Transformation of the Strategic Culture of Ukraine under the Influence of the Russian Threat by Olga Reznikova, Oleksandr Hryhorenko, Viacheslav Myronenko

“…While strategic culture is generally resistant to change, we identified shifts in Ukraine’s strategic culture in response to external shocks in 2014 and 2022. This was based on an analysis of military-political behavior patterns, components, and manifestations of strategic culture, as reflected in state strategies on national security and defense, as well as in other relevant documents and texts. …”
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Penile Glans Amputation following Circumcision: A Case Report of a Rare Complication by Salman Soltani, Mahdi Mottaghi, Amir Jafarpisheh, Mahmoud Tavakkoli

“…Like any other surgical intervention, it is associated with several complications. A rare shocking complication is glans amputation which is a urologic emergency. …”
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Saving the Fundaments: Impact of a Military Coup on the Sudan Health System by Alhadi K. Osman, Mona Ibrahim, Mohamed Elsheikh, Karrar Karrar, Hassan Salih

“…This paper narrates some notable consequences of political instability on the national health system, particularly placing them in the context of the military coup in October 2021 – emphasizing the context behind the political turbulence, its acute and direct consequences, and the possible long-term legacies of political shocks on the already overwhelmed health system. As a descriptive piece, this narrative does not only look at the impact of the military coup on hospitals, but considers the implications for the healthcare system as defined by the WHO, with particular emphasis on the impact of the coup on health funding from multi-laterals, service delivery, human resource availability, and supply chains in Sudan. …”
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Password Based Circuit Breaker by Asiimwe Johnso

“…This project focuses on the safety of the lineman while working, so they do not feel the sudden electric shocks. As the lineman has to deal with live wires very often, the probability of critical accidents is already very high. …”
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Pass Word Based Circuit Breaker. by Asiimwe, Johnson

“…This project focuses on the safety of the lineman while working, so they do not feel the sudden electric shocks. As the lineman has to deal with live wires very often, the probability of critical accidents is already very high. …”
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Race, Gender, and Presentism in the Opera Studies Classroom by Esther M. Morgan-Ellis, Reba Wissner

“…Students who are trained to read such texts in the light of contemporary race and gender politics often find these historical theatrical works shocking. However, what seems regressive to students today sometimes served liberatory ends for audiences and artists in other times and places. …”
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Joint multifractality in cross-correlations between grains & oilseeds indices and external uncertainties by Ying-Hui Shao, Xing-Lu Gao, Yan-Hong Yang, Wei-Xing Zhou

“…Furthermore, statistical tests reveal that maize has intrinsic joint multifractality with all the uncertainty proxies, highly sensitive to external shocks. Additionally, intrinsic multifractality among GOI-GPR, wheat-GPR, and soyabeans-VIX is illustrated. …”
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Dynamic Spillovers of Economic Policy Uncertainty: A TVP-VAR Analysis of Latin American and Global EPU Indices by Nini Johana Marín-Rodríguez, Juan David González-Ruíz, Sergio Botero

“…These results underscore the need for Latin American economies to adopt resilience strategies—such as trade diversification and regional cooperation—to mitigate vulnerabilities to global shocks. This study offers valuable insights into the mechanisms of economic uncertainty transmission, guiding policymakers in developing coordinated responses to reduce the effects of external volatility and foster regional economic stability.…”
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Numerical Investigation of the Internal Flow in a Banki Turbine by Jesús De Andrade, Christian Curiel, Frank Kenyery, Orlando Aguillón, Auristela Vásquez, Miguel Asuaje

“…Flow recirculation in the runner interblade passages and shocks of the internal cross-flow cause considerable hydraulic losses by which the efficiency of the turbine decreases significantly. …”
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What Doesn’t Work in the European Cohesion Policy? Development Challenges of the Inner Periphery After the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic by Churski Paweł, Adamiak Czesław, Dubownik Anna, Pietrzykowski Maciej, Szyda Barbara

“…This article systematises the challenges and proposes recommendations concerning the actions of EU cohesion policy that should be considered in the new paradigm of this public intervention, enhancing its effectiveness and efficiency during a period of strong pressure from external development shocks, especially in less-developed areas such as inner peripheries. …”
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Application of New Media Big Data in Visual Performance of Axonometric Illustration by Jia Zhou

“…With the rapid development of Internet technology today, especially in the fields of new media, digital TV, digital movies, smartphones, smart hardware, mobile Internet and big data, new media forms bring us a shocking sensory experience. Axonometric illustration, a traditional and modern artistic expression, is becoming more and more attractive in the new media era. …”
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Foreign exchange market in the Republic of Serbia: A comparative analysis with selected countries by Dimić Maja, Cvijović Jelena, Ćosić Milica

“…The authors illustrate the mechanisms through which global economic shocks have impacted foreign exchange markets, as well as the responses of governments and central banks to the challenges posed by these crises. …”
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Composer avec une intimité déniée : demandeurs d’asile en France et en Allemagne by Audran Aulanier

“…On both levels - temporal and spatial - they experience and feel an extreme sensory pressure of intranquillity that weighs on their identity and their ability to sustain relationships, to absorb the shocks of interactions to create a common sphere. …”
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Frontier and Emerging Markets: A Perspective from Portfolio Flows and Financial Integration by Nordine Abidi, Burcu Hacibedel, Mwanza Nkusu

“…Accordingly, it is important to have in place frameworks to strengthen FMs’ resilience to adverse capital flows shocks.…”
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Make America Great Again as White Political Theology by S. Romi Mukherjee

“…Where it does cohere is in its symbolic attempts to parry the cultural shocks endured by the self-perceived victims of liberal progressivism – those who see whiteness not as a privilege, but as a state of fragility, those who also narrate this fragility as constitutive of the end of Christian America or, more broadly, Judeo-Christian civilization. …”
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Resilience of the circular economy to global disruptions in scrap recycling by Xiao Li, Xuezhao Chen, Junming Zhu, Peng Zhang, Haijia Shi, Marian R. Chertow

“…Summary: The circular economy is vital for sustainability, yet its resilience to unexpected socio-economic shocks is not well understood. This study explores the impact of one of the major global disruptive events, the COVID-19 pandemic, on the circular economy by focusing on copper recycling. …”
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Structure Design and Performance Analysis for Direct-driving Automated Mechanical Transmission by Yu Xiao, Li Bo, Ge Wenqing, Li Zhengping

“…At the typical working condition of pure electric vehicle（ difference of rotary speed is 500 r/min and the moment of inertia is0. 1 kg·m²）,time for shift is 0. 29 s,the shift shocks are 4. 9 m/s³ and 0. 695,which meet the requirement of shifting. …”
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Quark-Nova Explosion inside a Collapsar: Application to Gamma Ray Bursts by Rachid Ouyed, Denis Leahy, Jan Staff, Brian Niebergal

“…Prompt gamma-ray burst emission from internal shocks in relativistic jets (following accretion onto the quark star) becomes visible after the cap becomes optically thin. …”
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Czynniki wrażliwości gospodarek krajów Europy na szoki zewnętrzne na przykładzie skutków kryzysu 2008-2009 –analiza empiryczna by Agnieszka Domańska, Dobromił Serwa

“…Niniejsze opracowanie podejmuje, stosunkowo słabo opisaną w polskiej literaturze, problematykę czynników określających podatność gospodarek na wpływ zewnętrznych oddziaływań makroekonomicznych (impulsów z innych gospodarek o powiązanych rynkach, a także tzw. common shocks, tj. szoków o zasięgu międzynarodowym). W ramach zaprezentowanego tu badania empirycznego przeprowadzono analizę modelową znaczenia wybranych czynników (uwarunkowań makroekonomicznych) - określonych przez odpowiednio dobrane wskaźniki – w kreowaniu podatności krajów Europy na skutki kryzysu globalnego 2008-2009. …”
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Liminalities and Displacements: The Rites of Passage to Self-Identification in Chicano Writings by Sophia Emmanouilidou

“…The two masterful texts present truthful and shocking testimonials of the inner conflicts endured by young Mexican-Americans toiling over the soil or experiencing marginalization in the back-row seat of a movie theatre in their attempt to carve a third space of existence among migrant campesinos and barrio inhabitants. …”
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