Le ciel n'attend pas : dialogues avec l'invisible et voix angéliques dans A Prairie Home Companion de Robert Altman by Sandra Gorgievski

“…In the director's swan song, the last performance of a radio show provides a visual and auditory frame where human voices play the role of angelic musicians, while a female angel of death remains devoid of any transcendence. …”
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Visual representations of war in Polish and Scandinavian picturebooks. A metaphorical perspective by Hanna Dymel-Trzebiatowska

“…The analysed material includes three Polish and two Scandinavian books, published within four years, 2011–2014: Pamiętnik Blumki1 (Blumka’s Diary, 2011) by Iwona Chmielewska, Powieki (The Eyelids, 2012) by Michał Rusinek and Ola Cieślak, Ostatnie przedstawienie panny Esterki (Miss Esterka’s Last Performance, 2014) by Adam Jaromir and Gabriela Cichowska, Lejren (The Camp, 2011) by Oscar K. and Dorte Karrebæk and Krigen (The War, 2013) by Gro Dahle and Kaia Dahle Nyhus. …”
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Per una filologia del copione: Adelaide Ristori e ‘Lady Macbeth’ by Emanuela Chichiriccò

“…In Ristori’s Archive at Museo Biblioteca dell’Attore in Genoa there are in fact many unpublished and little-valued materials which can be profitably used for the reconstructions of the metamorphosis of Ristori’s Macbeth over the 30 years that elapse between its complex (and still obscure) creation and its last performance. In fact, among the more than five hundred different dramaturgical writings kept in the Ristori Archive there is a vast section dedicated to Macbeth and its rewritings that meticulously documents the various phases of the work’s life. …”
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The Spell of the Ancestors at the “Feast of Victory” (Nemlaay): From Initiation Ritual to Community Blessings by Antonio J. Guerreiro

“…Basically, Nemlaay rites emphasize status and inherited rank in connection to age and descent according to Long Glaat ideas. Since the last performance of the Nemlaay, other rituals and events have taken place in the area, such as the yearly Hudo’ Festival organized in turns by villages communities hosting the Festival, which is supported by the local tourism office, and the Dangé Great feast. …”
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O „warjatunci JMT” i Modrzejewskiej by Agnieszka Kowalska

“…Both ladies met in Kraków in 1903, during Madame’s last performances. Mrozowska, in a colourful way, described both the American star’s acting and her attitude towards her theatre colleagues. …”
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Bioinspired materials for batteries: Structural design, challenges and future perspective by Wasif ur Rehman, Yanan Ma, Zahoor khan, Fatima Zahra Ait Laaskri, Jiawei Xu, Youlong Xu, Hamid Rehman, Umar Farooq, Ali Altalbe, Jian Li

“…The main challenge for bio-inspired materials is to balance high energy storage, long-lasting performance, being environmentally friendly, and low cost, making them easy to produce at large scales. …”
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Chemical Solution–Based Deposition Techniques for Asymmetric Supercapacitors: Progress in Electrode Materials for High-Efficiency Energy Storage by Oluwasegun Emmanuel Ojodun, Patrick Ehi Imoisili, Tien-Chien Jen

“…Furthermore, ASCs are appropriately categorized into subgroups with their respective electrode arrangement. Lastly, performance evaluation tests and future perspectives to address the current challenges in this field are presented to pave the way for the construction of ASCs with enhanced efficiency and longevity.…”
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Trust in the dentist and intention to return: a cross-sectional study by Jayne Dal'Ásta, Giordana Picolo Furini, Ione Miozzo, Lilian Rigo

“… Objectives: This study aimed to analyze patients’ confidence and intention to return to the dentist who last performed dental care, and to verify associated factors. …”
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Military physical training-related injuries: A review of epidemiology and risk factor and prevention strategy studies by M Zarei, M Rahemi

“…Materials and methods: Original studies about injuries in military populations published since 1990 in peer-reviewed journals were identified using PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases. This search was last performed in May 2015. Results: Injury rates during military training are high, ranging from 6 to 12 per 100 male recruits per month during basic training to as high as 30 per 100 per month. …”
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A comparison of the analgesia efficacy and side effects of paravertebral compared with epidural blockade for thoracotomy: an updated meta-analysis. by Xibing Ding, Shuqing Jin, Xiaoyin Niu, Hao Ren, Shukun Fu, Quan Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Two reviewers independently searched the databases PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library (last performed on 1 February, 2013) for reports of studies comparing post-thoracotomy epidural analgesia and paravertebral blockade. …”
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Enhancing aspect-based financial sentiment analysis through contrastive learning by Viacheslav Ivanenko

“…Secondly, it utilizes advanced machine learning techniques such as DeBERTa v3 for language model pre-training,  contrast learning for focusing on causal relationships, and LoRa for fine-tuning large language models. Lastly, performance evaluation methods are used to assess the efficacy of the proposed model, including comparisons with existing methodologies in the field.The following results were obtained: The study reveals that the proposed pre-processing framework successfully accommodates the variable number of entities present in financial news, thereby improving the granularity of sentiment classification. …”
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Enhancing aspect-based financial sentiment analysis through contrastive learning by В’ячеслав Іваненко

“…Secondly, it utilizes advanced machine learning techniques such as DeBERTa v3 for language model pre-training,  contrast learning for focusing on causal relationships, and LoRa for fine-tuning large language models. Lastly, performance evaluation methods are used to assess the efficacy of the proposed model, including comparisons with existing methodologies in the field.The following results were obtained: The study reveals that the proposed pre-processing framework successfully accommodates the variable number of entities present in financial news, thereby improving the granularity of sentiment classification. …”
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Effective binding sufficiently-small SiO2 nanoparticles within carbon nanosheets framework enables a high-performing and durable anode for lithium-ion batteries by Zhefei Sun, Zhiwen Zhang, Shenghui Zhou, Weicheng Liu, Jianhui Liu, Quanzhi Yin, Jianhai Pan, Xiaoyu Wu, Zilong Zhuang, Dong-Liang Peng, Qiaobao Zhang

“…In-situ transmission electron microscopy and ex-situ microscopic and spectroscopic analyses reveal moderate volume variation and exceptional structural stability during cycling, supported by the formation of a robust solid-electrolyte interphase that underpins its long-lasting performance. Full cells paired with commercial LiFePO4 cathode exhibit outstanding rate and cycling performance. …”
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Efficacy and safety of therapies for acute ischemic stroke in China: a network meta-analysis of 13289 patients from 145 randomized controlled trials. by Bowen Yang, Jingpu Shi, Xin Chen, Bing Ma, Hao Sun

“…A fixed-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression are performed; lastly, performed a mixed treatment comparison was performed through the Bayesian methods.…”
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Unintended pregnancy among women living with HIV and its predictors in East Africa, 2024. A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Eyob Shitie Lake, Mulat Ayele, Abebaw Alamrew, Befikad Derese Tilahun, Besfat Berihun Erega, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Getinet Kumie, Gizachew Yilak

“…The electronic literature search was last performed on December 28/2023. All observational study designs were eligible in this SRMA (systematic review and meta-analysis). …”
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