Ordos Mausoleum of Genghis Khan: History and Modernity by Nomin D. Tsyrenova, Chingis Ts. Tsyrenov

“…It is believed that this memorial contains personal belongings and symbols of the power of the great Mongol conqueror. …”
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Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability to Detect Vascular Dysregulation in Glaucoma by Eva Charlotte Koch, Johanna Staab, Matthias Fuest, Katharina Witt, Andreas Voss, Niklas Plange

“…Data were analyzed calculating univariate linear (time domain and frequency domain), nonlinear (Symbolic Dynamics, SD) and bivariate (Joint Symbolic Dynamics, JSD) indices. …”
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Josquin’s Motet “In amara crucis ara” in the Green Codex of Viadrina by Wojciech Odoj

“…Analysis shows that the motet’s text (its symbolic meaning) was probably the main reason why it – and not another part of the cycle Qui velatus facie fuisti – was selected and copied into the codex I F 428. …”
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Human-Gorilla and Gorilla-Human: Dynamics of Human-animal boundaries and interethnic relationships in the central African rainforest by Takanori Oishi

“…Here human and gorilla interactions are bidirectional. Much beyond food or symbols for humans, gorillas are human’s ontological counterparts. …”
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Optimal Index Code With Rate 4 Over F₂ by Rajesh Neelakandan, Ganesan Kaliyaperumal

“…High throughput broadcasting systems requires efficient broadcasting that can broadcast the information source symbols with optimal rate (i.e., maximizing the usage of broadcast channel which exploits the broadcast nature of the wireless medium through index coding). …”
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US Medical Schools’ 2024 Commencements and Antisemitism: Addressing Unprofessional Behavior by Steven Roth, Hedy S. Wald

“…Conclusions: We identified unprofessional behavior at commencements of top-ranked medical schools consisting of antisemitism and displaying offensive and insensitive symbols and messaging. There is an urgent need for medical schools in the US to educate medical trainees about the dangers of antisemitism and all forms of hate and insensitivity.…”
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Valorização turística da oliveira em Saint-Rémy de Provence: entre a requalificação simbólica e a deturpação dos valores patrimoniais by Julie Deramond, Pauline Grison, Eric Triquet

“…By studying the iconic discourse based on the use of images linked to the olive-growing heritage, the aim is to examine the hypothesis that the olive, olive oil and the olive tree have above all an emblematic value as symbols of Provence. Our aim is to show that they are used primarily for commercial and tourist purposes, as well as being witnesses to a claimed cultural identity.…”
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Ne jamais dire « Fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eau » by Virginie Prioux

“…The gardens, parks and mostly the water points described have an obvious symbolic meaning in the novels: water jets, waterfalls and fountains appear at key moments and mirror the voluptuousness and the sensuality displayed by the protagonists. …”
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L’instrumentalisation de l’espace by Gatien Elie, Elisabeth Foscolo

“…In Paris and in the rest of France, tents were located in touristic areas or in symbolic places to gain visibility. The invisibles claimed their right to city againt urbanism policies wich drive the poor outside downtown since the XIXth century. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY AS A COMPETITIVE EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION by Ekaterina E. Shishlova, Anzhelika M. Mirzoeva

“…The use of the term "university as an educational organization" symbolizes the transition to a new paradigm of organization and management of university development, which allows it to be competitive in the new environment.…”
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Dlaczego w czasach jagiellońskich zanika w Polsce pieczęć majestatyczna? by Michał Knapik

“…In researching this issue, the author places the symbolic meaning of the majestic seal and its use against the background of the political changes in the Poland of the Late Middle Ages and the visual representation of the kings of Poland and the royal rituals at the turn of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern era. …”
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“THE EMPTIED AUTHORITY”: AFRICAN NEO-PENTECOSTALISM, MODERNISATION OF SACRED AUTHORITY, AND GENDERED AND SEXUALISED CONSTRUCTIONS OF VIOLENCE by C.J. Kaunda

“…The article proposes emptied sacred authority as life-affirming and the recovery of holistic imaginations, whereby the pastor becomes a symbolic instrument of a kenotic life. …”
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Interioryzacja misterium paschalnego Chrystusa w celebracji Eucharystii by Stanisław T. Zarzycki

“…At the same time, he takes into account signs and symbols and their functions in the interiorization of this mystery. …”
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« Somnambulisme », ou l’après-coup de la métaphore by Marc Amfreville

“…This essay aims to show that “Somnambulism,” a short story by Charles Brockden Brown published in 1799 foreshadows several Freudian tenets that allow, in turn, to fully measure the symbolic purport of this fiction. Reading thus becomes bidirectional, obeying the very principle of Nachträglichkeit (deferment or belatedness). …”
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Les jardins flottants du lac Inlé (Birmanie), ou la construction d’un paysage agricole et touristique original by Martin Michalon

“…On the contrary, they present the floating gardens as symbols of timeless Burmese “tradition” and “authenticity”.…”
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The Unresolved History and Genealogy of Forced Displacement in Mexico by Carolina Robledo Silvestre

“…This article reconstructs symbolic elements and practices that underline the recent dispute over the characterization and nature of “forced displacement” in Mexico. …”
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La evolución de la memoria de la Guerra Civil en el espacio urbano de Bilbao: una mirada comparativa by Jesús Alonso Carballés

“…These case studies also include references to the evolution of this memory in the symbolic villages of Burgos and Valence, in order to offer a comparative view of three key capitals of the 1936 conflict.…”
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La construction symbolique du territoire by Séverine Steenhuyse

“…Which method could be implemented, in order to have access to a subtle understanding of the symbolical phenomenon that occurred ? And, upon which values can the building of a popular collective landscape be carried out ? …”
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The tourist imaginary in Costa Rica: from a “way of seeing” to “making a territory” by Linda Boukhris

“…If this tourist imaginary is repsonsible for the creation of tourist sites, it is also involved in the construction of the territorial identity of Costa Rica by creating territorial symbols from which the national collective identification has taken shape. …”
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Foreword by J.-A. van den Berg, J. Meyer

“…As this work of art is rich in symbolism and begs to be unlocked for a deeper meaning, so are these contributions in the Festchrift, dedicated to colleague Kobus Schoeman on the occasion of his retirement. …”
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