Postcolonial/Decolonial Critique and the Theory of International Relations by Aziz Elmuradov

“…Thus, the author illuminates the problems of modern political science and international studies, on the one hand, and on the other hand, emphasizes the need to make the theory of IR accessible to a variety of new global perspectives. The formation of integrative approaches in the study of world politics should provide a new consolidation of both political science and international studies and a productive interaction of these areas of knowledge.…”
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Chronic Tinnitus following Electroconvulsive Therapy by Robert L. Folmer, Yongbing Shi, Sarah Theodoroff

“…A 43-year-old female with a 27-year history of obsessive-compulsive disorder and major depression had previously been treated with psychotherapy, antidepressant, and antipsychotic medications. …”
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El clero y los usos políticos de la Virgen del Quinche en la sierra centro-norte de Ecuador (1883-1914) by Luis Esteban Vizuete Marcillo

“…Se estudia, mediante manuscritos e impresos, el discurso del clero sobre esa Virgen, y las prácticas que este fomentó, ajustó y fortaleció conforme el contexto y el cambio en su postura lo requirieron. El estudio se limita a la región Sierra centro-norte de Ecuador, un espacio que concentraba a la mayoría del clero ecuatoriano. …”
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Currently important pathogenic Listeria species affecting animals and birds (review) by P. N. Shastin

“…Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular pathogen. Infection with Listeria monocytogenes causes an invasive disease in animals and humans, which is transmitted via the fecal-oral route from an animal to a human, from a mother to a fetus. …”
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Crystal structure of 3,5-bis((E)-4-methoxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzylidene)-1-methylpiperidin-4-one, C24H21F6NO3 by Zhou Xia, Sun Zhong-Hao, Shan Guang-Zhi, Meng Qing-Guo

“…C24H21F6NO3, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 16.0076(10) Å, b = 7.7424(4) Å, c = 17.3259(11) Å, β = 96.161(5)°, V = 2134.9(2) Å3, Z = 4, R gt(F) = 0.0563, wR ref(F 2) = 0.1517, T = 100.0(1) K.…”
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La situación de los trabajadores rurales en Sinaloa by Florencio Posadas Segura

“…Los resultados indican que las transformaciones se llevan a cabo en-tre jornaleros locales y migrantes empobreci-dos contradiciendo estereotipos prevalecien-tes. …”
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“O pescador é sofredor”: identidades e conflitos em torno da reprodução social da pesca artesanal na praia de Itapoã, Espírito Santo by Fanny Longa Romero

“…Por outro lado, indago os processos de transformação da pesca a partir de categorias como tempo e espaço, tal como essas noções são percebidas e ativadas nas experiências cotidianas dos agentes sociais. …”
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Production of calcined eggshell: Process description and economic analysis by Lim Jun Jie, Sethupathi Sumathi, Mohd Ismail Nor Ismaliza

“…Adsorbents derived from eggshell (ES) have been proven to be effective for a variety of pollutants including organic and inorganic pollutants from different types of wastewater. …”
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Affects of Resistance: Candomblé Rituals in Contemporary Brazilian Fiction by Parvathi M. S.

“…The novel is set in a colonial plantation in Bahai, a Northeastern province in Brazil, where plantations owned by Portuguese colonisers operationalized tenant farming, installing slaves brought in from Africa during the Transatlantic trade as bonded labourers. …”
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Ionospheric Gradient Threat Mitigation in Future Dual Frequency GBAS by Michael Felux, Mihaela-Simona Circiu, Jiyun Lee, Florian Holzapfel

“…The Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) is a landing system for aircraft based on differential corrections for the signals of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS or Galileo. …”
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Improved Identification Method for Equivalent Network Parameters of Transformer Windings Based on Driving Point Admittance by Yi Liu, Xiaobo Pei

“…To accurately and efficiently determine the operating state of transformers, based on the driving point admittance method, a trapezoidal equivalent network model for dual-windings transformers was established. …”
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The Sparsity Adaptive Reconstruction Algorithm Based on Simulated Annealing for Compressed Sensing by Yangyang Li, Jianping Zhang, Guiling Sun, Dongxue Lu

“…This paper proposes a novel sparsity adaptive simulated annealing algorithm to solve the issue of sparse recovery. …”
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Precarização da assistência social e marco regulatório das organizações sociais by ILZAMAR SILVA PEREIRA

“… Este estudo versa sobre a Precarização da Assistência So- cial e a privatização do fundo público: o Marco Regulatório das Or- ganizações da Sociedade Civil (MROSC) referendado pelo Projeto Neoliberal, oculta “interesses públicos” conservadores que resultam, por um lado, na precarização da Assistência Social e na privatização do fundo público e, por outro, no fortalecimento do “Terceiro Setor”, transformando-o em um novo fetiche de enfrentamento das desigual- dades sociais na realidade brasileira. …”
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Tension Pneumocephalus Related to Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Esther Jimenez-Jimenez, Sebastià Sabater Martí, M. Victoria Villas

“…Tension pneumocephalus (TP) is a very rare complication related to radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). …”
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Design and Implementation of Community Pension Service Quality Evaluation System Based on Clustering Algorithm by Weiwei Liu

“…This paper puts forward a new evaluation model for the quality of community elderly care service. …”
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Two-Dimensional DOA Estimation for Uniform Rectangular Array Using Reduced-Dimension Propagator Method by Ming Zhou, Xiaofei Zhang, Xiaofeng Qiu, Chenghua Wang

“…A novel algorithm is proposed for two-dimensional direction of arrival (2D-DOA) estimation with uniform rectangular array using reduced-dimension propagator method (RD-PM). …”
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Unsupervised monocular depth estimation with omnidirectional camera for 3D reconstruction of grape berries in the wild. by Yasuto Tamura, Yuzuko Utsumi, Yuka Miwa, Masakazu Iwamura, Koichi Kise

“…In particular, grape berry pruning is a labor-intensive task performed to produce grapes with desirable characteristics. …”
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Evaluation of Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties in Selected Lowland Areas of Southern Ethiopia by Tariku Simion Dojamo, Selamawit Markos Takiso, Melese Lema Tessema

“…This variety had a 35% yield advantage over the check. The variety is, therefore, highly recommended in the study areas.…”
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Evaluating the thermal efficiency and net power output of ORC for three wet fluids by Cheikh Kezrane, Sadam Houcine Habib, Youcef Abdellah Ayoub Laouid, Yahia Lasbet, Apostolos Pesyridis

“…The performance of R1270, R152a and Cyclopropane has been modelled in an ORC operated by a source of heat of 413.15K. …”
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Terahertz Harmonic Operation of Microwave Fresnel Zone Plate Lens and Antenna: Frequency Filtering and Space Resolution Properties by Hristo D. Hristov

“…This paper examines the binary Fresnel zone plate (FZP) lens frequency-harmonic and space-resolution focusing, and its application as a FZP lens antenna. A microwave FZP lens antenna (FZPA) radiates both at design (90 GHz) and terahertz (THz) odd harmonic frequencies. …”
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