An Overview of Carbon Markets for Florida Forest Landowners by José R. Soto, Francisco J. Escobedo, Damian C. Adams

“…To address this need, UF/IFAS forest management specialists provide this overview of forest carbon markets in the United States as of 2014 and compare key features of the four major carbon offset certification options. …”
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Modeling Public Opinion Over Time and Space: Trust in State Institutions in Europe, 1989-2019 by Marta Kołczyńska, Paul-Christian Bürkner, Lauren Kennedy, Aki Vehtari

“…Partially pooled models with data from all countries would be prohibitively slow, so we estimate separate by-country models in a way that maintains comparability of estimates across countries. We apply this strategy to data from 13 cross-national research projects from 27 European countries to estimate trajectories of political trust between 1989-2019. …”
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Modelling of reactor CPS cooling circuit voiding by Narimantas Listopadskis, Raimondas Pabarčius, Aurimas Tonkūnas

“…Analysis of numerical simulation results shows, that this logic is correct, the results are comparable to analogous modelling data obtained by Russian code STEPAN/KOBRA. …”
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Hybrid VTOL UAV technologies: Efficiency, customization, and sector-specific applications by Mohammed Osman, Yuanqing Xia, Mohammed Mahdi, Azzam Ahmed

“…Special attention is given to the unique capabilities of tilt-rotor, tilt-wing, and dual systems for various sectors, including agriculture, surveying, and cargo transportation. By comparing current market offerings, this work aims to guide engineers and decision-makers in selecting optimal UAS platforms. …”
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Estimated Water Savings Potential of Florida-Friendly Landscaping Activities by Mackenzie J. Boyer, Michael D. Dukes

“…The water savings is compared to a baseline case of typical irrigation behavior. …”
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Estimated Water Savings Potential of Florida-Friendly Landscaping Activities by Mackenzie J. Boyer, Michael D. Dukes

“…The water savings is compared to a baseline case of typical irrigation behavior. …”
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Optimization of preparation for colonoscopy by application of the enteral form of dulcolax by P. A. Nikiforov, V. N. Lyapunova, V. L. Osin, A. Yu. Tarasova

“…Preparation quality in clearing of intestine appeared to be comparable in the main and control groups. …”
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Resident perceptions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: An examination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by Takatoshi Murayama, Graham Brown, Atsushi Akiike, Kohsuke Matsuoka

“…A nationwide survey measured attitudes towards the Games and perceptions of subjective well-being, comparing pre- and post-event evaluations to examine the impact of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Age-related changes in brain signal variability in autism spectrum disorder by Priyanka Sigar, Nicholas Kathrein, Elijah Gragas, Lauren Kupis, Lucina Q. Uddin, Jason S. Nomi

“…In both cases, individuals with ASD showed decreased BSV compared with TD individuals in these brain regions. …”
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Influence of ethnicity on cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor efficacy and toxicity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Roberto Buonaiuto, Aldo Caltavituro, Margherita Tafuro, Alessandra Longobardi, Giuliana Pavone, Pierluigi De Santis, Roberta Caputo, Carmine De Angelis, Lucia Del Mastro, Fabio Puglisi, Mario Giuliano, Grazia Arpino, Martina Pagliuca, Michelino De Laurentiis

“…We included studies comparing CDK4/6i (palbociclib, ribociclib, abemaciclib, dalpiciclib) + ET versus placebo + ET. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Serious Game to Deliver Health Education About Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Clustered Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial by Lauren Bloomfield, Julie Boston, Martin Masek, Lesley Andrew, Donna Barwood, Amanda Devine

“…Median scores for knowledge pre- and postintervention were collected from a self-administered assessment of this questionnaire and, at 3 months postintervention, were compared between groups. A knowledge score of +/–2/16 was determined a priori to meet the criteria for equivalence. …”
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Changes in Internet Activities and Influencing Factors for Problematic Internet Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korean Adolescents: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study by Sol I Kim, Jae-Chan Jin, Seo-Koo Yoo, Doug Hyun Han

“…The Patient Health Questionnaire 9 scores for 2018, 2019, and 2023 decreased compared to those in 2020, 2021, and 2022 (F5=3.07; P=.007). …”
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Lenvatinib Therapy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Real Clinical Practice by V. V. Petkau, A. V. Sultanbaev, K. V. Menshikov, A. S. Antipin, M. V. Volkonsky, V. M. Filippova, Yu. V. Vasilyeva, A. A. Tarkhanov, M. R. Mukhitova, M. Zh. Murzalina, A. R. Safarova

“…Patients with macroscopic portal vein invasion had a significantly lower PFS compared with those lacking this complication: 3.97 (0.00-8.07) vs. 11.1 (8.46-13.7), p = 0.053. …”
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Efficacy and safety of dexamethasone or triamcinolone in combination with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for diabetic macular edema: A systematic review and meta-a... by Bo Zhou, Hua Liu, Feng Xiong

“…Consequently, we conducted a meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of combined treatment with dexamethasone or triamcinolone and anti-VEGF versus anti-VEGF monotherapy in DME treatment.…”
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Metformin exerted tumoricidal effects on colon cancer tumoroids via the regulation of autophagy pathway by Roya Shabkhizan, Çığır Biray Avci, Sanya Haiaty, Marziyeh Sadat Moslehian, Fatemeh Sadeghsoltani, Ahad Bazmani, Mahdi Mahdipour, Leila Sabour Takanlou, Maryam Sabour Takanlou, Arezoo Rezaie Nezhad Zamani, Reza Rahbarghazi

“…These data coincided with the reduction of intracellular p62 content in MTF 120 mM-treated tumoroids compared to MTF 40 mM and control groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Outcome and Management of Sepsis at RozhHalat Emergency Hospital in Erbil –Kurdistan region of Iraq by Samir Qader Ahmad, Shakawan Muhamad Ismaeel, Dara Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed, Halgurd Fathulla Ahmed

“…A Positive blood culture associated with higher mortality rate of 81% compared with 21% if the blood culture was negative. …”
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The Effects Of Differing Density Of Swim-Training Sessions On Shoulder Range Of Motion and Isometric Force Production In National and University Level Swimmers by Matias Yoma, Lee Herrington, Tanya Mackenzie

“…To compare the post-swim changes of these physical qualities between groups…”
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Hematobiochemical changes of lead Poisoning and amelioration with Coconut (<i>Cocos nucifera</i> L.) Water in wistar albino rats by Enagbonma Ben Jesuorsemwen, Iyorah Imeda Ebikere, Iyorah Imeda Ebikere, Igiehon Nicholas Ozede, Aimuanmwosa Frank Eghomwanre

“…The mean values of white blood cells, lymphocytes, total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, low  density lipoprotein-cholesterol/high density lipoproteincholesterol and total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein-cholesterol increased (12.23±0.57(×103μl),   79.83±3.87(%), 64.66±6.01(mg/dl), 89.00±7.94(mg/dl), 22.67±6.93(mg/dl), 21.00±4.58(mg/dl), 1.29±0.62 and 3.36±0.83 respectively ) in the lead group when compared with mean values of control group (5.83±0.74(×103μl), 69.07±10.57(%), 54.00±4.04(mg/dl), 97.33±11.34(mg/dl),   20.00±3.06(mg/dl), 17.00±6.51(mg/dl), 0.97±0.41 and 2.87±0.55 respectively) but the mean values decreased when compared with the mean values of group of 75ml coconut water only and group of 0.10g/l lead + 75ml coconut water, except the mean values of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol. …”
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Current trends of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA): choosing between robotic-assisted and conventional surgeries and timing of procedures by Kelvin S. C. Cheung, Kai Chun Augustine Chan, Amy Cheung, Ping Keung Chan, Michelle Hilda Luk, Kwong Yuen Chiu, Henry Fu

“…Primary outcomes included utilization of UKA compared to TKA and percentage utilization of different UKA systems, namely, conventional, Mako, and Cori/Navio systems, from 2021–2023. …”
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Modelling and Analysis of Bioretention Systems for Removal of Stormwater Pollutants by Nuwagaba, Emmanuel, Abdulkadir, Taofeeq Sholagberu, Agwe, Michael Tobby, Philip, Tibenderana, Ako, Terseer, Moses N., Twesigye-omwe

“…The parameters tested were Temperature, pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Coliforms (TC), Faecal Coliforms (FC), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Oil & Grease (OG)The results of the study showed that the bio retention model drastically improved storm water quality by reducing values of EC, TDS, TC, FC, TSS, BOD and OG as compared to the tested raw storm water samples. In Column C, the study showed 39.1% and 48.8 % reduction in TC and TSS concentrations respectively after 20 days of treatment as compared to 10 days. …”
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