Utilisation des températures de forage pour le transfert de connaissances sur le permafrost (pergélisol) de montagne : L’exemple de la série temporelle de 35 ans à Murtèl-Corvatsch... by Wilfried Haeberli, Jeannette Noetzli, Daniel Vonder Mühll

“…Les anomalies thermiques causées par le réchauffement climatique atteignent déjà aujourd’hui une profondeur d’environ 100 mètres, réduisant ainsi la teneur en glace du sol, provoquant un fluage accéléré des éboulis/débris gelés riches en glace des « glaciers rocheux » et réduisant la stabilité des grandes masses rocheuses gelées sur les faces et les pics glacés escarpés.…”
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Characterizing the intrinsic and the one-dimensional heterogeneities of a niobium ore based on Pierre Gy’s Theory of Sampling by Ana Carolina Chieregati, Rafael Vaz Dias, Yuntang Lan

“…FSE calculation allows the optimization of sampling protocols, the calculation of minimum sample masses, as well as the estimation of the precision of a sampling procedure or equipment. …”
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Detectability of Self-lensing Flares of White Dwarfs with Compact Companions by Guy Nir, Joshua S. Bloom

“…Binaries containing compact objects, viewed nearly edge on, can produce periodic brightening events under certain conditions on the masses, radii, and binary separation. Such flares are caused by one object gravitationally lensing another, in what is known as self-lensing flares . …”
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The mediating role of physical activity, morning wake-up time, and sleep-inducing medication use in the relationship between age and depression: a path analysis of a large kurdish... by Fahimeh Alsadat Hosseini, Samaneh Bagherian, Cristina Cañete-Massé, Mehdi Moradinazar, Farid Najafi

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L’anglicité dans la fiction de l’Asie du sud-est : les exemples de Paul Theroux et de Yasmine Gooneratne by Rüdiger Ahrens

“…Yasmine Gooneratne, écrivain du Sri Lanka, insiste, elle aussi, sur les conflits culturels, soit en s’inspirant du thème de son propre déplacement de Colombo à Sydney, en opposant au tourisme de masse les formes enchanteresses du folklore d’autrefois, ou encore en proposant une rencontre entre un riche héritage colonial et l’indépendance toute récente du Sri Lanka des années cinquante et soixante. …”
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Experimental Study on Seepage Properties of Postpeak Fractured Rocks under Cyclic Loading-Unloading Confining Stress and Axial Stress by Xiaobo Zhang, Zuhao Xia, Chi Yao, Jianhua Yang, Mingdong Yang

“…Excavation in rock masses always encounters safety problems from rock fracture seepage in water-rich areas, which needs to be paid much attention, especially for fractured rocks under complicated stress state. …”
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Impact of Land Degradation on Irish Potato Production in Hamurwa Sub-County Rubanda District. by Ahimbisibwe, Columbus

“…This should be done along with good husbandry practices such as crop rotation, and rotational grazing to avoid exhausting a particular plot of land in a short period, which in most cases forces people to exhaust land, there is a need for policymaking concerning land use through a forestation thus discouraging or reducing deforestation and there should education of masses should be encouraged relating to the efficient use of land use practices on Irish potato production through sensitizing people on dangers of destroying agricultural and its related effects.…”
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Comparison of PM2.5 Chemical Compositions during Haze and Non-haze Days in a Heavy Industrial City in North China by Menghui Li, Liping Wu, Xiangyan Zhang, Xinwu Wang, Wenyu Bai, Jing Ming, Chunmei Geng, Wen Yang

“…The NO3/SO42- and OC/EC ratios indicated that coal combustion and motor vehicle emission were the primary sources of pollution, and back-trajectory analysis revealed that the air masses over Zibo on haze days mainly originated in adjacent areas in Shandong Province and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region (BTH). …”
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Susceptibility of Sardinella lemuru to emerging marine microplastic pollution by J.D.H. Palermo, K.L. Labrador, J.D. Follante, A.B. Agmata, M.J.R. Pante, R.N. Rollon, L.T. David

“…While results from Canonical Correspondence Analysis of ingested microplastic data had no relationship with the standard lengths of the sardine and the masses of ingested food materials at varying size classes, the total number of ingested microplastics from 2014 to 2016  were directly correlated (r²=0.91, <em>p</em>=0.003) with the human population at the landing sites  along the coastline of northern Mindanao.…”
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Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Localized Tenosynovial Giant-Cell Tumor of the Foot and Ankle: A Case Series by Edoardo Ipponi, Alfio Damiano Ruinato, Leonardo Lombardi, Martina Cordoni, Silvia De Franco, Antonio D'Arienzo, Lorenzo Andreani

“…Localized lesions in this area are often manifested as firm masses or nodules with slow but continuous progression through months and years. …”
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Metallicity Dependence of Giant Planets around M Dwarfs by Tianjun Gan, Christopher A. Theissen, Sharon X. Wang, Adam J. Burgasser, Shude Mao

“…With the refined stellar and planetary parameters, we examine the stellar metallicities and the masses of giant planets where we find no significant correlation. …”
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Sporadic Burkitt Lymphoma First Presenting as Painful Gingival Swellings and Tooth Hypermobility: A Life-Saving Referral by Erofili Papadopoulou, Maria Kouri, Dimitrios Velonis, Anastasia Andreou, Maria Georgaki, Spyridon Damaskos, Evangelia Piperi, Konstantina Delli, Ioannis K. Karoussis, Antonia Vlachou, Georgia Avgerinou, Antonis Kattamis, Nikolaos G. Nikitakis

“…On computed tomography, soft-tissue masses were identified along the mandibular ramus extending into the maxillary sinus bilaterally. …”
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Papillary Urothelial Neoplasia with Low Malignant Potential (PUNLMP) in a 9-year-old Child: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Abbas Al Bazzal, Amarelle Chamoun, Zeinab Karaki, Ibrahim Ballout, Bachar Al Al, Linda Chamma, Hussein Issa, Mohamad Moussa, Hiba Hamdar

“…The majority of children present with urinary bladder masses and lower urinary tract symptoms such as hematuria, dysuria, frequent urination, or urgency. …”
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Otolaryngology needs among an adult homeless population: a prospective study by Vincent Wu, Christopher W. Noel, David Forner, Florence Mok, Molly Zirkle, Antoine Eskander, Vincent Lin, John M. Lee

“…Eleven patients required referral to a staff otolaryngologist based on concerning or suspicious findings, including two head and neck masses, 6 were later seen in follow-up. Conclusion There were substantial otolaryngology needs amongst a homeless population within a universal healthcare system. …”
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Determinants Present in the Receptor Carboxy Tail Are Responsible for Differences in Subtype-Specific Coupling of β-Adrenergic Receptors to Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase by Julie Simard, Matthieu Boucher, Rachel Massé, Terence E. Hébert, Guy Rousseau

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PM2.5 in Sri Lanka: Trend Analysis, Low-cost Sensor Correlations and Spatial Distribution by Ranil Dhammapala, Ashani Basnayake, Sarath Premasiri, Lakmal Chathuranga, Karen Mera

“…This coincides with the northeast monsoon when stable air masses reduce dispersion of pollutants. Back trajectory analyses suggest long range transport also contributes to elevated PM2.5 during these months. …”
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Pleural Rosai-Dorfman disease complicated with renal clear cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review by Sudan Tang, Sudan Tang, Xinju Yang, Shunan Wang, Shunan Wang, Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao

“…It is crucial to consider the possibility of RDD when encountering nodular pleural masses or lamellar soft tissue lesions. Differential diagnosis should include pleural mesothelioma, pleural metastases, solitary fibrous neoplasms, and schwannomas of the pleura. …”
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Leptonic dipole operator with $$\Gamma _2$$ Γ 2 modular invariance in light of Muon $$(g-2)_\mu $$ ( g - 2 ) μ by Takaaki Nomura, Morimitsu Tanimoto, Xing-Yu Wang

“…We found that the NP contributions to $$\Delta a_{e(\mu )}$$ Δ a e ( μ ) are proportional to the lepton masses squared likewise the naive scaling $$\Delta a_\ell \propto m^2_\ell $$ Δ a ℓ ∝ m ℓ 2 . …”
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Une esthétique post-média by Lev Manovich

“…La logique et les techniques de la culture de masse venaient faire effraction dans la logique plus aristocratique de l’art traditionnel. (2) Une autre déferlante devait venir porter l’estocade : les technologies numériques qui révolutionnaient les conditions de production et de réception des biens culturels. …”
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Safety assessment of the substance 2,2′‐oxydiethylamine for use in plastic food contact materials by EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM), Claude Lambré, Riccardo Crebelli, Maria deSilva, Konrad Grob, Evgenia Lampi, Maria Rosaria Milana, Marja Pronk, Mario Ščetar, Georgios Theodoridis, Els Van Hoeck, Nadia Waegeneers, Claudia Bolognesi, Ronan Cariou, Laurence Castle, Emma Di Consiglio, Roland Franz, Eric Barthélémy, Remigio Marano, Gilles Rivière

“…(Q)SAR analyses were provided on the oligomers of higher molecular masses. Based on these data, the Panel excluded genotoxicity concerns for the substance and its oligomers. …”
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