IFAS Community Development: Identifying Local Power Structures, The Decision-Making Approach by Mark A. Brennan

“…This paper focuses on the decision-making approach to identifying community power structures. …”
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Persistence, Fate, and Effectiveness of Dispersants used during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Monica Wilson, Larissa Graham, Christine Hale, Emily Maung-Douglass, Stephen Sempier, LaDon Swann

“… The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the first spill that occurred in the deep ocean, nearly one mile below the ocean’s surface. The large-scale applications of dispersants used at the surface and wellhead during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill raised many questions and highlighted the importance of understanding their effects on the marine environment.  …”
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EFFECT OF REPRODUCTIVE STAGES ON SOME BLOOD METABOLITES IN THE SHOW AND RACEHORSE MARES IN IRAQ by M. A. Abed, T. A. Abdulkareem, W. A. Saleh

“… This study explored the effect of different reproductive stages on some blood metabolic biomarkers of the show and racehorse mares in Iraq. We selected eighteen show mares and fifteen racehorse mares and divided them into three categories: last month of pregnancy, post-foaling, and first month of pregnancy. …”
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Modeling challenges of hepatitis D virus kinetics during bulevirtide-based therapy by Adquate Mhlanga, Ori Wasserman, Pietro Lampertico, Scott J. Cotler, Harel Dahari

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Spider mites collectively avoid plants with cadmium irrespective of their frequency or the presence of competitors by Godinho, Diogo Prino, Fragata, Inês, de la Masseliere, Maud Charlery, Magalhães, Sara

“…We show that individual spider mite females do not preferentially move to leaf tissues with or without cadmium, despite clear costs on their performance. …”
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Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic Farming Using Conservation Tillage in Florida by Tawainga W. Katsvairo, David L. Wright, Jim J. Marois, Pawel P. Wiatrak

“… Organic farming is one of the fastest-growing segments of agriculture in the U.S. and in Florida. Making the transition from conventional (strip till using genetically modified crops) to organic farming does not have to be filled with obstacles. …”
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A SUCCINCT VIEW ON ART MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING THE 1980s by Tudor FERARU

“…The study also provides insight into the work of some of the most prominent American composers who were active during this period. Both technical and aesthetic aspects of their creative output are described. …”
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NON-DAMAGE BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE POLICIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Marina Brogi, Valentina Lagasio, Fabrizio Santoboni

“…We propose a model of catastrophe risk with Non-Damage Business Interruption (NDBI) policies to manage the pandemic risk due to the spread of Covid-19. The model employs a Monte Carlo simulation of different lockdown scenarios: the frequency and severity distributions of losses of Italian SMEs. …”
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Social ecology of artisanal sand mining in the Niger River around Bamako, Mali. by Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Bouraima Camara, Andreas Buerkert

“…Our study identified five artisanal systems for mining sand and gravel from the Niger River, using tied-up pirogues, single pirogues, carts, tractors, and trucks. …”
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Heme-Iron OptiFer® in the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy by Ibrahim A. Abdelazim, Mohannad AbuFaza, Soud M. Al-Ajmi, Osama O. Amer, Svetlana Shikanova, Bakyt Karimova

“…CONCLUSION: Heme-iron OptiFer® is an effective therapeutic option for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy with low side effects. heme-iron OptiFer® can be used in women who have low compliance, and/or gastrointestinal intolerance to conventional iron salts. …”
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Taxation of freelancers in selected countries before and during the pandemic of the virus COVID-19 by Kovinić Nikola

“…The assumption is that during the analyzed period, the number of freelancers in these countries increased significantly, primarily due to the measures adopted to prevent the spread of the COVID19 virus pandemic. …”
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Engaging and Empowering Community Resource Organizations (CROs) Before, During, and After Disasters by Angela B. Lindsey, Samantha Goldenberg

“… The role of community organizations before, during and after a crisis. Working collaborating with these groups before a disasters can increase community resilience. …”
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Analysis of Air Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Naples (Italy) by Alessia Sannino, Mariagrazia D’Emilio, Pasquale Castellano, Salvatore Amoruso, Antonella Boselli

“…Our findings show a rather significant reduction of the pollution due to NO2 (49–62%) in urban as well as in green suburban area, while CO and SO2 showed a more important reduction in urban or industrial districts of the city (50–58% and 70%, respectively). …”
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Gas drainage and utilization in coal mines in China: History, technological advances, and prospects by Guofu LI, Chao LI, Bichuan ZHANG, Yun XU, Zheng WANG, Xianjun ZHOU

“…In combination with the differences in geological conditions of gas in varying mining areas, three typical gas drainage modes have been formed: the surface-underground combined gas drainage mode through “four-zone linkage” in the Jincheng mining area in Shanxi Province (the new Jincheng mode), the protective layer mining mode for broken-soft and low-permeability coal seams in the Huainan-Huaibei area in Anhui Province (the Huainan-Huaibei mode), and the hydraulically enhanced permeability mode of the Songzao mining area in Chongqing City (the Songzao mode). …”
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RANKING OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS WITH MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHODS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Ali Göksu, Seniye Erdinç Kaya

Subjects: “…multi criteria decision making…”
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Examining Sex Differences in Visual Reliance During Postural Control in Intercollegiate Athletes by Nicolette Ingel, Victoria Vice, Courtney Dommer, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Ariel Zaleski, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory Faherty, Jody Feld, Timothy Sell

“…Two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests were used to compare differences between sexes. # Results Males had greater EO COMP (males=7.77±3.40; females=6.48±4.61; p=0.038; Cohen’s d=0.343) and EC COMP (males=19.43±8.91; females 14.66±6.65; p=0.001; Cohen’s d=0.571) than females. …”
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Cortical and subcortical activities during food rewards versus social interaction in rats by Florbela Rocha-Almeida, Ana R. Conde-Moro, Antonio Fernández-Ruiz, José M. Delgado-García, Agnès Gruart

“…These findings shed light on the intricate neural processes underlying reward preferences and/or decision-making choices, highlighting the NAc’s potential role in social reward processing, and the mPFC’s involvement in modulating theta–gamma rhythms during reward-related decision-making.…”
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Tracing COVID-19 cluster during offline learning in the new era of pandemic by Maria Mardalena Martini Kaisar, Helen Kristin, Tria Asri Widowati, Clarissa Rachel, Anastasia Hengestu, Sem Samuel Surja, Soegianto Ali

“…To support this effort, the infectious disease research team at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (AJCUI) examined COVID-19 infection by saliva specimens using RT-qPCR method, along with the completion of related questionnaire and epidemiology investigation form. …”
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“Surgical Surprise: A Rare Chest Wall Muscle” during Gynecomastia Surgery by Joyal Jose, Deepak Aravind

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Soybean pod and grain isoflavones accumulation during the filling period in field conditions by C.S. Carrera, N. Urretabizkaya, J.m. Gontijo Mandarino, R. Santos Leite, C. Szemruch, D.P. Rondanini

Subjects: “…glycine max…”
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