Revealing the status of Orbicella: Main reef-builder of Morrocoy National Park and Cuare Wildlife Refuge, Venezuela, Southern Caribbean. by Anaurora Yranzo-Duque, Ana Teresa Herrera-Reveles, Estrella Villamizar, Francoise Cabada-Blanco, Jeannette Pérez-Benítez, Hazael Boadas, José G Rodríguez Quintal, Carlos Pereira, Samuel Narciso, Freddy A Bustillos

“…The central sector of Morrocoy and reefs from Cuare are the most relevant for Orbicella populations, due to the higher live cover and abundance of reproductive colonies. …”
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Reconstruction of MUI Fatwa No. 7 of 2000 on the Dispatch of Female Migrant Workers: A Psychological Perspective by Izzatur Rusuli

“…Therefore, the MUI fatwa regarding this matter is relevant, it is suggested that a clause on joint commitments, particularly for married women, be included to enhance its effectiveness. …”
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Anxiety, Beliefs and Covid-19 in Two Periods of the Pandemic in Brazil: A comparative study by Geovanna Santana de Souza Turri, Renata Elly Barbosa Fonte, Luiz Guilherme Lima-Silva, Andre Faro

“…Participant selection was relegated to convenience sampling by means of an online questionnaire. …”
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An ontology-based rare disease common data model harmonising international registries, FHIR, and Phenopackets by Adam S. L. Graefe, Miriam R. Hübner, Filip Rehburg, Steffen Sander, Sophie A. I. Klopfenstein, Samer Alkarkoukly, Ana Grönke, Annic Weyersberg, Daniel Danis, Jana Zschüntzsch, Elisabeth F. Nyoungui, Susanna Wiegand, Peter Kühnen, Peter N. Robinson, Oya Beyan, Sylvia Thun

“…We identified three categories for evaluation: Medical Data Granularity, Clinical Reasoning and Medical Relevance, and Interoperability and Harmonisation.…”
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Rachel Carson’s enduring call: a 60-year echo for harmony with nature by Olcay Ünver, Gavrielle Orman, Kiril Hristovski

“… Sixty years after Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring exposed some harmful effects of pesticides on species and ecosystems, this article examines the enduring relevance of her call for a more sustainable approach to agriculture. …”
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Analysis of the kinematic pattern of free throw by wheelchair basketball athletes: a systematic review. by Hugo Vinícius de Oliveira Silva, Karina Santos Guedes de Sá, José Irineu Gorla, Anselmo Athayde Costa E Silva, Dernival Bertoncello

“…Thus, inter-individual differences allow for the stratification of players into distinct classes and serve as relevant tools for increasing accuracy and performance despite different disabilities. …”
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Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment by Dania Albini, Emma Ransome, Alex J. Dumbrell, Samraat Pawar, Eoin J. O’Gorman, Thomas P. Smith, Thomas Bell, Michelle C. Jackson, Guy Woodward

“…While substantial empirical evidence has accumulated in recent years on such changes, we still lack general insights due to a limited coverage of warming scenarios that span spatial and temporal scales of relevance to natural systems. We addressed this gap by conducting an extensive freshwater mesocosm experiment across 36 large field mesocosms exposed to intergenerational warming treatments of up to +8 °C above ambient levels. …”
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Aircraft Maintenance Technician Perceptions and Evaluations about the Safety Culture and Responsibility Related Competencies by Tarık Güneş, Uğur Turhan, Birsen Açıkel

“…It has been determined that individuals such as technicians with relevant competencies, human factors specialists, and aviation psychology specialists should take part as assessors, as well as safety management system (SMS), quality, and human resources units in the assessment processes of the competencies. …”
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Climate change–drylands–food security nexus in Africa: From the perspective of technical advances, challenges, and opportunities by Hirwa, Hubert, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang, Ingabire, Romaine, Itangishaka, Auguste Cesar, Chen, Gang, Turyasingura, Benson

“…This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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Landscape Diversity Enhances Climate Change Resilience: A Review by Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Kishoin, Viola, Turyasingura, Benson, Mwanjalolo, Majaliwa, Gilbert, Jackson

“…Of these, 68 were considered more relevant and all were read and considered in writing this review. …”
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Effects of Universal Primary Education on Completion Rates of Pupils in Primary Schools in Isingiro District. by Ngabirano, Ziporah, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Ocan, Johnson

“…Document analysis was done, data from articles reports, and research done by different scholars was collected to identify and examine relevant themes associated with the effect of UPE on completion rates in primary schools of the Isingiro district. …”
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Disposition Practices of Records in Procurement and Disposal Units of Uganda College of Commerce-Kabale. by Naturinda, Apophia

“…Proposed solutions included adopting a records management legislative framework, training staff to equip them with the necessary expertise, ensuring consistency with policy in record disposal, avoiding unnecessary long-term storage of records, and sentencing files with reference to relevant retention schedules upon creation. The study recommended recruiting trained staff knowledgeable in disposition methods to train unskilled staff and enhance the skills of existing staff, updating retention and disposition schedules with new features and changes in retention periods, and expanding the registry and record center to provide more space for incoming and inactive records, thus eliminating congestion in storage centers.…”
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Climate change–Drylands–Food Security Nexus in Africa: From the Perspective of Technical Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. by Hirwa, Hubert, Fadong, Li, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang

“…This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

“…This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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Impact of Destination Image on Tourists Satisfaction: A Case Study of Lake Bunyonyi Kigezi. by Tumwebaze, Ambrose

“…Research methods that questionnaire method and interview guide were used a researcher constructed a relevant and straight-forward questionnaire for great ease of respondents. …”
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Assessment of Impacts of Wastewater Discharge in River Rwizi in Mbarara City. by Niwenyesiga, Dison

“…Sample analysis was mainly limited to; the 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), turbidity, color, Ph, and E. coli because of their relevance as indicators of surface water pollution. …”
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RETHINKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by AUSTEEN NDUBUISI ADIGWE

“…It was on the basis of this that it interrogated the polemics of climate change to national security, and the unmitigated implications of this to sustainable development in Nigeria. …”
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Flower thrips, Frankliniella tritici (Fitch) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) by Danielle Sprague, Joseph E. Funderburk, Andrea Lucky

“…Frankliniella tritici may, however, be confused with other similar Frankliniella species in Florida such as Frankliniella bispinosa and Frankliniella occidentalis which are capable vectors of Tomato spotted wilt virus (Riley et al. 2011). This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/. …”
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Mineral Plastics and Gels from Multi‐Arm Ionomers by Neta Shimony, Adi Gross, Boaz Mizrahi

“…The demand for mineral and bioplastics from renewable and biodegradable materials has therefore increased in all relevant sectors. The use of currently available degradable plastics is, however, limited by their poor mechanical properties and high production costs. …”
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Application of an active middle ear implant in congenital middle ear malformations: A contemporary review by Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva, Henrique Furlan Pauna, Guilherme Correa Guimarães, Joel Lavinsky, Thomas E. Linder, Arthur Menino Castilho

“…The search strategy yielded a total of 141 potentially relevant studies. Of these, ten were included in this analysis. …”
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