TOOLS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: A POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH by Eldar Veremchuk, Hennadii Vasylchuk

“…While the former seeks to disguise the colonial influence on business, the progressive branding strategy seeks to promote national and cultural identity by using nationally themed brand names, deleting colonial semantics in naming, and emphasising uniqueness and identity through the use of cultural symbols and motifs. …”
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Obstacle Avoidance for Ship Navigation Safety Combining Heuristic Search Algorithm and Improved ACO Algorithm by Dan Wang, Yan Jing

“…The study proposes a novel obstacle avoidance path planning method by effectively integrating the improved ant colony algorithm with the A* algorithm, which significantly improves the efficiency and accuracy of vessel navigation safety. …”
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Pinocembrin flavanone inhibits cell viability in PC-3 human prostate cancer by inducing cellular apoptosis, ROS production and cell cycle arrest by Shao Linhai, Shao Yajun, Yuan Yu

“…Results indicated that pinocembrin promoted inhibition cell proliferation along with reducing cancer colony formation of PC-3 cells in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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Towards the decolonization of the extractive regime: Patterns and limits of judicialization in mining conflicts by María Ximena González-Serrano, Digno José Montalván-Zambrano, Lieselotte Viaene

“…In this article, we have been motivated by the need to address a little-studied aspect of extractivism in Latin America: the colonial foundations of the regulatory framework of corporate mining and the limits of the judicialization of human rights in order to achieve transformation. …”
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The Effects of the Social Hierarchy Destabilization on the Foraging Activity of Eusocial Wasp Mischocyttarus cerberus styx Richards, 1940 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) by Vanderlei Conceição Costa Filho, Sulene Noriko Shima, Ivan Cesar Desuó, André Sunao Nishiuchi Murakami

“…The genus Mischocyttarus comprises 245 species of neotropical basal eusocial wasps. They form small colonies (rarely more than few tens of individuals); castes are morphologically undifferentiated and determined behaviorally by agonistic interactions. …”
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Modulation of Synovial Fluid-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Intra-Articular and Intraosseous Platelet Rich Plasma Administration by Emma Muiños-López, Diego Delgado, Pello Sánchez, Bruno Paiva, Eduardo Anitua, Nicolás Fiz, Beatriz Aizpurua, Jorge Guadilla, Sabino Padilla, Froilán Granero-Moltó, Felipe Prósper, Mikel Sánchez

“…This reduction in MSCs was further confirmed by colony-forming (CFU-F) assay. On the contrary, IA infiltration alone did not cause variations in any of the cellular populations by flow cytometry or CFU-F assay. …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Nine proteins are related to the attack/defense or maintenance process of the colony (colony asepsis, conservation of venom constituents, venom diffusion on prey, paralysis of prey, alteration of homeostasis, and cellular toxicity). …”
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An Integrated Metaheuristic Routing Method for Multiple-Block Warehouses with Ultranarrow Aisles and Access Restriction by Fangyu Chen, Gangyan Xu, Yongchang Wei

“…A problem-specific routing algorithm integrating ant colony optimization (ACO) and integer-coded genetic algorithm (GA) is developed to address the newly observed limitations imposed by ultranarrow aisles and access restriction, which exist in the largest e-commerce enterprise with self-run logistics in China. …”
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A Field Trial to Demonstrate the Potential of a Vitamin B Diet Supplement in Reducing Oxidative Stress and Improving Hygienic and Grooming Behaviors in Honey Bees by Nemanja M. Jovanovic, Uros Glavinic, Jevrosima Stevanovic, Marko Ristanic, Branislav Vejnovic, Slobodan Dolasevic, Zoran Stanimirovic

“…However, inadequate food weakens honey bee colonies, making them vulnerable to various biotic and abiotic factors. …”
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Spatial stochastic models of cancer: Fitness, migration, invasion by Natalia L. Komarova

“…We show that migration has a directpositive impact on the ability of a single mutant cell to invade apre-existing colony. Thus, a decrease in the reproductive potentialcan be compensated by an increase in cell migration. …”
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Exploring the Characteristics of Modern Korean Buddhist Education: Focusing on the Religious Studies Lecture Notes from the Buddhist Central Seminary (<i>Pulgyo Chungang Hangnim</i... by Eunyoung Kim

“…The seminary played a dual role as a hub for national education and reflection of the colonial context, embodying the complexities of nationalism and colonial influence during Japanese occupation. …”
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Xenophobia in South Africa by Zama Mthombeni

“…The study makes the case that colonial and political issues, which continue to have an impact on high levels of poverty and unemployment, should be considered as ongoing contributors to xenophobia. …”
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Urban Infestation Patterns of Argentine Ants, Linepithema humile, in Los Angeles by Smadar Gilboa, John H. Klotz, Peter Nonacs

“…Thus providing water for ant colonies outside and away from buildings may be one method of integrated pest management to reduce the proclivity of ants to infest structures.…”
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Historical hypotheses of chimpanzee tool use behaviour in relation to natural and human-induced changes in an East African rain forest by Thibaud Gruber

“…Later on, the British colonial power organized the exploitation of the forest through work plans aimed at insuring sustainable extraction of valuable timber. …”
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Risk Prediction Algorithm of Social Security Fund Operation Based on RBF Neural Network by Linxuan Yang

“…This paper uses an improved ant colony algorithm to optimize the parameters of the RBF neural network, which overcomes the shortcomings of the traditional RBF neural network such as slow convergence, ease of falling into local extremes, and low accuracy, and improves the generalization ability of the RBF neural network. …”
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Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Fungemia, a Rare Opportunistic Infection without Central Venous Catheter Implantation, Successfully Treated by Liposomal Amphotericin B by Ryuichi Hirano, Tatsuro Mitsuhashi, Katsuyoshi Osanai

“…Candidemia was suspected based on yeast and salmon-pink colonies in blood cultures, and thus, micafungin (MCFG) was administered. …”
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Isolation of Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria and Determination of Their Cellulolytic Potential by Pratima Gupta, Kalpana Samant, Avinash Sahu

“…To indicate the cellulase activity of the organisms, diameter of clear zone around the colony and hydrolytic value on cellulose Congo Red agar media were measured. …”
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Shifting Musical Imaginaries at the Polynesian Cultural Center by Cynthia L. Van Gilder, Dana R. Herrera

“…The identities presented engage in well-worn cultural stereotypes derived from existing colonial and tourist imaginaries to produce an experience that is marketed to tourists as an opportunity to get to know Polynesia in one day. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Laminar Natural Convection in Inclined Square Enclosure with the Influence of Discrete Heat Source by Chithra Devaraj, Eswaramurthi Muthuswamy, Sundararaj Kandasamy

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Imágenes para sacralizar, controlar y someter. La pintura y el discurso matrimonial tridentino en el Nuevo Reino de Granada. Siglo XVII by Juan Pablo Cruz Medina

“…Este artículo estudia el discurso matrimonial inscrito en la pintura colonial neogranadina del siglo XVII y los usos que se le dieron en el contexto pos-tridentino. …”
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