An Initial Validation of the NASA TROPICS Pathfinder Microwave Radiometer Observations by Amelia Gagnon, Samantha N. Hasler, Juliana Chew, William J. Blackwell, R. Vincent Leslie, Michael DiLiberto, Kerri Cahoy

“…The NASA Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) Pathfinder CubeSat was placed into a sun-synchronous orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle during the June 30, 2021 Transporter-2 rideshare mission. …”
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Dickens in Arabia: Going Astray in Tripoli by Gillian PIGGOTT

“…If one puts to one side historical and geographical differences, this paper asks, can one learn anything about life in an Arab city like Tripoli, through an engagement with Dickens’s fictional London wanderings? Can one walk in a foreign city and experience it through the textual lens of Dickens’s urban sensibility? …”
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Writing Johannesburg: Between the Labyrinth and the Map by Richard Samin

“…Selon les époques et les circonstances historiques, les âges et les milieux culturels, la fiction sur Johannesbourg offre une large panoplie de styles allant du réalisme à la fantaisie et au réalisme magique. …”
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The Coronation of the Virgin: Alice Meynell’s Typological Critique of Modern Bodies by Ashley Faulkner

“…Schaffer insists, though, that, on the contrary, this fictionalized, “angel in the house” ideal of Meynell was only a necessary evil, and must not be allowed to cloud our understanding of the career that it helped enable.Meynell is surely as important as Schaffer says she is, but what if her “piety” is more complex? …”
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Comparative analysis of finishing and polishing procedures on gloss and color stability in bioactive dental resin composites by Fatin A Hasanain, Alaa Turkistani

“…Two different bioactive dental resin composites (Beautifil Flow Plus F00 and Activa Presto) along with a nanohybrid composite (Filtek Z250 XT) were tested. A total of 20 samples per material were prepared and divided into four groups as per polishing protocol: Sof-Lex Diamond, Jiffy and TorVm polishing systems as well as a control group without polishing. …”
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Effects of Blink Rate on Tear Film Optical Quality Dynamics with Different Soft Contact Lenses by María García-Montero, Laura Rico-del-Viejo, Irene Martínez-Alberquilla, Jose Luis Hernández-Verdejo, Amalia Lorente-Velázquez, David Madrid-Costa

“…A prospective randomized, double-blind, cross-over pilot study including four SHCLs (A: lotrafilcon B (Air Optix plus HydraGlyde, Alcon Laboratories); B: samfilcon A (Ultra, Bausch & Lomb); C: comfilcon A (Biofinity, CooperVision); and D: filcom V3 (Blu:gen, Mark’Ennovy)). Serial measurements of Objective Scatter Index (OSI) using the HD Analyzer (Visiometrics S.L., Terrassa, Spain) were taken at different blinking patterns: blinking every 2.5 seconds (high BRs) and every 9 seconds (low BRs). …”
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V's Virtual Afterlife by Jasmyn Connell, Christopher Moore, Reneé Middlemost

“…Data was collected from online platforms where fan productions occur, including fan fiction, game mods, virtual photography, conversation, and discussion. …”
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Tajemnice i pułapki chińskiego domu by Alicja Helman

“…Domy ukazane w tych filmach to m.in. budowla, którą Chen Zuoqian przeznaczył swoim konkubinom, pałac zamieszkany przez cały klan rodziny Pang, dom rodzinny Dai, ale to także domy-pułapki, domy-więzienia, domy-ruiny, metaforyczne oznaczenia Chin zamkniętych przed światem. W każdym z tych filmów twórcy przedstawiają pewien indywidualny przypadek, ale dom i rodzina są tu mikrokosmosem odzwierciedlającym makrokosmos z jego relacjami aparat władzy − społeczeństwo − państwo. …”
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Sinemada Yaşlılık Temsillerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir Bakış by Onur Aytaç

“…Bu amaçla gerçekleştirilen çalışmanın evrenine üç film dahil edilmiştir. Bu üç filmin hem coğrafya (Dersim, İstanbul ve Kolombiya) hem de tür (belgesel ve kurmaca) bakımından farklılıklara sahip olması çalışma çerçevesinde amaçlanan mukayese yapma imkanını genişletmektedir. …”
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Asociatividad empresarial: estrategia para la competitividad en las pymes del sector turístico by Gladys Fernández, Mercy Narváez

“…en este contexto se presenta el estudio realizado, cuyo objeto ha sido configurar un modelo de asociatividad empresarial en el ámbito práctico del sector turístico de la Península de Paraguaná, ubicada en el estado falcón de la república Bolivariana de venezuela. …”
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The activity of Count Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont in the Russian Empire, with a focus on his St. Petersburg salon by Anežka Kotoučová

“…Within the source base, diplomatic reports (Ficquelmont sought greater rapprochement of the Austrian Empire with the Russian Empire) as well as various ego-documents, including the extensive diary of Darya Fyodorovna von Ficquelmont, and, marginally, contemporary Russian fiction are used equally. It was the salons that provided a large number of stimuli for the formation of Russian culture, and it was here that important socio-cultural topics of the time were discussed. …”
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What Is My Plaza for? Implementing a Machine Learning Strategy for Public Events Prediction in the Urban Square by Jumana Hamdani, Pablo Antuña Molina, Lucía Leva Fuentes, Hesham Shawqy, Gabriella Rossi, David Andrés León

“…We acknowledge that the predictive capability of our model is constrained by a relatively small dataset, comprising 15 real plazas in Madrid augmented digitally to 2025 fictional scenarios through self-organising maps. The article details the methods to quantify and enumerate quantitative urban features. …”
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THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES ON ENHANCING HEDONISTIC CONSUMER ATTITUDES by Radosław Mącik, Monika Nalewajek

“…Łatwe w użyciu, dostępne 24/7 i wszechobecne media społecznościowe sprzyjają ich wykorzystaniu przez młodych konsumentów do rozpowszechniania nie tylko informacji, zdjęć i filmów, ale - co jest ważne z społecznego i marketingowego punktu widzenia - także określonych wartości i postaw. …”
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Hagiografía valenciana (1470-1600) by José Luis Canet

“…Cela permet, semble-t-il, d’éclairer bien des aspects de ce genre d’édition dont on peut voir qu’il a joui d’une grande faveur auprès des lecteurs, comme le montre la transposition presque immédiate de beaucoup de ces textes à la littérature, tant au théâtre que dans le roman ou dans la fiction narrative et la poésie.On étudie ici la structure externe des ouvrages appartenant à ce genre (format, couvertures, préliminaires, gravures et épaisseur), ainsi que la langue utilisée.Les œuvres religieuses sorties des presses valenciennes dans la période que nous proposons d’étudier ont été très nombreuses, couvrant presqu’un tiers des livres conservés. …”
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La littérature au service de la RMN – Grand Palais : La collection éditoriale « Cartels » by Chiara Zampieri

“…Parue entre 2017 et 2018 aux Éditions Réunion des Musées Nationaux – Grand Palais, la collection éditoriale « Cartels » se compose de cinq récits de fiction, chacun consacré à un artiste de renom. Issus d’une commande orchestrée par Alina Gurdiel, directrice de l’agence de communication parisienne Alina Gurdiel et Associés, et la RMN – Grand Palais (aujourd’hui GrandPalaisRmn), ces volumes ont été réalisés pour accompagner et publiciser les expositions temporaires hébergées entre 2017 et 2019 au Grand Palais et au Musée du Luxembourg. …”
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Między słowem a obrazem. Dyskurs eseju filmowego by Bartosz Zając

“…Phillipa Lopate’a, Billa Nicholsa i Stelli Bruzzi, a swoje rozpoznania dotyczące dyskursywnego charakteru eseju filmowego wspiera analizami filmów, które obszernie wykorzystują komentarz ponadkadrowy, nadając mu funkcję daleką od „objaśniającej”, i których struktura oparta jest na różnych formach dialogu (Pomniki też umierają /1953/ Alaina Resnais i Chrisa Markera, Krew zwierząt /1949/ Georges’a Franju, Méditerranée /1963/ Jean-Daniela Polleta). …”
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Ir-6: A Novel Iridium (III) Organometallic Derivative for Inhibition of Human Platelet Activation by Ren-Shi Shyu, Themmila Khamrang, Joen-Rong Sheu, Chih-Wei Hsia, Marappan Velusamy, Chih-Hsuan Hsia, Duen-Suey Chou, Chao-Chien Chang

“…Moreover, Ir-6 did not considerably diminish OH radical signals in collagen-activated platelets or Fenton reaction solution. At 2 mg/kg, Ir-6 markedly prolonged the bleeding time in experimental mice. …”
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Genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Russia for the period 2022–2023 by Shagabieva Yu.Z., Shpilevaya M.V., Lagun K.M., Ohlopkova O.V., Plakhova K.I., Nosov N.Yu.

“…Mass spectrometric studies were performed using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer (Bruker Daltonics, Germany). Susceptibility testing of N. gonorrhoeae to 6 antimicrobials (penicillin, spectinomycin, ceftriaxone, tetracycline, azithromycin, and ciprofloxacin) was performed by serial dilutions in agar with determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations. …”
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The relationship between the individual biomechanical properties of the eye and the intraocular pressure measurements based on modern methods of ocular tonometry by M.D. Kats

“…Kats^1,2 </p> <p> ¹O.M. Filatov City Clinical Hospital No. 15, Moscow, Russian Federation </p> <p> ²Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation </p> <p> A thorough analysis of the intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements is crucial for making diagnosis and decisions concerning the management of glaucoma patients. …”
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Anticancer activity of Ilex khasiana, a rare and endemic species of holly in Northeast India, against murine lymphoma by Charles Lalnunfela, Pawi Bawitlung Lalthanpuii, Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga, Zothansiama, Chhaihlo Lalmuansangi, Mary Zosangzuali, Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar, Tochhawng Lalhriatpuii, Kholhring Lalchhandama

“…The plant extract caused considerable prolongation of survival in mice transplanted with Dalton's lymphoma ascites, extending life by 33 %, with median survival time of 35.5 and average survival time of 22.83 days, and with a treatment to control ratio of 131.37 %. …”
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