Direitos humanos e a formação da identidade no atual paradigma cultural by José Vicente Batista Wociechoski

“…Secondly, I will raise the issue of identity through an approach of social web reconfiguration originating from the emergence of liberal thought, drawing attention to insufficient multicultural policies to effectively deal with differences. …”
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L’animal, l’humain et la sextualité fabuleuse: la chasse à la narration transculturelle et zoopoétique dans 'L’acrobatie aérienne de Confucius' de Dai Sijie by Shuangyi Li

“…This article demonstrates the transcultural textual performance in Dai’s exploration of sex and sexuality in both animals and humans, which also touches upon issues of race and species. Drawing on the theories of “sextuality” (Cristina Carrigós) and zoopoetics (Anne Simon), it aims to unveil Dai’s sophisticated weaving of a transcultural narrative and aesthetic while situating the genesis and diegesis of the novel in a “literary zoology” as well as an “ecology of world literature” (Alexander Beecroft), a literary environment marked by the dynamics of literary circulation, confluence and cross-fertilization. …”
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Alkali Effect on Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) Flooding Enhanced Oil Recovery Performance: Two Large-Scale Field Tests’ Evidence by Chen Sun, Hu Guo, Yiqiang Li, Guipu Jiang, Ruicheng Ma

“…This leaves an impression that SASP is better than WASP. However, WASP is drawing more interest than SASP recently. Moreover, as the ASP flooding in Daqing went from field tests to commercial applications since 2014, how to comprehensively consider the benefit and cost of ASP flooding has become a new focus at low oil prices. …”
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Correlation and clinical significance of placental tissue selectin (E), angiotensin II and its receptors, and oxidized lipid levels in patients with preeclampsia by Yan Gao, Guohong Wu, Haiting Huang, Xiaoyan Lu, Peifen Wu, Zou Suiyi, Zhenyan Liu

“…Pearson correlation showed that the expression levels of placental tissue selectin (E), AngII, ATRs, MDA, and 8-iso-PGF2a were positively correlated with SBP and DBP (r>0, P<0.05). The results of drawing the ROC curve showed that the AUCs of placental tissue selectin (E), AngII, ATRs, MDA, and 8-iso-PGF2a expression in predicting the occurrence of PE were 0.854, 0.756, 0.745, 0.885, 0.900, and 0.905 respectively. …”
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The Vibrio type VI secretion system induces intestinal macrophage redistribution and enhanced intestinal motility by Julia S. Ngo, Piyush Amitabh, Jonah G. Sokoloff, Calvin Trinh, Travis J. Wiles, Karen Guillemin, Raghuveer Parthasarathy

“…A piece of Vibrio’s type VI secretion system, a syringe-like apparatus that stabs cellular targets, induces localized tissue damage, activating macrophages and drawing them from their normal residence near neurons, whose stimulation of gut contractions they dampen, to the damage site. …”
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Extraordinary ductility enhancement of Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy achieved by electropulsing treatment by Xiang Wang, Baoxue Zhou, Hua Huang, Jialin Niu, Shaokang Guan, Guangyin Yuan

“…The present work opens a new window for the fabrication of JDBM alloy profiles with high mechanical properties, especially for the plasticity, such as the cold drawing wires and tubes for biomedical applications. …”
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Clinical Profile and Prescription Patterns in Culture-proven Enteric Fever in Children by Divya Priyadharshini, Mobill Clinton, Nandini Sethuraman, Mathrubootham Sridhar, Vidya Krishna

“…There seems to be no clear benefit for combination therapy from our small retrospective data, but study limitations preclude drawing accurate conclusions. Future areas of research interest will include an effective vaccine for paratyphoid fever and a randomized clinical trial on single vs combination therapy in enteric fever.…”
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A scoping review on the obstacles faced by beta thalassemia major patients in Pakistan- Matter of policy investment by Ali Hussain Ansari, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Mubarak Jabeen Salman, Muhammad Usman Hussain Ansari, Rawshan Jabeen

“…Collaborative efforts with international partners and drawing insights from successful strategies in countries with similar β-TM burdens can aid in mitigating the overall impact of β-TM in Pakistan and improving the quality of life of the affected individuals.…”
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Explaining the Antecedents and Consequences of the Glass Cliff in Service Organizations by Sara Kavoosi, Ali Safari, Ali Shaemi Barzoki

“…Moreover, the influence of the glass cliff on strategies such as succession planning, personal development, and support networks was robustly confirmed. Drawing from the qualitative aspect of the study, it is recommended that decision-makers and senior managers in service organizations diligently consider the origins of the glass cliff phenomenon and actively engage in managing the factors that contribute to the unique challenges faced by women in high-risk managerial positions Conclusion This investigation stands as one of the initial studies that, by leveraging a hybrid research methodology, provides a comprehensive framework to thoroughly understand the causal conditions, strategic responses, and consequences of the glass cliff phenomenon.…”
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Development and demographic parameters of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) when feeding on rice (Oryza sativa) by Md Panna Ali, Sheikh Shamiul Haque, Md Mosaddeke Hossain, Md Nazmul Bari, Mir Md Moniruzzaman Kabir, Tapon Kumar Roy, Juel Datta, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Howlader, Syed Nurul Alam, Timothy J. Krupnik

“…However, field verification is necessary before drawing strong conclusions as to the risk posed by FAW in rice. …”
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Assessment of Geriatric Problems and Risk Factors for Delirium in Surgical Medicine: Protocol for Multidisciplinary Prospective Clinical Study by Henriette Louise Möllmann, Eman Alhammadi, Soufian Boulghoudan, Julian Kuhlmann, Anica Mevissen, Philipp Olbrich, Louisa Rahm, Helmut Frohnhofen

“…A geriatric assessment with the content of basal and instrumental activities of daily living (basal activities of daily living [Katz index], instrumental activities of daily living [Lawton and Brody score], cognition [6-item screener and clock drawing test], mobility [de Morton Mobility Index and Sit-to-Stand test], sleep [Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia Severity Index/STOP-BANG], drug therapy [polypharmacy and quality of medication, Fit For The Aged classification, and anticholinergic burden score], and pain assessment and delirium risk (Delirium Risk Assessment Tool) will be performed. …”
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Detention of a person under suspicion of committing a criminal offence and the possibility to appeal in criminal proceedings by V. M. Fedchenko

“…For this purpose, it is proposed to provide for a provision in the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, according to which, when detaining a person within the framework of Articles 207, 208 of the CPC of Ukraine and drawing up a detention report, the authorised official who drew up the said report is obliged to draw up a resolution on the justification of detention and hand over copies to the detainee immediately upon placing the detainee in a temporary detention facility. …”
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The BRAIN Initiative data-sharing ecosystem: Characteristics, challenges, benefits, and opportunities by Sudhanvan Iyer, Kathryn Maxson Jones, Jill O Robinson, Nicole R Provenza, Dominique Duncan, Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, Amy L McGuire, Sameer A Sheth, Mary A Majumder

“…Second, we discuss challenges, benefits, and future opportunities, focusing on issues largely specific to sharing human data and drawing on N = 34 interviews with diverse stakeholders. …”
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Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Different Amounts of Cow Manure, Chemical (Nitrogen), and Biological Fertilizers on Some Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Thyme (Thymus vulgari... by Havva Mahnoudi asl, Mahmoud Mokhtari, Reza Sadrabadi Haghighi, مهدی الهی ترشیزی

“…These studies were heterogeneous based on the I2 index for dry weight (I2= 79.48) and for oil yield (I2= 86.79), and after drawing a funnel plot and performing the Bag and Mazumdar test, it was observed that they were symmetrical and had no diffusion error. …”
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First report of Haemaphysalis bispinosa, molecular-geographic relationships of Ixodes granulatus and a new Dermacentor species from Vietnam by Sándor Hornok, Jenő Kontschán, Gergő Keve, Nóra Takács, Dat Van Nguyen, Khanh Ngoc Phuong Ho, Tamás Görföl, Yuanzhi Wang, Róbert Farkas, Thanh Thi Ha Dao

“…., recognized and described here for the first time, was almost certainly misidentified previously as Dermacentor steini, drawing attention to the need to barcode all Dermacentor spp. in Southern Asia. …”
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Effect of auricular acupoint pressing combined with acupoint application in the treatment of senile constipation (耳穴压豆联合穴位贴敷治疗老年性便秘效果观察) by KAN Haiying (坎海英), ZHOU Weihua (周维华)

“…Methods Totally 80 elderly patients with constipation were selected through simple random sampling based on drawing, and were placed in the control group and observation group, with 40 cases in each group. …”
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Collection and Determination of Clinical Problems and Outcome Indicators of Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Ethnic Medicine in the Treatment of Palpitation (Arrhythmia-... by ZHANG Wenjie, LI Jun, CHEN Hengwen, TAN Yuqing, XIE Zicong, WU Ji, MENG Chao, LI Zhaoling, ZHANG Lesong

“…Specifically, within cardiology, they comprised multi-ethnic medical experts in traditional Chinese medicine, Tibetan medicine, Mongolian medicine, Uyghur medicine, Dai medicine, Korean medicine, and Zhuang medicine. Drawing from the available literature and expert interview reports, the research team conducted a comprehensive search of relevant literature on the treatment of PVCs using various ethnic medical practices. …”
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The potential impact of exercise on affect and neuroinflammation in older adults living with fibromyalgia: a scoping review by Taylor L. Taylor, Fitzgerald Dodds, McKenna Tharpe, Emily L. Zumbro, Michael Hankes, Raymond Jones, Deanna Rumble, Lisa Antoine, Kristen Allen-Watts, Andrew Sims, Reshu Chandra, Burel R. Goodin, Jarred Younger, Thomas W. Buford, Thomas W. Buford

“…Exercise is a recommended intervention to manage pain symptoms; however, adherence limitations persist. Drawing on the Biopsychosocial Framework of Chronic Pain, this scoping review explores how exercise impacts factors related to neuroinflammation and affect, and how these factors contribute to exercise adherence in older adults living with FM.MethodsWe conducted a scoping search of articles related to exercise and older adults living with FM published before 2024. …”
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Working-memory load decoding model inspired by brain cognition based on cross-frequency coupling by Jing Zhang, Tingyi Tan, Yuhao Jiang, Congming Tan, Liangliang Hu, Daowen Xiong, Yikang Ding, Guowei Huang, Junjie Qin, Yin Tian

“…However, existing neural networks based on electroencephalogram (EEG) decoding primarily focus on temporal and spatial characteristics while neglecting frequency characteristics. Drawing inspiration from the role of cross-frequency coupling in the hippocampal region, which plays a crucial role in advanced cognitive processes such as working memory, this study proposes a Multi-Band Multi-Scale Hybrid Sinc Convolutional Neural Network (MBSincNex). …”
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Study on the Effect of Isotropic Initial Stress on the Anchoring Performance of Self-Expanding Bolts by Jie Liu, Hongya Li, Yunzhou Li, Yunan Yang, Tao Sun, Rui Song, Rongqi Sun

“…The strong restraint of the sealing section of the anchor hole causes the anchor solid to form a “shuttle-shaped” microexpanded head with thin ends and a middle drum under the expansion stress. During the drawing process, the microexpanded head is “stuck” in the anchor hole and moves upward to form the unique “load platform effect” of the anchoring system. …”
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