Visualization of Observational Learning and Peer Influence on Plastic Waste Diversity in the Campus Environment Using ArcGIS by Nüket Sivri, Atilla Aydoğdu, Vildan Zülal Sönmez, Ceyhun Akarsu

“…While recent studies have mainly focused on microplastics, there is a need to assess the presence and diversity of meso- and macroplastics, which are the main sources of plastic pollution in nature due to inadequate or improper waste management strategies. Indeed, certain relationships and interactions related to the disposal of waste into the natural environment instead of proper waste collection points have spread like a virus and led to the formation of behavioral patterns. …”
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YAP/TAZ-associated cell signaling – at the crossroads of cancer and neurodevelopmental disorders by Aderonke O. Ajongbolo, Aderonke O. Ajongbolo, Sigrid A. Langhans

“…On the other hand, dysregulation of YAP/TAZ signaling has been implicated in numerous diseases including various cancers and neurodevelopmental disorders. Indeed, in recent years, parallels between cancer development and neurodevelopmental disorders have become apparent with YAP/TAZ signaling being one of these pathways. …”
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Inhibition of high glucose-induced cardiac fibroblast activation: an effective treatment for diabetic cardiomyopathy using Chinese herbal medicine by Bin Wan, Jing Hu, Yue Luo, Yutong Han, Yaowen Zhang, Qinchuan Huang, Yulin Leng, Chunguang Xie, Chunguang Xie

“…The development of MF in a high glucose environment involves multiple complex fibrogenic pathways that work together to activate fibroblasts, thereby promoting MF. Indeed, aberrant activation of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) is a key factor in MF. …”
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Academic Philosophy as a Way of Life by Eli Kramer, Marta Faustino, Hélder Telo

“…This normative and pedagogic component is a crucial aspect of Hadot’s account of PWL. Indeed, Hadot is not just describing what philosophy was in the past, but also evaluating what it is in the present and considering what it could become beyond his (and our) time. …”
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Can Obesity Prevalence Explain COVID-19 Indicators (Cases, Mortality, and Recovery)? A Comparative Study in OECD Countries by Yuval Arbel, Chaim Fialkoff, Amichai Kerner, Miryam Kerner

“…Consequently, ethical guidelines referring to priority in intubation and intensive care treatments—published by the Israeli Ministry of Health in April 2020—should account for these complex relationships between obesity and SARS-CoV-2 virus. Indeed, there is a linear increase in mortality rate from SARS-CoV-2 virus with an elevated prevalence of obesity. …”
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Habitat collectif « de standing » au cœur de Santiago du Chili : un modèle résidentiel vertical attractif ? by Line Henry

“…Nevertheless, it seems relevant to study in the forthcoming years the evolution of the residential preferences of an emergent young professionals’ generation, currently single or in couple without children. They indeed display an attraction for centrality and don’t currently contemplate the single-family detached house as a desirable alternative. …”
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Effect of seasonality on the dynamics of an imitation-based vaccination model with public health intervention by Bruno Buonomo, Giuseppe Carbone, Alberto d'Onofrio

“…In particular, we obtain that the amplitude of the oscillations favors the possible elimination of the disease by the action of the PHS, through a threshold condition. Indeed, for a given average value of the transmission rate, in absence of oscillations as well as for moderate oscillations, there is no disease elimination. …”
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Verifiable measurement-based quantum random sampling with trapped ions by Martin Ringbauer, Marcel Hinsche, Thomas Feldker, Paul K. Faehrmann, Juani Bermejo-Vega, Claire L. Edmunds, Lukas Postler, Roman Stricker, Christian D. Marciniak, Michael Meth, Ivan Pogorelov, Rainer Blatt, Philipp Schindler, Jens Eisert, Thomas Monz, Dominik Hangleiter

“…However, existing tools for verifying that a quantum device indeed performed the classically intractable sampling task are either impractical or not scalable to the quantum advantage regime. …”
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Gated communities in mar del plata: territorial ordination and social construction of space by Alejandro Maya

“…This work deals with the growth of different gated communities developments in the city of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires (Argentine). Indeed, it is a phenomenon that has not gone unnoticed and where urban developers offer all kinds of comforts. …”
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Edifícios de luxo no centro de Santiago do Chile: uma escolha residencial atrativa? by Line Henry

“…Nevertheless, it seems relevant to study in the forthcoming years the evolution of the residential preferences of an emergent young professionals’ generation, currently single or in couple without children. They indeed display an attraction for centrality and don’t currently contemplate the single-family detached house as a desirable alternative. …”
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Chromosome-scale genome assembly of three-spotted seahorse (Hippocampus trimaculatus) with a unique karyotype by Ning Li, Xinhui Zhang, Xin Liu, Xueqiang Lin, Cancan Hu, Jieming Chen, Shengchao Wang, Dong Zhang, Shuguang Wei, Qiong Shi

“…The genome completeness (BUSCO score: 96.5%, CEGMA score: 97.87%) confirmed that this chromosome-scale assembly is indeed of high quality. Moreover, a total of 18,712 protein-coding genes were annotated, of which 96.36% could be predicted with functions. …”
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Vascular Tissue Analysis as a Decisive Tool for Tropical Hardwood Identification: The Case Study of Ekop Species in Cameroon by Pierre Paul Mbarga, Armand William Mala, Marie Marguerite Mbolo

“…Perforations plates and vessel-ray pitting are determining components for the classification of the species. Indeed, several species exploited under the trade name Ekop because of their grain, color, and wooden decoration patterns do not belong to the same taxonomic class. …”
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Dropping the baton: Cognitive biases in emergency physicians. by Mingwei Ng, Evelyn Wong, Guek Gwee Sim, Pek Jen Heng, Gareth Terry, Foo Yang Yann

“…The hyperacute nature of emergency medicine merely exacerbates and condenses these into a compressed timeframe. Indeed, similar relays are run every day in every discipline of medicine, with the same unified goal of doing the best for our patients while not committing cognitive errors and dropping the baton.…”
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Dose Effect Evaluation and Therapeutic Window of the Neuro-EPO Nasal Application for the Treatment of the Focal Ischemia Model in the Mongolian Gerbil by Iliana Sosa Teste, Yuneidys Mengana Tamos, Yamila Rodríguez Cruz, Adriana Muñoz Cernada, Janette Cruz Rodríguez, Nelvis Subirós Martínez, Rosa Maria Coro Antich, Alina González-Quevedo, Julio Cesar García Rodríguez

“…In summary, this study, the average dose-used Neuro-EPO (249.4 UI/10 μL/every 8 hours for 4 days), proved to be valid indicators of viability, neurological status, and spontaneous exploratory activity, being significantly lower than that reported for the systemically use of the rHu-EPO as a neuroprotectant. Indeed, up to 12 h after brain ischemia is very positive Neuro-EPO administration by the nasal route as a candidate for neuroprotection.…”
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Species distribution modelling and landscape connectivity as tools to inform management and conservation for the critically endangered Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinu... by Tosif Fida, Alireza Mohammadi, Kamran Almasieh, Luciano Bosso, Shams Ud Din, Urwah Shamas, Muhammad Ali Nawaz, Muhammad Kabir

“…Landscape connectivity values were indeed low in some areas outside and close to the DNP confines. …”
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BOKO HARAM OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA:THE NEXUS BETWEEN FREEDOM FIGHTERS AND TERRORISTS by Musa Abdulkarim Itodo, BINTA YAKUBU SULE

“…Works are abounds on terrorism and freedom fighters in Nigeria and Africa, however, a few lay emphasis on persons engaged in terrorism and freedom fighting in Nigeria and Africa are actually freedom fighters not terrorists and the nexus between Boko Haram operations and the freedom fighters in Nigeria.Indeed, this paper investigates the assertion that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. …”
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Entanglement negativity and replica symmetry breaking in general holographic states by Xi Dong, Jonah Kudler-Flam, Pratik Rath

“…In this paper, we resolve this issue by showing that in general holographic states, the saddles computing E 2 k $$ {\mathcal{E}}^{(2k)} $$ indeed break the ℤ 2k replica symmetry. Our argument involves an identity relating E 2 k $$ {\mathcal{E}}^{(2k)} $$ to the k-th Rényi entropy on subregion AB ∗ in the doubled state ρ AB A A ∗ BB ∗ $$ {\left.…”
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'Sanctifying Sex': Exploring 'Indecent' Sexual Imagery in Pentecostal Liturgical Practices by Sarojini Nadar, Johnathan Jodamus

“…The consequences of a repressed sexuality are indeed serious. However, what if this 'repressive hypothesis' can be challenged within Pentecostal spaces? …”
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Evidence and clinical relevance of maternal-fetal cardiac coupling: A scoping review. by Thomas J Nichting, Maretha Bester, Rohan Joshi, Massimo Mischi, Myrthe van der Ven, Daisy A A van der Woude, S Guid Oei, Judith O E H van Laar, Rik Vullings

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>From the synthesis of the available literature on MFCC presented in this scoping review, it seems evident that MFCC does indeed exist and may have clinical relevance in tracking fetal well-being and development during pregnancy.…”
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Mettre l’intime en bande dessinée. Un dialogue avec Léna Merhej et Noémie Honein by Michela De Giacometti, Laura Odasso

“…By lifting the veil on the body and its multiple experiences, such as sexuality and illness, Léna Merhej and Noémie Honein invites us to explore social and political contexts in which these experiences are embedded: these women’s lives are indeed intimately intertwined with political conjunctures and the collective experience. …”
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