How the Public in the US Responded to Javanese and Balinese Performing Arts? by Rafngi Mufidah, Dhanang Respati Puguh, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono

“…It is of importance that from 1950s to 1960s, Indonesia had to adapt to the Cold War, which forced the developing countries to choose the Western or Eastern bloc in their foreign policy. Until the beginning of the 1960s, Indonesia tended to be with the Eastern bloc. …”
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Analysis of the impact of domestic politics in Georgia on its relations with the EU by Albert K. Dudaiti

“…The article examines the complex and ambiguous influence of Georgia’s domestic policy on its relations with the European Union, highlighting contradictions between internal political processes and the expectations of Western partners. The primary aim of the study is to analyze key political decisions and their role in shaping the country’s image on the international stage, which in turn determines its prospects for European integration. …”
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Pest Identification Guide: An Introduction to Thrips by Nicole Casusa, Hugh Smith

“…This 2-page guide asks and answers the key thrips questions that allow growers to distinguish between chilli thrips, common blossom thrips, and Western flower thrips to more effectively battle against these destructive pests. …”
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Zerumbone Attenuates the Severity of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Pancreatitis-Induced Hepatic Injury by Deng Wenhong, Yu Jia, Wang Weixing, Chen Xiaoyan, Chen Chen, Xu Sheng, Jin Hao

“…The expression of I-κBα and NF-κB protein was evaluated by western blot and immunohistochemistry assay while ICAM-1 and IL-1β mRNA were examined by RT-PCR. …”
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Militarised Safety: Politics of Exclusion by Ayesha Sarfraz, Arsalan Rafique

“…Therefore, studies on the merits of the non-Western conditions of conflict must take into account the complex structures of organization of society, politics, religion and ethnicities, as a result of the globalization of violence. …”
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THE AXIS OF EVIL: THE ALLIANCE OF NEO-CONSERVATISM AND NEO-ORIENTALISM IN RUSHDIE’S SHALIMAR THE CLOWN / ŞEYTAN ÜÇGENİ: SALMAN RUSHDİE’NİN SOYTARI ŞALİMAR ROMANINDA AŞIRI SAĞCI NEO... by Beyazıt AKMAN

“…It is argued that rather than questioning the assumptions about the “<em>Islamic</em> terrorist” and its place in the Western collective conscious, Rushdie reinforces and licenses the intellectual neo-orientalist discourse of “the axis of evil” perpetuated by the Bush administration by applying the stereotypes and clichés about the East, without engaging in a dialogue to understand the Other or historicizing the subject matter. …”
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Subacute Stroke in a Young Female: A Case of Moyamoya Syndrome Initially Anchoring with Anxiety by Saira Chaughtai, Zeeshan Chaughtai, Muhammad Shaheryar Haider, Hasnan M. Ijaz, Sarah Elmedani, Mohamed Bakr, Mohammad A. Hossain, Arif Asif

“…It was first described in Japan and subsequently reported in other Asian countries, but infrequently found in the Western world. Interestingly, there may be racial differences in the presentation and subsequent prognostication of treatment of moyamoya. …”
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Horizontal Management at Russian University: Current Trend or Urgent Need? by S. V. Butsyk

“…Two organizational processes are analyzed, which are relatively new for Russian universities, which came, in many respects, from the Western education system: postgraduate training (Master’s programs) and training of foreign citizens in the preparatory departments (programs in Russian). …”
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My Hijab Covers my Mane, Not My Mind: Challenges Facing South African Muslim Women Academics by Quraisha Dawood

“…Despite Muslim women being more visible through media in recent years, literature shows that many remain marginalised, misunderstood, and often discriminated against for not subscribing to the dominant culture of the Western workplace. The study explores the challenges Muslim women academics face in South African higher education institutions when fulfilling their professional roles while maintaining Islamic and cultural obligations. …”
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Monoclonal antibody development and antigenic epitope identification of chicken pro-IL-1β by Mengmeng Xu, Mengmeng Huang, Guodong WANG, Jingzhe HAN, Xinxin NIU, Jinze HAN, Hangbo YU, Yulong ZHANG, Runhang LIU, Ziwen WU, Hongyu Cui, Yanping Zhang, Suyan Wang, Yongzhen Liu, Yuntong Chen, Yulu Duan, Liuan Li, Yulong Gao, Xiaole Qi

“…The secreted mAb 1E12 can recognize exogenous or endogenous chicken pro-IL-1β by Western blot and IFA techniques, and for the first time, a novel antigen epitope 13SSLSEETFY21 of chicken pro-IL-1β recognized by this mAb was identified. …”
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Physics Informed Neural Networks for Modeling Large-Scale Wind Driven Ocean Circulation by Boohyun An, Mohammad Z. Shanti, Chan Yeob Yeun, Ernesto Damiani, Sungmun Lee, Tae-Yeon Kim

“…The results show that refining the distribution of training points near the western boundary layer can achieve similar accuracy and training performance even with fewer points. …”
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Sex differences in the relationship between body composition and MASLD progression in a murine model of metabolic syndrome by Laura Manjarrés, Aline Xavier, Leticia González, Camila Garrido, Flavia C. Zacconi, Katherine Rivera, Laura Parra, Alkystis Phinikaridou, Cecilia Besa, Marcelo E. Andia

“…This study used an endothelial nitric oxide synthase knockout (eNOS KO) murine model to investigate sex-specific MASLD progression under a Western diet intervention. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessed body composition and liver and skeletal muscle fat fraction, revealing greater visceral fat, liver volume, and liver-to-muscle fat ratios in males. …”
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Phenotypes of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Different Regions of the Russian Federation, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach in Clinical Practice by V. T. Ivashkin, M. S. Zharkova, N. V. Korochanskaya, I. B. Khlynov, Yu. P. Uspensky

“…Information on the situation in the Ural, Privolzhsky, Southern, Central and North-western Federal Districts was obtained. Regional statistics on the prevalence of NAFLD and its certain phenotypes (steatosis, steatohepatitis, cirrhosis), diagnostic instruments and treatment approaches which are used in clinical practice, as well as on the most common associated conditions was presented.Conclusions. …”
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Impact of Cyclonic Storm “Sitrang” over the Bay of Bengal on Heavy Rain and Snow in Eastern Tibet by Xiaotao Zhao, Lunzhu Danzeng, Qu Chi, Xulin Ma, Yuting Tan, Luozhu Duodian, Ranzhen Danzeng

“…The results indicate that (1) the influence of the cloud systems surrounding the Bay of Bengal storm “Sitrang” was a significant factor contributing to the occurrence of this heavy rain and snow weather. (2) Sustained stability of the southern branch trough and the western Pacific subtropical high favored the establishment and maintenance of the mid-level jet stream ahead of the storm. …”
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Recomposition du paysage sportif d’une ville du Sud : le paradoxe des nouveaux lieux de pratiques sportives à Ouagadougou by Aude Nikiema

“…Whereas the construction of cities in the South is based on an appropriation of the logic of urban planning documents as conceived by Western countries, how does the spontaneous emergence of sporting practices fit into the landscape? …”
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Le paysage à l’épreuve des « nouveaux » défis de l’aménagement du territoire au Maroc : contraintes et perspectives by Mustapha El Hannani, Aude Nuscia Taïbi, Yahia El Khalki, Abdelhalim Benyoucef

“…Conscious of the limits and gaps, result of the simple transposition of this westerner concept of landscape, we have put in evidence the existence of a landscape culture peculiar to this country with its local and regional specificities.…”
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Nutritional and Health Benefits of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.): A Review by R. A. S. N. Ranasinghe, S. D. T. Maduwanthi, R. A. U. J. Marapana

“…., which is commonly known as jackfruit is a tropical climacteric fruit, belonging to Moraceae family, is native to Western Ghats of India and common in Asia, Africa, and some regions in South America. …”
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Comparative analysis of family values in Iranian and Russian cinema by M. I. Kosinova, T. Solgi

“…The source of these trends is the negative influence of the West, and in particular, Western cinema. The relevance of this topic is determined by the fact that the family as a social institution plays an important role in the society and culture of the country. …”
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The Fall of Fertility in Tasmania, Australia, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Helen Moyle

“…Despite Tasmania’s location on the other side of the world, the fertility decline had remarkable similarities with the historical fertility decline in continental Western Europe, England and other English-speaking countries. …”
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Ons sal antwoord op jou roepstem by Chris Broodryk

“…While Pretville invents a 1950s South African town that fails to correspond to any inhabited reality of that time, Platteland offers an Afrikaans musical-western wherein Hofmeyr dominates as patriarch. Finally, the attempts of Treurgrond at raising farm murder awareness are nullified through casting Hofmeyr as a farmer facing a land claim, given Hofmeyr’s active campaigning against an alleged Boer genocide. …”
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