Anagyrus pseudococci Girault (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) by Theresa Chormanski, Ronald D. Cave

“…It is a solitary, internal parasitoid and lays one egg per host, with the larva developing inside the host’s body. …”
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Ambitions et limites du grand projet chinois des Nouvelles Routes de la soie by Emmanuel Lincot

“…The interconnection between the two extreme poles of Eurasia is not a new idea per se. What is more original is to understand China's proposal to project beyond its borders in the aim to deploy a very extensive network both in economic and security fields is a worldwide and massive global strategy for the future. …”
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Editorial: Relaunching Cultural Science by Hartley John

“…We are planning for 12 articles per annum to begin with, and are also open to reviews and commentary as well as research. …”
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Cyber-bioethics: the new ethical discipline for digital health by Robert Panadés, Robert Panadés, Robert Panadés, Oriol Yuguero, Oriol Yuguero

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Geometry, Space, Configuration: a Meeting with Anna Sgrosso by Agostino De Rosa, Andrea Giordano

“… During the last Congress of the Unione Italiana per il Disegno, held in Naples, the 2017 UID Gold Medal was awarded to Anna Sgrosso with the aim of rewarding the complex of scientific and cultural activities promoted at the University of Naples Federico II over a long and prestigious career. …”
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L’esposizione temporanea sostenibile by Eleonora Trivellin, Marco Mancini

“… Le esposizioni fieristiche si rivelano di minore interesse rispetto agli eventi di matrice culturale, soprattutto per la mancanza di progettazione curatoriale che porta a non attribuire importanza a tutti quegli elementi che non siano il prodotto o il servizio oggetto della vendita. …”
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New Plants for Florida: Blueberry by Paul Lyrene, Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“…Today’s varieties have made Florida blueberry production what it is today – a crop that sells 4 million pounds per year, with a farm-gate value of $20 million. …”
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Wetted Bulb Dimensions From a Trickle Source by Elsa S. Sepúlveda, Fedro S. Zazueta

“… An estimation of the wetted bulb diameter dimensions is needed to determine the number of emitters per plant when using drip or trickle irrigation systems. …”
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Silvia Masserano. Le prospettive architettoniche di Paolo Veronese. Analisi grafica e restituzione di alcuni teleri. Trieste: EUT - Edizioni Università di Trieste 2018 by Pedro M. Cabezos-Bernal

“…The thesis was recently awarded with two prizes: the Menzione Gaspare De Fiore 2017, by the Unione Italiana per il Disegno, and the Premio tesi di Dottorato EUT, by Edizioni Università di Trieste. …”
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Understanding Pregnancy Diagnosis in Beef Cattle by G. Cliff Lamb, Darren D. Henry, Vitor R. G. Mercadante, Doug E. Mayo

“… Because 55 to 70 percent of the input costs associated with a beef cattle operation are related to nutrition, culling open (non-pregnant) cows after the breeding season can save as much as $200 per head that can be diverted to the purchase or development of replacement females, sire selection, increased nutritional management, and other management-related costs. …”
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An Inversion-Free Method for Finding Positive Definite Solution of a Rational Matrix Equation by Fazlollah Soleymani, Mahdi Sharifi, Solat Karimi Vanani, Farhad Khaksar Haghani, Adem Kılıçman

“…The new method is inversion-free per computing step. The convergence of the method has been studied and tested via numerical experiments.…”
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Multi-cell downlink coordinated beam forming algorithm based on fairness duality theory by Shi-wen HE, Yong-ming HUANG, Lv-xi YANG

“…With the goal to optimize the multi-cell downlink beamforming based on the criterion of the worst-user rate maximization,the Lagrangian duality theory was first used to derive a virtual multi-cell uplink optimization problem that was dual to the primal multi-cell downlink beamforming optimization problem.Base on that,an iterative algorithm was developed to solve the virtual uplink problem by combining the methods of bisection search and geometric programming.Then,the primal multi-cell downlink coordinated beamforming optimization problem could be solved by converting the solution of the virtual uplink problem to the downlink.Simulation results demonstrate that,in contrast to the existing coordinated beamforming schemes,the proposed scheme achieves better performance in terms of both the worst-user rate and the rate per energy (RPE).…”
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Effect of Apogee and Ponnax on Stolon Production and Yield of Florida-Grown Strawberry. by John R. Duval, Elizabeth Golden

“…Hence, manual labor must be used to remove runners in the fruiting field at a cost of $40 to $60 per acre. If a low-cost chemical means could be found to reduce or eliminate runner production in the fruiting field, producers would benefit greatly. …”
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A study on the current status of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and its impact on quality of life (稳定期慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者居家肺康复现... by WANG Tao (王涛), YAN Qiaoyuan (颜巧元), WU Hongyan (吴红艳), YANG Hualu (杨华露), ZHOU Juan (周娟), MO Beirong (莫蓓蓉), LIU Xianliang (刘贤亮)

“…Results Among the 81 respondents, 46. 91%(38/81) of patients adhered to respiratory exercises (more than 3 days per week), 61. 73%(50/81) of patients were able to maintain regular physical exercises (more than 3 days per week), 75. 31%(61/81) of patients followed their medication prescriptions as advised by their doctors, and 64. 20%(52/81) of patients did not receive home oxygen therapy. …”
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Trends and cost structure of drug-based secondary prevention of ischemic strokes by Konstantin Kohlhase, Ferdinand O. Bohmann, Christian Grefkes, Adam Strzelczyk, Laurent M. Willems

“…Cardioembolic strokes had the highest annual costs per patient (€1328.6 [1169.0–1403.4]) with higher expenditure for DOACs (p < 0.001) and AHTs (p < 0.026). …”
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Characterisation of Chemical Constitutes and Spermatogenic Activity of Ushir (Vetiveria Zizanioides Linn) versus Ikshu (Saccharum Officinarum Linn) in Male Wistar Rats: A Research... by Akshay Sudhir Pargaonkar, Jaymala Jadhav, Bhagyashree Ratan Jibkate, Minakshi Urkude

“…The experimental study will be conducted as per Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines. …”
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Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019 by Dorean Nabukalu, Júlia Almeida Calazans, Milly Marston, Clara Calvert, Hadijja Nakawooya, Brendah Nansereko, Robert Sekubugu, Gertrude Nakigozi, David Serwadda, Nelson Sewankambo, Godfrey Kigozi, Ronald H Gray, Fred Nalugoda, Fredrick Makumbi, Tom Lutalo, Jim Todd

“…The crude adult death rate was 5.60 (95% confidence interval (CI): 5.33–5.87) per 1000 person-years of observation (pyo). The crude death rate decreased from 11.41 (95% CI: 10.61–12.28) to 3.27 (95% CI: 2.89–3.68) per 1000 pyo between 1999–2004 and 2015–2019. …”
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Postpartum Remote Health Coaching Intervention for Individuals With a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy: Proof-of-Concept Study by Jaclyn D Borrowman, Lucas J Carr, Gary L Pierce, William T Story, Bethany Barone Gibbs, Kara M Whitaker

“…Changes in steps achieved per day were measured with an activPAL4 micro, PA behavior skills via validated surveys online, and BP was assessed remotely with a research-grade Omron Series 5 (Omron Corporation) BP monitor. …”
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Characteristics of injuries associated with electric personal mobility devices: a nationwide cross-sectional study in South Korea by Maro Kim, Dongbum Suh, Jin Hee Lee, Hyuksool Kwon, Yujin Choi, Joo Jeong, Sola Kim, Soyun Hwang, Joong Wan Park, You Hwan Jo

“…The rate of ePMD-related injuries increased from 3.1 injuries per 100,000 population in 2014 to 100.3 per 100,000 population in 2018. …”
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Impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic on the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children in Yamanashi, Japan by Tomohiro Saito, Mie Mochizuki, Kisho Kobayashi, Hiromune Narusawa, Daisuke Watanabe, Koichi Makino, Hideaki Yagasaki, Kazumasa Sato, Tomoaki Sano, Masanori Ohta, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Shin Amemiya, Koji Kobayashi

“…The annual increase in the incidence was calculated to be 3.384% per year, while the increase in the 3-year interval incidence was calculated to be 2.395% per year. …”
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