The Epistemological Status of Charisma in Historical Macrosociology by D. V. Kataev, V. O. Kalinina

“…Thus, the evolutionary-theoretical perspective defines the heuristic potential of charisma in terms of reflecting the dynamics of cultural and value orientations in the process of emergence and consolidation of social order and institutional structures. The comparative-historical approach, in turn, defines the relationship between the analytical and empirical levels of Weber's sociology through the "immersion” of an ideal-typical construct in a real historical narrative. …”
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Understanding North Korea: Rimjin-gang Citizen Journalists Out to Cure the “Sick Man of Asia”? by Suzy Kim

“…Not only does it claim to be "the first magazine about North Korea written by North Koreans" (The Nation), but it is also touted as "the first publication to create a channel for two-way communication between the divided Korean people," as exemplified by the title "Rimjin-gang" - the name of the river that flows across the De-Militarized Zone dividing the north and south.This article is an attempt to engage in a critical conversation about how we know what we know about North Korea, reflecting upon the historical and structural conditions that configure the way North Korea is known and understood by those outside North Korea.…”
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Effect of Different Deposition Power of In2O3 Target on the Characteristics of IGZO Thin Films Using the Cosputtering Method by Shang-Chao Hung, Kin-Tak Lam, Cheng-Fu Yang, Yu-Jhen Liou

“…The cosputtered IGZO thin films showed a very smooth and featureless surface and an amorphous structure regardless of the deposition power of In2O3 target due to the room temperature sputtering process. …”
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Bacterial Diversity Associated with Terrestrial and Aquatic Snails by Konstantinos Apostolou, Canella Radea, Alexandra Meziti, Konstantinos Ar. Kormas

“…The introduction of the holobiont concept has triggered scientific interest in depicting the structural and functional diversity of animal microbial symbionts, which has resulted in an unprecedented wealth of such cross-domain biological associations. …”
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An Ecolevel Estimation Method of Individual Driver Performance Based on Driving Simulator Experiment by Yiping Wu, Xiaohua Zhao, Ying Yao, Jian Rong

“…Taking a number of one hundred of data segments in vehicle starting process as training sample, the optimal structure, functions, and learning rate of a backpropagation neural network model with three layers were obtained, after repeated model simulation experiments. …”
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TRANSREGIONAL PARTNERSHIP OF BRICS IN RUSSIAN STUDIES by A. A. Konkin

“…Their "weight" in the world economy has a rather significant that carries a precondition for the emergence of some of the dominant structure in the BRICS format. In this aspect, it all depends on future market component of the external and internal environment of each country. …”
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The Semantics of the Absurd: On German ‘Hermetic’ Poetry and Political Commitment after 1945 by Marko Pajević

“…While it was never necessarily mainstream, it was arguably the most innovative poetic strand of its time and in the long run a key factor in shaping a modern German culture that could come to terms with its past and overcome authoritarian structures. …”
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Availability of support systems for youth who left child and youth care centres during COVID-19 by Fadzaishe B. Zingwe, Maditobane R. Lekganyane

“…A total of 12 youth who left care centres during the COVID-19 were recruited through purposive sampling to participate in semi-structured interviews. Data analysis followed Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis strategy, and trustworthiness was guided by credibility, dependability, transferability and confirmability. …”
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A brief essay on the administrative system of astrakhan kalmyks by Ivan Cherkasov: problem of authorship, reflection of the main stages of kalmyk history and features of public adm... by Evgeniy A. Gunaev

“…The article discusses the “Brief outline of the administrative structure of the Astrakhan Kalmyks” by Ivan Cherkasov. …”
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The preparation of magnesium ferrous sulfate from pre-oxidized acid mine drainage by TAN Dongdong, NIE Guanghua, DENG Qiang

“…When the concentration ratio of the mother liquor was 1∶2, the crystallization temperature was 35 ℃, and the stirring rate was 240 r/min, the recovery rates of iron and magnesium in mother liquor were 31.31% and 13.48%, respectively, and the purity of the product could reach more than 98%. Structural analysis of the crystals confirmed that the product was magnesium ferrous sulfate. …”
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Design of a Free-Ruthenium In2S3 Crystalline Photosensitized Solar Cell by Byeong Sub Kwak, Younghwan Im, Misook Kang

“…Scanning electron microscopy of In2S3 revealed a microsized, 3D-connected sheet-like shape, which was confirmed by X-ray diffraction to be a beta-structure. The efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cells assembled with a layer grown with In2S3 increased with increasing In2S3 mole concentrations to 0.05 M (1.02%) but decreased at concentrations greater than 0.6~0.8%. …”
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Retrospective of Human Rights Activities of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations by I. V. Periv

“… The article provides a retrospective analysis of the human rights activities of the World Federation of Ukrainian Organizations (WFUO), which unites Ukrainian diaspora structures in the struggle for the rights of Ukrainians in the world. …”
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The International North-South Transport Corridor: The Prospects and Challenges for Connectivity between Russia and India by Aleksei Zakharov

“…Therefore, this paper particularly examines the case of the land corridor, exploring its current progress in implementation, the geoeconomic factors involved, existing challenges, and opportunities for compatibility with other initiatives, such as the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Transport Corridor (TRACECA), the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the Chabahar port.The author argues that, although the implementation of connectivity projects between the two countries will not solve structural problems in their trade relationship, both have a vested interest in promoting infrastructure development for a deeper engagement with new regions. …”
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Russian University Cities: Expectations vs. Reality by I. D. Turgel, K. D. Bugrov, A. D. Oykher

“…The analysis of the leading scientific and educational centers in Russia stated above indicates that in no city the share of the university sector in the overall number of the city’s employees, or its population, reaches 20%–the key threshold for establishing the predominance of universities in the functional the structure of a city. At the same time, the economic dominance of Tomsk universities in their city (the total income of Tomsk universities exceeds the city’s budget, which is unique for Russia) became the basis for positioning the city as the “student capital city” of the country. …”
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Project Approach to the Implementation of Individual Educational Paths in Modern University by Yu. V. Daneykin, O. E. Kalpinskaya, N. G. Fedotova

“…The aim of this work is to analyze the project approach as a key subjective factor in the implementation of individual educational paths in the structure of a modern university. The interdisciplinary methodology lies as the basis of the study, which allows integrating the educational practices of higher education in a single context at the fundamental level and achieving a synergistic effect in their implementation. …”
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Intratumor heterogeneity: models of malignancy emergence and evolution by R. A. Ivanov, S. A. Lashin

“…These techniques enable the identification of somatic mutations, copy number alterations, and structural rearrangements within cancer genomes. Furthermore, single­cell sequencing methods have emerged as powerful tools for dissecting intratumoral heterogeneity and tracing clonal evolution. …”
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Challenges in the transition between medical and vocational rehabilitation: a qualitative focus group study with service providers in Germany by Eileen Wengemuth, Lara Kleist, Lukas Kühn, Kyung-Eun Anna Choi

“…Methods In this sub-study we made use of a qualitative approach and conducted semi-structured focus groups with service providers, namely employees of rehabilitation institutions which we analyzed using Qualitative Content analysis and an inductive-deductive Coding System. …”
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Perception, Expectation, Affect, Analysis by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

“…Descriptive music analysis often aims to explain musical experience in terms of the characteristics of musical structure. But musical experience is largely subjective and varies from listener to listener. …”
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Assessment Design And Practices Toward Holistic Learning Of Higher Education Students: Empirical Evidence Via Path Analysis Modelling Approach by Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Esther Adama, Amanda Graf, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante

“…We explored the correlations within defined networks by path analysis via partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) framework of SmartPLS 3. …”
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Psychometric validation of the Cystic Fibrosis Impact Questionnaire (CF-IQ): A patient-reported outcome assessing impacts of cystic fibrosis. by Daniel Serrano, Alyssa Uzumcu, Maya Gerstein, Nicolai D Ayasse, Ella Engstrom, Frederick B Barnes, Charles Iaconangelo, Teja Thorat, Lisa J McGarry, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus

“…Validation consisted of modern methods and focus groups to finalize structural validity, and classical methods to assess internal consistency [1-3], test-retest reliability [4,5], concurrent validity [5], and known-groups validity [5] of the CF-IQ. …”
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