A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam by Anh Van Pham, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham, Thao Ngoc Hoang, Hanh Thi Ngo, Minh Duc Le

“…Scincella truongi sp. nov. is characterized by a combination of the following characters: size medium (SVL up to 59.4 mm); primary temporals 2; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven or eight; infralabials six or seven; nuchals in three pairs; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 60–67, not widened; ventral scales in 60–70 rows; ten smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with few black spots, a dark stripe running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior corner of eye along upper part of flank to the middle of the tail. …”
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„Data Richness“ in Hamburger Schulen by Stefan Hahn, Ruth Anna Hejtmanek, Esther Dominique Klein

“… Die internationale Schulentwicklungsforschung weist mit Blick auf sich erfolgreich entwickelnde Schulen auf die Bedeutsamkeit der Nutzung unterschiedlicher Daten und wissenschaftlicher Evidenzen hin (z.B. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Air Quality over China: Links with Meteorological Factors and Energy Consumption by Pradeep Khatri, Tadahiro Hayasaka

“…Consistent with energy production and energy consumption statistics in different sectors, NTL data suggest that high human mobility within the residential sector and reduced activity in other sectors during the implementation of control measures explain small but significant decreases in black carbon and sulfate aerosols, respectively, during this period. …”
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Prostate cancer perspective: Africa versus the world by B Marais, G Klopper, J John

“…Of note, owing to various biological, socioeconomic and institutional factors, black African men often present with more advanced disease and suffer greater mortality. …”
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Finite family groups for fermionic and leptoquark mixing patterns by Jordan Bernigaud, Ivo de Medeiros Varzielas, Jim Talbert

“…In particular, we analyze patterns de- rived when an ultra-violet flavour theory is assumed to break to global Abelian symmetries in Standard Model fermion masses and new Yukawa-like terms sourced by the leptoquark representation. …”
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Low-error encoder for time-bin and decoy states for quantum key distribution by Davide Scalcon, Elisa Bazzani, Giuseppe Vallone, Paolo Villoresi, Marco Avesani

“…With its low QBER, stability, and simplicity, this device is a key building block for high-performance, low-cost QKD systems.…”
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Annex G of the 2001 Agreement on Succession Issues: Self-executing or Not? by Vesna Crnić-Grotić, Sandra Fabijanić Gagro, Petra Perišić

“…Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, successor States concluded in 2001 the Agreement on Succession Issues, which aimed at resolving different issues arising from the break-up of the State. Specifically, Annex G of the Agreement regulated the issue of the protection of private property and acquired rights of citizens and legal persons of ex-Yugoslavia, requiring their protection by the successor States. …”
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Manifesto for transparent mathematical modeling: from ecology to general science by Vyacheslav L. Kalmykov, Lev V. Kalmykov

“… Mathematical black-box models, which hide the structure and behavior of the subsystems, currently dominate science. …”
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Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by James R. Meeker, Wayne N. Dixon, John L. Foltz, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…These fungi colonize xylem tissue and block water flow within the tree, also causing tree mortality (Thatcher and Conner 1985). …”
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Anesthetic conduction in giant ovarian tumor by José Luis Muñoz Gallardo, Arletys Curbelo Hernández, José Luis Muñoz Fernández

“…Presentation of the case: A 32-year-old black patient with malnutrition, no history of pregnancy, abdominal pain radiating to the lumbar region, dyspectic disorders, costipation alternating with periods of abundant liquid stools, amenorrhea and increased volume in the abdomen. …”
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Righting response and electrocardiographic evaluation of juvenile tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) (Cuvier, 1818) exposed to immersion baths with different concentrations of bushy l... by Thaysa de Sousa Reis, Clarissa Araújo da Paz, Daniella Bastos de Araújo, Luciana Eiró Quirino, Yris da Silva Deiga, Tays Mata Câmara, Moisés Hamoy

“…However, electrocardiographic recordings at concentrations of 120 and 140 μL.L-1 revealed alterations in the graph elements, indicating more intense bradycardia and atrioventricular block during anesthetic induction. Nevertheless, during the anesthetic recovery period, cardiac normality was restored at all tested concentrations, although more slowly at the highest concentration (140 μL.L-1). …”
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IMPACT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF POLYAMINE AND IRON SULPHAT ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF SNAPDRAGON (Antirrhinum majus L) by M. N. Muslim, A. N. Badri, H. A. Hadi

“…The study followed a factor experiment design (4×4) based on the Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD). The research commenced by sowing seeds in cork dishes filled with Peat moss. …”
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REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION AND IMPROVING SOIL, ROOT QUALITY OF POTATO VIA ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TREATMENTS by N. S. Dheyab, Aseel M.H. H. Al-Khafaji, I. J. Abdul Rasool, F. Y. Baktash, K. D. H. Al-jubouri, Z. J. Al-Mousawi, D. A. Hanoon

“…The experiment was conducted using split plot arrangement within Randomized Complete Block Design with two factors and three replicates (2X6X3). …”
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Weather Monitoring and Classification Tools Using Fuzzy Logic Method Based on Internet of Things for Agriculture by Muhammad Alfazri Avindra, Ahmad Taqwa, Suroso

“…The results are accessible in real-time via an LCD screen and the Blynk application. Achieving 100% accuracy in monitored conditions, the system operates continuously for 24 hours, powered by solar energy. …”
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Daar is méér. ’n Outobiografiese reisverhaal deur Amper-Stamperland en Metaversum by L. Hoffman

“…; “Klopdisselboom met ’n pedonkiekar in Amper-Stamperland”; “Pikkewouters: Amperkaraktertjies in die Wilde Weste van stamper”; “bewolkte rekenarisering” (“computer clouding”); “blokkettings” (“block chains”). Die boek is deurspek met illustrasies en verduidelikings van dit wat in die teks bespreek word. …”
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Residual Effect of Lead on Early Growth of Fluted Pumpkin (<i>Telfairia occidentalis</i> Hook F) in an Ultisol by Orhue Ehi Robert, Uzu Frank, Ekhomun Akhere Mathew

“…The completely randomized and randomized complete block designs were used in greenhouse and field trials respectively. …”
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A framework for soft mechanism driven robots by Cem Aygül, Can Güven, Sara A. Frunzi, Brian J. Katz, Markus P. Nemitz

“…Using a tool-changer equipped with multiple extruders, we blend thermoplastics of varying Shore hardness into monolithic systems. …”
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The neuroscientific basis of flow: Learning progress guides task engagement and cognitive control by Hairong Lu, Dimitri Van der Linden, Arnold B. Bakker

“…The impact of learning progress on cognitive control is observed at the task-block and goal-episode levels, but not at the trial level. …”
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New insights of cultural cannibalism amongst Magdalenian groups at Maszycka Cave, Poland by Francesc Marginedas, Palmira Saladié, Marta Połtowicz-Bobak, Thomas Terberger, Dariusz Bobak, Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo

“…The study of these practices has given rise to several interpretations with the consumption of human flesh (cannibalism) occupying a central position. …”
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KAREL SCHOEMAN EN DIE LEEFWÊRELD VAN VROEË SENDELINGE IN SUID-AFRIKA – by G van der Watt

“…Contrary to canonised, confessional and denominational church history, he opted to focus on missionaries (Black and White), slaves, women, and the historically marginalised. …”
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