GLOBALISATION AND THE PERPETUITY OF POVERTY IN THE CONTEMPORARY SECURITY ENVIRONMENT by Rodica LISEANU

“…Poverty, one of the most pressing and long-standing fundamental problems of the contemporary world, claims imbalances both at the base of Maslow’s pyramid – mortality, disease, hunger or malnutrition, absence of rest, sleep or quality life, lack or insecurity of shelter, employment, social exclusion, conditioning of love, sense of belonging, and at the top – failure to fulfil potential, low self-esteem, mistrust, lack of identity, lack of creativity, spontaneity, dignity. …”
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Assessing Socket Fit Effects on Pressure and Shear at a Transtibial Residuum/Socket Interface by Kirstie M. Devin, Jinghua Tang, David Moser, Liudi Jiang

“…., patellar tendon (PT), popliteal fossa (PF), and anterior–distal (AD) end, to measure real-time biomechanical interactions during standing and level walking. Although socket fit level was only slightly modified, changes in interface pressure and shear across anatomical sites were still observed. …”
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Modern Conflicts Features in Latin America. The Role of the OAS in the Settlement of the Falklands Conflict by Y. I. Strashko

“…It was no longer the provision of international security but the local conflicts management including long-standing territorial disputes. The difference in approach to Organization's role and status between the US and Latin American states became distinct in the same period. …”
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Leiomodin creates a leaky cap at the pointed end of actin-thin filaments. by Dmitri Tolkatchev, Garry E Smith, Lauren E Schultz, Mert Colpan, Gregory L Helms, John R Cort, Carol C Gregorio, Alla S Kostyukova

“…Results presented in this work answer long-standing questions about the role of leiomodin in thin filament length regulation and maintenance.…”
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Alternative dispute resolution: Mediation as a model [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Naser Sherman, Bashar Talal Momani

“…Among ADR methods, mediation stands out for its ability to reduce time, costs, and litigation duration. …”
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Enhancing throughput in labor intensive assembly lines by Ang Zixuan, Cheah Chew Keat, Prakash Joshua

“…This study aims to optimize Company X’s labor-intensive production line to significantly improve operational efficiency and reduce long-standing bottlenecks. Company X is located in Perak State, Malaysia. …”
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Strengthening Fire-Damaged Lightweight Concrete T-Beams Using Engineered Cementitious Composite with Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Grid by Haider M. Al-Baghdadi, Mohammed M. Kadhum

“…Lightweight concrete (LWC) is a long-standing development in the area of construction materials. …”
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NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Radiation Advisories for the International Civil Aviation Organization by H. M. Bain, K. Copeland, T. G. Onsager, R. A. Steenburgh

“…Abstract The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA/SWPC) issues several solar radiation storm products: the long standing proton Warnings and Alerts that are based on particle intensity levels observed by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites; and the more recent International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) radiation advisories which specify effective dose rates at aviation flight levels. …”
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Public Administration Reform in Bulgaria: Top-down and Externally-driven Approach by Emilia Zankina

“…The Bulgarian case highlights several important lessons: the importance of political will and political dynamics for the outcome of reform efforts; the importance of external pressure and financing; the difficulty of uprooting long-standing legacies in administrative traditions; and the limitations of the top-down approach as an obstacle to the sustainability of reform efforts. …”
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Peculiarities of Representation in Civil Proceedings by K. R. Rezvorovych

“…There were investigated the problems of restricting the circle of persons who can be representatives in civil proceedings. The analysis of standing and its confirmation by various persons who can carry out representation in civil proceedings was done. …”
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THE SOCIAL THEORY OF MAX WEBER IN CONFLICT OF INTERPRETATIONS by Zenonas Norkus

“…In all interpretations abovementioned Weber is conceived as a macrosociological theorist whose substantive work stands in tension with his methodological and programmatic texts containing the concept of interpretative sociology, the outline of action theory and avocacy of the methodological individualism. …”
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Analyzing and Visualizing Uncertain Knowledge: The Use of TEI Annotations in the PROVIDEDH Open Science Platform by Michał Kozak, Alejandro Rodríguez, Alejandro Benito-Santos, Roberto Therón, Michelle Doran, Amelie Dorn, Jennifer Edmond, Cezary Mazurek, Eveline Wandl-Vogt

“…There are many possible explanations for uncertainty’s lack of visibility in computationally supported humanities research; among them, the need for tools specifically designed to address the goal of defining and managing uncertainty stands out. Thus, efforts to provide technical support for humanities research should focus on managing and making uncertainty more transparent, rather than removing it. …”
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Photographic capture-recapture modeling for estimation stray animal population: a pilot study by Doğukan Özen, Erman Gülendağ, Hülya Özen

“…<p> <b>Conclusion: </b>The Schumacher-Eschmeyer model stands out as a practical method that can be used in the estimation of unknown populations when appropriate marking methods are used, the closed population assumption is provided and when more than two counts are performed.…”
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Molecular Findings Before Vision Loss in the Streptozotocin-Induced Rat Model of Diabetic Retinopathy by Mădălina Moldovan, Roxana-Denisa Capraș, Raluca Paşcalău, Gabriela Adriana Filip

“…During this crucial four-week period, significant changes occur, with vascular damage standing out as a clinically significant factor, alongside neovascularization. …”
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Effect of Preoperative Rehabilitation Treatment on Functional Recovery after Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty by Surface Electromyography by Yingping JIANG, Yunfeng SUN, Yifan ZHOU

“…Group A accepted quadriceps muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise for seven days before operation, two groups took standard rehabilitation training including joint of motion exercise, muscle strengthening, standing and walking training, pressure therapy and low-frequency electrical stimulation of quadriceps. …”
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The Method of Beliefs of The Mu'tadilah Regarding The Nature of Khabariyyah: An Introduction by Nasron Yaacob

“…This study is expected to be able to ease the long-standing belief method dispute between the methods of ithbat, ta'wil and tafwid through this simple mu'tadilah thought as advocated by Islam, further realising the unification of the ummah as aspired to.…”
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Color Variability of Cosmopolitan Beetles in Mindanao, Philippines by Ernel Bagbag, Mark Anthony J. Torres, Cesar G. Demayo

“…Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) stands out as one of the most diverse insect groups, showcasing various color variations. …”
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Digital Potential of Russian Regions by Alexander Borisovich Savchenko, Tatiana Lvovna Borodina

“…However, a group of leaders in integral digital potential consisting of 13 regions stands out…”
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Genetic variability studies of diverse cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) cultivars for growth and yield parameters in coastal zone of Karnataka by Arati Yadawad*, A. M. Maruthesh and K. Nishmitha

“…The experiment was conducted at Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Ullal, belonging to coastal zone of Karnataka during 2023-24. Fifteen year old standing cashew orchard planted with 42 diverse cashew cultivars were evaluated for 15 fruit, nut, growth and yield parameters following randomized complete block design with two replications. …”
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Development of Wind-Powered Smart Transition Electric Vehicle Charging Station by Soumya Mohanty, Swagat Pati, Sanjeeb Kumar Kar, Aymen Flah, Claude Ziad El-Bayeh, A. S. Veerendra

“…Among the myriad innovations, electric spring stands out as a cutting-edge technology, embracing the concept of smart load to intelligently manage power systems. …”
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