Deconstruction of “The Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade” by Nataliya Krynytska

“…The US national mythology, one of the components of which is the Puritan cultural heritage, has recently increasingly attracted the attention of researchers of contemporary American literature. …”
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Cross-country analysis of sustainable innovation and female entrepreneurship and their influence on the presence of women in managerial positions by Inna Alexeeva-Alexeev, Pilar Guaita-Fernandez, Cristina Mazas-Perez-Oleaga

“…Despite the global increase of women in business, there is still a very small proportion of female business leaders, although the distribution varies greatly by region and sector. …”
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Comparative analysis of military security policy of Norway and Denmark in the Arctic region by Igor S. Doroshenko

“…In conclusion, the assessment of the current defense capability of Denmark and Norway is given, as well as the impact of NATO joint exercises on Russia’s Arctic policy making is considered in order to highlight the role of coastal states in this context.…”
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E-signature and e-services in Albania by Vilma TOMÇO, Edlira GJOLLESHI, Klorenta PASHAJ

“…In this article will be analyzed the current situation of the usage of e-signature in public and private sector. …”
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Offsetting unabated agricultural emissions with CO2 removal to achieve ambitious climate targets. by Nicoletta Brazzola, Jan Wohland, Anthony Patt

“…Assuming an average CDR cost by $150/tCO2, we find increases in prices of up to 41% for beef, 14% for rice, and 40% for milk in the United States relative to current retail prices. …”
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Comparative analysis of sulfuric acid and free cellulase hydrolysis for waste-paper-to-glucose conversion: experimental and techno-economic evaluation by Mahfuzah Samirah Ideris, Mohd Hafez Mohd Isa, Mohd Muzamir Mahat, Jason P. Hallett, S. M. Shahrul Nizan Shikh Zahari

“…The approach of converting waste paper (WP) to glucose via hydrolysis reaction is a promising alternative to current disposal methods. Glucose is a key intermediate in the production of various chemicals. …”
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The Catalog of Aquatic Mollusca (Bivalvia and Gastropoda) in the Limnology Museum of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMULM) by Songül Biçer, Deniz Anıl Odabaşı, Buğra Öztürk

“…Objective: Natural History Museums are important organizations that increase the awareness of the public on biodiversity, nature, and its conservation. …”
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Interference in melanoma CD248 function reduces vascular mimicry and metastasis by Cheng-Hsiang Kuo, Ya-Fang Wu, Bi-Ing Chang, Chao-Kai Hsu, Chao-Han Lai, Hua-Lin Wu

“…Results CD248 protein expression in melanoma cells was increased by a fibroblast-conditioned medium. Knockdown of CD248 expression significantly decreased cell adhesion to fibronectin, cell migration, and vascular mimicry in melanoma cells. …”
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TRENDS OF EXERCISES CONTENT ON THE RINGS FINAL FROM THE 1ST JUNIOR WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS by I. Yanev

“…Coaches and junior gymnasts should try to increase the D score above 4,5 by including elements with a higher score from groups II and III, in addition to decreasing deduction of elements in routines below 1,2.…”
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Defense and Security Issues in the Arctic in the Context of the Ukrainian Conflict by Valery P. Zhuravel

“…The article analyses the main trends and activities of the members of the North Atlantic Alliance in the Arctic, which directly indicate the formation of policies and tools to contain Russia in the region. The author emphasises that Sweden and Finland's NATO accession increases tension, creates challenges and threats to the Russian national security in the light of the international military development. …”
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Improvement of the perovskite photodiodes performance via advanced interface engineering with polymer dielectric by Andrey P. Morozov, Lev O. Luchnikov, Sergey Yu. Yurchuk, Artur R. Ishteev, Pavel A. Gostishchev, Sergey I. Didenko, Nikita S. Saratovsky, Dmitry O. Balakirev, Ivan V. Dyadishchev, Andrey A. Romanov, Ekaterina A. Ilicheva, Anton A. Vasilev, Sergey S. Kozlov, Dmitry S. Muratov, Yuriy N. Luponosov, Danila S. Saranin

“…IV curve analysis and 2-diode model calculations showed enhanced shunt properties, a decreased non-ideality factor, and reduced saturation dark current. …”
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Kalirin, a Key Player in Synapse Formation, Is Implicated in Human Diseases by Prashant Mandela, Xin-Ming Ma

“…In Kalirin-7 knockout mice, spine length, synapse number, and postsynaptic density (PSD) size are decreased in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons; these morphological alterations are accompanied by a deficiency in long-term potentiation (LTP) and a decreased spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current (sEPSC) frequency. …”
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Addition to the summary of cryptogam vascular and gymnosperms plants: “Flora of the Lower Volga Region” (based on materials of the herbarium of SSU (SARAT)) by Boldyrev, Vladimir Alexandrovich, Nyuschenko, Ekaterina Alexandrovna, Stepanov, Michail Vladimirovich

“…The herbarium of the SSU (SARAT) registered 33 species of higher spore-bearing vascular plants: Lycopodiophyta – four, Equisetophyta – six, Polypodiophyta – 19 and Pinophyta – four out of 41 species indicated in the literature for the Lower Volga region. The fund currently contains 1539 herbarium sheets related to the studied devisions the collections of which were carried out from 1902 to 2017. …”
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Observation of bi-directional global Alfvén eigenmodes in the MAST-U tokamak by M.B. Dreval, H.J.C. Oliver, S.E. Sharapov, J.F. Rivero-Rodriguez, M. Fitzgerald, C. Michael, R. Ochoukov, L. Velarde, M. Cecconello, D. Ryan, the MAST-U Team

“…In low plasma current ( I _p ) discharges, we observe only GAEs propagating counter to the plasma current and the beam direction. …”
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Assessing the Quality of Concrete Tunnel Lining Exposed to Tunnel Fire through Residual Compressive Strength by Husen Alhawat, R. Hamid, Shahrizan Baharom, M. R. Azmi, A. B. M. A. Kaish

“…Another concrete tunnel lining segment was constructed using concrete containing silica fume normally used in the current construction, coded as SPC concrete. …”
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Cohort profile: the PHARMO Perinatal Research Network (PPRN) in the Netherlands: a population-based mother–child linked cohort by E. Houben, L. Broeders, E.A.P. Steegers, R.M.C. Herings

“…Additionally, mother–child linkage is currently available for a quarter of these pregnancies (‘Child Cohort’). …”
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Potential impacts of plant pests and diseases on trees and forests in the United Kingdom by Daniel P. Bebber, Ilya M. D. Maclean, Jonathan R. Mosedale, Benjamin D. Youngman

“…The UK Plant Health Risk Register (PHRR) provides semiquantitative estimates of invasion probability and impact on host plants for PPDs thought to pose a risk to the United Kingdom to help prioritize biosecurity activities. The PHRR currently contains 636 PPDs potentially affecting 74 tree species found in the United Kingdom. …”
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Advancing Alzheimer’s disease detection: a novel convolutional neural network based framework leveraging EEG data and segment length analysis by Md Nurul Ahad Tawhid, Siuly Siuly, Enamul Kabir, Yan Li

“…Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects memory, thinking, and behavior, leading to dementia, a severe cognitive decline. While no cure currently exists, recent advancements in preventive drug trials and therapeutic management have increased interest in developing clinical algorithms for early detection and biomarker identification. …”
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Constitution of police sciences in the Slovak Republic by M. Lisoň, A. Vaško

“…Therefore, the authors of this paper accept that the theoretical and methodological development of police sciences requires them to be confronted and independently dealt with the current state in the theory and methodology of science in the early 21st century, to be sensitive to the current development of the overall scientific atmosphere and independently and critically. …”
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PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN CYTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN MINERS by Олег Иванович Бондарев, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов

“…Coal industry workers are characterized by a high level of occupational diseases, including pneumoconiosis. The current level of diagnosis is based on clinical research methods, which often do not determine early changes in the lungs. …”
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