PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN CONTEXT OF POSTCOLONIAL FEMINISM by V. A. Muzalevskiy

“…The author notes that the current strategy of democracy promotion, though being more complex, creates the effect of "double discrimination", when both the local people and local women (imposing image of "a free and independent Western woman") feel that they are "colonized". Based on an analysis of the current state of democratization, the author proposes four possible scenarios for promoting democracy in the world.…”
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Barrancas de Barrujón (Toledo, España, 2019) by Íñigo Yvorra

“…Barrancas de Barrujón (Toledo, Spain, 2019) This place is located 30 km from Toledo where the river Tajo creates an incision in detrital materials from the tertiary era (reddish clay rock), creating deep canyons near the Castrejón reservoir. This setting is special because of the reddish color-scheme of the astonishing scarp, which can reach 120 m, is in contrast with the water of the Tajo reservoir, creating a valuable landscape that can remind us vaguely of the Grand Canyon in Colorado. …”
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PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL ORDER by L. A. Dymova

“…One of the key components of the emerging international order is the European regional order, which currently goes through deep transformations associated with changes of the international system and structural reconstruction of the European communities. …”
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Barrancas de Barrujón (Toledo, España, 2019) by Íñigo Yvorra

“…Barrancas de Barrujón (Toledo, Spain, 2019) This place is located 30 km from Toledo where the river Tajo creates an incision in detrital materials from the tertiary era (reddish clay rock), creating deep canyons near the Castrejón reservoir. This setting is special because of the reddish color-scheme of the astonishing scarp, which can reach 120 m, is in contrast with the water of the Tajo reservoir, creating a valuable landscape that can remind us vaguely of the Grand Canyon in Colorado. …”
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Hemodynamic and respiratory variation in the six-minute walk test in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a cross-sectional study by Julia Casagrande, Emely Teixeira Bodnar, Eliane Roseli Winkelmann

“…There was a greater variation in the mean difference between the pre- and post- test for HR before surgery (p=0.05) and a greater feeling of perceived exertion in the lower limbs after surgery (p=0.02). …”
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Multiomics unravels the complexity of male obesity: a prospective observational study by Georgios E. Papadakis, Lucie Favre, Yassine Zouaghi, Nathalie Vionnet, Nicolas J. Niederländer, Michela Adamo, James S. Acierno, Dassine Berdous, Alexia Boizot, Jenny Meylan, Julijana Ivanisevic, Emmanuelle Paccou, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Tim Reyns, Elise Van Caeneghem, Bruno Lapauw, Jérôme Pasquier, Yasser Aleman, Styliani Mantziari, Olivier Salamin, Raul Nicoli, Tiia Kuuranne, Tom Fiers, Patric Hagmann, Federico Santoni, Andrea Messina, Nelly Pitteloud

“…Nine healthy adults served as controls. Deep phenotyping, including targeted metabolomics, transcriptomics, and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), was performed. …”
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Research of the peculiarities of enterpises՚ work organization in the intercultural space by M. A. Gil Martínez, Yu. V. Vorontsova

“…In the process of interaction, difficulties may arise due to the lack of a deep understanding of the ethnic characteristics of the partner, its history, culture, etc. …”
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Mining Failure Response Characteristics of Stope Floor: A Case of Renlou Coal Mine by Jucai Chang, Dong Li, Kai He

“…With the advance of the working face, the deformation of the shallow area (0–8 m) first increases gradually, then increases rapidly, and finally increases gradually again; the middle area (8–19 m) experiences three stages, from a gentle increase to temporary stability and then a rapid increase; the deep area (19–29 m) undergoes three stages, from being stable to increasing and then being stable again. …”
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Innovative approaches in marketing for the development of the tourism industry by Yuliia Stasiuk, Andrii Kobchenko

“…The use of big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning allows tourism businesses to gain deep insights into customer preferences and behaviors. …”
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Study on an Intelligent Prediction Method of Ticket Price in a Subway System with Public-Private Partnership by Shengmin Wang, Jun Fang, Lanjun Liu, Han Wu

“…The results showed that the linear correlations between influencing factors and ticket price for the PPP subway system service were weak, which indicated the need for using nonlinear analysis methods such as the BP algorithm. …”
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Investigation on Mechanical Properties and Reaction Characteristics of Al-PTFE Composites with Different Al Particle Size by Jia-xiang Wu, Xiang Fang, Zhen-ru Gao, Huai-xi Wang, Jun-yi Huang, Shuang-zhang Wu, Yu-chun Li

“…The formation of circumferential open cracks is deemed as a prerequisite for Al-PTFE specimens to go through a reaction.…”
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THE SOCIAL PROTEST «WITH CHINESE PARTICULARITY»: THE SHIFTING VECTOR by V. A. Korsun

“…The article analyzes current spiritual-political and socio-economic situation in postreform China with the emphasis on newest tendencies in the social feeling and conscience. Such a gigantic socio- cultural laboratory as China, with the processes of modernization and archaization proper to it, gives much material disproving conceptions of unilinear historical progress and brining to light the Chinese particularity. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Bump-Prone Coal with Different Porosities and Its Acoustic Emission-Charge Induction Characteristics under Uniaxial Compression by Xin Ding, Xiaochun Xiao, Xiangfeng Lv, Di Wu, Jun Xu

“…Although various porosities directly affect fracture activity, damage evolution and mechanical behaviour of coal bring on the bump-prone assessment error, and disaster happened “ahead of time” in deep underground energy source exploration, little research to date has focused on them. …”
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Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Soil Seed Bank of the Degraded Parts of the Gera Moist Afromontane Forest, Southwestern Ethiopia by Dereje Egeta, Giche Yadesa, Abeje Eshete, Hailu Belay, Urge Charu, Tensay Teshome

“…Another five subplots were also marked for soil seed bank data collection that are 9 cm deep and 15 cm wide. …”
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Crustacean Zooplankton Ingestion of Potentially Toxic <i>Microcystis</i>: In Situ Estimation Using <i>mcyE</i> Gene Gut Content Detection in a Large Temperate Eutrophic Lake by Helen Agasild, Margarita Esmeralda Gonzales Ferraz, Madli Saat, Priit Zingel, Kai Piirsoo, Kätlin Blank, Veljo Kisand, Tiina Nõges, Kristel Panksep

“…While laboratory investigations have provided extensive knowledge on zooplankton and toxic cyanobacteria interactions, information on zooplankton feeding on toxin-producing cyanobacteria in natural water bodies remains scarce. …”
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Peningkatan Performa Pengenalan Wajah pada Gambar Low-Resolution Menggunakan Metode Super-Resolution by Muhammad Imaduddin Abdur Rohim, Auliati Nisa, Muhammad Nurkhoiri Hindratno, Radhiyatul Fajri, Gembong Satrio Wibowanto, Nova Hadi Lestriandoko, Pesigrihastamadya Normakristagaluh

“…Kami menginvestigasi penggunaan metode super-resolution (SR) berbasis deep learning, termasuk DFDNet, LapSRN, GFPGAN, Real-ESRGAN, Real-ESRGAN+GFPGAN, dan FaceSPARNet. …”
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Analysis of the Efficiency of Technologies for Extraction Carbon Dioxide from Combustion Products by V. A. Sednin, R. S. Ignatovich

“…Therefore, for practical use in the deep utilization of combustion products of mini-CHP plants operating on local fuels, to obtain carbon dioxide with a low content of impurities, it is necessary to apply the method of chemical absorption. …”
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An improved ShuffleNetV2 method based on ensemble self-distillation for tomato leaf diseases recognition by Shuiping Ni, Yue Jia, Mingfu Zhu, Mingfu Zhu, Yizhe Zhang, Wendi Wang, Shangxin Liu, Yawei Chen

“…IntroductionTimely and accurate recognition of tomato diseases is crucial for improving tomato yield. While large deep learning models can achieve high-precision disease recognition, these models often have a large number of parameters, making them difficult to deploy on edge devices. …”
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Cytogenetic impact of gamma radiation and its effects on growth, yield and drought tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) by Walaa M. Al-Sayed, Hanaa H. El-Shazly, Awatif I. El-Nahas, Ahmed A. A. Omran

“…Abstract Maize is the third most important grain crop worldwide after wheat and rice; it is a vital global crop, serving as a key source of food, animal feed, and industrial products, making it essential for food security and economic stability in many countries. …”
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ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skills by Kartini Herlina, Abdurrahman Abdurrahman, Ahmad Naufal Umam, Ayu Nurjanah, Ghani Fadhil Rabbani, Ficha Aulia Indah Pratiwi

“…EBEW’s structured learning phases, involving deep problem understanding, root cause analysis, predictive solution modeling, investigative procedures, and conclusion synthesis, effectively aided students in enhancing CT and problem-solving skills. …”
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