OPTIMIZATION AND POST-BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF A LONG SHAFT ROTOR SYSTEM WITH PINNED-STABILIZED SUPPORTED AT ARBITRARY POSITION by XIAO ShiFu, CHEN HongYong, NIU HongPan

“…While the rotational velocity exceeds the critical value,the trivial deflection loses its stability through the pitchfork bifurcation and the axial displacement loses its stability by the transcritical bifurcation. …”
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Differential Stress Responses to Rice Blast Fungal Infection Associated with the Vegetative Growth Phase in Rice by Takuma Koyama, Takumi Tezuka, Atsushi J. Nagano, Jiro Murakami, Takanori Yoshikawa

“…Transcriptome analysis following blast fungus infection revealed that several genes involved in the defense response were upregulated in both the juvenile and intermediate stage, but the expression changes of many genes were growth phase-specific. …”
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Effects of microbial biocontrol agents on tea plantation microecology and tea plant metabolism: a review by Yixin Xie, Yixin Xie, Chunxia Cao, Daye Huang, Yan Gong, Beibei Wang

“…While biotic stress generally has detrimental effects on plants, it also activates defense metabolic pathways, leading to shifts in microbial communities. …”
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Neckties and Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Young Healthy Males: A Pilot Randomised Crossover Trial by Mark Rafferty, Terence J. Quinn, Jesse Dawson, Matthew Walters

“…Using a randomised crossover design, cerebrovascular reactivity was measured with the “pseudo-tie” worn inflated or deflated for 5 minutes (simulating tight/loose necktie resp.). …”
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Role of antioxidants in skin aging and the molecular mechanism of ROS: A comprehensive review by Narmin Hama amin Hussen, Sakar Karem Abdulla, Naza Mohammed Ali, Van Abdulqader Ahmed, Aso Hameed Hasan, Eman Erfan Qadir

“…However, the skin has a sophisticated antioxidant defense system that shields it from oxidative damage caused by both internal and external factors. …”
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Immune Cell-Based versus Albumin-Based Ratios as Outcome Predictors in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients by Zeba S, Surbatovic M, Udovicic I, Stanojevic I, Vojvodic D, Rondovic G, Mladenovic K, Abazovic T, Hasanovic A, Ilic AN, Abazovic D, Khan W, Djordjevic D

“…Snjezana Zeba,1 Maja Surbatovic,2 Ivo Udovicic,1 Ivan Stanojevic,3 Danilo Vojvodic,3 Goran Rondovic,1 Katarina Mladenovic,1 Tanja Abazovic,2 Almina Hasanovic,4 Aleksandra N Ilic,5 Dzihan Abazovic,6 Wasim Khan,7 Dragan Djordjevic1 1Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia; 2Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia; 4Nephrology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; 5Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia; 6Atlas Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia, Aba Medica Healthcare Centre, Ulcinj, Montenegro; 7Division of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UKCorrespondence: Maja Surbatovic, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, 17 Crnotravska Street, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia, Tel +381 11 2665 125, Email maja.surbatovic@gmail.comPurpose: The aim of the retrospective, single-center study was to assess the prognostic value of immune cell-based and albumin-based ratios regarding lethal outcome in critically ill COVID-19 patients.Patients and Methods: We analyzed 612 adult critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) between April 2020 and November 2022. …”
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Meadow Moth <i>Loxostege sticticalis</i> Fed on Pea Seedlings Grown Under Elevated CO₂ by Jingxian Zhou, Zun Xu, Zuoheng Yu, Huirong Mai, Jiacheng Huang, Xiaoli Chang, Fajun Chen

“…Subsequently, the changes in several key nutrients and defensive compounds present in pea seedlings were assessed. …”
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Observer-Based Robust Finite-Time Trajectory Tracking Control for a Stratospheric Satellite Subject to External Disturbance and Actuator Saturation by Shurui Huang, Yueneng Yang, Ye Yan, Shifeng Zhang, Zhiyang Liu

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W.V.O. Quine’s “Indeterminacy Thesis of Radical Translation” and the Logic Problem in the Expression of African Thoughts by Emmanuel Ofuasia (csp)

“…The West’s fundamental but implicit aim is to unearth African equivalents of Western concepts and the failure to discern these have placed the contemporary African in a status quo where she is on the intellectual defensive. Through the method of conversational philosophy, this research interrogates the linguistic and logical assumptions with which the West quizzed pre-colonial Africans. …”
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Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analyses of a Pebble Bed HTGR Loss of Cooling Event by Gerhard Strydom

“…The Very High Temperature Reactor Methods Development group at the Idaho National Laboratory identified the need for a defensible and systematic uncertainty and sensitivity approach in 2009. …”
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Utilize imagery and crowdsourced data on spatial employment modelling by Novi Hidayat Pusponegoro, Ro'fah Nur Rachmawati, Maria A. Hasiholan Siallagan, Ditto Satrio Wicaksono

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Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk-Alman Askerî İlişkileri ve General Hilmar von Mittelberger’in Harp Okullarındaki Faaliyetleri by Resul ALKAN

“…The German general, who returned to his country with the beginning of the Second World War, attended the talks about Turkey at the headquarters of his country’s general staff, where he informed the generals of the German army about Turkey’s defense power…”
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Capitalising on conjunctures: Tesla’s ups and downs in financialised capitalism by Tobias Klinge, Stefan Ouma, Reijer Hendrikse

“…This volatility was further supported by an exceptionally large volume of financial derivatives trading, paralleling a public battle between short sellers and the company’s defenders. The resulting stock market boom enabled Tesla to stabilise its finances, whilst its ‘mercurial’ CEO Elon Musk negotiated the largest executive compensation package in US corporate history, turning him into the world’s richest individual. …”
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Les observatoires du trait de côte en France métropolitaine et dans les DOM by Serge Suanez, Manuel Garcin, Thomas Bulteau, Mathias Rouan, Loïc Lagadec, Laurence David

“…In pre-commitment of 74 du Grenelle de la mer "develop a methodology and a national strategy for shoreline management, the strategic retreat and defense against the sea [...]," a synthesis of work on observatories of shoreline in mainland France and overseas departments was carried out by BRGM at the request of MEEDDM. …”
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Perfect Fluid Dark Matter Influence on Thermodynamics and Phase Transition for a Reissner-Nordstrom-Anti-de Sitter Black Hole by Zhaoyi Xu, Xian Hou, Jiancheng Wang, Yi Liao

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Microstructure Characterization, Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Silicon Carbide and Neem Leaf Powder Reinforced AL7075 Alloy hybrid MMC�s by Gururaj Hatti, Avinash Lakshmikanthan, G. J. Naveen

“…Aluminium metal matrix composites (AMMCs) are a potential material for advanced structural, aviation, aerospace, marine, and defense applications, as well as for the automotive sector and other related fields, due to their outstanding combination of qualities. …”
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La fabrique des écoliers, ou l'enfance enfermée by Henri Louis Go

“…The school's promise of socializing and educating children turned out to be, in its historical construction, a deception. The confinement of school is thus a demarcation of being, a « putting in its place » of the pupil. …”
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FARMERS -HERDERS CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA AND INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN NIGERIA by FRANCESCA ESSIEN

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Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder Metastatic to the Duodenum: A Case Report—Diagnostic Relevance of GATA3 Immunohistochemistry by Hermann Brustmann

“…Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) of the urinary bladder is a rare and aggressive subtype of urothelial carcinoma. Its deceptive morphology is characterized by a discohesive growth of cells with plasmacytoid morphology. …”
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Reclaiming the Narrative: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Donald Trump's 2024 Super Tuesday Campaign Speech by Tito Dimas Atmawijaya

“…By examining key rhetorical devices such as pronouns, metaphors, hyperbole, and Repetition, the study reveals how Trump's language fosters a collective identity among his supporters, positioning them as defenders of "true" American values. The analysis also demonstrates how Trump employs a problem-solution structure to portray himself as the sole solution to issues like immigration, economic instability, and national security. …”