The People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs (NKID) of the USSR in the City of Kuibyshev (1941-1943) by S. I. Chernyavsky

“…Due to the opposition of the Western powers, domestic diplomacy failed to create a collective security system to prevent the aggression of Germany, Italy and Japan. …”
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Lessons for a learning health system: Effectively communicating to patients about research with their health information and biospecimens by Kayte Spector‐Bagdady, Kerry A. Ryan, Luyun Chen, Camille Giacobone, Reshma Jagsi, Reema Hamasha, Katherine Hendy, J. Denard Thomas, Jessie M. Milne, Alexandra H. Vinson, Jodyn Platt

“…Focus group participants provided additional insights, discussing values and perceptions of altruism and reciprocity, concerns about commercialization, privacy, and security; and the desire for consent, control, and transparency. …”
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Insights into quinoa endophytes: core bacterial communities reveal high stability to water stress and genotypic variation by Isaac Maestro-Gaitán, Miguel Redondo-Nieto, Sara González-Bodí, Laura Rodríguez-Casillas, Javier Matías, Luis Bolaños, María Reguera

“…Understanding the dynamics of plant-microbe interactions in quinoa is vital for developing stress-resilient crop varieties, supporting sustainable agricultural practices, and ensuring food security in the face of climate change and environmental challenges.…”
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Deaths in children in England from SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first 2 years of the pandemic: a cohort study by Shamez N Ladhani, Peter Fleming, Tom Williams, Karen Luyt, Godwin Oligbu, David Odd, Sylvia Stoianova, Anna Thursby-Pelham

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Random forest model that incorporates solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence data can accurately track crop yield variations under drought conditions by Guangpo Geng, Qian Gu, Hongkui Zhou, Bao Zhang, Zuxin He, Ruolin Zheng

“…Timely and reliable crop yield estimation is vital for ensuring both global and regional food security. Previous studies have primarily used process-based crop models or statistical regression-based models for crop yield estimates. …”
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Socioeconomic dynamics of beedi rolling in a Southern Indian state: implications for tobacco control by Praveen Kumar, Muralidhar M. Kulkarni, Eshwari K., Yash Alok, Satish Kumar, Rohith Bhagawath, Radhika Nayak, Priyanka Bantwal, Ambigai Rajendran, Mark Goodchild, Praveen Sinha

“…Prominent issues include inadequate social security, limited access to government programs, and family vulnerability. …”
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Climate Change Impact on Cereal Production in Northern Africa: A Comprehensive Modeling and Control Approach by Sabrina De Nardi, Claudio Carnevale, Sara Raccagni, Lucia Sangiorgi

“…In spite of global efforts like the 2015 Paris Agreement which aims to limit the increase in global temperature to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, projections indicate that this threshold will likely be exceeded, causing severe climatic disruptions, that will affect vulnerable regions and populations, altering weather patterns and compromising food security, water resources, and economic stability. …”
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Transient response and analytical solution of burst phenomenon in long distance water pipeline by Zhi-Guo Tao, Ling Zhou, Yun-Jie Li, Yuan Huang, Yan-Qing Lu, Yin-Ying Hu, Rui-Ling Feng

“…The rapid detection and localisation of pipe burst incidents in water pipe systems are crucial for timely repair, minimisation of leakage, and assurance of water supply security. However, previous researches have insufficiently emphasised the identification of pressure characteristics during pipe burst, failing to accurate detection and localisation of pipe burst. …”
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Bark water affects the isotopic composition of xylem water in tropical rainforest trees by Adriana Vega Grau, John Herbohn, Susanne Schmidt, Jeffrey McDonnell, Jeffrey McDonnell, Jeffrey McDonnell

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Enhancing Older Adults’ Lives Through Positive Aging Perception, Quality-of-Life Enhancement, and Social Support to Drive Acceptance and Readiness Toward Indoor Assistive Technolog... by Ka Po Wong, Pei-Lee Teh, Weng Marc Lim, Shaun Wen Huey Lee

“…Multivariate analysis revealed significant combined effects of quality-of-life enhancement (P=.01) and social support (P=.03) on technology acceptance and readiness, wherein quality-of-life enhancement (P=.001) and social support (P=.008) negatively impacted security perception. Among demographic variables, educational level significantly impacted gerontechnology confidence (P=.004) while ethnicity influenced optimism (P=.003). …”
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Stimulating Financial-Fiscal Instruments of Supporting Development of Renewable Energy Sources: Bibliometric Analysis by Alla Moroz, Serhiy Lyeonov

“…The transition to renewable energy sources is imperative for addressing global challenges such as climate change, energy security, and sustainable economic development. Financial-fiscal instruments, including subsidies, carbon pricing, green bonds, and tradable green certificates, have emerged as critical mechanisms to overcome economic and market barriers that impede renewable energy adoption. …”
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High-precision laser monitoring system with enhanced non-uniform scanning for railway safety by Yingying Yang, Cheng Wang, Xiaoqi Liu, Yu Liu, Weier Lu, Zhonglin Zhu, Hongye Yan, Guotang Zhao, Xuechun Lin

“…With China leading the world in high-speed rail mileage, ensuring railway security is paramount. The current laser monitoring technologies suffer from high false alarm rates and unreliable intrusion identification. …”
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Making the most of existing research: an evidence gap map of the effects of food systems interventions in low-income and middle-income countries by Birte Snilstveit, Ingunn Gilje Storhaug, Charlotte Lane, Nick Moore, Mark Engelbert, Thalia Morrow Sparling, Amber Franich, Heike Rolker

“…Objective Identify and describe the available evidence on the effects food systems interventions on food security and nutrition outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries.Methods An adapted version of the high-level panel of experts food systems framework defined the interventions and outcomes included studies. …”
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Climate smart crop-livestock integrated farming as a sustainable agricultural strategy for humid tropical islands by T. P. Swarnam, A. Velmurugan, T. Subramani, N. Ravisankar, N. Subash, A. S. Pawar, P. Perumal, I. Jaisankar, S. Dam Roy

“…Based on these findings, we demonstrated that a crop-livestock IFS was the best climate-smart strategy to enhance the productivity and food security of smallholder farmers in a sustainable way against the consequences of climate change and to increase the mitigating potential through carbon stocking.…”
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FFDL: Feature Fusion-Based Deep Learning Method Utilizing Federated Learning for Forged Face Detection by Vinay Gautam, Gaganpreet Kaur, Meena Malik, Ankush Pawar, Akansha Singh, Krishna Kant Singh, S. S. Askar, Mohamed Abouhawwash

“…This limitation arises because these algorithms are trained on publicly available centralized datasets and do not prioritize privacy and security considerations. Consequently, they adversely affect the ability to detect counterfeit content. …”
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One-sided device-independent random number generation through fiber channels by Jinfang Zhang, Yi Li, Mengyu Zhao, Dongmei Han, Jun Liu, Meihong Wang, Qihuang Gong, Yu Xiang, Qiongyi He, Xiaolong Su

“…To certify randomness without the characterization for device, it is crucial to realize the one-sided device-independent random number generation based on quantum steering, which guarantees security of randomness and relaxes the demands of one party’s device. …”
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A Refined Terrace Extraction Method Based on a Local Optimization Model Using GF-2 Images by Guobin Kan, Jie Gong, Bao Wang, Xia Li, Jing Shi, Yutao Ma, Wei Wei, Jun Zhang

“…Terraces are an important form of surface modification, and their spatial distribution data are of utmost importance for ensuring food and water security. However, the extraction of terrace patches faces challenges due to the complexity of the terrain and limitations in remote sensing (RS) data. …”
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Identification of blast resistant finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) genotype through phenotypic screening and molecular profiling by Isha Ojha, Kamaluddin, Vijay Sharma, Mohd. Tariq, Mukul Jain, Hoshiyar Singh Negi, Mukul Kumar, Shalesh Kumar Singh, Nitin Kumar, Vijay Kumar Kushwaha, Prashant Kaushik, Kirtan Dave

“…Such efforts are crucial for maintaining the sustainability of this important crop for global food security.…”
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Dual interfacial modification of hematite electron transport layer for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells by Abu Summama Sadavi Bilal, Muhammad Meesum Bilal, Muhammad Faheem Zia, Shazia Feroz, Muhammad Nauman Ullah, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Nargis Bano, Ijaz Hussain, Rida Fatima

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Dynamic simulation of landscape ecological risk in Gansu’s farming-pastoral ecotone based on topographic gradients by Le Yang, Jixuan Yan, Guang Li, Weiwei Ma, Tao Li, Pengcheng Gao, Qiang Li, Xiangdong Yao, Jie Li, Wenning Wang

“…Scientifically assessing the landscape ecological risks in this region is essential for developing an early warning system for ecological security and ensuring the sustainable management of regional ecosystems. …”
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