Existence and Uniqueness of Positive Solutions for a Fractional Switched System by Zhi-Wei Lv, Bao-Feng Chen

“…Our results are based on a fixed point theorem of a sum operator and contraction mapping principle. Furthermore, two examples are also given to illustrate the results.…”
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‘End of the Goddamned thing!!’ by Richard Williams

“…The genesis of these ‘leads’, and the contrasting views of author and publisher on the requirements of endings in mysteries, is documented through their correspondence. …”
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Canaux anciens et puits récents : usages de l’eau d’irrigation, identité et territoire dans le Haouz (Maroc) by Violaine Héritier-Salama

“…They shape a particular locality characterised by an innovative conversion in horticultural productions. The contrasted use of two technical objects, ancient channels and new motorized wells, leads to the social production of two sorts of water. …”
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Market Development Strategies for Fresh Sweet Corn: Findings from 2001 Retailer Surveys by Kimberly Morgan, Robert Degner

“… In order to better utilize limited marketing dollars, the Fresh Supersweet Corn Council contracted with the Florida Agricultural Market Research Center (FAMRC) in 2001 to conduct surveys of produce retailers and fresh sweet corn consumers. …”
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Rousseau i nowożytne spotkanie z Innym by Sylwester Zielka

“…., the “primitive” people living in the state of nature as free and equal, without concerns and inconveniences of civilization, is contrasted with an opposite project of a “degenerate savage” of Thomas Hobbes, who used it as a justification for absolute monarchy in European countries and of European societies over non-Western ones. …”
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Les espaces du graffiti dans les capitales touristiques : l’exemple de Paris et Berlin by Julie Vaslin

“…Considering that Paris, whose buildings are widely classified as World Heritage by UNESCO, and Berlin, known for being "poor but sexy", are two European capitals with very contrasting images, this article seeks to nuance this opposition by comparing the modalities of the government of the public space in these two cities. …”
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Three-point functions in Aharony-Bergman-Jafferis-Maldacena theory and integrable boundary states by Jun-Bao Wu, Peihe Yang

“…It is found that the boundary state formed by the two 1/3-BPS operators is integrable when the number of Wick contractions between the non-BPS operator and one of the 1/3-BPS operators is 0 or 1. …”
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The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South Africa by Mokhele Edmond Moeletsi, Mphethe Tongwane, Mitsuru Tsubo

“…Trends for the frost-free period (growing period) show contrasting negative and positive trends with isolated significant trends.…”
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Conditionally Compatible Mappings, Non-Compatible Mappings, Faintly Compatible Mappings and Some Results on Common Fixed Point in $C^*$-Algebra Valued Metric Space by Rishi Dhariwal, Deepak Kumar

“…Specifically, it considers pairs of self-mappings that satisfy either a $(\phi-\psi)$-Kannan-type or Chatterjea-type contractive condition and proves common fixed point theorems for faintly compatible continuous or reciprocal continuous along with non-compatible pairs of such mappings. …”
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Numerical Simulations of the Effect on Aerodynamic Performances of the Inter-propeller Distance in a Contra-rotating Propeller by H. Bentrad, H. Moulai, A. Bekhti, S. Laâzab

“…We investigate the aerodynamics of low-Reynolds-number contrarotating propellers (CRPs) through numerical simulations. …”
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The Class III PI3K/Beclin-1 Autophagic Pathway Participates in the mmLDL-Induced Upregulation of ETA Receptor in Mouse Mesenteric Arteries by Xi Xie, Chen Chen, Cang-Bao Xu, Jie Lin, Lei Cao, Gen Chen, Jie Li

“…The dose-effect curve of endothelin-1- (ET-1-) induced mesenteric artery contraction was measured using myography, while ETA receptor mRNA expression was detected using real-time polymerase chain reactions, and the protein levels of the ETA receptor, class III PI3K, Beclin-1, LC3 II/I, p62, NF-κB, and p-NF-κB were observed using Western blot analysis. mmLDL significantly strengthened ET-1-induced contraction (the Emax value increased from 184.87 ± 7.46% in the NS group to 319.91 ± 20.31% in the mmLDL group (P<0.001), and the pEC50 value increased from 8.05 ± 0.05 to 9.11 ± 0.09 (P<0.01). …”
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Potential Value of Circular RNA circTBC1D4 in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors by null Chunyan-Zou, null Yanpeng-He, null Changshun-Xie, null Fulai-Gao, null Xiaoli-Xie, null Xiukun-Chai, null Chenxi-He, null Dongqiang-Zhao

“…GO analysis results revealed that DEGs were involved in negative management of myocardial contraction, regulation of myocardial cell contraction, ethanol oxidation, cellular potassium ion homeostasis, and relaxation of cardiac muscle, and KEGG analysis showed that major DEGs were with cGMP-PKG signaling pathway. …”
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Caracterización de pacientes hipertensos en un centro de aislamiento para la COVID-19 by Adys Castro Barberena, Viana Elina Santiesteban Vázquez, Laura Naranjo Hernández, Zulema Tamara Mesa Montero, Marlén Llanes Torres, Amarilis Martínez Guerra

“…Es además la patología crónica que más se muestra en pacientes ingresados en centros de aislamiento por contactos de casos positivos a la COVID-19.<br /> <strong>Objetivo:</strong> caracterizar a los pacientes contactos de casos positivos de COVID-19 con hipertensión ingresados en uno de los centros de aislamiento de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos entre enero y abril del 2021. …”
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Comparison of anterior versus posterior approach for the treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament by Amr A. A Gaber, Mohamad Alaa El-Din Habib, Mohamed AR AbdelFatah, Mostafa K. Ghobashy

“…However, the postoperative mJOA score was significantly greater in the anterior group contrasted to the posterior group (P = 0.004, SMD = 0.67; heterogeneity: P < 0.001; I 2 = 82%). …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on construction project performance: challenges and strategic responses by Eda Selcuk

“…This study examines the economic and financial challenges, material delivery and supply chain disruptions, workforce health issues, and contractual problems faced by construction companies during the COVID-19 pandemic across different countries. …”
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Questions of constructing probe active control devices for product sizes by E. V. Leun

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La mujer y el liderazgo empresarial by Françoise Contreras Torres, Julián Eduardo Pedraza Ortiz, Ximena Mejía Restrepo

“…Se argumenta que el principal problema relacionado con la participación inequitativa en cargos de alta gerencia se debe principalmente a los estereotipos femeninos, los cuales suelen ser contrarios a los roles de liderazgo aceptados por la mayoría de las culturas. …”
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Le rival étranger dans trois romans chevaleresques: le Roman de Horn, Jehan et Blonde et Jehan de Paris by Evelio Miñano

“…Et pour y arriver, il doit affronter dans les trois cas un rival étranger. Cette étude contrastée des trois récits se propose d’observer comment la conscience narratrice envisage les rapports du héros avec la culture autre où il se consacre. …”
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SURVEYING RELATIONS WITHIN THE COMPANY AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMPLANS CONTROL SYSTEM by Yuliya P. Berezina

“…Through intra-company mine surveying relations, control is exercised over other subsoil user divisions and contractors. Such internal mine surveying control is an element of the compliance control system. …”
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Trajectories of Platform-mediated Gig Work in Nordic Taxi and Food Delivery Industries by Sigurd M. N. Oppegaard, Johan Alfonsson, Stine Rasmussen, Jere Immonen

“…It shows that gig platforms established themselves in the ‘fringes’ of the Nordic labor market model, evaded regulations by classifying workers as self-employed contractors, recruited workers from marginalized segments of the labor force, and provoked regulatory responses that deregulated markets to facilitate their business model. …”
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