The British are coming…! A bibliometric analysis of L2 vocabulary research in 1988 by Paul Meara

“… This paper uses a co-citation analysis to examine the research on L2 vocabulary acquisition that was published in 1988. …”
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The method of line protection construction with application of IEC 61850 standard on the example of Sepam 1000+ series microprocessor terminal by D. A. Davydov, M. A. Kholmov, K. I. Nikitin, M. Ya. Kletsel

“…The paper raises a variant of architecture of realization of logical line protection on the basis of implementation of modern technologies. …”
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Facts about Vitamin D by Linda B. Bobroff, Isabel Valentín-Oquendo

“…Bobroff and Isabel Valentín-Oquendo, summarizes key facts about vitamin D’s role in human nutrition — why we need it, what happens if we don’t get enough, how much we need, how we can get enough, supplements, and how much is too much. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Influences of Geometrical Deviation on Delamination in Composite Laminates around the Countersunk Hole by Xueshu Liu, Yuxing Yang, Li Huang, Ping Zhang, Hang Gao

“…The results show that when delamination appears at the transition area of the countersunk hole, the load causing the delamination evolution is much smaller than other cases.…”
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The Association between One Particular Green Building Program and the Use of Environmentally Certified Wood by US Homebuilders by Randall A. Cantrell, Indroneil Ganguly, Ivan Eastin, Tait Bowers

“…Half of the homebuilders sampled desire to receive “green-building points,” and one way to do so is by using environmentally certified wood. LEED for Homes appears to have increased US homebuilder awareness of and use of environmentally certified wood. …”
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba) by Jason M. Martin, Richard N. Raid, Lyn C. Branch

“… Barn owls, members of the family Tytonidae, are unmistakable nocturnal birds of prey. Their ghostly appearance and blood-curdling shriek have led to their incorporation into folklore and myth and have earned these birds a variety of nicknames, including "ghost owl" and "monkey-faced owl." …”
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Delineating Novel Signature Patterns of Altered Gene Expression in Schizophrenia Using Gene Microarrays by Karoly Mirnics, Frank A. Middleton, David A. Lewis, Pat Levitt

“…The etiology of schizophrenia is unknown, but appears to be multifaceted, with genetic and epigenetic developmental factors all implicated. …”
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O rap de intervenção social em Maputo, Moçambique by Luca Bussotti, Julio Chinguai

“…Mediante uma reconstrução histórica baseada, essencialmente, em fontes orais e, uma segunda parte, centrada em entrevistas e na análise do discurso de algumas canções de rappers moçambicanos engajados, o artigo aqui apresentado pretende analisar como é que este género musical se difundiu na cidade de Maputo e quais as suas tendências atuais. …”
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Stubby-Root Nematode, Trichodorus obtusus Cobb (Nematoda: Adenophorea: Triplonchida: Diphtherophorina: Trichodoridea: Trichodoridae) by William T. Crow

“… Nematodes in the family Trichodoridae (Thorne, 1935) Siddiqi, 1961, are commonly called "stubby-root" nematodes, because feeding by these nematodes can cause a stunted or "stubby" appearing root system. Trichodorus obtusus is one of the most damaging nematodes on turfgrasses, but also may cause damage to other crops. …”
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“Uma peça muito preciosa de significado ainda desconhecido” by António Conduto Oliveira

“…In spite of the frequency with which it appears in 15th century documentation, the Portuguese term "gibanete" remains vague and problematic. …”
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Les agglomérations de la province de Lyonnaise Troisième (Bretagne et Pays de la Loire) : entre abandon, perduration et nouvelles créations (iiie-vie s. apr. J.-C.) by Martial Monteil

“…This paper focuses on the province of Lugdunensis Tertia as it can be restituted at the end of 4th c. …”
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Biology and Control of Goosegrass in Sugarcane by Dennis Calvin Odero, Ron Rice, Les Baucum

“…Because of the whitish to translucent color of the leaf sheath margins, goosegrass usually appears white to silver; this is why it is known as white or silver crabgrass. …”
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Greenhouse Thrips, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouche) by Harold A. Denmark, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Packard described this species for the first time from this country in 1870 and called it the greenhouse thrips. This thrips appears in the Common Names of Insects approved by the Entomological Society of America as the greenhouse thrips, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché). …”
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Le palmier dattier (Phoenix dactylifera L.) dans l’Arabie méridionale préislamique by Jérémie Schiettecatte

“…This paper deals with the date palm tree culture in pre-Islamic South Arabia, from its beginning until the 6th century AD. …”
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Biting midges, no-see-ums Culicoides spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) by Cynthia Roxanne Connelly

“…Biting midges can be a nuisance to campers, fishermen, hunters, hikers, gardeners, and others who spend time outdoors during early morning and evenings, and even during the daytime on cloudy days when winds are calm. …”
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Point de mire ou rythme du pire, la semaine comme temporalité paradoxale chez Flaubert by Marie-Astrid Charlier

“…Between rite and duration, the motif of the week appears either as a support for the representation of the bourgeois mechanism - temporal, intellectual, moral -, or literally as a vanishing point toward romance and adventure. …”
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Context and temporary. A virtuous connection by Massimiliano Rendina, Francesco Iodice

“…When the presence of an artefact, even if defined in time, appears to be able to generate new thoughts and reflections that do not end with its physicality, then the topic becomes interesting, up to perhaps making useful a report like that here proposed, about experiences carried out and within the university, in first person. …”
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The Complex Role of STAT3 in Viral Infections by Suresh V. Kuchipudi

“…Interestingly, STAT3 appears to direct seemingly contradictory responses and both pro- and antiviral roles of STAT3 have been described. …”
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The Cambrian Explosion: macroevolution and biomineralization by Mark A. S. McMenamin

“…Explanations relying on paleoecological feedback are insufficient to explain the macroevolutionary patterns observed, particularly those associated with the near simultaneous appearance of new higher taxa. The diversity of biomineralization types among the small shelly fossils of the early Cambrian can be explained if putative ancestral scleritome-bearers (found in both Proterozoic and Cambrian strata) had, as some new data suggest, intact scleritomes that hosted individual sclerites of varying biomineral composition.…”
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Le portfolio, une démarche de développement de dimensions cognitives d’apprentissage by Laurent P. Ferrier

“…The support, structured through the implementation of feedback loops integrated into the learning process, appears to enable a form of organizational closure for learners. …”
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