The last Spencerians. Towards a canon of the first Ecuadorian sociology by Philipp Altmann

“…However, this particular theory, which assumed that society evolved according to fixed natural laws and which granted elites a key role in promoting social progress; helped legitimize the discipline and provided a link with the then dominant ideas of political liberalism. …”
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Seismic performance assessment of deficient RC structures retrofitted with different steel bracing systems by Meriem Bouderradji, Mohammed Salah Dimia, Soumia Gherabli, Ahmed Rafik Belakhdar, Noureddine Lahbari

“…In the second method, a set of three natural earthquakes was employed to perform a dynamic time history analysis. …”
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Study on the coexistence of Fagaceae in the evergreen broad-leaved forest of Malipo by LUO Rui, CHEN Xi, YANG Kehan

“…[Methods] We set four 600 m2 plots in the Malipo natural reserve in May 2021. Excel 2019 and SPSS 25.0 software were used to analyze the dominant group by both individual number and basal area, and make static life table and survival curve to understand the differentiation among different genera and their coexistence mechanisms. …”
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Employment Chances Are “Satisfactory”: What Prevents Young People from Finding a Job in Conditions of Personnel Shortage? by O. B. Solodovnikova, E. E. Malkova, P. I. Tynkova

“…Among the macro-level factors are a lack of a well-thought- out system for converting university graduate competencies into qualifications required in the labor market (both in the humanities and natural sciences), as well as a lack of interregional forecasting of demand for certain specialties; as a result, labor force mobility is reduced. …”
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Coastal environmental changes in Ninh Thuan Province, South-Central Vietnam. by Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil, Siham Acharki, Vikram Puri, Vanna Teck

“…Vietnam's coastal regions are highly vulnerable to natural hazards and human-induced changes, posing significant challenges to their ecological and socio-economic systems. …”
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Spectroscopic Analysis for Harnessing the Quality and Potential of Gemstones for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) by Imtiaz Ahmad, Suhail H. Serbaya, Ali Rizwan, Malik Sajjad Mehmood

“…In this regard, four natural gemstones Quartz, Pyrope-Almandine Garnet, Black tourmaline, and Amethyst brought from Hunza valley Pakistan were analyzed by state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques including EDX, UV-VIS, and FTIR spectroscopy. …”
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16S rRNA and Omp31 Gene Based Molecular Characterization of Field Strains of B. melitensis from Aborted Foetus of Goats in India by Ajay Singh, Vivek Kumar Gupta, Amit Kumar, Vikas Kumar Singh, Shivasharanappa Nayakwadi

“…In human, it is mainly caused by Brucella melitensis, a natural pathogen for goats. In India, a large number of goats are reared in semi-intensive to intensive system within the close vicinity of human being. …”
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Rôle des acteurs dans le processus d’élaboration de projets routiers by Shahinaz Sayagh, Agnès Jullien, Anne Ventura

“…However this approach is often limited to local stakes, whereas planetary environmental stakes, such as climate change or natural resources depletion, are often neglected.…”
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A Square Wave Voltammetry Study on the Antioxidant Interaction and Effect of Extraction Method for Binary Fruit Mixture Extracts by Claudia Giovagnoli-Vicuña, Sebastián Pizarro, Vilbett Briones-Labarca, Álvaro Delgadillo

“…The results indicate that the presence of natural bioactive antioxidants in fruit mixtures does not guarantee that the interactions are synergistic.…”
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Study on Pore Structure of Shale Reservoir by Low Temperature Nitrogen Adsorption Method by Huaying Mi, Yujie Guo, Xiaogang Yu

“…Shale gas is one of the most actively explored unconventional sources of natural gas. There are several types of pores in the shale reservoir, and their structural characteristics are complex. …”
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Immobilisation and Epidural Anaesthesia in a Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) Undergoing Pelvic Limb Orthopaedic Surgery by Sonia Campos, Pierre Picavet, Olivier Bertrand, Charlotte Sandersen, Alexandru Tutunaru

“…A Eurasian lynx was referred for femur fracture repair after it was seen with lameness of the left pelvic limb sustained in its natural environment. The animal was remotely darted using a combination of ketamine (5 mg/kg) and xylazine (5 mg/kg) intramuscularly. …”
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Stanley Kubrick, un evolucionista cinematográfico. Origen y término de la cultura en 2001, una odisea del espacio by Vicente Castellanos Cerda

“…En este análisis se demuestra cómo el empleo virtuoso de la forma cinematográfica (todo aquello que captamos con nuestros sentidos durante la proyección de una película), produce un efecto en el pensamiento del espectador que lo obliga a renovar los filtros mediante los cuales comprende su entorno natural y social. Se analiza la primera secuencia de 2001, una odisea del espacio, con el objetivo de conocer la organización cinematográfica de la película y cómo nos lleva a reflexionar acerca del origen y fin de la cultura. …”
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Oral Administration of Oleuropein and Its Semisynthetic Peracetylated Derivative Prevents Hepatic Steatosis, Hyperinsulinemia, and Weight Gain in Mice Fed with High Fat Cafeteria D... by Saverio Massimo Lepore, Valeria Maria Morittu, Marilena Celano, Francesca Trimboli, Manuela Oliverio, Antonio Procopio, Carla Di Loreto, Giuseppe Damante, Domenico Britti, Stefania Bulotta, Diego Russo

“…We have synthesized a peracetylated derivative of Ole (Ac-Ole) which has shown in vitro antioxidant and growth-inhibitory activity higher than the natural molecule. In this study, male C57BL/6JOlaHsd mice were fed with a standard (std), cafeteria (caf) diet, and caf diet supplemented with Ole (0.037 mmol/kg/day) and Ac-Ole (0.025 mmol/kg/day) for 15 weeks. …”
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Assess the level of farmers' awareness regarding climate changes and its impacts on agriculture in Sétif province (north-east Algeria) by Nasri Samir, Belabbas Messaoud, Bouzid Hamza

“…Still, the vegetable and fruit crops reporting negative impacts living organisms are experiencing imbalances in natural biodiversity. In other point, the findings indicate that over half of the participants farmers (63.00%) have a moderate level of knowledge about climate changes, while 18.04% have a high level of knowledge. …”
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Rare Earth Elements in Mineral Deposits: Speciation in Hydrothermal Fluids and Partitioning in Calcite by Emily P. Perry, Alexander P. Gysi

“…Studying the speciation and mineral-fluid partitioning of the rare earth elements (REE) allows us to delineate the key processes responsible for the formation of economic REE mineral deposits in natural systems. Hydrothermal REE-bearing calcite is typically hosted in carbonatites and alkaline rocks, such as the giant Bayan Obo REE deposit in China and potential REE deposits such as Bear Lodge, WY. …”
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Investigation of catechin’s anti-inflammatory activity: A bioinformatics and molecular docking study by Nisa Yulianti Suprahman, Bulan Rosita Sari, Riri Fauziyya, Fatimah

“…As a country with rich biodiversity, Indonesia offers numerous phytochemicals with potential for drug development, including catechin, a natural compound with anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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The Chamber for Studying Rice Response to Elevated Nighttime Temperature in Field by Song Chen, Xi Zheng, Dangying Wang, Chunmei Xu, Ma. Rebecca C. Laza, Xiufu Zhang

“…The system consists of a pipe hoop shed-type chamber with manually removable covers manipulated to provide a natural environment at daytime and a relatively stable and accurate temperature at night. …”
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Electroweak phase transition in two scalar singlet model with pNGB dark matter by Dilip Kumar Ghosh, Koustav Mukherjee, Shourya Mukherjee

“…After this U(1) symmetry breaking, the imaginary component of the complex scalar (S) acts as a pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone boson (pNGB) dark matter candidate, naturally stabilized by the Z 2 $$ {\mathcal{Z}}_2 $$ symmetry of the scenario. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Chronic Pain in the Locomotor System by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…The holistic process theory of healing and the related quality of life theories state that return to the natural state of being is possible, whenever the person gets the resources needed for existential healing. …”
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The Impact of Energy Cooperation and the Role of the One Belt and Road Initiative in Revolutionizing the Geopolitics of Energy among Regional Economic Powers: An Analysis of Infras... by Wu Hao, Syed Mehmood Ali Shah, Ahsan Nawaz, Ali Asad, Shahid Iqbal, Hafiz Zahoor, Ahsen Maqsoom

“…Several regions such as Central Asia, the Arctic, Eastern Mediterranean, and the South China Sea are offering substantial natural gas and oil reserves and drawing global attention to develop energy cooperation. …”
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