Harnessing UV radiation for enhanced agricultural production: benefits on nutrition, quality, and sustainability by Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando

“…UVC radiation has strong germicidal qualities that improve the quality of fruits and the shelf life of fresh foods, which is something that consumers who prefer healthy, organic food urgently need right now. …”
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Robust Semiparametric Optimal Testing Procedure for Multiple Normal Means by Peng Liu, Chong Wang

“…Optimal testing procedures with high average power while controlling false discovery rate are preferred. Many methods were constructed to achieve high power through borrowing information across genes. …”
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Chaetophiloscia sicula Verhoeff, 1908 (Isopoda, Oniscidea), an invasive isopod currently spreading in North America by Katalin Szlavecz, Nathan T. Jones, Franck Noël, Pepijn Boeraeve, Pallieter De Smedt

“…Standardized field surveys in Maryland and Washington D.C. revealed a strong habitat preference towards anthropogenic and coastal areas. …”
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Sulforaphane as a preventive agent in Oral Cancer- A Systematic Review by M. Parasakthi, Kavitha Sanjeev

“…The review was conducted as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines 2020. …”
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The impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions and treatment management of ectopic pregnancy by Hande Gurbuz, Gulfem Basol, Mehmet Mustafa Altintas, Betul Kuru

“…While laparoscopic surgery was preferred before the pandemic, laparotomy was applied to all patients during the pandemic (P < 0.001). …”
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Sleep Pattern and the Incidence of Early Childhood Caries: Systematic Review by Nishath Sayed Abdul

“…Methods: The review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses criteria to ensure rigor and transparency. …”
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Regional Variation in Rates of IVF Treatment across Australia: A Population-based Study by Louise Rawlings, Pauline Ding, Stephen J. Robson

“…**Conclusion:** These findings suggest that factors such as physician preference, clinical practice guidelines, and cryopreservation protocols of ART units might explain the national variation in uptake of IVF.…”
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Bibliometric Analysis of Optimal Scheme Selection for Water Conservancy Projects by ZHANG Boyang

“…The results show that the fuzzy multi-attribute decision making,projection pursuit,entropy weight method,fuzzy analysis,technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS),and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) are widely used in the optimal scheme selection for water conservancy projects and are also research hotspots in this field.In comparison with other disciplines,the field witnesses little research progress in other countries.This paper focuses on the main methodological advances in the field and provides an outlook on its future trends in hope of promoting further development of the theory and application regarding optimal scheme selection for water conservancy projects.…”
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Paysages du maïs au Mexique by Hugo Perales

“…In situ conservation of crops, or conservation in farmers’ fields, has been a minor component in the conservation of genetic resources; ex situ methods have been the preferred option. Although conservation in farmers’ fields is thought to be aimed at conserving genes for geneticists, it happens because the well-being of many farmers’ households depends on traditional varieties. …”
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Bach Adsorption Study for the Extraction of Silver Ions by Hydrazone Compounds from Aqueous Solution by Abdussalam Salhin Mohamad Ali, Norfarhah Abdul Razak, Ismail Ab Rahman

“…However, for practical applications such as the removal and preconcentration of Ag+, the physically immobilized sorbent (SG1) is preferred.…”
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Fuzzy TOPSIS for Multiresponse Quality Problems in Wafer Fabrication Processes by Chiun-Ming Liu, Mei-Yu Ji, Wen-Chieh Chuang

“…In this study, the fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS), one of the fuzzy multiattribute decision-analysis (MADA) methods, is proposed to investigate the fuzzy multiresponse quality problem in integrated-circuit (IC) wafer fabrication process. …”
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Arranging a Pool of Functional Test Sequences for Variable In-Field Test Periods by Irith Pomeranz

“…Therefore, test sets of both types should be arranged such that every test period would be utilized for targeting the most likely to occur faults. This is preferred over the alternative where each test period is used for achieving the highest possible fault coverage since the highest possible fault coverage may be achieved without detecting the most likely to occur faults. …”
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Comprehension of HIV/AIDS messages in Lesotho by Olutunmise Adesola Ojo, Rudi de Lange

“…The results indicate that suitable graphic imagery fosters message comprehension, that inappropriate imagery inhibits comprehension, and that realistic and appropriate imagery is preferred to abstract and representational imagery. …”
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Effects of Cooperative Learning vs. Traditional Instruction on Prospective Teachers’ Learning Experience and Achievement by Zaheer AHMAD, Nasir MAHMOOD

“…The study has implications for teacher educators to prefer innovative instructional strategies as CL while teaching to prospective teachers…”
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Lobbying of Qatar's Interests in the United States and the Qatar Diplomatic Crisis by D. B. Grafov

“…Three main conclusions are drawn: 1) The US is not interested in settlement of dispute through the support of one party. The White House prefers the “divide and rule” strategy. 2) There is little chance of successful lobbying in the US for any state that cooperates with Iran. 3) The balance-of-power approach in analysing of the development of Qatari-Saudi crisis shows that attempt of the both parties to “buck-pass” by one superpower is uneffisient. …”
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Banking Crises: Identification Problems and Resolution by O. I. Larina

“…The form of state participation in the process of overcoming a banking crisis and the extent of state involvement in solving the problems of insolvency of banks can be different: the government may restrict the measures to promote and support organization of private capital, to prefer the formal financial support of some banks, to take the banks under state control (control) or eliminate part of banks.…”
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Complications and Solution Suggestıons in Situations When Implant Removal Is Required After Osteosynthesis with the Plate Screw System: Solidworks Analysis by Ferhat Sayar, Zafer Şen, Osman Mücahit Tosun

“…Internal fixation with plate screw, which is among the types of osteosynthesis, is frequently preferred because it provides sufficient stabilization and fixation between bone fragments and is easy to apply. …”
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Preliminary Studies on the Development of Meat Balls by JO Igene, KS Akinjobi, SE Evivie

“…Analysis of overall likeness revealed that UUFB was significantly preferred to CSFB and USFB. The UUFB sample was rated highest in terms of overall likeness and may economically complement some of the existing popular meat-based snacks in Nigeria. …”
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Socio-psychological features of the process of transformation of the social structure of society and the process of communication in the digital space by S. Grishaeva, O. Kulikova

“…The main directions of changes in the cognitive and communicative aspects of communication, the negative consequences of the preference of the online environment to live communication and the impact on human mental activity, the development of addictive trends in communication by means of digital technologies, scenarios of conflict situations in the digital communication space and their impact on the social life of an individual are reviewed. …”
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VLADIVOSTOK STUDENTS' VALUE SYSTEM by Oksana O. Martynenko, Olga A. Korotina

“…The education priority are unique education in prestigious institute of higher education, tuition-free education preference; location of higher education institute plays a great role as well as a positive sociocultural environment, IT support level of educational process. …”
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