Between drought and deluge: A history of water provision to Beaufort West, ca. 1858-1955 by Wessel Visser

“…Besides the extraction of potable water from springs, weirs, boreholes, water mains, dams and reservoirs, the paper also highlights state involvement and the collision of national with local interests in the water procurement process. Although the centenary publication of WGH Vivier and S Vivier in 1969 on Beaufort West highlighted some aspects of the town’s water infrastructure developments, this study focuses in more detail on its water vulnerability especially in time of drought and the constant search for adequate alternative water sources.…”
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Building blocks for better biorepositories in Africa by Talishiea Croxton, Emmanuel Jonathan, Kareemah Suleiman, Olasinbo Balogun, Petronilla J. Ozumba, Sharley M. Aloyo, Gideon Nsubuga, Rogers E. Kamulegeya, Lwanga Newton, John Mukisa, Mukthar Kader, Vuyo Damaneite, Sunji Nadoma, Ezenwa James Onyemata, Abbas Abel Anzaku, Emmanuel Nasinghe, Jennifer Troyer, Bonnie R. Joubert, Christine Beiswanger, Moses L. Joloba, Elizabeth Mayne, Alash’le Abimiku, H3Africa Biorepository PI Working Group

“…Partnerships can be structured and customized to incorporate document development, ethics, training, mentorship, and pilots to prepare sites to collect, process, store, and transport biospecimens of high quality for future research.…”
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MICROALGAE FROM THE COASTAL WATERS OF TYULENY ISLAND IN THE CASPIAN SEA by R. M. Barkhalov, A. A. Abdurakhmanova, F. Sh. Amaeva

“…Although bi‐ omass values were not high due to the prevalence of small‐celled microalgae in phytoplankton, in general, it should have a positive effect on the development of subsequent links in a trophic chain, as well as promote an increase in the productivity of waters of the Northern Caspian Sea.…”
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Breeding of medicinal and essential oil crops in VILAR: achievements and prospects by I. N. Korotkikh, D. N. Baleev, A. I. Morozov, P. G. Mizina, N. I. Sidelnikov

“…To produce a stable plant raw material base, it is necessary to actively develop a breeding process to create new highly productive varieties of medicinal plants resistant to biotic and abiotic environments. …”
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Theory and engineering practice of coal-water coordinated mining based on constraints of formation bearing capacity by Zhenzhong PANG, Yifan ZENG, Keyao HAN, Qiang WU, Shouqiang LIU, Zhaolai HUA, Gangyi ZHAO, Shuai ZHANG, Huxiong YANG, Xuejun WANG, Feifan LI

“…The water inflow along the mining face fluctuated around 170 m3/h throughout the mining process, not exceeding the drainage capacity of the mining face. …”
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Advances in digital twin technology in industry: A review of applications, challenges, and standardization by Li Ai, Paul Ziehl

“…It enables real-time simulation, analysis, and optimization of industrial systems throughout their lifecycle, leading to significant improvements in operational efficiency and decision-making processes. …”
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Resourceful utilization of converter steel slag: Research status and application prospects by Xin LIU, Zhongliang WANG, Yanping BAO

“…The optimal utilization of steel slag lies in reusing it in the steelmaking process. However, this process does not have any suitable phosphorus outflow pathway, resulting in continuous phosphorus enrichment throughout the production process, hence hindering the efficient utilization of steel slag. …”
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Transcriptional regulation of genes by MYCN in PAX3::FOXO1-positive rhabdomyosarcomas and their roles in cell cycle progression by Zoë S. Walters, Daniel Leongamornlert, Barbara Villarejo-Balcells, Carmen Tse, Reuben Pengelly, Ian Titley, Janet Shipley

“…Cell cycle regulated genes CDK4 and KDM4B were validated as MYCN-regulated and, in-keeping with unchecked cell cycle progression, expressed throughout the cell cycle, coincident with MYCN. Conclusions: MYCN binding sites associated with gene expression changes defined the contribution of MYCN to the transcriptional control of key pathways/molecular processes in the development and progression of rhabdomyosarcomas. …”
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Analyzing Organic Electrolyte Solvents from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries as a Basis for Distillative Value Component Recovery by Martin Wolke, Kai Schröder, Konstantin Arnold, Pamina Mozumder, Till Beuerle, Katharina Jasch, Stephan Scholl

“…Results demonstrated that the composition of the recovered electrolytes was highly variable, with concentrations fluctuating. …”
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PSTR: A Test Case Reuse Method Based on Path Similarity by Xinyue Xu, Sinong Chen, Zhonghao Guo, Xiangxian Chen

“…Software testing plays a critical role throughout the software development lifecycle. In modern development practices, frequent and incremental updates to code are common, and each update typically necessitates the generation of new test cases. …”
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The rheology of the geological medium of interblock seismically active faults in the continental lithosphere: a key to understanding the generation of the strongest earthquakes in... by S. I. Sherman, E. A. Gorbunova

“…In such cases, the physical parameters of the earthquake foci generation process are estimated on the basis of the concepts describing the destruction of solids. …”
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DETERMINATION OF RATIONAL PARAMETERS OF THE DRUM MIXER OPERATION BASED ON THE REGRESSION ANALYSIS WHEN OBTANING THE DRY YOGHURT BASE by Borodulin D.M., Budrik V.G., Shulbaeva M.T., Shafrai A.V.

“…In most cases, loose components used in the production of dry yoghurt base have different granular-metric composition and density. Therefore, the development of the effective mixing equipment to obtain dry yoghurt base with a high degree of homogeneity is an actual problem for the dairy industry. …”
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Introduction by Merve Bedir

“… There is an increasing need for ensuring high energy savings throughout the building lifecycle, from the early design phases until post occupancy. …”
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DEFINITION OF PATIENTS GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO INCREASED WEAR OF DENTAL HARD TISSUES by I.M. Tkachenko

“…It is process we believe the main etiological factor of high abrasion. …”
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Thermal conductivity of cement-based honeycomb materials: A comparative analysis of T-Shaped vs. H-shaped structural designs by Silong Wang, Junxiang Hu, Yuan Gao, Youjian Zhang, Xiaoxuan Gao, Qiangru Shen, Yanming Liu, Jing Chen

“…In previous research, we developed a lightweight, high-strength segmental honeycomb support structure and investigated its thermal conductivity and heat transfer mechanisms. …”
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HEART RATE VARIABILITY, VENTRICULAR LATE POTENTIALS AND HEART RATE TURBULENCE AS INDICATORS OF CORONARY REPERFUSION IN ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION by E. A. Shigotarova, E. V. Dushina, V. A. Galimskaya, V. E. Oleynikov

“…The episodes of ST-segment re-elevation by1 mm or more, lasting at least 1 min, and the dynamics of some HRV indices indicated the development of rethrombosis after TLT. The increase in the mean square deviation of normal intervals to 82.5 (64.5; 94) ms, the average value of the standard deviations of normal intervals calculated over 5-minute intervals throughout the entire recording to 37.5 (31.5; 47.5) ms, the total power of the spectrum and the power of high frequency waves, as well as the decrease in the power of ultra-low frequency waves were found after PCI in the group with a rethrombosis of the infarct-related coronary artery. …”
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Localization of Hydrogen Peroxide in Dormant Buds of Resistant and Susceptible Chestnut Cultivars: Changes During Gall Developmental Stages Induced by the Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp... by Başak Müftüoğlu, Cevriye Mert

“…Although consistently high levels of H₂O₂ were observed throughout the pest interaction in susceptible cultivars, gall development was not inhibited. …”
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Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative St... by Marshall K Cheney, Adam C Alexander, Lorra Garey, Matthew W Gallagher, Emily T Hébert, Anka A Vujanovic, Krista M Kezbers, Cameron T Matoska, Michael J Zvolensky, Michael S Businelle

“…Qualitative interviews provide mHealth app developers important insights into how apps can be improved before full study implementation and emphasize the importance of getting feedback from the target population throughout the development process of mHealth interventions. …”
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Adaptive dynamic prediction model of mining subsidence aided by measured data by Yuanfei Chen, Jianfeng Zha, Lei Wang

“…Engineering case study results indicate significant variations in the optimal time function parameter values throughout the mining process. The estimated parameter values obtained through the extrapolative prediction method, supported by measured data, align closely with the optimal values. …”
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Mondragon Unibertsitatea face-milling dataset for smart tool condition monitoring by Jose Joaquin Peralta Abadia, Mikel Cuesta Zabaljauregui, Felix Larrinaga Barrenechea

“…The resulting MU-TCM face-milling dataset offers a reproducible research design of experiments and associated data to carry out and advance smart TCM of milling processes. The dataset supports applications such as training machine learning and deep learning for TCM, enables sensor fusion research with diverse signal combinations, and facilitates the development of TCM solutions using only internal CNC signals for industrial environments. …”
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