Need for a Competency-based Approach to Training in Endoscopic Surgery by Abraham Dimas Reyes Pérez, María del Carmen Rodríguez Fernández, Javier Cruz Rodríguez

“…In particular, surgical residents must acquire skills for endoscopic surgery during their specialized training. In light of this, the competency-based training, which is the result of the analysis and deductions emanating from scholars at the national and international level, is discussed. …”
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« Je m’en souviens comme si c’était hier : sur l’écran, la silhouette de l’aigle allemand… » by Dmitri Titarenko

“…Cinema is seen as an integral part of the cultural and propaganda landscape of the occupied regions. The article throws light on people’s cinema-going experience and analyses impact pictures had on their minds. …”
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A Beginner’s Guide to Water Management — Color by Florida LAKEWATCH

“…Related topics of discussion include apparent color, true color, suspended and dissolved substances, along with the dynamics of light refraction. The last section provides two empirical models (equations) that can be used to determine if color in a waterbody is the result of algae or suspended solids.  …”
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Des paysages agroforestiers à l’interface entre ressource, production et conservation (Uttarakhand, Inde) by Sylvie Guillerme

“…This article, based on field work conducted in each of the two agroecological zones of this State (Himalayan mountains and Indo-Gangetic plain), sheds light on the challenges faced by small farmers due to the 2014 law for the promotion of the National Agroforestry Policy.…”
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Flaubert libre lecteur. À propos de l’Abrégé du catéchisme de persévérance de l’abbé Gaume by Stéphanie Dord-Crouslé

“…Preserved in the files of the public library in Rouen (ms g 226 (6) f° 227 to 229), the notes that the novelist took from the abridged version of a catechism by the abbé Gaume are particularly revealing: their analysis brings to light various mechanisms at work in his practice of primary documentation as well as in the secondary writing process of the novel (in fact here chapter IX of Bouvard and Pécuchet). …”
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Escritura publicitaria en el tránsito entre el medievo y la modernidad by Alejandro García Morilla

“…That is why our study focuses on the paleographic analysis of these altarpieces trying to shed light on some unknowns that still remain unresolved.…”
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Just Who Was Wearing the Trousers in Victorian Britain? Violent Wives and Violent Women by Anne-Marie Kilday

“…Evidence from nineteenth century Scottish and English church and court records suggest that abusive behaviour by wives against their husbands was not uncommon, and indeed, more often than not, the violence meted out by these women was in a physical sense, more ‘damaging’ than that inflicted by their male counterparts.The intention of this paper therefore, is to examine—through a balanced gendered perspective—the ways in which domestic violence was carried out, the apparent reasons for this behaviour and the consequences of this type of aggressive activity for both offender and victim, regardless of sex.In doing this, it is hoped that the paper will shed new light on a traditionally one-sided argument.…”
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In Memoriam: Prof. Dr. Vasile SURD (1946 - 2024) by Vasile ZOTIC, Diana ALEXANDRU

“…On the evening of December 14, 2024, he just stopped being, without any warning, walking the path of light in silence. Unfortunately, almost unbelievable, the always dynamic and energetic man disappeared silently. …”
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Des pratiques pastorales plurimillénaires expliquées à la lumière des découvertes récentes sur les hormones by Anne-Marie Brisebarre

“…I will provide a few examples of these manipulations of the animals’ bodies during birth or milking, observed in France, Morocco and West Africa, before discussing specialised publications from recent decades that shed light on the physiological mechanisms at play, particularly the role of oxytocin, “the attachment hormone”, whose liberation these practices encourage.…”
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Radioscopie des territoires en Afrique à travers l’arbre (Cameroun et Burkina Faso) by Jean-Louis Yengué

“…It also provides fuel for heating, cooking and light, and is a source of medicinal products. In addition, the tree occupies an important place in the imagination of local populations and plays an essential role in agriculture. …”
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Dirac fermions in graphene under curved spacetime: a study of Beltrami geometry and $${{\mathcal {CPT}}}$$ CPT symmetry by Ikram Imane Kouachi, Özlem Yeşiltaş

“…Furthermore, we assess the role of $${\mathcal {CPT}}$$ CPT symmetry in shaping the Hamiltonian and derive the metric operator $$\eta $$ η within the framework of pseudo-Hermitian quantum mechanics. This study sheds light on the intricate relationship between curvature, symmetry, and quantum behavior in graphene-based systems. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Canopy Management by Tripti Vashisth, Mongi Zekri, Fernando M. Alferez

“…Canopy management is an important aspect of citrus production in Florida to avoid problems associated with overcrowding and excessively tall trees, to improve light interception, and to improve pesticide distribution into the canopy as well as to facilitate equipment operation within the grove. …”
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La santé publique en vallée d’Ossau (Béarn, France) aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles à partir de la démographie et des écrits by Frédéric Bauduer, Jean-Pierre Dugène

“…In order to explore the health status of Pyrenean populations during the 18th and 19th centuries, demographic data from the death/burial registers of Arudy, Bilhères and Béost, three villages in the Ossau valley (historic province of Bearn, France), were interpreted in the light of various written sources (scientific publications and official documents). …”
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Documenter la crise agraire haïtienne sous la dictature duvaliériste by Adeline Bouvard, Ariane Degroote

“…At the end of the 1970s, against a backdrop of dictatorship and extreme poverty in rural Haiti, Canadian film-makers Gérald and Paule Belkin set up a "video communication" project to shed light on the Haitian agrarian crisis. The project is taking place in a small region of the country where a rural development project run by the French cooperation began a few years ago. …”
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Les espaces de discussion sur Internet comme dépassement des communautarismes ? Le cas de l’agora virtuelle libanaise. by Rawad Chaker

“…Could school teach citizenship through digital communication and information tools? In this paper, the light is shed on the effects of estrangement or community rapprochement that this kind of exchange allows us to observe. …”
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Shrinkage Methods for Estimating the Shape Parameter of the Generalized Pareto Distribution by Wilhemina Adoma Pels, Atinuke O. Adebanji, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Richard Minkah

“…The results show that the proposed estimators perform better for small to moderate number of exceedances in estimating shape parameter of the light-tailed distributions and competitive when estimating heavy-tailed distributions. …”
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Treatment of Nail Psoriasis: Common Concepts and New Trends by Yasemin Oram, A. Deniz Akkaya

“…Several topical and systemic treatment modalities, as well as radiation and light systems, have been used in the treatment of nail psoriasis. …”
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Finite-Time Cooperative Tracking Control Algorithm for Multiple Surface Vessels by Jianfang Jiao, Mingyu Fu

“…A robust finite-time cooperative tracking algorithm based on terminal sliding-mode control is proposed for multiple surface vessels. In light of the leader-follower strategy, a virtual leader vessel is defined to provide reference point for other surface vessels to form the desired formation. …”
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Time-Images in Don DeLillo’s Writing: A Reading of The Body Artist, Point Omega and Zero K by Andrea Pitozzi

“…By studying how these books present the reader with a sort of suspended narrative time, I will read them in the light of concepts and notions drawn from the philosophy of Henri Bergson and Gilles Deleuze, in particular Bergsonian duration and Deleuze’s idea of the time-image. …”
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The theology of creation in Vito Mancuso’s Radical Theology by C. C. Simut

“…In other words, Mancuso proposes a theology from below which seeks to re-interpret the basic teachings of Christianity in a way which sheds light on the experience of today’s world. This theological program includes the traditional doctrine of creation, which in Mancuso acquires a new facet as it is described in terms related to his conviction that the origin of everything should be understood in material terms. …”
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