A technological approach to design for sensitive contexts by Rossella Franchino, Caterina Frettoloso

“…The Authors, by using investigation/design methodologies and tools, present some didactic experiences carried out during courses and workshops within the ICAR 12 sector, with the aim of highlighting, not only the critical issues with respect to the themes identified but also, the connection with the scientific activity developed on the theme of the redevelopment of open urban spaces.…”
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Irrigation Scheduling for Tropical Fruit Groves in South Florida by Kati W. Migliaccio, Yuncong C. Li

“…Irrigation scheduling can be accomplished using different tools, each with its benefits and weaknesses. It is critical to use each tool as it is intended to ensure tropical fruit trees have the irrigation water they need. …”
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Interaction between Dark Matter and Dark Energy and the Cosmological Coincidence Problem by Kourosh Nozari, Noushin Behrouz, Narges Rashidi

“…By considering exponential potential as self-interaction potential, the stability and existence of the critical points are discussed in details. With nonminimally coupled dark sector with gravity, we obtain scaling solutions to address the coincidence problem by considering complex velocity for dark matter. …”
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Performance analysis of working with relational and non-relational databases in Java applications by Krzysztof Caban, Paweł Czuchryta, Beata Pańczyk

“… The article presents a performance analysis of connections to both relational and non-relational databases, critical components of the functionality of modern web applications. …”
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Handling Florida Vegetables Series - Round and Roma Tomato Types by Steven A. Sargent, Jeffrey K. Brecht, Qingren Wang, Teresa Olczyk

“…Proper postharvest handling of Florida tomatoes is critical to ensure the continued competitiveness of Florida growers.This publication focuses on round and roma (plum) tomatoes since these types are handled similarly under commercial conditions. …”
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Endometrial Receptivity–Lessons from “Omics” by Louie Ye, Evdokia Dimitriadis

“…The window of implantation (WOI) is a critical phase of the menstrual cycle during which the endometrial lining becomes receptive and facilitates embryo implantation. …”
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The main problems of building the system of statistical indicators in the field of cryonics by M. V. Karmanov, S. I. Kuzin, E. S. Pozhidaeva

“…The key problems of the system of indicators of critical activity statistics, its features and possible approaches to its construction have been considered in the article.…”
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Life Skill Development of Oklahoma 4-H Alumni by Sarah E. Maass, Carolyn S. Wilken, Joy Jordan, Gerald Culen, Nick Place

“…Wilken, Joy Jordan, Gerald Cullen, and Nick Place, presents the results of a study assessing the effect of long-term 4-H participation on the development of life-skill competencies, specifically critical thinking, goal setting, communication, cooperation, conflict resolution, problem solving, decision making, and community service. …”
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Iusnaturalismo y derechos humanos by Antonio E. Pérez Luño

“…It to such end are analyzed the clarification of the concept and foundation of the human rights from the perspective Natural Law Theory; the full historical conscience from which the critical current of the Natural Law Theory assumes the analysis of the freedoms; and, in definitive, the implications and contributions that the conception of the Natural Law Theory on human rights had in the philosophical, juridical and political plane…”
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Effect of scalar condensation on fermionic pole-skipping by Banashree Baishya, Sayan Chakrabarti, Debaprasad Maity

“…We have particularly analyzed the effect of scalar condensation on the fermionic pole-skipping points and discussed their behaviour near critical temperatures.…”
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Debt Brake or Breach of the Rules? Building Budget Reserves in Times of Crisis by Thiess Büttner

“…Abstract The German federal government is facing criticism for using the exemption from the national debt brake due to the coronavirus crisis to expand the fiscal leeway for its future energy and climate policies. …”
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A Note on Holography and Phase Transitions by Marc Bellon, Enrique F. Moreno, Fidel A. Schaposnik

“…Focusing on the connection between the Landau theory of second-order phase transitions and the holographic approach to critical phenomena, we study diverse field theories in an anti de Sitter black hole background. …”
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Stability and Local Hopf Bifurcation for a Predator-Prey Model with Delay by Yakui Xue, Xiaoqing Wang

“…By analyzing the associated characteristic equation, it is found that Hopf bifurcation occurs when τ crosses some critical values. Using the normal form theory and center manifold argument, the explicit formulae which determine the stability, direction, and other properties of bifurcating periodic solutions are derived.…”
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Irrigation Scheduling for Tropical Fruit Groves in South Florida by Kati W. Migliaccio, Yuncong C. Li

“…Irrigation scheduling can be accomplished using different tools, each with its benefits and weaknesses. It is critical to use each tool as it is intended to ensure tropical fruit trees have the irrigation water they need. …”
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Moral passion and legal positivism: reply to Anton Didikin by A. V. Nekhaev

“…A new classification of contemporary legal philosophy theories based on a distinction between «dietary» and «calorie» views on the question of the extent that the substantive content of law needs to be consistent with the moral requirements for it to be legal is proposed and justified. It offers a critical analysis of «dietary» views based on the assertion that the law can have any content, including absolutely immoral content (the so-called «separability thesis»)…”
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Developing mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine effective for cryptococcosis in a murine model by Yeqi Li, Suresh Ambati, Richard B. Meagher, Xiaorong Lin

“…Abstract Cryptococcus neoformans is considered a critical fungal pathogen by the World Health Organization and developing a vaccine for cryptococcosis is a top priority. …”
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The testing of Abraham in Genesis 22 and the testing of Job by S Fischer

“…The tension between the narrative and the poetic part of the book of Job is understood as a correction of a fatalistic, obedient world view. Such critical thinking is lacking in Genesis 22 and is only part of the reception history. …”
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A Rare Case of Renal Recovery in a Young Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Hasan J. Salameh, Adeel Ahmad, Tina Kochar

“…Rapid intervention to reverse renal dysfunction may be critical for management, especially in patients with light chain cast nephropathy. …”
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Why do we need indexicals in communication? by O. A. Kozyreva

“…Usually, the thesis is supported by the role indexicals play in linguistic communication, making it easier for individuals. I criticize this line of argument by pointing out that indexical expressions can complicate communication as well. …”
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Explore the Silence: The Absence of Preliminary References from Greek Courts on Migration and Asylum by Virginia Passalacqua

“…This study investigates why Greece, with its critical migration challenges, became a zero-reference case.…”
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