Neoliberal globalization and its repercussions on education by Enrique Javier Díez Gutiérrez

“…The conflicts which spill over into the school represent part of a more generalised crisis in politics and citizenship in global capitalism. …”
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Electroadhesion between a flat touchscreen and the human finger with randomly self-affine fractal surface by M. Feshanjerdi

“…The surface topography for the forefinger skin is also measured by atomic force microscopy to obtain more realistic results. The auto spectral density function for the forefinger skin surface is calculated as well.…”
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Digital reading: genealogy of formation and prospects for its development in a digitalized society by Yu. P. Melentieva

“…The theme of digital reading is becoming ever more relevant with a growing understanding of the importance of reading for developing both an individual and society as a whole. …”
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METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CRITICAL POINT OF ELASTIC⁃PLASTIC OF M⁃B MODEL by CAO HongJun, ZHU Min, WANG ShengAo, DENG LiChongYang, MA DeSheng

“…The determination of the elasto⁃plastic critical point is very important for the study of the rough surface contact problem.In order to solve the shortcomings of the existing M⁃B model elasto⁃plastic critical point determination method,the characterization value is unmeasurable and difficult to apply.Based on the basic model of fractal theory,the distribution function and probability distribution density of asperity truncated area were obtained by means of mathematical statistics.Combined with the ideal elastic and plastic contact models of Hertzian contact,the normal force model in the process of plane⁃plane contact with fractal characteristics was obtained.Based on the difference between the actual contact area and the cut⁃off area during plastic deformation,a correction factor was proposed,and a method for determining the elasto⁃plastic critical point with the critical normal force as the characterization quantity was finally obtained.The new method takes the normal force as the characterization quantity and needs to be obtained through calibration experiments,which is more operational and credible.…”
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Confronting Inauthenticity – Utopias of David Bowie by Pavao Parunov

“…This is in its own a desire of authenticity always present with popular music that Critchley seeks to deconstruct in order to give more layers to Bowie's music, or as he is approaching it – poetry.…”
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FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD OF ROLLING BEARING BASED ON ICEEMD-FastICA by MA WeiPing, HONG KunYue, AN Ning, SONG YuZhou

“…This method utilized the kurtosis criterion to reconstruct the Intrinsic Mode Function (IMF) obtained from ICEEMD and combined it with Fast Independent Component Analysis (FastICA) for noise reduction and unmixing, significantly reducing the noise in the measured signals. …”
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Application of Myofascial Manipulation in the Rehabilitation of Posttraumatic Stiff Elbow by Xu HU, Xia HE, Xu JIN, Baijie XUE, Mingliang JIN, Zhongqi LU, Xiang MOU, Hua YUAN

“…The maximum flexion range (ROM-F), the maximum extend range (ROM-E), total range of motion (ROM-T) and Mayo elbow performance scores (MEPS) were measured before and after 4 weeks'treatment.Results:Compared with before treatment, both groups had significant improvement on ROM-F, ROM-E, ROM-T and MEPS (all <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01), and the intervention group had significant improvement (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05) than the control group.Conclusion:Myofascial manipulation might be more effective to improve ROM, functional performance of stiff elbow patients.…”
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Optimizing Reservoir-Stream-Aquifer Interactions for Conjunctive Use and Hydropower Production by Hala Fayad, Richard C. Peralta, Ali Forghani

“…A penalty function implicitly poses constraints on state variables. …”
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Nuclear clustering over the nuclear chart from a covariant EDF approach by Ebran Jean-Paul, Heitz Louis, Khan Elias, Lasseri Raphaël-David, Mercier Florian, Nikšić Tamara, Vretenar Dario, Yüksel Esra, Zhao Jie

“…Nuclear clustering has been studied with covariant Energy Density Functional approaches for more than a decade. It recently allowed to bridge microscopically the description of cluster states in light nuclei with the one of cluster and alpha decays in heavy ones. …”
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Imputation Methods Based on Cluster-Wise Linear Regression: A Mathematical Programming Approach by Mahmoud M. Rashwan, Nouran M. Tawheed, Ahmed M. Gad

“…The presence of missing values in such datasets requires the use of two or more regression models subjected to a single objective function, which best summarizes the structure of the dataset, for imputing the missing values. …”
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Renewal and Innovation in the Emergence of Indo-European Evaluative Morphology by Nicola Grandi

“…renewal: the semantic function has been kept on, while the formal strategies to express it have changed. …”
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Constructing and Predicting Solutions for Different Families of Partial Differential Equations: A Reliable Algorithm by Mubashir Qayyum, Amna Khan

“…In this manuscript, a new approach based on the generalized Taylor series and residual function is proposed to predict and analyze Buckmaster and KdV type models. …”
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Transmigration of Mandibular Canines by N. Umashree, Avinash Kumar, Tejavathi Nagaraj

“…Mandibular canines are “cornerstone” of dental arch; their importance is manifested by their efficiency in masticatory function, stability of dental arch, and aid in maintaining natural facial expression. …”
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Reading the Background: The Textual and the Visual in Steve Tomasula’s The Book of Portraiture by Pawel Frelik

“…The Book of Portraiture, the author’s 2006 novel, at first appears to be a much more humble affair in this respect. Its central preoccupation with titular portraits, or images of humanity in general, and the universal impulse to picture ourselves in paint, dreams, photography, electronic data and genetic code is first and foremost deployed in a series of interlocked and highly complex narrative chapters. …”
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The Propagation Properties of a Lorentz–Gauss Vortex Beam in a Gradient-Index Medium by Mohammed S. Qusailah, Abdu A. Alkelly, Wafa’a A. Al-Bahry

“…The evolution of the intensity and phase distributions of an LGVB through a GRIN medium are numerically calculated as a function of the gradient-index parameter with changes in the incident beam parameters. …”
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Research on Benchmarking Parking System of Urban Rail Transit Based on Machine Vision by Rui WANG

“…Benchmarking parking was only one of the functions that machine vision can accomplish. In the future, through the camera installed on the vehicle, the machine vision of rail transit can be realized, real-time road information can be grasped, and the surrounding environment can be perceived, which will play a more important role in alleviating traffic pressure, improving urban traffic efficiency and improving energy utilization.…”
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Effect of cochlea damage on the detection of difference tone in signal envelope by M. Kordus

“…Modulation depth at threshold was measured as a function of the phase of the canceling component f3 varied from 0o to 270o in 45o steps. …”
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Complex assessment of conductive heart system and myocardial electric instability in arterial hypertension patients by B. G. Iskenderov, T. V. Lokhina, V. A. Lyusov, V. Yu. Kapelovich

“…In AH patients, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), metabolic syndrome and pathologic types of cir; cadian BP profile were associated with sino;atrial node function suppression, and increased atrial and ventricular electric instability. …”
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On Some Overdetermined Systems of Three Differential Equations in Second-Order Partial Derivatives by R. Pirov

“…Using replacement of the first and second orders in the right parts with new unknown functions, transition to systems with a larger number of unknown functions has been performed and links with systems in total differentials have been established. …”
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Generation of a fluorescent hESC reporter line (Kle033-A-1) for the isolation of distinct midbrain progenitor cell types by Emilía Sif Ásgrímsdóttir, Ernest Arenas

“…We expect that by isolating specific mDA progenitor cell type/s and defining their function, it may be possible to develop more precise cell replacement strategies for PD.…”
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