Rhetorical questions or rhetorical uses of questions? by Špago Džemal

“…Namely, despite the fact that the same questions can be rhetorical in one context, and answer-eliciting in another, some of them are more likely to be associated with rhetorical or non-rhetorical use. …”
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The Digital Euro: Functionality and Critical Appraisal by Friedrich Thießen

“…Easy-to-use ‘onboarding’ without IBAN is also expected. Another goal should be the independence of European payments from third-party intervention, as was the case in the Iran-U.S. conflict. …”
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Palace commandant V. N. Voeikov and the Duma-military opposition: confrontation during the First World War by M. A. Knyazev

“…The author comes to the conclusion about the evolution of forms and methods of combating the tsarist encirclement in 1914–1917: from attempts to «peacefully» remove or move to another position to apply radical measures (public and newspaper bullying, baseless charges, arrest)…”
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Assessing Contact Graph Routing Performance and Reliability in Distributed Satellite Constellations by J. A. Fraire, P. Madoery, S. Burleigh, M. Feldmann, J. Finochietto, A. Charif, N. Zergainoh, R. Velazco

“…Indeed, the DtnSim simulator is introduced as another relevant contribution of this work. Results enabled the authors to identify existing CGR weaknesses and enhancement opportunities.…”
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Artificial Intelligence vs. Traditional Research Methods: An Empirical Study from Northern Croatia by Katerina Fotova Čiković, Antonija Mandić, Maja Hoić

“…Moreover, conclusions about the respondents' perception and openness to using AI tools in research regarding gender, age and current academic position are discussed. Another goal is to compare the level of satisfaction from both the AI tools and the traditional research methods. …”
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Intestinal and Tracheal Parasites of Poultry by Gary D. Butcher, Michael A. Davis

“… A parasite is defined as an animal or plant that derives sustenance and/or protection by living in or on another animal or plant called the host. Intestinal and tracheal parasites of poultry are commonly referred to as “worms,” although this term is technically not correct. …”
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It Does Not Stop at Treaties: Filling the Void of Indigenous Governance by Yamina Sfiat

“…Very little is known about how Tribal governments function as their own administration or as an administration within another nation, or about the many intricacies and histories centralized within that dynamic. …”
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Literatura e infância: entre filosofia, história e “despropósitos” by Márcia Cabral da Silva

“…On one hand, we reflect on the relationship between fiction and childhood, with special emphasis on the books that have children as main characters that have an ability to see the reality from another perspective , to philosophize. On the o ther hand, we emphasize the examination of literary strategies capable of causing perplexity in relation to the descriptive and communicative character of everyday language. …”
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New Approach for Finding Basic Performance Measures of Single Server Queue by Siew Khew Koh, Ah Hin Pooi, Yi Fei Tan

“…Suppose the probability density function f(t) and the cumulative distribution function F(t) of the interarrival time are such that the rate f(t)/1-F(t) tends to a constant as t→∞, and the rate computed from the distribution of the service time tends to another constant. When the queue is in a stationary state, we derive a set of equations for the probabilities of the queue length and the states of the arrival and service processes. …”
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Tchad 2008 by Géraud Magrin

“…Since 1965 crises have followed one another in Chad, until the very last episode of February 2008. …”
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Pressure Induced Suppression to the Valence Change Transition in EuPdAs by Baoxuan Li, Jianzhong Liu, Yufeng Li, Xiyu Zhu, Hai-Hu Wen

“…Through resistivity and magnetic susceptibility measurements, we find that EuPdAs shows a phase transition at 180 K and another transition below 10 K at ambient pressure, as was reported before. …”
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Entre rutinas cotidianas y eventos extraordinarios: las construcciones de conceptos temporales en la sociedad maya prehispánica by Takeshi Inomata

“…Architectural complexes and greenstone axe caches on the southern Gulf Coast and in Chiapas during the Early Preclassic and the early part of the Middle Preclassic emphasized references to terrestrial symbols. …”
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Assessment on Knowledge Network Sharing Capability of Industrial Cluster Based on Dempster-Shafer Theory of Evidence by Shengli Dai, Hailin Zhang

“…The research result shows relatively high knowledge network sharing capacity among the certain industrial cluster firms. Another conclusion is that the assessment method with Theory of Evidence is feasible to conduct such a research.…”
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How I Grow: Months Five and Six by Millie Ferrer, Keith Gouin, Anne M. Fugate

“… Welcome to another fascinating stage in your baby’s development. …”
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Enhanced overloaded code division multiple access for network on chip by Behnam Vakili, Morteza Gholipour

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HISTORY AND POLITICS OF CURRENCY CHANGES IN NIGERIA UP TO 2008 by SHINA ALIMI, ABIMBOLA ADESOJI

“… Whether from the pound sterling to the naira or from lower to higher denominations or even from one colour to another, Nigerian currency has gone through changes at different times in its history. …”
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SETTLEMENTS IN THE RUCĂR – BRAN CORRIDOR. DYNAMICS OF FUNCTIONAL TYPES by LUCIAN DAVID

“…Likewise, geographical location is another important factor in defining the economic features. …”
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Conservative Treatment of a Gossypiboma Causing Uterine Wound Dehiscence by Taner A. Usta, Dogukan Yildirim, Sefik E. Ozyurek, Elif C. Gundogdu

“…A 30-year-old woman had been submitted to an emergency cesarean section 4 months previously at another hospital. Clinical and ultrasound findings revealed a large intra-abdominal mass and diffuse peritonitis. …”
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The Comorbidity of Reduplicative Paramnesia, Intermetamorphosis, Reverse-Intermetamorphosis, Misidentification of Reflection, and Capgras Syndrome in an Adolescent Patient by Ozden Arısoy, A. Evren Tufan, Rabia Bilici, Sarper Taskiran, Zehra Topal, Nuran Demir, M. Akif Cansız

“…Delusional misidentification syndromes may be superimposed on neurological or psychiatric disorders and include delusional beliefs that the people, objects, or places around the patient change or are made to change with one another. In this paper, an adolescent patient displaying Capgras syndrome, metamorphosis, reverse-intermetamorphosis, misidentification of reflection, and reduplicative paramnesia was presented. …”
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Impact of Ship Motions on Maritime Radio Links by William Hubert, Yvon-Marie Le Roux, Michel Ney, Anne Flamand

“…The improvement of maritime radio links often requires an increase of emitted power or receiver sensitivity. Another way is to replace the poor antenna gains of traditional surface ship whips by novel antenna structures with directive properties. …”
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