Elucidation of novel, alternative, fiber-reinforced iron-based pozzolanic composites as SCMs by Hafiz Muhammad Nadir, Ash Ahmed, Ikram Moshi

“…The study demonstrated the sustainable use of these better-performing NAFRIC SCMs with 10–12% reduced embodied CO2 as eco-friendly high-strength SCMs with enhanced engineering/environmental benefits.…”
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Mechanism and implications of comprehensive land consolidation in promoting village revitalization： Taking Dongheng Village in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province as an example by JIANG Yanfeng, LUO Danyi, ZHANG Yingnan

“…[Results] (1) Under the combined influence of internal and external factors, the comprehensive land consolidation project, based on the policy system and engineering technology, drives the restructuring of rural spaces and the layout adjustment of development factors by promoting the synergistic development of different subsystems, thus contributing to village revitalization. (2) Under the joint effect of internal and external factors such as policy support, industrial foundation, resource endowment, and cooperation among rural elites, the comprehensive land consolidation project in Dongheng Village has been carried out smoothly. (3) By using comprehensive land consolidation as a platform, Dongheng Village promoted talent development, land efficiency, and industrial transformation by constructing a multi-dimensional subsystem linkage mechanism centered on governance innovation, which led to eco-friendly, intensification and high-value development of the production, living and ecological spaces, and ultimately achieved village transformation and revitalization. …”
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Calm ocean, stormy sea: atmospheric and oceanographic observations of the Atlantic during the Atlantic References and Convection (ARC) ship campaign by L. Köhler, L. Köhler, J. Windmiller, D. Baranowski, M. Brennek, M. Ciuryło, L. Hayo, D. Kȩpski, S. Kinne, B. Latos, B. Lobo, T. Marke, T. Nischik, D. Paul, P. Stammes, A. Szkop, O. Tuinder

“…Merian</i> travelled from Mindelo, Cape Verde, to Punta Arenas, Chile. One of the main objectives of ARC was to obtain vertically resolved cross sections of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). …”
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COVID-19 in patients with severe mental illness: An analysis of in-patients at a psychiatric hospital in Cape Town by Haseena B. Sablay, Qhama Z. Cossie, Deirdre I. Pieterse

“…The hospital comprises 370 beds made up of 145 forensic service beds and 225 acute service beds. It provides in-patient and out-patient services. …”
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mHealth App to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Diverse Families Living in Rural Areas: Usability Study by Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Adrian Ortega, Natalie Stephenson, Angel Muñoz Osorio, Anne Kazak, Thao-Ly Phan

“…ConclusionsConducting usability testing with key demographic populations, especially Spanish-speaking populations, was important to developing a mobile health intervention that is user-friendly, culturally relevant, and literacy-sensitive.…”
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Partial Replacement of Cement with Sugarcane Waste Ash in Cement Concrete. by Muhindo, Martin

“…., Sand, coarse aggregates and ash which include final and Initial setting time of cement blended.with ash, slump test on fresh concrete and compressive strength test on hardened concrete at different ages of 7, 14 and 28 days of curing. …”
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The Effect of Price Changes on Maize Farmers in Uganda: A Case Study of Kigando Sub-County Kyankwanzi District. by Twizukye, Juliet

“…Once the Ugandan market channels and prices are freed, private traders can then bid up formally depressed maize prices. …”
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Determinants of Performance in Physical Sciences at Uganda Certificate of Education: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Ntungamo Municipality. by Muhindo, Alex

“…Regarding learner factors, it was concluded that changing learners’ attitudes towards physical sciences, improving learners’ interest and their motivation to discuss with friends, consult teachers, and search for more information on the internet would help to improve performance in physical sciences. …”
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E-Banking and Performance of Financial Institutions in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District by Bosco, Ismail Bashaija

“…As a recommendation, financial institutions should promote e-banking workshops and training to their customers to make them user-friendly…”
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De la neuroplasticidad a las propuestas aplicadas: estimulación temprana y su implementación en Costa Rica / From Neuroplasticity to Applied Proposals: Early Stimulation and Its Im... by Johanna Sibaja-Molina, Tracy Sánchez-Pacheco, Mijail Rojas-Carvajal, Jaime Fornaguera-Trías

“…., Doman-Delacato, Snoezelen®, Point and Bebé políglota). Finally, bringing up the scope and limitations of ES, we conclude that the professional experiences need to be systematized, in order to open an academic debate on the subject. …”
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Deciphering Regulatory Networks Governing Seedling Emergence in Deep-Sown Direct-Seeded Rice Cultivation by Jasneet Singh, Nitika Sandhu, Aman Kumar, Om Prakash Raigar, Sutej Bains, Gaurav Augustine, Muskan Gupta, Ekta Kharche, Anu Kalia, Navtej Singh Bains, Arvind Kumar

“…Additionally, a role for miRNA-mediated regulation of auxin response factors was hypothesized in seedling emergence regulation. The study brings us closer to understanding the genetic control of seedling emergence under deep sown conditions. …”
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Metal oxides carbon xerogel nanocomposite for methanol oxidation fuel cell by Fatma Mohamed, Mohamed Shaban, Omnia M. Salem

“…This work used environmentally friendly materials, which presents a novel opportunity to enhance the efficiency of methanol oxidation via the utilization of affordable catalysts. …”
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Characterization of Residential Woodsmoke PM2.5 in the Adirondacks of New York by George Allen, Lisa Rector

“…Subsequent tests showed that fresh 2-cycle small engine exhaust produces a somewhat weaker response than woodsmoke in the DC in terms of the concentration per unit of PM.…”
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Cassava–soybean intercropping alleviates continuous cassava cropping obstacles by improving its rhizosphere microecology by Huixian Chen, Lixia Ruan, Sheng Cao, Wen He, Haixia Yang, Zhenhua Liang, Hengrui Li, Wanling Wei, Zhenling Huang, Xiu Lan

“…To find an effective method to alleviate the obstacle of cassava continuous cropping and explore the effect of cassava–soybean intercropping, this study analysed the differences in cassava agronomic traits, yield, soil physicochemical properties, microbial community structure, and metabolites between cassava single cropping (M) and cassava–soybean intercropping (MD) and its effects on continuous cassava cropping soil.MethodsThe correlations between yield, agronomic traits, soil physicochemical properties, microbial diversity, and metabolites were explored, and the effect of the cassava–soybean intercropping model on cassava soil was revealed.ResultsThe results showed that compared with group M, soil pH, porosity, organic matter, available nitrogen, and fresh potato yield in the MD group significantly increased by 8.59, 13.66, 20.68, 23.29, and 50.61%, respectively, and soil bulk density significantly decreased by 9.68%. …”
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Dyskryminacja dzieci pozamałżeńskich w ustawodawstwie cywilnym w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej i próby jej przezwyciężenia w projektach kodyfikacyjnych by Leonard Górnicki

“…The article points out that of the five coexisting systems of family law in independent Poland that originated in the partition era, which were treated as Polish district law (namely: the French-Polish legislation in the central lands, the Russian legislation in the eastern lands, the Austrian legislation in the southern lands, the provisions of the Austrian legislation in force together, as well as some Austrian marriage laws and the Hungarian Personal Marriage Law of 1894 in Spiš and Orava, and finally German legislation in the western lands of the Second Republic of Poland)— all discriminated against extramarital children, then known as “non-marital” and “illegitimate” or “natural” children. …”
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Propagation phenological phase and fruiting habits of the Nitraria tangutorum in the lower reaches of Shiyang River by LIU Hujun, LIU Yun, LIU Shujuan, ZHAO Peng, QI Fujun, LIU Kailin

“…The fruit shape of N . tangutorum was oblong, and the relationship between the transverse diameter and its traits was greater than the longitudinal diameter, and it significantly affected the weight of the fresh fruit. The period from flower bud to fruit dropping of N . tangutorum was about 25-40 d, which flowering and fruit stage with the climate warm of the trend of advance and prolongation. …”
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Who is to blame for the ‘problem’ of teenage pregnancy? Narratives of blame in two South African communities by Zoe Duby, Brittany Bunce, Chantal Fowler, Kate Bergh, Kim Jonas, Nevilene Slingers, Catherine Mathews, Fareed Abdullah

“…Findings The overall framing of teenage pregnancy was overwhelmingly negative, with participants labelling it immoral and ‘wrong’. Findings were arranged into key thematic areas that emerged in the data relating to blame for teenage pregnancy: the individual centred ‘wrong-girl’ and developmental discourses, in which blame was apportioned to AGYW for being immature, reckless, irresponsible, disobedient and greedy; the ‘wrong-family’ discourse in which blame was attributed to parents of AGYW for poor parenting and failing to adequately care for the adolescents in their responsibility; the ‘wrong-men’ discourse in which blame was attributed to men for luring AGYW into transactional sex, and for perpetrating gender-based violence; and lastly the ‘wrong-society’ discourse which attributed blame to contextual/structural factors such as poverty, a high volume of unregulated drinking establishments, and a lack of youth-friendly services. …”
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Sustainable thermal buffering of microencapsulated bio-phase change materials through an engineered biochar dopant by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Beom Yeol Yun, Sumin Kim

“…This study suggests a promising strategy for designing high-performance, eco-friendly, and scalable bio-based composite PCMs by overcoming the long-standing bottleneck of microcapsules, which is crucial for advanced thermal management applications such as cooling and green buildings. …”
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Antecedents to aggression and the use of coercive measures in inpatient mental health settings: a scoping review protocol by Johan Siqveland, Mette Senneseth, Njål Herman E Sterri, Øyvind Lockertsen, Tonje Lossius Husum, Veronica Lockertsen

“…Exclusions apply to studies focusing exclusively on behaviours unrelated to aggression or coercive measures, studies conducted in non-inpatient settings and those involving child, adolescent, geriatric or forensic populations.Methods The review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. …”
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Metatranscriptomes-based sequence similarity networks uncover genetic signatures within parasitic freshwater microbial eukaryotes by Arthur Monjot, Jérémy Rousseau, Lucie Bittner, Cécile Lepère

“…Genetic similarities in proteins of saprotrophs and parasites also suggest that fungi-like organisms from Lake Pavin, such as Chytridiomycota and Oomycetes, exhibit a wide range of lifestyles, influenced by their degree of dependence on a host. …”
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