Bearing Capacity Studies on Square Steel Tube Confined Steel Reinforced Concrete Column under Eccentric Load by Tongfeng Zhao

“…Also, the theoretical formula for eccentrically loaded columns was proposed based on numerical results.…”
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Ibero-American Studies by A. V. Shestopal, L. S. Okuneva

“…Clove and economic geographer I.A. Witwer. The formation of the first generation of iberoamerican scholars at MGIMO took place in an atmosphere marked by fresh memories of the Spanish Civil War and the convergence of the USSR and the countries of Latin America, with the majority of which diplomatic relations were established. …”
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Santos e Santidade. O período medieval by Bruno Abreu Costa

“… A presente notícia assume-se como uma síntese bibliográfica subordinada à temática da santidade, mormente no período medieval e no espaço ibérico. Dessa forma, procura mostrar, em traços gerais, uma definição dos conceitos de "santo" e de "santidade'', apresentando variados modelos de santidade e as suas principais características. …”
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The Functional Role of Historical Analogies in Russian and Ukrainian Presidential Discourses on the Special Military Operation by Vladimir O. Bekliamishev

“…In turn, the repertoire of historical analogies in the Ukrainian presidential discourse was much broader, but most of the identified parallels were based on precedent situations from foreign history and were used to influence the perception of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict by the countries of the collective West. …”
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O CAMPO COMO PARADIGMA BIOPOLÍTICO DO MUNDO MODERNO: UM DIÁLOGO COM HANNAH ARENDT E GIORGIO AGAMBEN by Paloma Custódio Soares, Lucas Barreto Dias

“…A confusão e esvaziamento destes dois âmbitos da existência proporcionará que governos totalitários se utilizem da vida nua, para Agamben, e da promoção do animal laborans, segundo Arendt, como forma de manutenção do seu próprio domínio na contemporaneidade. …”
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Corrupción en el sistema judicial: afectación a la independencia e imparcialidad de los jueces en América Latina by Claudia Patricia Benites-Torres, Henry Elder Ventura Aguilar, Edwin Adolfo Morocco-Colque

“…Se discute un constructo vinculante sobre el estado del arte de la corrupción en el sistema de justicia, las formas de corrupción y su vinculación con la percepción ciudadana. …”
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Strength and durability of indirect protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection through vaccine and infection-acquired immunity by Sophia T. Tan, Isabel Rodríguez-Barraquer, Ada T. Kwan, Seth Blumberg, Hailey J. Park, Justine Hutchinson, David Leidner, Joseph A. Lewnard, David Sears, Nathan C. Lo

“…Variant-targeted vaccines (bivalent formulation including Omicron subvariants BA.4/BA.5) confer strong indirect protection for at least three months [40% (3–63%)]. …”
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Study on the evolution characteristics and influencing factors of frost heave on kaolin clay during the horizontal freezing process by Yue Liu, Yupeng Shen, Peng Jing

“…The frozen fringe represents the transitional zone between unfrozen and frozen soil. Its formation and migration not only directly influence the distribution of water during freezing but also play a significant role in the frost heave behavior. …”
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Dysphagia due to Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis by Masafumi Ohki

“…A 70-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of sore throat, dysphagia, and foreign body sensation. Flexible laryngoscopy revealed a leftward-protruding posterior wall in the hypopharynx. …”
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Impacto do capital psicológico sobre o comprometimento com ações docentes universitários: avaliando o efeito moderador do comprometimento organizacional by Givaldo Carlos Candrinho, Antônio Virgílio Bittencourt Bastos, Laércio André Gassen Balsan

“…Participaram 251 professores de instituições de ensino superior moçambicanas que responderam a um instrumento composto por um questionário sociodemográfico, uma medida de PsyCap (PCQ-12) de Viseu e colaboradores (2012), uma medida de Comprometimento Organizacional (MCO-7) de Bastos e Aguiar (2015) e uma Escala de Comprometimento com Ações Docentes (ECAD–28) de Pereira (2019). Os dados foram processados com o JASP 0.17.4.0 através de análises descritivas e inferenciais. …”
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A System Dynamics Approach to Modeling Future Climate Scenarios: Quantifying and Projecting Patterns of Evapotranspiration and Precipitation in the Salton Sea Watershed by Michael E. Kjelland, Todd M. Swannack, William E. Grant

“…In order to develop the S4M with a higher degree of climate forecasting resolution, an in-depth analysis was conducted regarding precipitation and evapotranspiration for the semiarid region of the watershed. …”
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Comparison of Single-Stage and Staged Progression Models for HIV/AIDS Transmission by F. Baryarama, J. Y. T. Mugisha

“…A single-staged (SS) model and a staged progression (SP) model for HIV/AIDS with the same variable contact rate over time were formulated. In both models, analytical expressions for the HIV prevalence were obtained. …”
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Multiscale Thermal Hydraulic Study under the Inadvertent Safety Injection System Operation Scenario of Typical Pressurized Water Reactor by Mingjun Wang, Qiaolin Zuo, Hao Yu, Wenxi Tian, G. H. Su, Suizheng Qiu

“…The Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) inlet nozzles and downcomer wall in Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR) may suffer serious thermal shock caused by cold water from reactor Safety Injection System (SIS) in some unexpected accident scenarios. It implies the formation of great temperature gradient on the inlet nozzles and RPV wall, leading to the localized stresses and propagation of possible flaws that appeared in the material. …”
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Evaluation of acitretin side effects on Iraqi psoriatic patients by Ahmed H. Kadhim‎, Dhia'a A. Hassan‎, Amer H. Chyad‎, Abdulstaar M. Khudyar‎

“… Acitretin is the major metabolite of etretinate , an aromatic retinoid that formerly was approved for Psoriasis by exhibiting  vitamin A activity.  …”
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Influence of Vibration Isolator Failure on Vehicle Operation Performance and Floating Slab Track Structure Vibration Reduction Effectiveness by Caiyou Zhao, Dongya Liu, Xiaoming Zhang, Qiang Yi, Liuchong Wang, Ping Wang

“…As a core part of vibration reduction for floating slab track, the steel-spring vibration isolator may fail in different forms during operation. In order to study the influence of vibration isolator failure on vehicle operation performance and floating slab track structure vibration reduction effectiveness, a rigid-flexible coupling dynamic model of vehicle-rail-floating slab track is established by multibody dynamics and finite element simulation, and the rationality of the model and its parameters is verified by comparing the theoretical calculation results with the measured data. …”
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Peace negotiations between Russia and Latvia in 1920: Premises, key issues, and outcomes by Yu. L. Mikhailova

“…The conclusion of the Peace Treaty between Latvia and the RSFSR on August 11, 1920 marked an important stage both in the process of international recognition of Latvia and in the normalization of international relations in the region in general, and charted a new course of the foreign policy of the Soviet state. On the basis of a wide range of archival sources (transcripts of the plenary meetings of the RSFSR and Latvia delegations, the meetings minutes of the Soviet-Latvian boundary commission, etc.), as well as recent Russian and foreign historical researches, the paper examines a set of issues related to the conclusion of the Treaty. …”
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Distinguer entre savoir critique et opinion critique : quelle posture de neutralité pour l’enseignant en EMC ? by Gaid Andro

“…Our hypothesis is that the embarrassment of teachers, and a fortiori of beginning teachers, lies in the difficulty of distinguishing, on the one hand, the professional neutrality necessary for a civic education that assumes its critical perspective, and, on the other hand, and as a corollary, of identifying the knowledge really at stake in a teaching detached from the scientific disciplinary framework. …”
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Nurturing care practices for children with developmental disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Silas Onyango, Margaret Nampijja, Paul Otwate, Nelson Langat, Linda Oloo, Kenneth Okelo, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo

“…The research team will develop a data extraction form for use in capturing relevant information from each of the included studies. …”
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SUEÑOS DE ROBOTS: ¿PODRÍAN LAS MÁQUINAS DESARROLLAR CONSCIENCIA? by Walter Walker Janzen, Nelson Campos Villalobos

“…Un debate que surge dentro de una Universidad, al interior de su Facultad de filosofía, debido a la necesidad de abordar formalmente la cuestión. Posicionados en diferentes perspectivas, los autores concuerdan que los conceptos de mente, consciencia e inteligencia corresponden a la misma tendencia evolutiva y que la selección natural produjo en un continuum los procesos mentales que en nuestra especie emergen como más desarrollados o elevados y cuyo objeto ha sido la sobrevivencia.…”
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Wildlife trade dynamics: exploring bushmeat market with a view toward social and ecological justice in Ibadan Metropolis Nigeria by Bright O. Olunusi, Bright O. Olunusi

“…The surveyed marketers—90% of whom were married—face social inequalities, with only 50% having secondary education and 10% lacking formal education. Most marketers sell bushmeat to household consumers and travelers, raising concerns about the potential spillover of wildlife products beyond Nigeria’s borders, with implications for conservation and zoonotic disease risks. …”
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