Techno-economic aspects of concrete lightweighting by char enrichment with phosphates from wastewater by Josef Marousek, Beata Gavurova, Anna Marouskova, Babak Minofar

“…Portland cement (PC) production is a major contributor to environmental pollution due to its resource and energy – intensive nature, ranking as the 3rd largest source. Humans excrete approximately 5 g of phosphorus (P) day-1, which is often precipitated by salts into hardly applicable minerals such as struvite (in developed countries) or contributes to eutrophication (in developing countries). …”
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RESULTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK IN THE DISTRICTS OF DAK SONG AND DAK MIL, DAK NONG PROVINCE, IN 2018 by Thanh Vuong Nguyen, Tien Duc Vu, Xuan Hung Le

“…We conducted field surveys at various sites, resulting in the discovery of a rich prehistoric heritage in the region, despite challenges posed by complex natural conditions. While artifact distribution and concentration vary across sites, we identified significant concentrations in areas near lakes, rivers, and streams. …”
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NIGERIA’S INTRACTABLE CRISIS OF NATIONAL INSECURITY AND THE RESPONSE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES by Sunday Owen, ABANG PhD, ADEYEMI-SUENU, Adebowale(PhD)

“… This study has as its primary objective among others, the examination of the nature, reasons and challenges of insecurity in the South-west region of Nigeria, as well as the seemingly unchecked and continuous penetration of the region’s forests by kidnappers and other criminal elements. …”
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The Ecosystem of AI-Driven Robotics in Pediatric Neurorehabilitation by Tole Sutikno, Lina Handayani

“…Moreover, the inclusion of natural language processing and facial expression analysis warrants careful consideration, as it sets the stage for more nuanced interactions between robots and pediatric patients, thereby fostering a therapeutic environment that is both responsive and empathetic. …”
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Guide to Fertilization for Pine Straw Production on Coastal Plain Sites by Anna Osiecka, Patrick J. Minogue, E. David Dickens

“…Thanks to the growing popularity of this natural mulch material, pine straw production has quickly become an important Florida industry. …”
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Micromechanical behavior of the apple fruit cuticle investigated by Brillouin light scattering microscopy by Timm Landes, Bishnu P. Khanal, Hans Lukas Bethge, Tina Lehrich, Maximilian Seydi Kilic, Franz Renz, Miroslav Zabic, Moritz Knoche, Dag Heinemann

“…In this study, non-invasive Brillouin light scattering (BLS) spectroscopy was applied to probe the micro-mechanics of native CM, dewaxed CM (DCM), and isolated cutin matrix (CU) of mature apple fruit. The BLS signal arises from the photon interaction with thermally induced pressure waves and allows for imaging with mechanical contrast. …”
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Med det förflutna för ögonen by Samuel Rubenson

“… At a retirement it is natural to have the past in front of you, in particular as a historian. …”
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Responsabilidad social empresarial, principios Ruggie y Buen Vivir en la Agenda del Desarrollo Sostenible by Erika Silvina Bauger

“…Para lograr este objetivo exploraremos cualitativamente con recursos bibliográficos y método dialéctico, un caso paradigmático resuelto por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos bajo el título “Empleados de la Fábrica de Fuegos de Santo Antônio de Jesus y sus Familiares vs. Brasil”. …”
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The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias by Keaton West Hernandez Hernandez

“…Part 1 explores the historical and psychological foundations of bias, emphasizing its cumulative nature. Part 2 presents successful interventions in police departments, communities, and schools, highlighting programs like The Madison Workshop and initiatives to reduce police stress and improve community relations. …”
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FOSTERING AGROPRENEURSHIP PRACTICE IN NIGERIA: A LOOK BENEATH THE SURFACE by Olamitunji DAKARE

“…Therefore, an integrative framework for effective agropreneurship practice in Nigeria is proposed to build the capacity of the Nigerian agricultural system, which has a multiplier effect on both the socio-economic and industrial advancement of the country because of its multifunctional nature. Specific recommendations for the capacity of the Nigerian agricultural system through agropreneurship initiatives are offered.…”

Cross-stream attention enhanced central difference convolutional network for CG image detection by HUANG Jinkun, HUANG Yuanhang, HUANG Wenmin, LUO Weiqi

“…With the maturation of computer graphics (CG) technology in the field of image generation, the realism of created images has been improved significantly. …”
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Investigation of new exopolysaccharides produced by strains of donkey milk by Arevik Israyelyan, Tsovinar Balabekyan, Lara Aleksanyan, Inesa Sahakyan, Anna Gasparyan, Flora Тkhruni

“…Conclusion: The obtained results were shown that strains isolated from fermented donkey milk that are capable of synthesizing two substances of different nature with high antimicrobial properties during the growth process are promising for further research and application for their use as probiotics and biopreparations in pharmaceuticals. …”
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A novel decomposer-exploiter interaction framework of plant residue microbial decomposition by Youzhi Miao, Wei Wang, Huanhuan Xu, Yanwei Xia, Qingxin Gong, Zhihui Xu, Nan Zhang, Weibing Xun, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang

“…However, the fundamental understanding of the functional dynamics and interactions between the principal participants, fungi and bacteria, in natural habitats remains limited. Results In this study, the evolution of fungal and bacterial communities and their functional interactions were elucidated during the degradation of complexity-gradient plant residues. …”
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Managing Landscape Irrigation to Avoid Soil and Nutrient Losses by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Don Rainey, Esen Momol, Claire Lewis, Brian Niemann

“…How lawns and landscapes are irrigated directly impacts the natural environment, so landscape maintenance professionals and homeowners must adopt environmentally-friendly approaches to irrigation management. …”
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Histological demonstration of gonad development in the banana shrimp, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis by Jirakanit Chimnual, Jirawat Saetan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat

“…Overall, these factors necessitate conservation of this shrimp species across its natural habitat. Information on the migration of primordial germ cells (PGCs) to form a gonad is essential for shrimp preservation techniques such as broodstock preparation, sex differentiation, and germ cell transplantation. …”
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Anxiety and depression screening reveals the importance of advancing mental health support for Haitian healthcare providers by Youri Encelotti Louis, Brooke Betson, Samy Auguste

“…In addition to the ongoing humanitarian crisis that continues to pre-dispose the people of Haiti to a variety of health conditions and mental illnesses, Haitian healthcare providers face further vulnerability to mental illness due to the high-stress nature of their work in a resource-limited environment. …”
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THE NIGERIA MILITARY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE`s WEST AFRICA PROVINCE (ISWAP), 2016-2022 by BABA ALI KELLU, RUTH CALEB LUKA LUKA, MOHAMMED BELLO BABAN’UMMA

“…The research underscores the complex, evolving nature of the ISWAP insurgency and the need for a multifaceted, adaptive approach in counterterrorism. …”
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Forum: Attempting a dialectical reconciliation of the concept truth in the objectivism of evangelical Christianity and the relativism of postmodernism by E. K. Foshaugen

“…Evangelical Christians believe in Objectivism: the conviction that there exists some ahistorical source, foundation or framework to which we can appeal to in  determining the substance and nature of truth, knowledge, reality, right or wrong — and it is independent and external to personal experience or thinking. …”
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Infrared and transcendental structure of two-loop supersymmetric QCD amplitudes by Gregor Kälin, Gustav Mogull, Alexander Ochirov, Bram Verbeek

“…The subtraction scheme follows naturally both from general IR factorization principles and from an integrand-level analysis of divergences in this amplitude. …”
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(In)stability of symbiotic vortex-bright soliton in holographic immiscible binary superfluids by Yu-Ping An, Li Li

“…We explore the properties of symbiotic vortex-bright soliton in strongly coupled binary superfluids by holography, which naturally incorporates finite temperature effect and dissipation. …”
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