Characteristics of Local Anisotropy Fields of Paper Structure and Deformation Properties by Mariya M. Lysachenkova, Yakov V. Kazakov, Dmitry G. Chukhchin

“…Physical and mechanical properties have been determined during tensile testing of short-length samples. It has been revealed that floccules and gullies in a sheet of paper, visually expressed in the heterogeneity of the lookthrough, make a decisive contribution to the presence of local heterogeneity of anisotropy and the variation in the deformation and strength characteristics of the paper. …”
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Occurrence of Harmful Algal Blooms in Freshwater Sources of Mindu and Nyumba ya Mungu Dams, Tanzania by Josephine J. Gobry, Hilda S. Bachwenkizi, Offoro N. Kimambo, Faustin N. Ngassapa, Kessy F. Kilulya

“…The identification and quantification of these toxins are crucial for water quality management decisions. This study used DNA analysis (PCR techniques) to identify toxin-producing strains and liquid-chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to quantify microcystins in samples from Mindu and Nyumba ya Mungu Dams in Tanzania. …”
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LSTM-DQN-APF Path Planning Algorithm Empowered by Twins in Complex Scenarios by Ying Lu, Xiaodan Wang, Yang Yang, Man Ding, Shaochun Qu, Yanfang Fu

“…Finally, to tackle the issues of insufficient training sample size and simulation accuracy, this paper leverages a digital twin platform, utilizing a dual feedback mechanism from virtual and physical environments to generate a large number of complex urban scenario samples. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis detection in different regions with different endemic burden: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Shiying Li, Bin Liu, Mingli Peng, Min Chen, Wenwei Yin, Hui Tang, Yuxuan Luo, Peng Hu, Hong Ren

“…Additionally, selected studies were further subgrouped in four groups based on sample's type, subject's age, status of HIV co-infection and smear-positivity. …”
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Wide Binaries from GAIA DR3 : testing GR vs MOND with realistic triple modelling by Charalambos Pittordis, Will Sutherland, Paul Shepherd

“…We provide an updated test for modifications of gravity from a sample of wide-binary stars from Gaia DR3, and their sky-projected relative velocities. …”
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The Design of an Online Concordancing Program for Teaching about Reporting Verbs by Joel Bloch

“…The user would then be provided with a small sample of sentences using reporting verbs that matched the criteria that had been selected. …”
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How are Australian Universities and Law Schools Approaching Sustainability in their Curricula and what are the Implications for Legal Education? by John A.P. Chandler

“…The article analyses the strategic and sustainability plans of a sample of Australian universities for the objectives they set for teaching and learning about sustainability and how they measure performance. …”
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Swings in Crude Oil Valuations: Analyzing Their Bearing on China’s Stock Market Returns amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Upheaval by Zhuoqi Teng, Renhong Wu, Yugang He

“…Nevertheless, the complete sample reveals no discernible spillover effects attributable to oil price fluctuations. …”
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Ecological Capacity Assessment for Ecotourism Development Using Geographic Information System (Case Study: Mianeh County) by Hojjat Mohamadi Torkamani

“…Ecotourism, as the leading sector of the tourism industry, relies on utilizing environmental capabilities, and needs proper management decisions. In this context, the identification of ecological and environmental power is the most basic step. …”
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On the Relative Importance of Corporate Working Capital Determinants: Findings from the EU Countries by Julia Koralun-Bereźnicka

“…The corporate finance literature traditionally abounds in both theoretical discussion and empirical research concerning financing and long-term investment decisions. Managing short-term resources appears to be a much less remarkable issue, despite this resource’s significant share of a firm’s balance sheet and the time and effort required to manage the current assets and liabilities. …”
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Superintendent Turnover and Retention: A Mixed-Methods Study Of Leavers and Stayers In Rural Districts by David E. DeMatthews, Alexandra Aylward, Torri D. Hart, Pedro Reyes

“…However, we also identified and interviewed a sample of rural superintendents we classified as “leavers” or stayers” to examine how unique personal factors influence decisions to stay or go. …”
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE CROP PRODUCTION SECTOR IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION by Dimitrina STOYANCHEVA, Dora DONCHEVA

“…The study is based on a sample of enterprises, classified according to whether they disclose intangible assets in balance sheets. …”
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Contributions of Rashid Memorial Welfare Organization in Education Sector: A Comparative Study by Ayesha Nazuk

“… Education is one of the important sectors of any economy; however, its relative importance is even more decisive in defining the future trajectory of a developing country. …”
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WOMEN'S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN GUINEA-BISSAU AS A MEANS OF STRENGTHENING THEIR IDENTITY by Carlos Sangreman, Mara Melo

“…The data were obtained by surveys and interviews in the regions of Bissau, Biombo, Bafatá and Oio, with the producers (which also include a limited number of male producers) of leguminous agricultural products, in a sample of 160/1063 people chosen at random. To better understand the results, it must be said that this business model is not very profitable, but it is an activity that gives a greater independence of women in relation to men in the family space, combating the existing male authoritarianism, since decisions about the use of profits belong to the women producers. …”
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Associations of neighborhood infrastructure with cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors: results of the ESSE-RF-3 epidemiological study by S. A. Maksimov, M. B. Kotova, S. A. Shalnova, Yu. A. Balanova, A. E. Imaeva, V. А. Kutsenko, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, N. S. Karamnova, O. B. Shvabskaya, T. V. Repkina, T. O. Gonoshilova, A. V. Kudryavtsev, N. I. Belova, L. L. Shagrov, M. A. Samotrueva, A. L. Yasenyavskaya, O. A. Bashkina, S. V. Glukhovskaya, I. A. Levina, E. A. Shirshova, E. B. Dorzhieva, E. Z. Urbanova, N. Yu. Borovkova, V. K. Kurashin, A. S. Tokareva, Yu. I. Ragino, G. I. Simonova, A. D. Khudyakova, V. N. Nikulin, O. R. Aslyamov, G. V. Khokhlova, A. V. Solovyova, A. A. Rodionov, O. V. Kryachkova, Yu. Yu. Shamurova, E. V. Mikhailov, Yu. O. Tarabrina, M. G. Ataev, M. O. Radzhabov, Z. M. Gasanova, M. A. Umetov, I. A. Khakuasheva, L. V. Elgarova, E. I. Yamashkina, L. A. Balykova, A. A. Usanova, A. M. Nikitina, N. V. Savvina, Yu. E. Spiridonova, E. A. Naumova, V. S. Yudin, A. A. Keskinov, S. M. Yudin, A. V. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…The total sample included 28731 men and women aged 35-74 years. …”
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Series 2: Development of a Multiplex Amplicon Next Generation Sequencing Assay for Rapid Assessment of Resistance-Associated Mutations in <i>M. tuberculosis</i> Clinical Cases by Adriana Cabrera, Tracy Lee, Kathleen Kolehmainen, Trevor Hird, Danielle Jorgensen, Calvin Ka-Fung Lo, Hasan Hamze, Alan O’Dwyer, Dan Fornika, Rupinder Kaur KhunKhun, Mabel Rodrigues, Natalie Prystajecky, John Tyson, James E. A. Zlosnik, Inna Sekirov

“…Sequencing results were analyzed using a custom bioinformatics pipeline. Forty-seven samples were used for assay development, and 37 additional samples underwent post-implementation clinical validation. …”
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Data analysis strategies for the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program by Nora Penzel, Pablo Polosecki, Jean Addington, Celso Arango, Ameneh Asgari-Targhi, Tashrif Billah, Sylvain Bouix, Monica E. Calkins, Dylan E. Campbell, Tyrone D. Cannon, Eduardo Castro, Kang Ik K. Cho, Michael J. Coleman, Cheryl M. Corcoran, Dominic Dwyer, Sophia Frangou, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Robert J. Glynn, Anastasia Haidar, Michael P. Harms, Grace R. Jacobs, Joseph Kambeitz, Tina Kapur, Sinead M. Kelly, Nikolaos Koutsouleris, K. R. Abhinandan, Saryet Kucukemiroglu, Jun Soo Kwon, Kathryn E. Lewandowski, Qingqin S. Li, Valentina Mantua, Daniel H. Mathalon, Vijay A. Mittal, Spero Nicholas, Gahan J. Pandina, Diana O. Perkins, Andrew Potter, Abraham Reichenberg, Jenna Reinen, Michael S. Sand, Johanna Seitz-Holland, Jai L. Shah, Vairavan Srinivasan, Agrima Srivastava, William S. Stone, John Torous, Mark G. Vangel, Jijun Wang, Phillip Wolff, Beier Yao, Alan Anticevic, Daniel H. Wolf, Hao Zhu, Carrie E. Bearden, Patrick D. McGorry, Barnaby Nelson, John M. Kane, Scott W. Woods, René S. Kahn, Martha E. Shenton, Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ), Guillermo Cecchi, Ofer Pasternak

“…Abstract The Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ) project assesses a large sample of individuals at clinical high-risk for developing psychosis (CHR) and community controls. …”
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Qualidade física dos solos irrigados de algumas regiões do Brasil Central Physical quality of irrigated soils in some regions of Central Brazil by Cleudson J. Michelon, Reimar Carlesso, Mirta T. Petry, Giane L. Melo, Renato B. Spohr, Juliano G. de Andrade

“…For each group of clay content, critical values of bulk density and soil macroporosity were established above which (bulk density) and below which (macroporosity) the soil sample were characterized as compacted. Considering the entire area sampled in the superficial layer, 14.2% of the samples collected in Goiás, 9.5% of soil samples collected in Minas Gerais and 34% of the samples collected in São Paulo presented indications of soil compaction as a function of bulk density and macroporosity.…”
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Preharvest Natural Multitoxin Contamination of Winter Wheat Genotypes in Hungary with Special Attention to Aflatoxins and HT-2 Toxin by Attila Berényi, Balázs Szabó, Tamás Meszlényi, Csaba Vágvölgyi, Beáta Tóth, Ákos Mesterházy

“…In conclusion, mycotoxin contamination is decisive. Most samples were contaminated by one or more mycotoxins. …”
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Improving Agricultural Efficiency of Dry Farmlands by Integrating Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Monitoring Data and Deep Learning by Tung-Ching Su, Tsung-Chiang Wu, Hsin-Ju Chen

“…Simultaneously, soil samples were collected to measure the actual soil moisture content. …”
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