A Comparative Study of: the Allegorical and Symbolic Expression of Paradise and Hell in “Ardavirafname” and the Movie “What Dreams May Come” by Alireza Pourshabanan, Amir Hossein Pourshabanan

“…The attention to the issue of post-death life is one of the things that, in the form of the parable of the narrative of the journey to heaven and hell, was created in the literary and artistic works of various nations throughout history, with regard to the cultural, social and religious factors of each society. …”
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Habiter en écovillage, une [éco]utopie du xxie siècle ? by Sylvia Amar

“…To present the holistic dimension of their approach, the paper draws on socio-spatial constructions implemented by four ecovillages currently in operation: La Cité écologique (Canada/United States), Torri Superiore (Italy), Hallingelille (Denmark) and Hameau des Buis (France). …”
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Later-Life Mortality and Longevity in Late-18th and 19th-Century Cohorts. Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Heading? by Rick Mourist

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Some Episodes from E. Turauskas' Life and Activities by Aldona Vasiliauskienė

“…The paper reviews the most prominent periods of E. Turauskas' life and activities and expresses a hope that it may serve as a step leading to a detailed monograph on E. …”
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A New Formulation on Seismic Risk Assessment for Reinforced Concrete Structures with Both Random and Bounded Uncertainties by Xiao-Xiao Liu, Yuan-Sheng Wang

“…A new formulation on seismic risk assessment for structures with both random and uncertain-but-bounded variables is investigated in this paper. Limit thresholds are regarded as random variables. …”
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An Overview of the BALSAC Population Database. Past Developments, Current State and Future Prospects by Hélène Vézina, Jean-Sébastien Bournival

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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

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Une région, plusieurs mondes, impressions d’une étude de terrain dans la région du Jarí, Amazonie brésilienne, août 2009 by Ana Greising

“…He had set up a large-scale production of paper pulp on the basis of extensive tree plantations. …”
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Disturbance Effect of Pipe Jacking Group Adjacent Excavation on Surrounding Soil by Changbai Wang, Jimin Liu, Hua Cheng, Haibing Cai

“…To understand and grasp the excavation-induced disturbance range and mechanism of adjacent pipeline jacking group on surrounding soils, this paper carries out relevant researches. Based on a case history of a three-hole parallel adjacent jacking pipeline in shallow overburden, a field test and assessment are performed. …”
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The Effect of Seasonal Weather Variation on the Dynamics of the Plague Disease by Rigobert C. Ngeleja, Livingstone S. Luboobi, Yaw Nkansah-Gyekye

“…Plague is a historic disease which is also known to be the most devastating disease that ever occurred in human history, caused by gram-negative bacteria known as Yersinia pestis. …”
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Numerical Study on Pounding between Two Adjacent Buildings under Earthquake Excitation by H. Naderpour, R. C. Barros, S. M. Khatami, R. Jankowski

“…The results of the study indicate that the impact force time history is much dependent on the earthquake excitation analyzed. …”
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Wind-Induced Response of an L-Shaped Cable Support Glass Curtain Wall by Yan Yu, Tao Liu, Qilin Zhang, Bin Yang

“…However, the wind-resistant study for this kind of structure mainly focuses on single-layer plane cable support curtain walls but is rare on irregular ones. In this paper, the wind-induced response of an L-shaped cable support glass curtain wall is analyzed. …”
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Emergency Continued by Christopher Beilings

“… This paper focuses on the themes expounded in Richard Rive’s novel, Emergency Continued. …”
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On the use of the stepped isostress method in the prediction of creep behavior of polyamide 6 by Lakhdar Sedira, Mohsein Tedjini, Belhi Guerira, Kamel Meftah

“…Three extrapolation functions are used to offset the delay of the stress history: polynomial, power and exponential functions. …”
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Mortality, Work and Migration. A Consideration of Age-specific Mortality from Tuberculosis in Scotland, 1861-1901 by Alice Reid, Eilidh Garrett

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Hyperplastic Dental Follicle: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ligia Buloto Schmitd, Diego Maurício Bravo-Calderón, Cleverson Teixeira Soares, Denise Tostes Oliveira

“…Microscopic analyses based on routine staining and immunohistochemistry were used to discuss the cells found in pericoronal follicle. This paper reinforces the importance of association between clinical history and radiographic features with microscopic pericoronal follicle examination for diagnosis of this hamartomatous lesion.…”
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Optimal Sensor Placement for Spatial Structure Based on Importance Coefficient and Randomness by Haoxiang He, Honggang Xu, Xiaobing Wang, Xiaofu Zhang, Shaoyong Fan

“…The effectiveness of the method in this paper is certified by example.…”
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Female types in V.P. Meshchersky's publicistic and fictional works by Yu.B. Avdonina, G.I. Shcherbakova

“…Meshchersky has been determined. The paper discusses the half-forgotten works of the author that were published in the 1870s and have not been reprinted for a long time. …”
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Madame Bovary and Catastrophism: Revolving narratives by Ruth Morris

“…This paper locates Madame Bovary within the scientific milieu of 1850s French society by reading Flaubert’s narrative as a Cuverian text. …”
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Traditional Minangkabau disaster mitigation in the Semangko Fault in West Sumatra based on ecological site myths by Anwar Khairil, Khallifhatul Khanh Varhanno, Qurratu Ayuni Khanh Vitrya, Narny Yenny

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