The Geological Heritage of Ñandeyvytykuera Geopark Project in Paraguay by Néstor Damian Salinas Franco, Romina Mariel Celabe Gaona, Diego Adán López

“…Appreciation of this extensive geodiversity only began a decade ago with a focus on heritage value and preservation of certain geological sites. …”
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Aldehyde Dehydrogenases: Not Just Markers, but Functional Regulators of Stem Cells by Giuseppe Vassalli

“…Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) is a superfamily of enzymes that detoxify a variety of endogenous and exogenous aldehydes and are required for the biosynthesis of retinoic acid (RA) and other molecular regulators of cellular function. Over the past decade, high ALDH activity has been increasingly used as a selectable marker for normal cell populations enriched in stem and progenitor cells, as well as for cell populations from cancer tissues enriched in tumor-initiating stem-like cells. …”
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The Islamic Republic of Iran in Search of its Foreign Policy Identity: Revolutionary Innovation or Continuity? by N. A. Kozhanov, A. S. Bogacheva

“…In particular, we can describe the past 20 century and the first decades of the 21st century as the time of Tehran's search for its foreign policy identity, which is not finished even today. …”
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Salas de cine en Bogotá (1897-1940): la arquitectura como símbolo de modernización del espacio urbano by Andrés Avila Gómez, Alfredo Montaño Bello

“…This article analyzes the main characteristics which in the case of Bogotá, surrounded the arrival and reception of the cinematic spectacle and its architecture in the first decade of the twentieth century. It also encompasses the elements that led to its adaptation and consolidation at the beginning of the so-called “golden age” of cinemas (in the1940´s). …”
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Impacts of Climate Change on Mountaineering Routes in the Écrins Massif (Western Alps, France) by Mathis Arnaud, Jacques Mourey, Philippe Bourdeau, Richard Bonet, Ludovic Ravanel

“…The Mont-Blanc massif and the Valais Alps have been used as study areas to understand the evolution of mountaineering routes over recent decades. A mapping of the geomorphological and glaciological processes affecting mountaineering routes has been conducted for the Valais. …”
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Implementation of digital health in rural populations with chronic musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol. by Lara Campos, Daniela Costa, Helena Donato, Baltazar Nunes, Eduardo B Cruz

“…Musculoskeletal conditions are a major source of disability worldwide, and its burden have been rising in the last decades. Rural areas, in particular, are associated with higher prevalence of these conditions as well as higher levels of disability, which is likely related to other determinants that affect these communities. …”
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Management of the Republic of Turkey fuel and energy complex: structure and legal regulation by B. D. Nuriev, S. V. Pospelov

“…The article examines the management structure of the fuel and energy complex of Turkey as a system of coordinating the activities of state organisations with a certain degree of autonomy that has taken shape over the past two decades. The authors emphasise that this management system is characterised by a sign of decentralisation, which is manifested by the delegation and distribution of a number of powers between subordinate structures. …”
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Feasibility of Output-Only Modal Identification Using Wireless Sensor Network: A Quantitative Field Experimental Study by Wen-ai Shen, Ying Lei, Liang Hu, Yang Wang

“…Although significant advancements have been achieved in wireless sensor network (WSN) in the past decades, there is still a strong need for in-depth analysis on wireless time synchronization and data quality during field testing. …”
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PRIVATIZATION OF RUSSIA’S ENERGY ASSETS IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT by Y. V. Borovsky

“…For example, it sheds light on some considerable achievements of the Russian state-controlled companies in oil production amid a widespread belief that more than a decade-long growth in the Russian oil industry is due only to private firms that were created in the 1990s. …”
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Bringing Order to Chaos Ethically: “Cataloging Code of Ethics” and critical cataloging by Dalila Mirović

“…Results: The results show that, particularly in the last two decades, this topic has gained significant attention within the cataloging community. …”
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Geoconservation Initiatives in the State of Paraná (Brazil) by Luiz Alberto Fernandes, Fernanda Caroline Borato Xavier, Kimberlym Tábata Pesch Vieira, Liliane Maia Tcacenco-Manzano

“…Even though geoconservation has advanced significantly in the last few decades, general awareness of its importance is limited, especially in Brazil. …”
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Relativistic conception of heritage protection: preconditions, principles, opportunities by Salvijus Kulevičius

“…In the first case, the comparison of the European, USA, Japanese, and other examples states that there exist different, and sometimes incompatible and even contradictory interpretations of this conception. In the last decade of the 20th century, it was also realized in the international heritage protection: from the search for universal standards of the heritage protection, one came to the acknowledgment of its relativity. …”
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Emerging Preservation Techniques for Controlling Spoilage and Pathogenic Microorganisms in Fruit Juices by Kamal Rai Aneja, Romika Dhiman, Neeraj Kumar Aggarwal, Ashish Aneja

“…In this review article, spoilage, pathogenic microflora, and food borne outbreaks associated with fruit juices of last two decades are given in one section. In other sections various prevention methods to control the growth of spoilage and pathogenic microflora to increase the shelf life of fruit juices are discussed.…”
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Question Wording Matters in Measuring Frequency of Fear of Crime: A Survey Experiment of the Anchoring Effect by Aubrey L. Etopio, Emily R. Berthelot

“…For decades, fear of crime researchers have disagreed about how to best measure fear of crime. …”
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EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF «WHITE MAN'S BURDEN» IN THE BRITISH CINEMA OF 20TH CENTURY by E. E. Ibrayev

“…The apogee evolution "burden of the white" reached in 1980, when Britain itself was to form multicultural society. The films of the decade have been devoted to the complete discrediting of the "civilizing mission" and recognize their mistakes in the relationship with the population of the colonies.…”
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The Mechanics of Fear: Organic Haunted Houses in American Cinema by Anne-Marie Paquet-Deyris

“…It actually seems to be reverting to some more classical Hollywood narrative structures after the bloodbaths of the previous decade in horror feasts, such as The Hills Have Eyes (1977) or Dawn of the Dead (1978), which argued then for a new form of society. …”
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On the Environmental Factors Affecting the Structural and Cytotoxic Properties of IAPP Peptides by Marianna Flora Tomasello, Alessandro Sinopoli, Giuseppe Pappalardo

“…Other open questions are related to the nature of the IAPP toxic species and how exactly β-cells die. Over the last decades, there has been growing consensus about the notion that early molecular assemblies, notably small hIAPP oligomers, are the culprit of β-cells decline. …”
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Science and Technology Development in Dutch East Indies by Maulana Akbar, Tri Handayani

“…In the national context, there were an incline number of scientific publications after 1920s that is contributed from the established a wide range of government research and development institutions the decades before. After the colonial government ended in 1941, these advantages became the initial foundation of science and technolgy ecosystem in Republic of Indonesian Government.…”
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Reducing Postharvest Loss of Stored Grains Using Plant-Based Biopesticides: A Review of Past Research Efforts by Getachew Bezabih, Neela Satheesh, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Melaku Wale, Minaleshewa Atlabachew

“…The use of chemical pesticides to reduce grain damage by insects over the past five decades has led to a range of environmental and human health problems. …”
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Gränser för polisiär innovation – rättssäkerhet, enhetlighet och demokratisk legitimitet by Lena Landström, Markus Naarttijärvi

“…Abstract The literature on policing asserts that there has been a remarkable emphasis on innovation in police work over the last decades. During the same time, police organizations in several countries have been centralized to promote increased unity and response to political steering and method development. …”
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