The Value of Compulsory Military Service in the Soviet Army (1967–1990) from the Conscripts’ Perspective by Ieva Šimanauskaitė

“…The harsh conditions and difficult living environment during their service also led to feelings of alienation and caution, reinforcing certain Soviet lifestyle habits, such as dishonesty, theft, adaptation, and time-wasting. …”
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Endodontic Retreatment of Maxillary Second Molar with Four Roots by Gabriel Magnucki

“…One characteristic of this type is parallel running buccal and palatal roots, which caused a radiographic superimposition and probably led to the endodontic mistreatment in the first case.…”
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Effectiveness of Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Solid Phase Extraction, and Headspace Technique for Determination of Some Volatile Water-Soluble Compounds of Rose Aromatic Water by Hale Seçilmiş Canbay

“…In any case, it was concluded that one of the solid phase extraction methods led to higher recoveries for 2-phenylethyl alcohol (PEA) in the rose aromatic water than the liquid-liquid extraction and headspace technique. …”
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Pre-Planning in Piedmont Areas: the Strategic Plan “Pinerolese Yard: Towards a Plain-Mountain Network” of the Pinerolese Homogeneous Zone (Piedmont, Italy) by Maria Anna Bertolino

“…This paper is about city-mountain relationship as pointed out in a pre-planning work done by the Pinerolese Homogeneous Zone of the Metropolitan City of Turin (Western Italian Alps) and supported by the “Call for technical assistance for the elaboration of local territorial development strategies” of the program “Turin and the Alps” from the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation (Turin). The pre-planning work led to a strategic plan called “Pinerolese yard: toward a plain-mountain network”. …”
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Lg Coda Variations in North-Central Iran by Mojtaba Naghavi, Zaher Hossein Shomali, Mehdi Zare

“…The lateral variations in 𝑄0 and its frequency dependence are estimated in the 0.3–7.0 Hz frequency range which led to 𝑄=267(±32)×𝑓0.71(±0.14). The observed variations in quality factor show low values of 𝑄0 in western part of the study region where bounded by relatively high values in southern and northern parts. …”
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Propagation Model in Indoor and Outdoor for the LTE Communications by Sun-Kuk Noh, DongYou Choi

“…Rapidly rising demand for radio communication and the explosion in the number of mobile communications service subscribers have led to the need for optimization in the development of fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication systems. …”
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Advancing Gender Equality in Muslim Leadership by Fatima Essop

“…It highlights how these bodies wield considerable authority in matters of marriage, divorce, inheritance, and issuing religious legal opinions, yet remain exclusively male-led. The article reveals that Muslim women in South Africa are now extensively educated in Islamic sciences and are fully capable of occupying leadership positions. …”
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Hypoxia-inducible factor in cancer: from pathway regulation to therapeutic opportunity by Brian M Ortmann

“…Consequently, understanding the cellular mechanisms underlying HIF activation and its downstream effects has become crucial to developing targeted cancer therapies for improving cancer patient outcomes and represents a key step towards precision medicine.Recent advancements in drug development have led to the emergence of HIF inhibitors, which aim to disrupt HIF-driven processes in cancer providing therapeutic benefit. …”
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Scythians in Azerbaijan: the history of one murder (archaeology and anthropology) by Kirichenko Dmitry A.

“…The crime weapon was a hard, blunt object, that broke and pressed the bone, after which a round-shaped dent was formed, and cracks appeared from it, which indicates the significant force of the blow, which led to the death of the woman. We can observe the so-called perimortem trauma - injury got at or near the moment of death. …”
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The Reflection of the Removal of the Enver Pasha’s Remains from Tajikistan to Turkey in the Turkish Press by Fahri TÜRK

“…Due to incentives of Süleyman Demirel, Turkey gave Enver Pasha his reputation back and brought his remains to İstanbul and reburied in the Hill of the Monument of Freedom. This situation led to new discussions among Turkish elites, in which represented thoughts could be divided into two groups. …”
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Dynamic Mechanical Response and Dissipated Energy Analysis of Sandstone under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Ke Man, Zongxu Liu, Zhifei Song, Xiaoli Liu

“…It shows that more energy is needed for the engender of pores and fractures in sandstone caused by freeze-thaw cycle. This led to the deterioration of sandstone structural stability and the decrease of dynamic mechanical properties.…”
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Les prés vergers de pommiers à cidre et les agroforêts de cacaoyers by Samuel Perichon

“…Our comparative analysis is based on the results of the researches we led in the regions of Guayas (Ecuador) and of Chiapas (Mexico). …”
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From Territorical Swath to Line - Border: the Alteration of Border Conception in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 14th-16th Centuries by Tomas Čelkis

“…Finally, in the 16th century, an inhabited frontier and detailed border marking by modern-day signs, some of which were political by nature, led to the rise of the linear border of the GDL. …”
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France – Israel: consequences of the «October 7» by Alexander I. Shumilin

“…It is emphasized that for the first time since the time of de Gaulle, they led to a short-term crisis at the interstate level between France and Israel. …”
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(Retail) platform legitimation through municipal partnerships? by Sina Hardaker, Alexandra Appel

“…This paper examines the legitimation processes involved in such collaborations, focusing on the eBay Deine Stadt initiative as a case study. This initiative, led by eBay, helps municipalities launch local online marketplaces, facilitating the digital transition for struggling brick-and-mortar retailers. …”
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Kobus Schoeman: A “bridge-builder” practical theologian, bridging divides in the publics of the church, the academy, and society by D.N. Andrew

“…Secondly, the article focuses on his theological contribution, illustrated through the themes in his writings, the students he supervised, as well as the projects he led with colleagues locally and globally. Thirdly, the article considers the impact of these two publics ecumenically and societally for the South African context and its global relevance. …”
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Adsorption of Pb(II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Pyrolusite-Modified Activated Carbon Prepared from Sewage Sludge by Lu Fan, Yao Chen, Li Wang, Wenju Jiang

“…At an initial pH of 5.4 for the Pb(II) ion solution, addition of the pyrolusite-added activated carbon led to the effective removal of Pb(II) ions with an adsorption capacity of ca. 70 mg/g. …”
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Why aren’t we trusting one another? An autoethnography about third space leadership by Rachael Hains-Wesson

“… The emergence of blended professionals in higher education who encompass roles such as academic, teaching-focused, learning design, academic development, and professional staff has led to a growing presence of third spaces where traditional boundaries between roles are blurred. …”
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State, Refugees, and Civil Society in Turkey: Transformation Under Control by Birce Altıok

“…Through in-depth interviews in different cities of Turkey with NGOs and refugee-led civil society members in 2018, the article uncovers the formation and progression of relationships between civil society actors and the state, revealing adaptations and adjustments based on contextual circumstances. …”
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Coralie Reslinger, La diversité des modèles d’émergence technologique by Coralie Reslinger

“…We reveal the existence of five institutional architectures: cocktail, directed, de-centralised, finance-led and liberalised models. There is no world homogenisation even in an intense globalisation period because various institutional complementarities sustain these models. …”
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