The First Passage Time Problem for Mixed-Exponential Jump Processes with Applications in Insurance and Finance by Chuancun Yin, Yuzhen Wen, Zhaojun Zong, Ying Shen

“…As applications, we present explicit expression of the Gerber-Shiu functions for surplus processes with two-sided jumps, present the analytical solutions for popular path-dependent options such as lookback and barrier options in terms of Laplace transforms, and give a closed-form expression on the price of the zero-coupon bond under a structural credit risk model with jumps.…”
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Gandhi: A Man for our Times? by Judith Brown

“…It also focuses on Gandhi’s critique of Hindu tradition as a powerful buttress of profound social inequality particularly relating to caste and gender; his response to violence in the name of religion and community; and finally his underlying belief that true religion was the individual’s search for the divine and that all religious traditions by contrast have very partial visions of truth. …”
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Expedient Treatment of a Collodion Baby by Michael Chung, Jaime Pittenger, Stuart Tobin, Andrew Chung, Nirmala Desai

“…As the name suggests, the term “collodion baby” refers to a phenotype that can be characterized by a yellow, shiny, tight parchment-like membrane stretched over the skin. …”
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Naxi Cosmology of Mt Yulong Sacred Sites with Caveats for Conservation by Jan Salick, Robbie Hart, Li Siyu

“…Challenges for conservation would be to integrate this cosmological view as well as origin myths, Naxi traditions of suicide, and Sanduo, the god of Mt Yulong, who “shines like lightning [and his] mouth spits fire” – not a deity to be engaged without care. …”
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The Remnants of Ancient Java as a Sign System in Bagelen Central Java by Niken Wirasanti

“…There areabundant archaeological data to study these traces – Hindu and Buddhist statues, lingga-yoni, lingga pathok, rings, lamps, and fiveinscriptions, namely the Watukura (902 AD, Kayu Ara Hiwang (911 AD), Sipater (circa 900 AD), Ayam Têas (901 AD), and Pendem (881 AD). …”
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CAMELLIA HOAANA (THEACEAE, SECTION CORALLINA), A NEW SPECIES FROM BU GIA MAP NATIONAL PARK IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM by Shi-Xiong Yang, Dinh Thap Kieu, Trong Hung Le, Huu Thang Khuong

“…Leaves elliptic to obovate-elliptic; apex bluntly cuspidate, base wide cuneate; above dark green, shiny and glabrous; below paler green and sparsely pubescent along midrib; petiole sparsely pubescent. …”
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Autoimmune Chronic Active Hepatitis in a 17-Year-Old Female by Joanne M. Langley, Eve A. Roberts, Moshe Ipp, Ronald M. Laxer, Lionel Boxall, M. James Phillips

“…A 17-year-old girl presented with fever, icterus and painful small nodules on her face and a larger nodular lesion on the left shin. The patient had fatigue, intermittent jaundice and abdominal pain over the preceding three months. …”
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Proteome-Wide Identification and Comparison of Drug Pockets for Discovering New Drug Indications and Side Effects by Renxin Zhang, Zhiyuan Chen, Shuhan Li, Haohao Lv, Jinjun Li, Naixue Yang, Shaoxing Dai

“…We repositioned progesterone to ADGRD1 for pemphigus and breast cancer, as well as estradiol to ANO2 for shingles and medulloblastoma, which were validated via molecular docking. …”
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Complicated history with huge potential: Israeli-Japanese relations’ development by D. А. Maryasis, E. A. Iakimova

“…Moreover, Japan’s Prime Minister Abe Shinzō relied on positive past experiences to foster increased contacts between Tokyo and Jerusalem. …”
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Širine prstenova prirasta i gustina drveta hrasta kitnjaka (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) na Prosari by Danijela Petrović, Dejan Radulović, Vojislav Dukić

“…Prosečna vrednost gustine u prosušenom stanju vlažnosti, za sva ispitivana stabla je 0,747 g/cm³, sa prosečnim koeficijentom varijacije od 13,28%. …”
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Water quality model-based methodology to assess assimilative capacity of wastewater discharges in rivers by F.M. Torres-Bejarano, M. Verbel-Escobar, M.C. Atencia-Osorio

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: One of the negative impacts of polluting activities on aquatic ecosystems is the loss of its natural self-purification ability, for this reason, the purpose of this research was to evaluate the Sinú river capacity to assimilate wastewater discharges.METHODS: Monitoring of several water quality parameters was carried out in the river at different seasons and a numerical method was used to simulate different scenarios through the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code model. …”
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A feature-based approach for atlas selection in automatic pelvic segmentation. by Guoping Shan, Xue Bai, Yun Ge, Binbing Wang

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A Prospective, Crossover, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Study Comparing the Effectiveness and Ocular Comfort of 0.1% Hyaluronic Acid and 0.3% Hyaluronic Acid in Patients With D... by Kim SJ, Yoo WS, Kwon LH, Kim RB, Yoon HJ, Yoon KC

“…Seong-Jae Kim,1,* Woong-Sun Yoo,1,* Lee-Ha Kwon,1 Rock Bum Kim,2,3 Hyeon-Jeong Yoon,4 Kyung Chul Yoon4 1Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea; 2Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Disease Center, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, South Korea; 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea; 4Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Kyung Chul Yoon, Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Medical School, #42 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 61469, South Korea, Tel +82-62-220-6753, Fax +82-62-227-1642, Email kcyoon@jnu.ac.krPurpose: Report the clinical effects and discomfort of using 0.1% hyaluronic acid (HA [Kynex 1®, Alcon, Seoul, S. …”
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Seed Morphometry of Native Indonesian Orchids in the Genus Dendrobium by Sucipto Hariyanto, Intan Ayu Pratiwi, Edy Setiti Wida Utami

“…All the presently investigated seeds showed are transparent with visible embryo and remarkable embryo color variations (such as pale yellow, light yellow, shiny yellow to yellow, orange, and white). The species showed two groups in seed shape (fusiform and filiform), prolate and oval-shaped embryo, positioned at the center of the long axis and near apical pole. …”
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The evolution of historical forms of chinese theater and integration of visual arts by HAN LIN

“…The integration of canonical texts such as "Shijing" into the cultural practices of that time underscores the significance of this art form in shaping society and its worldview. …”
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High order expression dependencies finely resolve cryptic states and subtypes in single cell data by Abel Jansma, Yuelin Yao, Jareth Wolfe, Luigi Del Debbio, Sjoerd V Beentjes, Chris P Ponting, Ava Khamseh

“…We provide Stator as a Nextflow pipeline and Shiny App.…”
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Saillance des îlots textuels dans un corpus de presse britannique sur le Brexit et conséquences interprétatives associées by Laure Cataldo

“…It is therefore a real discursive tool available to the journalists to let their opinion shine through.…”
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Forced to Reimagine: Reflections on the Experience of Leicester Vaughan College Community Benefit Society by Miriam Gill, Lucy Faire

“…Our experience before and after ‘expulsion’, and the reimagination of an alternative future in contrast to the dominant neoliberal model, shines a light on the wider difficulties and inequalities in the HE sector. …”
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ANTE GLAVIČIĆ – ZASLUŽNA KULTURNA I ZNANSTVENA LIČNOST TE PRIJATELJ by PETAR STRČIĆ

“…., i voditelj Gradskoga muzeja u Senju, udruga i uredništava, iskusni obnovitelj i suobnovitelj postojeće stare i novopronađene povijesne baštine pa i velikih povijesnih građevina. …”
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L’identification des anonymes by Antoine Briand

“…An ethnographic investigation, conducted in an NGO in Hyderabad that works every day to identify those found without identity whether living or dead, shines a light on biosocial and necrosocial inequalities at play in Indian urban spaces. …”
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