Underscoring long-term host-microbiome interactions in a physiologically relevant gingival tissue model by M. Adelfio, G. E. Callen, A. R. Diaz, B. J. Paster, X. He, H. Hasturk, C. E. Ghezzi

“…Despite efforts, the recapitulation of gingival architecture and physiological characteristics of the periodontal niche has yet to be accomplished by traditional cultural strategies. Here, we are showing for the first time the investigation of host–microbiome interactions in healthy conditions within a human oral tissue model over seven days. …”
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IMPACT OF HYGIENE BATHING AND BREASTFEEDING OF LACTATING MOTHERS ON INFANT MORTALITY IN KATSINA STATE by SANI BALA, ANIFAT ABDURRAHEEM

“… The study examines the influence of cultural practices in terms of attitudes that feeding mothers exhibit towards infant breastfeeding, and infant bathing (general hygiene) on infant mortality in Katsina State. …”
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MOBILITY OF EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS IN A UNIVERSITY TOWN IN A POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRY by Josef KUBÍK, Ottó BARTÓK, Tomáš URBÁNEK

“…These findings can be applied to countries with similar historical and cultural development backgrounds, such as Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia.…”
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Editorial - Advancing African Women in Academia: Charting Modern Solutions by Grace Temiloluwa Agbede, Nereshnee Govender, Daisy Pillay

“…Structural barriers such as limited access to education, gender bias, and cultural norms that prioritise domestic responsibilities over career pursuits hinder their advancement (Founou et al., 2023). …”
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Regional development dynamics: university-business cooperation strategies by A. G. Karimli

“…Higher education institutions reflect political, socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the region. Universities have to respond to the opportunities presented in the regional context by developing research agendas that reflect these characteristics and to be the focal point of the regional innovation system and trigger the process. …”
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Les pratiques paysagistes à l’épreuve du film de recherche by Chris Pividori

“…Landscape architects have endeavoured to produce spaces that integrate not only the ecological, social and cultural specificities of territories, but also the sensitive dimension of people’s relationship with their environment. …”
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Incorporating the five pillars of pancasila for enhancing anti-fragility in sustainable umkm development by Diah Ayu Septi Fauji, Heri Pratikto, Agung Winarno, Puji Handayati

“…The results also underscore the importance of integrating ethical, social, and cultural values into business practices to ensure long-term economic sustainability. …”
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Transcultural transformation in cinema by Yu. V. Vorontsova

“…Members of the “imagined” cultural community construct a mosaic of shared references that transcend national boundaries. …”
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Ethiopian Indigenous Traditional Fermented Beverage: The Role of the Microorganisms toward Nutritional and Safety Value of Fermented Beverage by Niguse Hotessa, Jedala Robe

“…Some of Ethiopian indigenous traditional fermented beverages products are Cheka, Keribo, Borde, Areki, Tella, Shamita, Booka, and Korefe, in which fermentation is natural and involves mixed cultures of microbes. The most common fermenting microorganisms, lactic acid bacteria and yeast, are used as probiotics, for improvement of organoleptic properties, for provision of nutritional quality and biopreservative. …”
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A Criteria- and Case Study-Based Approach to Evaluate Adaptability in Buildings by OZLER Hatice, GUCYETER Basak

“…A building may undergo one or more transformations during its service life since decreased utility, vacancy, or demolition are not economically, socially, culturally, or environmentally viable options. Buildings with adaptable capacities offer effective solutions for responding to change and creating a sustainable built environment. …”
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Chel Ita Negrin by Martín Carranza

“… Al calor de los años sesenta del siglo XX, existió un cambio de paradigma cultural en el cual ciertas arquitectas pudieron destacarse con nombre propio en labores profesio­nales vinculadas a proyectar, construir e investigar en ámbitos tradicionalmente ocupados por hombres. …”
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“Narrativas de vida y memorias”: conflicto escolar en el Colegio Santa Librada by Natalia María Ramírez -López

“…El caso del colegio Santa Librada”; el debate cultural que estudia las identidades juveniles y una nueva narrativa caleña que es y será trascendente en la creación y comprensión de imaginarios: rescatando e incluyendo el mundo literario en su rol constitutivo de identidades. …”
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Gender and Sexuality in early 19th-century Tunisia: a Decolonial Reading of Aḥmad b. al-Qāḍī al-Timbuktāwī’s naṣīḥa on the sub-Saharan diaspora by Itzea Goikolea-Amiano

“…In addition to close-reading the naṣīḥa, I contextualise and compare it with other texts and literature to ‘unveil’ not only al-Timbuktāwī’s discourse but also the history of enslaved sub-Saharans and the larger social, cultural and political history of early nineteenth-century Tunisia. …”
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Mechanisms for promoting audiovisual works on foreign OTT services by A. R. Akopyan, A. M. Arakelyan, Yu. V. Vorontsova, V. V. Krysov

“…Developing and investing in their own original content has opened up the opportunity for Russian services and companies to promote it on foreign platforms, gaining access to new markets and increasing attractiveness for potential foreign investors. The cultural content transmission works on the principle of streaming, which continuously delivers individualised information to the user via the Internet. …”
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Lost Pathways of Urban Development by Erik Harms

“…Reflecting on photographic images taken before and during a period of mass eviction inspires a rethinking of the idea of the commons, crafted through a cultural approach that attends to the material landscape, the role of the non-human in social relationships, and the social production of landscapes.…”
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Geomorphology of the Caracota Valley, Western Altiplano, Northern Chile by Jan-Christoph Otto, Matias Gallardo, Luca Sitzia, Daniela Osorio, Eugenia M. Gayo

“…The geomorphological map offers a base to frame future discussions on the links between cultural and geomorphological places formation, which is a necessary step to move beyond site scales and ethnographic assumptions in the region of interest.…”
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8 DESAFIOS DE ENSINO SUPERIOR NA ÁFRICA E NO BRASIL: a situação do ensino universitário na Guiné-Bissau e a construção da guineidade. by Moema Parente Augel

“…Num segundo momento, tendo em vista tanto a constituição étnica e cultural multifacetada do país quanto a artificialidade das fronteiras geopolíticas, criadas arbitrariamente pelo colonialismo, defende a necessidade de se desenvolver o sentimento de pertencimento através da construção e do fortalecimento da "guineidade", uma vez que a Guine-Bissau esta ainda sem identidade nacional consolidada, com tradições culturais e lealdades locais muitas vezes mais claras em relação a própria coletividade étnica do que a "nação" guineense propriamente dita. …”
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Changing Life: Historical Musicology as a Strategic Tool in the Italian Community Music Perspective. A Case Study by Antonella Coppi, Johann van der Sandt

“…Community Music is an educational tool to develop integration processes, social advancement, and individual growth, to improve the cultural performance of the community and to face the new challenges of our modern, complex societies. …”
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Música y peruanidad en la Lima del siglo XIX: Rebagliati, Alzedo y la Rapsodia peruana by Daniel Kudó Tovar

“…A partir del análisis de una obra musical que los vincula potentemente, tanto entre sí como con el contexto cultural y político de su época, se ofrece un acercamiento crítico a la caracterización de estos personajes y se explora la medida en la que Rebagliati fue uno de los arquitectos de la canonización de Alzedo, así como las motivaciones políticas de este proceso. …”
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Urethral Polyembolokoilamania: An Unusual Manifestation of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) by Reem M. A. Shafi, Laura Suarez, Maria I. Lapid

“…Hypersexuality and general disinhibition of societal and cultural norms are commonly documented in all types of dementia. …”
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