“Milking the lions”: An analysis of conservation performance payments in eastern and southern Africa by Joseph Hamm, George Holmes, Mathew Bukhi Mabele, Julia Martin‐Ortega

“…We conducted semi‐structured interviews with representatives of nine conservation performance payment programs operating across five countries in eastern and southern Africa. …”
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The influence of wind and basin geometry on surge attenuation along a microtidal channel in the western Baltic Sea by Joshua Kiesel, Arne Knies, Athanasios T. Vafeidis

“…The coastal protection function of semi-enclosed water bodies such as lagoons and channels with narrow inlets remains less explored and generalization is hampered by differences in morphology and hydrodynamic forcing. …”
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Professional Multilingualism in Intercultural Business Communication of Kazakhstan by Aliya Aimoldina, Damira Akynova

“…While proficiency in multiple languages facilitates overcoming intercultural barriers, differences in negotiation styles, non-verbal communication, and decision-making processes highlight the need for cultural flexibility in business settings. …”
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Investigating Neurometabolite Changes in Response to Median Nerve Stimulation by Mairi S. Houlgreave, Katherine Dyke, Adam Berrington, Stephen R. Jackson

“…Results Our results show no difference in the difference‐from‐baseline measures between the two stimulation conditions. …”
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Automatic Bone Fracture Reduction Technique with Section Registration by Qinhui YUAN, Mengxing LIU, Chu GUO, Yukun AN, Ping ZHOU

“…As a fundamental aspect of bone fracture treatment, fracture reduction plays a decisive role in restoring the structural integrity and function of bones. At present, fracture reduction techniques mostly rely on semi-automatic interaction methods or healthy-side bone templates for registration, which have many limitations in clinical practice. …”
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Effects of termites growth on litter decomposition: a modeling approach by Abdourhimou Amadou Issoufou, Idrissa Soumana, Garba Maman, Souleymane Konate, Ali Mahamane

“…Purpose Litter decomposition is a biological process resulting from enzymatic activities of microorganisms and influenced in a variety of ways by activities of termites in semi-arid regions. We presented a general model of the decomposition process from litter to carbon sequestration and nitrogen. …”
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Spatial pattern of Trees in the Riparian Forests (Case Study: Wildlife Refuge of Karkhe) by Shaieste Gholami

“…The climate of the study area is semi-arid. Average yearly rainfall is about 325.8 mm with a mean temperature of 24oc. …”
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Construction of a Class of Higher-Order Iterative Techniques and its Convergence in Banach Spaces by Sattam Alharbi, Gagan Deep, Ramandeep Behl, Abdulaziz Mutlaq Alotaibi

“…Further, a challenging semi-local convergence analysis is conducted to establish the theoretical foundation of the scheme. …”
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The de Morton Mobility Index: Normative Data for a Clinically Useful Mobility Instrument by E. M. Macri, J. A. Lewis, K. M. Khan, M. C. Ashe, N. A. de Morton

“…Older age categories had significantly lower DEMMI mobility mean scores (P<0.05), as did individuals who walked with a mobility aid or lived in semi-independent living (assisted living or retirement village), whereas DEMMI scores did not differ by sex (P=0.49) or reported falls history (P=0.21). …”
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The Relationships Between Appropriating Public Spaces and Temporal Experience: A Transactional Exploratory Study by Mehmet Karasu, Sevim Cesur

“…The aim of this study is (1) to examine how space appropriation takes place and (2) to explore the relationships between the differences in space appropriation and temporal experience. …”
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On the added value of sequential deep learning for the upscaling of evapotranspiration by B. Kraft, B. Kraft, B. Kraft, J. A. Nelson, S. Walther, F. Gans, U. Weber, G. Duveiller, M. Reichstein, W. Zhang, M. Rußwurm, D. Tuia, M. Körner, Z. Hamdi, M. Jung

“…Methods based on machine learning (ML) have shown promising results in achieving such upscaling, providing a complementary methodology that is independent from process-based and semi-empirical approaches. However, a systematic evaluation of the skill and robustness of different ML approaches is an active field of research that requires more investigation. …”
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The Effect of Six Weeks of TRX Training on Selected Physical Fitness Components in High School Students in Mashhad by Seyed Mojtaba Tabatabai Asl, Parvin Jalilian

“…Methods This semi-experimental, applied study was conducted in a field setting. …”
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Mitochondrial genome of Lonicera macranthoides: features, RNA editing, and insights into male sterility by Zhong Chen, Wei Zhuo, Yuqi Wang, Junpeng Qi, Li Liu, Sheng’E. Lu, Han Wang, Tao Sun, Liqiang Wang, Fengming Ren, Fengming Ren

“…IntroductionMitochondria are essential organelles that provide energy for plants. They are semi-autonomous, maternally inherited, and closely linked to cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in plants. …”
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Safety Studies for Approval of Green Ammonia Bunkering Terminals – How Best to Apply CFD Modelling by Olav R. Hansen, Eirik S. Hansen, Steinar Kostøl

“…Leaks of refrigerated and semi-refrigerated NH3 (< 0 °C) will generally form buoyant plumes. …”
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN BEHCHET’S DISEASE by P. S. Ovcharov, T. A. Lisitsyna, D. Yu. Veltishchev, O. F. Seravina, O. B. Kovalevskaya, S. I. Glukhova, Z. S. Alekberova, E. L. Nasonov

“…ADSDs were diagnosed by a psychiatrist according to the ICD-10 during semi-structured interviews using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). …”
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Refractive Index Evaluation in Active TDBC Layers for Photonics Applications by Komlan S. Gadedjisso-Tossou, Tessa Albaric, Adam Habouria, Deru Lian, Clémentine Symonds, Jean-Michel Benoit, Joel Bellessa, Alban Gassenq

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The effect of six weeks hamstring eccentric exercises on the postural control ability and knee joint proprioception in adolescent football players. by Azita Mohamadi, Amir Letafatkar, Seyed Hosein Hosseini, Safoura Heshmati

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of six weeks hamstring eccentric exercises on the postural control ability and knee joint proprioception in adolescent football players. Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 30 male football players who scored below 14 in functional screening tests were selected and divided equally into two groups. …”
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The Effectiveness of Proximal Sensory Rehabilitation Exercises on Reflex Inhibition in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder by Fatemeh Izadpanah, Saeed Rezayi, Fatemeh Nikkhoo

“…In order to ascertain reflex function, the Brunincks-Ozertsky scale (BOT) was implemented in its abbreviated form. …”
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Cold Hardiness and Physio-Biochemical Responses of Annual Branches in Five Early-Fruiting Walnut Varieties (<i>Juglans regia</i> L.) Under Simulated Low-Temperature Stress by Zitong Ni, Haifang Hu, Guiqing Xu

“…Logistic regression analysis of relative electrolyte conductivity (REC) data estimated the semi-lethal temperature (LT50), identifying ‘Wen 81’ as the most cold-tolerant cultivar (LT50 = −21.73 °C). …”
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Representation of the perception of effective factors on the implementation of Eric Cheng's knowledge management model in secondary schools of West Azarbaijan province by parivash mohammadi gheshlagh

“…The research tool is a semi-structured interview, and Lincoln and Guba's four criteria were used for the reliability of the data. …”
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