Le développement des agricultures durables dans la région andine de Cusco : quelle proximité socio-économique entre conseillers agricoles, producteurs et consommateurs ? by Margaux Girard

“…We note that this dynamic of territorial agri-food system greening generates contrasting socio-economic proximity relations between these actors, dominated by significant differences in living standards and lifestyles but where minority strategies of rapprochement are put in place.…”
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Common Fixed Point Theorems in Modified Intuitionistic Fuzzy Metric Spaces by Saurabh Manro, Sanjay Kumar, S. S. Bhatia, Kenan Tas

“…In the first section, we prove a common fixed point theorem in modified intuitionistic fuzzy metric space by combining the ideas of pointwise R-weak commutativity and reciprocal continuity of mappings satisfying contractive conditions. In the second section, we prove common fixed point theorems in modified intuitionistic fuzzy metric space from the class of compatible continuous mappings to noncompatible and discontinuous mappings. …”
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Stability Analysis of High-Order Iterative Learning Control for a Class of Nonlinear Switched Systems by Xuhui Bu, Fashan Yu, Ziyi Fu, Fuzhong Wang

“…The stability condition for the proposed high-order learning control law is first established, and then the stability is analyzed based on contraction mapping approach in the sense of λ norm. …”
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Existence and Uniqueness of Mild Solutions to Impulsive Nonlocal Cauchy Problems by Mohamed Hannabou, Khalid Hilal, Ahmed Kajouni

“…We used some fixed point theorems such as Banach contraction mapping principle, Schauder’s fixed point theorem, Schaefer’s fixed point theorem, and Krasnoselskii’s fixed point theorem, and we derive many existence and uniqueness results concerning the solution for impulsive nonlocal Cauchy problems. …”
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Stability Analysis of Impulsive Stochastic Reaction-Diffusion Cellular Neural Network with Distributed Delay via Fixed Point Theory by Ruofeng Rao, Shouming Zhong

“…However, the difficulties have been overcome by constructing a new contraction mapping and an appropriate distance on a product space which is guaranteed to be a complete space. …”
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Rifting and seafloor spreading in the South China sea: a subduction-related extension on the down-going plate? by Chang, Sung-Ping, Pubellier, Manuel

“…This dual simultaneous tectonic evolution illustrates how far-field subduction process may impact the regional tectonics in terms of both rifting and contraction of the crust from initiation to termination.…”
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Convergence of Some Iterative Algorithms for System of Generalized Set-Valued Variational Inequalities by M. Akram, Aysha Khan, M. Dilshad

“…Using the projection method and Banach contraction principle, we prove the existence of a solution for the considered problem. …”
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Macro phenomena vs micro responses. Multiscale approaches in the dynamic relationship between envelope and context by Maria Teresa Lucarelli, Martino Milardi, Mariateresa Mandaglio, Caterina Claudia Musarella

“…The current scenario, crossed by contrasting flows where emergencies and development trends often coexist and increase gaps, highlights the need to ‘move’ from the change phase to the phase of change. …”
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Atypical Manometric Abnormality of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter: A Procedure-Related, Stress-Induced Phenomenon? by Bhuvanendram Indrakrishnan, William G Paterson

“…Stress-induced esophageal contraction abnormalities have been well documented in the literature, but relatively little is known about stress-related lower esophageal sphincter (LES) dysfunction. …”
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The dynamics of Cosserat nets by J. Gratus, R. W. Tucker

“…The whole discussion is based on the notion of a Cosserat net and its contractions obtained by taking certain limits that transform Cosserat elements to rigid structures. …”
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A Review on Current Osteoporosis Research: With Special Focus on Disuse Bone Loss by Roy Yuen-chi Lau, Xia Guo

“…The disuse osteoporosis refers to bone mass decrements under conditions of decreased mechanical loading, including decreased ground force reaction, muscular contraction, and microgravity-related bone loss in astronauts after space flights. …”
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Evaluation of the cardiotoxicity of Echinochrome A using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac organoids by Su-Jin Lee, Eunji Kim, Yeeun Jeong, Jae Boum Youm, Hyoung Kyu Kim, Jin Han, Elena A. Vasileva, Natalia P. Mishchenko, Sergey A. Fedoreyev, Valentin A. Stonik, Sung Joon Kim, Hyang-Ae Lee

“…Contractility assays further demonstrated that EchA did not affect contraction velocity, relaxation velocity, or time to 50 % maximal contraction and relaxation. …”
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Climate-change impacts on distribution, habitats, sustainability and cultivation planning of two economically and ecologically important forest trees (China fir and Masson pine) in... by Yanghui Zhao, Liang Xu, Ying Zhang, Yafeng Wen, Donglin Zhang

“…(ii) the suitable habitat is facing a situation of “North expansion” and “South contraction” and moving northward as a whole with climate change. …”
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The role of adipose tissue cell elements in the regulation of the nitroxidergic system and possible ways of pharmacological modulation by I. F. Bielenichev, S. O. Maslennikov, N. V. Dobrelia, O. S. Khromov, M. L. Holovakha, V. P. Ryzhenko, O. O. Brek

“…The PA and IPA with PVAT responded to acute hypoxia with vasoconstriction – an increase in the amplitude of contraction in the first and second phases, and after removing PVAT, they responded with a decrease in the maximum amplitude of contraction by 3.4 times in the 1st phase and an increase in amplitude by 1.8 times in the 2nd phase. …”
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Leptospirosis: An Unusual Cause of ARDS by Marc Clavel, Gwenaelle Lhéritier, Nicolas Weinbreck, Antoine Guerlin, Anthony Dugard, Eric Denes, Philippe Vignon

“…The severity of the respiratory failure contrasted with the absence of significant liver or renal dysfunction. …”
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VIOLETA DINESCU UND DER SCHLÜSSEL DER TRÄUME. JUBILÄUMS-PORTRÄT by Bianca ŢIPLEA TEMEŞ

“… Fusing together in her artistic background two utterly contrasting worlds such as Romania and Germany, the composer Violeta Dinescu succeded to achieve a unique, distinctive voice in contemporary composition. …”
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Loan Transactions with Random Dates for the First and Last Periodic Instalments by María del Carmen Valls Martínez, Salvador Cruz Rambaud

“…Usually, loan transactions contracted in practice are nonrandom; that is to say, all amounts received (principal) and paid (period instalments) by the borrower are previously agreed with the lender, as well as their respective dates. …”
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Corkscrew esophagus in an elderly patient: A case of diffuse esophageal spasm with literature review by Yasir Kawther Hani Al-Dujaili, Sajjad Ghanim Al-Badri

“…Diffuse esophageal spasm (DES) is a rare motility disorder characterized by uncoordinated esophageal contractions, often presenting with dysphagia and chest pain. …”
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Compensation for Cross-Coupled Dynamics of Dual Twisted-String Actuation Systems by Lei Jiang, Yuejuan Li, Marvin H. Cheng

“…To precisely control the displacement of such devices, a dual-direction actuating mechanism, which provides both extension and contraction of two strings simultaneously, must be implemented. …”
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La publicisation du débat sur l’avortement au Maroc. L’État marocain en action by Marc-Éric Gruénais

“…Representatives of political parties, religious, representatives of civil society, public administration then expressed contrasting or even ambiguous positions with regard to the attitude of the gynecologist president of the association who led the debate and the issue of abortion. …”
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