Faut-il croire le classement de Shangaï ? by Jean-Charles Billaut, Denis Bouyssou, Philippe Vincke

“…After having recalled how the ranking is built, we first discuss the relevance of the criteria and then analyze the proposed aggregation method. …”
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Modelling fungal colonies and communities: challenges and opportunities by R.E. Falconer, J.L. Bown, E. McAdam, P. Perez-Reche, A.T. Sampson, J. van den Bulcke, N.A. White

“…We also propose a novel application area for fungi which may provide alternate routes for supporting scientific study of colony behaviour. …”
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Two Positive Solutions of Third-Order BVP with Integral Boundary Condition and Sign-Changing Green's Function by Bing-Wei Niu, Jian-Ping Sun, Qiu-Yan Ren

“…We are concerned with the following third-order boundary value problem with integral boundary condition:   u′′′(t)=f(t,u(t)),  t∈[0,1],  u′(0)=u(1)=0,  u′′(η)+∫αβ‍u(t)dt=0, where 1/2<α≤β≤1,  α+β≤4/3, and η∈(1/2,α]. …”
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Modified Newton's Law of Gravitation due to Minimal Length in Quantum Gravity by Ahmed Farag Ali, A. Tawfik

“…A recent theory about the origin of the gravity suggests that the gravity is originally an entropic force. In this work, we discuss the effects of generalized uncertainty principle (GUP) which is proposed by some approaches to quantum gravity such as string theory, black hole physics, and doubly special relativity theories (DSR), on the area law of the entropy. …”
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"No pain, no gain": Simulation-based learning in teacher education: The mediating role of simulation hindrances. by Orna Levin, Rivi Frei-Landau, Chen Goldberg

“…Research on educational simulations has attempted to decipher the simulation-based learning (SBL) process by examining factors that facilitate and impede this process. In the current study, we examined the role of SBL participants' hindrances, in particular their experience of anxiety or fear, which we view using the framework of leaving one's comfort zone. …”
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Reflecting With Teachers on Research-Based Tools: The ySKILLS Education Toolkit by Susana Batista, Cristina Ponte, Rita Baptista

“…To explore these issues, firstly we present an education toolkit developed within a European research project and aligned with normative and substantive guidelines for science communication. …”
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Inferring noise intensity and phase response from noisy synchronous oscillators by Hisa-Aki Tanaka, Somei Suga, Akira Keida, Hiroya Nakao, Yutaka Jitsumatsu, István Z. Kiss

“…The theory of such noisy oscillators and their synchronization has been developed and experimentally demonstrated, but inferring the noise intensity and phase response is not always straightforward. In this paper, we propose a useful formula that enables us to infer the noise intensity and phase response of a noisy oscillator synchronized with periodic external forcing. …”
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The RATF Formula (Kwok's Formula): Exploiting Average Term Frequency in Cross-Language Retrieval by Ari Pirkola, Erkka Leppänen, Kalervo Järvelin

“…In an earlier study, we presented a query key goodness scheme, which can be used to separate between good and bad query keys. …”
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SAINT SERGEY OF RADONEZH'S SPIRITUAL HERITAGE AND DESTINIES OF RUSSIA by K. M. Dolgov

“…The memory of Reverend Sergius of Radonezh is a good benchmark, which we can always check ourselves against, whether we are living up to it or failed. …”
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Translation as growth: Xiangsheng’s growing trajectory in China and abroad by Ye Tian, Guanpeng Wang

“…Through the ecological metaphors of growth and using the lens of semiotic translation, we characterise translation as growth and explore the complexities in xiangsheng’s developing trajectories over time. …”
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Inferior Lateral Genicular Artery Injury during Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery by J. M. Lamo-Espinosa, R. Llombart Blanco, J. R. Valentí

“…We report a case of inferior lateral genicular artery (ILG) injury during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery with lateral partial meniscectomy. …”
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The Influences of Institutional Logics Dynamics on Organizational History: the Case of Veiling Holambra Cooperative by Maisa Gomide Teixeira, Karina De Dea Roglio

“…In this sense, we draw upon an empirical study, based on a qualitative case study and oral h istory at Veiling Holambra Cooperative. …”
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Long Complete Remission Achieved with the Combination Therapy of Cisplatin and Gemcitabine in a Patient with Aggressive Natural Killer Cell Leukemia by Justin LaPorte, Lawrence Morris, John Koepke

“…We describe the details of the chemotherapy regimens used and a literature review of the treatment of ANKL.…”
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Myofibroblastoma of the Breast: Literature Review and Case Report by Mario Metry, Mohamad Shaaban, Magdi Youssef, Michael Carr

“…The main aim of this study is to review the literature of this rare tumor. We present a case of a mammary myofibroblastoma occurring in an 82-year-old man, emphasizing the clinical, radiological, and pathological features. …”
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Do State-owned Enterprises in Brazil Require a Risk Premium Factor? by Rafaela Vitoria, Aureliano Angel Bressan, Robert Aldo Iquiapaza

“…Constructing a portfolio of publicly traded State Owned Enterprises, we find that the financial crisis produced a significant increase in risk exposure, results that were much more pronounced when compared with a portfolio of privatized companies. …”
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Hyperhomocysteinemia in a Patient with Moyamoya Disease by Durga Shankar Meena, Gopal Krishana Bohra, Mahadev Meena, Bharat Kumar Maheshwari

“…Moyamoya disease is a chronic progressive cerebrovascular disease characterized by bilateral occlusion or stenosis of arteries around circle of Willis. We report a case of 18-year-old female presented with recurrent episodes of headache and vertigo. …”
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Hopf Bifurcation Analysis in a New Chaotic System with Chaos Entanglement Function by Zhang Jiangang, Chu Yandong, Du Wenju, Chang Yingxiang, An Xinlei

“…Besides, we controlled the system to any fixed point to eliminate the chaotic vibration by means of sliding mode method. …”
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A Note on the Iterative MRI Reconstruction from Nonuniform k-Space Data by Tobias Knopp, Stefan Kunis, Daniel Potts

“…In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), methods that use a non-Cartesian grid in k-space are becoming increasingly important. In this paper, we use a recently proposed implicit discretisation scheme which generalises the standard approach based on gridding. …”
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On the Number of Conjugate Classes of Derangements by Wen-Wei Li, Zhong-Lin Cheng, Jia-Bao Liu

“…Sometimes the exact value is necessary, while sometimes we need the approximation value. In this paper, a recursion formula of hn will be obtained and also will some elementary approximation formulae with high accuracy for hn be presented. …”
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Superior Patellar Dislocation Misdiagnosed as Patellar Tendon Rupture: The Value of Ultrasonography by Artit Boonrod, Sermsak Sumanont, Manusak Boonard, Arunnit Boonrod

“…We also include a literature review of similar cases and discuss the advantages of different types of imaging for diagnosis in this condition.…”
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