Energy transition narratives in the European Union by I. L. Prokhorenko

“…By promoting increasingly stringent ecological standards and climate regulations in the energy sector and consistently forcing others to emulate its example, the European Union seeks to present itself as a normative power in this area. …”
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Plant disease classification in the wild using vision transformers and mixture of experts by Zafar Salman, Abdullah Muhammad, Dongil Han

“…This discrepancy between the training images and images in-the-wild conditions poses a major challenge for deploying these models in agricultural settings. …”
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La valoración paisajística en los Catálogos de Paisaje Urbano by Lucas Períes, Silvina Barraud

“… El presente artículo afronta la valoración paisajística como fase de un proceso metodológico para la construcción de los catálogos de paisaje urbano cuya finalidad es determinar el tipo de valor que posee un paisaje y establecer consideraciones de calidad paisajística para delinear acciones que apunten al desarrollo sostenible y a la calidad de vida urbana. …”
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Modern biological methods of processing plant raw materials used to increase its storage capacity by N. E. Posokina, A. I. Zakharova

“…Low-temperature production processes and refrigerated storage promote the development of psychrophilic microorganisms; another threat is posed by high microbiological contamination of raw materials. …”
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Song Melody and Speech Tone Conflict in Translated Yorùbá Christian Hymns by Tolulope Owoaje, Tunde Adegbola

“…The tripartite constraint of aligning melody, meter, as well as meaning, posed a major problem to the hymn translators. Having given priority to melody and metre, the translators therefore, tend to compromise on meaning, thereby producing Yorùbá hymns that will sound interesting melodically, and correlate metrically with the metre, but producing hardly meaningful words when sung. …”
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Sociodemographic description of remanent malaria foci in three municipalities of Chihuahua, Mexico, during the period 2000–2022 by Jaime R. Adame-Gallegos, Carlos A. Rodríguez-Alarcón, Maria Carmen Rodríguez, Ángel F. Betanzos-Reyes

“…Abstract The sociodemographic conditions and natural characteristics of the state of Chihuahua, in Mexico, have historically posed challenges for the implementation and monitoring of malaria control programs. …”
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Da higiene à construção da cidade: o Estado e o saneamento no Rio de Janeiro From hygiene to the building of a city: the State and sanitation in Rio de Janeiro by Eduardo Cesar Marques

“…Exploring the vast literature available on Rio de Janeiro's urban world at that time, the present text supplements this with an analysis focused above all on the architecting of Brazil's first policies on sanitation infrastructure.…”
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A Comparative Study of Static VAR Systems for ImprovingVoltage Stability in Expansion of Mining Projects with Gearless Motor Drives by J. L. Olabarrieta Rubio, P. Eguia Lopez, E. Torres Iglesias, A. Etxegarai Madina

“…In the next decade, the demand for copper is expected to grow by 25%, posing a challenge for mining facilities to increase their production by opening new mines or upgrading existing ones. …”
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Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola L.): Exploring the wonders of Indian folklore and the miracles of traditional healing by Suchita Gupta, Reena Gupta

“…High oxalic acid content in the fruit poses a risk of toxicity, particularly for individuals with renal impairments who consume excessive fruit juices. …”
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Precipitation extremes in the Puna of Atacama Desert, Chile: How to manage current and future uncertainty? by Pablo Sarricolea, Hugo Romero-Aravena, Roberto Serrano-Notivoli, Oliver Meseguer-Ruiz, Vincent Dubreuil, Beatriz M. Funatsu

“…There is a high level of uncertainty regarding the variability of precipitation and its projections in many regions of this country. This poses challenges for climate characterization and for defining strategies to reduce its risks. …”
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A Rare Case Report of Tropheryma Whipplei-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in an Immunocompetent Patient by Fu Y, Zhou J, He P, Li X

“…Yidan Fu,1,* Junfeng Zhou,1,* Ping He,2 Xiaonan Li1 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 2Dalian Women and Children Medical Center Group, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaonan Li, Email xiaoxiao_sheep@163.comAbstract: Tropheryma whipplei is a rare gram-positive bacterium traditionally associated with Whipple’s disease, primarily presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms. Pulmonary involvement, particularly acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), is extremely rare and poses diagnostic challenges, especially in immunocompetent individuals. …”
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Lightning Damage Detection Method Using Autoencoder: A Case Study on Wind Turbines with Different Blade Damage Patterns by Takuto Matsui, Kazuki Matsuoka, Kazuo Yamamoto

“…There have been numerous reported accidents of lightning strikes damaging wind turbine blades, which poses a serious problem. In certain accidents, the blades that were struck by lightning continued to rotate, resulting in breakage due to centrifugal force. …”
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Cross-Dataset Analysis of Language Models for Generalised Multi-label Review Note Distribution in Animated Productions by Diego Garcés, Matilde Santos, David Fernández-Llorca

“…Since each note can belong to multiple departments, the task is posed as a multi-label classification problem. The analysis and comparison of the results obtained with datasets from three different films, focusing on generalisation, provides critical insights for any Animation Studio evaluating the use of these methods in their process. …”
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Challenges of Diagnosis and Treatment Choice in Riedel‘s Fibrosing Thyroiditis: Clinical Case Examples by M. G. Davydovich, R. V. Ipaeva, K. P. Derevyanko

“…Since treatment for compression syndrome-aggravated Riedel’s fibrosing thyroiditis is exclusively surgical, it continues posing a challenge as associated with likely severe complications. …”
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Building climate resilience to enhance attainment of welfare Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Southern Zimbabwe by Defe Rameck, Matsa Mark, Mavugara Roberta

“…This is important since climate change has posed significant impacts on community activities that are critical for ensuring sustainable development.…”
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Proposals for designing the airspace management of the ATM sectors of the Ho Chi Minh City Area Control Center to increase its capacity by Nguyen Ngoc Hoang Quan, V. N. Nechaev

“…But at the same time, the increase in flight operations poses challenges to flight safety, increases the load on airspace and airports, and pollutes the environment. …”
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Deep hydrocarbon charging and accumulation in complex fault blocks, the northern part of the eastern Liaohe depression, China by Che Shen, Youlu Jiang, Qiang Guo

“…As a representative region characterized by complex fault-block development, the northern part of the eastern Liaohe depression poses challenges in understanding the charging time and migration channels of deep hydrocarbons due to its intricate structural and reservoir conditions. …”
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CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF FOREIGN TRADE SECURITY OF REGIONS IN MODERN CONDITIONS by Юлія Полякова, Валентина Куцик

“…It highlights the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that the war poses to Ukraine’s foreign trade, allowing for the development of new approaches and adaptation to current challenges. …”
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An efficient model to estimate and optimise the cloud migration costs from on-premises web apps by Vijay Prakash, Ajay Kumar, Mohd Shahid, Lalit Garg, Seema Bawa

“…This paper presents a novel hybrid algorithm using the genetic algorithm and simulated annealing approaches. …”
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Evaluating the Drinking Water Distribution System of Lahore for Free-Living Amoebas, Particularly Naegleria spp. by Ayesha Najam, Sana Ullah Iqbal, Waqas Ahmed, Rabia Tanvir, Haroon Akbar

“…Numerous studies have described the problem posed by their presence in the drinking water distribution systems of Lahore; however, very few studies have been done on Naegleria spp., particularly Naegleria fowleri that causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. …”
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