A Critique of the Book Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian–Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran by Afshin Khosrosani

“…Analyzing written sources and archaeological evidence, Pourshariati acknowledges that the Sasanian kingdom consisted of the Sasanian-Parthian confederacy and by not supporting the Sasanian on behalf of Parthian dynasties, the Arab succeeded to come to an end the Sasanian kingdom. …”
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The Cabo de Gata-Níjar UNESCO Global Geopark (Almería, Spain). A Volcanism between Land and Sea by Gloria García del Hoyo, Teodosio Donaire Romero

“…Its extensive outcrops attract students and researchers from all over Europe to have a better and more precise understanding of the processes behind this volcanism. The compositional range of the outcrops and climatic conditions have generated amazingly well exposed areas, where a wide range of volcanic deposits can be observed and studied. …”
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Nilotinib-Induced Dystonia and Cognitive Deficits in a Neurologically Normal Patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Justine Chan, Paarth Shah, Guillermo Moguel-Cobos

“…The patient had no previous neurologic deficits, and developed intermittent dystonic posturing of the left upper extremity and cognitive impairment after she began nilotinib treatment. The mechanisms behind this adverse effect are not clear; however, her symptoms began after nilotinib was introduced, decreased with dose reduction, stopped with its cessation, and re-emerged when the medication was restarted. …”
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Best Management Practices in the Everglades Agricultural Area: Controlling Particulate Phosphorus and Canal Sediments by Orlando A. Diaz, Timothy A. Lang, Samira H. Daroub, Ming Chen

“…This EDIS article is one in a series that attempts to explain in easily understandable terms the implementation methods and rationale behind the main P load reducing BMPs employed on EAA farms. …”
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Social Determinants of Health in India: Reimagining of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Vision in the Light of Marginalized Communities by Kanhaiya Tripathi, Diksha Kanwat, Shankar Lal Bika, Jaspal Kaur, Neelu Rawat, Ashwani Kumar, Bhupinder Singh, Doggala Raju Kumar, Bawa Singh

“…Ambedkar, an iconic figure in Indian social reform and the driving force behind the Indian Constitution, acknowledged the significance of the social determinants of health influencing health outcomes. …”
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CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy: what can we learn from the haematologist? by Marie José Kersten, Maria Theresa Kuipers

“…This article reviews the key principles learnt in haematology, the results and the mechanisms behind its efficacy, toxicities, and the challenges that need to be addressed for its broader application in clinical practice.…”
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Hardening Concrete Exposed to Realistic Curing Temperature Regimes and Restraint Conditions: Advanced Testing and Design Methodology by Anja Estensen Klausen, Terje Kanstad, Øyvind Bjøntegaard

“…Early age cracking (EAC) is a well-known problem area when it comes to concrete structures. The driving forces behind EAC are thermal dilation and autogenous deformation, but EAC is also strongly dependent on material and geometrical properties such as hydration heat development, tensile strength, E-modulus, creep, cross-sectional dimensions, and degree of restraint. …”
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Gulf Bluestem, Maritime Bluestem, Schizachyrium maritimum by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Gulf bluestem helps stabilize dunes, forms thick stands in areas leeward of slopes (Craig 1991), replaces sea oats as the dominant species on protected foredunes behind a seaward ridge after 2 to 17 years (Johnson 1997), and occurs throughout flatwoods and disturbed areas. …”
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KOMPLEKSITAS SIMBOL DAN REPRESENTASI MAKNA DALAM TRADISI RAJABAN MASYARAKAT KEBUMEN by Siti Fathonah

“…This study tries to describe the behavioral-practice and to find out the meaning behind the symbols represented by the Kebumen society through the Rajaban tradition. …”
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Mechanism of Permanganate Biosorption by Fermentation Biowaste by Namgyu Kim, Sang-Hoon Lee, Hanui Yang, Donghee Park

“…This study delves into the detailed investigation of the biosorbent prepared from fermentation biowaste, particularly focusing on the mechanism behind permanganate (Mn(VII)) removal. Various parameters including pH, biosorbent dosage, initial concentration, and temperature were examined. …”
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“[C]losure is something I may never obtain”: (In)consolation in Yewande Omotoso’s An Unusual Grief (2022) and Onyi Nwabineli’s Someday, Maybe (2022) by Cédric COURTOIS

“…First, I analyse the stakes behind both diasporic writers’ exploration of the shattering “desolation” that grief represents, by delving into the formal elements that enable them to articulate desolation and trauma. …”
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Dispositifs à variables inconnues by Emmanuel Grimaud

“…The aim is to understand the motives behind this strange unfinished programme, to situate ourselves in relation to it, to conduct its examination of conscience, to play with it rather than being its plaything, or to surpass it.…”
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Évaluations d’incidences Natura 2000 et sports de nature : un virage paradigmatique dans la conduite d’une action publique ? by Ludovic Falaix

“…This study endeavours to investigate to what extent the operational implementation of a public policy as regards the outdoors sports seems to slip from the responsibility of the Ministry of Sport, to the benefit of the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, which has seized this authority on behalf of the environmental conservation of the sports practice areas. …”
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Creative psychologists: reflections on teaching and pedagogic practice inspired by an arts-based Away Day by Aspasia Paltoglou, Jeremy Hopper

“… In an unusual departmental Away Day, instead of delving into discussions about established disciplinary modes of teaching and research, colleagues from the Department of Psychology at MMU were invited to attend a very different type of event, and to engage with explorative activities more associated with the creative arts. The idea behind the departmental event was to facilitate us to bond as a group but also to encourage us to pursue and develop continuing professional development (CPD) by engaging with elements of teaching and pedagogic practice from a very different disciplinary perspective. …”
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Modern Monetary Theory: The Right Compass for Decision-Making by Dirk Ehnst

“…Here, MMT and central bankers can find common ground to move forward and leave the theory of loanable funds and that of the money multiplier behind.…”
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Collaborative Cloud Manufacturing: Design of Business Model Innovations Enabled by Cyberphysical Systems in Distributed Manufacturing Systems by Erwin Rauch, Sven Seidenstricker, Patrick Dallasega, Robert Hämmerl

“…Cyberphysical systems and the technologies behind them are the enablers for new business models which have the potential to be disruptive. …”
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“Iran’s Shiite Influence Belt Policy: The Example of Bahraini Shiites by Orhan Karaoğlu

“…Then, the level and activities of these groups' relations with Iran, the Shiite militia groups, their characteristics, and their work on behalf of Iran are discussed. The research has carried out based on the literature review.…”
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The impact of housework participation on prosocial behavior development among junior high school students in China by Jin Zhao, Huirong Tuo

“…We also find that most of these effects are more prominent for disadvantaged groups (males and left-behind). Our study underscores the need for policies and interventions aimed at promoting housework participation habits and actions to enhance students’ behavior development in educational settings.…”
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Cultural Interface in Action: A Case Study of Philippine Indigenous Educational Policy by Giselle Lugo Miole

“…Using actor-centered institutionalism as an analytical framework, this study investigates the motivations and processes behind the Philippine Government’s strategy of employing an interfacing model in policy and curriculum development. …”
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Un pays à l’image d’une jambe humaine : anatomie de l’imaginaire géographique et paysager italien by Justine Balibar

“…This image first appeared in a geography book by Leandro Alberti dating from 1551, entitled Descrittione di tutta Italia, which was very successful during the Renaissance. Behind the iconic function of popularisation inherent in all imagery, this image has a deeper significance in that it makes a territory perceptible in its entirety by giving it a form of geographical unity. …”
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