Linguistic Representation of Cultural Conflict in the Short Stories of Tahira Iqbal: An Intercultural Study by DR. GHAZAL YAQUB, DR. MUHAMMAD AMJAD

“…Employing a qualitative textual analysis method, the study analyzes selected short stories through the lens of sociolinguistic theory and intercultural literary criticism. Findings reveal that Iqbal’s hybrid linguistic style blending English with local vernaculars along with her culturally embedded storytelling, captures the complex interplay between global cultural codes and indigenous identities. …”
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Cognitive readiness components of cyber defense in the military field by Morteza Talebi, Hassan Mahjub, Mohsen Aghaee

“…In the qualitative part, meta-synthesis and content analysis method with open, central and selective coding and to analyze quantitative data from descriptive statistics and to evaluate the fit of the conceptual model of the cyber defense cognitive readiness system, factor analysis method and SmartPLS software were usedFindings: The results of the qualitative part of the research showed that the concept of cognitive readiness of cyber defense includes two components of main executive functions and high-level cognitive functions with 11 sub-components; Memory, self-regulation, flexibility, decision making, problem solving, cognitive openness, metacognition, creativity, adaptability, critical thinking. …”
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An Improved Low-Bit-Rate Image Compression Framework Based on Semantic-Aware Model and Neighborhood Attention by Chengbin Zeng, Liang Zhang

“…However, existing approaches often result in degraded image quality at low bit rates, leading to distortions in critical regions such as faces and text during decoding. …”
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Single Valued Neutrosophic Number Ensemble Learning Model for Stability Classification of Open Pit Mine Slopes by Hanzhong Wang, Jun Ye, Rui Yong

“…This model employs binary coding groups (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1) to express the learning outcomes of the slope stability, quasi-stability and instability statuses. …”
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Modernités plurielles dans l’architecture portugaise des années 1940 by Sónia Moura

“…Opened in 1947 after the end of the Second World War and in the context of a politically repressive dictatorship, the building comprises solutions characterised by their surprising formal audacity, showing that Portuguese architects were perfectly up to date in their mastery of the codes of the international Modern Movement. Its modernity is apparent above all in the use of new materials and new techniques and has its symbolic corollary in the immense glazed curve of its façade, offering an emblematic public image of visual power that is as surprising as it is dynamic. …”
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Perceptions of “going gradeless” a case study of a master’s programme in the education field by Xinzi Ow Yong

“…The data collected from these interviews were systematically analyzed using NVivo software, and the codes were developed into themes within the participants' perceptions of “going gradeless.” …”
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Experimental Study on Variable Amplitude Fatigue Performance of High-Strength Bolts in Steel Structure Flange Connections by Huaguang Ni, Shujia Zhang, Honggang Lei

“…The results indicate that the allowable stress amplitudes for the two sets of high-strength bolts, corresponding to a fatigue life threshold of 2 million cycles, were 144.211 MPa and 130.316 MPa, respectively—both of which exceed the values specified in current fatigue design codes. Moreover, finite element simulations revealed that the most pronounced stress concentration occurs at the first thread where the bolt and nut interface, which is identified as the critical location for fatigue fracture in bolts. …”
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Assessment of a Substandard Reinforced Concrete Frame’s Beam–Column Joint Using Shake Table Testing by Evrim Oyguc, Resat Oyguc, Abdul Hayir

“…Historical evidence indicates that RC structures erected prior to the 1970s frequently exhibit critical deficiencies in shear reinforcement, significantly undermining their seismic resilience. …”
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Targeting TP53TG1: a promising prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for personalized cancer therapy by Haodong He

“…Abstract Tumor protein p53 target gene 1 (TP53TG1) is a significant long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) located on human chromosome 7q21.12, exhibiting dysregulated expression in several cancer tissues, and operates both as an oncogene and a tumor suppressor. …”
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Modernidades múltiplas na arquitectura portuguesa dos anos 1940 by Sónia Moura

“…Opened in 1947 after the end of the Second World War and in the context of a politically repressive dictatorship, the building comprises solutions characterised by their surprising formal audacity, showing that Portuguese architects were perfectly up to date in their mastery of the codes of the international Modern Movement. Its modernity is apparent above all in the use of new materials and new techniques and has its symbolic corollary in the immense glazed curve of its façade, offering an emblematic public image of visual power that is as surprising as it is dynamic. …”
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Opportunities for digital tracking technologies in the precast concrete sector in Sweden by Maryam Olaoti Shehu, Roma Almeida, Krushna Mahapatra

“…Innovations like RFID tags, QR codes, and Digital Product Passports can enhance material traceability and circularity. …”
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Incorporating culturally relevant pedagogy for international students in UK higher education: challenges and perspectives by Jennifer Park

“…Using qualitative methodology, semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed through thematic analysis with a deductive coding approach based on the three tenets of CRP: academic success, cultural competence, and critical consciousness. …”
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OncomiR addiction is generated by a miR-155 feedback loop in Theileria-transformed leukocytes. by Justine Marsolier, Sandra Pineau, Souhila Medjkane, Martine Perichon, Qinyan Yin, Erik Flemington, Matthew D Weitzman, Jonathan B Weitzman

“…This is the first demonstration that Theileria parasites induce the expression of host non-coding RNAs and highlights the importance of a novel feedback loop in maintaining the proliferative phenotypes induced upon parasite infection. …”
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Documenting and Recording Experimental Knowledge in the Nutrition Field and Supplying Food in the Crisis of the COVID-19 Disease; A Quantitative-Qualitative Study by Naseh Pahlavani

“…Conclusion: Organized planning can be one of the effective measures to face critical conditions including the COVID-19 disease. …”
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Maturity of Employment Data Interoperability in supporting One Employment Data at the Ministry and Regional Government Level by Herpita Wahyuni, Dyah Mutiarin, Wahyudi Kumorotomo, Ulung Pribadi, Nur Syakiran Akmal Ismail

“…This type of research is a type of mix method between critical discourse analysis. The research results show that the Preparedness indicator with a percentage of NVivo 12 Plus analysis results is 20.00% with the implementation of strengthening the implementation of one employment data policy by coordinating between central and regional employment agencies which aims to unify perceptions between the Ministry of Manpower and the Department in charge of employment regarding data standards, metadata, and employment data reference codes. …”
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'More tight-less tight' Patterns in the Climatic Niche Evolution of Gymnocalycium (Cactaceae): Were Pleistocene Glaciations a Prelude? by Rahul Raveendran Nair, Alicia N Sérsic, Pablo H Demaio, Solana B Perotti, Diego E Gurvich

“…To explore patterns of niche conservatism and/or evolution and identify major contributing factors, we reconstructed ancestral niches associated with these climatic dimensions using the binned ancestral range coding method. Our findings reveal that (1) the climatic-niches of narrow-ranged Gymnocalycium species are not highly conserved across the phylogeny (i.e., niches are evolving), (2) the evolutionary dynamics of thermal and precipitation niches across the Gymnocalycium phylogeny do not follow similar patterns, (3) a bioregion-specific pattern of niche evolution exists, and (4) the Early-Middle Pleistocene glaciations (i.e., GPG and three Post-GPG phases) potentially drove the patterns of lineage divergence in Gymnocalycium species, triggering the evolution of climatic niches. …”
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On the ethical and moral dimensions of using artificial intelligence for evidence synthesis. by Soumyadeep Bhaumik

“…Adda developed as a form of intellectual resistance against the cultural hegemony of British Imperialism and entails asking provocative question to encourage critical discourse.The raison d'être for using AI is that it would enhance efficiency in the conduct of evidence synthesis, thus leading to greater evidence uptake. …”
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Constitutive Modelling of the Cyclic Response of Unsaturated Soils: A Discussion of the State-of-Art by Rodrigo Perez, Tony Fierro, Filippo Santucci de Magistris

“…For this reason, a review of the most common constitutive models developed with a view to describing unsaturated soil behaviour subjected to cyclic loads is presented, followed by a critical discussion on their applicability to finite element frameworks, with the aim of providing a wide panorama of the available constitutive platforms suitable for implementation in numerical codes. …”
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A mutation causes MuSK reduced sensitivity to agrin and congenital myasthenia. by Asma Ben Ammar, Payam Soltanzadeh, Stéphanie Bauché, Pascale Richard, Evelyne Goillot, Ruth Herbst, Karen Gaudon, Caroline Huzé, Laurent Schaeffer, Yuji Yamanashi, Osamu Higuchi, Antoine Taly, Jeanine Koenig, Jean-Paul Leroy, Fayçal Hentati, Hossein Najmabadi, Kimia Kahrizi, Manouchehr Ilkhani, Michel Fardeau, Bruno Eymard, Daniel Hantaï

“…The agrin/muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) pathway is critical for proper development and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). …”
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The Use and Intentionality of symbols in “Serinmat” by Waleed AL_Nabhani by Jamileh Torabi, Nahedeh Fawzi

“…And it involves the readers in explaining and interpreting the codes, thus educating them socially and culturally. …”
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