Informal networks of corruption in contemporary Lithuania: Between practice and interpretation (an attempt to study evolution of blat) by Donatas Brandišauskas

“…At least two different hypotheses might be relevant to consider: one, which claims that such phenomenon as blat no longer exists, and another stating that the practices of using informal networks still exist, albeit in different forms. …”
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Angle and Context Free Grammar Based Precarious Node Detection and Secure Data Transmission in MANETs by Anitha Veerasamy, Srinivasa Rao Madane, K. Sivakumar, Audithan Sivaraman

“…Since the design securing requires more than two data algorithms, the cost of the system goes up. Another mechanism proposed in this paper, Angle and Context Free Grammar (ACFG) based precarious node elimination and secure communication in MANETs, intends to secure data transmission and detect precarious nodes in a MANET at a comparatively lower cost. …”
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Chased by a Unicorn by Georgios Orfanidis

“…However, the parabolic narrative of the Futile Life reveals another aspect. This is the aspect of the inward cruel power that drives a man to the wrong choice, preventing him from finding the proper spiritual way out to save himself after his physical death in the vanity world in which he lives transiently. …”
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Réinterroger le capitalisme contemporain : vers une économie politique de l’écologie by Louison Cahen-Fourot, Gaël Plumecocq, Franck-Dominique Vivien

“…And yet, Conference of Parties (COP) after another has failed to initiate a global transition commensurate with these challenges. …”
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Artificial Urinary Sphincter: Long-Term Results and Patient Satisfaction by Drogo K. Montague

“…Kaplan-Meier projections for freedom from mechanical failure were 79% at 5 years and 72% at 10 years. In another series 10 year projections for freedom from mechanical failure were 64%. …”
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Implication of diabetes mellitus in telomere length and alteration in some age related cell senescence markers of aged men in Kurdistan region-Iraq by Kaniaw Rafat Khafar, Dr. Esmail S Kakey

“… Indications of cell maturing including telomere length and mitochondrial work, just as oxidative pressure and incendiary markers affect one another and structure a complicated organization, which all influenced in age related sicknesses, for example, diabetes mellitus. …”
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Grafting in Vegetables: Transforming Crop Production with Cutting-Edge Techniques by Mohsin Raza

“…Vegetable farmers and researchers use grafting as a common technique to increase crop resistance or tolerance to biotic and environmental challenges in a variety of crops, including cucurbitaceous and solanaceous crops. …”
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Proposal of a Correlation Model Integrating FDRM and CLSCM Practices and Performance Measures: A Case Study from the Automotive Battery Industry in Brazil by Antonio Marco-Ferreira, Reginaldo Fidelis, Francielle Cristina Fenerich, Rafael Henrique Palma Lima, Pedro Paulo De Andrade Junior, Diogo José Horst

“…The most relevant practices for the company under study were demand forecasting, with 21.68% of relative importance, followed by reverse logistics practices (21.15%) and production planning and control (18.16%). Another relevant finding is that upstream performance measures account for 77.72% of the company’s CLSCM performance.…”
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Correct order on some certain weighted representation functions by Chen, Shi-Qiang, Ding, Yuchen, Lü, Xiaodong, Zhang, Yuhan

“…In a very recent article, another Chen (the first named author) slightly improved Qu’s result and obtained that \[ \liminf _{n\,\rightarrow \,\infty }\frac{r_{1,k}(A,n)}{\log n}>0. \] In this note, we further improve the lower bound on $r_{1,k}(A,n)$ by showing that \[ \liminf _{n\,\rightarrow \,\infty }\frac{r_{1,k}(A,n)}{n}>0. \] Our bound reflects the correct order of magnitude of the representation function $r_{1,k}(A,n)$ under the above restrictions due to the trivial fact that $r_{1,k}(A,n)\le n/k…”
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Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media by Gemma Webster, Frances Ryan

“…This paper reports an exploratory qualitative study investigating the ways in which older adults are supported by social media proxies defined as 'an individual who uses a social media account for or supports the use of a social media account by another person'. Method. Interviews, a diary study, and a focus group were conducted to explore the motivations for undertaking a proxy role; formal or informal agreements between proxies and account holders; and collaborative proxy practices that exist between the individuals providing or receiving proxy support. …”
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Implication of diabetes mellitus in telomere length and alteration in some age related cell senescence markers of aged men in Kurdistan region-Iraq by Kaniaw Rafat Khafar, Dr. Esmail S Kakey

“… Indications of cell maturing including telomere length and mitochondrial work, just as oxidative pressure and incendiary markers affect one another and structure a complicated organization, which all influenced in age related sicknesses, for example, diabetes mellitus. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Association Analysis for Solvent Retention Capacity in the Accessions Derived from Soft Wheat Ningmai 9 by Peng Jiang, Ping-Ping Zhang, Xu Zhang, Hong-Xiang Ma

“…Neighbor-joining cluster based on the genotyping data showed that Ningmai 9 and most of its first-generation derivatives were clustered together, whereas its second-generation derivatives were found in another group. The variation coefficients of SRCs in the derivatives ranged from 5.35% to 8.63%. …”
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VAI TRÒ CHỦ THỂ TÁC GIẢ TRONG DU KÝ VIẾT VỀ TÂY NGUYÊN NỬA ĐẦU THẾ KỶ XX by Nguyen Huu Son

“…Nhận diện đặc điểm đội ngũ tác giả, định hướng sáng tác trong bối cảnh lịch sử, văn hóa và đời sống báo chí đương thời. …”
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Hand Detection Using Cascade of Softmax Classifiers by Yan-Guo Zhao, Feng Zheng, Zhan Song

“…The SftB models are used to distinguish the predefined postures from the background regions, and the SftM model is applied to discriminate among all the predefined hand posture categories. Another usage of the cascade structure is that it could effectively decompose the complexity of background pattern space and therefore improve the detection accuracy. …”
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Improving Transmission in Integrated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle–Intelligent Connected Vehicle Networks with Selfish Nodes Using Opportunistic Approaches by Meixin Ye, Zhenfeng Zhou, Lijun Zhu, Fanghui Huang, Tao Li, Dawei Wang, Yi Jin, Yixin He

“…Based on this, information is initially flooded, and the UAV is selected for data distribution by jointly considering the node centrality, energy consumption, and cache size. Finally, simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can effectively improve the delivery ratio and reduce the average delivery delay compared to state-of-the-art schemes.…”
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Primary Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and a Comprehensive Review of a Rare Entity by Olga Martínez-Sáez, Javier Molina-Cerrillo, Carmen Moreno García del Real, Rafael Barberá Durban, Juan J. Díez, Teresa Alonso-Gordoa, Enrique Grande Pulido

“…Regardless of their low frequency, it is imperative to accurately differentiate these tumors from the much more common squamous cell carcinomas and from metastasis from another primary tumor due to the completely different therapeutic approaches and prognosis. …”
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Functional characterization of elderly people in the rural community of “Lagunillas”. January-March 2004. by Marly Delgado Navarro, Luz María Díaz Hernádez, Fidelina Bravo Vargas

“…In this stage, not only health problems are affected but also also another group of factors which are called social risk of aging. …”
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The Mechanisms of Sepsis Induced Coagulation Dysfunction and Its Treatment by Zhu L, Dong H, Li L, Liu X

“…These factors not only interact but also exacerbate one another, leading to severe organ dysfunction. This review illustrates the mechanisms of sepsis-induced coagulopathy, with a focus on tissue factor activation, endothelial glycocalyx damage, and the release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), all of which are potential targets for therapeutic interventions.Keywords: sepsis, coagulation dysfunction, thrombosis…”
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Inhibition of KLF5 promotes ferroptosis via the ZEB1/HMOX1 axis to enhance sensitivity to oxaliplatin in cancer cells by Zheng Zhang, Huaxiang Xu, Junyi He, Qiangsheng Hu, Yuxin Liu, Zijin Xu, Wenhui Lou, Wenchuan Wu, Lei Zhang, Ning Pu, Chenye Shi, Yaolin Xu, Wenquan Wang, Liang Liu

“…We further found that another key substrate of FBW7, KLF5, could inhibit ferroptosis. …”
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Multiagent Task Allocation in Complementary Teams: A Hunter-and-Gatherer Approach by Mehdi Dadvar, Saeed Moazami, Harley R. Myler, Hassan Zargarzadeh

“…The proposed method employs two complementary teams of agents: one agile in detecting (hunters) and another skillful in completing (gatherers) the tasks. …”
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