Evaluating lead leaching from uPVC pipes into drinking water: Characterization with SEM-EDX and ICP-OES by Yassin T.H. Mehdar

“…Its prevalence in the piping industry is a testament to its versatility, durability, and cost-effectiveness. …”
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Requiem – Alàgbà, Dr., Prince, Mosọbalájé Ajíbádé Àkàndé Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí, OON, DLitt., FNAL, JP, a.k.a ‘Pa Fálétí’ to Some; ‘Bàbá Fálétí’ to all and Sundry.... by Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith

“… What is in a name? It is a testament to everything relational, from the ceremonial to the conventional to the familial! …”
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Advancing skeleton-based human behavior recognition: multi-stream fusion spatiotemporal graph convolutional networks by Fenglin Liu, Chenyu Wang, Zhiqiang Tian, Shaoyi Du, Wei Zeng

“…Empirical results bear testament to the efficacy of the proposed multi-stream fused spatiotemporal graph convolutional network paradigm for skeleton-centric behavior recognition, evincing a pinnacle recognition accuracy of 96.0% on the expansive NTU-RGB+D skeleton dataset, alongside a zenithal accuracy of 37.3% on the Kinetics-Skeleton dataset—emanating from RGB data and furthered through pose estimation.…”
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Deníky Marie Jany hraběnky Harbuval von Chamaré (1722-1792) by Pavla Janáčková

“…The authoress tries to describe everyday life of Maria Johanna Harbuval von Chamaré (1722-1792) using this unique ego-documents and compare it with other kinds of resources connected with her life (correspondence, inventories, accounts, testament, etc.). She intents to resume all themes which Maria Johanna was writing in her diaries and private corre- spondence about. …”
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Die Gründung des Litauischen Seminars in Königsberg als Voraussetzung für die Entwicklung des litauischen Schrifttums und des litauischen Buches by Liucija Citavičiūtė

“…Quandt hat sich besonders um die Übersetzung der Heiligen Schrift verdient gemacht (1727 erschien das litauische Neue Testament, 1733 kam die ganze litauische Bibel ans Licht). …”
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Making Maoshan Great Again: Religious Rhetoric and Popular Mobilisation from Late Qing to Republican China (1864–1937) by Qijun Zheng

“…Ultimately, despite the challenges identified in applying speech act theory to textual practices, the findings conclude that the survival and revival of Daoist traditions at Maoshan was not only a result of textual retention and innovation but also a testament to how religious rhetoric, when coupled with strategic social engagement, can fuel popular mobilisation, reignite collective devotion, and reshape cultural landscapes in transformative ways.…”
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The Joint Research Centre’s Expertise in Nuclear Safeguards Sample Analysis by Hernández Ana María Sánchez, Buda Razvan, Casteleyn Karin, Commin Lorelei, D’Amati Francesco, Horta Joan, Le Terrier Arnaud, Mühleisen Artur, Stohr Sarah, Schorlé Hélène, Toma Magdalena, Zuñiga Martin Vargas, Wojnowski Denis, Zsigrai Jozsef, Mayer Klaus

“…Our laboratory has consistently achieved top performance in various ILCs, showcasing our ability to deliver high-quality results and our dedication to maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and reliability. This is a testament to our rigorous quality control processes and our commitment to staying at the forefront of nuclear material analysis. …”
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Introduction by Anne Marie Devlin, Katie Ní Loingsigh, T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, Aisling O'Donnell

“…This strong engagement from the scholarly community is a testament to the hard work of our predecessors, who have advanced the journal’s commitment to scientific rigour and international visibility. …”
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The Conceptual Domain of Hunting and Its Negative Representation in Love: A Cognitive-Cultural Analysis by Raheleh Gandomkar, Masoomeh Hashemi

“…Passed down through generations, they serve as a testament to the values of a nation. Findings In this article, we analyze proverbs to examine the cultural factors that give rise to negative representations within the conceptual metaphor "marriage is hunting." …”
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La Représentation de la montagne dans la littérature anglaise d’inspiration religieuse au XVIIe siècle by Jean-Louis Breteau

“…This is notoriously the case throughout the Bible in both the Ancient and the New Testaments, although some ambivalence can be identified in the symbolic value of the mountain which proves to be either a place of divine revelation or of spiritual contest. …”
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Die Sage von Palemonas: Historiographische Herkunft des Textes by Eligijus Raila

“…Die Prototypen der Sage finden wir schon im Text des Alten Testaments. Die litauischen Adeligen bekamen dadurch biblisch legitimierte Genealogie, die ihnen den authentischen und außergewöhnlichen Status garantierte. …”
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Liturgiese afleidings uit die kontinuïteit en diskontinuïteit van die Pasga en die Nagmaal by B. de Klerk

“…Passover is probably the one Old Testamentical festival that is of importance for research regarding the Holy Communion, precisely because Jesus consciously chose the time of Passover to instate the Holy Communion. …”
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Embracing the Psalter’s imprecatory words in the 21st century by N.L. deClaissé-Walford

“…The first section of the article examines the vitriolic words and sentiments found in the Psalter and in other places in the Old and New Testaments. It then suggests that we, as readers of these texts, in the words of Phyllis Trible, wrestle with such words and demand a blessing from them, much as Jacob did at the Jabbok with his mysterious wrestler. …”
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A Contextual Interpretation of Disability Inclusion in 2 Samuel 9 and the Bamasaaba of Eastern Uganda by Simon Masiga, Helen N. Nkabala

“…The authors argue that although inclusive communities are affirmed in both Old and New Testaments, some oppressive and discriminative interpretations of biblical texts still exist. …”
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