The biography of cultures: style, objects and agency by Caroline van Eck, Miguel John Versluys, Pieter ter Keurs

“…In both periods styles from the past were revived. It is traditionally argued that this happens because of the formal, aesthetic or artistic qualities of these objects. …”
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How satisfied am I with mobile wallets? Exploring the nexus between MSQual, hedonism, and satisfaction by Asad Ahmad, Dag Øivind Madsen, Swati Garg

“…This trend has driven a substantial rise in mobile wallet transactions over the past 4–5 years. While many studies have explored how users perceive mobile devices, few have focused on mobile wallet user satisfaction, especially in developing countries. …”
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Corneal Stem Cells as a Source of Regenerative Cell-Based Therapy by Jasmin S. Nurković, Radiša Vojinović, Zana Dolićanin

“…In the past few years, intensive research has focused on corneal stem cells as an unlimited source for cell-based therapy in regenerative ophthalmology. …”
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Neuroborreliosis mimicking demyelinating disease of the central nervous system: case reports by N. Giedraitienė, A. Lisinskaitė, A. Klimašauskienė

“…In both cases, positive serology for Borrelia burgdorferi was an indicator of past infection. However, the cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed proteinorrhachia and lymphocytic pleocytosis and the presence of specific IgM and IgG antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid confirmed the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis. …”
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NEW TRENDS IN MODERN MUSICOLOGY. A DISCUSSION WITH PROFESSOR NICHOLAS COOK by Bianca ŢIPLEA TEMEŞ

“…Might it be considered adequately equipped to extend its interdisciplinary boundaries and embrace the reality of new music, or does it still cling to the past? Should researchers follow the Schenkerian route or conquer new territories? …”
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STUDY ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF VOID UNDER THE INTERNAL PRESSURE AND EXTERNAL LOAD IN STEEL by FAN JunKai, HOU GaoJie

“…The existence of hydrogen in steel can lead to the decline of its mechanical properties,and result in high hydrogen pressure within void in steel. In the past, the research on the void of steel parts mostly focused on the effect of external load. …”
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BRICS in a world at crossroads? by Siphamandla Zondi, Norman Sempijja, Thulisile Mphambukeli

“…The West is united in asserting, sometimes crudely, its geopolitical positions in international affairs. It has over the past decade and a half decided to bring Russia into West’s fold in defence of a US - anchored western international order. …”
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome Associated with Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis by Jozélio Freire De Carvalho, Antoniella Fernanda Mendanha Sousa

“…A 31-year-old woman with a past medical history of uveitis experienced a pulmonary thromboembolism in March 2014 and was treated with rivaroxaban (20 mg/day). …”
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Genetic and Antigenic Analysis of Invasive Serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis in Canada: A Decrease in the Electrophoretic Type (Et)-15 Clonal Type and an Increase in the Proportio... by Jianwei Zhou, Frances Jamieson, Sharon Dolman, Linda MN Hoang, Prasad Rawte, Raymond SW Tsang

“…BACKGROUND: Serogroup C meningococcal disease has been endemic in Canada since the early 1990s, with periods of hyperendemic disease documented in the past two decades. The present study characterized invasive serogroup C meningococci in Canada during the period from 2002 to 2009.…”
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“I am a freak of nature”: Tourette’s and the Grotesque in Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn by Pascale Antolin

“…The novel turns into a freakshow, not in the sense of the sordid spectacle of the past, but as a construction questioning both the social and the literary order. …”
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Cheeses Lying Fallow. The Difficult Revival of Cheese Production in a Post-industrial Ariège Valley (Pyrenees, France) by Tristan Fournier, Olivier Lepiller, Guillaume Simonet

“…Indeed, since the end of the 2010s, several initiatives have emerged, without the link with the valley's cheese-making past being cultivated for the moment. These initiatives show the new favorable conditions, but also the persistent obstacles, to the relocation of food circuits in this post-industrial rural territory.…”
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Compétences émergentes dans la pratique des professeurs des écoles débutants. Une approche psychophénoménologique. by Magali Boutrais

“…This epistemological approach coupled with the technique of the explicitation interview takes into account the subjectivity of the actors to document the progress of the actions in a past situation. The qualitative data collected with six primary school teachers are consisted of explicitation interviews and semi-directive interviews. …”
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Clinical Effectiveness of Viddha Karma in PCOS: A Case Report by Bhagyashree Jibkate, Akshay S. Pargaonkar, Mayuri Deshpande

“…A 27 -year-old unmarried female patient came with complaints of irregular and scanty menses for the past 3-4 years, along with severe abdominal pain during the first 1-3 days of menstruation. …”
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Case of Rapid Progression of Hemiatrophy on the Face: A New Clinical Entity? by Hisashi Nomura, Shohei Egami, Tomoaki Yokoyama, Makoto Sugiura

“…We discuss the clinical character of the patient against the past of literature and suppose it may be a new clinical entity.…”
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Vitamin D Supplementation in Australia: Implications for the Development of Supplementation Guidelines by Kellie Bilinski, Peter Talbot

“…There has been a threefold increase in supplement sales over the past decade, whereby over A$94 million supplements containing vitamin D in Australia were sold during the year 2010. …”
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Congenital diseases of communication according to the DSM-V: updates child neuropsychology by Kevin Egúsquiza Vásquez

“…In this article, updates related to communication disorders, strictly congenital character, are described, according to the latest reviews published by the American Psychiatric Association in its fifth edition, which considered the main contributions of neuroscience, based on the research conducted around the theme of neurodevelopmental disorders, which during the past two decades, have attracted widespread scenario of possibilities for greater understanding of the various changes in the area of psychological development, redefining and clarifying more precisely those relevant characteristics of the various related clinical conditions. …”
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L’ emigrato dasaese: turista di ritorno by Maria Teresa Mara Francese

“…There are various moments of the rite in which the emigrant signals its presence emphasizing a social power and economic decision-making different from the past, in which the use of property and choices allows him to make known such a state would grow to become tourist to return . …”
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Évaluation du risque sanitaire de sols pollués méditerranéens : choix de variables et spatialisation by Aurélie Arnaud, Pascale Prudent, Isabelle Laffont-Schwob

“…Highly contrasted in its issues, this territory is at the same time included in the core area of the Calanques National Park (PNCal) and remains affected by a diffuse soil pollution resulting from past industrial activities located on the coast. …”
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Improving the Performance of Phase-Change Perfluorocarbon Droplets for Medical Ultrasonography: Current Progress, Challenges, and Prospects by Paul S. Sheeran, Paul A. Dayton

“…Over the past two decades, perfluorocarbon (PFC) droplets have been investigated for biomedical applications across a wide range of imaging modalities. …”
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NATO’s Military Structure: Change and Continuity by Ali Bilgin VARLIK

“…The argument of the paper is that throughout NATO’s past the military structures has not only been a result of organizational change but also one of the main causes and determinants for the evolution and transformation of the Alliance.…”
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