Apocalyptic Propaganda: How the U.S. Government Manufactured Consent on The War on Terror by Carin Blom, Tomas Lindgren

“…War and propaganda have been linked together for a long time because of a natural human inhibition against killing other humans. …”
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The Association between Female Reproductive Factors and Open-Angle Glaucoma in Korean Women: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V by Yong Un Shin, Eun Hee Hong, Min Ho Kang, Heeyoon Cho, Mincheol Seong

“…In the multivariate logistic regression analysis after adjusting for all potential confounding factors, only early menopause (younger than 45 years) was significantly associated with OAG in participants with natural menopause (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.17–4.46). Age at menarche, parity, history of lactation, and administration of OC or HRT were not significantly associated with OAG. …”
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Capability of biodentine and the mineral trioxide aggregate mta sealing in furcal perforation repair. Literature review by Silvana Benavides, Alejandra Guallo, Yecenia Carrillo

“…Endodontic therapy seeks to maintain natural dentition's integrity in form function and aesthetics. …”
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A new approach to the ecotourism potential of Yusufeli district within the framework of AHP-SWOT by İnci Zeynep Yılmaz, Ufuk Demirci

“…According to the results of the study, while the strengths of Yusufeli district are the presence of places with magnificent natural beauty, the presence of places that will serve the belief and cultural heritage with historical importance and the presence of places based on river tourism (rafting, canoeing, boat tours, etc.) (33.3%); the weakest aspect is lack of activities for activities such as accommodation, pensions, restaurants, tour trips, etc. due to the relocation to a new settlement and the lack of related promotions (59.4%). …”
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Laboratory Evaluation and Design of Construction and Demolition Wastes for Granular Base by Jin Yi, Chenghao Liang, Junfeng Qian, Jue Li, Yongsheng Yao

“…Using recycled aggregate from construction and demolition (C&D) wastes as a construction material is a potential method for solving the disposal of C&D wastes, which can reduce the exploitation of natural aggregate. In this study, extensive laboratory tests were carried out to investigate the reliability of the C&D wastes used as road base material. …”
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Optimization of micronizing zeolite grinding using artificial neural networks by Nikolić V., Trumić M., Tanikić D., Trumić M.S.

“…The micronizing grinding of natural zeolite, of the clinoptilolite type, was investigated in a ring mill. …”
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Effects of Geographical Origin and Timing of Broodstock Collection on Hatchery Conditioning of the Clam <i>Ruditapes decussatus</i> (L. 1758) by Rania Azirar, Samah Fettach, Fiz da Costa, Montse Pérez, Abderrahim Chiaar, Adil Aghzar, Yassine Ouagajjou

“…However, clam production has declined over recent decades, largely due to the overexploitation of natural beds, and recruitment failures, leading to a limited wild spat availability. …”
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Photographie et écologie aux États-Unis: l’image à contre-emploi by François Brunet

“…Jackson; b) the work and career of Ansel Adams, envisioned as the paradox of a highly polished style of landscape photography whose classic, mainstream look tended to contradict its underlying conservationist message; c) a series of more recent books and exhibitions (1975-2010), bringing together artistic projects that highlighted deconstructions of classic, iconic landscapes, or examples of the degradation and destruction of natural sites, while maintaining a stylistic taste for spectacular effect and spotless finish that seemed to contradict the artists’ avowed message.…”
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The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Emitted PM2.5 in Urban Road Networks: Using Loop Data and Kriging Method for Passenger Cars in the Central Part of the City of Lodz by Marta Borowska-Stefańska, Michał Kowalski, Paulina Kurzyk, Alireza Sahebgharani, Szymon Wiśniewski

“…Another finding is that although the COVID-19 outbreak clearly poses a serious threat to life and health, it has had an exceptionally positive impact on the natural environment, becoming an unconventional mechanism for its restoration.…”
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Theoretical Investigation of the Structural, Spectroscopic, Electronic, and Pharmacological Properties of 4-Nerolidylcathecol, an Important Bioactive Molecule by Renyer A. Costa, Earle Silva A. Junior, Jaqueline de A. Bezerra, Josiana Moreira Mar, Emerson S. Lima, Maria Lucia B. Pinheiro, Diego V. C. Mendonça, Guilherme Braule P. Lopes, Adjane Dalvana S. Branches, Kelson M. T. Oliveira

“…Also, HOMO-LUMO energy gap and natural bond orbitals (NBOs) were performed and discussed. …”
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Discovering patient groups in sequential electronic healthcare data using unsupervised representation learning by Jingteng Li, Kimberley R. Zakka, John Booth, Louise Rigny, Samiran Ray, Mario Cortina-Borja, Payam Barnaghi, Neil Sebire

“…Abstract Introduction Unsupervised feature learning methods inspired by natural language processing (NLP) models are capable of constructing patient-specific features from longitudinal Electronic Health Records (EHR). …”
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Extraction of Least-Dispersive Ultrasonic Guided Wave Mode in Rail Track Based on Floquet-Bloch Theory by Maodan Yuan, Peter W. Tse, Weiming Xuan, Wenjin Xu

“…However, the practical application of UGW has been hindered by the complicated signal interpretation because of the natures of multiple modes and dispersion. Therefore, it is desirable that the effective UGW modes with high excitability and least dispersion can be identified and extracted for practical applications. …”
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MAIN FACTORS OF INFLUENCE ON GEOECOSYSTEMS OF WATER BASINS AND RISKS OF THEIR DESTRUCTION by V.O. Iemelianov, P.O. Kiriakov, O.M. Rybak, O.O. Paryshev, L.V. Stupina

“…The main Ukraine's main problems are directly related to the disruption of important geoecological functions of the components of the natural environment − lithosphere, atmospheric air, water and soil environment, flora and fauna. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process by C. Ramesh Kannan, R. Venkatesh, M. Vivekanandan, J. Phani Krishna, S. Manivannan, S. Rajkumar, V. Vijayan

“…Aluminium alloy is one of the light-weight materials, and it fulfills the industrial demands based on their natural strength/stiffness, enhanced temperature permanence, superior wear, and corrosion resistance. …”
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The American Landscape: from an Ideological to an Ecological Object in Oxbow Archive by Joel Sternfeld by Helena Lamouliatte

“…Sternfeld doesn’t blatantly criticize the way men claim ownership of natural spaces, but prefers to use a rigorous and elaborate aesthetic framework, combined with a serial mode of representation that only shows traces of human presence. …”
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utilization of composite material: Water hyacinth and sugarcane bagasse fiber-epoxy for cool box thermal insulation by Ivinia Muthia Anjani, Raden Grenny Sudarmawan, Noor Hidayati, Muslimin Muslimin

“…However, the use of styrofoam results in a significant quantity of waste that doesn't naturally break down. As a solution, a study was conducted to develop an alternative thermal insulation material for cool boxes. …”
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) nanomechanical characterization of micro- and nanoplastics to support environmental investigations in groundwater by Massimiliano Galluzzi, Michele Lancia, Chunmiao Zheng, Viviana Re, Valter Castelvetro, Shifeng Guo, Stefano Viaroli

“…MNP particles from groundwater samples result in aggregates with a roughness of one to two orders of magnitude higher than the plastic particles aged in the laboratory, suggesting a higher adsorption capacity towards pollutants or other natural compounds. The application of the proposed method can facilitate the characterization of micro-and nanoplastics in groundwater, a resource characterized by large uncertainties in hydrodynamics and pollutant transport.…”
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Analysis of Bianchi Type V Holographic Dark Energy Models in General Relativity and Lyra’s Geometry by Daba Meshesha Gusu, M. Vijaya Santhi

“…The energy density of dark matter in both natures was obtained and compared so that the energy density of dark matter in general relativity is slightly different from the energy density of dark matter in Lyra’s geometry. …”
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The Vosges, border of Alsace (1871-1914) by Sébastien Stumpp, Julien Fuchs

“…The way in which local mountain associations promoting hiking and skiing considered this political and cultural border reveals their unique perception of a natural boundary that was fixed by definition, but mobile in its representations. …”
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SP-Loc: A crowdsourcing fingerprint based shop-level indoor localization algorithm integrating shop popularity without the indoor map by Jie Wei, Fang Zhao, Haiyong Luo

“…We introduce a zero-cost indoor localization algorithm utilizing crowdsourcing fingerprints to obtain the shop recognition where the user is located. Naturally utilizing the Wi-Fi, GPS, and time-stamp fingerprints collected from the smartphone when user paid as the crowdsourcing fingerprint, we avoid the requirement for indoor map and get rid of both devices cost and manual signal collecting process. …”
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