Microbial community succession characteristics in an anaerobic baffled reactor during phenol gradient acclimation by Yuan LI, Chunmei YU, Daqiang CANG

“…Anaerobic digestion (AD) is extensively used for treating both industrial and municipal wastewater owing to its cost-efficiency and eco-friendly nature. However, phenol in polluted effluents can destabilize AD performance. …”
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PROFILES AND PREFERENCES OF ON-LINE MILLENIAL SHOPPERS IN BULGARIA by Patricia R. Loubeau, Robert Jantzen, Elitsa Alexander

“…One limitation of this study arises because of its reliance on a convenience sample of students from medium sized cities in Southern Bulgaria. …”
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Machine politics: The cultural science of permissionless systems by Rennie Ellie

“…The paper discusses concerns that Ethereum’s consensus may be used for purposes beyond itself, making Ethereum vulnerable to external, non-machine political forces. …”
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THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS by Yevhen Palamarchuk, Olena Kovalenko

“…The proposed mathematical model is the basis of management for introducing the EP, its development, and implementation control based on quality parameters. …”
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MitoSeg: Mitochondria segmentation tool by Faris Serdar Taşel, Efe Çi̇ftci̇

“…These capabilities help researchers conduct further investigations into mitochondrial morphology and explore its role in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases.…”
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Taxifolin increased semen quality of Duroc boars by improving gut microbes and blood metabolites by Yexun Zhou, Yexun Zhou, Liang Chen, Hui Han, Hui Han, Bohui Xiong, Ruqing Zhong, Yue Jiang, Lei Liu, Haiqing Sun, Jiajian Tan, Xiaowei Cheng, Martine Schroyen, Yang Gao, Yong Zhao, Hongfu Zhang

“…Taxifolin (TAX), as a natural flavonoid, has been widely focused on due to its strong anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-virus, and even anti-tumor activity. …”
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Collaborative Planning for the Future of Water Resources in Central Florida: Central Florida Water Initiative by James H. Fletcher, Tatiana Borisova

“…This 4-page fact sheet written by James Fletcher and Tatiana Borisova and published by the Food and Resource Economics Department discusses the Central Florida Water Initiative, which deals with advancing water-use and water-resource-protection strategies for Orlando and its vicinity. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1012 …”
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NASSDA as a Data-Collaborative Network to Enhance Social Science Research in East Asia by Pei-Shan Liao, Shuai Wang, Hiroshi Ishida, Hearan Koo, Won-ho Park

“…Each data archive describes its purposes for establishment, data usage and infrastructure, research and promotion activities, and future developments. …”
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Value Premium and Country Risk as Dimensions to Estimate Conditional Returns: a Study of the Brazilian Market by Lilian de Castro Medeiros, Aureliano Angel Bressan

“…Nevertheless, the phenomenon of value premium is still controversial, since although easily detected in developed and emerging markets, little is know about the economic forces that explain its existence. In this context, this article examines value premium in the Brazilian market and investigates the influence of the country risk variable as an additional risk factor for estimating conditional returns in this market not captured by value premium. …”
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Coconut mealybug Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell)(Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudo coccidae) by Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Gregg Hodges, Catharine Mannion

“…It describes this widely distributed pest with a wide host range that may be economically damaging to palms and tropical fruit crops — its distribution, field characteristics, life cycle, hosts, general plant damage, and management. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE AMMONIA AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATIC FACTORS INTERACTIONS, CASE STUDY 2008 BACAU CITY ROMANIA by DOINA CAPȘA, NARCIS BÂRSAN, VALENTIN NEDEFF, EMILIAN MOȘNEGUȚU, DANA CHIȚIMUȘ

“…Particularities of research methodology consisted in establishing a connection between meteorological factors in Bacau area and its air quality, taking into account both direct and inverse effects induced by geographical complexity and economic activities. …”
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A escrita comovida de João Anzanello Carrascoza by Miguel Conde

“…The impassible narration, which, in its indifference, emulates the brutality of the episodesit describes, is an essential feature of the most noted Brazilian fictions of the 1990s. …”
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How to understand the parables of Jesus. A paradigm shift in parable exegesis by R. Zimmermann

“…From a historical perspective, parable exegesis is released from its close relationship to the search for the Historical Jesus and is given new distinction by a paradigm of Jesus “remembered”. …”
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Validation and assessment of the arabic psychological first aid scale among physicians, nurses, and counselors in Jordan by Basma Eid Alshareef, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ibraheem B. Maali, Khaled Amer

“…The content validity index was 0.91, yielding proper clarity of items. Three constructs were loaded with a total variation of 63.43%, indicating a proper model fit. …”
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How does playfulness (re)frame the world? Evidence for selective cognitive and behavioral redirecting in times of adversity by Xiangyou Shen, Zoe Crawley

“…This study examined playfulness as a perceptual lens and its potential broader (re)framing effects spanning cognition, emotion, and behavior in the disruptive pandemic context.MethodsTwo groups with contrasting levels of playfulness (high vs. low as measured by the Adult Playfulness Trait Scale) were derived from a nationwide US adult sample (n = 503) and compared across 19 criterion variables representing diverse perceptual, emotional, and behavioral responses during COVID-19. …”
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De Revolutionibus by Franz Josef Brüseke

“…This moderate party had strong affinities with the syndicalism, allying itself with some intellectuals, who challenged the "Marxist" rhetoric of the social democratic party with reformist and revisionists' ideas. …”
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Derivation of induced pluripotent stem cell TUSMi013-A from a 66-year-old Chinese Han Parkinson’s disease patient carrying VPS13C and TBP mutations by Can Cui, Jian Chen, Hao Shen, Bei Zhang

“…Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a prevalent neurodegenerative condition, is distinguished by its motor dysfunction. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), derived from PD patients, constitute an exquisite investigative tool for elucidating the pathophysiology of the disease, assessing candidate therapeutics, and probing the potential for regenerative medicine approaches. …”
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Response of Soil Respiration to Snowfall in a Kubuqi Salix Plantation Forest of During Freeze-thaw Period by WANG Jixuan, LAN Xiaozhen, PEI Zhiyong, ZHANG Junyao, WANG Xinping, LI Ying, WANG Haichao, SUN Xiaotian, SUN Kai

“…[Objective] To investigate the changes of soil respiration in desert ecosystems and its relationship with environmental factors during the spring freeze-thaw period in arid and semi-arid regions, and to provide data support for the carbon budget of sandy land ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions. …”
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Psilocybin-assisted therapy for reducing alcohol intake in patients with alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled 12-week clinical trial... by Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Patrick MacDonald Fisher, Gitte Moos Knudsen, Dea Siggaard Stenbæk, Anders Fink-Jensen, Mathias Ebbesen Jensen, Tobias Søgaard Juul

“…However, the efficacy of a single psilocybin administration and its potential neurobiological underpinnings still remain unknown.Methods and analysis To establish efficacy, we will investigate the effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy versus placebo in a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled 12-week clinical trial. …”
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Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Flagellates by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, Roy P. Yanong

“…The information provided in this guide is not intended to be a complete, detailed description of each parasite or parasite group and its characteristics but rather is intended to assist in the visual identification of some of the most common species or groups of parasites seen in freshwater fish. …”
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