Holistic Spirituality in Gail Godwin’s Life and Fiction: Father Melancholy’s Daughter, The Good Husband, and Evensong by Elaine LUX

“…The holistic quality of Godwin’s expressed spirituality, in her life and fiction, emanates from her emphasis on spirituality as quest and process, not mere outcome; from her focus on women’s spirituality as a type of heroic journey that includes personal growth, love, individualization, creativity, and psychological integration, as well as finding “the sacred kingdom within” (Heart, 83); and from her perception of Jesus in the context of other spiritual traditions and teachings. …”
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France and The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Dilemma without Solution by E. V. Ermakova

“…However, the danger of the growth of nationalism and separatism makes politicians wary of measures to protect the national languages. …”
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A Single‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study of Biopterin Metabolism Disorders in the United Arab Emirates by Omar Jarrah, Mahmood Nouri, Aisha Al Shamsi

“…Prematurity was reported in two patients. Intrauterine growth restriction was found in 70%, and microcephaly in 40%. …”
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An automated adaptive trading system for enhanced performance of emerging market portfolios by Cristiana Tudor, Robert Sova

“…Abstract One of the most notable developments in the asset management industry in recent decades has been the growth of algorithmic trading. At the same time, significant structural changes in the industry have occurred, with passive investing gaining momentum. …”
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Expanding the clinical spectrum of 19p13.3 microduplication syndrome: a case report highlighting nephrotic syndrome and literature review by Wenjie Sun, Hong Yan, Mengxin Sun, Jie Wang, Kunxia Li

“…Abstract Background Common clinical findings in patients with 19p13.3 duplication include intrauterine growth restriction, intellectual disability, developmental delay, microcephaly, and distinctive facial features. …”
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Performance Analysis of Iteratively Decoded Convergent Source Mapping with Sphere Packing-Assisted Differential Space-Time Spreading Technique for Efficient Video Transmission by Ishtiaque Ahmed, Nasru Minallah, Jaroslav Frnda, Jan Nedoma

“…With the substantial growth in number of wireless devices, future communication demands overarching research to design high-throughput and efficient systems. …”
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Hydration Behaviour and Characteristics of Binary Blended Metakaolin Cement Pastes by Abah Joseph Apeh

“…The tested Mortar prepared with blended cements with 30 % PC replacement with MK shows a retardation of strength development with a low value at early ages (7 days) and increased in growth at later ages (28 days). The compressive strength of tested mortar for 90 days curing age for the blended mortar is 31 N/mm2 close to that of control Mortar (35 N/mm2). …”
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Transplantation and Pregnancy by Pinar Erkan Uc, Sermet Sagol

“…Particular attention should be paid to obstetric complications such as hypertension, preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and preterm delivery during pregnancy. …”
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Technoeconomic Feasibility of Wind and Solar Generation for Off-Grid Hyperscale Data Centres by William Rollinson, Andrew Urquhart, Murray Thomson

“…Delivering this increased energy demand is a global challenge, which the rapid growth of renewable generation deployment could solve. …”
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Biofabrication of copper oxide nanoparticles using Dalbergia sisso leaf extract for antibacterial, antibiofilm and antioxidant activities by Muhammad Hussnain Siddique, Maimona Sadia, Saima Muzammil, Muhammad Saqalein, Asma Ashraf, Sumreen Hayat, Saba Saba, Arif Muhammad Khan, Abeer Hashem, Graciela Dolores Avila-Qezada, Elsayed Fathi Abd-Allah

“…These nanoparticles exhibited significant growth inhibition in terms of maximum inhibitory zones of 24 mm with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) ranging from 62.5 to 125 µg/ml against MDR bacteria such as Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. …”
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Russia’s Foreign Trade with the GCC Countries: Dynamics, Characteristics and Opportunities by L. V. Shkvarya

“…The economic foundations and mutual benefits remain a priority for further cooperation. Trade volumes, both in goods and services, have shown steady growth, particularly in the past 5-6 years, although there are significant differentiations among countries. …”
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Study of the Effect of Grouting Material Strength on Semiflexible Pavement Material by Qingguo Yang, Ying Li, Hua Zou, Long Feng, Nan Ru, Lin Gan, Jiyun Zhang, Jiansong Liu, Chengyang Wang

“…The strength is more than double that of 19.8 MPa and 30.7 MPa, and the flexural tensile strength and elastic modulus also have the above growth laws. The low-temperature crack resistance and high-temperature stability of the SFP material are enhanced with the increase in the strength of the grouting material. …”
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Improving Ukraine’s progress in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by S. O. Serbenyuk

“…The impact of sustainable development activities of universities on the growth of the state's image in the international arena and the attraction of additional allocations for economic reconstruction, as well as on strengthening the rule of law, requires more detailed research. …”
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Correlation analysis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with papillary thyroid carcinoma occurrence and its central lymph node metastasis: a single center experience by Kang Sun, Kang Sun, Xiaoming Wang, Dexuan Chen, Chaoqun Ma

“…HT not only promotes the longitudinal growth of nodules and PTC development, but also reduces the risk of invasion and CLNM. …”
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Human Defence Factors in Different Gestational Week Placenta: A Pilot Study by Andris Kamergrauzis, Mara Pilmane, Anna Junga

“…The high number of statistically significant positive and negative correlations between positive cells show a strong network to sustain distressed placental growth and therefore pregnancy.…”
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Perspectives of medicine, human biology, and nursing undergraduates on transversal skills learning: a mixed-methods study by Nathalia Silva Fontana-Rosa, Luis González-de Paz, Ana C. Codina-Rodríguez, María Pérez-Riart, María del Mar Carrió-Llach

“…Undergraduates expressed that transversal skills were necessary for self-personal growth and professional development; however 50.7% reported not receiving specific training. …”
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Concentrating solutions for double critical fractional Schrödinger-Poisson system with p-Laplacian in ℝ3 by Liang Shuaishuai, Song Yueqiang, Shi Shaoyun

“…In this article, we consider the following double critical fractional Schrödinger-Poisson system involving p-Laplacian in R3{{\mathbb{R}}}^{3} of the form: εsp(−Δ)psu+V(x)∣u∣p−2u−ϕ∣u∣ps♯−2u=∣u∣ps*−2u+f(u)inR3,εsp(−Δ)sϕ=∣u∣ps♯inR3,\left\{\begin{array}{l}{\varepsilon }^{sp}{\left(-\Delta )}_{p}^{s}u+{\mathcal{V}}\left(x){| u| }^{p-2}u-\phi {| u| }^{{p}_{s}^{\sharp }-2}u={| u| }^{{p}_{s}^{* }-2}u+f\left(u)\hspace{1em}\hspace{0.1em}\text{in}\hspace{0.1em}\hspace{0.33em}{{\mathbb{R}}}^{3},\\ {\varepsilon }^{sp}{\left(-\Delta )}^{s}\phi ={| u| }^{{p}_{s}^{\sharp }}\hspace{1em}\hspace{0.1em}\text{in}\hspace{0.1em}\hspace{0.33em}{{\mathbb{R}}}^{3},\end{array}\right. where ε>0\varepsilon \gt 0 is a positive parameter, s∈(34,1)s\in \left(\frac{3}{4},1), (−Δ)ps{\left(-\Delta )}_{p}^{s} is the fractional p-Laplacian operator, p∈(32,3)p\in \left(\frac{3}{2},3), ps*=3p3−sp{p}_{s}^{* }=\frac{3p}{3-sp} is the Sobolev critical exponent, ps♯=p2(3+2s)(3−sp){p}_{s}^{\sharp }=\frac{p}{2}\frac{\left(3+2s)}{\left(3-sp)} is the upper exponent in the sense of the Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequality, V(x):R3→R{\mathcal{V}}\left(x):{{\mathbb{R}}}^{3}\to {\mathbb{R}} symbolizes a continuous potential function with a local minimum, and the continuous function ff possesses subcritical growth. With the help of well-known penalization methods and Ljusternik-Schnirelmann category theory, we use the topological arguments to attain the multiplicity and concentration of the positive solutions for the above system.…”
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Studies on the treatment of anaerobically digested sludge by white-rot fungi: evaluation of the effect of Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Trametes versicolor by Xuefeng Zhu, Shicai Cheng, Zexian Fang, Guangyin Zhen, Xueqin Lu, Hongbo Liu, Jing Qi, Zhen Zhou, Xuedong Zhang, Zhichao Wu

Subjects: “…White-rot fungi…”
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Using remote sensing and machine learning to generate 100-cm soil moisture at 30-m resolution for the black soil region of China: Implication for agricultural water management by Liwen Chen, Boting Hu, Jingxuan Sun, Y. Jun Xu, Guangxin Zhang, Hongbo Ma, Jingquan Ren

“…Multi-layer soil moisture is an important factor in predicting agricultural droughts and waterlogging, with significant implications for the growth, development, and yield prediction of rain fed crops. …”
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Minimum acceptable diet and contributing factors among children aged 6–23 months in Afghanistan: insights from the 2022–2023 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey by Essa Tawfiq, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Massoma Jafari, Ghulam Mohayuddin Mudaser, Zainab Ezadi, Sayed Ali Shah Alawi, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Omid Dadras

“…Abstract Background Undernutrition among children is a public health concern in most low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and is associated with poor child growth and development. Knowledge about child feeding practices is needed for nutritional policies and programs. …”
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