of the fibers and basic substance of the connective tissue, which can cause a variety of disorders in the functioning of the internal organs and the musculoskeletal system. …”
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Measurement of Air-Blast Swirl Cup Atomization Field at Low Temperature With Digital Holographic Technique by Guangyuan YANG, Dan YU, Ge SONG, Jun WU, Liuyang FENG

“…This work can provide reference data for optimization of the nozzle structure design.…”
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