The COVID-19 pandemic art of Anna Szpakowska-Kujawska: from pastels to spatial compositions by Karolina Tomczak

“…Being an example of creative adaptation to the contemporary threat, the works are affirmations of artistic activity in everyday conditions, as well as a continuation of Szpakowska-Kujawska’s distinct version of occasionally transgressive modernism. …”
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Focal Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy by Scott E. Eggener, Jonathan A. Coleman

“…Focal therapy offers an attractive alternative for the patient faced with a choice between aggressive local intervention (radiation or surgery) and watchful waiting. Contemporary diagnostic biopsy strategies and imaging tools, and the development of predictive statistical models (nomograms), have led to improvements in tumor characterization and risk stratification, making focal therapy a viable treatment option for specific men. …”
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Investigation on the Adsorption and Photooxidation of Glycerol at TiO2 Nanotubular Arrays by Simonetta Palmas, Anna Da Pozzo, Michele Mascia, Annalisa Vacca, Roberto Matarrese

“…A study is presented on the adsorption of glycerol at TiO2 as well as on its oxidative process during the contemporary water Photoelectro-splitting for hydrogen production. …”
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Writing systems: political and bibliological issues by Krzysztof Migoń

“…It may also play an important role in contemporary book policy on a local or international scale. …”
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Novel Breeding Techniques and Strategies for Enhancing Greenhouse Vegetable Product Quality by Julia Weiss, Nazim S. Gruda

“…The protracted process of developing new vegetable cultivars with reduced physiological issues through contemporary techniques is an enduring endeavor.…”
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Niosome Preparation Techniques and Structure—An Illustrated Review by Saeid Mezail Mawazi, Yi Ge, Riyanto Teguh Widodo

“…The current review examines the historical development of niosomes focusing on the methods of preparations and the contemporary strategies and prospective advancements within the realm of drug delivery systems, highlighting innovative approaches across transdermal, oral, and cellular delivery. …”
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African indigenous knowledge (AIK) for environmental management and sustainable development: the role of Yoruba epistemology by Olawale R. Olaopa

“…It is then concluded that this hinders easy integration and an all-inclusive approach to disaster management that associates IK with contemporary techniques in solving environmental problems for maximum sustainability and harnessing development opportunities. …”
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Functionality of the Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) in Maritime Search and Rescue Actions by Marzena Malyszko, Miroslaw Wielgosz, Brunon Rzepka

“…In this article, the authors present contemporary problems in search and rescue operations at sea. …”
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Retirement, Home Care and the Importance of Gender by Anders Brändström, Glenn Sandström

“…Using register data for the entire Swedish population aged 65+ in 2016, we analyze how home care services in contemporary Sweden distribute regarding individual-level factors such as gender, health status, living arrangements, and closeness to kin. …”
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Challenges and Prospects of Deploying AI and Machine Learning for Clinical Diagnosis in African Healthcare by Edmund Terem Ugar

“…This stems from the inherent nature of the data used to develop these technologies, primarily sourced from healthcare experiences in designing nations, coupled with the pervasive algorithmic biases prevalent in contemporary ML systems. I call for a paradigm shift in AI and ML development. …”
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Fifth World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy Scientific Abstracts by International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy, NFFs Faggruppe for Idrettsfysioterapi og Aktivitetsmedisin, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

“…The variety of presentations during this congress are examples of the contemporary sports physical therapy research activities taking place around the world. …”
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Time to Change the 'Change': Stigma and Support in Blogs about the Menopause by Keren Darmon

“…Discourse analysis reveals an entanglement of feminist and postfeminist sensibilities in the narratives constructed in the blogs, which can be characterised by two main interpretative repertoires, Stigma and Support, the implications of which call for multilevel and multifaceted changes to support mid-life women in the contemporary media and communications workplace and beyond.…”
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The concept of peace and victory in the domestic and foreign policy of Ukraine by Hryhorii Perepelytsia

“…As a phenomenon of the 21st century, the Ukraine-Russia war challenges neoliberal ideas about the loss of meaning of hard power and undermines claims that phenomena such as war no longer belong to contemporary international relations. On the contrary, it confirms the credibility of the neo-realist geopolitical paradigm. …”
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Near-Time Digital Mapping for Geoforensic Searches by Benjamin Rocke, Alastair Ruffell

“…Inadequate base maps with poor scale or low resolution demonstrate the need for contemporary topographic maps when conducting geological mapping. …”
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Innovative Research on Teaching Method of Taekwondo in College Elective Courses under the Background of Big Data by Yahui Chang, Su Meng, Hong Chao

“…Based on the current situation of elective Taekwondo teaching in contemporary universities, analyze the current problems and deficiencies and conduct innovative research on college elective Taekwondo teaching methods combined with Beidou technology. …”
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The Crisis of Managerial Information Flows in Education: Theoretical Aspects and Social Realities by A. M. Osipov

“…The article considers theoretical aspects for the study and understanding of contemporary educational policies with the application of the concepts of bureaucracy. …”
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The Architecture of Traditional and Modern Afghan Houses and the Fundamentalist Regime: Impacts on Women's Lives by Sayed Abdul Basir Samimi, Artur Simões Rozestraten, Júnia Aparecida Laia da Mata

“…This study draws upon a combination of historical sources and news articles pertaining to contemporary Afghan affairs as its primary data sources. …”
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Expériences paysagères et pratique du ski de randonnée dans les Alpes françaises by Stéphane Marpot, Laine Chanteloup, Clémence Perrin-Malterre

“…Then, by studying traces in the snow made by skiers, traces sketched in the snow by bodies propelled on skis, we seek to discover a contemporary relationship between the body and landscape. …”
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Race and Materiality in African Religious Contexts by Federico G. Settler

“…The articlemovesto unpack how contemporary debates about the indigenous and new religious movements or cults in South Africa represent conflicts onwhat ‘things’may possess sacred qualities and how they may be endowed with religious authority. …”
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The Popes as guardians of human dignity by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

“…The text addresses the contemporary challenge of protecting human life at all stages and emphasizes the Church’s historical commitment to the value of every individual. …”
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