Сoordination of supply and demand alternative energy in Russia industrial with organizational solution by G. N. Ryazanova

“…Despite the status of Russia as an energy superpower, Russian companies are paying a high price for electricity. It has increased the past 10 years more than 3 times. In addition the traditional energy sources, there are renewable energy sources, which include solar, geothermal, bioenergy, and others. …”
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El Madrid de la Bestia : l’apocalypse urbaine d’Álex de la Iglesia by Diane Bracco

“…Through the deployment of strategies of grotesque distortion, de la Iglesia invites us to see in his filmic re-elaboration of the metropolis the metonymy of a Spain that has lost all its points of reference: while taking possession of the urban landscape, integrated into a spectacular production, de la Iglesia lifts the veil on the paradoxes of a postindustrial society which longs for modernization, at the dawn of the third millennium, although it still harbours the residues of a dictatorial past that the advent of democracy has not enabled to eradicate.…”
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„Occisio Gregorii Vodae…”, între document şi prelucrare literară by Ileana Mihăilă

“…The Romanian play is more similar to such works than to the Baroque theatre, which had previously been the preferred solution of Romanian researchers of the past decades. Concerning its historical basis, it is shown that, following comparison to contemporary accounts of the death of Grigore III, the prince of Moldavia, the version from Occisio Gregorii has a very similar source to that of Mihail Kogalniceanu’s historical novel, Trii zile din istoria Moldaviei (1844).…”
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The Role of Italy and UNIDROIT in the Drafting of the First Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention by Giuditta Giardini

“…The article reveals the extensive yet underappreciated efforts of the Italian delegation, led by the President and Secretary General of UNIDROIT, in shaping the Convention and influencing the protection of cultural objects in the past century. The discussion extends to the aftermath of the 1954 Hague Convention, examining how unresolved issues were later addressed by the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects. …”
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An Extreme Learning Machine-Based Community Detection Algorithm in Complex Networks by Feifan Wang, Baihai Zhang, Senchun Chai, Yuanqing Xia

“…Community structure, one of the most popular properties in complex networks, has long been a cornerstone in the advance of various scientific branches. Over the past few years, a number of tools have been used in the development of community detection algorithms. …”
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Incidental Finding of an Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta Causing Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Adult by Abdalla Ibrahim, Zahir Satti, Ronan Curtin

“…31-year-old male with no past medical history apart from high blood pressure noted by GP one week prior to admission presented with a three-week history of a flu-like illness and symptoms of heart failure with severe global left ventricular dilation and dysfunction on Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). …”
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Rio de Janeiro y la Exposición del Centenario de la Independencia en 1922 by Niuxa Dias Drago, Marcia Furriel Ramos Gálvez

“…The exhibition worked as a transmutation of the colonial past into one modernized identity, consolidating the neocolonial as an amalgam of nationalism and cosmopolitanism. …”
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Traumatic J-Pouch Perforation following a Blunt Abdominal Injury by Leonid Drober, David Hochstein, Hany Bahouth

“…He presented with severe abdominal pain and a distended abdomen with peritonitis. His past surgical history included total proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis 20 years previously. …”
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The Evolution of European Union Development Cooperation Policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa: Achievements and Challenges by Asligül Sarıkamış Kaya

“…In addition to aid provision,  the EU is one of main trading partner of African countries. Over the past two decades, the Union development cooperation policy has undergone significant changes. …”
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The Global Classroom in Action: Thirty Years of International Studies at the University of Technology Sydney by Paul Allatson

“…To commemorate this anniversary in this issue of Portal: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, a selection of academic staff, past and present, who have contributed to the program, share their memories and insights through short essays and reflective pieces. …”
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Evolution of Non-religious Functions of Catholic Sanctuaries in the Eastern Borderland of Poland – From Patriotic Manifestations to Interfaith Dialogue and Integration by Małgorzata Flaga

“…This issue is discussed on the basis of the selected sanctuaries of the eastern borderland of Poland, precisely in the Lublin province. In the past, it was multicultural and multidenominational area and presently it is famous for its rich history and cultural heritage reflected in, among other things, religious centres. …”
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Driving Gigs in Oman: Women and Techno-Fixes in the Platform Economy by Crystal A. Ennis

“…Digital platforms mediating work between customers and service providers have expanded exponentially in the past decade, driving a growing research agenda on the impact of platform capitalism, AI and the gig economy on labour around the world. …”
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RE-EVALUATING YORUBA MARKET COSMOLOGY AND IMPACT ON MARKET DEVELOPMENT by OLAYINKA ALIU, SOLANKE STEPHEN O.

“…Foundationrituals and sacrifices in the establishment of the markets, as done in the past, are equallyimperative for the longevity in the life-span of the markets and socio-economic community where the markets are sited.Methodology usedare historical, oral interviews, secondary sources and field work. …”
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L’architecture de paysage à Wageningue (Pays-Bas) by Martin van den Toorn

“…In this article, I will give a brief overview of the development of teaching and research in landscape architecture in Wageningen by studying the relationships between practice, education and research over the past 50 years. The purpose of this article is to provide a first explorative overview. …”
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Systematic Literature Review: How Financial Literacy, Trust and Firm Reputation Affect Investment Decision by Sinta Carolina, Mohammad Iqbal, Ari Darmawan

“…The urge for investment has increased these past ten years. The rise of investment awareness is side by side with Indonesia’s financial literacy awareness in 2019. …”
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“Dusk can be a magical time in the French Quarter”: Richard Ford’s New Orleans before and after Katrina in “Puppy” and “Leaving for Kenosha” by Gérald PRÉHER

“…Focusing on the description of the city in the two stories, this article points out the gap between the flamboyant city of the past and its present ruins since the 2005 hurricane Katrina. …”
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Interaction between Walking Humans and Structures in Vertical Direction: A Literature Review by Erfan Shahabpoor, Aleksandar Pavic, Vitomir Racic

“…This is mainly due to the inter- and intrasubject variability of humans and their bodies and difficult-to-predict loading scenarios, including multipedestrian walking traffic and unknown human-structure interaction (HSI) mechanisms. Over the past three decades, several attempts have been made to simulate walking HSI in the lateral direction. …”
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Reconstitution de trajectoires paysagères de zones humides littorales à l’aide de cartographies diachroniques : exemple des marais estuariens de Corsept by Léa Paly, Nathalie Carcaud, Véronique Beaujouan

“…A prospective approach is frequently used to consider the development of these areas and requires a good knowledge of the trajectories of coastal wetland landscapes, as well as their development and past uses. Using a geohistorical approach, this article proposes a method based on the analysis of digitised georeferenced historical maps detailing land use to reconstruct the trajectories of these landscapes. …”
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Preservation and Restoration of Sphincter Function in Patients with Rectal Cancer by Rudolf Schiessel, Harald R Rosen

“…However, tumours that originate in the lower parts of the rectum have been accompanied with the need for an abdominoperineal resection and the threat of a permanent colostomy. In the past 20 years, sphincter-saving surgery has become increasingly common in the treatment of tumours of the middle and low rectum due to the knowledge of tumour growth, the use of stapling devices, and the knowledge of the physiology of the pelvic floor and the sphincter muscles, respectively. …”
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Culioli, Adamczewski et la linguistique anglaise by Ariel Laurencio Tacoronte

“…This has allowed us to determine other characteristics of this structure, such as its ability to refer to past events, even when conjugated in present tense. …”
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