Current Situation of Illegal Usage of Special Expertise while Investigating Thefts by O. V. Haidar

“…The author of the article has studied regulatory legal acts of Ukraine that regulate the usage of special expertise while investigating secret theft of another’s property. The concepts of “an expert”, “a specialist”, “a forensic inspector” have been revealed. …”
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Parametric optimization technique for continuous and combinational problems based on simulated annealing algorithm by Yosua Heru Irawan, Po Ting Lin

“…This method uses local neighborhood search to find solutions, meaning it searches around it for answers itself and takes another solution based on everything around it. The simulated annealing method has been used successfully for the optimization process in the continuous case (Himmelblau’s function) and combinational case (Quadratic Assignment Problem or QAP). …”
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Behavioural intentions in response to a potential menthol cigarette sales ban: a survey examining smokers in Washington, DC public housing by Kimberly Horn, Craig T Dearfield, Ian Crandell, Debra H Bernat

“…Of those not intending to quit, 40.7% reported they would switch to non-menthol cigarettes, 20.4% to another non-menthol product, 13.0% to menthol e-cigarettes and 20.4% to another menthol product.Conclusions Results suggest banning the sale of menthol-flavoured products has the potential to impact cigarette smoking cessation. …”
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Probe – Integrated electrochemical sensing platform for detection of trace levels of Dapoxetine hydrochloride drug residue in water and drug formulations by H. Alwael, N.A. Asiri, B.G. Alhogbi, A.S. Alharthi, E.A. Bahaidarah, T.N. Abduljabbar, D.F. Baamer, M. Madkour, F.A. Zainy, M.S. El-Shahawi

“…Hence, the current study reports a simple and low cost electrochemical probe based on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) combining adsorptive square wave - anodic stripping voltammeter (Ads SW-ASV) for detection of DPH in aqueous solution at pH 3. …”
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Photoelectrochemical characterization and photocatalytic properties of mesoporous <mml:math alttext="${{{ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} } mathord{left/ {vphantom {{{ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} } {{ext...

“…Enhancing of photocatalytic activity of zirconia-doped films relative to pure <mml:math alttext="${ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} $"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>TiO</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>2</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> originates from an anodic shift of the valence band edge potential. Catalytic activity of mesoporous <mml:math alttext="${ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} $"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>TiO</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>2</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and <mml:math alttext="${{{ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} } mathord{left/ {vphantom {{{ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} } {{ext{ZrO}}_2 }}} ight. …”
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Parabolic Equation Modeling of Propagation over Terrain Using Digital Elevation Model by Xiao-Wei Guan, Li-Xin Guo, Ya-Jiao Wang, Qing-Liang Li

“…As a consequence, a good agreement is observed. Besides, another example is given to provide a theoretical basis and reference for DEM selection. …”
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Multiple Low Energy Long Bone Fractures in the Setting of Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome by Nicholas Beckmann

“…The patient was also found to have an asymptomatic stress fracture of the lower extremity, another finding of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome rarely reported in the literature. …”
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Nocardia Subretinal Abscess: A Rare and Challenging Case Report by Ana Maria Cunha, Marta Silva, Ana Catarina Pedrosa, Fernando Falcão-Reis, Luís Figueira

“…Examination of the left eye revealed a submacular white mass with fluffy borders and another smaller white lesion, with well-defined borders, in the inferior temporal vascular arch. …”
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Factors and Economic Evaluation of Transnational Investment Risks by Guanghui Xiong, Lei Wang

“…Then, the applicability and economic meanings of common indices were clarified one after another. After that, the economic evaluation flow was designed for risk-based transnational investment projects. …”
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Tolérance et transgressivité : le jeu à somme nulle des gauchistes et des islamistes tunisiens by Michaël Béchir Ayari

“…During this period, the authoritarian state allowed some form of opposition while repressing another. In this sense, the 2000s look like the 1980s. …”
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Historical psychology: the versions of synthesis by Albinas Bagdonas

“…The introduction of the principle of historicism (historical determinism) into psychology resulted in the formation of Piagetian genetic psychology, Vygotsky's cultural psychology, and the French school of historical psychology. Another source of development of the last one was the investigations of "psychology of nations" (W. …”
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Wood identification in objects of Bambuti people from the Congo in the collection of the Slovene ethnographic museum by Katarina Čufar, Hans Beeckman, Marko Frelih, Luka Krže, Wannes Hubau, Maks Merela

“…., the dagger and sheath of Autranella congolensis or another high density species of Sapotaceae, and the crossbow of Nauclea diderichii (bow) and Xylopia sp. …”
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On the class of square Petrie matrices induced by cyclic permutations by Bau-Sen Du

“…In this paper, we show that if σ is a cyclic permutation on P, then all such matrices Aσ are similar to one another over Z2 (but not over Zp for any prime p≥3) and their characteristic polynomials over Z2 are all equal to ∑k=0nxk. …”
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Strengthening of Precast RC Frame to Mitigate Progressive Collapse by Externally Bonded CFRP Sheets Anchored with HFRP Anchors by Jianwu Pan, Xian Wang, Fang Wu

“…The middle parts of the CFRP sheets were anchored with hybrid fibre-reinforced polymer (HFRP) anchors. Another specimen was not strengthened. The failure mechanisms, failure modes, and strengthening effect are discussed. …”
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T Cell-Tumor Interaction Directs the Development of Immunotherapies in Head and Neck Cancer by A. E. Albers, L. Strauss, T. Liao, T. K. Hoffmann, A. M. Kaufmann

“…This results in the dysfunction or apoptosis of lymphocytes and dysregulated lymphocyte homeostasis. Another important tumor-escape mechanism is to avoid recognition by dysregulation of antigen processing and presentation. …”
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Le poids de l’instant dans le récit ferroviaire contemporain by Mahigan Lepage

“…Drawing on the notion of “apparatus” (“dispositif”), the author shows how the operation of writing from a train takes place into a series of relations that support one another: the relation between instant and duration, between disorder and order, between the unformed and form, etc. …”
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Comparative analysis of computing platforms for onboard micromodule of provisional image recognition by V. A. Kovalev, D. A. Paulenka, E. V. Snezhko, V. A. Liauchuk, A. A. Kalinovski

“…When choosing a microplatform, the main limitations were its low weight (no more than 300 g, including camera and interface equipment) and its relatively high performance (time for frame processing of a color image 320×240 pixels is no more than 300 ms). Another important limitation was the low price and commercial availability of microplatform on the Belarusian market. …”
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Perioperative Automated Noninvasive Blood Pressure- (NIBP-) Related Peripheral Nerve Injuries: An Anesthetist’s Dilemma—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Waleed Elmatite, Chanchal Mangla, Surjya Upadhyay, Joel Yarmush

“…No other cause of nerve injury was identified except for the use of the NIBP cuff. In the absence of another identifiable cause, we strongly suspected the NIBP cuff compression as a possible cause for the nerve injuries. …”
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The Stability of a Two-Axis Gimbal System for the Camera by Nguyen Cong Danh

“…Gimbal or an inertial stabilization platform (ISP) is used to stabilize the line of sight of an object or device that is tracking another object (LOS) with stationary or moving targets or targets moving forward. …”
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Qui construit le paysage bruxellois ? Le cas de Tour et Taxis by Sophie Hubaut

“…The study makes it possible to identify the different notions of the landscape that have emerged, developed, circulated, and been confronted to one another, thus composing the different layers in the site resulting from the ways it has been used during the last thirty years as the actors appeared and the key questions concerning heritage, social, economic, and environmental issues evolved.…”
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