ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS (TNCS) AND DEVELOPMENT EQUATION IN THE NIGER DELTA by Prince Eze, Ewelie C. Justice

“…What is sadder in this situation is that the government has not been effective in monitoring and regulating their activities to minimize the negative impact of their operations on the environment, it is in this regard that it is recommended among other things, that government must insist that TNCs adopt international best practices and innovation in their operations, and beyond political speeches and conference communiqué government must also be proactive in enacting and implementing relevant environmental laws and policies that will help in minimizing the harm done to the Environmentenvironment. …”
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Efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of male smokers with tobacco use disorder: a randomized controlled trial by Salma W. Mousa, Adel A. Badawy, Gehan F. Attia, Wesam A. Ghareeb

“…The treatment was generally well-tolerated, with only minor side effects, such as headaches (22.5%). …”
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Efficacy and safety of new protease inhibitor faldaprevir in treatment of hepatitis C by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The drug possesses high safety profile and good tolerability, including patients with liver cirrhosis spectrum of treatment modes without interferon.…”
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HINT1 suppression protects against age-related cardiac dysfunction by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis by Michio Sato, Tsuyoshi Kadomatsu, Jun Morinaga, Yuya Kinoshita, Daisuke Torigoe, Haruki Horiguchi, Sumio Ohtsuki, Shuji Yamamura, Ryoko Kusaba, Takanori Yamaguchi, Goro Yoshioka, Kimi Araki, Tomohiko Wakayama, Keishi Miyata, Koichi Node, Yuichi Oike

“…Objective: Cardiac function declines with age, impairing exercise tolerance and negatively impacting healthy aging. However, mechanisms driving age-related declines in cardiac function are not fully understood. …”
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Croton Production and Use by Robert H. Stamps, Lance S. Osborne

“…Since some cultivars are tolerant of interior environments, crotons have also become very popular as interior potted foliage plants. …”
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Techniques for Melon Grafting by Wenjing Guan, Xin Zhao

“… Grafting as a cultural practice for controlling soilborne diseases and improving abiotic stress tolerance has been widely used in vegetable production in many areas of Asia and Europe. …”
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Case report: Low-dose radiation reverses pembrolizumab resistance in melanoma by Ka Hey Agnes Fong, Isaac Ho, Tsz Him So

“…It is known to offer long-term overall and treatment-free survival benefits, also with generally tolerable side effect profiles. However, upon disease progression on first- and second-line immunotherapy, further systemic treatment options are limited especially for cases without actionable molecular alterations. …”
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STAR Guideline Terminology (I): Planning and Launching by LI Zhewei, SHI Qianling, LIU Hui, LUO Xufei, WANG Zijun, TIAN Jinhui, GE Long, CHEN Yaolong, Methodology and Technology Specialisation Committee of the STAR Working Group

“…ObjectiveTo develop a guideline terminology system and promote its standardization, thereby enhancing medical staff's accurate understanding and correct application of guidelines.MethodsA systematic search was conducted for guideline development manuals and method ological literature (as of October 25, 2024). After screening, relevant terms from the guideline planning and launching stages were extracted and standardized. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Rootstock and Scion Selection by Ute Albrecht, Fernando Alferez, Mongi Zekri

“…Rootstocks affect scion vigor, yield, fruit size and quality, and pest tolerance. However, tree growth, yield, and fruit quality interact strongly with climate, soil type, tree spacing, and other factors, often producing contradictory reports on rootstock performance in different areas. …”
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Transformation of insurance from the aspect of the development of autonomous vehicles by Vojvodić-Miljković Nevenka, Mandić Dejan, Miloradović Milica

“…Therefore, the authors consider this topic to be relevant both from the economic and legal aspects.…”
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Goji Berry: a Novel Nutraceutical "Superfruit" for Florida Master Gardeners by Yujie Jiao, Guodong Liu

“…Most of Florida’s climate is favorable for goji berry, and a few Florida growers have cultivated it for years. This species can tolerate infertile and unfavorable growth conditions, and the prominent health benefits of this crop may be highly profitable for Florida growers. …”
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An insight into brucellosis in wild boar and domestic pigs in Europe: A systematic review by Zita Martins Ruano, Teresa Letra Mateus, Madalena Vieira-Pinto

“…A systematic search was conducted in four databases to identify relevant original research articles. Thirty-six articles were included. …”
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A guided approach for cross-view geolocalization estimation with land cover semantic segmentation by Nathan A.Z. Xavier, Elcio H. Shiguemori, Marcos R.O.A. Maximo, Mubarak Shah

“…In particular, cross-view geolocalization utilizes images from various perspectives, such as satellite and ground-level images, which are relevant for applications like robotics navigation and autonomous navigation. …”
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Genetically Modified Food by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Susanna Richardson

“…Examples include delayed-ripening tomatoes and pest-resistant or herbicide-tolerant crops. Genetic modification can be used to improve crop yields, reduce insecticide use, or increase the nutritional value of foods. …”
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Seaside Goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“… Seaside goldenrod is highly tolerant of both saline soils and salt spray and is usually found on beach dunes, tidal marshes, and disturbed areas throughout coastal areas from Mexico North to Maine and on islands in the Bahamas. …”
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Numerical Simulations of the Effect on Aerodynamic Performances of the Inter-propeller Distance in a Contra-rotating Propeller by H. Bentrad, H. Moulai, A. Bekhti, S. Laâzab

“…This field has gained increasing relevance owing to advancements in unmanned aerial vehicle technologies. …”
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Unlocking the potential of hydrogen deuterium exchange via an iterative continuous-flow deuteration process by Kevin Tatoueix, Marco Lepron, Cédric Barboux, Marie-Christine Scherrmann, Grégory Pieters, Sophie Feuillastre

“…While hydrogen deuterium exchange (HDE) methods hold promise as relevant tools for the late-stage and one-step preparation of deuterium-labelled compounds, they often fall short in achieving sufficient isotopic purity combined either with a site-selectivity or with a full deuteration process, highlighting the need for further development and optimisation. …”
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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii: Paurotis Palm by Timothy K. Broschat

“…Paurotis palms are rather slow-growing and are not tolerant of salt spray. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Timothy K. …”
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LATE-DEVONIAN SAKHARA DUNITE-CLINOPIROXENITE-GABBRO COMPLEX (EAST MAGNITOGORSK ZONE, SOUTH URALS): PETROLOGICAL-MINERALOGICAL FEATURES AND GEODYNAMIC SETTING by T.N. Surin

“…The relevance of the work is caused by necessary regional analysis of magmatic evolution of the East Magnitogorsk belt and refinement of ideas on geodynamics of the South Urals. …”
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Refining resource estimation for the quantum computation of vibrational molecular spectra through Trotter error analysis by Dimitar Trenev, Pauline J Ollitrault, Stuart M. Harwood, Tanvi P. Gujarati, Sumathy Raman, Antonio Mezzacapo, Sarah Mostame

“…Our approach is based on quantum phase estimation and focuses on fault-tolerant quantum devices. In addition to asymptotic estimates for generic chemical compounds, we present a more detailed analysis of the quantum resources needed for the simulation of the Hamiltonian arising in the vibrational structure calculation of acetylene-like polyynes of interest. …”
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