The archaeological direction in Japanese studies in Russia: Development, peculiarities, personal experience by A. V. Tabarev

“…In the first post-Soviet decade, there was a transition to new formats – long-term joint projects and archaeological expeditions, which are carried out on the basis of bilateral agreements between research organizations in Japan and Russian institutes (universities, museums) from a number of cities in Siberia and the Russian Far East. …”
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Tracing nitrogen use efficiency of diverse Canadian spring wheat cultivars by Kate A. Congreves, Olivia Otchere, Pierre J. Hucl

“…Decades of wheat breeding have provided growers with numerous high-yielding options, but it is unknown if these yield improvements are likewise characterized with improved nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). …”
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Concentration of viruses and electron microscopy by I. D. Petrova, B. N. Zaitsev, O. S. Taranov

“…Nearly all lethal viral outbreaks in the past two decades were caused by newly emerging viruses. Viruses are often studied by electron microscopy (EM), which provides new high-resolution data on the structure of viral particles relevant to both fundamental virology and practical pharmaceutical nanobiotechnology. …”
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Prospective of climate change impact on water resources and sugar beet yield in the Urmia Lake basin by Somayeh Naderi, Bohloul Alijani, Zahra Hedjazizadeh, Hasan Heidari, Karim Abbaspour

“…Evidence suggests that climate change will create uncertain regional agricultural production stability in the coming decades. This research investigated the impact of climate change on hydrology and sugar beet yield as one of the main crops in the Urmia lake basin using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). …”
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Denoising of Tourist Street Scene Image Based on ROF Model of Second-Order Partial Differential Equation by Xiaofeng Yang

“…Although in the past few decades people have proposed many methods of denoising tourist street scene images, the research on denoising technology of tourist street scene images is still not outdated. …”
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Yield components in new pear cultivars and breeding forms in the Middle Urals by G. N. Tarasova

“…Observations were conducted across the decade of 2009–2019. The cultivars ‘Letnyaya zolotistaya’, ‘Chusovaya’, ‘Berezhenaya’ (ref.), ‘Sultan’, and breeding form DL-33-307 were found to possess resistance of flowers to late spring frosts. …”
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Replication timing in Drosophila and its peculiarities in polytene chromosomes by T. D. Kolesnikova, O. V. Antonenko, I. V. Makunin

“…Since the 1960s, DNA replication of polytene chromosomes has been extensively studied by cytological methods. In the recent two decades, the progress in our understanding of DNA replication was associated with new techniques. …”
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A Generational Approach to the Crisis Parties: Common Origins and Common Features by Jorge Bronet, Rosa Borge

“…Over the past two decades, Western Europe has witnessed a boom in new political parties that have obtained significant electoral results, naturally embracing digital technologies and seeking to challenge their traditional counterparts by reconnecting with the citizenry. …”
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POST-RELIGION: TRADITIONALISTS’ ANALYSIS by Kirill M. Tovbin

“…Thus, based on the above study phenomenological illustrations, can declare one can argue that Post-modernity is much wider than the decadent direction of the culture is a radical shift of spirituality, the top of desacralization.…”
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Digital enhancement and photogrammetric recording of La Joquera Levantine rock art (Borriol, Castelló) by Inés Domingo, Peyman Javadi, Dídac Roman

“…This is especially important for long-known sites, such as La Joquera, discovered and first graphically recorded in 1930 and for which these records have not been updated for decades. Such revisits should be aimed to: a) asses the integrity of the finds since their discovery or since the last revision; b) test whether current digital technologies can improve previous interpretations and reproductions of the art preserved there; and c) produce accurate three-dimensional (3D) photorealistic models that capture the 3D nature of this heritage and even improve the visualisation of motifs. …”
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Factors influencing the utilization of total knee replacement in osteoarthritis knee: A web-based survey of treating doctors by Naman Jain, Yogesh Preet Singh, G C Yathish, Lokesh Veerappa, G Mallinath, Hemant Kalyan, Ishita Shah, Vaibhavi Velangi

“…Background: India, with its aging population is going to face a major health-care burden due to osteoarthritis (OA) knee in the coming decades. Total knee replacement (TKR) is the most effective way of treating severe OA knee and has a wide variation in its utilization. …”
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Laboratory biomarkers for multiple sclerosis and their role in clinical practice by I. Navickaitë, G. Žemgulytė, R. Balnytė

“… Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) most commonly diagnosed in young adults. In recent decades, new treatments have emerged that have radically changed the prognosis and quality of life of these patients. …”
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Drought Vulnerability Characterization and Nature-Based Adaptation, Eerer Sub-Basin, Eastern Ethiopia by Asfaw Kebede Kassa, Dejene W. Sintayehu, Negash Tessema, Bekele Girma, Jemal Yousuf

“… Over the past two decades, Ethiopia experienced recurrent and severe droughts, significantly impacting its environment, the livelihoods of its citizens, and the structure of its societal norms. …”
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Generation, interrogation, and future applications of microglia-containing brain organoids by Julia Di Stefano, Federica Di Marco, Ilaria Cicalini, Una FitzGerald, Damiana Pieragostino, Marleen Verhoye, Peter Ponsaerts, Elise Van Breedam

“…Finally, we would like to stress that even though the development of immune-competent brain organoids has largely evolved over the past decade, their full potential as a pre-clinical tool to study novel therapeutic approaches to halt or reduce inflammation-mediated neurodegeneration still needs to be explored and validated.…”
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Finland’s Neutrality as Part of Its National Identity by N. Yu. Vezhlivtseva

“…However, Finland's military non-alignment policy and reliance on self-defense have remained unchanged for almost three decades. Finnish authorities have consistently pursued this line with a strong support of the majority of population. …”
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Explanatory Factors of the Expansion of Recreation Function on the Bank of Danube River in Budapest by Pál Szabó, Zoltán Mihályi, Tamás Szomorjai, Emese Tóth

“…In a city's development a river and riverbank played important role, however in recent decades the functions of them have changed, transformed, especially in major cities in the more developed countries, so the city administration was faced with a new phenomenon and geographical space: the changing riverbanks, and the utilization, development, revitalization of them has become a key issue. …”
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Species diversity in the new lamprey genus Occidentis, formerly classified as western North American 'Lampetra'. by Kellie J Carim, Grace Auringer, Margaret F Docker, Claude B Renaud, Benjamin J Clemens, Monica R Blanchard, Christina Parker, Michael K Young

“…However, molecular-based phylogenetic studies dating back several decades indicate that lampreys from Pacific drainages are genetically distinct from Atlantic Lampetra. …”
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Life Science 2.0: reframing the life science sector for ‘the benefit on mankind’ by Michaela Vallin, Göran Tomson, Beate Kampmann, Eivind Engebretsen, Stefan Swartling Peterson, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Ole Petter Ottersen

“…Vaccines were developed at unprecedented speed, benefiting from decades of fundamental research and now honoured by a Nobel Prize. …”
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Pathomorphological Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Deceased Patients by Halina Pérez Álvarez, José Fernández-Brito Rodríguez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the atherosclerotic lesion was present in the three arteries, the total number of atherosclerosis increased with age, with fibrous plaques appearing from the second decade of life, severe plaques were not observed before the age of 40, and the use of atherometric system turned out to be a useful tool for the study of atherosclerosis.…”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Clinical Characteristics, Mental Health, and Vascular Function in Minor Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Patients by Witid Mitranun, Witoon Mitarnun, Prasit Peepathum, Amorntheap Wandee, Wenika Mitarnun, Wilasinee Pangwong, Tanormsak Senakham

“…# Background Over the past decade, there has been extensive research exploring the relationship between vascular health and mental well-being, encompassing aspects such as mood and cognition. …”
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