Effect of the Foliar Application of Copper Nanoparticles on the Growth and Yield of Persian Leek (Allium ampeloprasum subsp. Persicum) under Salinity Stress by F. Shakarami, S. Mousavi-Fard, A. Rezaei Nejad, F. Beiranvand

“…Notably, the concentration of 150 mg.liter-1 exhibited a more pronounced effect in enhancing plant growth, with a diminishing impact observed at higher concentrations. …”
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Social Confrontation with Menstruation: A Feminist Ethnography of Menstrual Experience among Female Instagram Users by Rana Mohammad Taghinejad Esfahani, Majid Movahed, Halimeh Enayat, Aliyar Ahmadi

“…This study examined women’s experiences of menstruation on Instagram and explored how menstruation taboos function as mechanisms for controlling women’s bodies within the existing power structures and daily life. …”
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Interpréter dans la grosseur du trait by François-Joseph Daniel

“…Their recurrent mobilisation in newly established industrial facilities brings to the fore issues regarding their use in specific scientific, economic and institutional contexts. More particularly, these issues raise the following questions: how is trust developed in these models? …”
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Integrating GPT-Based AI into Virtual Patients to Facilitate Communication Training Among Medical First Responders: Usability Study of Mixed Reality Simulation by Rodrigo Gutiérrez Maquilón, Jakob Uhl, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Manfred Tscheligi

“…However, more recent GPT-based artificial intelligence (AI) produces richer, more diverse, and more natural responses than previous CAs and has control of prosodic voice qualities like pitch and duration. …”
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Assessment of Thermodynamic Efficiency of the Belarusian Energy System. Part 2 by V. N. Romaniuk, A. A. Bobich, T. V. Ryzhova, T. V. Bubyr, V. V. Yanchuk, Y. S. Yatsukhna

“…More than half of the annual consumption of thermal energy in Belarus is accounted for by heat-generating sources, while thermal power plants provide up to 88 % of heat output. …”
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Experimental Study on Foam Stability in Tailwater Discharge from Coastal Power Plants in Marine Environments by Da Liu, Hui Lin, Xiangju Cheng, Lubin Sun, Lei Guo, Changhong Hong

“…In future research, by adding experimental conditions such as pH, ionic strength, and different types of protein polysaccharides, a more comprehensive understanding of the mechanism of bubble generation can be achieved, providing more accurate foam suppression optimization solutions for future engineering practices.…”
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Codesign with citizens to prevent cardiometabolic diseases in disadvantaged neighbourhoods: an interview study on needs and priorities among stakeholders in Sweden by Meena Daivadanam, Helle Mølsted Alvesson, Mats Martinell, Hedda Ottesen, Laran Matta, Jonas Idevall Hagren, Pia McAleenan

“…They also described resistance towards inclusive processes from within their organisations, as they were seen as time-consuming and generating unpredictable outcomes. Additionally, the persistence of a siloed system structure of organisations and the risks associated with accessing target populations through local intermediaries added to the challenges.Conclusion This study highlights the lack of integration of organisational values and functions within and across organisations, hindering cross-sector collaboration and citizen engagement in prevention and health promotion activities. …”
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Microbial communities in the phyllosphere and endosphere of Norway spruce under attack by Heterobasidion by Wen-jing Meng, Zi-lan Wen, Risto Kasanen, Hui Sun, Hui Sun, Fred O. Asiegbu

“…In conclusion, the Heterobasidion attack decreased the microbial community species richness and shifted the community structure and functional structure to varying degrees. The microbial network was enlarged and became more unstable at both inter-kingdom and intra-kingdom level due to the Heterobasidion infection.…”
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Compositional editing of extracellular matrices by CRISPR/Cas9 engineering of human mesenchymal stem cell lines by Sujeethkumar Prithiviraj, Alejandro Garcia Garcia, Karin Linderfalk, Bai Yiguang, Sonia Ferveur, Ludvig Nilsén Falck, Agatheeswaran Subramaniam, Sofie Mohlin, David Hidalgo Gil, Steven J Dupard, Dimitra Zacharaki, Deepak Bushan Raina, Paul E Bourgine

“…In this study, we demonstrated the exploitation of CRISPR/Cas9 as a high precision system for editing the composition and function of eECMs. Human mesenchymal stromal/stem cell (hMSC) lines were modified to knock out vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) and assessed for their capacity to generate osteoinductive cartilage matrices. …”
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A method of forming a self-similar flow with a given Hurst parameter for network traffic modeling by P.E. Pustovoitov, V.O. Kompaniets

“…The obtained results can be used to construct more realistic simulation models of computer networks. …”
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Benchmarking TCL4: Assessing the usability and reliability of fourth-order approximations by Jiahao Chen, Elyana Crowder, Lian Xiang, Dragomir Davidovic

“…The non-Markovian dynamics of an open quantum system can be rigorously derived using the Feynman–Vernon influence functional approach. Although this formalism is exact, practical numerical implementations often require compromises. …”
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Development of New Student Admissions Features for the Qaryah Thayyibah Elementary School Website in Purwokerto by Yuli Purwati, Ely Purnawati, Faris Labib Najmuddin, Mohamad Aqil Bafaqih, Rifa Alfazri

“…Moreover, it offers a more structured data storage system, making data retrieval more efficient and effective.…”
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The role of social cohesion in economic development and childhood psychological development: a comprehensive literature review by Salvatore Spagano

“…Studies suggest that cohesive communities are more resilient to economic crises, with stronger labor markets and more effective responses to social challenges. …”
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Students’ Daily Attendance Management System. by Komurembe, Phionah, Rukundo, Emmanuel

“…This final year project focused on developing a Daily Student Attendance Management System to replace traditional attendance tracking methods with a more streamlined, precise, and dependable solution. …”
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Artificial intelligence in Anatomy: Potential uses and challenges by Lubna Faisal

“…One more example of AI in anatomy teaching is ChatGPT. …”
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Big data analytics and AI as success factors for online video streaming platforms by Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Arshad, Choo Wou Onn, Ashfaq Ahmad, Goabaone Mogwe, Goabaone Mogwe

“…While customers benefit from this data by receiving more suitable material, getting better recommendations, and allowing for more efficient content delivery, AI utilizes it. …”
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Microbiome Dynamics in <i>Samia cynthia ricini</i>: Impact of Growth Stage and Dietary Variations by Biju Bharali, Pulakeswar Basumatary, Utpal Bora

“…Interaction networks revealed unique species correlations in moths, including Clostridiales, Firmicutes, Gallibacterium, and Lachnospiraceae. Functional analysis highlighted diet-related differences, whereby Kesseru-fed samples showed more carbohydrate metabolism pathways, while larval microbiomes had distinct pathways for aromatic compound degradation and detoxification. …”
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THE PLACE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FORMATION OF GRADUATES’ COMPETITIVENESS by G. F. Shafranov-Kutsev, G. Z. Efimova

“…Therefore, the education system is forced to be reconstructed for preparation of holders of complex knowledge and competencies, generators of newideas and projects. Consequently, there is the demand for the development of individual educational  programmes and modules, freedom of access for students to new resources and technologies, change of functions and competencies of pedagogical workers.The conclusion is drawn that the assessment of own competitiveness acts as the defining factor of the relation to the chosen field of occupation. …”
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Enhanced propionate and butyrate metabolism in cecal microbiota contributes to cold-stress adaptation in sheep by Xindong Cheng, Yanping Liang, Kaixi Ji, Mengyu Feng, Xia Du, Dan Jiao, Xiukun Wu, Chongyue Zhong, Haitao Cong, Guo Yang

“…Correlation analysis indicated that butyrate holds a central position in both networks, with Hulunbuir sheep exhibiting a more complex and tightly regulated network involving SCFAs, microbiota, microbial functions, and transcriptomes. …”
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Defect Engineering and Dopant Properties of MgSiO₃ by Kowthaman Pathmanathan, Poobalasuntharam Iyngaran, Poobalasingam Abiman, Navaratnarajah Kuganathan

“…Additionally, MgO Schottky defects are viable, requiring only slightly more energy to form than anti-site defects. Regarding the solubility of alkaline earth dopant elements, Ca preferentially incorporates into the Mg site without generating charge-compensating defects, while Zn exhibits a similar behavior among the 3D block elements. …”
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