Biosemiotic Foundations of a Darwinian Approach to Cultural Evolution by Herrmann-Pillath Carsten

“…The current paper adds much analytical detail on the systemic nature of cultural semiosis operating in a selectionist logic of brain dynamics, as theorized early on by F. A. von Hayek. I suggest that the bridge between the sciences and the humanities must be built via new disciplines in the neurosciences, such as cultural neuroscience, which avoids both biological reductionism and a mere analogical deployment of evolutionary diffusion analysis in the new field of cultural science. …”
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Evaluation Performance of Ultrasonic Testing on Fruit Quality Determination by Fikret Yildiz, Ahmet Turan Özdemir, Selman Uluışık

“…The calculated volume values by the computer vision system are validated with the theoretical values. Although nondestructive ultrasonic estimation and volume estimation by image processing methods are cheap, fast, and practical, the results obtained in our experiments concluded that these methods are not as reliable as claimed in the literature.…”
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Philosophical Education in Coordinates of Science by V. A. Yakovlev

“…It has been shown that discussions alone cannot lead to the discovery of the truth, but they are necessary to further stimulate the development of science and theoretical thinking. The discussions at seminars contribute to the development of communicative practices of future researchers. …”
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Investigation on Mechanical and Microstructure Properties of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Qinyuan Zhang, Wenwen Xu, Yichen Sun, Yongcheng Ji

“…Research results will provide a theoretical basis for predicting the performance deterioration of steel fiber reinforced concrete under different erosion conditions and periods.…”
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›Lead Sheet‹-Notation vom Vaudeville bis zum iReal Pro. Zur Geschichte der Notationsformen des Jazz und ihren musiktheoretischen Implikationen by Philipp Teriete

“…This article investigates how this form of notation developed historically, and discusses its music-theoretical implications and the role it plays in artistic and pedagogical practice.…”
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HYDRAULIC ASPECTS OF LOGJAM FORMATION DURING EXTREME HIGH FLOODS by Andrey P. Lepikhin, Anna A. Wozniak

“…The proofs are carried out theoretically based on the generally accepted equations of hydraulics. …”

THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL REALITY ON SELF-ACTUALIZATION OF TEENAGERS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIMENSION by S. V. Storozhuk, Y. N. Goyan

“…Such the approach provides a theoretical justification of major conflicts of personality development in adolescence and clearly demonstrates the threats that virtual reality brings to the process of person formation and development of mankind. …”
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REFRACTIVE INDEX DETERMINATION FOR A PLANE DIELECTRIC LAYER USING THE MEASUREMENTS OF TRANSMITTED BEAM INTENSITY by V. M. Serdyuk, J. A. Titovitsky

“…The aim of the present work is the theoretical justification of new refractive index determination technique for a homogeneous transparent plane dielectric layer. …”
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The individual strategies of Internet users’ media activity by O. A. Grimov, V. A. Belkina

“…It is shown that the configuration of the dominant types of incoming and outcoming activity forms the individual media strategy. It is theoretically based and empirically proved by the author’s sociological research with the use of factor analyses (online poll of social network users, N = 1000) that there practically exist four types of individual media strategies: inclusively open, exclusively open, inclusively conservative and exclusively conservative ones. …”
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FSPPCFs: a privacy-preserving collaborative filtering recommendation scheme based on fuzzy C-means and Shapley value by Weiwei Wang, Wenping Ma, Kun Yan

“…Then, differential privacy is used to achieve the user’s personal privacy protection when selecting the neighbor set from the target cluster. Finally, it is theoretically proved that our scheme satisfies differential privacy. …”
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Improved Calculation Method of TAD for Intertrochanteric Fractures by Jialong Wang, Anhua Long, Xuefei Wang, Yakui Zhang, Dacheng Han

“…To investigate the relative position of femur fixed screws using intramedullary systems for intertrochanteric fractures and to improve the accurate measurement method of the tip-to-apex distance (TAD) while providing a theoretical basis for the clinical treatment of such fractures. …”
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Ontologies in bioinformatics and systems biology by N. L. Podkolodnyy, O. A. Podkolodnaya

“…Computer simulation is now becoming a central scientific paradigm of systems biology and the basic tool for the theoretical study and understanding of the complex mechanisms of living systems. …”
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Europol’s Counter-Terrorism Role: over 25 Years of Partnership by Antonio Ortiz

“…Value: The value of this article lies in its practical insights offering an internal perspective from a seasoned security practitioner focusing on operational and institutional realities as opposed to theoretical frameworks. …”
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Sales Promotion and Growth of Bread Bakery Business in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Elite Bakery. by Ahurira, Isabel

“…In chapter two, there was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on sales promotion as an independent variable and sales volume as the dependent variable. …”
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Developing and validation of religious education curriculum in preschool by Zeinab Ashrafi Soltan-Ahmadi, Sadegh Maleki Avarsin, Javad Keyhan, jahangir yari

“…Sampling was done purposefully and according to the theoretical saturation of the data. The tools of data collection are semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. …”
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Factors affecting the design of the management dashboard framework with an emphasis on the components of human resources productivity by Hassan Barmaki, Farshad Faezy Razi, Ehtesham Rashidi

“…The statistical population of the research includes 15 senior managers of Mapna Company and knowledgeable academic staff members in the field of research; and the interviews continued until reaching theoretical saturation. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect information. …”
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First Mid-infrared Detection and Modeling of a Flare from Sgr A* by Sebastiano D. von Fellenberg, Tamojeet Roychowdhury, Joseph M. Michail, Zach Sumners, Grace Sanger-Johnson, Giovanni G. Fazio, Daryl Haggard, Joseph L. Hora, Alexander Philippov, Bart Ripperda, Howard A. Smith, S. P. Willner, Gunther Witzel, Shuo Zhang, Eric E. Becklin, Geoffrey C. Bower, Sunil Chandra, Tuan Do, Macarena Garcia Marin, Mark A. Gurwell, Nicole M. Ford, Kazuhiro Hada, Sera Markoff, Mark R. Morris, Joey Neilsen, Nadeen B. Sabha, Braden Seefeldt-Gail

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Analyzing Iran's Legislative Criminal Policy in Dealing with Environmental Terrorism, Emphasizing the Need for Criminalization and Preventive Measures by behrouz sepehri, Nourooz Kargari, mohammad ashouri, ghassem ghassemi

“…Introduction: environmental security, is a necessary condition for the health and continuity of human life on earth and due to the vital, widespread and inevitable dependence of humans on the environment, if the environmental security is taken away and it is removed from the possibility of healthy living, as a result of the goal or the means of placing the environment, following environmental terrorism, with various methods such as polluting the natural and man-made environment with dangerous substances, extensive and irreparable damage is caused to human life and health And often, the most obvious effects of damage to the safety and health of the environment appear in the form of epidemics, and on the other hand, the cross-border effects of such actions and the possibility of transferring the said effects from through the flow of air or water or the carriers of disease agents to countries and regions beyond the place of the accident, and the possibility of spreading some of these effects on the life and health of future generations, reveals the seriousness of the danger of environmental terrorism, hence, The purpose of this thesis is to explain the vital necessity of legal, technical and specialized contrast, against environmental terrorism in the form of an efficient criminal policy with international interaction, with emphasizing the extent and irreparability of the effects caused by environmental terrorism, and the necessity and importance of preventive measures.Materials and Methods:  In terms of the goal, the current research will cause expansion the legal theories and doctrine and complete the previous theories with the fundamental method of the research results, and also with the practical approach, effective practical solutions to deal with environmental terrorism will be presented, and on the other hand, the materials and information used in the research, They are collected with the library method and after collecting and categorizing the materials and information, with the descriptive-analytical method, the findings and the collected materials are analyzed logically and legally and they are used as the basis of citation to strengthen the approach of the researcher in the relevant subject.Results: In a comprehensive and efficient criminal policy to contrast against environmental terrorism, in addition to criminalizing this criminal phenomenon along with the real conceptology and in addition to recognizing its specific elements, it is expected that with the necessary criminal measures, specialized measures will be taken to identify and criminalize behaviors that it has a preliminary aspect to dangerous crimes, and it is possible that environmental terrorism is also committed through them, and therefore, in order to prevent this criminal phenomenon, criminalize such behaviors in the form of obstruction crimes seems necessary.Discussion: In Iran's criminal system, environmental terrorism has not been considered as an independent criminal behavior, with specific elements and specific conditions, However, due to the inherent of the behaviors related to environmental terrorism, this type of terrorism is inherently reprehensible, and as a rule, it can be included in various legal elements in the criminal laws, and on the other hand, due to the analogy of some elements of this criminal phenomenon with the destruction of the earth, According to jurisprudence, significant examples of environmental terrorism behaviors can be considered as examples of corruption in the land subject to Article 286 of the Islamic Penal Code (approved in 2012). …”
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Dimorphisme sexuel dans la force de morsure et de préhension chez le microcèbe mignon et héritabilité des caractères by Pauline Thomas, Anthony Herrel, Emmanuelle Pouydebat, Fabienne Aujard

“…Ce phénomène a d’abord été perçu comme le résultat direct de la sélection sexuelle et par la suite, d’autres théories ont mis en avant la compétition pour l’accès à la nourriture ou encore la différenciation de niche écologique. …”
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The Weight-Inclusive versus Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss by Tracy L. Tylka, Rachel A. Annunziato, Deb Burgard, Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Ellen Shuman, Chad Davis, Rachel M. Calogero

“…Therefore, the weight-inclusive approach upholds nonmaleficience and beneficience, whereas the weight-normative approach does not. We offer a theoretical framework that organizes the research included in this review and discuss how it can guide research efforts and help health professionals intervene with their patients and community.…”
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