Iconografia na investigação e intervenção de processos psicossociais by Luciano Domingues Bueno, Paulo Sérgio dos Santos Júnior, Lívia Teixeira Canuto, Adélia Augusta Souto de Oliveira

“…A análise de conteúdo a partir dos conceitos de imaginação e criação identificou desenhos infantis como expressão da realidade da vida cotidiana; as fotografias demonstram a apropriação de elementos espaciais, históricos e culturais das comunidades e o protagonismo de crianças e jovens no contexto comunitário; os vídeos adicionam movimento e áudio aos processos identificados nas produções de desenhos e fotografias. …”
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THE DIGITAL FRONTIER: STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR CULTIVATING EDUCATIONAL-STRATEGIC COMPETENCE  FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS by Vira Svyrydiuk, Ostap Bodyk, Larysa Kalinina, Nataliya Prokopchuk, Nina Khrystych

“…The authors provide detailed descriptions of language material teaching strategies within the context of intercultural communication. The intercultural aspect of teaching strategies, which serves as a prominent regulator in the conditions of intercultural communication, is highlighted. …”
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Exploring the use of tutorial recordings for beginner distance learners of Chinese by Pleines Christine, Kan Qian

“…This is relevant for online learning design, especially so in contexts where no tutorials are provided, and students are confronted with a challenging language such as Chinese. …”
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Fruit Detection and Yield Mass Estimation from a UAV Based RGB Dense Cloud for an Apple Orchard by Marius Hobart, Michael Pflanz, Nikos Tsoulias, Cornelia Weltzien, Mia Kopetzky, Michael Schirrmann

“…Therefore, we conclude that mapping at an altitude of 10 m performs better than 7.5 m, in the context of low-altitude UAV flights for the estimation of ripe apple parameters directly from 3D RGB dense point clouds.…”
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Renegotiating the Borders of National Culture: Polish Émigré Composers and National Music Histories in the Twentieth Century by Lisa Cooper Vest

“… This review of From Poland with Music: 100 Years of Polish Composers Abroad (1918–2018) contextualises the project within a tradition of cultural outreach. …”
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Identidades políticas y justicia transicional. Las representaciones sobre los desaparecidos en el Juicio a las Juntas Militares de 1985 en Argentina* by Diego Galante

“…Apunta a esclarecer las formas en que el contexto judicial y el contexto cultural y político interactuaron en esos procesos de significación, elementos que investigaciones antecedentes han abordado separadamente. …”
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Voltage and Current Balancing of a Faulty Photovoltaic System Connected to Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter by Kamel Djermouni, Ali Berboucha, Salah Tamalouzt, Djamel Ziane

“…The second challenge is managing the imbalance between the three phases of the photovoltaic system. In this context, the results of conducted studies propose two approaches to balance and maximize the power supplied by the photovoltaic generator and converters. …”
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Does Branched-Chain Amino Acids Supplementation Modulate Skeletal Muscle Remodeling through Inflammation Modulation? Possible Mechanisms of Action by Humberto Nicastro, Claudia Ribeiro da Luz, Daniela Fojo Seixas Chaves, Luiz Roberto Grassmann Bechara, Vanessa Azevedo Voltarelli, Marcelo Macedo Rogero, Antonio Herbert Lancha

“…The proinflammatory status of muscle cells, observed in pathological conditions such as cancer, aging, and sepsis, can directly modulate protein translation initiation and muscle proteolysis, contributing to negative protein turnover. In this context, branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), especially leucine, have been described as a strong nutritional stimulus able to enhance protein translation initiation and attenuate proteolysis. …”
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Rethinking the measurements and predictors of environmental degradation in Ethiopia: Predicting long-term impacts using a kernel-based machine learning approach by Tesfaye Etensa, Tekie Alemu, Mengesha Yayo

“…To address these gaps, this study applies a kernel-based machine learning model and develops context-specific CO₂ metrics to analyze environmental degradation predictors and forecast their long-term impacts in Ethiopia using quarterly data from 2000Q1 to 2020Q4. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS OF PERSONALITY by V. V. Khmil, I. S. Popovych

“…The specific topics are of particular relevance in the context of socio-political uncertainty, domination of the mass consciousness, loss of national and cultural identity.…”
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Economic Analysis of Trade-offs between Justices by Stefan Baumgärtner, Stefanie Glotzbach, Nikolai Hoberg, Klara Helene Stumpf, Martin F. Quaas

“…Economic analysis can delineate the “opportunity set” of politics with respect to the two normative objectives of inter- and intragenerational justice, i.e. it can describe which outcomes are feasible in achieving the two objectives in a given context, and which are not. It can distinguish efficient from inefficient uses of instruments of justice. …”
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The Influence of Digital Transformation of Foreign Trade Enterprises on Their Business Performance by Zheng Ye, Yongjia Tong

“…In the context of digital economy, the international trade mode has undergone profound changes, so digital transformation has become the key to the sustainable development of foreign trade enterprises. …”
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Geometrical deformation of brane matter field within f(R, Q, P) gravity by Fernando M. Belchior, Roberto V. Maluf, Albert Yu. Petrov, Paulo J. Porfírio

“…Abstract In the context of braneworld scenarios, the real scalar field plays a crucial role by providing thickness for brane. …”
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EMPIRE AS A CONCEPTUALIZATION OF ‘INTERNATIONAL’ IN THE AGE OF GLOBALISATION by Muhammed Kürşad Özekin

“…To that end, the article puts the conception of Empireinto a more concrete economic context by placing particular emphasis on factorssuch as capital accumulation process, class formation and state-capitalrelations as understood in the theory of Global Capitalism.…”
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Folie à Deux in the Setting of COVID-19 Quarantine by Maxsaya Baez Nuñez, Ezequiel Rodriguez, Matthew DeLuca, Krishan Chirimunj, Monica Dhingra

“…We relay the case of a middle-aged male and his mother, an elderly female, who presented with folie à deux in the context of shared delusions of persecution and somatization during the COVID-19 quarantine period. …”
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Guía de buenas prácticas clínicas para la atención al niño con neumonía adquirida en la comunidad by Daylin Madruga Jiménez, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Orlando Morera Álvarez, Elizabeth Ríos Alverdi

“…En el medio que sirve de contexto a esta Guía, el diagnóstico y tratamiento, en la mayoría de los casos, se realiza en el ámbito de atención primaria, con una alta tasa de incidencia. …”
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Strategic Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Deterrence in Russia’s National Security Policy by A. A. Kokoshin

“…In the present context of a sharp aggravation of interstate rivalry and escalation of traditional and new threats, the importance of policy, forces and means of strategic deterrence in ensuring Russia’s national security cannot be overstated. …”
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Perception and adaptation to climate change in vulnerable regions by A. Jiménez Bedoya, F. Fuentes Gandara, R. Paternina Uribe, J. Pinedo Hernández

“…Colombia ranks third in Latin America for scientific production on climate change perception and adaptation policies, with political context and international compliance key factors.CONCLUSION: The study highlights how climate change affects psychological well-being through social and economic insecurity, exacerbated by the local government's lack of intervention to mitigate the vulnerability of focal groups and strengthen their adaptation and resilience capacities against climate change. …”
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Reflexiones en torno al devenir sujeto político de las víctimas del conflicto armado by Catalina María Tabares Ochoa

“…El texto se compone de cuatro partes. En la primera, Contextos de victimización, se ubica el problema y contexto de indagación; la segunda se denomina: Reflexiones en torno al devenir sujeto político, cuya finalidad es realizar una ubicación teórica sobre el sujeto político; en la tercera parte, Acciones políticas: configuradoras del devenir sujeto político, se hace una descripción de las acciones políticas como: los usos de la memoria, la participación en grupos de víctimas y el dolor en escena; en la última parte, Potenciación del sujeto, se hace alusión a la capacidad que tienen los sujetos de desafiar el contexto de victimización que los determina.…”
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The Dream House of American Culture: Archives of the Self, Visions of the Future by Myrto Drizou

“…This text—graphic, raw, and challenging to read—fosters courageous conversations that illustrate what American studies can offer, namely an archive of struggle, a context of representation, and a space of community for our students. …”
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