Preemptive and proactive application of biological control for weeds: An argument for swifter action to aid conservation efforts by Melissa C. Smith, Kim Canavan, Carey R. Minteer, Deah Lieurance

“…By developing and implementing biological control earlier in or before the invasion process, countless impacts and costs are lessened.…”
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Experimental & modeling studies on novel scraped surface falling film crystallizer for freeze desalination by Mayank Soni, Saurabh, A. Raha, A.Shriniwas Rao, A.K. Adak

“…FD consumes seven times less energy than evaporation-based desalination processes in addition to lesser corrosion and scaling issues. However, its commercial implementation is limited by issues like incomplete salt removal and scaling of heat transfer surfaces due to formation of ice layer. …”
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Best practices for physiological data collection in youth with autism and co-occurring mental health diagnoses: Implications for human-animal intervention research by Cory M. Smith, Katharine Weimann, Madison Widick, Tamara Merritt, Hannah Christensen, Matthew Siegel, Zhaoxing Pan, Robin L. Gabriels

“…. • Motivation strategies such as device choice, reward systems, and a visual schedule should be implemented to improve participant compliance. In addition, devices should be secured to the participant following implementation of appropriate desensitization techniques. • Time-domain heart rate variability analyses are more appropriate during therapeutic horseback riding data collection compared to frequency-domain approaches. …”
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Optimization of Physicochemical Parameters during the Electrocoagulation Cadmium Elimination by Abdelaaziz Aityoub, Abdesselam Abouelfida, Abdelaziz Benyaich, Abderrahmane Romane, Mohamed Elmeray, Rachid Idouhli, Yassine Koumya, Mohyeddine Khadiri

“…Indeed, we have tried to achieve maximum efficiency and also seeking to minimize costs and facilitate implementation. We achieved a 98% Cd removal efficiency from the solution at pH = 7, J = 6.25 A/m2, t = 10 min, and [K2SO4] = 0.01 M. …”
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Main Directions of Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China in the Arctic by D. N. Veselova

“…The paper identifies six areas for further cooperation between countries in the Arctic: the development of oil and gas fields, the development of the infrastructure of the Northern Sea Route and the increase in the volume and number of transportations along it, the interaction in the field of environmental protection in the Arctic, the development of critical technologies, the organization of tourism, the formation technologies for the extraction of clean energy. In addition to directions for collaboration, the author also touches upon the topic of disagreements between states on various issues, in particular on the issues of the determining of the legal regime of the territories and water areas of the Arctic, as well as the implementation of the Arctic policy by Moscow and Beijing.Conclusions. …”
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The Temporomandibular Joint and the Human Body: A New Perspective on Cross Talk by Marwa M. S. Abbass, Dina Rady, Sara El Moshy, Israa Ahmed Radwan, Al-Hassan Soliman Wadan, Christof E. Dörfer, Karim M. Fawzy El-Sayed

“…In addition, we target different biological markers that give insights into the introduction of new pharmaceutical agents for therapy.…”
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Public perceptions of artificial intelligence in healthcare: ethical concerns and opportunities for patient-centered care by Kaila Witkowski, Ratna B. Dougherty, Stephen R. Neely

“…Fear of losing the ‘human touch’ associated with doctors was a common theme within qualitative coding, suggesting a potential conflict between the implementation of AI and patient-centered care. In addition, decision self-efficacy was associated with higher levels of comfort with AI, but there were also concerns about losing decision-making control, workforce changes, and cost concerns. …”
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Possibilities of long-term effective treatment of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension by replacing sildenafil with riociguat and using sequential combination therapy: case r... by S. A. Musashaykhova, Z. S. Valieva, A. K. Osokina, I. Z. Korobkova, V. V. Gramovich, N. M. Danilov, T. V. Martynyuk

“…Highly effective drugs of specific therapy that act on the main targets of pathogenesis have now been introduced into clinical practice.The presented clinical case of a patient with diagnosed in 2014 IPAH with an initial functional class III according to the WHO classification demonstrates high long-term efficacy and safety of specific therapy based on the use of the soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator riociguat for 5 years after replacing previous therapy with sildenafil with further implementation of the strategy of sequential combination therapy due to the addition of ambrisentan and selexipag.…”
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High prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a tertiary care hospital in Tehran, Iran by Hadi Mehrgan, Mohammad Rahbar, Zohreh Arab-Halvaii

“…As the available treatment options are limited, antibiotic control policies together with the implementation of infection control measures remain of high importance. …”
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First-Principles Study on the High Spin-Polarized Ferromagnetic Semiconductor of Vanadium-Nitride Monolayer and Its Heterostructures by Guiyuan Hua, Xuming Wu, Xujin Ge, Tianhang Zhou, Zhibin Shao

“…By calculating the Chern number and edge states, we find that when the SOC strength is less than 250%, the monolayer h-VN is a quantum anomalous Hall insulator with a Chern number <i>C</i> = 1. In addition, the monolayer h-VN still belongs to the quantum anomalous Hall insulators with its tensile strain. …”
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Parameter optimization of 3D convolutional neural network for dry-EEG motor imagery brain-machine interface by Nobuaki Kobayashi, Musashi Ino

“…On the other hand, however, the edge is limited by hardware resources, and the implementation of models with a huge number of parameters and high computational cost, such as deep-learning, on the edge is challenging. …”
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PENDIDIKAN SEKS BAGI ANAK BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS by Safrudin Aziz

“…In term of it, besides based on philosophical and juridical, sex education is the preventive efforts in order that every child with special needs can recognize, understand, handle his/her biological development and change. In addition sex education for children with special needs also aims at guiding them to appreciate other people’s sexual behavior and not to make them being stuck on deviate sex conduct as well as not getting violence and sexual abuse from others. …”
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Examining Indonesian College Students’ Behavioral Intention of Using Moodle App for E-Learning Platform by Siti Nur Azizah, Tono Suwartono, Sri Nurhayati, Endang Sungkawati, Nur'aeni Nur'aeni

“…The findings indicate that Performance Expectancy and Social Influences are confirmed to have contributed to UTAUT Model, while Effort Expectancy and Facilitating Condition are not. In addition, constructs within Social Cognitive Theory, i.e. …”
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Goal-directed hemodynamic therapy in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing laparoscopic surgery by V. A. Panafidina, I. V. Shlyk

“…The conductance of goal-directed hemodynamic therapy is controversial due to the difficulty in its implementation in routine practice despite the significant number of studies and meta-analyses.Objective. …”
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Evaluation of the possibility of using domestic flavoring and aromatic compounds in the production of beer drinks by Karpenko D. V., Moiseyak M. B., Lyalina M. S., Panesh M. K., Annagulyyeva M., Voropaeva A. S.

“…The content of ethyl alcohol and actual extract in the samples of fermented unfiltered beer drinks has been experimentally established: without the addition of flavoring ingredients – 4.95 and 3.85 wt.%, with raspberry juice – 5.32 and 3.84, coffee extract – 3.54 and 4.89 wt.%. …”
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The efficiency of urban public transport and its impact on environmental sustainability by Joaquín Sánchez Toledano, Beatriz Duarte Monedero, Sandra Flores - Ureba, Clara Simón de Blas

“…The significant investment in infrastructure required for its implementation and maintenance makes it necessary to assess these companies' efficiency and impact on the sustainability of the surrounding environment. …”
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SECURITY MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE (NEXT GENERATION) INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM MODEL by Dragomir Jovičić, Kenkov Vanco, Bardjieva M. Leta

“…The independent variable in addition to the hypothesis is that the application of an appropriate management model aims to create a flexible response with unified action from multiple relevant institutions from different domains of social activities and should standardize and coordinate the efforts undertaken. …”
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Comparative analysis of the concepts of “law enforcement agencies” and “discretionary powers” in the international legal systems by O. A. Prysyazhnyuk

“…The purpose of the study is to examine the legal acts that define the functioning of these concepts in each country, as well as to analyse in-depth the mechanisms of their implementation within the framework of legislative and practical activities of law enforcement agencies. …”
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Parameterization toolbox for a physical–biogeochemical model compatible with FABM – a case study: the coupled 1D GOTM–ECOSMO E2E for the Sylt–Rømø Bight, North Sea by H. Nguyen, H. Nguyen, U. Daewel, N. Banas, C. Schrum

“…In this study, we present a parameterization toolbox based on the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm, implemented within the Framework for Aquatic Biogeochemical Models (FABM). …”
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Survey on the current practice of research ethics committees in the Czech academic environment: a mixed-methods study by Renata Veselska, Jan Sirucek, Josef Kure

“…The study aims to provide an unbiased and objective assessment of the current practices of research ethics committees, namely to obtain the missing data on their functioning in the context of academic research, to identify difficulties and shortages that threaten the responsible functioning of research ethics committees in the country and to investigate the implementation of Additional Protocol on Biomedical Research CETS No. 195 in their practice. …”
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