STRATEGIES OF EQUAL STATUS INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION by N. V. Baryshnikov

“…This article is aimed at arguing a professional type of intercultural communication,at substantiating status equality as a paramount distinctive feature of professional interculturalcommunication and also at presenting some of the strategies associated with it.Thereupon, in the article:– the notion of professional intercultural communication is validated and its integral part – statusequality - is grounded,– original strategies of equal status intercultural communication are presented, some of which include:rabulistic strategies of communicative attack, eristic strategies of communicative self-defense,– hypothetical interaction patterns of certain strategies are described, including: compliment - wittyremark pattern, bluff - improvisation pattern, negative imperative - negative imperative transformationpattern,– the hypothesis is proved that for successful intercultural communication to take place, the partnersmust be equally aware of the communicative attack and self-defense strategies.Acquiring and mastering the communicative attack and self-defense strategies enables specialistsin international relations to participate in equal status intercultural communication the content of whichis characterized by high effectiveness.…”
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TSE Diagnostics: Recent Advances in Immunoassaying Prions by Anja Lukan, Tanja Vranac, Vladka Čurin Šerbec

“…Such a test would be of paramount importance also for screening of asymptomatic carriers of the disease with the aim of increasing food, drugs, and blood-derived products safety. …”
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TriangularSORT: A Deep Learning Approach for Ship Wake Detection and Tracking by Chengcheng Yu, Yanmei Zhang

“…Ship wake detection and tracking are of paramount importance for ensuring maritime safety, conducting effective ocean monitoring, and managing maritime affairs, among other critical applications. …”
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Determination of optimal conditions for pressure oxidative leaching of Sarcheshmeh Molybdenite concentrate using Taguchi method by Khoshnevisana A., Yoozbashizadeha H.

“…Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that the pulp density is of paramount importance in this process.…”
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Ethics within chemistry education: options, challenges and perspectives by Mammino Liliana

“…They are particularly important for activities that impact on human wellbeing and society. Chemistry has paramount impacts because of the extensive presence of chemistry-based items in everyday life and their eventual impacts on the environment, which, in turn, affect human beings because humans live in the environment and depend on it. …”
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X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging with Three 2D Gratings by Ming Jiang, Christopher Lee Wyatt, Ge Wang

“…X-ray imaging is of paramount importance for clinical and preclinical imaging but it is fundamentally restricted by the attenuation-based contrast mechanism, which has remained essentially the same since Roentgen's discovery a century ago. …”
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Prey – predator model on the interaction between the drawdown level of an aquifer and maize yield by MD Shehu, OP Evans, AT Cole

“…It was observed that the maize yield depends on the recharge rate of the aquifer α and the water table level h and also as the drawdown level increases, the maize yield increases. Agriculture is of paramount importance to the development of any country, it was established in this paper that a relatively small increase of water table depth beyond the optimum increase the surface irrigation requirement for maximum crop production, water table depth shallower than optimum decreases yield. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of reward-based crowdfunding related research: current trends and future prospect by Fatma Tatli Kalayci, Hasan Aydin Okuyan

“…The research also sought to identify key authors, institutions, journals, and countries that hold paramount significance for future scholars delving into the study of reward-based crowdfunding, consequently delineating fundamental thematic underpinnings. …”
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Non-state actor interference in diplomacy: the American Colonization Society and the U.S. - Liberia relationship (1862-1878) by Barbara FRANCHI

“…Therefore, the role of this private organization is of paramount importance when studying the building of the U.S.…”
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CBD for pets: navigating quality assurance, safety standards, and marketing strategies by Hannah Rideout, Alasdair J. C. Cook, Anthony D. Whetton

“…Changes in regulations and further research for quality assurance are paramount to distribution of safe and applicable products for companion animals.…”
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The mutation atlas of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera): a mutation database resource for natural knockouts by Jose Francisco Diesel, Gary Molano, Sergey V. Nuzhdin

“…Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is a paramount species of immense ecological and economic importance. …”
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Pesticide residues in vegetables produced in rural south-western Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Grace, Birungi

“…Therefore, regulation and monitoring pesticide residues in vegetables produced in southwestern Uganda in order to avoid harmful effects on human health would be paramount.…”
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Vers une transition énergétique des pays émergents : quelles politiques d’incitation aux énergies renouvelables dans le secteur électrique en Argentine et au Brésil ? by Germán Bersalli, Jean-Christophe Simon

“…National priorities such as access to electricity for households and security of supply are paramount but a new dimension of energy policy derives from the increasing importance of the climate change issues. …”
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Unseen: Advancing Digital Accessibility with Binaural Audio Technology in an Immersive Gaming Prototype by Claudia Susie C. Rodrigues, Vitoria Nazareth, Ramon O. Azevedo, Priscyla Barbosa, Cláudia Werner

“…"Unseen" emerges as a prototype leveraging binaural audio technology to craft an immersive 3D gaming experience, placing a paramount focus on promoting accessibility and digital inclusion. …”
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Sex-related differences in heart failure patients: physiological mechanisms of cardiovascular ageing and evidence-based sex-specific medical therapies by Andra Maria Ciutac, Tiberiu Pana, Dana Dawson, Phyo Kyaw Myint

“…Given the highlighted knowledge gaps, it is paramount for new research efforts to account for the different sex phenotypes in HF.…”
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First isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 patient of North East India by Aniruddha Jakharia, Biswajyoti Borkakoty, Sumi Pait, Gautam Baruah, Rahul Hazarika, Dipankar Biswas

“…Virus isolation is of paramount importance for development of vaccines, in-vitro screening of antiviral compounds, pathogenesis studies, etc., Many cell lines were studied for amplification and replication of SARS-CoV-2 and Vero cells were found to be ideal cell lines for isolation. …”
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Management of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease by Keerthi Talari

“…General measures such as lifestyle modification, pulmonary rehabilitation, vaccination, prophylaxis, supplemental oxygen, palliative care are also of paramount importance. Future research should focus on long-term efficacy, safety and head-to-head comparison of drugs, role of upfront combination therapies, supportive and palliative care.…”
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The Digital Literacy Academic Writing Scale: Exploratory Factor Analysis by Salim Nabhan, Anita Habók

“…As the integration of digital technologies continues to shape academic landscapes, assessing digital literacy in the context of academic writing becomes paramount. Several instruments and frameworks are available for measuring digital literacy and examining it from different perspectives; however, none are suitable for measuring the digital literacy of pre-service teachers in academic domains with psychometric validity. …”
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The Russian Federation subjects budgets as a financial basis for their economic security by N. Z. Zotikov

“…Under these conditions, the issue of increasing budget revenues through changes in the tax and budget mechanism is of paramount importance.…”
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Development e-report character model for elementary school students to increase the effectiveness of assessment by Isnaeni Machra Winayu, Sudarwan Danim, Syukri Hamzah, Muhammad Kristiawan, Umar Diharja

“…The development of student character in integrated Islamic schools, which combine the Muslim personality-oriented Islamic Education Curriculum with the National Curriculum for behavioral assessment on report cards, is of paramount importance. This article focuses on the building of a practical and effective web-based character report card for elementary school children. …”
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