El Plan Colombia: orígenes, desarrollos y proyección regional by Francisco Leal Buitrago

“… El proceso no ha tenido consistencia alguna y el rumbo que ha tomado ha estado condicionado en forma creciente y de manera contradictoria por un cambio drástico en las relaciones internacionales de Colombia: una apertura abrupta que cayó rápidamente bajo la tutela oficial de los Estados Unidos. …”
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Drzewa – pomniki przyrody jako element krajobrazu kulturowego by Agnieszka Affek-Starczewska, Krzysztof Starczewski, Zbigniew Pawlonka, Janina Skrzyczyńska

“…Most of the monumental trees were found in alley systems and historical parks, formerly belonging to manors and palaces. Only a few were found in the &elds. …”
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The Multiple Extended Tidal Tails of NGC 288 by Carl J. Grillmair

“…Stream modeling predicts a similar broad composite of streams and suggests that these narrower components could each be made up of one or more generations of tidal tails, each formed during different orbits over the past few gigayears. …”
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Determination оf Optimum Constructive Parameters for Circulating-Reagent Regeneration Sector Apparatus by A. M. Sheiko, V. V. Ivashechkin, V. V. Veremenuk

“…The method for determination of sector apparatus length of а selected pump that provides dissolution of mud formation in filter and near filter zone is proposed in the paper. …”
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Características y alternativas de la organización político-administrativa de Bogotá by Naidú Duque Cante

“…Asi-mismo, tomando en cuenta el debate, el marco normativo y las posibilidades de su reconfiguración, se describen las diferentes alternativas de rediseño para la ciudad a partir de los distintos fenómenos administrativos y de aso-ciatividad territorial que forman parte de nuestro ordenamiento adminis-trativo y de las experiencias de organización de algunas de las ciudades latinoamericanas más importantes.…”
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A Problem of Perspective: Religions in Africa or African Traditional Religion by Osman Şahin

“…A small number of researchers also acknowledged that the appropriate term is “religions in Africa” or “African Traditional Religions” in the plural form, in accordance with the points raised in this study. …”
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Optimal Resource Allocation and VCG Auction-Based Pricing for H.264 Scalable Video Quality Maximization in 4G Wireless Systems by Shreyans Parakh, Aditya K. Jagannatham

“…Subsequently, we derive the closed form solution of the optimal H.264 scalable video quantization parameter for sum video quality maximization in unicast and multicast 4G WiMAX adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) scenarios. …”
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Emerging nanomedicine strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy by Chen Guo, Jiayu Zhang, Xiaomeng Cai, Rui Dou, Jiaruo Tang, Zhengyuan Huang, Xueting Wang, Yan Guo, Hanqing Chen, Jun Chen

“…This comprehensive review aims to delve into the application of nanoparticle drug delivery systems in the management of liver tumors, with particular emphasis on formulation, targeted strategies specific to liver tumors, and various methods of drug release. …”
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Kin Competition Drives the Evolution of Earlier Metamorphosis by Bing Dong, Andy Gardner

“…However, how kin selection modulates evolution of metamorphosis remains to be investigated formally. Here we develop a mathematical model to investigate how kin selection shapes the optimal timing of metamorphosis from foraging, non‐reproductive larva to reproductive adult, when larvae tend to cluster with their genetic relatives. …”
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Litho-structural framework of mineralization along the Ait Atmane fault zone (High Atlas, Morocco): Insights from remote sensing and field data by Ijaajaane Abdelhak, Ait Ali Abdelkhiar, Kajji Souhaila, Si Mhamdi Hicham, Baidder Lahssen, Raji Mohammed

“…The findings show four predominant fractures systems: NW-SE, NE-SW, and ENE-WSW, affecting Jurassic and Cretaceous formations along the Ait Atmane fault. The Pb+ Zn ± Fe mineralization occurs in veins hosted in Pliensbachian reef limestone formations and is carried by faults trending ENE-WSW and ESE-WNW with a subvertical dip. …”
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An Equilibrium Model of Interbank Networks Based on Variational Inequalities by Shouwei Li, Jianmin He

“…We then utilize the variational inequality formulation to obtain qualitative properties of the equilibrium pattern in terms of existence and uniqueness.…”
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Occult Perforation of the Esophagus during Removal of an Enteral Feeding Tube: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mohammad Alabdallat, Gustav Strandvik, Ibrahim Afifi, Ruben Peralta, Ashok Parchani, Ayman El-Menyar, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

“…Although limited case reports of esophageal enteral feeding bezoar formation do exist in the literature, we believe that this is the first case report of esophageal perforation due to the forceful removal of a wedged OGT secondary to esophageal bezoar formation. …”
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Mottled Water Hyacinth Weevil Neochetina eichhorniae Warner (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Eutychus Kariuki, Carey Minteer

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Blockade of Erythropoietin-Producing Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Receptor B1 in Spinal Dorsal Horn Alleviates Visceral Pain in Rats by Chen-Li Sun, Cheng-Wen Li, Nong He, Yuan-Zhang Tang, Xiu-Liang Li, Fu-Shan Xue, Jia-Xiang Ni

“…The spinal expressions of EphB1 and ephrinB2 and levels of their phosphorylated forms (p-EphB1 and p-ephrinB2) were assessed by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. …”
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Public Transmission, and Religious Symbolism in the British Women’s Suffrage Movement: The Cases of Emily Wilding Davison’s Funeral and the Pilgrimage of the National Union of Wome... by Chloé Clément

“…Davison’s funeral brings forward the importance of suffragette martyrdom for the organisation’s propaganda and members’ understanding of militancy and martyrdom in light of their religious convictions. …”
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Die Rolle Königsbergs in der Geschichte des litauischen Buches by Domas Kaunas

“…Die litauischen Bücher in Königsberg sind unterschiedlich in ihrer Form und ihrem Inhalt. …”
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Intraocular Lens Opacification following Intracameral Injection of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator to Treat Inflammatory Membranes after Cataract Surgery by Simon S. M. Fung, Evripidis Sykakis, Niaz M. Islam, Hadi J. Zambarakji, Ramin Khoramnia, Gerd U. Auffarth, Dipak N. Parmar

“…Retrospective case series of 7 eyes in 7 patients who developed IOL opacification after receiving rtPA for anterior chamber inflammatory membrane formation resulting from phacoemulsification cataract surgery. …”
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Applications of MR Finger printing derived T1 and T2 values in Adult brain: A Systematic review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Rajagopal Kadavigere, Obhuli Chandran M, Kaushik Nayak, Abhijith S, Saikiran Pendem, Varsha Raghu, Shailesh Nayak S, Riyan Mohamed Sajer, Tancia Pires, Priyanka -

“…For multiple sclerosis, MRF values correlated with clinical and disability measures, distinguishing relapsing-remitting secondary progressive forms. In traumatic brain injury, longitudinal T1 changes strongly correlated with clinical recovery, surpassing T2 values. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Combined Displacement Amplification Mechanism by Xueyuan Rong, Hong Zhou, Chunlin Guan

“…The statics model of the mechanism is established based on method of stiffness matrix， the calculation formulas of amplification ratio and stiffness of mechanism are obtained accordingly. …”
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Invasion of glioma cells through confined space requires membrane tension regulation and mechano-electrical coupling via Plexin-B2 by Chrystian Junqueira Alves, Theodore Hannah, Sita Sadia, Christy Kolsteeg, Angela Dixon, Robert J. Wiener, Ha Nguyen, Murray J. Tipping, Júlia Silva Ladeira, Paula Fernandes da Costa Franklin, Nathália de Paula Dutra de Nigro, Rodrigo Alves Dias, Priscila V. Zabala Capriles, José P. Rodrigues Furtado de Mendonça, Paul A. Slesinger, Kevin D. Costa, Hongyan Zou, Roland H. Friedel

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