EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS BY LEDYARD STEBBINS by V. A. Sokolov

“…The history of the development of Stebbins’ views of the role of hybridization and polyploidy in plant evolution is considered, as well as his brilliant insight into the role of whole genome duplication in the expansion of variation, which were proven only after the advent of the genomics approach.…”
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Interval Continuous Plant Identification from Value Sets by R. Hernández, J. A. García, C. Mañoso

“…This paper shows how to obtain the values of the numerator and denominator Kharitonov polynomials of an interval plant from its value set at a given frequency. Moreover, it is proven that given a value set, all the assigned polynomials of the vertices can be determined if and only if there is a complete edge or a complete arc lying on a quadrant. …”
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Novel criterion function for minor subspace tracking based on Rayleigh quotient by Zhongying XU, Yingbin GAO, Xiangyu KONG, Boyang DU

“…Aiming at the lack of information criterion functions of sub subspace,a novel criterion function was proposed by adding a penalty term to the Rayleigh quotient.Through analyzing the properties of all the stable points,it was proven that the criterion function exhibited the global maximum attained if and only if the weight matrices span the minor subspace.A minor subspace tracking algorithm was derived by gradient ascending method and its global convergence analysis was also accomplished.Numerical simulations and real application verifies the correctness of the criterion function and derived algorithm.…”
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Virus-induced Systemic Vasculitides: New Therapeutic Approaches by Loïc Guillevin

“…The combination of antiviral treatments and plasma exchanges has been proven effective in polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). …”
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A Rare Case of Retrogastric Abscess Occurring Six Months after N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate Injection into Gastric Varices by Ikram Hussain, Andrew Eu Boon Kwek, Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan, Chern Hao Chong, Tiing Leong Ang

“…Injection with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate is a proven and successful therapeutic modality for treatment of patients with bleeding gastric varices. …”
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Fuzzy Adaptive Variable Structure Control of Second-Order Robotic Manipulators with Dead Zones by Songyu Wang, Xianmin Hou

“…Based on Lyapunov stability theorems, parameter adaptive laws are designed, and it is proven that all signals involved will remain bounded and the stability of the controlled system is also guaranteed. …”
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Global stability for an SEI epidemiological model with continuous age-structure in the exposed and infectious classes by C. Connell McCluskey

“…Key theorems, including asymptotic smoothness and uniform persistence,are proven by reformulating the system as a system of Volterra integral equations. …”
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EU Plans for a CO2 Border Adjustment by Fritz Söllner

“…Instead, to compensate for the competitive disadvantages of EU industry, the tried and proven system of allocating free ETS certificates should be continued.…”
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Fixed-Point Results for Generalized α-Admissible Hardy-Rogers’ Contractions in Cone b2-Metric Spaces over Banach’s Algebras with Application by Ziaul Islam, Muhammad Sarwar, Manuel de la Sen

“…Furthermore, using α-admissible Hardy-Rogers’ contractive conditions, we have proven fixed-point theorems for self-mappings, which generalize and strengthen many of the conclusions in existing literature. …”
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Editorial by J. Rossouw

“…According to Stanley Hauerwas, the book “has proven to be a bombshell”, while Charles Taylor writes that when “the first edition was published, the reaction was one of shock”. …”
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Fixed-Time Complex Modified Function Projective Lag Synchronization of Chaotic (Hyperchaotic) Complex Systems by Xuan-Toa Tran, Hee-Jun Kang

“…The global fixed-time stability of the closed-loop systems is rigorously proven based on Lyapunov analysis. Some simulation examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method and verify the theoretical results.…”
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INCREASING QUALITY OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN RUSSIA BY INTRODUCING THE SELECTION OF ELECTRONIC TRADING PLATFORMS FOR STATE AND MUNICIPAL PROCUREMENT by T. Lysenko

“…The importance of an independent technical audit of the ETP with publication of detailed report in the Internet was proven. The necessity of carrying out an open discussion of the proposed mechanisms for introducing an electronic trading platform selection system with the aim to increase the efficiency of the procurement process in Russia is justified.…”
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Comparison of Expectant and Excisional/Ablative Management of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 (CIN2) in the Era of HPV Testing by Kevin Dominique Tjandraprawira, Adeola Olaitan, Aviva Petrie, Nafisa Wilkinson, Adam N. Rosenthal

“…Outcomes were defined: cytological/histological regression was absence of high-grade CIN on biopsy and/or high-grade dysplasia; virological regression was cytological/histological regression and negative human papillomavirus testing; persistence was biopsy-proven CIN2 and/or moderate dyskaryosis; progression was biopsy-proven CIN3+ and/or severe dyskaryosis. …”
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Electric propeller drive based on a reactive electric machine for ice-class ships by F. A. Gelver, I.V. Belousov, V.F. Samoseiko, A.V. Saushev

“…The theoretical and experimental studies have proven the adequacy of the developed design methodology. …”
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Role of Ketamine in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders by Sahar Derakhshanian, Maxine Zhou, Alexander Rath, Rachel Barlow, Sarah Bertrand, Caroline DeGraw, Christopher Lee, Jamal Hasoon, Alan D. Kaye

“…Adjunctive therapies for TRD with proven benefits exist, but acutely depressed and suicidal patients often require prolonged inpatient stabilization. …”
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COVID-19 and renal allograft rejection: insight from controlled and non-controlled studies by Ahmed Daoud, Karim Soliman, Maria Aurora Posadas Salas, Genta Uehara, Sakshi Vaishnav, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Michael J. Casey

“…Pooling data from these studies revealed no significant statistical correlation between COVID-19 infection and biopsy-proven rejection (p = 0.26). In addition, nine non-controlled studies were found, with rejection incidences ranging from 0% to 66.7%. …”
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Peculiarities of identification of persons who died during martial law (literature review) by A.M. Biliakov, N.M. Erhard

“…It is proven that the identification of dead persons during the martial law is complicated by the influence of the thermal factor, as well as pronounced putrefactive changes. …”
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Blue Light Therapy: A Skin Treatment Mask using Blue Light to cure Skin Disorders by Aleena Kamal, Minahil Kamal, Bushra Mehboob, Tayaba Naz, Shoaib Zafar, Syed Muddusir Hussain

“…This skin treatment mask has proven to be a pain-free and effective procedure to make the skin look healthy and beautiful. …”
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Efficiency of functioning of the staff development system at the enterprise by Мykola Dziamulych

“…Attention is focused on the need of the enterprise to ensure a constant and continuous process of improving the qualifications and professional competences of employees. It has been proven that the practical formation of enterprise personnel development systems is definitely aimed at ensuring a general increase in the effectiveness of its professional activities, which implies an increase in labor productivity. …”
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Explaining the Unexplained: Examining the Predictive Value of Semen Parameters, Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Metal Levels in Unexplained Infertility by Navdeep Kaur Ghuman, Kamla Kant Shukla, Srividhya Nandagopal, Sunil Raikar, Shailendra Kumar, Priyanka Kathuria, Dinesh Choudhary, Poonam Elhence, Pratibha Singh

“…Aims: To compare the semen parameters, sperm DNA damage and seminal metal levels of Zinc, Lead and Aluminium among the male partners of couples with unexplained infertility and men with proven fertility. Settings and Design: Prospective case–control study at a tertiary level teaching hospital. …”
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