Context as a modifier of phraseological meaning by M. V. Harlamova

“…Thus, connotative-pragmatic characteristics of any phraseological unit can be defined by the context and it leads to : a) a cliché, losing its situational-evaluative feature (influenced by the context, the situational feature disappears and the cliché gets a positive or negative evaluation); b) the transition of the cliché to the "oppositely charged" field (phraseological units with negative connotation get positive connotation and vice versa); c) the intensification of phraseological meaning. …”
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Transformations of the American hero in the US media discourse by Svitlana Lyubymova

“…The prominent figure of the US media landscape is ideologically charged stereotype of the American hero that embodies nationally significant ideas of freedom, individualism, and enterprise that lead to the accomplishment of a much-desired goal. …”
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Vibration Effect Produced by Raised Pavement Markers on the Exit Ramp of an Expressway by Guohua Liang, Yujie Yin, Dong Zhang, Rui Li, Yan Wu, Yu Li

“…Models of roads, vehicles, and RPMs are first established in the ADAMS software, after which an integrated human-chair model constructed in SolidWorks is imported into ADAMS, and then the complete model is formed so that vibration simulations of different types of vehicle at different spacing and speeds can be carried out. …”
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Almodóvar’s Baroque Transitions in the Early Films (1980–1995) by Frederic Conrod

“…Like Baroque art, which often featured grandiose and emotionally charged narratives, Almodóvar’s films are filled with intense emotions, complex relationships, and larger-than-life characters. …”
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Interactions of Self-Assembled <i>Bletilla Striata</i> Polysaccharide Nanoparticles with Bovine Serum Albumin and Biodistribution of Its Docetaxel-Loaded Nanoparticles by Guangyuan Zhang, Jin Qiao, Xin Liu, Yuran Liu, Ji Wu, Long Huang, Danyang Ji, Qingxiang Guan

“…The results demonstrated that the DS increase of the hydrophobic stearic acid segment increased the negative charge, encapsulation efficiency, and drug-loading capacity while decreasing the critical aggregation concentration value as well as the release rate of docetaxel from the nanoparticles. …”
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Medical (Mal)Practice and the Illusion of Progress in Edward Berdoe’s St Bernard’s: The Romance of a Medical Student and Leonard Graham’s The Professor’s Wife: A Genealogical Analy... by Adrian Tait

“…Literature affords important insights into the impact of medical discoveries, and this essay discusses two late-Victorian novels that focus on the epistemological and ethical problems generated by medicine’s scientization: Edward Berdoe’s St Bernard’s: The Romance of a Medical Student (1887), which focuses on a charitable hospital in which research is carried out on the poor, and Leonard Graham’s The Professor’s Wife: A Story (1881), which dramatizes the destructive, dehumanizing effects of science-driven practices, including vivisection, and their tragic consequences for the unsuspecting wife of a professor of physiology. …”
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Influence of Zn in the CdS Crystal Lattice and Its Impact over the Catalytic Activity in the H2 Production by Luis Fernando Morelos-Medina, Rufino Nava-Mendoza, Carlos Martín Cortés-Romero, Rodrigo Rafael Velázquez-Castillo, J. Santos-Cruz, María de los Ángeles Cuán-Hernandez

“…For the water splitting to hydrogen production, the separation of the charge carriers promoted by the incorporation of Zn in addition to the shallow trap emissions generated defects in the catalyst structure; such processes are important factors found which increased with the sonochemical method, as well as the potential matched positions.…”
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A theory-based analysis of labour unions in the South African Public Service by Tando Rulashe

“…Additionally, the study highlights the importance of socio-cultural dynamics in understanding labour relations within a historically charged environment. This paper contributes to theoretical debates in industrial relations by offering nuanced insights into the challenges and opportunities confronting unions in the South African public sector. …”
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A Millimeter-Resolution Operando Thermal Image of Prismatic Li-Ion Batteries Using a Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor by Zhen Guo, Mina Abedi Varnosfaderani, Calum Briggs, Erdogan Guk, James Marco

“…Using an optical fiber of 1 mm diameter wrapped around the cell, the optical sensor delivered over 400 unique measurement locations at 3 mm spatial resolution. During a 1.0 C charge, the optical-measured maximum temperature difference was 8.2 °C, while point-like thermocouples, located at the cell front surface and rear surface center, only had a 0.8 °C maximum temperature difference. …”
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Probability Distribution and Determination of Blast Loading during Structural Blast Resistant Study by Taochun Yang, Yaozhi Luo, Guangqing Hu, Yi Jiang

“…., the ratio of actual duration to cubic root of charge mass) is generally smaller, between 0.408 and 1.017. …”
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Real-time trajectory imaging of alpha particles emitted from actinium-225 and its daughter radionuclides by Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kenji Shirasaki, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

“…This system incorporates a magnification unit, a cooled electron-multiplying charge-coupled device (EM-CCD) camera, and a Ce-doped Gd3Al2Ga3O12 (GAGG) scintillator. …”
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Target-specific peptides for BK virus agnoprotein identified through phage display screening: advancing antiviral therapeutics by Xiaofei Xing, Jingxian Han, Keke Wang, Fuyun Tian, CuiXia Jiang, Wei Liang, Lin Qi, Xin Yue, Yinhang Wen, Yuwei Hu, Hui Qiao

“…Agnoprotein, a small, positively charged protein encoded by the BK virus late gene, functions in the assembly, maturation, and release of the virus. …”
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VISUAL AND VERBAL IN LINE MESSENGER APPLICATION: A SEMIOTIC STUDY by Venice Wijaya, Tengku Thyrhaya Zein

“…Every sticker must also share at least one similar characteristic or icon with the object they represents and the sticker used must base on the topic which occurred. …”
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Peculiarities of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption Activities under Martial Law by L. I. Kalienichenko, D. V. Slynko

“…However, taking into account the military and political situation that has led to the emergence of new social relations or the change of existing ones (crossing the border by men of military age under martial law, the activities of charitable and humanitarian funds, etc.), the content of the powers of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has been transformed to a certain extent. …”
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Synthesis of a Cationic Polyacrylamide under UV Initiation and Its Flocculation in Estrone Removal by Jiaoxia Sun, Xiqin Ma, Xiang Li, Jianxin Fan, Qingkong Chen, Xuelian Liu, Jin Pan

“…Results indicated that the charge neutralization, adsorption, and birding effects were dominant in the E1 removal progress.…”
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Modeling the gameplay actions of elite volleyball players and teams based on statistical match reports by Sergii Iermakov, Tetiana Yermakova, Krzysztof Prusik

“…These tables were processed in the PyCharm programming environment using Python code. …”
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L’État à la lettre by Jérémie Ferrer-Bartomeu

“…Le moment politique des années 1560-1610 est une crise, au sens plein du terme : on passe d’un compromis politique à un autre, d’une architecture politique centrée sur la personne du souverain, veillant au fragile équilibre entre les cours et les communautés, à une autre configuration, où l’exaltation de la majesté royale de la nouvelle dynastie Bourbon est la principale charge de secrétaires et de conseillers puissants, dans l’immédiat entourage du souverain.…”
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Molecular Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Potential for Control of COVID-19 by Maryam Pourhajibagher

“…The predicted structure of SARS-CoV-2-SG displayed that it is a protein with a positive charge and random coil dominates other secondary structures located outside the viral cell. …”
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Corrosion behavior of NiTi alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion in relation to the formed passive films in Hank's solution by Yi-Fan Zhang, Liang-Yu Chen, Yong Liu, Hong-Yu Yang, Jin-Hua Peng, Chuanbo Zheng, Lina Zhang, Lai-Chang Zhang

“…As corrosion progresses, the passive films rapidly form within 24 h, followed by gradual degradation, represented by their varied charge transfer resistance. The degradation of passive films is attributed to the dissolution of NiO on the film surfaces, resulting from the hydration reaction. …”
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The Concept of Greater Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok: Problems and Perspectives by E. Yu. Il’In

“…It is reflected in the plans to form a pan-European union, drawn by Charles De Gaulle and Michail Gorbachev. Analyzing the statements of modern Russian and European politicians one may come to the conclusion that both parties are mutually interested in the realization of the concept of Greater Europe. …”
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