Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic by Tanja Milotić, Christophe Baltzinger, Carsten Eichberg, Amy E. Eycott, Marco Heurich, Jörg Müller, Jorge A. Noriega, Rosa Menendez, Jutta Stadler, Réka Ádám, Tessa Bargmann, Isabelle Bilger, Jörn Buse, Joaquín Calatayud, Constantin Ciubuc, Gergely Boros, Marie Hauso, Pierre Jay-Robert, Märt Kruus, Enno Merivee, Geoffrey Miessen, Anne Must, Elham Omidzadeh Ardali, Elena Preda, Iraj Rahimi, Dirk Rohwedder, Rob Rose, Eleanor M. Slade, László Somay, Pejman Tahmasebi, Stefano Ziani, Maurice Hoffmann

“…In a pan-European multi-site experiment (MSE), we estimated the ecosystem functions of dung removal and secondary seed dispersal by differing combinations of dung beetle functional groups. …”
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Between the lines: an interpretative phenomenological analysis exploring injury, mental health and support in professional and semi-professional football in the United Kingdom by Alicia Powell, Daniel Gaffiero

“…However, limited research has explored how injury affects the overall wellbeing of players across different levels of the sport. This study investigated the lived experiences of six male semi-professional and professional footballers, defined by the highest level they have played at, who sustained injuries necessitating prolonged absence from play, using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). …”
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SSMM: Semi-supervised manifold method with spatial-spectral self-training and regularized metric constraints for hyperspectral image dimensionality reduction by Bei Zhu, Yao Jin, Xuehua Guan, Yanni Dong

“…To address these, we propose a semi-supervised manifold method with spatial-spectral self-training and regularized metric constraints (SSMM) for hyperspectral image dimensionality reduction. …”
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Enhanced Semi-Supervised Medical Image Classification Based on Dynamic Sample Reweighting and Pseudo-Label Guided Contrastive Learning (DSRPGC) by Kun Liu, Ji Liu, Sidong Liu

“…In semi-supervised learning (SSL) for medical image classification, model performance is often hindered by the scarcity of labeled data and the complexity of unlabeled data. …”
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A Contribution to watershed restoration on native plant growth in the semi-desert steppe, Mongolia: Composition, life forms, and ecological groups by Enkhtuvshin Dechinperlii, Joe Zebrowski, Shantini Ramakrishnan

“…This study aimed to understand how different restoration strategies and contributions to watershed restoration affect native plant growth in the semi-desert steppe of Mongolia. …”
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Comparative Bioaccesibility Study of Cereal-Based Nutraceutical Ingredients Using INFOGEST Static, Semi-Dynamic and Dynamic In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion by Iván Jesús Jiménez-Pulido, Ana Belén Martín-Diana, Daniel de Luis, Daniel Rico

“…Main liberated phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity (ABTS^•+ and ORAC) and ferric reducing capacity were evaluated in the samples following three digestion protocols with differences based on their dynamism: static, semi-dynamic and dynamic. …”
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On strictly convex and strictly 2-convex 2-normed spaces II by C.-S. Lin

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The QCML dataset, Quantum chemistry reference data from 33.5M DFT and 14.7B semi-empirical calculations by Stefan Ganscha, Oliver T. Unke, Daniel Ahlin, Hartmut Maennel, Sergii Kashubin, Klaus-Robert Müller

“…The QCML dataset systematically covers chemical space with small molecules consisting of up to 8 heavy atoms and includes elements from a large fraction of the periodic table, as well as different electronic states. Starting from chemical graphs, conformer search and normal mode sampling are used to generate both equilibrium and off-equilibrium 3D structures, for which various properties are calculated with semi-empirical methods (14.7 billion entries) and density functional theory (33.5 million entries). …”
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Total daily energy expenditure and elevated water turnover in a small-scale semi-nomadic pastoralist society from Northern Kenya by Amanda McGrosky, Zane S. Swanson, Rebecca Rimbach, Hilary Bethancourt, Emmanuel Ndiema, Rosemary Nzunza, David R. Braun, Asher Y. Rosinger, Herman Pontzer

“…Daasanach TEEs and WTs were compared to those of other small-scale and industrialised populations.Results When modelled as a function of fat-free-mass, fat-mass, age, and sex, TEE did not differ between Daasanach communities. …”
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Feasibility of coronary flow velocity reserve during semi-supine exercise echocardiography: a single center study of 3,014 patients by Angela Zagatina, Ogulleyla Hanjykova, Ekaterina Petrova, Irina Begidova, Elena Kalinina

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Sport’s Function Analysis in Iran's Development by Zahra Sohrabi, Nima Hasanzadeh, Amir Rahimi

“…An open and selective coding was used to analyze the data.Results: The results indicate that the most important extracted codes include sport and democracy, sports and social justice, sports and fitness, sports and development, sports and rationality, sports, civilizational phenomenon (social, cultural and political elements of sport), different dimensions of sport , Various functions of the sport were psychological, and vitality and happiness.Conclusion: Generally this role has played a role through cultural development with the approach of social pluralism, political development, with the establishment of religious democracy in society and the increase in the share of sport in GDP, and ultimately lead to an increase in the vitality of Iranian.…”
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Clinical evaluation of semi-automatic open-source algorithmic software segmentation of the mandibular bone: Practical feasibility and assessment of a new course of action. by Jürgen Wallner, Kerstin Hochegger, Xiaojun Chen, Irene Mischak, Knut Reinbacher, Mauro Pau, Tomislav Zrnc, Katja Schwenzer-Zimmerer, Wolfgang Zemann, Dieter Schmalstieg, Jan Egger

“…<h4>Results</h4>Overall semi-automatic GrowCut segmentation times were about one minute. …”
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Computational modelling and neural correlates of reinforcement learning following three-week escitalopram: a double-blind, placebo-controlled semi-randomised study by Christelle Langley, Graham K. Murray, Sophia Armand, Franziska Knolle, Rudolf N. Cardinal, Annette Johansen, Peter S. Jensen, Jianfeng Feng, Dea S. Stenbæk, Gitte M. Knudsen, Patrick M. Fisher, Barbara J. Sahakian

“…Participants were semi-randomised, ensuring matched groups for age, sex and intelligence quotient (IQ), to receive either 20 mg of escitalopram (n = 32) or placebo (n = 32) for at least 21 days. …”
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Community structure and diversity of soil nematodes in different slope directions of wild cherry plum forests in Xinjiang, China by CAO Jing, CUI Dong, JIANG Zhicheng, YAN Jiangchao, WU Yunhao, LIU Junqi, GUO Jinfeng, HAN Yaxin, HAN Shutong

“…[Conclusion] The community structure of soil nematodes significantly differs among different slope directions, the semi shaded slope has the best ecological environment quality, and the changes in soil environmental factors in different slope directions are the main factors driving the changes in soil nematode communities.…”
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Sex differences in personality dysfunction in help-seeking adolescents by Marialuisa Cavelti, Jana Schenk, Silvano Sele, Corinna Reichl, Julian Koenig, Ines Mürner-Lavanchy, Michael Kaess

“…Personality dysfunction was assessed using the Semi-Structured Interview for Personality Functioning DSM-5 (STiP 5.1). …”
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Soil moisture sensor for agricultural applications inspired from state of art study of surfaces scattering models &amp; semi-empirical soil moisture models by Amit Kumar Shakya, Ayushman Ramola, Akhilesh Kandwal, Anurag Vidyarthi

“…In this research work, models for the scattering from rough surfaces and semi-empirical soil moisture models are presented. …”
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Cálculo de estructuras para semirremolques de pasajeros de grandes dimensiones // Calculation of structures for semi - trailers of large dimensions using in passengers transportati... by L Otero Pereiro, C. Novo Soto, M. Fernández Salgado

“…</p><p>____________________________________________________________________</p><p>Abstract<br />The Finite Elements Method (FEM) developed until the present time is a powerful computerized calculation system applied in<br />the tensions and deformations analysis of solids and structures and much literature has been published on FEM as calculation<br />method,<br />The need of solving the problems of passengers transportation, mainly in Havana City, in the difficult conditions of Cuban<br />special period, conducted to the development of a semi - trailer with the necessary characteristics to fulfil this function , which<br />by their attributes constitutes the only one in his gender for this purpose.…”
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FUNCTIONAL PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY FROM BROILER MEAT by Anikina V.A., Chirkina T.F.

“…In this article the use of broiler meat as the main ingredient formulation is justified, vegetable supplement - oat bran of "Compass Health" company containing dietary fiber is chosen and studied. Functional - technological and organoleptic factors of minced meat models with different amount of vegetable supplements are investigated. …”
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Phytochemicals and Functional Properties of Pitaya Juice Powders by Mayra Denise Herrera, Jorge A. Zegbe, Luis Roberto Reveles-Torres

“…This study was devoted to characterizing the juice powders (JPS and JPWS) of five pitayas with different flesh colors with regard to some phytochemical and functional attributes. …”
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Neighbouring the different: Social interaction in a Warsaw subarea by Korcelli-Olejniczak Ewa, Piotrowski Filip

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