Political and Institutional Approaches to Advancing International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Foreign Policy in 1998–2020 by V. A. Shchipkov

“…The concept became popular after the end of the Cold War when the defense of religion against socialistatheist ideas had lost its relevance due to political (the collapse of the Eastern bloc) and cultural (the growing importance of religion in many non-Western countries of the world) reasons. The article starts by reviewing the history of the emergence and development of the institutional infrastructure (legal acts, administrative entities, public and political organizations, think tanks, expert platforms, interdepartmental coordination formats, human rights projects, funding and grant programs, and new international organizations) that supported the US foreign policy advancing international religious freedom. …”
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Internet of things enabled smart agriculture: Current status, latest advancements, challenges and countermeasures by Navod Neranjan Thilakarathne, Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar, Pg Emeroylariffion Abas, Hayati Yassin

“…Owing to the ever-increasing world population, estimated at 7.9 billion in 2022, feeding this number of people has become a concern due to the current rate of agricultural food production subjected to various reasons. The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) based technologies in the 21st century has led to the reshaping of every industry, including agriculture, and has paved the way for smart agriculture, with the technology used towards automating and controlling most aspects of traditional agriculture. …”
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The use of industrial waste materials for alleviation of iron deficiency in sunflower and maize by Brigitta Tóth, Makoena Joyce Moloi

“…In maize, however, chlorophyll a was the only pigment induced after sewage sludge treatments in contrast to sunflower, which could be the reason for lower DM in maize. Compost could only be effective when applied at higher concentrations (4 gLâ1) for sunflower because of its low-Fe content, further showing that maize plants require more Fe. …”
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Impact of Local Soil Conditions on Earthquake Sensitivity in Erzincan City by Emre Özşahin, İlker Eroğlu

“…The damage that may result from local soil conditions in a possible instant of earthquake will be less in the areas surrounding the city where earthquake sensitivity is moderate. For this reason, considering the earthquake potential and local soil conditions, the existing risks should be taken into consideration in the construction of new buildings, or sites with a lower earthquake sensitivity should be chosen for construction. …”
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Military-political Processes in the Caucasus Region and the Security of Russia by A. V. Vilovatykh, A. V. Rogovaya

“…We conclude that anti-Russian processes in the countries of the Caucasus continue to determine the overall geopolitical situation, including in the military-political sphere. The reason is mainly seen in interests clashing of Russia and countries of the "Atlantic world." …”
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CFD Simulation of an Industrial Dust Cyclone Separator: A Comparison with Empirical Models: The Influence of the Inlet Velocity and the Particle Size on Performance Factors in Situ... by Tchinda Vermande Paganel, Epee Fabrice Alban, Mezoue Adiang Cyrille, Claude Valery Ngayihi Abbe

“…An alternative to this model is RNG K-epsilon model, which offers a reasonable calculation time with acceptable results (maximum deviation of 5 %) for speed values below 10 m/s. …”
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Research on spatial carving method of glutenite reservoir based on opacity voxel imaging by Hu Zhao, Zhong-wei Zhang, Hong-wei Yang, Guo-hua Wei

“…However, due to the influence of sedimentary characteristics, the glutenite reservoir exhibits strong lateral heterogeneity, significant vertical thickness variations, and low accuracy in reservoir space characterization, which affects the reasonable and effective deployment of development wells. …”
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A two-sex model for the influence of heavy alcohol consumption on the spread of HIV/AIDS by Gigi Thomas, Edward M. Lungu

“…Our simulations point to theheavy-drinking habits of men as a major reason for the continuingdisproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on women in sub-Sahara Africa.Our analysis has revealed the possibility of the phenomenon ofbackward bifurcation. …”
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İslâm Tarihi Boyunca Görülen Salgın Hastalıklar ve Alınan Önlemler by Hüseyin Elmhemıt

“…The Umayyad state was exposed to a large number of plagues, one of the reasons for its collapse. In the Abbasid state, the epidemics have abated greatly. …”
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DESCARTES ABOUT ANTHROPOLOGICAL GROUNDS OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE "EARLY WRITINGS" by А. М. Маlivskyi

“…Realization of the set purpose involves the consistent solving of such tasks: by referring to the research literature, to outline the forms of transition to modern methodology; to explicate the main reasons for philosophy anthropologization by Descartes; to analyze the role of art as the main form of expressing Descartes’ worldview in the "early writings". …”
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Youth and the pandemic: health information imaginaries and practices while navigating COVID-19 in Nigeria by Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam

“…Following a low vaccination rate among participants, the data revealed vaccine lethargy, “vaccinformation void,” vaccine misinformation, vaccine distrust, and vaccine inaccessibility, due to various reasons and factors at play. Some young adults adhered to health rules due to fear and anxiety, while others were nonchalant, overwhelmed by the rules or discouraged by others’ non-compliance. …”
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Ocular aberrations in keratoconus by V.V. Averich, G.B. Egorova

“…The authors note that a possible reason for the increase in the aberration level in KC are concomitant signs of dry eye syndrome (DYS). …”
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On the Conditions for the Introducing Distance Learning in Russian Universities by A. V. Borovskikh

“…But the issue of a reasonable measure of the use of these technologies and the adequate setting and implementation of tasks in this direction requires special work. …”
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Assessment of economic efficiency of artificial intelligence application in construction: the choice of the optimal method by D. N. Shishkina

“…Construction is a fundamental area of human life, in which the use of information technology innovations, especially artificial intelligence should be associated with a balanced decision and thorough testing. For this reason, it is required to choose the most appropriate method to evaluate the feasibility of implementation. …”
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Peculiarities of the classification of raw-smoked sausages during forensic commodity examination by Ye. М. Sobakar, Ya. О. Kulyk

“…Defects in raw-smoked sausages can occur for a variety of reasons and are usually the result of deficiencies in production, storage, or transportation. …”
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Geography of Sand and Gravel Mining in the Lower Mekong River by Jean-Paul Bravard, Marc Goichot, Stéphane Gaillot

“…Currently, the most important issue in the Mekong basin is certainly the threat to the delta coastline because of its importance in terms of food security for the growing populations of Vietnam and Cambodia. The reasons most often cited to explain the retreat of the delta are the trapping of sediment in the existing upstream reservoirs and climate change. …”
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Development of E-trade of industrial enterprises in the conditions of digital business transformation by Igor Kryvovyazyuk

“…The methodological basis is the system of methods used to obtain the final results of the research: generalization – when systematizing scientific research with the aim of clarifying the conceptual apparatus; abstract-logical – to improve the scientific and methodological approach to the study of the peculiarities of the development of ecommerce of enterprises in the conditions of digital transformation; economic analysis, graphical and tabular – when studying the peculiarities of the development of e-commerce of enterprises of Ukraine; regression analysis – to determine the impact of digitalization of business on the development of e-commerce; grouping – to determine the factors and reasons for inhibiting the development of e-commerce of enterprises. …”
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Road properties of cement-phosphogypsum-red clay under dry and wet cycles. by Yunke Liu, Kaisheng Chen, Hao Jian, Zeyu Liu

“…SCA-2 water stabilizer reduces the strength of the mixture, but significantly improve the water stability performance of the mixture, the reason SCA-2 water stabilizer active ingredients and mixing particles of physicochemical reaction, the content of ettringite in the mixture is lower than the content of the mixture not mixed with water stabilizers, the generation of quartz, white mica, and kaolinite and other hydrophilic poor material increases, the surface of the cementitious material increases, the seepage channel is reduced, so the strength is reduced, and water stability performance is improved. …”
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Unplanned Reoperation Rate at a Government-Designated Regional Trauma Center in Gangwon Province by Minju Kim, Seongyup Kim

“…Data were collected from the Trauma Center’s data registry and medical records, and included information regarding patients’ demographic characteristics, the type of index operation, and the reason for unplanned reoperations. Results A total of 453 index operations were evaluated. …”
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Wie wissenschaftlich muss Musiktheorie sein?. Chancen und Herausforderungen musikalischer Korpusforschung by Markus Neuwirth, Martin Rohrmeier

“…In musicology, by contrast, it is about to gain in importance only fairly recently. The reasons for this delayed acceptance are manifold. …”
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