Long-term effects of deep institutional shocks: Historical evidence from Mexico by Shai Dothan, Mitja Kovac, Rok Spruk

“…This paper examines the potential impact of institutional shocks on long-term development of property rights and on institutions regulating contracting. The paper seeks to demonstrate that the external institutional shocks might have an uncontemplated side-effect on the institutional development of Mexico. …”
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Convergence to Common Fixed Point for Generalized Asymptotically Nonexpansive Semigroup in Banach Spaces by Yali Li, Jianjun Liu, Lei Deng

“…Let K be a nonempty closed convex subset of a reflexive and strictly convex Banach space E with a uniformly Gâteaux differentiable norm, ℱ={T(h):h≥0} a generalized asymptotically nonexpansive self-mapping semigroup of K, and f:K→K a fixed contractive mapping with contractive coefficient β∈(0,1). …”
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On Common Fixed Point Theorems in the Stationary Fuzzy Metric Space of the Bounded Closed Sets by Dong Qiu, Chongxia Lu, Wei Zhang, Yuzhong Mo

“…Under the -contraction conditions, we prove common fixed point theorems for self-mappings in the space of the bounded closed sets in the complete stationary fuzzy metric space with the -fuzzy metric for the bounded closed sets.…”
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Some Existence Results for Impulsive Nonlinear Fractional Differential Equations with Closed Boundary Conditions by Hilmi Ergören, Adem Kiliçman

“…Our results are based on contracting mapping principle and Burton-Kirk fixed point theorem.…”
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Tripled Fixed Point Results in Generalized Metric Spaces by Hassen Aydi, Erdal Karapınar, Wasfi Shatanawi

“…We establish a tripled fixed point result for a mixed monotone mapping satisfying nonlinear contractions in ordered generalized metric spaces. Also, some examples are given to support our result.…”
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Automated Bitcoin Trading dApp Using Price Prediction from a Deep Learning Model by Zhi Zhan Lua, Chee Kiat Seow, Raymond Ching Bon Chan, Yiyu Cai, Qi Cao

“…The up-to-date price prediction information obtained by the machine learning model is incorporated by custom oracle contracts and is transmitted to portfolio smart contracts. …”
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Examination of common culture medium for human hepatocytes and engineered heart tissue: Towards an evaluation of cardiotoxicity associated with hepatic drug metabolism in vitro. by Shinichiro Horiuchi, Nanae Koda, Yui Ikeda, Yuto Tanaka, Yusuke Masuo, Yukio Kato, Daiju Yamazaki

“…Additionally, the beating rate, contraction length, contraction speed, and relaxation speed of hiPSC-EHT cultured in the HM Dex (-) medium were stable throughout the culture period. …”
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Long-Pulse Gastric Electrical Stimulation Repairs Interstitial Cells of Cajal and Smooth Muscle Cells in the Gastric Antrum of Diabetic Rats by Yan Chen, Hongcai Wang, Hai Li, Shi Liu

“…Long-pulse GES improves gastric contraction possibly by enhancing the proliferation of interstitial cells of Cajal and restoring the injury of smooth muscle cells.…”
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Observability of Nonlinear Fractional Dynamical Systems by K. Balachandran, V. Govindaraj, M. Rivero, J. A. Tenreiro Machado, J. J. Trujillo

“…We study the observability of linear and nonlinear fractional differential systems of order 0<α<1 by using the Mittag-Leffler matrix function and the application of Banach’s contraction mapping theorem. Several examples illustrate the concepts.…”
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Terminal Value Problem for Implicit Katugampola Fractional Differential Equations in b-Metric Spaces by Salim Krim, Saïd Abbas, Mouffak Benchohra, Erdal Karapinar

“…The results are based on the α−φ-Geraghty type contraction and the fixed point theory. We express an illustrative example.…”
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Living the liquid life: Gender, precarity, and journalism in the post-#metoo era by Melin Margareta, Wiik Jenny

“…Increasing demands for flexibility have institutionalised temporary contracts, eroded job security, and expanded job precarity, with women and young journalists disproportionately affected. …”
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Strong Convergence of Viscosity Approximation Methods for Nonexpansive Mappings in CAT(0) Spaces by Luo Yi Shi, Ru Dong Chen

“…Suppose that the set Fix(T) of fixed points of T is nonempty. For a contraction f on C and t∈(0,1), let xt∈C be the unique fixed point of the contraction x↦tf(x)⊕(1-t)Tx. …”
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Sequentially bidirectional gastrovascular flows in intricately branched digestive tract of planocerid flatworms. by Po-Chun Hsu, Yu-Hsun Chang, Yu-Ning Chiu, Wei-Ban Jie

“…Video recordings obtained during ingestion revealed sequentially bidirectional gastrovascular flows and a corresponding occurrence of regular contractions. Tissue sections revealed that the contractions can be attributed to a radial arrangement of muscles around the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Fixed Point Results in Quasi-Cone Metric Spaces by Fawzia Shaddad, Mohd Salmi Md Noorani

“…The main aim of this paper is to prove fixed point theorems in quasi-cone metric spaces which extend the Banach contraction mapping and others. This is achieved by introducing different kinds of Cauchy sequences in quasi-cone metric spaces.…”
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Solving an Integral Equation via Orthogonal Branciari Metric Spaces by Aiman Mukheimer, Arul Joseph Gnanaprakasam, Absar Ul Haq, Senthil Kumar Prakasam, Gunaseelan Mani, Imran Abbas Baloch

“…In this article, we present an orthogonal L-contraction mapping concepts and prove a fixed point theorem on orthogonal complete Branciari metric spaces. …”
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Coupled Coincidence Points of Mappings in Ordered Partial Metric Spaces by Zorana Golubović, Zoran Kadelburg, Stojan Radenović

“…New coupled coincidence point and coupled fixed point results in ordered partial metric spaces under the contractive conditions of Geraghty, Rakotch, and Branciari types are obtained. …”
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Walkshop ‘Nuclear risks and long-term peacekeeping’: 26.06.2025 – 01.07.2025 by IGJR-Editors

“… Since 2021, the FRFG has organised Walkshops on the topics social security and intergenerational contracts, atomic waste, the coal phase-out, and climate change. …”
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Existence of Fixed Point Results in 𝐺-Metric Spaces by Zead Mustafa, Wasfi Shatanawi, Malik Bataineh

“…The purpose of this paper is to prove the existence of fixed points of contractive mapping defined on 𝐺-metric space where the completeness is replaced with weaker conditions. …”
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Anisotropic Elastography for Local Passive Properties and Active Contractility of Myocardium from Dynamic Heart Imaging Sequence by Yi Liu, Ge Wang, L. Z. Sun

“…The passive material parameters of normal and ischemic tissues are identified during LV rapid/reduced filling and artery contraction, and those of active contractility are quantified during isovolumetric contraction and rapid/reduced ejection. …”
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On Convergence of Fixed Points in G-Complete Fuzzy Metric Spaces by Dong Qiu, Shuai Deng

“…We provide some results on the convergence of the sequence of fixed points for some different sequences of contraction mappings or fuzzy metrics in G-complete fuzzy metric spaces with the H-type t-norms. …”
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