Application of Nighttime Light Data Simulation Based on Multi-Indicator System and Machine Learning Model in Predicting Potentially Suitable Economic Development Areas: A Case Stud... by Guangpeng Zhang, Li Zhang, Yiyang Chen, Meng Chen, Jingjing Tian, Yin Wu

“…As a critical node along the Silk Road Economic Belt, the Turpan–Hami region has experienced rapid urban development under policy support but faces challenges in resource utilization efficiency and sustainable development. …”
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Young people's networked constructions of nature: Evidence from a qualitative multiple case study in the United Kingdom by Jack Reed, Simon Kennedy Beames, Gale Macleod

“…Alongside this, given the editorial discussion on the impacts of ‘nature on screen’ from Silk et al. (2021) in People and Nature, this paper provides a set of empirical findings on how young people's organic engagements with nature on‐screen provided a degree of foundational knowledge about what nature is, what nature is for and how nature should be engaged with. …”
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Common Florida Spiders by J.L. Castner

“…It covers various species, including jumping spiders, crab spiders, golden silk spiders, spiny orb-weavers, black and yellow argiope spiders, green lynx spiders, wolf spiders, and long-jawed orb-weavers. …”
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La mousson, pluie des agriculteurs et vent des marins by Françoise Aubaile-Sallenave

“…But monsoon obliges the travelers to accomodate to its very particular annual calendars : it directs the boats alternatively from west to east and from east to west.The cultural frame of the paper focalizes the arabo-muslim world of the 8th-16th, 18th centuries, with glimpses on the other cultures (in term of boats, travels, travelers, products).We shall evocate the action of the monsoon on the land and the adaptation of the small farmers to those rains, but also the good and bad consequences of those rains for the societies.We also shall evocate the steps of the trade (chinese, indian, arabic, persian, then portuguese, english and french), some great oriental and occidental travelers, their aims.For the Europeans in the Indian Ocean, that monsoon route has been first the alternative to the inside asiatic route, the silk route. But overall, the monsoon route merges into the discovery of the world. …”
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Testcross performance of Striga-resistant maize inbred lines and testers with varying levels of Striga reaction by Degife Zebire, Abebe Menkir, Victor Adetimirin, Wende Mengesha, Meseka Silvestro, Melaku Gedil

“…Results There were significant differences among test crosses for days to silking, days to pollen shedding, ear at harvest, ear aspect, ear per plant, grain yield, Striga damage rating at 8 and 10 weeks after planting (WAP), and Striga count at 8 and 10 WAP. …”
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Asymptotic Methods for Solitary Solutions and Compactons by Ji-Huan He

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Vespiform Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Insecta:Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) by Runqian Mao, Yingfang Xiao, Steven P. Arthurs

“…In addition to being easily mistaken for an ant, this beneficial thrips is unusual in that it constructs a silken cocoon within which it pupates. Males of this species are rare. …”
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Cross-border territories development as an indicator of the integration processes effectiveness by I. V. Mishchenko, E. G. Shustova, I. V. Milkina

“…The territories do not attract a significant amount of investment.The measures to increase the attractiveness of the Altai territory and East Kazakhstan region within the Eurasian Economic Union have been offered: strengthening production ties through the creation of industrial clusters; the inclusion of territories in the implementation of the project “economic belt of the silk road”; the use of the natural potential of the territories for the creation and development of joint tourist destinations. …”
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THE PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN-CHINESE HUMANITARIAN COOPERATION IN FRAMEWORK OF “ONE BELT, ONE ROAD” INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION by D. A. Smaliakou

“…In the author’s view, partner States should focus on actions for modernization of national education systems and dissemination of scientific worldview, e.g. in the regions of the Northern Silk Road. Otherwise, the South will remain the centre of regularly military conflicts and terrorism financing, whereas the Russian and Chinese companies will continue to spend considerable personnel and financial resources for the safety of the ongoing joint projects.Practical significance. …”
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Effect of Maternal Administration of Edible Bird’s Nest on the Learning and Memory Abilities of Suckling Offspring in Mice by Yong Xie, Hongliang Zeng, Zhiji Huang, Hui Xu, Qunyan Fan, Yi Zhang, Baodong Zheng

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Bir Kuşak Bir Yol Girişimi ve Türkiye: Türkiye Girişime Dâhil Olmalı mı? by Erdem ATEŞ

“…Initiative's sea route was called “21. Century Maritime Silk Road”, and the land route was called “Silk Road Economic Belt”. …”
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Variation in the Stabilimenta of Cyclosa fililineata Hingston, 1932, and Cyclosa morretes Levi, 1999 (Araneae: Araneidae), in Southeastern Brazil by Marcelo O. Gonzaga, João Vasconcellos-Neto

“…Both species constructed stabilimenta composed entirely of silk (linear and spiral types) or of silk and debris (linear, detritus clusters and complex types). …”
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Blood acid-base status, some blood gases and electrolytes levels in premature calves by Mahmut Ok, Fatih M. Birdane

“…The premature calves have 259 to 265 gestation days and 29 to 43 kg body weight, general weakness, soft claw, inability to stand, weak or no sucking reflex, respiratory distress and short silky haircoat. Five out of twenty premature calves died. …”
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Tawny Emperor butterfly Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & LeConte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Apaturinae) by Donald W. Hall

“…Larvae that develop in fall overwinter in small groups in a hibernaculum constructed by tying leaves together with silk so it stays on the tree throughout the winter. …”
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3D scanner’s potential as a novel tool for lymphedema measurement in mouse hindlimb models by Dongkyung Seo, Riri Ito, Kosuke Ishikawa, Takahiro Miura, Yuhei Yamamoto, Yasuhito Onodera, Soichiro Nishioka, Yoichi M. Ito, Kanako Fuyama, Taku Maeda

“…Traditional contact-based measurement techniques such as paw thickness and circumferential measurements using calipers or silk thread are useful but limited by observer variability and measurement accuracy. …”
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Multifunctional Janus-Structured Polytetrafluoroethylene-Carbon Nanotube-Fe3O4/MXene Membranes for Enhanced EMI Shielding and Thermal Management by Runze Shao, Guilong Wang, Jialong Chai, Jun Lin, Guoqun Zhao, Zhihui Zeng, Guizhen Wang

“…Thanks to the strategic distribution of the MXene conductive reflection layer and the silk-like FCFe electromagnetic wave’s absorption layer, the membranes achieve robust electromagnetic interference shielding and effective antireflection through the absorption-reflection-reabsorption mechanism. …”
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Prevalence of overweight/obesity and its association with fast food consumption among adolescents in Southern Ethiopia, 2022: a community-based cross-sectional study by Chernet Elias, Awoke Abraham, Chernet Asrat, Tagese Yakob, Daniel Girma

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RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM TREATMENT OF FELINE IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS by Anca Bărbos, Vlad Luca, Alexandra Biriș, Radu Lăcătuș

“…Felines in group A receive food supplements (hydrolysed milk proteins, corn silk, D-mannose, Cosequin®, N-acetyl glucosamine) in 53.57% of cases compared to 42.86% of cases in group B. …”
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Louis Pasteur face à la maladie du ver à soie (1865–1870) : du chimiste au biologiste by Carton, Yves

“…He was able to bring an original solution to get rid of these germs that permanently infested the French strains of the silkworm, strains long selected for their silk production. …”
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An ATP-activated spatiotemporally controlled hydrogel prodrug system for treating multidrug-resistant bacteria-infected pressure ulcers by Xiaoliang Qi, Yajing Xiang, Ying Li, Jiajia Wang, Yuxi Chen, Yulong Lan, Jinsong Liu, Jianliang Shen

“…Herein, we present an endogenous ATP-activated prodrug system (termed ISD3) consisting of nanoparticles (indole-3-acetic acid/zeolitic imidazolate framework-8@polydopamine@platinum, IZPP) embedded in a silk fibroin-based hydrogel, aimed at treating multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria-infected pressure ulcers. …”
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