Obscene beasts: the stage behind the scenes in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Mathilde La Cassagnère

“…Thus, through the mechanicals’ theatrical misadventure, Shakespeare ironically includes in A Midsummer Night’s Dream a “how-not-to” guide for mimesis, a reversed mise en abyme of his own challenging conception of a play teeming with an unstageable and infinite variety of creatures great and small, wild and tame, familiar and fantastical, its presence all the more haunting as it is never staged strictly speaking. …”
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Probabilistic Noise Detection and Weighted Non-Negative Matrix Factorization-Based Noise Reduction Methods for Snapping Shrimp Noise by Suhyeon Park, Jongwon Seok, Jungpyo Hong

“…Snapping Shrimps Noise (SSN), loud sounds generated by these underwater creatures, serves as a major source of in performance degradation by decreasing the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) for underwater acoustic communication and target detection. …”
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Divine aseity and the paradox of divine self-limitation by Aku S. Antombikums

“…Therefore, God is still omnipotent, omniscient, eternal, immutable and the like because the possession of these divine attributes does not rule out the possibility that God can enter into a temporal relationship with the creatures. Divine self-limitation predicates real limitations of God contrary to the negating language of the Scripture and, therefore, undermines God’s Almightiness. …”
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Detection and Analysis of Burned Areas with Sentinel-2 MSI and Landsat-8 OLI: Çanakkale / Gelibolu Forest Fire by Beyza Yılmaz, Mehveş Demirel, Filiz Bektaş Balçık

“…Recently, increasing wildfires have caused severe damage to vegetation and many living creatures. Remote sensing technologies and various algorithms are used to determine and analyze the burned forest areas. …”
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Innovative Technology Applications in Science Education: Digital Holography by Hanne Turk, Munise Seckin-Kapucu

“…Moreover, students evaluated the digital hologram as a useful tool that can contribute to academic learning and can be used in science class in the topics such as solar system and planets, space research, and living creatures. Based on these results, it is recommended to use the digital hologram at all grade levels and for the topics covered by science curriculum.…”
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Średniowieczne źródła antropocentryzmu by Anita Ganowicz-Bączyk

“…Nonetheless, it elevated man above other creatures. Rationalism assigned the man a central position in nature, for only human being among the accidental material entities is endowed with intellect and grace of faith., On the other hand, empiricism enhanced both nature (as the subject of cognition and exploitation) and man (as a rational being, who has some extraordinary abilities to use the environment to satisfy his needs). …”
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விவேக சிந்தாமணி கூறும் மானுட விழுமியங்கள் / Human Values in Viveka Cintamani by முனைவர் சு. சுசா / Dr. S. Susa

“…From trees, bushes, and vines, they learned the virtue of selflessness in supporting other creatures. This essay explores how humanity has derived many admirable qualities and enduring principles from the natural world. …”
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Column Study for Adsorption of Copper and Cadmium Using Activated Carbon Derived from Sewage Sludge by Najib Al-mahbashi, S.R.M Kutty, A.H. Jagaba, Ahmed Al-Nini, Mujahid Ali, A.A.H. Saeed, A.A.S Ghaleb, Upaka Rathnayake

“…Among the water-polluting substances, heavy metals stand out due to their carcinogenic and toxic effects on the creatures and environment. This study aimed to scrutinize the effectiveness of sewage sludge-based activated carbon in the removal of copper and cadmium from aqueous solutions in column study. …”
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GODS OF TRANSHUMANISM by A. V. Halapsis

“…Against the background of scientific discoveries, technical breakthroughs and everyday improvements of the last decades, an anthropological revolution has taken shape, which made it possible to set the task of creating inhumanly intelligent creatures, as well as changing human nature, up to discussing options for artificial immortality. …”
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Assessing Climate Change Effects on Mahseer Growth Properties by Iskandar Nur Syuhada, Md Noor Noorashikin, Che Cob Zaidi, Das Simon Kumar

“…Heatwaves are becoming more common and severe due to rising CO2 and temperature levels, while changes in precipitation patterns have significant consequences for ecosystems and aquatic creatures, including fish. This study assessed the growth parameters of the valuable mahseer, a key species in fisheries and ecological balance, under different temperature and CO2 concentration conditions: (26°C + 400 ppm CO2), (34°C + 400 ppm CO2), (26°C + 600 ppm CO2), and (34°C + 600 ppm CO2). …”
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Geopolitical Concerns Arising From Mining Activities in Some Parts of Nigeria and Cameroon by Rifkatu Nghargbu, K'tso Nghargbu, Shekwonyadu Iyakwari

“…The concerns range from negative impacts of mining such as pollution-induced health problems as a result of contaminated water and land, destruction of aquatic creatures, mining pits as death traps, as well as destruction of farm lands. …”
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IMPLEMENTASI KONSEP TUJUAN HIDUP DAN MASYARAKAT SEBAGAI OBJEK KAJIAN DALAM FILSAFAT DARI PEMIKIRAN FILOSOF MUSLIM DI SDN 1 CIWALEN GARUT by Acep Heris Hermawan, Gina Aria Sonia, Tatang Muh Nasir, Leti Latifah, Laelatul Nuroh

“…Meanwhile, society is also the object of study because humans are social creatures who cannot live alone. This study aims to analyze the implementation of the concept of the purpose of life and society as objects of study in the Philosophy of Islamic Education from the thoughts of Muslim philosophers as well as the conceptual implementation of the object of study in the curriculum with various philosophical approaches, namely synopsis, normative and inductive. …”
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Character in Young Adult fiction: The example of Lyra in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (1995-2000) and The Book of Dust (2017- ) by Virginie DOUGLAS

“…Daemons, for instance, are animal creatures in Lyra’s familiar yet different world who are closely connected to their human counterparts and disclose their owners’ innermost nature while playing the protective part of totemic animals. …”
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Risk Analysis of Groundwater Contaminant in Rural Areas Using Spatial Distribution by Herawati Herawati, Maria Kanan, Anwar Mallongi, Ramli Bidullah, Sandy N. Sakati, Dwi Wahyu Balebu

“…Background: Water is a very important material for the life of creatures in nature and its function for life cannot be replaced by other compounds. …”
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Quality of Life Philosophy IV. The Brain and Consciousness by Søren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…It means that, as conscious creatures, we no longer were an unproblematic, harmonious part of the world around us. …”
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Salomé, reine d’Angleterre : destins esthétiques de la Salomé d’Oscar Wilde (Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Bryant, Ken Russell) by Tristan Grünberg

“…Porté par l’interprétation tour à tour sensuelle et féroce d’Alla Nazimova, le film oscille entre nostalgie et avant-garde, hanté par les dialogues de Wilde, les décors et les créatures de Beardsley. Mais le cinéma vient ici ajouter sa pierre à l’édifice esthétique, créant, par le cadrage, le montage, les fondus enchaînés et les surimpressions, des images à la fois énigmatiques et révélatrices, dignes héritières des rêveries, parfois cauchemardesques, qu’a su produire l’Angleterre de la fin du xixe siècle. …”
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Application of Minimally Invasive Oral Swab Samples for qPCR-Based Sexing in Neognathae Birds by Maria-Carmen Turcu, Anamaria Ioana Paștiu, Lucia-Victoria Bel, Anca-Alexandra Doboși, Dana Liana Pusta

“…Birds are inherently social creatures that rely on pairing to enhance their well-being. …”
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Dramatic and Cinematic Potentials of the Fifth Dome in Nizami's Haft Peykar by Heydar Ali Dahmarde, Hojat Raeisi

“…Moreover, the vivid imagery and scenes that highlight the imaginative aspect of the work, along with fantastic creatures and surreal environments, could pave the way for a fantasy film rich in engaging narratives and strong dramatic elements. …”
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