Mathematical modeling of biowall reactors for in-situ groundwater treatment by Donna J. Cedio-Fengya, John G. Stevens

“…In this paper we develop a comprehensive model for the remediationof contaminated groundwater in a passive, in-ground reactor, generallyknown as a biowall. …”
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C4d Deposition in Fetal Vessels of the Placenta in Neonatal Lupus Syndrome by Yuichiro Sato, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Jyunsuke Muraoka, Hajime Taniguchi, Atsushi Kisanuki, Kazunari Maekawa, Atushi Yamashita, Murasaki Aman, Yuki Kodama, Hiroshi Sameshima, Yujiro Asada

“…Neonatal lupus syndrome (NLS) is a rare, passively acquired autoimmune syndrome caused by maternal autoantibodies. …”
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AFRICAN SWINE FEVER ZONING OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TERRITORY by V. V. Nikiforov, A. N. Spiridonov, A. K. Karaulov, F. I. Korennoy

“…The main goal of thezoning programme is creation of independent zones with different zoo-sanitary status where enhanced surveillance (passive and target) will be carried out and movements of ASF-susceptible live pigs and porcine products between the zones will be restricted. …”
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Analysis of the structural integrity of a frozen wall during a mine shaft excavation using temperature monitoring data by Lev Levin, Mikhail Semin, Ivan Golovatyi

“…The obtained dependencies of the maximum external load on the FW can be used to optimize the operation mode of the freezing station at the ice holding stage (or passive freezing) to increase the energy efficiency of the system and ensure the structural integrity of the FW. …”
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Leaving no one behind: Party clientelism in social welfare in Serbia by Vuković Danilo, Stefanović Marija

“…Finally, most public sector employees quietly comply with the expectations to work in the network's interest, creating a new culture of fear and professional and civic passivity. We argue that informal institutions of clientelism parasitize formal institutions and that capturing institutions and society transforms the internal norms of clientelist networks into social norms, creating a backbone of normative dualism.…”
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‘It never seems to stop’ Six high school students’ experiences of information overload by Mira Grønning Aadland, Jannica Heinström

“…The most common trigger was encountering complex information, followed by passive exposure to large amounts of information over time. …”
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Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Be Used to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in the Critically Ill Patient? A Systematic Review by Justin C. Mandeville, Claire L. Colebourn

“…The predictive power of diagnostic accuracy of inferior vena cava diameter and transaortic Doppler signal changes with the respiratory cycle or passive leg raising in mechanically ventilated patients was strong throughout the articles reviewed. …”
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Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Trees for South Florida by Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, R.J. Black

“…Trees are the main types of landscape plants used around the home for passive energy conservation. They provide shade, influence air movement around the house and, once established, require little maintenance. …”
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Synderesis vs. Consequentialism and Utilitarianism in Workplace Bullying Prevention by Jolita Vveinhardt, Mykolas Deikus

“…The article theoretically examines three alternatives to bystanders’ decisions based on the ideas of consequentialism, utilitarianism, and synderesis: to act constructively actively (to support the victim), to act destructively actively (to support the persecutor), and to act destructively passively (not to intervene in the conflict). Considering that different schools of consequentialism and utilitarianism cannot guarantee constructive behaviour of bystanders, the decisions inspired by the conscience guided by synderesis can be a suitable alternative that can be easily implemented in practice.…”
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Hot pants: The emerging field of exercise mimetics, from hospital beds to the international space station by Kevin John

“…The goal of this short review is to direct attention toward non‐pharmaceutical strategies and specifically focuses on the topical application of heat stress to passively improve health. The review highlights important heat‐induced adaptations and identifies scope for technological innovations that will allow delivery of heating interventions outside the confinement of laboratory settings.…”
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Towards Targeted Delivery Systems: Ligand Conjugation Strategies for mRNA Nanoparticle Tumor Vaccines by Kyle K. L. Phua

“…Notably, in all of these studies, mRNA nanoparticles are passively targeted to dendritic cells (DCs) through careful selection of vaccination sites. …”
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Les fonds souverains : un nouveau mode de régulation du capitalisme financier ? by Bertrand Blancheton, Yves Jégourel

“…Considered to be investors with considerable financial clout, albeit passive and long-term, SWFs have long been seen as a restoring force in financial markets able to soften the impact of the destabilizing speculative strategies practiced by certain institutional operators. …”
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Seasonal and Altitude Dependence of Thermospheric Metastable Helium Densities Measured by Fluorescence Lidar by C. Geach, B. Kaifler

“…For over 6 decades, these measurements were made passively, relying on solar illumination of the He(23S) layer to produce a detectable signal, resulting in a column integration of the He(23S) layer. …”
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Symmetric Blind Decryption with Perfect Secrecy by Juha Partala

“…We formulate a definition of perfect secrecy of symmetric blind decryption for the following setting: at most one of the scheme participants is a passive adversary (honest-but-curious). We also devise a symmetric blind decryption scheme based on modular arithmetic on a ring Zp2, where p is a prime, and show that it satisfies our notion of perfect secrecy.…”
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Problem uporczywej terapii w świetle filozofii człowieka by Kazimierz Szałata

“…However, under any conditions it is allowed to cause death of a man in active or passive way. Euthanasia is not only against the medical ethos but also the content of the medicine which serves the human life. …”
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Risk management system in Russian design organizations: rationale for implementation by A. O. Postolakiy, A. V. Savin

“…The negative consequences of passive risk management have been diagnosed. Prerequisites for the deployment of a risk management system in design organizations have been presented. …”
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The Regulation and Functions of Endogenous Retrovirus in Embryo Development and Stem Cell Differentiation by Yangquan Xiang, Hongqing Liang

“…Therefore, in this review, we focus on the pieces of evidence demonstrating regulations and functions of ERVs during stem cell differentiation, which suggests that ERV activation is not a passive result of cell fate transition but the active epigenetic and transcriptional regulation during mammalian development and stem cell differentiation.…”
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Nonlinear Thermal Response Analysis of an Internally Heated Radiative-Convective Porous Fin subjected to Magnetic Fields using Method of Lines by Gbeminiyi Musibau Sobamowo, Ridwan Oladotun Olagbadamosi, Arinola Bola Ajayi, Nehemiah Sabinus Alozie, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…Also, the numerical solutions through the method of lines are adopted to explore the impacts of the model parameters on the performance of the passive device. It is found that as the conductive-convective, conductive-radiative, and magnetic field parameters increase, the fin temperature distribution in the fin decreases. …”
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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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The Compromise Condition for High Performance of the Single Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells by Youngseok Lee, Vinh Ai Dao, Sangho Kim, Sunbo Kim, Hyeongsik Park, Jaehyun Cho, Shihyun Ahn, Junsin Yi

“…For optimum performance of the hydrogenated amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon (a-Si : H/c-Si) heterojunction solar cells, featuring a doping concentration, localized states, as well as thickness of emitter layer are crucial, since Fermi level, surface passivated quality, and light absorption have to be compromised themselves. …”
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