Effectiveness of innovative circular technologies for sustainable rural freshwater supply in Tanzania by Christopher S. Awinia

“…Data were collected from 131 households through a quantitative semi-structured survey; these data were complemented by qualitative data involving 116 focus group discussions. …”
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Factores que influencian la producción de biomasa forrajera de axonopus jesuiticus valls, bajo dosel de pinus taeda l. en el nordeste de corrientes by H. E. Fassola, S. M. Lacorte, A. N. Pachas, R. Pezzuti

“…Mediante análisis de correlación fue posible establecer que la sección transversal debajo de la copa verde presentó un alto grado de asociación con la biomasa herbácea (r= 0,71). Modelos de predicción de la biomasa forrajera del pastizal para cada año de los rodales fueron ajustados empleando como variables independientes relaciones entre el producto del área basal en la base de la copa verde por la longitud de copa verde y el producto del área basal del rodal y la altura del árbol medio. …”
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Razões da terceirização de serviços em empresas de médio e grande porte by Marcos Antonio Ferruzzi, Mário Sacomano Neto, Eduardo Eugênio Spers, Mateus Canniatti Ponchio

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Comparison of the Energy Properties of Sunflower Stalk Fibers for Solid Biofuel Production by Diana Kindzera, Viktoria Kochubei

“….% for SSR, 7.6 wt.% for SSI, 16.1 wt.% for SSР, and 10.2 wt.% for SSG samples. …”
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Effect of Conservative Interventions for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Preprofessional and Professional Dancers: A Systematic Review by Justine Benoit-Piau, Christophe Benoit-Piau, Nathaly Gaudreault, Mélanie Morin

“…# Background Preprofessional and professional dancers are among the athletes who sustain the most musculoskeletal disorders. …”
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Assessment of forest soil contamination by heavy metals in the Polish National Park near Warsaw by Aneta Łukaszek-Chmielewska, Joanna Rakowska, Marzena Rachwał, Olga Stawarz

“…However, the geochemical index values equal 0.42, 0.71 and 0.98 for certain samples suggesting the anthropogenic impact on the soils of the Kampinos National Park. …”
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A mais-valia epistemológica da categoria literatura-mundo comparada nos estudos literários e pós-coloniais by Inocência Mata

“…Entendida como “refracção elíptica das literaturas nacionais”, que muito ganha como a tradução, literatura-mundo deve ser considerada um “modo de ler” (DAMROSCH, 2003, p. 281). É por isso que se torna um instrumento importante pois, como afirma David Damrosch, a literatura-mundo não é um infinito, inapreensível cânone das obras, mas sim um modo de circulação e de leitura, um modo que é tão aplicável a obras individuais quanto a um corpo  de obras, um modo disponível tanto para ler clássicos consagrados quanto para ler novas descobertas. …”
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Evaluation of Zinc solubilization potential by different strains of Fluorescent Pseudomonads by Azadeh Bapiri, Ahmad Asgharzadeh, Hesam Mujallali, Kazem Khavazi, Ebrahim Pazira

“…Halo diameter, ratio of the halo diameter to the colony diameter and area respectively for zinc oxide and zinc carbonate were as following, respectively: 0.60-1.32 cm, 1.20-2.64 and 0.95-2.60 cm2, 0.13-1.70 cm, 0.27-2.99 and 0.31-4.10 cm2. …”
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Heavy metals content in soils and cocoa tissues in Magdalena department Colombia: emphasis in cadmium by Sonia Esperanza Aguirre-Forero, Nelson Virgilio Piraneque-Gambasica, José Rafael Vásquez-Polo

“…El contenido medio de Cd en los frijoles fue de 0,51 mg kg-1 en la región 1 y 0,66 mg kg-1 en la región 2, que se consideran riesgosos según los informes de la Unión Europea y restringen la exportación del producto. …”
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DFTD-YOLO: Lightweight Multi-Target Detection From Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Viewpoints by Yuteng Chen, Zhaoguang Liu

“…To validate the model, we conducted validation experiments on the VisDrone2021 dataset. The experimental results showed a 33.67% reduction in the number of parameters, 17.3% reduction in the amount of computation, 10.74% improvement in mAP@0.5, and 13.2% improvement in mAP@0.5:0.95 compared with the existing YOLOv8n. …”
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Two-year follow-up of posterior corneal elevation after small incision lenticule extraction for moderate myopia by Shaimaa M. Azzam, Reham R. Shabana, Hazem A. Elbedewy

“…In the sixth postoperative month, the mean PCE was 2.61±2.88 and the mean ΔPCE was 0.68±3.45. After 2 years of surgery, the mean PCE was 1.98±2.72, and the mean ΔPCE was 0.02±1.17. …”
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Campos, objetos y líneas de estudio de la semiótica colombiana by Luis Fernando Arévalo Viveros, Silvia Juliana Acosta Caicedo, Valentina Mora Cruz

“…Para resolver la inquietud expuesta, se llevó a cabo una revisión sistemática en bases de datos nacionales e internacionales y repositorios de instituciones de educación superior, públicas y privadas, que permitió identificar 524 artículos de investigación, 50 libros y 1.149 trabajos de grado de pregrado y posgrado. …”
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Combined effects of gibberellin and vermiwash on the life history and antioxidant system of Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) in tomato plants by Azim Nemati, Jalal Jalali Sendi, Yaghoub Fathipour

“…The GV treatment prolonged the total lifespan of P. absoluta (44.31 ± 0.51) but reduced its intrinsic rate of increase (r) (0.086 ± 0.009) and finite rate of increase (λ) (1.090 ± 0.009). …”
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Bupropion Mediated Effects on Depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Smoking Cessation by Austin Clark, Brendan Tate, Bretton Urban, Ryan Schroeder, Sonja Gennuso, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, David McGregor, Brook Girma, Sahar Shekoohi, Alan D. Kaye

“…We conclude that bupropion has the potential to provide benefit for a subset of patients who do not tolerate other typical antidepressants or anti-smoking therapies or for those whose treatment goals align with bupropion's unique side effect profile, such as smokers who wish to quit and lose weight. …”
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Implementing the TOPSIS Method for Book Update and Procurement Priority by Nurlindasari Tamsir, Magfirah Magfirah, Vivi Rosida, St. Amina H. Umar, Widyawati Widyawati

“…It is known that if the preference value (v) 0.60 is included in the procurement category, preference (v) 0.30 is included in the updating category, and preference (v) 0.31–0.59 is not included in the procurement and update categories. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Transanal Irrigation for Managing Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Japan by Atsushi Sengoku, Shinichi Noto, Masashi Nomi, Anton Emmanuel, Tatsunori Murata, Toshiki Mimura

“…TAI provided an additional 0.8 QALY, which leads to an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of TAI vs SBC of 4 016 287 yen/QALY. **Conclusions:** An ICER of 4 million yen falls within the range of reported willingness to pay (WTP) per QALY gain (5–6.7 million yen) in Japan, and TAI is therefore found to be a cost-effective treatment strategy compared to SBC. …”
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Exploring knowledge gaps and research needs in respiratory therapy: A qualitative description study by Marco Zaccagnini, Andrew West, Esther Khor, Shirley Quach, Mika L. Nonoyama

“… # Results We identified four major themes relating to what these experts perceive as the practice-oriented gaps and necessary research priorities across the respiratory therapy profession: 1) system-level impact of RTs, 2) optimizing respiratory therapy practices, 3) scholarship on the respiratory therapy profession and 4) respiratory therapy education…”
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Comparison of quality of life levels of university students according to their participation in sports for all activities by Baglan Yermakhanov, Bakhytzhan Kalzhanovich Mukhamedzhanov, Bakhytzhan Omarov, Aigul Zhumadullayeva, Gulzhamila Temirbekova, Abdinabi Issayev, Talgat Daniyarov

“…Methodology: Accordingly, 801 students (male=505, and female=296) from different universities in Turkey and Kazakhstan ) were included in the study. …”
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The spatio-temporal trend of climate and characterization of drought in Borana Zone, Ethiopia by Sewmehon Sisay Fanta, Mamuye Busier Yesuf, Mulatu Tesfahun Merkos, Tamene Adugna Demissie

“…During the reference period, Near Normal (NN) moisture frequency varied from 71.39% to 82.81%, but is expected to decrease by 12% and 8% under the two scenarios. …”
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Developing non-aqueous slurry for CO2 capture by Sahar Foorginezhad, Xiaoyan Ji

“…The CO2 capture tests demonstrated 15 wt.% capture capacity at 22 °C and 1 bar, and efficient sorption and desorption rates (0.34 and 0.38 mol CO2/(kg sorbent·min) within the initial 2 min). …”
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