The Question of Baltic States in the Policy of the Great Westem Powers in 1944-1945 by Ramojus Kraujelis

“…The postwar international system that was leading to division of Europe, bipolar world, and Cold War was the adversity that influenced the plight of small states and nations. …”
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Toward becoming a “math-person”: Relationship between achievement emotions, personal beliefs, and mathematics identity by Blažanin Barbara, Radišić Jelena, Krstić Ksenija

“…The lack of association between MI and MA, points to the need for an educational system that prioritises mastery-oriented goals instead of achievement-oriented ones.…”
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The role of PCD in sexual dimorphism of dioecious Spinacia oleracea L. by Asuman Karadeniz Pekgöz, Özal Mutlu, Özlem Aytürk

“…S. oleracea provides an ideal unisexual floral developmental system for studying the structural development of floral organs. …”
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Effect of Hemin on Brain Alterations and Neuroglobin Expression in Water Immersion Restraint Stressed Rats by Merhan Ragy, Fatma Ali, Maggie M. Ramzy

“…In the brain, the heme oxygenase (HO) system has been reported to be very active and its modulation seems to play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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POSSIBLE TRAJECTORIES OF INSTITUTIONAL POLICY FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT by Elvira Martini, Maria Carmela Serluca

“…On the other hand, we want to show - more closely and specifically - what are the correlations (we hope the positive ones) between the work of the Public Administration and the development’s level of a territory, whereas the current system complexity requires that the structural measures of the Public Administration should be guided by the objective of pursuing higher levels of efficiency together to the needs of public expenditure.…”
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Altruistic Punishment, Status Conflict, and Knowledge Sharing in the Workplace: An Evolutionary Game Model by Fang Song, Xiwu Hu, Junfeng Li, Michael Allen Watson

“…Moreover, the stable equilibrium result is affected by the initial system state. In sum, our results not only promote the understanding of altruistic punishment and status conflict regarding knowledge sharing but also provide practical implications for both organizations and leaders.…”
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Health Status Measurement Instruments in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Yves Lacasse, Eric Wong, Gordon Guyatt, Roger S Goldstein

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with primary respiratory impairment, disability and handicap, as well as with secondary impairments not necessarily confined to the respiratory system. Because the primary goals of managing patients with COPD include relief of dyspnea and the improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQL), a direct measurement of HRQL is important. …”
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Study of the Radical Chain Mechanism of Hydrocarbon Oxidation for In Situ Combustion Process by Alexandra Ushakova, Vladislav Zatsepin, Mikhail Varfolomeev, Dmitry Emelyanov

“…We have attempted to correlate the main stages of the reaction with areas of heat release observed in the experiments. The system of differential equations based on the equations of oxidation reactions was solved. …”
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Balanced dung beetle optimization algorithm based on parameter substitution and escape strategy by Chen-Xu Tian, Yu-Xuan Li

“…Finally, the BDBO algorithm is applied to the tracking technology of the maximum power point of the photovoltaic system, and the experimental results show that the application effect of the BDBO algorithm is better and has more engineering application value.…”
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Social risks of educational space digitalization in regional universities: identification and institutionalization problems by Ya. I. Serkina

“…The article analyzes the prerequisites for social risks of the educational space digitalization in regional universities, based on the provisions on their normativity for modern social reality, transformation into a permanent factor of the functioning of complex sociobiotechnical systems, ambivalence of risk, the need for risk genesis process regulation. …”
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Immune Privilege and Eye-Derived T-Regulatory Cells by Hiroshi Keino, Shintaro Horie, Sunao Sugita

“…Ocular immune privilege provides the eye with immune protection against intraocular inflammation in order to minimize the risk to vision integrity. The eye and immune system use strategies to maintain the ocular immune privilege by regulating the innate and adaptive immune response, which includes immunological ignorance, peripheral tolerance to eye-derived antigens, and intraocular immunosuppressive microenvironment. …”
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Research progress of circRNAs in bone-related diseases by Xianming Hua, Lingfeng Yu, Hao Zhu, Yan Zhu, Gentao Fan, Guangxin Zhou, Guangxin Zhou, Guangxin Zhou

“…Studies have shown that circRNAs play an irreplaceable role in the pathogenesis, disease progression, diagnosis, and targeted therapy of motor system tumors (osteosarcoma), metabolic diseases (osteoporosis), and degenerative diseases (osteonecrosis of the femoral head, osteoarthritis, intervertebral disc degeneration). …”
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An Investigation on Gas Lift Performance Curve in an Oil-Producing Well by Deni Saepudin, Edy Soewono, Kuntjoro Adji Sidarto, Agus Yodi Gunawan, Septoratno Siregar, Pudjo Sukarno

“…The main objective in oil production system using gas lift technique is to obtain the optimum gas injection rate which yields the maximum oil production rate. …”
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Identification of the Causative Disease of Intermittent Claudication through Walking Motion Analysis: Feature Analysis and Differentiation by Tetsuyou Watanabe, Takeshi Yoneyama, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Yasumitsu Toribatake

“…We constructed a simple walking measurement system that is easy to set up and calibrate and suitable for use by nonspecialists in small spaces. …”
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Impact of Land Use Change on the Local Climate over the Tibetan Plateau by Jiming Jin, Shihua Lu, Suosuo Li, Norman L. Miller

“…The Single-Column Atmosphere Model (SCAM) version 3.1 developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research is used to investigate the role of land use change in the TP local climate system and isolate the contribution of land use change to the warming. …”
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Recognition of Reconstructed Frontal Face Images Using FFT-PCA/SVD Algorithm by Louis Asiedu, Felix O. Mettle, Joseph A. Mensah

“…Modern face recognition modules/algorithms have been successful in many application areas (access control, entertainment/leisure, security system based on biometric data, and user-friendly human-machine interfaces). …”
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Study on the Operation Efficiency of Toll Roads in China from the Perspective of Scale Economy by Yan Xu, Jianqiang Fan, Haicheng Xu

“…Based on provincial panel data, this paper then discusses the relationship between toll highway scale and economic performance through system-generalized method of moments estimation and verifies the status quo of the transformation of toll highways from scale to efficiency. …”
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The Role of Dopamine in Impulsivity and Substance Abuse: A Narrative Review by Connor J Plaisance, Lloyd F Ledet III, Nicholas J Slusher, Charles P Daniel, Zachary Lee, Bradley Dorius, Sonnah Barrie, Tomasina Q Parker-Actlis, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Sahar Shekoohi, Alan D Kaye

“…There are additional studies warranted, especially finding ways to manipulate the dopaminergic system to treat addiction disorders of all varieties. …”
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Eggshell Powder as an Adsorbent for Removal of Fluoride from Aqueous Solution: Equilibrium, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies by R. Bhaumik, N. K. Mondal, B. Das, P. Roy, K. C. Pal, C. Das, A. Baneerjee, Jayanta kumar Datta

“…Fluoride adsorption was studied in a batch system where adsorption was found to be pH dependent with maximum removal efficiency at 6.0. …”
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Non-linear analysis of masonry infilled steel frame under in-plane loading using Multi Pier method by Mohammad Mosa Ahmadvand, Ahmad Maleki, Masoud Pourbaba

“…In the event of an earthquake, the in-plane stiffness, strength, and energy absorption capacity of the lateral load-bearing system could be affected by the presence of masonry infill walls. …”
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