Dystopia, surveillance and the spaces of social control in Jenni Fagan’s The Panopticon (2012) by Claire Wrobel

“…Although the text explicitly reappropriates the Panopticon designed by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), an invention itself riven by the tension between utopia and dystopia, and echoes Michel Foucault’s strategic reading in Discipline and Punish (1975), the virulent critique it levels at the welfare state echoes some of the central issues to be found in George Orwell's attack on totalitarian states, particularly those related to memory and language. …”
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Kinematic synthesis of non-clutch mechanical press based on lever mechanism of the third class by V. G. Khomchenko

“…The article discusses the kinematic scheme of the lever crank-slider mechanism of the third class, on the basis of which the executive mechanism of a mechanical non-clutch press is proposed under the patent for the invention (RF patent No. 2752399). Switching mode of operation of the press is carried out by moving the control slider from one stationary position to another. …”
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The history, current state and perspectives of aerosol therapy by ROSPOND BARTŁOMIEJ, KRAKOWSKA AGATA, MUSZYŃSKA BOŻENA, OPOKA WŁODZIMIERZ

“…This technique has been popular since ancient times when inhalation of plants rich in tropane alkaloids with spasmolytic and analgesic effects was widely used. Undoubtedly, the invention of anasthesia in the 19th century had an influence on the development of this technique. …”
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THE GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF THE FRANCE’S CULTURAL DIPLOMACY THROUGH CENTURIES by S. I. Kossenko

“…In that sense the cultural policy as a target oriented action by the State aimed at the preservation and protection of national cultural particularity is a purely French “invention”, a phenomena which takes its roots in the depths of the national history and maintains its continuity through centuries. …”
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Evaluation of Parameters Affecting Magnetic Abrasive Finishing on Concave Freeform Surface of Al Alloy via RSM Method by Mehrdad Vahdati, SeyedAlireza Rasouli

“…The attempts of researchers in industries to obtain accurate and high quality surfaces led to the invention of new methods of finishing. Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) is a relatively new type of finishing in which the magnetic field is used to control the abrasive tools. …”
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CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF THE “NEW START” TREATY: CAN THE USA AND RUSSIA PRESERVE EXISTING STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL? by Marina Kostic

“…In order to answer to these research questions author analyses several key issues that are of paramount importance for extension of the New START: nuclear modernization processes, invention of new weapons and emergence of new warfare domains; transparency and verification and broader confidence building measures; missile defence and prompt global strike; tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and Asia; general US-Russia relations which include question of democratic capacity; and broader influence of this Treaty on nuclear non-proliferation regime. …”
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Les rendez-vous manqués de l’ethnologie et de la primatologie de terrain (1960-2010) by Vincent Leblan

“…The ambition of a primate societies ethnography presently called for in ethology is then examined under two different angles:for one part, by tracing the unrecognized descent of the use of the culture concept in primatology to American (USA) cultural anthropologists’ comments on anthropoid psychology during the interwar years, while this invention is often traced exclusively to Japanese primatology in the postwar years. …”
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Conducting Polymer Nanocomposite for Energy Storage and Energy Harvesting Systems by null Sonika, Sushil Kumar Verma, Siddhartha Samanta, Ankit Kumar Srivastava, Sonali Biswas, Rim M. Alsharabi, Shailendra Rajput

“…Conducting polymers (CPs) have received a lot of attention because of their unique advantages over popular materials, such as universal and tunable electrical conductivity, simple invention approach, high mechanical strength, low weight, low price, and ease of processing. …”
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Vanadium Oxide Based Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices via Facile Thin Film Preparation by Asuman Tuna, Sermet Koyuncu

“…The amount of energy utilized in our lives has significantly increased since the invention of electronic devices. Due to this increase in consumption, energy conservation and small-scale energy storage have become important. …”
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Analyzing the impact of business preference components on achieving e-city by Saeed Mohammadlou, Mohammad Mahdi Mozaffari, Babak Haji Karimi, Kamyar kavosh

“…The e-city is not an invention or an innovative proposal, but a reality that has shown its place based on the needs of today's society. …”
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Performance of women-owned businesses that patent by Chahreddine Abbes, Amélie Lafrance-Cooke, Danny Leung

“…The differences in revenue growth suggest that there may be differences in the quality of the invention, or that some previously documented differences in favour of men-owned businesses (i.e., access to financing and knowledge-building opportunities) may affect the type of inventions developed by women-owned businesses and their ability to successfully commercialize them. …”
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Analysis of Different PWM Techniques for Enhanced Ultrahigh Gain Z-Network Topology by Vadthya Jagan, Bhavadish Chary Maheshwaram, Mallesh Usirikapally, Praveen Kumar Balachandran, B. Nagi Reddy, Sankeerthana Mettu, C. Dhanamjayulu, G. Arunkumar, K. C. Saranya, Baseem Khan

“…In these modern times, the Z-source inverters (ZSIs) have become a revolutionary invention ever since the year 2002. The pulse-width modulation (PWM) technique used for most of the ZSIs is simple boost control PWM (SBC-PWM), and the SBC-PWM implies for a greater voltage stress on the inverter bridge and provides less boost factor. …”
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Identifying the educational components of technology commercialization of universities with metacombination method by Mohammad Khorasani, Hassanali Aghajani, Abdolhamid Safaei Ghadikolaee, HamidReza Fallah Lajimi

“…Theoretical frameworkCommercialization of technologyCommercialization is the process of transforming science and technology, new research, or an invention into marketable products or industrial processes. …”
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Patentometric Analysis of AI Based Structural Health Monitoring by Desai Pradnya, Sandbhor Sayali, Kaushik Amit Kant, Patil Ajit, Dabir Vaishnavi

“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a remarkable invention in the construction sector. Artificial Intelligence can improve structural health monitoring and provide better solutions. …”
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Rêver le paysage, se soucier du vivant : pour une recherche-fiction by Gilles Clément

“…The article proposes elements to analyze, even to invent, what could be a research on landscape. It is based on texts written in similar context to the one which lead to this seminar. …”
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CHURCH RESPONSE TO SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE by Oyebode Paul Jegede, Abare Yunuwa Kallah

“…In other words, security is the mother of invention and national development. This is because without security, there can hardly be any room for meaningful development and national integration. …”
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Study on the Safety of the New Radial Artery Hemostasis Device by Baofeng Wu, Ruixin Zhang, Chendi Liang, Chengjie Zhang, Gang Qin

“…The aim of this study is to compare a new radial artery hemostasis device which is transformed based on the invention patent (Application number: CN201510275446) with TR Band (Terumo Medical) to evaluate its clinical effects. …”
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A Mathematical Model for the Analysis of the Pressure Transient Response of Fluid Flow in Fractal Reservoir by Jin-Zhou Zhao, Cui-Cui Sheng, Yong-Ming Li, Shun-Chu Li

“…Type curves of the wellbore pressure and pressure derivative are plotted and analyzed in real domain using the Stehfest numerical invention algorithm. The SCMS and type curves can interpret intuitively transient pressure response of fractal spherical flow reservoir. …”
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W poszukiwaniu indywidualnego ciała: fotografia, detektywi i początki kina by Tom Gunning

“…Tekst jest tłumaczeniem rozdziału (Tracing the Individual Body: Photography, Detectives, and Early Cinema) z książki Cinema and the Invention of Modern Life, red. Leo Charney, Vanessa R. …”
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A place holder: the social sciences of monkeys and apes by Véronique Servais

“…If we look beyond these limitations, there lies an unnamed world ripe for exploration by social science. This involves the invention of new methods and the definition of new objects (such as “affective cultures” for example) that appear to be composites of nature and culture. …”
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