Influences of Ultrafine Slag Slurry Prepared by Wet Ball Milling on the Properties of Concrete by Yubo Li, Shaobin Dai, Xingyang He, Ying Su

“…The form of ultrafine slag (UFS) used in concrete is powder for convenience of transport and store. Drying-grinding-drying processes are needed before the application for wet emission. …”
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Melville’s Obsessional Form: Disjunction and Refusal in “Benito Cereno” by Matthew Scully

“…The necessary and yet impossible coincidence of multiple levels of narration that characterizes obsession offers a compelling way to reread Melville’s representation and critique of the anti-Black fantasies that organize the society displayed in the story. The perpetual turning motion constitutive of obsessional form thus helps redescribe the competing narrative styles of “Benito Cereno,” as well as the aesthetic and political implications of Babo’s resistance to the anti-Black structures of Delano and Cereno’s world. …”
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Free Vibration Response of a Frame Structural Model Controlled by a Nonlinear Active Mass Driver System by Ilaria Venanzi, Filippo Ubertini

“…When such active devices, normally operating under wind loads associated with short return periods, are subjected to seismic events, they can experience large amplitude vibrations and exceed stroke limits. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF PROFITABILITY OF NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS by Wasiu Abiodun Sanyaolu, Trimisiu Tunji Siynbola, Gbadebo Tirimisiyu Ogunmefun, Afeez Babatunde Makinde

“… This study investigates banks’ specific and macroeconomic determinants of profitability of ten listed deposit money banks in Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2017 using fixed effect regression. …”
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Funding Scheme Options for Climate Change Mitigation in Forestry Sector by Fitri Nurfatriani, Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat, Mimi Salminah

“…PES is effective to encourage forest management purposed for carbon stock; LR is to support carbon sequestration activities, while PDR is potential to support forest management for reducing carbon emission.…”
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The dependence of performance characteristics of roller bearing on material used by D. B. Grits

“…The main materials for the manufacture of rolling stock bearing assemblies are steel ShKh15, ShKh15SG, ShKh4. …”
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Moderating Role of Tenure in an Organization and Work Engagement on Organization Citizenship Behaviour and Task Performance by Preeti S. Honnamane, K. Sreekanth, G. P. Girish

Subjects: “…Tenure, Work Engagement, Organization Citizenship Behaviour, Task Performance, Information Technology Sector, India…”
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The Sale of Joseph in Genesis 37:18–26: Narrative Cohesion and Coherence by Matthew McAffee

“…First, I sketch out a brief overview of the various compositional approaches to Genesis 37 and its place in the Joseph story. Second, I consider the nature of narrative cohesion and coherence and how these concepts inform one’s reading of Genesis 37, arguing that the markers of cohesion embedded in the narrative provide a means of guiding the reader coherently through the twists and turns of the plot line. …”
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Sexual Inversion, Smoke, and Mirrors: The (In)Visibility of John Addington Symonds’s Homosexuality in his Autobiographical Writings by William Fize

“…Not a doctor himself, but being a homosexual, Symonds developed his identity as a member of the Victorian upper-middle class, shaped by the norms of the time, as he told his story in his correspondence and his posthumous Memoirs. …”
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Иллюзия иностранной речи в структуре текстов Михаила Зощенко by Jarosław Wierzbiński

“…The phenomenon of compilation of Russian and foreign-language forms [or quasi-foreign — taking into consideration the significant number of distortions] can be illustrated by the short story ‘История с переодеванием’. The interlocutors in the text, who in fact cannot speak any foreign language, pretend to use ‘foreign’ words and expressions, involving themselves in a specific verbal game. …”
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The Challenges of Conducting a Nurse-Led Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial with Vulnerable Participants by Tanya Park, Kim Usher, Kim Foster

“…These included managing the need of participants to tell their story and be heard, reluctance of participants to remain in allocated groups, participant literacy, dual role of the nurse nurse-researcher, and reporting the benefits of nonstatistical results of a quantitative research project. …”
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Chased by a Unicorn by Georgios Orfanidis

“…Probably, the beauty of a unicorn now symbolizes something not so pure. Indeed, the story of the Futile Life is transformed into one of the most common iconographic themes in monumental Christian painting, and, at the same time, it raises reasonable concerns while seeking adequate explanations. …”
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Biology, Control and Invasive Potential of Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) in Florida by Patrick Minogue, Seth Wright

“…So far, giant reed has not proved problematic in Florida, but recent permitting of its planting for bioenergy feed stock may increase the risk that it could naturalize into plant communities in Florida and other southeastern states and potentially cause economic losses as well as harm to native species and habitats. …”
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Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series by Yasemin Özkent

“…Freud is an eight-part Austrian-German series in the crime, thriller, mysterygenre covering the early professional years of Freud. The story of the series is created in connectionwith Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. …”
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Influence of Concrete Compressive Strength on L-Shaped Shear Wall Performance in Buildings within High-Seismicity Zones by Salem Merabti, Layachi Guelmine

“…This study employed L-shaped shear walls with varying vertical opening ratios, ranging from 15% to 50%, and compressive strengths ranging from 20MPa to 40MPa in a ten-story building. The study results demonstrate the significant role played by openings and the compressive strength of concrete in reinforced concrete walls to ensure buildings withstand earthquake forces. …”
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PENGARUH ASIMETRI INFORMASI, KUALITAS AUDIT, KOMITE AUDIT DAN UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP MANAJEMEN LABA PADA PERUSAHAAN PERBANKAN DI BEI PERIODE 2018-2022 by Nurhafifah Nurhafifah, Nurshadrina Kartika Sari, Wiwik Fitria Ningsih

“…The object of this study are banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2018-2020 period. The sample selection used a purposive sampling method, so that a total of 32 bank companies were obtained. …”
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Ecological and Coevolutionary Dynamics in Modern Markets Yield Nonstationarity in Market Efficiencies by Colin M. Van Oort, John Henry Ring IV, David Rushing Dewhurst, Christopher M. Danforth, Brian F. Tivnan

“…The U.S. stock market is one of the largest and most complex marketplaces in the global financial system. …”
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SEMIOTICS OF COLOR RED IN THE GIVER MOVIE by Emy Sudarwati, Nur Amalina Zatalini

“… Color is a visual tool usually used in a movie which functions not only  to make the movie looks good, but it is also to serve the story and build a character. Color brings a meaning behind its presences giving  a sign that it  can be interpreted accordingly.  …”
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Die Tweetoringkerk as een van die N.G.-Gemeentes van Bloemfontein gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog 1899-1902 by R. M. Britz

“…The article thus makes a significant contribution to the recent research on the Anglo-Boer War. It tells the story of the life and times of a local congregation during war-time. …”
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Iranian Merchants as a Religious Community in Late Ottoman Istanbul by Abdülkadir Yeler

“…Through an investigation of state archives in Turkey, this study aims to explore the story of Iranian merchants during the 19th century Ottoman period in Istanbul, focusing on their commercial, social and religious lives. …”
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