An Analysis of a Heuristic Procedure to Evaluate Tail (in)dependence by Marta Ferreira, Sérgio Silva

“…The characteristics of events behave quite differently as these become more extreme, whereas we are in the class of asymptotic dependence or in the class of asymptotic independence. …”
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Denoising X-Ray Diffraction Two-Dimensional Patterns with Lattice Boltzmann Method by Massimo Ladisa

“…Under the assumption that they behave as the components of a two-dimensional mixture (bicomponent fluid) having slightly different physical properties related to the density gradients, a Lattice Boltzmann Method is applied to disentangle the two different diffusive dynamics. …”
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On the Way to the Empire: the Portuguese Diplomacy of the Late Middle Ages by Diogo Faria

“…At the end of the Middle Ages, the kings of Portugal broadened their network of diplomatic contacts while several navigators, on their behalf, were exploring the Atlantic. In this work, based on empirical research on 15th-century embassies and ambassadors, the outlines of the Portuguese diplomacy of that time are presented, giving an account of who the interlocutors were, characterising the ways in which connections were established, addressing the importance of writing and the typology of the documents involved in the contacts, socially characterising the representatives of the monarchs and looking at the relevance of the ceremonies and rituals in these connections. …”
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Complexity geometry and Schwarzian dynamics by Henry W. Lin, Leonard Susskind

“…On the complexity side, geodesics on a simplified version of Nielsen’s complexity geometry also behave like a 1D particle in a potential given by the angular momentum barrier. …”
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Diaspora and Syncretism: Marriage Rites in Yorùbá Homeland and Abroad by Olanike Lawore

“…The importance attached to this union is evident in parents’ preparation even before the girl-child is born, including contracting a marriage proposal on her behalf. This marks the beginning of a long process that will eventually culminate in future marriage. …”
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Can the New Neutrino Telescopes Reveal the Gravitational Properties of Antimatter? by Dragan Slavkov Hajdukovic

“…Hence, a black hole (made from matter) should behave as a point-like source of antineutrinos. Our simplified calculations suggest that the antineutrinos emitted by supermassive black holes in the centre of the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy could be detected by the new generation of neutrino telescopes.…”
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Mapping the global election landscape on social media in 2024. by Giulio Pecile, Niccolò Di Marco, Matteo Cinelli, Walter Quattrociocchi

“…In 2024, a significant portion of the global population will participate in elections, creating an opportunity to analyze how information spreads and how users behave on social media. This study examines the media landscape on Facebook by analyzing posts from political parties and major news outlets in Europe, Mexico, and India. …”
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Histoire et épistémologie des savoirs locaux et autochtones by Marie Roué

“…In this paper, we will attempt an anthropological history of the concept of “local knowledge”, from the first research dedicated to the botanical or zoological knowledge of “traditional” peoples carried out in the 50’s, to the outburst of interest on behalf of actors as disparate as the World Bank, conservation and development NGOs, governments, biodiversity managers, not to mention the main stakeholders, i.e. indigenous peoples and local specialised groups.Through the history of different networks that contributed to developing the concept of local knowledge, traditional or indigenous ecological knowledge, we will highlight precursors and replace them in their heuristic context. …”
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The Influences of Key Strata Compound Breakage on the Overlying Strata Movement and Strata Pressure Behavior in Fully Mechanized Caving Mining of Shallow and Extremely Thick Seams:... by Junmeng Li, Yanli Huang, Jixiong Zhang, Meng Li, Ming Qiao, Fengwan Wang

“…In addition, the main key strata behaved in the mode of rotary instability, and the caving rocks behind the goaf were gradually compacted because of the periodic instability of the main key strata. …”
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A systematic review of barriers to early presentation and diagnosis with breast cancer among black women by Ruth H Jack, Jill Maben, Elizabeth A Davies, Emma Ream, Grace Lucas, Claire EL Jones, Lindsay JL Forbes

“…Comparisons of healthy women and cancer populations revealed differences between how people perceive they would behave, and actually behave, on finding breast abnormality.Conclusions Strategies to improve early presentation and diagnosis with breast cancer among black women need to address symptom recognition and interpretation of risk, as well as fears of the consequences of cancer. …”
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"You are my rock and fortress". Refuge metaphors in Psalm 31. A perspective from cognitive metaphor theory by A. Basson

“…The one under constant attack of the enemy has no other option but to implore the deity to intervene on his behalf. Yahweh is invoked to save the supplicant and to destroy the adversaries. …”
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Palatal Actinomycosis and Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Infected Subject with Disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection by Yuria Ablanedo-Terrazas, Christopher E. Ormsby, Gustavo Reyes-Terán

“…Although Actinomyces can behave as copathogen when anatomic barriers are compromised, its coinfection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare has not previously been reported. …”
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"Whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache." Moral tensions in heart surgery patients' and their spouses' talk about information seeking. Discourse a... by Tuominen Kimmo

“…The author uses social constructionist discourse analysis to examine how the interviewees have to relate their descriptions of information practices to existing moral presuppositions on how rational individuals should behave.…”
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Retraction notice to “Research on the construction of a collaborative ability evaluation system for the joint graduation design of new engineering specialty groups based on digital... by Jiandong Tian, Guifang He

“…This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal).This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor.An investigation conducted on behalf of the journal by Elsevier's Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics team found phrases that make some passages in the article difficult to parse. …”
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BREVILOQUENZA COMPONISTICA - ROBERT SCHUMANN AND FRAUENLIEBE UND LEBEN (PART V) by Claudia POP

“…Driven by the success in singing these lieder by Robert Schumann I decided to behave like a true pedagogue and delimit into the entire study (which contains eight parts), three very important things necessary to approach this genre: • to present the poetic content that harmoniously combines the poetry with the precise notes entered; • to develop sensitivity, understanding of the poetic text; • to introduce some voice technical means necessary to approach these lieder. …”
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Assessment of establishment and operations under market conditions for a public equity fund by Jaka Vadnjal

“…The objective of the study is to give a straightforward answer whether the public fund will behave within the equity market conditions or will impose an unloyal competition to the existing privately financed funds. …”
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Kształtowanie świadomości ekologicznej mieszkańców wsi poprzez działalność informacyjną lokalnych władz i instytucji by Renata Stoczkowska, Maria Obrębska, Ryszard Kowalski

“…Access to information about the state of environment and action taken by local government on its behalf is an important element influencing participation of citizens of rural areas. …”
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Market Efficiency and Organizational Corruption: Study on the Impact on Shareholder Value by Renata Crosara Miari, José Marcos Carvalho de Mesquita, Daniel Jardim Pardini

“…The results indicate that the market did not behave efficiently in this analyzed period.…”
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NEW ZINC OXALATO AND HYDROGENOXALATO COMPLEXES: SYNTHESIS AND INFRARED STUDY by GORGUI AWA SECK, LIBASSE DIOP, ABOUBACRY SENE

“…The environments around the zinc centre being trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral, octahedral or monocapped octahedral. The anions behave as monochelating ligands. When the cations and OH group are involved in extra hydrogen bonds, a supramolecular architecture may be obtained. …”
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Living with Alligators: A Florida Reality by Elizabeth Swiman, Mark Hostetler, Martin Main, Sarah Webb Miller

“…Knowing where alligators live, how they behave, and what you can do to avoid conflict with alligators is key to sharing space safely (Figure 1). …”
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