The concept of vulnerability and its relation to equality in the context of human rights: cases from climate change, anti-discrimination and asylum by Monika Mayrhofer, Margit Ammer, Katrin Wladasch

“…The case studies show that vulnerability is a fuzzy concept, which often ends up being attached to ‘special-needs groups’ and which frequently mobilizes stigmatizing and stereotyping narratives. …”
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L’accord franco-algérien de 1968, reflet de relations politiques tourmentées by Hocine Zeghbib

“…In the polarized political climate which preceded the adoption of the recent immigration law, French political forces sought to obtain the unilateral denunciation of the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement relating to movement, employment and to the stay in France of Algerian nationals and their families to which Algeria, through President Tebboune, says it is still attached. Over time, this text, enshrined in the principles of the Evian Accords of March 1962, actually came to limit the free movement which had been established, largely following a political calculation which proved to be erroneous, between the Algeria and France and reconcile clearly divergent interests since 1963 (I). …”
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Bile Reflux Gastritis: Insights into Pathogenesis, Relevant Factors, Carcinomatous Risk, Diagnosis, and Management by Xiaolan Shi, Zijiao Chen, Yi Yang, Su Yan

“…Finally, it is fortunate for patients that more and more importance has been attached to the treatment of BRG. From lifestyle modification to drug therapy to surgery, all of them with the view of realizing symptomatic relief are employed for patients with BRG. …”
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JAJA WACHUKWU, 1918-1996: THE FIRST NIGERIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY by ATAH PINE

“…Thus, as a foreign affairs minister, Nigerian foreign policy was characterized by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and Afrocentrism; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of disputes; non-alignment and non-intentional interference in the internal affairs of other nations; and regional economic cooperation and development. …”
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Clinical and Microbiological Efficacy of Adjunctive Systemic Quinolones to Mechanical Therapy in Periodontitis: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Carlos-M. Ardila, Jader-Alexander Bedoya-García

“…Adjunctive MOX and LV improve probing depth and clinical attachment level compared with subgingival debridement alone in patients with periodontitis. …”
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Soft Tissue Dehiscence Associated with a Titanium Patient-Specific Implant: A Prosthetic Solution as an Alternative to Soft Tissue Grafting by Sharaf Eldeen M. Abbas, Mohamed A. ELKhashab

“…The prosthesis was planned to be retained by bar and clip attachment on the patient-specific implant side, while on the other side, the removable prosthesis was allowed to engage two abutments with an embrasure clasp assembly in addition to covering the palatal tissues to offer protection for the soft tissue dehiscence against food impaction. …”
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Free Vibrations of a Reddy-Bickford Multi-Span Beam Carrying Multiple Spring-Mass Systems by Yusuf Yesilce

“…The model allows analyzing the influence of the shear effect and spring-mass systems on the dynamic behavior of the beams by using Reddy-Bickford Beam Theory (RBT). The effects of attached spring-mass systems on the free vibration characteristics of the 1–4 span beams are studied. …”
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Hair Follicle Morphogenesis in the Treatment of Mouse Full-Thickness Skin Defects Using Composite Human Acellular Amniotic Membrane and Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Wu Minjuan, Xiong Jun, Shao Shiyun, Xu Sha, Ni Haitao, Wang Yue, Ji Kaihong

“…The result showed that ADMSCs were closely attached to the surface of AAM and grew well 24 h after seeding. …”
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Advanced surface-enhanced raman scattering nanoprobes for precise detection of Nitroreductase in Hypoxic tumor cells: Improving Cancer diagnosis by Xiaoyue Zhao, Ying Zhang, Chunyan Zhu, Zhihui Yang, Xiaoyuan Chu

“…This research introduces an innovative Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) probe, created by attaching p-nitrothiophenol (p-NTP) to gold nanoparticles (Au NPs). …”
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The intersection of infant substance exposure, foster care placement & child welfare policy by Abigail Novak, Colleen K. Gutman, Vitoria De Francisco Lopes, Brian B. Boutwell

“…Using the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAWII)'s sample of infants (<1 year) referred to the child welfare system for substance exposure (Feb 2008–April 2009), we used propensity score weighting to assess the association between out-of-home placement in infancy and measures of child attachment, behaviors, and social and cognitive development at 18 and 36 months. …”
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ABTS-Modified Silica Nanoparticles as Laccase Mediators for Decolorization of Indigo Carmine Dye by Youxun Liu, Mingyang Yan, Yuanyuan Geng, Juan Huang

“…This investigation demonstrates that a redox mediator 2,2′-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) covalently attached to silica nanoparticles (SNPs) effectively mediated dye decolorization catalyzed by laccase. …”
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Epidermal Cells Expressing Putative Cell Markers in Nonglabrous Skin Existing in Direct Proximity with the Distal End of the Arrector Pili Muscle by N. Torkamani, N. W. Rufaut, L. Jones, R. Sinclair

“…The epidermal cells that express stem cell markers consist of a subpopulation of basal keratinocytes located in a niche at the lowermost portion of the rete ridges at the distal arrector pili muscle attachment site. Keratinocytes in the epidermal stem cell niche express K15, MCSP, and α6 integrin. α5 integrin marks the distal end of the APM colocalized with basal keratinocytes expressing stem cell markers located in a well-protected and nourished environment at the lowermost point of the epidermis; these cells are hypothesized to participate directly in epidermal renewal and homeostasis and also indirectly in wound healing through communication with the hair follicle bulge epithelial stem cell population through the APM. …”
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Measurement of Microvibration by Using Dual-Cavity Fiber Fabry-Perot Interferometer for Structural Health Monitoring by Dae-Hyun Kim, Jin-Hyuk Lee, Byung-Jun Ahn

“…As an experimental result, the interferometer attached on the PZT successfully measured the 50 Hz-vibration of which the absolute displacement oscillated between −424 nm and +424 nm.…”
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Study on forming process and microstructure of FeCrAl-ODS alloy by selective laser melting by Shenghua Zhang, Fudong Li, Yu Wang, Zhonghua Li, Senming Zhang, Yen-Ling Kuo, Peikang Bai, Bin Liu

“…Independent α′ phase (Cr-rich phase) and α′ phase attached to Y₂O₃ were observed in the SLM-formed FeCrAl-ODS alloy. …”
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Teacher-student relationships as a pathway to sustainable learning: Psychological insights on motivation and self-efficacy by Jurong Liu, Juan Gao, Muhammad Hassan Arshad

“…This research contributes to theory by combining attachment theory with motivational constructs to provide a better understanding of the factors that influence the engagement and persistence of students. …”
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Modeling snow accumulation in the bogie region caused by train slipstream based on sliding mesh and particle capture criteria by Yuzhe Ma, Jiye Zhang, Jiawei Shi, Lan Zhang, Yao Zhang

“…In this paper, utilizing the sliding mesh technique and a novel particle injection scheme, the combination of Unsteady Reynolds-Average Navier-Stokes simulation, discrete phase model and particle capture criteria is employed to simulate and analyze the attachment components and accumulation mass of snow particles on the bogie of high-speed trains at speeds of 200 km/h, 250 km/h, and 300 km/h. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Loci Associated with Platelet Count in Koreans by Ji Hee Oh, Yun Kyoung Kim, Sanghoon Moon, Young Jin Kim, Bong-Jo Kim

“…Platelets respond to vascular damage, contracts blood vessels, and attaches to the damaged region, thereby stopping bleeding, together with the action of blood coagulation factors. …”
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Analysis of Primary Stability of Dental Implants Inserted in Different Substrates Using the Pullout Test and Insertion Torque by Nathalia Ferraz Oliscovicz, Antônio Carlos Shimano, Élcio Marcantonio Junior, César Penazzo Lepri, Andréa Candido dos Reis

“…The insertion torque (N·cm) was quantified using the digital Kratos torque meter and the pullout test (N) was performed by an axial traction force toward the long axis of the implant (2 min/mm) through mount implant devices attached to a piece adapted to a load cell of 200 Kg of a universal testing machine (Emic DL10000). …”
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Atmospheric air plasma pre-activation and customizable covalent functionalization of PVDF-membranes of microtiter filter plates by Bálint Árpád Ádám, Sára Spátay, Bálint Jávor, Szabolcs László, Levente Illés, Péter Fürjes, Tünde Tóth, Péter Huszthy, Ádám Golcs

“…After surface-activation of the indifferent membrane polymer, customizable functionalization becomes feasible by covalently attached monofunctional molecular linkers. The study was designed with future adaptability, and thus, industrially widespread atmospheric plasma and two different chemical treatments were investigated and compared in terms of practical implementation, polarization effects, extent of labeling, effects on morphology and porosity as well as on permeability. …”
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Multilayered Connective Tissue Grafting Technique to Improve Aesthetics after Failed GBR: A Clinical Case Report of 16 Months Follow-Up by Gabriele Villa, Gionata Bellucci, Simone Magnolo, Farah Asa’ad

“…Frenectomy was done after the second mucogingival surgery to relieve the muscle attachment. A definitive cantilever bridge was placed to restore the left and right maxillary central incisors, and a satisfactory aesthetic outcome was reached. …”
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