Adapting Yorùbá Epistemology in Educational Theory and Practice in Nigeria by Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju

“…Second, the essay deploys the African art-centered investigations of the role of the senses in relating with art, understood as paradigmatic of navigating the world. …”
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Efficient Image Inpainting for Handwritten Text Removal Using CycleGAN Framework by Somanka Maiti, Shabari Nath Panuganti, Gaurav Bhatnagar, Jonathan Wu

“…Extensive experiments and analyses confirm that the proposed method generates inpainted images with superior visual quality and outperforms state-of-the-art deep learning approaches.…”
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A Hardware Efficient Random Number Generator for Nonuniform Distributions with Arbitrary Precision by Christian de Schryver, Daniel Schmidt, Norbert Wehn, Elke Korn, Henning Marxen, Anton Kostiuk, Ralf Korn

“…However, most state-of-the-art architectures are either tailored to specific distributions or use up a lot of hardware resources. …”
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La thermoluminescence comme prisme de l’étude du faux : application aux terres cuites chinoises by Armel Bouvier

“…The application of analysis techniques on works of art for more than 10 years in the CIRAM laboratory is useful to illustrate forgers’ crafting, along with the art market variations.…”
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Female genital tract microbiome: the influence of probiotics on assisted reproduction by Ana Sofia Almeida Santana, Ana Margarida Póvoa

“…Abstract Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has been evolving since 1978, with the number of techniques performed increasing over the years. …”
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Theoretical Model of the Relationship between Single Embryo Transfer Rate and Multiple Pregnancy Rate in Japan by Syuichi Ooki

“…The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of single embryo transfer (SET) in assisted reproductive technology (ART) on the reduction of the multiple pregnancy rate. …”
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THE PROCEDURE OF VERIFYING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS by Ştefan Alberto LUPU

“…This paper aims at providing an overview of the institution of precautionary measures also called preliminary injunction measures in the criminal trial, namely of the procedure instituted by the legislator in art. 2502 CPP and on the terms in which the judicial bodies are obliged to verify whether or not the grounds for maintaining precautionary measures still exist. …”
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A Molecular-Orbital Model for Amorphous Group IV Semiconductors by M. A. Grado-Caffaro, M. Grado-Caffaro

“…This model is valid for amorphous group IV semiconductors and represents a substantial improvement of the state of the art.…”
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Dietary diversity and opportunistic infections among adults living with human immunodeficiency virus on antiretroviral therapy in Kumasi metropolis; a facility-based cross-sectiona... by Charles Apprey, Hammond Yaw Addae, Monica Osei, Irene Danquah, Reginald Annan

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary diversity and the presence of OIs among HIV-positive adults receiving ART. Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 291 HIV-positive adults receiving ART from February 2023 to April 2023 at Kumasi South Hospital, Ghana. …”
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Jomon Terracotta Figurine Designated a National Treasure by Jaimee Uhlenbrock

“…In Japan, great reverence is paid to significant cultural forms of expression, such as important works of art or architecture. They are awarded the title of kokuhō, or National Treasure, by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, an office of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.…”
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DISSIPATIVITY OF COMMUNICATION IN MASS CULTURE by N. Paudyal

“…The changing roles social roles of the structural elements of "producer - consumer" in the system "culture" is considered in modern social and cultural paradigm on the example of art.…”
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Improved Bat Algorithm Applied to Multilevel Image Thresholding by Adis Alihodzic, Milan Tuba

“…Our new proposed improved bat algorithm proved to be better than five other state-of-the-art algorithms, improving quality of results in all cases and significantly improving convergence speed.…”
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De l’indépendance politique à l’émancipation culturelle:le rôle de la diplomatie latino-américaine en Europe by Enrique Sánchez Albarracín

“…Diplomacy is not only the art of negotiation, it is also the art of representation, seduction. …”
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Realm of blank space: from Chinese brush painting to music appreciation by Jiawei Xu, Yuhang Zhang

“…In music appreciation, it is important to slow down the pace, pay attention to intervals and interruptions, actively appreciate the art of blank space, and learn to grasp the overall work and appreciate blank space. …”
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Scoping Review of PTSD Treatments for Natural Disaster Survivors by Arjun Nanduri, Marlon Vasquez, Savithri Chandana Veluri, Noshene Ranjbar

“…The included interventions were, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, herbal supplements, CBT, yoga, narrative exposure therapy, acupuncture stimulation, web-based interventions, and a multimodal art and meditation program. CBT is considered the standard of care for general PTSD treatment and was also found to be effective for the treatment of natural disaster-related PTSD symptoms. …”
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Eudora Welty: Sensing the Particular, Revealing the Universal in Her Southern World  by Pearl McHaney

“…Second, Welty’s sensory language gives meaning to the abstract, universal concepts such as joy, love, art, and fear.…”
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Landscape Design: Drawing a Planting Plan by Gail Hansen

“…Selecting and placing plants in the landscape is the art and science of arranging plant material to make a healthy, functional, and beautiful yard. …”
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Bassæ by Ida Soulard

“…In order to grasp this “body in crisis” in all of its dimensions it is necessary to overhaul our theoretical frameworks and to elaborate the premises of a “prosthetic history of art”. What we will propose here is the formulation of a theoretical extension, a return to objects, aiming at the construction of a “natural history of art” yet to be written.…”
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A graph-state based synthesis framework for Clifford isometries by Timothée Goubault de Brugière, Simon Martiel, Christophe Vuillot

“…We recover the state of the art two-qubit gate depth necessary for the execution of a Clifford circuit on an LNN architecture, concomitantly with another work. …”
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Nelson Rodrigues e a censura: o caso Boca de ouro no Arquivo Miroel Silveira by Adriano de Paula Rabelo

“…Este artículo analiza las relaciones entre el dramaturgo Nelson Rodrigues y la censura del estado de São Paulo al inicio de los años 1960, a través de la pieza Boca de oro, tal como estas relaciones están documentadas en el dossier n° 4.906 del Archivo Miroel Silveira, en la Escuela de Comunicaciones y Artes de la Universidad de São Paulo. Interesa al autor discutir como los parámetros morales son inadecuados para juzgar una obra de arte, exponiendo los equívocos recurrentes de la actividad de censura cuando trata de restringir la libertad de creación artística en nombre de concepciones y comportamientos reputados como “normales” o “adecuados”.…”
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