I am hated, therefore I am: The Enemy in Yorùbá Imaginary by Abimbola Adelakun

“…Health studies, religious studies, and social ethics studies and analyses have mostly tried to investigate the enemy as a concept borne out of Yorùbá cosmology which serves as a conduit for superstition, fear, and other seemingly irrational behavior. In this essay, I frame the concept of “ọ̀tá” through the theatrical dialectic of antagonist/protagonist theory. …”
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Meningioma of Lumbar Localization in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Jorge Luis Acevedo Cardoso, Yoniel Suárez Guerrero, Samuel Sánchez Sánchez

“…Cauda equine meningiomas are neoplasms of mesodermal origin and generally of benign behavior. They originate from the meningothelial cells that make up the arachnoid villi. …”
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Conjunct model of cloud ＆ client computing based on multi-agent by XU Xiao-long, CHENG Chun-ling, XIONG Jing-yi

“…In order to utilize the resources of all nodes in networks fully,a novel conjunct model of cloud ＆ client computing based on multi-agent was proposed,dividing the computing environment into three layers in accordance with the type of node and adopting agent to represent the behavior and resource of node to realize more efficient resource sharing and collaboration.The model takes full account of available resources owned by terminal nodes and deploys tasks in an orderly manner to the core nodes,servers and terminal nodes in order to maximize the efficiency of the resource utilization.To assure that tasks could be completed efficiently and reliably,a multi-agent-based collaborative multi-ring management mechanism was also presented,which is particularly suitable for the cloud ＆ client conjunct computing environment and propitious to enhance the stability of resources sharing and nodes cooperation and relieve the load of core nodes.Finally,the construction method of experimental system and application demonstration based on the model was provided for reference.…”
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Bifurcation Analysis and Chaos Control in a Discrete-Time Predator-Prey System of Leslie Type with Simplified Holling Type IV Functional Response by S. M. Sohel Rana, Umme Kulsum

“…The dynamic behavior of a discrete-time predator-prey system of Leslie type with simplified Holling type IV functional response is examined. …”
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Adlerian Psychology, Interpersonal Relationships, Counseling, Courage, Socratic Dialogue. by Fatmanur Parlak, Mozharul Islam

“…Scott's account explores the mysteries of unequal power relations in society and the reflection of human behavior in the intellectual world. The book examines the reflections of people's positions on their actions in social life. …”
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Elastoplastic analysis of plane structures using improved membrane finite element with rotational DOFs by Ayadi Ayoub, Meftah Kamel, Sedira Lakhdar

“…In this work, the small-strain elastoplastic behavior of structures is analyzed using an improved nonlinear finite element formulation. …”
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The Role of Competitors and Customers in the Development of Environmentally Sound Technologies by Magdalena Marczewska

“…Although companies concentrate on having a relationship with customers and track their behavior, these relations have not been established by the Policompanies researched here in order to treat users as co-creators of product improvments or novelties.…”
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Altruistic aging: The evolutionary dynamics balancing longevity and evolvability by Minette Herrera, Aaron Miller, Joel Nishimura

“…Altruism is typically associated with traits or behaviors that benefit the population as a whole, but are costly to the individual. …”
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Mécanismes neuronaux pour la communication chez les primates by Julia Sliwa, Daniel Y Takahashi, Stephen V Shepherd

“…Signals are bodily features or behaviors of the signaler that trigger specific behaviors in the receiver. …”
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Survival and Stationary Distribution in a Stochastic SIS Model by Yanli Zhou, Weiguo Zhang, Sanling Yuan

“…Then, the long-term asymptotic behavior of the model is studied: when R0≤1, we show how the solution spirals around the disease-free equilibrium of deterministic system under some conditions; when R0>1, we show that the stochastic model has a stationary distribution under certain parametric restrictions. …”
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Effects of the Wine Cooperative System on Socio-economic Factors and Landscapes in Mountain Areas by Etienne Delay, Marius Chevallier, Eric Rouvellac, Fabio Zottele

“…To understand, and sometimes predict, changes in the socio-economics and landscapes of a region due to cooperatives, we have used a multi-agent system (MAS) to model the behavior of the actors involved in wine production in a cooperative. …”
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Paclitaxel Release from Polyether-Anhydrides Prepared with UV-Curing Process by Anxin Dong, Tao Zhang

“…Polyanhydrides have been used as drug delivery systems to achieve a long-term delivery due to its hydrophobicity and surface erosion degradation behavior. In order to develop a simple, economical, and rapid approach to synthesize polyanhydrides, we prepared a series of polyether-anhydride membranes composed of different mass fractions of sebacic acid, polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate, and poly(tetramethylene oxide) dimethacrylate by ultraviolet curing process. …”
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Query Processing Algorithm Based on Neighbor Information in Delay Tolerant Network by Dameng Wu, Jiangbo Qian, Yefang Chen, Yihong Dong

“…The IA scheme mimics natural behavior of human social networking features to promote efficiency of information collection. …”
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Dynamic Propagation Characteristics of a Mode-III Interfacial Crack in Piezoelectric Bimaterials by Yani Zhang, Junlin Li, Xiufeng Xie

“…This article presents the dynamic behavior of a semi-infinite interfacial crack in piezoelectric bimaterials under impact loading. …”
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Compressive Strength Prediction of Self-Compacting Concrete-A Bat Optimization Algorithm Based ANNs by Amir Andalib, Babak Aminnejad, Alireza Lork

“…This article examines the feasibility of using bat-trained artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict the compressive strength of self-compacting concrete (SCC). The nonlinear behavior of SCC challenges traditional modeling techniques. …”
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Optimized CNN-Based Recognition of District Names of Punjab State in Gurmukhi Script by Sandhya Sharma, Sheifali Gupta, Deepali Gupta, Sapna Juneja, Hamza Turabieh, Lokesh Sharma, Zelalem Kiros Bitsue

“…To create Postal Automation set-up for countries like India is a tedious task if compared with other countries because of India’s multiscript and multilingual behavior. This work will help in recognizing the “Gurmukhi” handwritten district names of the State Punjab. …”
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Gut Microbiota in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review by Safae El Mazouri, Tarik Aanniz, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Rachid El Jaoudi, Mahardian Rahmadi, Chrismawan Ardianto, Mouna Ouadghiri

“… Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition with stereotyped behavior and deficits in communication and social interaction. …”
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On Limiting Distributions of Quantum Markov Chains by Chaobin Liu, Nelson Petulante

“…Based on this conceptual framework, we derive some new results concerning the evolution of a quantum system, including its long-term behavior. Among our findings is the fact that the Cesàro limit of any quantum Markov chain always exists and equals the orthogonal projection of the initial state upon the eigenspace of the unit eigenvalue of the bistochastic quantum operation. …”
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Autaptic Modulation of Electrical Activity in a Network of Neuron-Coupled Astrocyte by Shengli Guo, Jun Tang, Jun Ma, Chunni Wang

“…It is found that the self-adaption of autapse driving can make the network of neuron-astrocyte generate different modes of electrical activities, and oscillating behavior of Ca2+ and IP3 setting is controlled. This new network model can give potential understanding about self-adaption of neuron to external forcing when the coupling of astrocyte and autapse is considered.…”
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Attractiveness of Education in Russia: Achievements and Challenges by V. L. Petrov, V. F. Pugach

“…The authors present the findings of an analysis of the dynamics of population’s attitude to education in terms of verbal behavior indicators, such as opinions about purposes of saving and spending money on education depending on per capita income. …”
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