Assessing the backwater rise of floating barriers with racks for various blockages in open channels by Mahmoud Zayed, Mahmoud Saleh

“…Consequently, this type of floating barrier is considered the optimal choice for trapping debris before reaching the body of the structure, serving as a primary line of defense.…”
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He effectivness and expedicency of the International Court of Justice interim measures by Bjelica-Vlajić Iris N.

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A criança de zero a seis anos vítima de violência sexual: refletindo sobre o seu depoimento em juízo a partir do desenvolvimento da fala em Vygotsky by Maristela Sobral Cortinhas, Maria Sara de Lima Dias

“…Argumenta-se sobre a necessidade da proteção e da não revitimização infantil e defende-se que a primeira infância não deve ser pensada em bloco, pois, por volta dos três anos, há uma transformação qualitativa no processo de desenvolvimento da fala e nos processos psicológicos superiores. …”
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Geochemical Characteristics of Crude Oil in Member 7 of Yanchang Formation in Yanchang Oilfield by Wenming Li, Zhendong Gao, Yongdong Wang, Jingyang Pu, Hanlie Cheng, Fahim Theon

“…Oil is an important primary energy for national production and life and national defense, and China is the key to rapid development. …”
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The Conservative Physiology of the Immune System. A Non-Metaphoric Approach to Immunological Activity by Nelson M. Vaz, Gustavo C. Ramos, Vitor Pordeus, Claudia R. Carvalho

“…Historically, immunology emerged as a biomedical science, concerned with host defense and production of anti-infectious vaccines. …”
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Thabo Mbeki’s Decolonial Idea of an African in the African Renaissance by William Jethro Mpofu

“…It might seem that being human, and African in Africa, is an idea under question that must still be declared or defended. Whether one is an African or not in the postcolony is not a given, as colonialism succeeded in changing the being and belonging of Africans in Africa. …”
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No more flying blind: Leveraging weather forecasting for clear-cut risk-based decisions by Manuel Lombardi, David Sladek, Francesco Simone, Riccardo Patriarca

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The principle of national sovereignty through the lens of Saint Andrew's Day National Assembly by Mitić Sara

“…Andrew's National Assembly (the rule of the Defenders of the Constitution, Tenka's conspiracy, and the adoption of the Law on the National Assembly of 28 October 1858). …”
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A Step-by-Step Equivalent Microprediction Method for the Mechanical Properties of Composite Solid Propellants considering Dewetting Damage by Huiru Cui, Xuan Lv, Yurong Xu, Zhiwen Zhong, Zixiang Zhou, Weili Ma

“…A microscale finite element prediction model of the propellant considering dewetting damage was constructed to study the evolution process of the microdamage of the propellant. …”
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Exposición a la contaminación antropogénica por mercurio y sus efectos en la salud. Revisión Bibliográfica. by Rosa Inés López Turcios, Horacio Alejandro Chamizo-García

“…Se señalan efectos teratógenos asociados a muerte fetal, anomalía congénita, parto espontáneo y restricción en el crecimiento y en la población ocupacionalmente expuestas fueron el deterioro cognitivo, la hipercolesteremia, infertilidad, autismo y defectos en el tubo neural. Conclusiones: los valores de concentración de mercurio en sangre y sus efectos en la salud son notablemente variables entre los estudios, pero se ha evidenciado las principales actividades sociales que implican exposición y sus efectos asociados. …”
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Appointment and Conduction of Examinations: Legislative and Practical Problems by A. O. Naumova, M. S. Kucha

“…Based on the conducted research, the authors have provided the following suggestions and recommendations: 1) to enshrine the right of the prosecution and defense parties in the Art. 243 of the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine (CPC) to independently appoint an examination; 2) to declare it appropriate to supplement Section 3 of the CPC with the Art. 56-1 “Rights of the victim in the appointment and conduction of examination”, which should enshrine the relevant rights; 3) to declare it expedient to supplement Section 20 of the CPC of Ukraine with the Art. 242-1, which should determine the rights of the suspect (accused) in the appointment and conduction of examination; 4) to standardize the procedure for the appointment of additional expertise in paragraph 11 of the Art. 101 of the CPC; 5) to standardize the procedure for the appointment of re-examination in paragraph 12 of the Art. 101 of the CPC; 6) to recommend investigators and judges to determine the expert’s questions depending on the objects of expert examination; 7) to improve the stage of experimental testing of objects in carrying out explosive examination.…”
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Unsupervised domain adaptation teacher–student network for retinal vessel segmentation via full-resolution refined model by Kejuan Yue, Lixin Zhan, Zheng Wang

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‘Why is it that a photograph always looks clear and sharp, — not at all like a Turner?’ John Ruskin & Perceptual Aberration by Lawrence Gasquet

“…IV, Chapter IV, §11).I shall strive to define in this paper some of the implications of the act of vision according to Ruskin, wondering about differences in effect and form for instance, and seeking their causes; I will attempt to show how some of the obstacles which can actually hamper human sight turn out to be eminently positive for Ruskin, giving birth to the main arguments of his belief in the superiority of Medieval art over Renaissance art. Ruskin’s defence of imperfection thus appears to be closely linked to natural perceptual aberration.…”
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Convergencia Intersectorial: El enfoque de Organizaciones Intergubernamentales y No Gubernamentales sobre el trabajo saludable en la era del cambio climático by Dany Rachit Garrido Raad, Luis Felipe Rios Delgado

“…Ejemplos de esta colaboración incluyen la integración de la salud laboral en las políticas de cambio climático de la OMS y el PNUMA, así como las iniciativas de la OIT para promover el trabajo decente en un clima cambiante.…”
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Decisions taken by States with authoritarian governments: economic basis and perspectives on SDG 16 by Armando Alvares-Garcia Júnior

“…Seeking congruence with the above, it is also suggested that a biased perception of SDG 16 (associated with the «vertical» vision) could help authoritarian States in the exaltation of their nationalism, without forgetting that international public order, often wielded as an expression of national sovereignty, can serve as a «defensive shield» against alleged «attempts to alter» the fundamental values of the State and of the Christian roots of their societies. …”
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Kepuasan Masyarakat Terhadap Pelayanan Rumah Sakit Rujukan di Provinsi Kepulauan Riau Tahun 2019 by Kiki Rizki Dasaryandi, Yulastri Arif, Eka Roza Wijaya

“…The data was taken using a questionnaire issued by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the Community Satisfaction Index (IKM) on hospital services. …”
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Plataformas digitais: o retrato contemporâneo da exploração no trabalho e os desafios à saúde do trabalhador by Julice Salvagni, Marilia Veríssimo Veronese, Roseli Figaro

“…Identificaram uma lógica de gerenciamento que busca simular relações entre “parceiros” e se eximir dos direitos associados ao trabalho decente. Com isso, os trabalhadores perceberam ampliar-se o sentimento de subsunção, a insegurança e a perda de sentido do próprio trabalho, elementos deletérios à sua saúde psicossocial. …”
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Vibration and Performance Analyses Using Individual Blade Pitch Controls for Lift-Offset Rotors by Jae-Sang Park, Do-Hyung Kim, Sanghyun Chae, Ye-Lin Lee, Jeong-In Go

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Les Bas-Champs de Cayeux (Somme, France) : vers une gestion intégrée ? by Vincent Bawedin, Jean-Marc Hoeblich

“…The struggle against sea action has been lasting for three centuries, in order to protect the land and surrounding fields gained on the sea. These sea defences have been damaged in some places after high tides and strong storms blowing West. …”
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Functional genomic insights into Floricoccus penangensis ML061-4 isolated from leaf surface of Assam tea by Patthanasak Rungsirivanich, Elvina Parlindungan, Jennifer Mahony, Witsanu Supandee, Narumol Thongwai, Douwe van Sinderen

“…The ML061-4 genome was evaluated for genes associated with complex carbohydrate metabolism, bacterial adhesion, virulence factors, pathogenicity, bacteriophages, antiviral defence systems as well as toxin- and antibiotic-resistance associated genes, and genes involved in toxin production, secondary metabolite biosynthesis and xenobiotics biodegradation. …”
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