Reader Responses to Online Reporting of Tagged Bird Behavior by Louise Hayward

“…The resulting 680 comments were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively to uncover predominant themes and the overall balance of positive and negative sentiments expressed about this tagging project or wildlife tagging generally. Topics occurring most frequently were themed into three interrelated areas: (1) sharing personal feelings and experiences, (2) comparing the merits of different species, and (3) sharing knowledge and opinion. …”
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Management of a Borderline Brenner Tumor of the Ovary in a Premenopausal Woman in Northern Tanzania. A Rare Case Report and Review of the Current Literature by John Lugata, Laetitia Makower, Ashley Rapheal, Yusuph Mwidibo, Bariki Mchome, Alex Mremi

“…ABSTRACT Brenner tumors are rare ovarian neoplasms that are typically small and unilateral. Most cases are benign; less than 5% of all Brenner tumors are borderline or proliferative. …”
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Optimization of fermentation conditions and blending process of fairy bean in North Anhui Province by Qishun Zhu, Jie Yang, Tingting Shen, Qi Zhang, Shoubao Yan

“…SDS-PAGE electrophoresis comparison between control and sample groups indicated effective fermentation, with most fairy beans converting to amino acids. Optimal conditions were identified as 5.5% salt, 0.26% star anise powder, 0.25% cinnamon, 1.5% pepper, 4.5% edible alcohol, and 0.28% fragrant leaves. …”
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mHealth in Sub-Saharan Africa by Thomas J. Betjeman, Samara E. Soghoian, Mark P. Foran

“…Overall, the current evidence is not strong enough to warrant large-scale implementation of existing mHealth interventions in SSA, but rapid progress of both infrastructure and mHealth-related research in the region could justify scale-up of the most promising programs in the near future.…”
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Antithyroid Drug Therapy for Graves’ Disease and Implications for Recurrence by Jia Liu, Jing Fu, Yuan Xu, Guang Wang

“…Graves’ disease (GD) is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism worldwide. Current therapeutic options for GD include antithyroid drugs (ATD), radioactive iodine, and thyroidectomy. …”
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A Concept of an Educational Multi-Technique Beamline for Crystalline Matter Studies at Synchrotron Radiation Facility SKIF by Alexander Selyutin, Denis Mishchenko, Zakhar Vinokurov, Olga Bulavchenko, Andrey Saraev, Sergey Tsybulya, Yan Zubavichus

“…The beamline is designed to implement the conventional and most demanded synchrotron techniques: XAS (X-ray absorption spectroscopy); XRD (X-ray diffraction), both powder and single-crystal, including the in situ mode; and XRF (X-ray fluorescence analysis). …”
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Blockchain-enabled efficient distributed attribute-based access control framework with privacy-preserving in IoV by Ye Zhang, Leyou Zhang, Qing Wu, Yi Mu

“…To reduce the computation cost, decentralized edge nodes jointly maintain the blockchain and assist users with limited resources to complete most of the calculations. Meanwhile, the use of smart contracts not only reduces the verification workload, but also evaluates multiple factors such as the communication range, communication time, and calculation overhead of the roadside unit (RSU) to ensure that the vehicle can receive messages in a timely manner. …”
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RESEARCH OF TIME STANDARD DEFINITION METHODS OF AIRCRAFT FASTENERS REPLACEMENT by A. S. Solov’ev

“…The main task was to improve the most suitable method, which will have the maximum number of affecting factors. …”
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Trajectory Learning Using HMM: Towards Surgical Robotics Implementation by Juliana Manrique-Cordoba, Carlos Martorell-Llobregat, Miguel Ángel de la Casa-Lillo, José María Sabater-Navarro

“…Autonomy represents one of the most promising directions in the future development of surgical robotics, and Learning from Demonstration (LfD) is a key methodology for advancing technologies in this field. …”
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UTILIZATION OF ARDUINO MICROCONTROLLER FOR PRECISE WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE WATER SPINACH (Ipomoea reptans Poir) GROWTH by Purba Sanjaya, R.A Diana Widyastuti, Tumiar Katarina Manik, Niluh D. Pusvika

“…The results further indicate that varying moisture levels significantly influence the growth outcomes of water spinach, with a moisture content of 80-100% of field capacity yielding the most favorable growth and production. Additionally, water spinach plants maintained at 40-60% of field capacity produced crops suitable for marketability.…”
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Uncovering Indicators of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the 39-Item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire by Maria H. Nilsson, Albert Westergren, Gunilla Carlsson, Peter Hagell

“…The 39-item Parkinson's disease questionnaire (PDQ-39) is the most widely used patient-reported rating scale in Parkinson's disease (PD). …”
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Star formation beyond galaxies: widespread in-situ formation of intra-cluster stars by Niusha Ahvazi, Laura V. Sales, Julio F. Navarro, Andrew Benson, Alessandro Boselli, Richard D'Souza

“…We study the fraction of the intra-cluster light (ICL) formed in-situ in the three most massive clusters of the TNG50 simulation, with virial masses $\sim 10^{14}$\msun. …”
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Giant Ganglioneuroma of the Lumbar Spine: A Rare Cause of Radiculopathy by Lina Altalhi, Abdulaziz Alayyaf, Mohammed Bin-Mahfooz, Duaa Alhumoudi, Ali Alkhaibary, Fahd AlSufiani, Ali H. Alassiri, Saad AlQahatani, Sami Khairy, Ahmed Alkhani

“…Complete surgical resection is the most effective therapeutic option for ganglioneuroma to avoid recurrence. …”
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Online Calibration of Inertial Sensors Based on Error Backpropagation by Vojtech Simak, Jan Andel, Dusan Nemec, Juraj Kekelak

“…Global satellite navigation systems (GNSSs) are the most-used technology for the localization of vehicles in the outdoor environment, but in the case of a densely built-up area or during passage through a tunnel, the satellite signal is not available or has poor quality. …”
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Exploring the food taboo among fisherman families in Bulukumba District, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia by Hairil Akbar, Shermina Oruh, Syamsu A. Kamaruddin, Andi Agustang

“…Results: Several types of food were categorized as taboo, such as Lela fish, moringa fruit, pineapple, stingray, moringa leaf, squid, and mango. Most participants agreed that they just follow what the older people suggest, which might not make sense since all those foods contain many nutritional ingredients. …”
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Identifying and Explaining the Facilitating and Inhibiting Factors of Research Self-Efficacy by Ali Ebrahimi Ghale Ghazi, Kolsum Nami, Mokhtar Zakeri, Mahmoud Sabahizadeh

“…Conclusions: Furthermore, effective performance of professors, elimination of traditional teaching methods, strengthening research interactions, and establishing professional connections with researchers were recognized as the most important strategies for enhancing research self-efficacy.…”
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Yawning Survey Among Students, Professors, and Employees of Tabriz University and Tabriz University of Medical Sciences by Vahid Asgharzadeh, Seyyedeh Mahsa Hosseini, Mohammad Asgharzadeh, Seyyed Amin Seyyed Rezaei, Behroz Mahdavi Poor, Jalil Rashedi

“…Yawning is an involuntary social behavior that occurs spontaneously and contagiously in most vertebrate species from embryonic stages to old age. …”
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The Land Use and Cover Change in Miombo Woodlands under Community Based Forest Management and Its Implication to Climate Change Mitigation: A Case of Southern Highlands of Tanzania by Z. J. Lupala, L. P. Lusambo, Y. M. Ngaga, Angelingis A. Makatta

“…In Tanzania, miombo woodland is the most significant forest vegetation with both ecological and socioeconomic importance. …”
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Spectroscopy Characterization of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Degradation by Different Kinds of Accelerated Aging by Mohammed Akraa, Ali S. Hasan, Mohammed Jawad H. Kadhim

“…In general, Cyasorb adding causes higher chemical structure deformation for the EVA sample. The most effective factor is the damp aging and the less one is the UV irradiation aging, while the biggest chemical structure change of Cyasorb-free sample is produced by damp aging and the less by dry heat.…”
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Censoring Exploitation Cinema and Roadshow Attractions in the Production Code Era: The Many Lives of Kroger Babb’s Early Ventures by Claire Dutriaux

“…Child Bride (1941) and Dust to Dust (1938) were among the most controversial exploitation films in the 1940s, because of their subject material, but also because of producer Kroger Babb’s clever marketing techniques. …”
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