Brazilian Dystopian Futures: Worlding Brazil through SF Movies by Gilberto Carvalho de Oliveira

“…The article also shows that the epistemological move suggested by the IR aesthetic turn and the concept of worlding provide a more nuanced lens that provides interpretations of Brazil and to some extent of international politics that are more locally rooted and therefore richer than those that distant and western-centred orthodox IR theories can allow.…”
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On the Image of Calif Ali in Malay Narrative Tradition by Liubov V. Goriaeva

“…Transformation and adaptation of the image of Ali by Malay tradition are associated primarily with the transition of this character into the realm of oral tradition due to the widespread practice of reading books aloud. Obviously, as we move eastwards, stories about Ali and other characters of the sacred Muslim history undergo serious generic changes. …”
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Oil and its effects on development in Iran in the 1340s by Maryam Salari, Soheila Torabi Farsani, Naser Jadidi

“…After the Second World War and especially after the coup d'état on August 28, 1332 AH, which was rooted in oil, relative stability gradually prevailed in Iran due to the government's move towards tyranny. …”
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Opportunities and Challenges of Foundation Models in Industrial Manufacturing by Mohammed Ayyat, Mohamed Osman, Tamer Nadeem

“…However, integrating these models into industrial settings presents significant challenges. While rooted in traditional deep learning and transfer learning principles, the scale and intricacy of Foundation Models introduce new behaviors and characteristics that demand careful consideration. …”
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Everyday Black Futurity in Popular Culture by RaShelle R. Peck

“…It argues that through their embodied performance practices that cite Black life, they create persuasive critiques of the present and move forward ideas about the future. In addition to using futuristic settings and themes, their embodiments work to put forth compelling ideas of speculation. …”
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The ‘crisis’ of fat body in the neoliberal era: the case of obesity in Turkey by Seda Keklik, Neriman Berna Güler

“…Effective public health policies should move beyond profit-oriented frameworks and adopt holistic, interdisciplinary approaches that consider social, economic, and environmental factors. …”
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Depth from 2D Images: Development and Metrological Evaluation of System Uncertainty Applied to Agricultural Scenarios by Bernardo Lanza, Cristina Nuzzi, Simone Pasinetti

“…This article describes the development, experimental validation, and uncertainty analysis of a simple-to-use model for monocular depth estimation based on optical flow. The idea is deeply rooted in the agricultural scenario, for which vehicles that move around the field are equipped with low-cost cameras. …”
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Rethinking knowledge systems in psychology: addressing epistemic hegemony and systemic obstacles in climate change studies by Mudassar Aziz, Mudassar Aziz, Gulnaz Anjum, Gulnaz Anjum

“…By diversifying epistemic foundations and methodological tools, climate psychology can move beyond its Western biases, leading to more culturally responsive research and more effective and just climate interventions. …”
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Evaluation of salt tolerance in hybrid progeny of apple rootstock Malus prunifolia × R3 by JIAO Caidi, WEI Jiangtong, JIA Xumei, LI Cuiying, LI Chao, MA Fengwang

“…Under salt stress, plant growth, root area, root activity and dry and fresh weights decreased. …”
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A rivalry of the nominations stukach and donoschik in the Russian language by L.V. Vladimirova, T.V. Buzanova

“…During the first third of the 20th century, the word stukach gradually begam to move to the spoken language and to co-exist with donoschik. …”
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Family in displacement and its role in cultural adaptation and native language preservation by Trifunović Maja

“…In the modern world, where migration becomes more frequent, families that move into new cultural environments often face a dilemma between integrating into the host country and preserving their own cultural identity through nurturing the native language and tradition of the countries from which they originate. …”
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Teilhard de Chardin’s Vision of Science, Religion and Planetary Humanity: A Challenge to the Contemporary World by Ursula King

“…I hope to show that Teilhard’s integral vision, rooted both in modern science and a fervent faith, can be an empower-ing vision for us all. …”
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Exploring the achievements and forecasting of SDG 3 using machine learning algorithms: Bangladesh perspective. by Md Maeen Molla, Md Sifat Hossain, Md Ayub Ali, Md Raqibul Islam, Mst Papia Sultana, Dulal Chandra Roy

“…<h4>Results</h4>ENET demonstrates superior performance compared to both BRNN and ARIMA in the context of NMR, achieving a Root Mean Absolute Error (RMAE) of 0.603446 and a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 0.451162. …”
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Extracting Pole Characteristics of Complex Radar Targets for the Aircraft in Resonance Region Using RMSPSO_ARMA by Sang Zhou, Huotao Gao, Fangyu Ren

“…The paper proposes a new method to extract the characteristic resonance set of radar targets in the resonance frequency region using an autoregressive moving average model optimized by root mean square propagation particle swarm optimization. …”
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Development of a collision avoidance system for agricultural airboat based on laser sensor by LIU Yufei, HE Yong, NOGUCHI Noboru

“…For moving obstacle, a rectangular danger zone was set at the front of the airboat. …”
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Examining green brand approaches in promoting new electric vehicles by Xiaoqing Li, Brahim Chekima, Ming-Fook Lim, Meizhen Pan, Aizah Nadia Aknie Ramlee

“…Furthermore, brand attachment mediates the positive effects of actual-self and social-self on WOM and forgiveness. NEV companies should move beyond reliance on one-time purchase behaviors and, through brand communication, respond to consumers’ deep-rooted desires for authenticity and self-expression by building emotionally resonant green brand identities. …”
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The predictive embodied mind: a case-based encounter with film aesthetics by Maarten Coëgnarts, Maarten Coëgnarts, Maarten Coëgnarts

“…In the final section we move to the temporal art form of narrative cinema, proposing that films engage the brain’s inferential processes by activating image schemas through deliberate formal design. …”
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Islamic finance of the Gulf monarchies by A.O. Filonik, V.A. Isaev

“…Islamic banks have to compete with the conventional banks having rather deep roots in the economy of the Gulf states and other Muslim-majority countries. …”
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‘Our culture prohibits some things’: qualitative inquiry into how sociocultural context influences the scale-up of community-based injectable contraceptives in Nigeria by Mary Kawonga, Bronwyn Harris

“…Policy implementers should also see scale-up as a learning process and be willing to move at the speed of the community.…”
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Escaping the Death Drive: Epicurean Philosophy as a Path Forward for Psychoanalysis by Panagiotis Poulakidas

“…This paper challenges Freud’s conclusion, arguing that his methodological framework—rooted in the economic model of psychic energy—limits his interpretation of the pleasure principle. …”
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