La chevelure féminine et la religion (au Tibet) : entre renoncement et pouvoir by Nicola Schneider

“…Whereas nuns give up their hair during a more or less formal ceremony as a sign of detachment from the world, the khandorma’s hair holds some of their magic power, and can therefore function as a kind of substitute for the woman in magic rites, or as a relic bringing benedictions and protections to the person who possesses it.…”
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DIGITAL PLATFORMS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES: PROBLEMS, OPPORTUNITIES AND ILLUSIONS

“…The main characteristics that qualitative service should possess, are defined, among which are availability and relevance. …”
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“H.I.M.’s Armourer Geurk”. Concerning the title of Geurk Eliarov by Levan B. Dvalishvili

“…The purpose of the article is to introduce several previously unknown sources that make it possible to establish the date of Geurk receiving the title of imperial armourer and to confirm that his sons also possessed this title after their father’s death.…”
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Spaces of complex functions and vector measures in incomplete spaces by Werner Riker, Martin Väth

“…We discuss several natural properties which L1(μ) may or may not possess and consider various implications between these properties. …”
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Medicinal Effect of Nutraceutical Fruits for the Cognition and Brain Health by Raj K. Keservani, Anil K. Sharma, Rajesh K. Kesharwani

“…The recent era is witnessing evaluation of medicinal and nutritional value of fruits and fruit juices for the management and prevention of brain diseases like headache stress, anxiety, hypertension, and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases by the scientists and researchers worldwide. Fruits possess various chemicals such as antioxidants and polyphenols, which reduce and balance the effect of hormone in brain responsible for brain disease. …”
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Keeping a Household Inventory and Protecting Valuable Records by Regina Fegan, Michael T. Olexa

“… A disaster strikes. Your home and possessions are destroyed. Will you be able to pick up the pieces? …”
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On the Filtration Efficiency of Composite Media Composed of Multiple Layers of Electret Media by Peng Wang, Da-Ren Chen

“…After measuring the composite’s filtration efficiency using particles divided by size and electrical charge status, viz., those possessing no charge, a single charge, and a stationary charge according to the Boltzmann distribution, we traced the discrepancy to the latter attribute. …”
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Effect of Argon-Oxygen Mixing Gas during Magnetron Sputtering on TiO2 Coatings by N. Madaoui, L. Bait, K. Kheyar, N. Saoula

“…The results obtained from potentiodynamic polarization curves showed that TiO2 coatings possessed higher corrosion resistance than uncoated substrate.…”
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Comparison of Catalysts Preyssler and Silica-Supported Nano Preyssler in the Synthesis of Acetyl Salicylic Acid by H. Nazari, A. Ahmadpour, F. F. Bamoharram, M. M. Heravi, N. Eslami

“…In this regard, heteropolyacids attracted considerable amount of interest due to the less toxic behavior in addition of possessing higher acidity. Heteropoly acids have been used as catalysts for the reaction of salicylic acid with acetic anhydride. …”
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<i>Ochyronemus</i>, a New Genus of the Tarsonemid Tribe Pseudotarsonemoidini (Acari: Heterostigmatina) from Mexico by Wojciech Ł. Magowski, Jose M. Rezende, Ronald Ochoa

“…The new, monotypic genus <i>Ochyronemus</i>, with the type species <i>O. jaliscoe</i> being diagnostically and phylogenetically closest to the derived <i>Pseudotarsonemoides</i>-<i>Tarsobisulcus</i> cluster of the Pseudotarsonemoidini, possesses an intermediate position between these two genera. …”
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Keeping a Household Inventory and Protecting Valuable Records by Regina Fegan, Michael T. Olexa

“… A disaster strikes. Your home and possessions are destroyed. Will you be able to pick up the pieces? …”
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La consommation collaborative aux États-Unis by Marie-Christine Pauwels

“…Multiple peer-to-peer networks and lending platforms enable users to exchange, swap, barter or share goods and services over the Internet, thus redefining the notion of ownership, material possession, and what Thornstein Veblen referred to as conspicuous consumption.…”
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La mémoire de l’esclavage à travers la religion vaudou by Alessandra Brivio

“…À travers l’étude de la possession dans le culte Tchamba, on peut voir comment parallèlement à la narration historique, il y a d’autres façons de raconter et se remémorer l’histoire.…”
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Boosting disassembly of π–π stacked supramolecular nanodrugs under tumor microenvironment by introducing stimuli‐responsive drug‐mates by Wenzhe Xu, Ruixu Yang, Yingke Xue, Yang Chen, Shuwei Liu, Songling Zhang, Yonggang Wang, Yi Liu, Hao Zhang

“…Abstract Numerous reports have demonstrated the construction of supramolecular nanodrugs (SNDs) via the π–π stacking of drug molecules for antitumor applications because most drugs possess aromatic rings or other planar conjugate units. …”
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Effect of 3D Metal on Electrochemical Properties of Sodium Intercalation Cathode P2-NaxMe1/3Mn2/3O2 (M = Co, Ni, or Fe) by Nam Pham Phuong Le, Nguyen Le Thanh Huynh, An Le Bao Phan, Dieu Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Trang Thi Thu Nguyen, Hoang Van Nguyen, Xujian Cui, Akhil Garg, Phung My Loan Le, Man Van Tran

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) results revealed that the synthesized Mn-rich materials possessed a P2-type structure with a negligible amount of oxide impurities. …”
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Isolation and Characterisation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Rat Bone Marrow and the Endosteal Niche: A Comparative Study by Norhayati Yusop, Paul Battersby, Amr Alraies, Alastair J. Sloan, Ryan Moseley, Rachel J. Waddington

“…At early PDs, CB-MSCs possessed a strong osteogenic potency and low potency for adipogenesis, whilst BM-MSCs possessed greater overall bipotentiality for osteogenesis and adipogenesis. …”
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Characterization of Wood Cellular Structure of Plantation Grown Anogeissus leiocarpa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Savannah Ecological Zone, Ghana by Enoch Gbapenuo Tampori, Francis Kofi Bih, Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Issah Chakurah, Michael Awotwe-Mensah, Mark Bright Donkoh

“…The species vessel diameter fell within the medium category and large vessels, demonstrating that wood will possess a greater mechanical strength since it will be denser, consequently possessing significant mechanical strength that can be compared favorably to other commercial timber species. …”
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Mitochondria-Targeting and Oxygen Self-Supplying Eccentric Hollow Nanoplatform for Enhanced Breast Cancer Photodynamic Therapy by Jing Li, Yu Wang, Jun Tao, Xiaodan Su, Feipeng Zhu, Wei Lu, Xiaolin Han, Meng Dang, Lixing Weng

“…Hemolytic assays and in vitro toxicity experiments show that the EHMONs-Ce6-CTPP possesses very good biocompatibility and can target mitochondria of triple-negative breast cancer, thus increasing the accumulation of photosensitizers Ce6 at mitochondria after entering cancer cells. …”
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Assessment of farmers' knowledge, attitudes and control practices (KAP) to mitigate acaricide resistance and tick-borne diseases by Sunita Jamra, Mukesh Shakya, Anant K. Jayraw, Vivek Agrawal, Mamta Singh, Anil Kumar Sharma, Gajendra N. Bhangale, Gaya P. Jatav, Nirmala Jamra, Ala Tabor

“…Based on our scoring criteria, results indicated only 25% (19.16–31.60) respondents possessing basic knowledge of TTBDs while 75% (68.40–80.84) respondents were not aware of TBDs. …”
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Keep Your Mentee Disappointed by Gil Eyal

“…Commenting on a Talmudic expression, that exhorts one to “make for thyself a Rabbi”, I suggest that the mentoring relationship involves the student making an emotional investment and constructing an (often distorted) image of their mentor as possessing superior mastery. I argue that this process cannot be understood with our model of liberal education, because being mentored as a sociologist involves learning a craft, and is akin to the ancient cultural model of apprenticeship. …”
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