An Introduction to Interactive Democracy (Investigating the Possibility of Providing a Model of Democratic Political Order in Islamic Societies Based on Interaction) by Ahmad Azizkhani

“…The purpose of the upcoming research is to challenge these two assumptions and examine the possibility of presenting a native model of democratic political order in Islamic societies to help establish democratic values ​​in these societies while protecting native culture. …”
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Knowledge Transmission and Transformation of Chinese Architecture by Expatriates and Missionaries in Late Qing English and Chinese Newspapers by Mingqi Lu

“…This article examines and compares the two most influential non-native newspapers: <i>The North-China Daily News</i> in English, edited by expatriates, and <i>The Review of the Times</i> in Chinese, founded by missionaries. …”
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Admixture mapping in two Mexican samples identifies significant associations of locus ancestry with triglyceride levels in the BUD13/ZNF259/APOA5 region and fine mapping points to... by Esteban J Parra, Andrew Mazurek, Christopher R Gignoux, Alexandra Sockell, Michael Agostino, Andrew P Morris, Lauren E Petty, Craig L Hanis, Nancy J Cox, Adan Valladares-Salgado, Jennifer E Below, Miguel Cruz

“…The evidence currently available for this variant indicates that it may be exerting its effect through three potential mechanisms: 1) modification of enhancer activity, 2) regulation of the expression of several genes in cis and/or trans, or 3) modification of the methylation patterns of the promoter of the APOA5 gene.…”
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VALICO-UD: Treebanking an Italian Learner Corpus in Universal Dependencies by Elisa Di Nuovo, Manuela Sanguinetti, Alessandro Mazzei, Elisa Corino, Cristina Bosco

“…The treebank VALICO-UD is composed of 237 texts written by non-native speakers of Italian (2,234 sentences) and the related target hypotheses, all automatically annotated using UDPipe. …”
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Exploring the grammatical complexity of L2 on non-English major learners’ writing: taking engineering students as a case study by Barbara Wing Yee Siu, Muhammad Afzaal, Hessah Saleh Aldayel, Qiuhan Lin

“…Results found that while native speakers largely present stage 2 complexity, Chinese engineering students from the CEE corpus primarily display stage 3 grammatical complexity. …”
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Biogeographic patterns of community diversity associated with an introduced alga by Timothy S. Lee, Amy E. Fowler, Stacy A. Krueger-Hadfield, Chloe Gabriel, April M. H. Blakeslee

“…Non-native foundation species may alter physical environments and provide habitat, thereby impacting recipient communities. …”
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Actions, indicators, and outputs in urban biodiversity plans: A multinational analysis of city practice. by Jennifer Rae Pierce, Melissa A Barton, Mika Mei Jia Tan, Ginevra Oertel, Michael D Halder, Pablo Arturo Lopez-Guijosa, Rohan Nuttall

“…The Singapore Index groups its indicators into the following three core components: native biodiversity, ecosystem services, and governance and management. …”
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Genetic Monitoring of Brown Trout Released Into a Novel Environment: Establishment and Genetic Impact on Natural Populations by Anastasia Andersson, Sara Kurland, Sten Karlsson, Nils Ryman, Linda Laikre

“…The release was carried out in 1979, and we monitor the establishment over the first three decades (5–6 generations) in seven lakes downstream of the release site. …”
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Association of rotator cuff degeneration and scapular anatomy with humeral head migration in rotator cuff arthropathy by Hannes E. Tytgat, Nazanin Daneshvarhasjin, Philippe Debeer, Jean Chaoui, Filip Verhaegen

“…RC fatty infiltration (FI) and atrophy, HHM, and both native and pathologic scapular anatomy were quantitatively assessed in three dimensions. …”
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Modeling current and future distribution of invasive tegu lizards along geopolitical boundaries in the contiguous United States: Implications for invasion threat by Amanda M. Kissel, Catherine S. Jarnevich, Andrea F. Currylow, Amy A. Yackel Adams

“…Historically, constrained temperature ranges limited the spread of invasive herpetofauna into temperate climates, but climate change is predicted to facilitate broader distributions. There are three species of tegu lizards native to South America and available in the pet trade that have a high risk of invasion and deleterious impacts to native ecosystems in the United States (US). …”
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Seed Mixes in Landscape Design and Management: An Untapped Conservation Tool for Pollinators in Cities by Cláudia Fernandes, Ana Medeiros, Catarina Teixeira, Miguel Porto, Mafalda Xavier, Sónia Ferreira, Ana Afonso

“…Only 21 seed mixes met the criteria for being pollinator-friendly, based on a three-step decision tree prioritizing native species, extended flowering periods, and visual diversity. …”
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Unveiling diversity and adaptations of the wild tomato Microbiome in their center of origin in the Ecuadorian Andes by Stalin Sarango Flores, Viviane Cordovez, Luisa M. Arias Giraldo, Antonio Leon-Reyes, Pieter van ’t Hof, Jos M. Raaijmakers, Ben O. Oyserman

“…To date, assembly of the tomato rhizosphere microbiome has been investigated primarily for commercial varieties and field soils subjected to agricultural management practices, whereas the microbiome of wild tomato genotypes in their native habitats remains largely unexplored. This research focused on distinct populations of Solanum pimpinellifolium in three natural habitats in the Ecuadorian Andes to identify the taxonomic and functional diversity of their rhizosphere microbiome. …”
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Use of arterial transposition for vascular reconstruction within contaminated or infected abdominal fields by Richard S. Whitlock, MD, Vivek A. Patel, MD, Joseph L. Mills, Sr., MD, Zachary S. Pallister, MD, Ramyar Gilani, MD

“…All three patients were successfully treated using open native visceral artery transposition procedures. …”
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Carcass Traits, Physicochemical Characteristics, Fatty Acid, and Protein Profile of Khiew Phalee, Pradu Hang Dam and Broiler Chicken Meat by S. Phromnoi, W. Chumngoen, T. Puangmalee, W. Nuchchanart

“…Protein profile analysis found three different protein bands based on SDS-PAGE and LC-MS/MS analysis between three different chicken breeds, including 70 kDa proteins (heat shock 70 kDa and albumin OS) and 110 kDa protein (pyruvate kinase PKM) in KP and PHD with higher intensity than CBR. …”
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An Australian raspy cricket established in New Zealand, Pterapotrechus salomonoides (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae), with notes on ecology and first description of the male by Danilo Hegg

“…None of the three species has been revised since their original descriptions. …”
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Deconvoluting Protein (Un)folding Structural Ensembles Using X-Ray Scattering, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulation. by Alexandr Nasedkin, Moreno Marcellini, Tomasz L Religa, Stefan M Freund, Andreas Menzel, Alan R Fersht, Per Jemth, David van der Spoel, Jan Davidsson

“…One of the most well studied (un)folding pathways is that of Drosophila melanogaster Engrailed homeodomain (EnHD): this 61-residue protein forms a three helix bundle in the native state and folds via a helical intermediate. …”
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Saccharification of Lignocelluloses by Carbohydrate Active Enzymes of the White Rot Fungus Dichomitus squalens. by Johanna Rytioja, Kristiina Hildén, Susanna Mäkinen, Jari Vehmaanperä, Annele Hatakka, Miia R Mäkelä

“…In this work, we focused on cellobiohydrolases (CBHs) of D. squalens. The native CBHI fraction of the fungus, consisting three isoenzymes, was purified and it maintained the activity for 60 min at 50°C, and was stable in acidic pH. …”
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Leveraging AI-Generated Virtual Speakers to Enhance Multilingual E-Learning Experiences by Sergio Miranda, Rosa Vegliante

“…This study employs a system developed using Google Sheets and Google Script to create and manage multilingual courses, integrating AI-powered virtual speakers to deliver content in learners’ native languages. The e-learning platform used is a customized Moodle, and three courses were developed: “Mental Wellbeing in Mining”, “Rescue in the Mine”, and “Risk Assessment” for a European ERASMUS+ project. …”
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Predation on endangered mussels by invasive raccoons: a case study from western Poland by Agnieszka Ważna, Bartłomiej Gołdyn, Mateusz Ciepliński, Jacek Bojarski, Jan Cichocki

“…The raccoon Procyon lotor is an invasive alien carnivorous mammal whose impact on populations of native species in Europe is poorly understood. Raccoon populations are rising both in range and density, which increases predation pressure. …”
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Cultivation conditions and their impact on yerba mate ecophysiology and antioxidant potential by Gabriel Scherner Zanotto, André Luiz Montes, Luciana Bavaresco Andrade Touguinha, Wendel Paulo Silvestre, Cátia dos Santos Branco, Joséli Schwambach

“…To this end, an experiment was carried out in an entirely randomized design, with three treatments, being cultivated in full sun (Ts), in agroforestry (Ta), and in native forest (Tm). …”
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