Las relaciones diplomáticas de Cuba y España durante la presidencia de José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero en el período 2004-2012 by Gustavo Tristá del Todo

“… El presente artículo analiza la proyección del gobierno del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) hacia Cuba después de su victoria en las elecciones generales de 2004, en contraste con la política hostil del anterior ejecutivo del Partido Popular, a lo largo del período 2004 a 2012. Se destaca el liderazgo del canciller Miguel Ángel Moratinos en el cambio de enfoque hacia Cuba, a pesar de la falta de apoyo de algunos dirigentes de su organización, y el rechazo decidido de los populares a las iniciativas socialistas. …”
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A Review of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) in terms of Sources, Applications, Human Exposure, Dietary Intake, Toxicity, Legal Regulation, and Methods of Determination by Katarzyna Sznajder-Katarzyńska, Magdalena Surma, Iwona Cieślik

“…Current legislation, relevant legislation on PFAAs levels in food, and the most popular methods of analysis in food matrices are described.…”
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Russian-Persian Schools as an Element of Imperial Russia’s Soft Power Policy in Northern Persia: Late Nineteenth – Early Twentieth Centuries by Vladimir O. Kulakov

“…The article identifies some prerequisites for the emergence of Russian-Persian schools in Northern Persia, determines the validity of their activities in this particular region of the country, clearly outlines the context of Russia’s competition with other governments in this matter to conclude as follows: the Russian government was perfectly aware of the need to open such schools that would disseminate the Russian language and Russia-related ideas among Persia’s population; graduates of those educational institutions would serve an important element in pursuing Russia’s interests both in trade, economy, and politics; despite various difficulties — primarily financial ones — the schools were popular enough among ethnic Persians both in Tehran and in other cities of Northern Persia. …”
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The Use of the Direct Optimized Probabilistic Calculation Method in Design of Bolt Reinforcement for Underground and Mining Workings by Martin Krejsa, Petr Janas, Işık Yilmaz, Marian Marschalko, Tomas Bouchal

“…Development of those methods has become more and more popular; it is used, in particular, in designs of load-carrying structures with the required level or reliability when at least some input variables in the design are random. …”
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RELIGIOUS COMMUNICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CULTURE MEDIA by Maria S. Petrushkevych

“…Features of media culture that connect it with popular culture and are more likely to influence contemporary religious communication are such: visualization, technicality, handling large amounts of information, the creation of a specific picture of the world. …”
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Blockchain‐Enabled Car Sharing: Enhancing Reliability and Vehicle History Management by Chen Ben Tolila, Yarden Hovav, Kiril Danilchenko, Hadassa Daltrophe

“…Consequently, car sharing has emerged as a popular and cost‐effective solution that reduces expenses and promotes eco‐friendliness by reducing the number of vehicles on the roads. …”
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Impact of nicotine-free and nicotine-rich flavored electronic cigarette refill liquids on primary human melanocyte function by Shilpi Goenka

“…In this study, five popular EC liquid flavors–strawberry, banana, vanilla, tobacco, and menthol–were examined on human melanocyte functions. …”
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The concept of objects of civil turnover by A. S. Slipchenko Slipchenko

“…It was determined that every object of civil turnover is an object of civil law, and vice versa, every object of civil law is an object of civil turnover, thereby questioning the truth of the popular saying "the object of civil rights cannot be that, which is not defensive. …”
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Publishing Trends of Informal Lithuanian Youth Publications –Fanzines – at the End of the 20th Century and the Beginning of the 21st Century by Aušra Kairaitytė-Užupė

“…Paper fanzines started to be created at the end of the 20th century and became popular in the 1990s, spreading Western culture ideas and changing the political, and socio-cultural environment in Lithuania along with technological copying and reproduction possibilities. …”
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Multimodal, transmedial, and trans-European perspectives for online language teaching and learning: II YUFE – Ukraine seminar by Joanna Winska, Iryna Shevchenko

“…Although multimodal and transmedial teaching and learning practices have become popular for ESL and other educational contexts, several additional questions have emerged, including the development of students’ multimodal literacy through online learning, the need for a more critical approach to the assessment of student achievements, and a focus on fostering both professional skills and cultural and social values among students. …”
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Use of Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Councils: A Scoping Study by Barbara Lewis MBA, Chris Cochran PhD, Erika Marquez PhD, MPH, Neeraj Bhandari PhD, Jennifer Pharr PhD, Soumya Upadhyay PhD, Stowe Shoemaker PhD

“…Patient and Family Advisory Council engagement ranged from stamping approval for a project to providing feedback or codesigning the project from the inception, with feedback as the most popular. Of the articles about specific PFACs, 70% either dealt with a condition, such as cancer, the type of person, such as youth, or both. …”
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Comprehensive Test and Evaluation Analysis of Permeable Concrete (PC) Clogging by Using Steel Slag by Cao Yang, Ismail Shah, Wang Jing, Nauman Khan, Li Jing

“…PC is becoming more and more popular as a rainwater management tool because of fast climate changes worldwide. …”
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Emblematic illustrations in the editions dedicated to Jonušas Radvila (1612-1655) by Aistė Paliušytė

“…They were decorated by emblematic illustrations, which were very popular and used in books of the first half of the seventeenth century in the LGP. …”
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Case Report: A case of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a patient with a small aortic annulus using the Acurate Neo2 by Shahzil Abdur Rehman Malik, Jamshed Ali, Maleeha Javed, Kamran Hussain, Navaira Azeem, Nasir Rehman, Osman Faheem

“…In recent years, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a popular alternative to the traditional surgical aortic valve replacement. …”
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Clinical epidemiological characterization of COVID-19 in Cumanayagua. 2021 by Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Sarah Hernández Malpica, Natasha Sánchez Bouza, Yoseline César Carrero, Maidelenyis Santos Santos

“…Variables studied: cases according to months, statistical weeks, age, sex, presence or absence of symptoms, clinical manifestations, source of infection, popular council, health area and deceased.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The months of August and September predominated with higher positive cases and deaths, more frequent in females, as well as in young adults. …”
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Automatic Welding of Corrugated Steel Webs on Composite Box Girder with Corrugated Steel Webs by Yunfei Wu, Yingbo Zhu, Xiaoyong Chen, Shui Wan

“…The composite box girder with corrugated steel webs (CBGCSW), a new type of composite bridge, has become popular and attracted considerable attention in the world. …”
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Unveiling promising sepsis biomarkers: a clinical perspective by Hong Zhang, Junpeng Zhao, Zhiping Wang, Mengxiang Huang, Zhonghua Tan, Feng Jiang, Yuhong Zhou, Linhua Wang, Mingbing Xiao

“…This article provides a comprehensive review of the diagnostic value of traditional and recently popular novel biomarkers for sepsis.…”
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Does the Direction of Kinesiology Tape Application Influence Muscle Activation in Asymptomatic Individuals? by Michelle Dolphin, Gary Brooks, Blair Calancie, Adam Rufa

“…# Background Despite the popularity of tape among athletes and rehabilitation practitioners, there is controversy regarding the specific effects of kinesiology tape. …”
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Discriminatively Constrained Semi-Supervised Multi-View Nonnegative Matrix Factorization with Graph Regularization by Guosheng Cui, Ye Li, Jianzhong Li, Jianping Fan

“…Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NMF) is one of the most popular feature learning technologies in the field of machine learning and pattern recognition. …”
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Bond Behavior of Wet-Bonded Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Concrete Interface Subjected to Moisture by Yiyan Lu, Tao Zhu, Shan Li, Zhenzhen Liu

“…The use of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite materials to strengthen concrete structures has become popular in coastal regions with high humidity levels. …”
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