<i>CR</i>-Selfdual Cubic Curves by Mircea Crasmareanu, Cristina-Liliana Pripoae, Gabriel-Teodor Pripoae

“…We introduce a special class of cubic curves whose defining parameter satisfies a linear or quadratic equation provided by the values of a cross ratio. There are only seven such cubics and several properties of the real cubics in this class (some of them being elliptic curves) are discussed. …”
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Changes in the Order of Family Life Events in 20th-Century Europe: A Cross-Regional Perspective by Reto Burgin, Reto Schumacher, Gilbert Ritschard

“…We also hypothesize cross-regional differences in the timing and in the shape of the transition from one standard to another. Applying specifically developed tools to visualize and analyze event sequences, we show important regional variation in the evolution of the sequencing of family life events. …”
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Rockburst in Sandstone Containing Elliptic Holes with Varying Axial Ratios by Yang Wang, Manchao He, Dongqiao Liu, Yubing Gao

“…Rockburst disaster is one of the prominent problems faced by deep underground engineering. …”
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Recycling of Waste Sludge: Preparation and Application of Sludge-Based Activated Carbon by Yongning Bian, Qian Yuan, Guocheng Zhu, Bozhi Ren, Andrew Hursthouse, Peng Zhang

“…Sludge treatment has become one of the most important environmental issues. …”
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Predictive learning as the basis of the testing effect by Haopeng Chen, Cathy Hauspie, Kate Ergo, Cristian Buc Calderon, Tom Verguts

“…Model fitting (of 10 different models) suggested that only models incorporating predictive learning can account for the breadth of data associated with the testing effect. …”
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‘Poor little princess’: Queen Victoria’s Court as a Site of Imperial Conquest by Chandrica Barua

“…In this unique instantiation of imperial conquest founded upon care and rehabilitation, we are prompted to rethink not only the colonial civilizational agenda but also the contentious intimacies amongst the Empire and its colonies. …”
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Florida's Native Bromeliads by Barbra C. Larson, J. Howard Frank, Ginger M. Allen, Martin B. Main

“…This document is CIR 1466, one of a series of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Patients by Gysllene M. C. Brito, Andrea M. M. Fontenele, Erika Cristina R. L. Carneiro, Iara Antonia L. Nogueira, Tamires B. Cavalcante, André A. M. Vale, Sally Cristina M. Monteiro, Natalino Salgado Filho

“…The NLR and PLR values were significantly different between the groups with and without inflammation (p=0.045and p=0.004, respectively). However, only PLR showed a significant positive correlation with hs-CRP (p=0.015). …”
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Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida by Trent Blare, Fredy H. Ballen, Nicholas Haley, Victor Contreras, Jonathan H. Crane, Daniel Carrillo

“… Florida is one of three US states (the other two being California and Hawaii) that have the climatic conditions to cultivate lychee. …”
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Preparing Healthful Ethnic Foods by R. Elaine Turner, Linda B. Bobroff

“… This document is FCS8757, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Robust Wiener filter‐based time gating method for detection of shallowly buried objects by Ali Gharamohammadi, Fereidoon Behnia, Arash Shokouhmand, George Shaker

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Adult Renal Transplantation in a Patient 28 Years after Heart Transplantation as a Neonate for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome by Joseph Licata, Shane Michael Roberts, Piotr Janicki, Dmitri Bezinover

“…This patient represents as one of the longest pediatric cardiac graft recipients living without any significant functional limitations.…”
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Alliances bénies en Algérie : nouveaux liens maritaux en Islam by Abderrahmane Moussaoui

“…Indeed, like zawâdj al-mut`a (the famous Shiite « pleasure mariage »), the zawâdj-al-misyâr practice appears primarily as a way to live one’s sexuality in accordance with one’s (now obsessively) guilt-inducing beliefs and a thorny environment concerning the issue of lawful and unlawful.…”
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MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY IN POPULAR CULTURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE REPRESENTATION OF BIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN CARTOONS AND GAMES by Aldo S. de Oliveira, Angelica Justino, Thiago H. Doring, Vanessa Nascimento

“…Taking iconic examples such as “Alice in Wonderland”, “Mario Bros”, “Popeye”, and “Asterix and Obelix”, we analyze not only how science is interpreted but also how it is transformed into narrative elements, fueling imagination and shaping cultural perceptions. …”
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Effects of Prognostic Nutrition Index, Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio, and C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio on Prognosis Undergoing Open Heart Surgery by Anil Kilinc, Nilay Tas, Melih Urkmez, Ebru Canakci, Ilker Coskun, Merve Elif Demirhan

“…A one-unit reduction in PNI value increased mortality by 1.07 times (p=0.002). …”
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Određivanje srednje distance privlačenja primjenom GIS-a u nizijsko-brdskim uslovima by Vladimir Petković, Dane Marčeta, Slavko Španjić, Mihajlo Kosović

“…Sa stanovišta troškova transporta najvažnije su prve dvije faze transporta. One u prvom redu zavise od udaljenosti mjesta sječe stabala od šumskog puta ili srednje transportne distance privlačenja i zato je određivanje njene vrijednosti veoma važno sa stanovišta planiranja otvorenosti šuma. …”
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Enhancement of Heat Transfer by Ultrasound: Review and Recent Advances by Mathieu Legay, Nicolas Gondrexon, Stéphane Le Person, Primius Boldo, André Bontemps

“…The relevant example brought forward here concerns heat exchangers, where it was found that ultrasound not only increases heat transfer rates, but might also be a solution to fouling reduction.…”
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Role and mechanism of dexmedetomidine in regulating bone metabolism in tail-suspended osteoporotic rats by GUO Yunliang, WANG Can, ZHANG Xinyu

“…Dex at a dose of 10 μg/kg was given intraperitoneally, once every other day from the day of tail suspension. …”
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Ranging Method for Navigation Based on High-Speed Frequency-Hopping Signal by En Yuan, Wangdong Qi, Peng Liu, Li Wei, Longliang Chen

“…We employed a dual-tone signal for the TFMR to estimate the pseudoranges between the ground stations and the aircrafts. One major challenge we faced was that what was good for ranging accuracy was bad for coverage. …”
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A Neurophysiological Study of Musical Pitch Identification in Mandarin-Speaking Cochlear Implant Users by Jieqing Cai, Yimeng Liu, Minyun Yao, Muqing Xu, Hongzheng Zhang

“…Music perception in cochlear implant (CI) users is far from satisfactory, not only because of the technological limitations of current CI devices but also due to the neurophysiological alterations that generally accompany deafness. …”
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