PRAGMATIC EFFECT OF THE SPEECH-ACT REALIZATION OF BIBLICAL IMAGES-SYMBOLS IN FRANK PERETTI`S MYSTICAL THRILLERS by Polina S. Khabotniakova

“…Implemented in literary texts by lexical means, the biblical imagessymbols as biblical intertexts embody archetypal (biblical) representations and, at the same time, author’s associations while expressing the most significant ideas and guidelines for fictional texts The pragmatic analysis of the speech acts made it possible to develop a typology of pragmatic (perlocutionary) effects of the speech-act realization where biblical images-symbols are artistically embodied. …”
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Characteristics and mechanisms of soil salinization in humid climate areas by Chunrui Wu, Xinqiang Du, Bo Meng, Hui Guo

“…Study region: The Sanjiang Plain, China Study focus: Using 509 field-collected soil samples and multi-source remote sensing data (Landsat and Sentinel-2) as model inputs, among several machine learning methods tested, the XGBoost model was identified as the most effective and was used to construct a soil salinization inversion model, revealing the spatiotemporal evolution of soil salinization from 1992 to 2022. …”
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McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents: Overview, Rationale, and Description of Symptomatology and Functional Impairment by Alyssa L. Faro, Rebecca A. Wolenski, Chun W. Lee, Perihan Esra Guvenek-Cokol, Daniel P. Dickstein, Maria G Fraire

“…Conclusions: In addition to identifying common clinical presentations in an RTC/PHP, this paper further aims to detail best practices and clinical rationale guiding a specialty RTC/PHP to inform families, providers, and payors about the individuals that most benefit from this level of care.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of cadonilimab plus chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of HER2-negative advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma by Shixian Liu, Kaixuan Wang, Ruixue Wang, Hao Chen, Ziming Wan, Lei Dou, Shunping Li

“…The cost of cadonilimab and patient weight were the most influential model parameters. Cadonilimab plus chemotherapy had a 0.01% cost-effectiveness in China. …”
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A Variant of Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery: Calibrated Reverse Meridional Cyclodialysis ab interno Involving Implantation of a Non-Absorbable Collagen Implant by V. Kumar, A.S. S. Shradqa, K. A. Abo Zaalan

“…Hemorrhaging at the cleft site was the most common intraoperative complication — 18 eyes (41.9 %). …”
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Deep learning models for deriving optimised measures of fat and muscle mass from MRI by Belvin Thomas, M. Adam Ali, Fatima M. H. Ali, Anthony Chung, Manjiri Joshi, Sophia Maiguma-Wilson, Gabrielle Reiff, Hadil Said, Pardis Zalmay, Michael Berks, Matthew D. Blackledge, James P. B. O’Connor

“…Both of these tissues had excellent repeatability of their delineation. VF was measured most accurately by the human observers, then by CNN-based models, which outperformed transformer-based models. …”
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Performance evaluation, prediction analysis and optimization of experimental ORC using artificial neural networks (ANN) by Diki Ismail Permana, Federico Fagioli, Maurizio De Lucia, Dani Rusirawan, Istvan Farkas

“…The Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system stands out as the most efficient solution for converting low-grade thermal energy, making it highly effective for dispersed power generation and adaptable to various heat sources, such as solar energy, geothermal, biomass, and waste-heat recovery at different temperatures. …”
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Flourish the mood: a systematic review on the impacts of metaverse on psychological and mental health by Rasha S. Aboul-Yazeed, Rasha S. Aboul-Yazeed, Ashraf Darwish, Ashraf Darwish, Aboul Ella Hassanien, Aboul Ella Hassanien

“…Many articles introduce recommendations to stakeholders in various fields such as learning and education, entertainment, sport, tourism, and healthcare to gain the most benefits from the Metaverse and avoid its detrimental effects.…”
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Surgical treatment of keloids: Total or partial resection? by Marcela Santos Vilela, Armando dos Santos Cunha, Victoria Malzoni Dias Porto, Marcela Caetano Cammarota, Lucas Vargas Dalbosco, Lucas Albuquerque Aquino, José Carlos Daher, Fabrício Tavares Mendonça

“…Introduction: Currently, the application of intralesional triamcinolone with surgical excision is considered the most satisfactory treatment for keloids, with a low recurrence rate. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of aerotolerant and aerosensitive Campylobacter jejuni strains in aerobic conditions by Elise Delaporte, Anand B. Karki, Anand B. Karki, Mohamed K. Fakhr

“…When category S was excluded, COG category J (translation, ribosomal structure, and biogenesis) had the highest number of DEGs between aerobic vs. microaerobic conditions with downregulated genes occurring at most timepoints in the two strains. Several previously characterized oxidative stress genes were differentially regulated in both strains in response to aerobic conditions. …”
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Nanofluids for advanced thermal management: A multi-criteria review of performance, cost, and environmental impacts by Hamid-Reza Bahrami, Omid Allahdadi, Hamid Saffari

“…In contrast, metal-based (28 %) and metal oxide-based (24 %) nanofluids offer a trade-off between performance and affordability, with Al2O3 (44 %) emerging as the most studied oxide. Hybrid nanofluids, although representing only 12 % of studies, demonstrate synergistic thermal enhancements—boosting thermal conductivity up to 42.7 % and reducing peak battery temperatures by as much as 26.4 % in advanced battery thermal management systems. …”
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Description of The Experiment: The Effectiveness of the Use of an Interactive Pedagogical Website by a Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language by S. V. Marchuk

“…The author of the article proved that the pedagogical experiment must be carried out in different ways in order to bring its results closer to the most accurate ones. Our experiments, the results of which are reliable, have proved the effectiveness of using an interactive pedagogical website in preparing foreign students for studying at Russian universities.…”
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Evaluation of microcirculation disorders in patients with severe COVID-19 by nail bed capillaroscopy by Е. Е. Ladozhskaya-Gapeenko, К. N. Khrapov, Yu. S. Polushin, I. V. Shlyk, I. V. Vartanova, А. М. Fionik, D. M. Danilova

“…Microcirculation disorders caused by thrombosis are the most important factor determining the pathogenesis of organ damage in severe COVID-19 including the absence of obvious macrohemodynamic instability. …”
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Fabrication of Bio-Composite of Piezoelectric/Myrrh Nanofiber Scaffolds for Wound Healing via Portable Gyrospun by Enfal Eser Alenezi, Amalina Amir, Hussain Ali Alenezi, Timucin Ugurlu

“…<i>S. mutans</i> was the most sensitive pathogen to myrrh extract. <b>Conclusions</b>: Due to the piezoelectric effect of PVDF-TrFE and the significant antibacterial activity of myrrh, the prepared biohybrid nanofibers will open new avenues toward tissue engineering and wound healing applications.…”
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Deciphering the influence of dietary synbiotics in white shrimp gut and its effects in regulating immune signaling pathways by Sofia Priyadarsani Das, Zaenal Abidin, Zaenal Abidin, Huai-Ting Huang, Yu-Ru Lin, Chih-Yang Huang, Yu-Sheng Wu, Yeh-Fang Hu, Fan-Hua Nan

“…Penaeus vannamei (white shrimp) is one of the most profitable aquaculture species globally. Synbiotics are typically used as a beneficial diet supplement for raising aquaculture species’ growth capacities and enhancing immunity against pathogenicity. …”
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Irony, deception and theory of mind in people with intellectual disabilities and dual diagnoses by Đorđević Mirjana, Glumbić Nenad, Brojčin Branislav

“…The ability to understand irony and deception appears to be related to many cognitive skills, but some authors point out that the theory of mind is one of the most important factors for this ability. This research was conducted to determine the linguistic aspects of production and comprehension of irony and deception in adults with ID and DD, as well as the relationship of these abilities with theory of mind. …”
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Main controlling factors and development patterns of high-quality igneous rock reservoirs in the mesozoic of the Qikou Sag by Changwei Chen, Hongjun Li, Xiugang Pu, Haiyue Yuan, Xiaowei Dong, Feipeng Zhang, Lixin Fu, Yu Cui, Haodong Li

“…The reservoir space is dominated by secondary pores and fractures, among which dissolution pores are the most important reservoir space types of Mesozoic volcanic reservoirs. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of energy coagulation in radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis: A narrative review by Wei Chern Khern, Retnagowri Rajandram, Novinth Kumar Raja Ram, Shanggar Kuppusamy

“…To assess the efficacy and safety of using energy devices as treatment for radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis (RHC) and to determine the most suitable energy source, settings and techniques based on laser-tissue interaction. …”
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“Flemish Legends” by Charles de Coster. The Peculiarities of the Traslations into Dutch by O. M. Zhuravleva, L. A. Ulianitckaia, A. A. Shumkov

“…Spillebeen tried to translate the legends into a modern language, bringing the structural components in line with the modern norm and preserving only the most necessary archaisms. Nevertheless, the text of the “Flemish legends” in the Belgian Dutch does not exist: they are written either in dialects, or in the “Frenchified” Dutch, or in the standard Dutch.…”
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The effectiveness of the Dutch juvenile diversion program Halt: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Benthe J. van Delft, Kirti Zeijlmans, Jessica J. Asscher, Ton Liefaard, André M. van der Laan

“…Abstract Background Halt (acronym for ‘The Alternative’ in Dutch) is the most widely used youth justice diversion measure for juveniles (12 up to and including 17 year olds) in the Netherlands. …”
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