R. V. Cuhna. Will I ever be a Cyborg? / trans. from Engl. R. L. Kochnev by R. L. Kochnev

“…I will also describe the basics about Olson’s animalist view but let us first look at the rough outline of my thought experiment. …”
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Drafting of the Union treaty in September-December 1991: from the dismantling of statehood to the USSR's collapse by A. V. Lukashin

“…The analysis of the sources allows us to conclude that during the autumn negotiations a compromise between the Union and the Republican leaders was impossible - the project “Novo-Ogarevo-2” was doomed to failure initially. …”
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Empirical investigation of the relationship between public external debt sustainability, foreign reserves and fixed exchange rate by Fatima-Ezzahra Rafie, Mostafa Lekhal

“…This study addresses this gap by adapting the cointegration method, originally designed for the US context, to assess debt sustainability in LMICs. …”
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Causes of global extinctions in the history of life: facts and hypotheses by T. M. Khlebodarova, V. A. Likhoshvai

“…Strong evidence that allows us to hypothesize that additional mechanisms associated with various internal biotic factors are responsible for the emergence of extinctions in the evolution of complex life forms is discussed. …”
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Legitimate Expectations as an Object of Corporate Legal Relations by S. O. Slipchenko, Yu. M. Zhornokui

“…Monetary evaluation of the participation in the company allows us to classify this object as property benefits (asset). …”
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Plant genome modification: from induced mutagenesis to genome editing by A. B. Shcherban

“…A new technology of genetic engineering and transgenesis enabled us to radically reduce the time required to obtain a new genetically-modified cultivar to one generation and make the modification process more effective and targeted. …”
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A European Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management by Michel Delvaux, Jacques Frexinos

“…The results of large surveys estimated the yearly cost of such treatments to be around US$850. Patients with constipation and elderly patients with chronic disease receive more expensive treatments.…”
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Automated Segmentation and Object Classification of CT Images: Application to In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Avian Embryos by Alexander Heidrich, Jana Schmidt, Johannes Zimmermann, Hans Peter Saluz

“…Applying the system to the quantification of long bone growth has allowed us to present the first true in ovo data for bone length growth recorded in the same chick embryos. …”
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Additive Manufacturing and Augmented Reality as New Production Technologies in the Aviation Industry by M. G. Yevtodyeva

“…The participation of major aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus in AM and AR R&D projects, the formation of "new" supply chains, the development of public-private partnerships (e.g. NAMII in the U.S.), as well as the formation of consortia and alliances of companies that develop and produce systems and parts for aircraft based on additive technologies and augmented reality, are also indicators of the transition to a new stage of development of these technologies and markets.…”
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Modal Choice for the Driverless City: Scenario Simulation Based on a Stated Preference Survey by Rubén Cordera, Esther González-González, Soledad Nogués, Julián Arellana, José L. Moura

“…Also, we detected some socioeconomic differences in the propensity to use this mode of transport showing that men living in high-income households and car users were more prone to use autonomous alternatives. The models allowed us to simulate different scenarios, such as experiencing higher costs for using the AV alternative. …”
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Construction and Testing of Lightweight and Low-Cost Pneumatically Inflated Solar Concentrators by F. M. I. De Los Santos-García, Y. Nahmad-Molinari, J. Nieto-Navarro, C. Alanís-Ruiz, Felipe Patiño-Jiménez

“…Construction, costs, and efficiencies obtained by us and developed by other groups are compared to emphasize the high cost/benefit ratio and efficiencies of this approach.…”
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Bycatch of common pollinators in pheromone baited traps for monitoring corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Missouri Industrial Hemp by Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Isaac N. Ativor, Caroline N. Foba, Valliyodan Babu

“…Abstract Background Several traps are recommended for monitoring corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), an important pest of field, vegetable and fruit crops in the U.S. These traps, which are meant to capture H. zea in many cases end up capturing other insects. …”
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Economic diplomacy of Russia towards Venezuela: From H. Chaves to N. Maduro by K. A. Isaev

“…The crisis was further aggravated by economic sanctions imposed by the US. The latter also affected Russian projects in the republic. …”
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Simultaneous determination of warfarin and 7-hydroxywarfarin in rat plasma by HPLC-FLD by Zayed Aref, Babaresh Wahby M., Darweesh Ruba S., El-Elimat Tamam

“…The method was linear over the range 0.01–25 μg mL−1, for warfarin and 7-hydroxywarfarin, and was found to be accurate, precise and selective in accordance with US FDA guidance for bioanalytical method validation. …”
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Professional Development of University Educators in Artificial Intelligence: Current State by R. Z. Elsakova, A. M. Markus’

“…The first part of the article presents the analysis of international and Russian regulatory documents, which showed the significance of the studied issue for the state and society, and also allowed us to find out that the legal framework regulating AI in higher education is currently undergoing the stage of active formation. …”
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Morphometric parameters of black currant berries and racemes under the conditions of Northwest Russia by O. A. Tikhonova

“…It is important to study morphometric parameters of productivity in cultivars because it allows us to identify the most productive cultivars and valuable genotypes with improved characteristics of the mechanical composition of berries for use in breeding practice.Materials and methods. …”
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Simulating human behavior under earthquake early warning by Matthew Wood, Sara K. McBride, Xilei Zhao, Dare Baldwin, Elizabeth S. Cochran, Xiaojian Zhang, Nicolas Luco, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Tom Cova

“…To demonstrate this, we created an agent-based simulation of a basic apartment that allowed us to randomly and repeatedly simulate an individual receiving and responding to an EEW message. …”
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The commercial promotion of electronic cigarettes on social media and its influence on positive perceptions of vaping and vaping behaviours in Anglophone countries: A scoping revie... by L Chacon, G Mitchell, S Golder

“…The studies were primarily based in the U.S. and evidenced the association between the commercial promotion of e-cigarettes on social media with positive perceptions of vaping and vaping behaviours, particularly among young people, addressing diverse themes including celebrities' sponsorship, e-liquid appeal (including flavours and nicotine levels), users' engagement with ads, and other marketing strategies. …”
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Prevalence and economic costs of diarrheal illness among adult slum dwellers in Khulna City, Bangladesh by Faijan Bin Halim, Mohammed Ziaul Haider

“…The overall cost calculated for each episode of diarrheal illness was BDT 1,120 (14 US $). Conclusion: Our study showed prevalence, determinants and economic costs of diarrheal illness. …”
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Multi-Scale Mapping of Energy Consumption Carbon Emission Spatiotemporal Characteristics: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta Region by Kangjuan Lv, Qiming Wang, Xunpeng Shi, Li Huang, Yatian Liu

“…Differentiating carbon emission data by sector will help us further identify the carbon emission efficiency in different sectors and help environmental regulators implement the most cost-effective emission-reduction strategy. …”
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