Dialectics of Place and Space in Forster's A Passage to India: A Lacanian Reading by Ercan Tugay Akı

“…This study provides a reading of Forster’s A Passage to India in terms of space from the vantage point of Lacanian psychoanalysis in order to show that the novel fictionalises the dialectics of the place and space and its implications for the British and to argue that the attempt of ideological and semantic appropriation of India by the British ultimately fails and results in an ironical entrapment of the British in the places they created in the midst of the Indian space except for Adela who manages to cope with India without turning it into a place from a space. …”
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Hydroxyurea Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease by Martin H. Steinberg

“…This treatment increases the total hemoglobin concentration, reduces the vaso-occlusive complications of pain and acute chest syndrome, and attenuates mortality in adults. It is a promising beginning for pharmacologic therapy of sickle cell disease. …”
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SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING CCR DEC. NO. 364/2022 by Marta-Claudia CLIZA

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‘Showcasing Empire’ Past & Present Or A Brief History of Popular Imperialism, from Britannia to Brexit by Berny Sèbe

“…This paper explores the hypothesis that this deeply rooted attachment to the Empire has been running consistently (although at varying degrees) at least since the eighteenth century, and has found a new lease of life among supporters of the Brexit process, who have celebrated often implicitly the strength of the imperial legacy as a suitable alternative to the EU project. …”
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The effect of a single administration of streptozotocin on hippocampus metabolites in NODSCID mice by D. A. Tur, O. B. Shevelev, M. В. Sharapova, M. A. Zolotykh, A. E. Akulov

“…These changes may be medi­ated by metabolic aberrations. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a common method of intravital detection of metabolic reactions. …”
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D-dimer as a predictor of severity and outcome in acute pancreatitis by Joseph A, Harikrishnan CP, Oommen AN, Nair A

“…The study demonstrated a significant correlation between elevated D-dimer levels and the severity of acute pancreatitis, classified according to the Atlanta criteria. Specifically, D-dimer levels ≥2528 ng/L were strongly associated with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), while levels ≤1871 ng/L were primarily linked to mild cases. …”
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Enhancement of Photocatalytic Activity on TiO2-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites by Lingling Wang, Long Shen, Yihuai Li, Luping Zhu, Jiaowen Shen, Lijun Wang

“…The improved photodegradation performances are attributed to the suppressed recombination of electrons and holes caused by the effective transfer of photogenerated electrons from TiO2 to CNx.…”
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Osteopontin at the Crossroads of Inflammation and Tumor Progression by Luigi Mario Castello, Davide Raineri, Livia Salmi, Nausicaa Clemente, Rosanna Vaschetto, Marco Quaglia, Massimiliano Garzaro, Sergio Gentilli, Paolo Navalesi, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Umberto Dianzani, Anna Aspesi, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…Thus, it represents one of the most attracting targets for cancer therapy. Within the tumor mass, OPN is secreted in various forms either by the tumor itself or by stroma cells, and it can exert either pro- or antitumorigenic effects according to the cell type and tumor microenvironment. …”
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Business or Security? Goals and Decision-Making Inside the French Oil Policy of the 1920s by I. E. Magadeev

“…The author demonstrates the heterogeneity and complexity of this policy the diverse nature of motives and interests behind the different attempts to acquire access to the oil. The French case throws some new light on the role of the “oil factor” in international relations and Great Powers’ politics. …”
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Olive leaf extract activity against Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis – the in vitro viability study by Zorić Nataša, Kopjar Nevenka, Kraljić Klara, Oršolić Nada, Tomić Siniša, Kosalec Ivan

“…The objective of the present research was to evaluate the antifungal activity of olive leaf extract against Candida albicans ATCC 10231 and C. dubliniensis CBS 7987 strains. …”
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Efeito da burocracia no custo de transação econômica na Pró-Reitoria de Administração da Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido by Fabianny de Sales Guerra, Luciana Batista Sales, Carlos Alano Soares de Almeida, Adriana Martins de Oliveira, Antônio Erivando Xavier Júnior

“…Os achados evidenciaram que a frequência das transações é nula, consequentemente, inexiste uma forte especificidade de ativos; bem como a racionalidade limitada, oportunismo e incerteza são atributos atenuados pelas normas burocráticas da Instituição. …”
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Maleagi 1:9 - 'n crux interpretum by S. D. Snyman

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FORTIFICACIONES, PUERTOS Y TURISTAS. LA COLONIALIDAD EN LAS COSTAS ISLEÑAS EN LAS CRÓNICAS DE LA CONQUISTA DE CANARIAS by Laura Sabina González Carracedo

“…Específicamente, las edificaciones defensivas y portuarias que perviven en una serie de zonas costeras de las islas Canarias nos permiten reflexionar acerca de cómo la colonialidad atraviesa el recuerdo y el concepto de monumentalidad. …”
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Evaluating Forelimb and Hindlimb Joint Conformation of Morna Racehorses (<i>Equus caballus</i>) by Israr Ahmad, Sahar Ijaz, Mirza M. Usman, Ayesha Safdar, Imdad U. Khan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Syed S. U. H. Bukhari

“…., Morna racehorse) have not received scientific attention. This study aimed to quantify normal angles of limb joints in the Morna breed. …”
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A portable EEG signal acquisition system and a limited-electrode channel classification network for SSVEP by Yunxiao Ma, Jinming Huang, Chuan Liu, Meiyu Shi

“…Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have garnered significant research attention, yet their complexity has hindered widespread adoption in daily life. …”
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Constraining sulphur yields of trachytic and phonolitic volcanic eruptions: Tambora, Vesuvius, Laacher See and Campi Flegrei by Scaillet, Bruno, Oppenheimer, Clive, Cioni, Raffaello, Scaillet, Stephane,  Moussallam, Yves, Prouteau, Gaelle, Andujar, Joan

“…Very high sulphur yields to the atmosphere have been suggested for some prominent phonolite–trachyte eruptions, influencing assessments of their potential climatic impacts. …”
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Theoretical Accounts of Gulf War Syndrome: From Environmental Toxins to Psychoneuroimmunology and Neurodegeneration by Eamonn Ferguson, Helen J. Cassaday

“…It is further argued that the persistence of non-specific illness in chronic conditions like GWS may be (in part) attributable to a bio-associative mechanism (Ferguson and Cassaday, 1999). …”
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Polydiacetylene (PDA) Embedded Polymer-Based Network Structure for Biosensor Applications by Huisoo Jang, Junhyeon Jeon, Mingyeong Shin, Geonha Kang, Hyunil Ryu, Sun Min Kim, Tae-Joon Jeon

“…In particular, polydiacetylene (PDA) is gaining attention as an ideal material for label-free colorimetric biosensor development due to its unique color-changing properties in response to external stimuli. …”
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On the Vibration of Single-Walled Carbon Nanocones: Molecular Mechanics Approach versus Molecular Dynamics Simulations by R. Ansari, A. Momen, S. Rouhi, S. Ajori

“…In molecular structural approach, point mass and beam elements are employed to model the carbon atoms and the connecting covalent bonds, respectively. …”
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“TOGETHER IN GOD’S THEATRE”. PRACTICAL THEOLOGY IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT by W.J. Schoeman

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