Xenophobia in South Africa by Zama Mthombeni

“… Despite the human rights principles established in South Africa’s Constitution, there have been recurrent waves of xenophobia throughout the country’s history. …”
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Crossing language boundaries. The use of English in advertisements in Polish lifestyle magazines by Marta Dąbrowska

“…Yet, if the product is to sell, it appears self-evident that the language of the advertisement should not constitute a barrier. Contrary to this assumption, however, there has been an ever growing trend visible in Polish magazines for the last two decades to formulate parts of or even complete advertisements, not infrequently of Polish brands, in English, despite the fact that English remains a foreign language in Poland, although, admittedly, a very popular one. …”
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The use of hyaluronic acid fillers in patients with autoimmune endocrinopathies; in particular, women with Hashimoto’s disease – hints for aesthetic doctors by Katarzyna Bornikowska, Paweł Kubik, Wojciech Zgliczyński

“…At the same time, Hashimoto’s disease, similarly to other autoimmune disorders, constitutes a contraindication to most treatments with hyaluronic acid fillers and biostimulators. …”
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Analysis of Cyclic Response of Bucket Foundations Based on Simplified Kinematic Hardening Model by Qing-lai Fan, Guo-feng Xiao, Xiao-di Chen

“…In the analyses, nonlinear cyclic hysteretic behavior of clay under undrained condition is modeled through a simple kinematic hardening constitutive model embedded in ABAQUS. The finite element model is validated against published in situ tests of bucket foundations under quasistatic cyclic loading in Bothkennar clay. …”
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Analysis of Signals Leading to Differentiation of Immature HL-60 after Administration of IL-4 by Simon Vassiliadis

“…It is proposed that IL-4 increases p21ras which in turn suppresses the HL-60 cells' p34cdc2 constitutive expression. This inhibition appears to be responsible for the subsequently.observed cessation ofgrowth. …”
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“THE HUNGARIAN FOLK-SONG … ECHO OF THE ENTIRE HUNGARIAN SOUL” – THOUGHTS UPON A QUOTATION FROM ZOLTÁN KODÁLY by Zoltán SZALAY

“…Zoltán Kodály writes these lines in 1943, after he ascertains that pentatonic tunes constitute the Hungarians most ancient music. Thus the pentatonic scale is very important in Hungarian music in general. …”
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Separation and purification of bromelain from pineapple residue using ultrafiltration membranes: a review by Beatriz Godoi de Nogueira, Daniel Bastos de Rezende, Kátia Cecília de Souza Figueiredo

“… Pineapple is the most popular fruit globally, whose production increased in the last years, raising concerns about the reuse of the waste. Bromelain constitutes an attractive byproduct for various industrial sectors. …”
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Illusory implications: incidental exposure to ideas can induce beliefs by Justin Mikell, Derek Powell

“…We argue these effects would constitute evidence for genuine belief change from incidental exposure and identify a handful of existing findings that offer preliminary support for this claim. …”
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Relationship between Skeletal Maturity Indicators and Dental Calcification Stages in a Sample Pediatric Population by Akshaya Ojha, Riddhi Chawla, Tarun Sihag, Ameena Ahmed, Ahtesham A. Qurishi, Laleena Rajkumari

“…Context: Human growth shows considerable variation. In addition to constitutional differences in the timing of maturation, there are diseases, systemic disorders and environmental factors that may affect a child's physiologic maturity. …”
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Modeling the rapid spread of avian influenza (H5N1) in India by Arni S.R. Srinivasa Rao

“…We show that the farm and market birds constitute themajor proportion of total infected birds, followed by domestic birds and wildbirds in West Bengal, where a severe epidemic hit recently. …”
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Administrative and legal means of ensuring the legality of entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine by V. M. Vasyliev

“…The author’s vision on the content of the concept “legality (legitimacy) of entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine” is formulated, based on current trends in the development of relations in the field of entrepreneurship and the objective need for their regulation by administrative and legal norms.The further developed the provision according to which, under the lawfulness (lawfulness) of entrepreneurial activity in Ukraine, it is proposed to understand the legalization (granting of legal force) of entrepreneurial activity, carried out by the duly registered economic entities, that is, the actual receipt of the last right to engage in entrepreneurial activity in the procedure established, based on the constitutionally enshrined right of everyone to implement such a kind of economic activity, as well as general principles management, defined in аrt. 6 of the Commercial Code of Ukraine. …”
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Religious Groups and Their Influence on Interstate Relations (The Case of U.S.-Israel Relations) by I. Istomin

“…The supporters of such policy include not only small, but well organized Jewish community, but also representatives of the conservative Evangelical Protestants, which constitute the most numerous religious group in the U.S. …”
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Mental health literacy of Greek teachers: Highlighting critical factors for identifying and supporting students in need by Eleftheria Spyropoulou, Christina Athanasiades, Ariadni Stogiannidou, Elias Kourkoutas

“…Awareness of the services and procedures to support students was found to constitute a mediating factor in the relationship between knowledge about students’ mental health problems and comfort in managing them. …”
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Merit-based recruitment in the South African Public Service: Challenges and opportunities by Simon Matome Nkgapele, Sifiso Mofokeng

“…Section 195 (i) of South Africa’s Constitution mandates that public administration must reflect the nation's diversity, with recruitment and personnel management practices based on competence, fairness, and impartiality, while addressing historical inequalities to ensure broad representation. …”
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Quelle définition des « petits métiers » de la pêche ? by Nastassia Reyes, Serge Bahuchet, Jean-Dominique Wahiche

“…It is this diversity that constitutes, for the fishermen, the core characteristic of their activity.Considering the gap between the legal definitions and the realities of the field, we conclude this article by proposing six parameters which allow to characterize fishing in the « small trade » business such as considered by the fishermen.…”
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THE ROLE OF MYTHOLOGY IN THE CULTURAL-HISTORICAL PARADIGM OF DEVELOPMENT by Тарас ТИМОШЕНКО

“…It is considered that the basis of the mythological form of organization of individual and group experience constitute from a sensory-reflexive, contemplative and productive way of understanding the world, and the mechanism of regulation of human behavior consists in the inseparability of the paradigmatic nature of behavior and the justification of its meaning and actions that go beyond the boundaries of individual, social experience in the form of higher meaningfulness, which is the specificity of myth. …”
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Schools as Sites of Homelessness Prevention by Jayne Malenfant, Naomi Nichols

“…Following this, we outline educational discourses, practices, and processes that constitute where something may have been done differently to prevent homelessness. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation to Investigate the Interaction of Asphaltene and Oxide in Aggregate by Rui Li, Hui Du, Zepeng Fan, Jianzhong Pei

“…In order to analyze the effects of the chemical constitution of aggregate on the AAI, the average structure C65H74N2S2 is selected to represent the asphaltene in asphalt and magnesium oxide (MgO), calcium oxide (CaO), aluminium sesquioxide (Al2O3), and silicon dioxide (SiO2) are selected to represent the major oxides in aggregate. …”
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L’animation en Algérie à l’horizon 2030-2035 by Aïcha Boukrissa

“…En effet, depuis l’adoption en 2023 d’un projet de loi visant à mettre en place les mécanismes d’un mouvement associatif actif et efficace au sein de la société, on assiste à l’harmonisation du droit relatif aux associations avec l’article 53 de la nouvelle constitution algérienne en vertu duquel le droit de créer des associations est garanti, s’exerçant par simple déclaration, les associations ne pouvant être dissoutes qu’en vertu d’une décision de justice. …”
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Use and legislation of Glyphosate in Mexico: healthcare, healthy environment and drinking water access. by Arizbeth Pérez-Martínez, Arely Vergara-Castañeda, Kytzia Esmeralda Mercado-Moreno, Christian Benítez-Núñez, Alma Cossette Guadarrama Muñoz

“…To achieve this purpose, its use has been debated in constitutional obligations to human rights to health, the environment, and access to drinking water. …”
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