“Absolute Alterity”? The Alien Animal, the Human Alien, and the Limits of Posthumanism in Star Trek by Manuela Neuwirth

“…While one might expect that this absolute alterity harbors the posthuman potential for overcoming the species boundary through an alien-animal bond, the interactions between alien and animal alterns in Star Trek actually belie the franchise's utopian promise of multispecies community. …”
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Extension du champ télécinématographique de la science-fiction. The Mandalorian (Disney+) by Hannedouche Cédric

“…The analysis carried out here proposes to study first of all the construction of a fiction from the Star Wars franchise by Disney studios with regard to the historical participation of the fan community in the process of creativity before returning on the media convergence strategy involved in the realization of WandaVision.…”
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Marvel, Star Wars and the Risk of Being a Hero: Social Responsibilities for Transmedia Storytellers in the Age of Collective Journey by Webster Luke

“…This paper argues that these events can be understood in part by Gunn and Wendig’s social media profiles being blurred with their role as custodians for their respective franchises, and their interactions being out of sync with the aspirational themes associated with the MCU and Star Wars storyworlds. …”
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Musique de film et construction des imaginaires touristiques dans les blockbusters hollywoodiens by Marie-Hélène Chevrier, Chloé Huvet

“…Les différents opus des deux grandes franchises à succès d’espionnage, James Bond et Mission : Impossible, se distinguent bien sûr par leurs interprètes principaux (héros et antagonistes), mais également par leur cadre géographique. …”
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Beyond the immediate: exploring the long-term effects of COVID-19 on urban retail in Seoul, South Korea by Kyeong Hee Seo

“…We analyze how distancing policies affected retail revenues based on area type, pre-pandemic revenue, franchised store proportion, proximity to public transportation, and Points of Interest. …”
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Development of optimal participating strategy for source‐grid‐load‐storage integrated projects in electricity markets with multi‐stage joint optimization by Zihao Li, Yu Yang, Yifan Shi, Li Yao, Wei Liu, Fushuan Wen

“…Abstract To promote peer‐to‐peer trading in a distribution system with the franchise owned by the concerned distribution company respected, a so‐called “source‐grid‐load‐storage” (SGLS) integrated project is promoted in China. …”
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Japanese Popular Culture and Digimodernism by N. B. Afanasov

“…A number of phenomena, among which the author highlights the Pokémon media franchise, require a different research approach. …”
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Dose‐exposure‐response of CARDALIS® (benazepril/spironolactone) on the classical and alternative arms of the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system in healthy dogs by Elizabeth Manson, Jessica L. Ward, Maria Merodio, Emilie Guillot, Thomas Blondel, Karin Allenspach, Oliver Domenig, Jonathan P. Mochel

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Evaluation of Healthcare Outcomes of Patients Treated with 3D-Printed-Titanium and PEEK Cages During Fusion Procedures in the Lumbar Spine by Corso KA, Teferra AA, Michielli A, Corrado K, Marcini A, Lotito M, Smith C, Costa M, Ruppenkamp J, Wallace A

“…Katherine A Corso,1 Andreas A Teferra,1 Annalisa Michielli,2 Kristin Corrado,2 Amy Marcini,3 Mark Lotito,2 Caroline Smith,4 Michelle Costa,4 Jill Ruppenkamp,1 Anna Wallace1 1MedTech Epidemiology and Real-World Data Science, Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, Massachusetts & New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 2Clinical Research, DePuy Synthes, MedTech, Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, Massachusetts, USA; 3Medical Affairs, DePuy Synthes, MedTech, Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, Massachusetts, USA; 4Franchise HEMA, DePuy Synthes, Medtech, Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence: Katherine A Corso, MedTech Epidemiology and Real-world Data Science, Johnson & Johnson, 325 Paramount Drive, Raynham, MA, 02767, USA, Tel +1 857-523-0279, Email kcorso1@its.jnj.comPurpose: The objective of this observational, real-world study was to describe reoperation, revision, index healthcare utilization and hospital costs among patients treated with PEEK (polyetheretherketone) or 3D-printed-titanium cages during lumbar/lumbosacral posterior fusion procedures, either TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion) or PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion). …”
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