Synthesis, Characterization, and Dielectric Behaviors of 4-Diethanolaminomethyl Styrene and Benzyl Methacrylate Copolymer and Its Metal Complexes by Aslisah Acikses, Fethiye Öksüz

“…Gel permeation chromatography was used to determine the average molecular weights and polydispersity index of the poly(DEAMSt0.49-co-BMA) ligand. Both the molecular formula and C, H, and N % were estimated using elemental analysis, and the amounts of metal by mole (%) in the complexes were estimated by SEM-EDX measurements. …”
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Battery Energy Storage Sizing When Time of Use Pricing Is Applied by Guido Carpinelli, Shahab Khormali, Fabio Mottola, Daniela Proto

“…This paper presents a simple and quick closed form procedure for the sizing of BESSs in residential and industrial applications when time-of-use tariff schemes are applied. …”
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The Influence of Media Treatments on Color Changes, Dimensional Stability, and Cracking Behavior of Bamboo Scrimber by Jingpeng Li, Yuhe Chen, Jun Xu, Danjing Ren, Hui Yu, Fan Guo, Zaixing Wu

“…The bamboo scrimber specimens comprised bamboo bundles with a low molecular weight phenol formaldehyde resin which were manufactured via a cold-in and cold-out hot-pressing process. …”
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Learning beyond borders: lifelong learning and learning culture in Islamic institutions in the pursuit of quality education by Nur Hanisfatin Rushami Zien, Nurul Azma Abu Bakar, Rohaizah Saad

“…Purpose – The concept of lifelong learning and learning culture in education generally refers to the continuous acquisition of knowledge and skills throughout one's life, extending beyond formal education while learning culture is the creation of learning opportunities, resources and support systems that empower individuals to continuously enhance their knowledge and skills. …”
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A Novel Mutation in TSC2 Gene: A 34-Year-Old Female with Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis with Concomitant Hepatic Lesions by Mehdi Nadiri, Mortaza Raeisi, Seyed Ali Mousavi Aghdas

“…TSC is associated with the formation of hamartomas in the brain, heart, eyes, skin, kidneys, and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) of the lungs. …”
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Los hijos de Cuauhtémoc: el paraíso prehispánico en el imaginario mexicano decimonónico by Tomás Pérez Vejo

“…El objetivo de este artículo es reconstruir la forma en que la historia prehispánica fue utilizada por el Estado decimonónico mejicano para construir un imaginario histórico en el que el mito prehispánico-indigenista se convirtió en elemento central de la construcción de la nación. …”
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An Analysis of Habitual Mode Use in the Years of Rising Oil Prices by Chansung Kim, Woo-Yung Kim, Jiyoung Park

“…From the estimated models, important policy implications can be drawn from the fact that the presence of state dependence and the importance of early habit formation are important not only in nonmotorized modes but also in public transportation. …”
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A Perspective of New Critical Approaches: A critical Review on the Book “Minhaj Al-Naghd Al-Moaser” by Azade Montazeri

“…In this regard, this paper has explored and studied the book “Minhaj Al-Naghd Al-Moaser” written by Salah Fazl using quantitative and qualitative approaches, and it has evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the content and form of the mentioned work as well. The results of this study have revealed that the mentioned book has not been written in an academic way due to the lack of references and citations, but it has been written in a way that the author calls it “Oral writing”, and the author of this book is influenced by the writing method used by Taha Hossein and Mohammad Mandoor. …”
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ISDS Reform UNCITRAL: Implications For Indonesian Investment Policy by Garuda Wiko, Fatma Muthia Kinanti

“…The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III (WG III) has been meeting intensively to formulate comprehensive reforms to Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) based on emerging criticisms. …”
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VALORACIÓN E INTEGRACIÓN DE LAS TIC EN EL DESARROLLO COGNITIVO DE LOS NIÑOS EN EL NIVEL DE PREESCOLAR by :Lissette Marbella Morantes Mendoza

“…Finalmente, se concluye que la incorporación de las TIC en la EducaciónInicial requiere que sea extensivo a las diferentes competencias a desarrollar, así como también urge que esta inclusión se lleve a cabo de forma paulatina y adaptada a las necesidades de aprendizaje. …”
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Enhancing Motivation through Work Meaningfulness by Jarred Shellhouse, Hannah S Carter, Matt P Benge

“…Research shows various methods that an organizational leader can take to motivate employees by connecting them closer to the meaning of their work. Using a case from former president John F. Kennedy and his relationship to NASA, this article illustrates one way work meaningfulness can be adapted to improve employee motivation for Extension agents. …”
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A Primer on Exporting to Ecuador by Christina D. Storz, Timothy G. Taylor, Gary F. Fairchild

“…These guides provide a great deal of information useful to individuals interested in developing export markets either through direct exports or through direct foreign investment. This paper provides an abridged version of the Country Commercial Guide for Ecuador as well as supplemental information of direct relevance to agribusiness firms. …”
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A Real-Time Optical Tracking and Measurement Processing System for Flying Targets by Pengyu Guo, Shaowen Ding, Hongliang Zhang, Xiaohu Zhang

“…This paper first designed and realized a distributed image interpretation and measurement processing system to achieve resource centralized management, multisite simultaneous interpretation and adaptive estimation algorithm selection; then proposed a real-time interpretation method which contains automatic foreground detection, online target tracking, multiple features location, and human guidance. …”
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Application of failure model and effect analysis in nursing care for patients who have undergone endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection by Ying Liu, Kun-Kun Li, Lu Li, Ning Chang, Xiang-Ling Lun, Zhi-Hua Guan

“…Corresponding improvement measures were formulated and implemented followed by a subsequent analysis of the effects. …”
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An Investigation of the Effect of Parameters and Chip Slenderness Ratio on Drilling Process Quality of AISI 1050 Steel by Zülküf Demir, Rifat Yakut

“…With increasing the chip slenderness ratio, the thrust force and the tool wear decreased, which resulted in appropriate chip morphology, but there were increases in surface roughness. …”
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Retracted: Image Target Detection Algorithm of Smart City Management Cases by Ping Tan, Kedun Mao, Sheng Zhou

“…It is an inevitable way to strengthen the breadth and depth of urban services, and to move forward from digital to intelligent application. The purpose of this study is to further promote the small and medium-sized cities in China to improve the “smart city” management mode and promote the harmonious development of society, which has important reference and practical significance. …”
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Exhibiting the West at the Paris Exposition of 1867: Towards a New American Aesthetic Identity? by François Brunet, Jessica Talley

“…In 1867 the French Second Empire’s “social” doctrine staged industry and labor not only as economic values but as cultural facts, envisioned in socio-ethnographic terms if not as forms of spectacle. The United States was only a second-tier player; however, for the U.S. organizers the Paris Exposition was a crucial opportunity for the country as it just emerged from the Civil War and entered Reconstruction. …”
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Resignificación en la producción operística peruana: la crítica social y política en Alzira de Verdi by Pablo Macalupú Cumpén

“…En las últimas décadas, la programación de ópera en los teatros del mundo ha exigido al equipo de producción explorar nuevas formas de representar títulos canónicos y otros no incluidos en el repertorio lírico estándar. …”
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Reduction of Pressure Pulsations over a Wide Frequency Range in Hydrostatic Systems by Michał Stosiak, Irina Yatskiv (Jackiva), Olegas Prentkovskis, Mykola Karpenko

“…This article points out some of the forces acting on the components of a hydraulic system. …”
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Machine learning configuration-dependent friction tensors in Langevin heatbaths by Matthias Sachs, Wojciech G Stark, Reinhard J Maurer, Christoph Ortner

“…Dynamics of coarse-grained particle systems derived via the Mori–Zwanzig projection formalism commonly take the form of a (generalized) Langevin equation with configuration-dependent friction tensor and diffusion coefficient matrix. …”
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