MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURES OF REGENERATED CEMENT FROM WASTE CONCRETE by YILENG DU, HONGJUAN ZUO

“…It is concluded that the material dehydrated at 1400 ˚C and containing 28.5 % lime presents the best mechanical performance. This report presents a simple and inexpensive method to reuse the waste concretes in applications such as pavements. …”
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Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' by Edward F. Gilman

“…Fall color is reddish and less striking than other Japanese maples. The globose canopy shape looks best when it is allowed to branch to the ground. …”
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A Beginner's Guide to Begonias: Classification and Diversity by Julian Ginori, Alfred Huo, Caroline R Warwick

“…Begonias are commonly used in the landscape, although their heat tolerance makes them more desirable as a potted plant or houseplant in Florida. Begonias thrive best in partially-shaded areas, as they are sensitive to bright light and should be protected from the Florida summers in particular. …”
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Broiler Performance From Cull Eggs by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“… In a commercial broiler integration, the objective is to provide the best quality hatching eggs that produce the greatest number of quality chicks per hen housed. …”
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Empowering India’s fight against cervical cancer: Harnessing routine HPV immunisation by Sudip Bhattacharya, Suneela Garg, K Madan Gopal

“…Addressing India’s cervical cancer burden requires a multifaceted approach that includes expanding HPV vaccination coverage, implementing public awareness campaigns and adopting best practices from global successes. Economic analyses affirm the cost-effectiveness of such strategies, highlighting the potential for significant public health and financial benefits.…”
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WOMEN AND PEACE PROCESSES IN NIGERIA by EMMANUEL ACHUS JAH, AMINA NKANDAK KURMI, TANKO SHAWULU PAUL, LONGPOE HENTUANG HENRY

“…It however concludes that women hold in trust all ascribed status in the society and perform assigned functions with utmost good faith which endear their having positive outcome in such. Peace process can best be delivered by not only the men but women inclusive. …”
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Management Considerations for Wheat Production in Florida by David L. Wright, Ann R. Blount, Ron D. Barnett, Cheryl L. Mackowiak, Nicholas Dufault, James Marois

“…Planting wheat followed by cotton, peanut or grain sorghum has also become a common practice. The best management practices for high yields of wheat in the Southeast Coastal Plain are well established. …”
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THE YOUNG LEARNERS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES USING VIRTUAL PLATFORMS by Purwanti Taman, Sukma Septian Nasution, Tommy Hastomo, Nur Najibah Sukmawati, Laksmy Ady Kusumoriny

“…Further studies are therefore suggested to delve into effective and feasible solutions to eradicate the negative perception because the best time to return to classroom-situated instructions remains arguable for no-exact time …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE FOAM GLASS GRAVEL TYPES EXPERIMENTALLY PRODUCED BY MICROWAVE IRRADIATION by FELICIA COSMULESCU, LUCIAN PAUNESCU, MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU, SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE

“…The numerous experimental results obtained by the authors in the last year using various manufacturing recipes common in the world industrial production by conventional techniques were selected and subjected to a qualitative and energy efficiency comparative analysis, aiming to determine the best foam glass gravel manufacturing procedure under the conditions of the use of the microwave energy. …”
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A multidisciplinary evaluation of robotic-assisted surgery effectiveness and its implications for healthcare education and practice - review of literature by Justyna Korus, Natalia Hopej, Aleksandra Grzegorczyk, Nicol Dardzińska, Marta Dziedziak

“…The use of this treatment method requires an individual approach and the determination of specific indications and contraindications to ensure the greatest possible safety and the best possible outcome. …”
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A Consumer’s Guide to Eggs by Jeanine Beatty, Karla Shelnutt, Gail P. A. Kauwell

“…This 4-page fact sheet will help you understand the choices you have as a consumer, so you can determine which variety of egg suits you and your family best. Written by Jeanine Beatty, Karla Shelnutt, and Gail Kauwell, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2013. …”
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Media immersion and acceptance of technologies: Exploring the influence of virtual reality, video, and photo-based presentations using the case of air taxis by Mikael Bagratuni, Jan Silberer, Patrick Planing, Patrick Müller

“…The results show significant differences in the quality of immersion, with VR being the best. No differences were found in the intention to use air taxis across media formats. …”
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Survey on terminology extraction from texts by Kang Xu, Yifan Feng, Qiandi Li, Zhenjiang Dong, Jianxiang Wei

“…The survey encompasses definitions of pertinent issues and concepts, a systematic classification of proposed methodologies, an exploration of the associated datasets and tools, among other aspects. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first review that systematically summarizes the work of terminology extraction based on language models (LMs), offering comprehensive guidance resources for researchers and practitioners in the field. …”
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VANETs Routing Optimization: Combining Message Priority, Free Nodes, and Mobility Direction by Fang Xu, Chunmeng Yang, Hao Chen, Manzoor Ahmed, Min Deng, Yuanlin Lyu

“…The second phase, the relay node selection phase, uses free nodes to identify the best relay for forwarding messages. Candidate nodes are evaluated based on community association, movement direction, and proximity to the destination. …”
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"The City’s Charms and Challenges" by P K Leung (translation) by Chris Song

“…In this essay “The City’s Charms and Challenges” 城巿的诱惑·城市的挑战' by P K Leung (alias Ye Si 也斯) published in Zhong Hua Du Shu Bao (《 中华读书报》) in 2013, Leung traces his own journey as he -- just like many other Chinese families -- moved with his family from Guangdong to Hong Kong in 1949, where he grew up, lived and taught, becoming one of the best-known Hong Kong writers. In the essay, he also mapped out the early beginnings of Hong Kong literature, its intrinsic roots in Chinese literature, and how it has thrived amidst the socio-cultural and historical changes in Hong Kong in the last few decades. …”
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THE BIBLE, OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING, AND SPIRITUALITY: POSSIBILITIES IN A POST-SECULAR TIME by C. Lombaard

“… To teach the Bible to students of theology at tertiary level (university/seminary/(Bible/Mission) college) is at the best of times fraught with difficulties. Combining the initially often intellectually a-critical religious sentiments of students with the demands of biblical/Old Testament/New Testament studies as science (language skills, exegetical methodologies, critical theories, hermeneutics of understanding and of relevance) is characterised by some difficulties, which lead to various and some extreme reactions among students. …”
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Exchange rate policy in Republic of Serbia in conditions of the global economic crisis and Covid-19 pandemic: Similarities and differences by Dimić Maja, Stanković Ljiljana, Todorović Milica

“…The efficiency of a national economy is best seen in the foreign exchange market through the price of the domestic currency, i.e. the exchange rate. …”
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Paul’s Style and the Problem of the Pastoral Letters: Assessing Statistical Models of Description and Inference by Pracht Erich Benjamin, McCauley Thomas

“…By focusing on features of this type, we apply discrete probability models – namely, the binomial, Poisson, and negative binomial distributions – to determine which ones are the best fit for each feature. With our approach, we have found a way to utilize Paul’s authentic letters as a standard of measurement by which the style(s) of the Pastorals can be compared, an essential first step to statistical inference that is generally lacking in Pauline stylometry. …”
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Factors Affecting Phosphorus Leaching and Groundwater Concentrations for the Plasticulture Vegetable-Production System by Sanjay Shukla, Gregory S. Hendricks, Thomas A. Obreza, Willie Harris

“… Although Best Management Practices (BMPs) have been developed to reduce the loss of nutrients, like P, to the environment, limited information exists on the main factors that control P loss to Florida groundwater. …”
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Suggesting a Novel Hybrid Approach for Predicting Solar Irradiance in the Qinghai Province of China by Baran Yılmaz, Rachel Samra

“…SMA-LSTM, which has the best performance result compared to other developed models, is presented as the main method for this work. …”
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