Engaging Consumers in At-Home Water Conservation: A Guide for Extension by Caroline G. Roper, Alexa J. Lamm

“… With a growing urban population and increased demands on water for recreational and agricultural purposes, Florida will have to identify a solution to its water quality and quantity issues. Although all Florida residents will play a part in conserving water in the future, the ability of Extension faculty to work with consumers and encourage new water conservation behaviors at home will be vital. …”
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Credit Risk Management and Financial Performance: A Case of Union Bank Nigeria Limited by Chidinma Nwachukwu C.

“…For ease of understanding, the items should be customized to the local language. …”
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Molecular docking and dynamics studies to identify novel active compounds targeting potential breast cancer receptor proteins from an indigenous herb Euphorbia thymifolia Linn [ver... by ShamaPrasada K, Reshma Kumarchandra, Vasavi Kumblekar, K Sreedhara Ranganath Pai, Suman Manandhar, Sharada Rai, Rajeshwari Shastry

“…Background Breast cancer has become the most prevalent disease and its incidence has almost doubled in the Indian population. …”
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The "turn" to spirituality by C. Kourie

“…There are diverse spiritualities, each one culture-specific, expressing its own historical, sociological, theological, linguistic and philosophical orientation. …”
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Impact of rock mineralogy on reactive transport of CO2 during carbon sequestration in a saline aquifer by Mohamed Gamal Rezk, Ahmed Farid Ibrahim

“…Formation brine salinity significantly affects CO2 solubility and, consequently, mineral trapping, as higher salinity levels hinder CO2 dissolution and restrict its availability for geochemical reactions with rock minerals. …”
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A Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Thalassemia: A Cross-Sectional Study Among University Students in Swat, Pakistan by Sumaia Saif, Mena Ibrahim, Murad Ali Rahat, Akhtar Rasool, Muhammad Israr

“…The relevance of the disorder necessitates that thalassemia and its prevention measures be widely known to the general public. …”
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Analisis Perbaikan dan Pemodelan Proses Bisnis Menggunakan Business Process Improvement Pada Sistem Manajemen Budidaya Buah Agrowing by Addini Yusmar, Yani Nurhadryani, Irman Hermadi

“…Perbaikan proses bisnis budidaya buah menggunakan pendekatan BPI berhasil mengurangi waktu proses. Selain itu, kualitas model yang dihasilkan mudah dipahami dan dimodifikasi. …”
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Algorithm of management of patient with alcohol-induced liver disease by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova

“…Based on knowledge of liver damage mechanisms, prognosis of disease and its proper treatment are possible.…”
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The Current Restructuring of Cuba's Sugar Agroindustry by José Alvarez

“…In spite of the interest that the process has generated outside of Cuba, very few details about its scope and impacts are known. The objective of this fact sheet is to partially fill that gap. …”
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Powdery Mildew of Gerbera Daisy by Catalina Moyer, Natalia A. Peres

“…Peres, describes this important fungal disease of gerberas in Florida, its symptoms, development, and management practices. …”
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Association between Dysfunctional Beliefs and Coping Strategy among Persons Suffering from Substance Use Disorder by Prosenjit Ghosh, Saptarshi Paul Choudhury, Subho Panja

“…The data were collected using the socio-demographic Information Form, The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) and the Coping Assessment Questionnaire (COPE). DAS: It is a forty-item scale. 40-280 is the score range. COPE: It is a questionnaire which has 60 questions distributed over 15 sub-scales. …”
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Koro Syndrome: Epidemiology, Psychiatric and Physical Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options by Yukino N. Strong, David Y. Cao, Jessica Zhou, Maya A. Guenther, Danyon J. Anderson, Alan D. Kaye, Brian E. Blick, Prathima R. Anandi, Hirni Y. Patel, Ivan Urits

“…Koro is often culturally related and is most seen as an epidemic form in East and Southeast Asia, although it can present anywhere worldwide in its sporadic form. The condition typically affects young males who believe in sex-related myths, and many individuals can co-present with anxiety, depression, or even psychosis. …”
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LOW-CEMENT DOSAGE REFRACTORY CONCRETE WITH LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY by LUCIAN PAUNESCU, ENIKO VOLCEANOV, BOGDAN-VALENTIN PAUNESCU, IOANA MONICA SURUGIU

“… Super-aluminous refractory concrete (over 94 % Al2O3) with low dosage of cement (9 %) was made, its physical, thermal, and mechanical characteristics being considered suitable for the intermediate layer of a steel casting ladle: porosity of 29.31 %, the apparent density of 2.32 g·cm-3 thermal conductivity of 1.45 W·m-1·K-1, and compressive strength of 34.8 MPa (after heat treatment at 1500 ºC). …”
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A Comparative Study of Material and Structural Configurations in Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting by Fahmidul Huq Syed, Li Wah Thong, Mirza Farrukh Baig, Yee Kit Chan, M. N. Ervina Efzan

“…The novelty of this research lies in its comprehensive comparison of different materials and configurations, highlighting the critical role of structural design and material properties in optimizing piezoelectric energy harvesters for low-power applications. …”
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From megaprojects to tourism gentrification? The case of Santa Cruz Verde 2030 (Canary Islands, Spain) by Marcus Hübscher

“…Nevertheless, the impacts might reconfigure the city’s urbanism as a whole, shifting centralities to its southwest. On a neighbourhood level, spillover effects are expected to have diverging consequences. …”
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Klasifikasi Aktivitas Manusia Menggunakan Algoritme Computed Input Weight Extreme Learning Machine dengan Reduksi Dimensi Principal Component Analysis by M. Sofyan Irwanto, Fitra A. Bachtiar, Novanto Yudistira

“…Abstract   One of the most important research area is automatic human activity recognition due to its potential application in various other fields such as surveillance, smart environment, and healthcare. …”
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On-Site Evaluation and Improvement Strategies of Radiation Occupational Hazard Prevention and Control Effectiveness in Medical Institution Construction Projects by Xie HX, Zhang MQ, Li ZX, Zhao HL

“…New DR performance testing standards introduced specialized testing items, such as dark noise, detector dose indication (DDI), and signal transmission characteristics (STP), which presented initial challenges due to the unavailability of pre-processing images in some manufacturers’ products. …”
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Amaryllis by Sydney Park Brown, Robert J. Black

“…Black, describes this subtropical bulb with large trumpet shaped flowers which is popular with Florida gardeners — its landscape uses, planting, general care, propagation, and disease and pest management. …”
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Unraveling the subjective well-being of formal and informal caregivers for people with dementia: a comparative analysis by Shanshan Wang, Yuqian Luo, Qiuju Shan, Minhui Liu, Peng Wang, Caihui Huang, Sze Him Isaac Leung

“…Psychological well-being was assessed using the short version of Ryff’s Psychological Well-being Scale, while self-rated health was measured using a summative item from a validated instrument. Caregiving appraisal and coping were evaluated separately using the Chinese version of the Caregiving Appraisal Scale and Ways of Coping Questionnaire. …”
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Integrating electrocardiogram and fundus images for early detection of cardiovascular diseases by K. A. Muthukumar, Dhruva Nandi, Priya Ranjan, Krithika Ramachandran, Shiny PJ, Anirban Ghosh, Ashwini M, Aiswaryah Radhakrishnan, V. E. Dhandapani, Rajiv Janardhanan

“…As we continue our research, we anticipate refining and validating the model further to enhance its clinical applicability in resource limited healthcare ecosystems prevalent across the Indian sub-continent and also the world at large.…”
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