The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War by Bülent ŞENER

“…The second aim of the study is to shed light on the relationship between wars between states and the phenomena of “border” and “territoriality”. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antifertility Efficacy of Heterobimetallic Complexes of Copper (II) by Ashu Chaudhary, Anshul Singh

“…All the synthesized complexes were characterized in the light of various physicochemical techniques like elemental analyses, conductivity measurements, molecular weight determination, electronic and infrared spectra, electronic spin resonance, X-ray, and mass spectral studies. …”
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Personal identity as condition of moral and legal responsibility by A. B. Didikin

“…The author substantiates the position on the relationship of the narrative approach with the behavioral context of the formation and justification of the identity of a person as a manifestation of the actions and their interpretation in the light of the results achieved…”
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Design and Synthesis of Metal Complexes of (2E)-2-[(2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-en-1-ylidene]hydrazinecarbothioamide and Their Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue by P. Murali Krishna, N. B. Gopal Reddy, Nagaraju Kottam, B. C. Yallur, Hussain Reddy Katreddi

“…The photocatalytic bleaching of cationic dye methylene blue was carried out spectrometrically on irradiation of UV light using Cu(II), Ni(II), and Co(II) complexes of (2E)-2-[(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ylidene]hydrazinecarbothioamide (HL). …”
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The Issues of the Sixth Dalai Lama and the Transformation of Qing Information System on Tibet by Ling-Wei Kung

“…By investigating the Sixth Dalai Lama’s controversies, this article sheds light on how the Qing dynasty embarked on constructing its imperial enterprise in Inner Asia based on intelligence collection and information manipulation. …”
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Effects of Ion-Releasing Tooth-Coating Material on Demineralization of Bovine Tooth Enamel by Koji Kawasaki, Masaki Kambara

“…The demineralization process of bovine enamel was examined using quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) and electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) measurement. …”
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Effects of Neutralization, Decoloration, and Deodorization on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons during Laboratory-Scale Oil Refining Process by Yuxiang Ma, Longkai Shi, Yulan Liu, Qiyu Lu

“…Neutralization had a modest influence on sixteen analytes; however, deodorization was only responsible for a slight decrease in the light PAHs and heavy PAHs contents. Data obtained in this study suggest that the use of activated carbon during oil refining process is highly recommended; moreover, these results provide a useful guidance for oil refining plant to reduce security risk and ensure the quality of the vegetable oil products.…”
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Les prés vergers de pommiers à cidre et les agroforêts de cacaoyers by Samuel Perichon

“…The various testimonies bring light to the different reactions – whose origins can be found less in a characterized geographical context than in an unequal appropriation of the technical and agronomical innovations, developed by the research institutes or by some multinational firms. …”
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Translating culture: the rise and resonance of Chinese contemporary literature in the Portuguese-speaking world by Xin Huang, Xiang Zhang

“…Abstract The article provides an overview of the translation and reception of contemporary Chinese literature in the Portuguese-speaking world, shedding light on the dynamics of cross-cultural literary exchange and reader engagement. …”
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Effectiveness Evaluation of Random Forest, Naive Bayes, and Support Vector Machine Models for KDDCUP99 Anomaly Detection Based on K-means Clustering by Zhang Majun

“…The paper concludes by highlighting the value of ensemble approaches, in particular Random Forest, for tackling anomaly detection and network security issues, particularly hi light of the expanding significance of social networks and the internet.…”
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The Application Prospects of Event Data in Traffic Flow Prediction by Chen Haochi, Guo Zixin, Jiang Zicong

“…Conventional methods of predicting traffic flow can often be based on weekdays, certain holidays, road conditions, or signal light circumstances. Nevertheless, because there isn’t always an impact study done for some exceptional occurrences, these forecasting techniques or models might be ineffective. …”
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Seasonality of livebirths and climatic factors in Italian regions (1863-1933) by Gabriele Ruiu, Marco Breschi

“…., temperature, rainfall, light intensity, etc.) play in determining the optimal moment of conception from a biological perspective. …”
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Un monument funéraire du Haut-Empire aux confins de la cité des Carnutes à Boinville-en-Mantois (Yvelines) by Aurélie Laurey, Vanessa Brunet, Mélanie Demarest, Céline Mauduit

“…The rescue excavation of rue du Bois de la Planté, at Boinville-en-Mantois (78), carried out in 2016 over a surface of 1.5 ha, brought to light several diachronic occupations, dating from the Early Mesolithic, the Middle Neolithic, the First Iron Age and the Roman Period. …”
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Neural plasticity in early potters: Shape analysis and TMS-EEG co-registration trace the rise of a new motor skill. by Vanessa Forte, Luisa Sartori, Antonino Visalli, Mustafa Yildirim, Gaspare Galati, Massimo Vidale, Emanuela Faresin, Antonino Vallesi

“…This multidisciplinary approach sheds light on the mechanisms of material culture's variation in the archaeological field and provides promising insights into the co-evolution of technology and human skill.…”
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Configuring parents as citizens and consumers: local variations in informational material about school allocation and choice in Sweden by Hanna Sjögren, Baki Cakici

“…In this paper, we shed light on the mundane performance of market-logics in public educational settings by focusing on municipality websites in Skåne County, Sweden, that inform parents about local school choice policies and procedures. …”
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“To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic by Michal Lehečka

“…These globally embedded processes brought to light almost forgotten urban vulnerables: the non-owners. …”
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Manufacturing of Ecofriendly Bricks Using Microdust Cotton Waste by Mebrahtom Teklehaimanot, Haregeweyni Hailay, Tamrat Tesfaye

“…The results also show that usage of cotton microdust with different mixing ratios for bricks will give light-weight composite, and brick could be an economical alternative to be used for partition of board concrete blocks and sound barrier panels.…”
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Mina Loy’s Surrealist Strategies of Renewal by Diane Drouin

“…However, although Loy’s poems may have been influenced by this American “renaissance of poetry,” her often overlooked prose autobiographies in prose – that she began in Paris in the 1920s and completed in New York in the 1940s – should be analyzed in the light of the Surrealist renewal of language. Throughout her life, Loy paid tribute to many prominent artists, including Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, the sculptor Brancusi in her poem “Brancusi’s Golden Bird,” the German painter Richard Oelze, or the American Surrealist Joseph Cornell, who both appear in her Surrealist novel Insel. …”
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Drawing on social approval as a linguistic strategy: A discourse semantic analysis of judgement evaluation in suspected online romance scammer dating profiles by Lee Kam-Fong, Chan Mei Yuit, Ali Afida Mohamad

“…As a language-enabled crime, a linguistic analysis of scam communication can shed light on how language is used to attract victims and influence their thoughts and actions. …”
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Effects of solar radiation on collagen-based biomaterials by Alina Sionkowska, Marcin Wisniewski, Joanna Skopinska, Diego Mantovani

“…Films and solutions of collagen blended with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) were irradiated by solar light. It was found that UV-VIS spectra, which characterize collagen, collagen/PVA, and collagen/PVP blended films, were significantly altered by solar radiation. …”
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