15-17 May 2024, 16th Global Communication Association Conference “The Future(s) of Communication: Promises and Predicaments” by Büşra Tosun Durmuş

“…With participants from 15 countries, the event highlighted critical issues including data security, disinformation, media ethics, and the societal impacts of emerging communication technologies. …”
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AN OVERVIEW OF NANOELECTRONICS AND NANODEVICES by OYUBU AKPOVI OYUBU, OKPEKI UFUOMA KAZEEM

“…This article presents Nanoelectronics and Nanodevices, which are the critical enablers that will not only enable mankind to exploit the ultimate technological capabilities of electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and biological systems but also have the potential to play a part in transforming of the systems thus giving rise to new trends that will revolutionize our life style. …”
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Regulation and Compliance in Telemedicine: Viewpoint by Julia Ivanova, Mollie R Cummins, Triton Ong, Hiral Soni, Janelle Barrera, Hattie Wilczewski, Brandon Welch, Brian Bunnell

“…Lawmakers and regulators extended some flexibilities while they deliberate effective long-term telemedicine policy. Here, we discuss critical challenges in telemedicine compliance and regulation grounded in scholarly literature and current events. …”
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Urban micro-forestry for climate adaptation in the smaller ports of the mid-Adriatic sea by Roberta Cocci Grifoni, Timothy D. Brownlee, Graziano Enzo Marchesani, Maria Federica Ottone

“… The article describes a research work aimed at identifying tools to support the activation and environmental regeneration of the open space of the ports in the mid-Adriatic area, an area with untapped potential, though there are significant criticalities. Starting from a set of data taken from the INTERREG Italy-Croatia Joint_SECAP project and, in particular, from the risks and climatic vulnerabilities of the Italian mid-Adriatic city, the contribution presents hypotheses for the light transformation of a part of the port infrastructure through urban micro-forestry interventions. …”
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Fire safety of a novel concept of ventilated façade integrating Phase Change Materials by Ovadiuc Emanuil-Petru, Calotă Răzvan, Năstase Ilinca, Simion Adrian, Anghel Ion

“…Ventilated facades represent a modern solution increasingly adopted in smart, low-energy building designs. A critical consideration in the implementation of these systems is ensuring fire resistance while simultaneously minimizing the risk of fire propagation. …”
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The Milesian School: the Relationship between Religion and Philosophy by Mykolas Degutis

“…By acknowledging this critical Milesian perspective on the gods, we can also analyse other Milesian fragments in a new light thus disclosing their inclination to perceive the gods via an ontological lens. …”
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“Making Positive Vibrations” in a mixed methods study of covert bullying: A transformative methodological framework for social justice by Ingrid E. Hunt-Anderson

“…Grounded in critical theory, the exemplar qualitative-oriented exploratory mixed methods study of covert bullying illustrates a methodological framework that adheres to the assumptions of the transformative agenda for prioritizing advocacy and social justice. …”
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Foreign Body Aspiration of a Dental Bridge in the Left Main Stem Bronchus by Monay Mahmoud, Syed Imam, Hetalben Patel, Matthew King

“…Prompt diagnosis and intervention through foreign body retrieval are critical to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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An Unexpected Presentation of Haemoperitoneum in a Pregnant Woman by Kaushalya Arulpragasam, Andrea Atkinson, Mathias Epee-Bekima

“…It is the location where critical decisions are formulated depending on whether a patient’s condition is serious enough to warrant admission and, at times, emergency surgery. …”
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Existence and Multiplicity of Solutions for Discrete Nonlinear Two-Point Boundary Value Problems by Jianmin Guo, Caixia Guo

“…By using Morse theory, the critical point theory, and the character of 𝐾1/2, we consider the existence and multiplicity results of solutions to the following discrete nonlinear two-point boundary value problem −Δ2𝑥(𝑘−1)=𝑓(𝑘,𝑥(𝑘)),𝑘∈ℤ(1,𝑇) subject to 𝑥(0)=0=Δ𝑥(𝑇), where 𝑇 is a positive integer, ℤ(1,𝑇)={1,2,…,𝑇},Δ is the forward difference operator defined by Δ𝑥(𝑘)=𝑥(𝑘+1)−𝑥(𝑘), and 𝑓∶ℤ(1,𝑇)×ℝ→ℝ is continuous. …”
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L’essentialisme stratégique pour une réorganisation de l’espace by Lise Landrin

“…Essentialism, as it denotes irrefutable characteristics, has been criticized by different waves of feminists, who rightly insist on the socially constructed significance of the identities. …”
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Elinor Ostrom et les faisceaux de droits : l’ouverture d’un nouvel espace pour penser la propriété commune by Fabienne Orsi

“…First developed by John Commons and American critical jurists of the early 20th century, this conception of property was then picked up by liberal theorists. …”
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THE RELEVANCE OF CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION FOR THEOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICA by Anne Verhoef

“…This article argues the relevance of the work of modern continental philosophers of religion and theology for a post-metaphysical South African context. In their criticism of metaphysics, philosophers such as Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida raise fundamental questions about the relation between theology (including religion) and metaphysics, as well as about the future of theology and religion. …”
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“The Body Hair that Grows on the Head” by Donyol Dondrup, Charlene Makley

“…Ultimately, we argue that the piece speaks not only to Menla-kyap's life but also to his critical views on all Tibetans' complex experiences of Chinese state rule since the 1960s.…”
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Pós-colonialidade, pós-escravismo, bioficção e con(tra)temporaneidade by Denise Carrascosa

“…This critical essay promotes a connection between the contemporary concept from the literary theory field named “biofiction”, the post-colonial theory and the issue of Africa n - diasporic subjetivization, from the Brazilian historical experience and intellectual possibility of speech, crisscrossed with a symptomatic study of the last novels written by Toni Morrison, Home (2012), and Jamaica Kincaid, See now then ( 2013), as well as of the novel A question of power (1970) by Bessie Head. …”
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Stability and Hopf Bifurcation Analysis for a Stage-Structured Predator-Prey Model with Discrete and Distributed Delays by Ruiqing Shi, Junmei Qi, Sanyi Tang

“…And, by choosing the time delay τ as a bifurcation parameter, we show that Hopf bifurcation may occur as the time delay τ passes through some critical values. Secondly, by use of normal form theory and central manifold argument, we establish the direction and stability of Hopf bifurcation. …”
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Legal and Ethical Considerations in the Use of Force against Civilian Aircraft by Csaba Török

“…Using weapons against civilian aircraft intersects with several critical areas: international legal responsibility, the prohibition of force, the right to self-defense, ethical dilemmas, and the protection of human rights. …”
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Palmprint Authentication System Based on Local and Global Feature Fusion Using DOST by N. B. Mahesh Kumar, K. Premalatha

“…The local and global information is critical for the image observation based on the results of the relationship between physical stimuli and perceptions. …”
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COMMUNITY POLICING IN ENGLAND, WALES, AND EUROPEAN UNION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE by Erkan Pala, Ercan Balcıoğlu

“…This paper provides a critical appraisal of community participation and problem solving elements of community policing before moving onto explaining how they have been implemented in England, Wales, and European Union. …”
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Forbidden Restrictions and the Existence of P≥2-Factor and P≥3-Factor by Jianzhang Wu, Jiabin Yuan, Haci Mehmet Baskonus, Wei Gao

“…Specifically, we study the existence of these two kinds of path factor when some subgraphs are forbidden, and several conclusions on the factor-deleted graph, factor critical-covered graph, and factor uniform graph are given with regards to network parameters. …”
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