Beyond dramatic revolutions and grand rebellions by Wendy Willems

“… In the context of the Zimbabwe crisis of the early 2000s, both popular and academic accounts frequently discussed Zimbabweans as passive victims of their government, hereby suggesting that the extensive efforts of the state to create a ‘patriotic’ citizenry through the cultural project of the Third Chimurenga were largely successful. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Flapwise-Torsional Vibration Model of a Smart Section Blade with Microtab by Nailu Li, Mark J. Balas, Hua Yang, Wei Jiang, Kaman T. Magar

“…The model is suitable for potential passive vibration control study of the blade section in classic flutter. …”
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Wirelessly Pattern Reconfigurable Yagi Antenna Based on Radio Frequency Identification by Chuankui Shen, Zhengxing Wang, Liekun Yang, Fengcheng Mei, Terry Tao Ye

“…Two low-power consumption single-pole-double-throw (SPDT) switches are employed on a passive resonator, enabling it to function as a director or reflector under the long-range control (up to 25 m) of an RFID reader. …”
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Adaptable Bandwidth for Harmonic Step-Frequency Radar by Anthony F. Martone, Kyle A. Gallagher, Kelly D. Sherbondy, Kenneth I. Ranney, Traian V. Dogaru, Gregory J. Mazzaro, Ram M. Narayanan

“…A spectrum sensing technique is described which is used to enhance the performance of harmonic step-frequency radar in the presence of harmful radio frequency (RF) interference (RFI). This technique passively monitors the RF spectrum for subbands of high signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) within a constrained bandwidth of interest. …”
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Inhibition of Immune Complex-Induced Inflammation by A small Molecular Weight Selectin Antagonist by X. Nair, G. Todderud, L. Davern, D. Lee, A. Aruffo, K. M. Tramposch

“…The rat dermal reverse passive Arthus reaction was used to assess the effect of sulphatide on a neutrophil dependent inflammatory response. …”
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CONTROLE DE CONVENCIONALIDADE EM MATÉRIA PENAL: ANÁLISE DO RECURSO EXTRAORDINÁRIO Nº 592.581/RS E O SISTEMA PRISIONAL BRASILEIRO by Eduardo Biacchi Gomes, Ane Elise Brandalise

“…Com tais premissas, passa-se a analisar os fundamentos jurídicos conferidos no voto do Relator do caso concreto. …”
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O caminho nada suave do letramento: uma análise de livros didáticos by Sarah Bahr Pessôa

“…Com o advento do termo Letramento, os livros didáticos das séries iniciais, que antes detinham-se apenas nas questões relacionadas à alfabetização, passam a ter a preocupação de que o educando faça o uso social da escrita. …”
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Corpos em punição-tratamento: persistências manicomiais em processos de execução de pessoas com transtornos mentais em conflito com a lei by Victória Mello Fernandes

“… Pessoas com transtornos mentais acusadas de cometerem crimes passam por uma trajetória jurídica punitiva específica. …”
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Ediclea Santos: a voz da mulher negra que faz Passarinho cantar mais alto by Maria Cristina do Nascimento

“…É também um diálogo com Audre Lorde sobre a transformação do silêncio em ação e a organização da raiva pelas mulheres negras em ação política e transformadora, configura-se num passeio pela potência gerada da Dororidade (Vilma Piedade) e nas escrevivências (Conceição Evaristo). …”
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Lithuanian's book publishing houses in West Europe in 1945-1952 by Remigijus Misiūnas

“…Akšys's "Žalgiris," B. Jacikevičius's "Pašvaistė," S. Miglinas's "Elementis," J. Narbutas and P. …”
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Thymoma. Case report by Miguel Acebo Rodríguez, Karla Andrea González Mancera, Antonio López Batista

“…Patient information: 55-year-old female patient, with a history of digestive disorders, occasional numbness and weakness in the upper and lower extremities, passive smoker since childhood. She suffered from COVID-19 Delta in 2021, received treatment and has no repercussions. …”
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Featherwing Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) by Henry S. Dybas

“…The common name is derived from the distinctive structure of the wings which are believed to function primarily for passive flotation, as in the ciliate seeds of dandelions. …”
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Genomic Changes in an Attenuated ZB Strain of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype Asia1 and Comparison with Its Virulent Parental Strain by Aiguo Xin, Mingwang Zhu, Zhenqi Peng, Qi Hu, Chenhong Shi, Defang Liao, Jihua Wang, Huachun Li

“…To understand the genetic changes of attenuation, we compared the entire genomes of three different rabbit-passaged attenuated ZB strains (ZB/CHA/58(att), ZBRF168, and ZBRF188) and their virulent parental strains (ZBCF22 and YNBS/58). …”
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Physics-guided actor-critic reinforcement learning for swimming in turbulence by Christopher Koh, Laurent Pagnier, Michael Chertkov

“…We investigate the required swimming efforts to maintain an active particle close to its passively advected counterpart. We explore optimally balancing these efforts by developing a novel physics-informed reinforcement learning strategy and comparing it with prescribed control and physics-agnostic reinforcement learning strategies. …”
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Construction of an Early Risk Warning Model of Organizational Resilience: An Empirical Study Based on Samples of R&D Teams by Si-hua Chen

“…Facing fierce competition, it is critical for organizations to keep advantages either actively or passively. Organizational resilience is the ability of an organization to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and adapt to incremental change and sudden disruptions in order to survive and prosper. …”
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Central Pain and Complex Motoric Symptoms after Gosarelin Therapy of Prostate Cancer by G. Ernst, A. Gericke, P. Berg

“…The right hand showed muscle cramps under passive movements of the left arm that were not typical for rigor. …”
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Microstructures and Electrochemical Behavior of Ti-Mo Alloys for Biomaterials by Back-Sub Sung, Tae-Eon Park, Young-Hoon Yun

“…Based on the results obtained from the polarization curve and electrochemical impedance, the Ti-Mo alloys were shown to be corrosion resistant because of the passive films formed on their surfaces. No ion release was detected in SBF (simulated body fluid) solution, while Ti ions were released in 0.1% lactic acid ranging from 0.05 to 0.12 μg/mL for the Ti-Mo alloys. …”
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PHYSICAL LAYER SECRECY ON WIRELESS NETWORK by Trương Tiến Vũ, Trần Đức Dũng, Hà Đắc Bình, Võ Nhân Văn

“…Applying this approach, we evaluate the physical layer secrecy performance of MISO (Multi Input-Single Output) system that consists of double antennas transmitter and single antenna receiver in the presence of a single antenna passive eavesdropper’s over heterogeneous fading channels Rayleigh/Rician. …”
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Adaptive Hybrid Control of Vehicle Semiactive Suspension Based on Road Profile Estimation by Yechen Qin, Mingming Dong, Reza Langari, Liang Gu, Jifu Guan

“…The results of simulations conducted with random road excitation show that the efficiency of the proposed control strategy compares favourably to that of a passive system.…”
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Technical Review on Endoscopic Treatment Devices for Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Postsurgical Leaks by Renato Medas, Eduardo Rodrigues-Pinto

“…There is a wide diversity of endoscopic options, from close-cover-divert approaches to active or passive internal drainage approaches. Theoretically, all these options can be used alone or with a multimodality approach, as each of them has different mechanisms of action. …”
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