Estimating the Intra-Puparial Period of <i>Chrysomya nigripes</i> Aubertin Using Morphology and Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) Spectroscopy by Yi Guo, Yundi Gao, Na Chen, Xin Tang, Liangliang Li, Gengwang Hu, Jiangfeng Wang, Yu Wang

“…Through this procedure, the mean values of ATR-FTIR spectra of <i>C. nigripes</i> of puparia at each intra-puparial age under various constant temperature conditions were obtained. …”
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Reflections on upbringing in the post-pandemic era – around the book "Powerless education. On the education of the fragile, Krzysztof Maliszewski, Katowice 2021, wyd. University of... by Magda Karkowska

“…It is important that these narratives, lines of thought complement each other, intersect, and none of the author's associations appears accidentally or is placed in a vacuum. …”
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Spectral Tuning and Angular–Gap Interrogation of Terahertz Spoof Surface Plasmon Resonances Excited on Rectangular Subwavelength Grating Using Attenuated Total Reflection in Otto C... by Oleg Kameshkov, Vasily Gerasimov, Boris Goldenberg, Vladimir Nazmov

“…Using the attenuated total reflection technique and the THz radiation of the Novosibirsk free electron laser, we carried out detailed studies of both angular and gap spectra at several wavelengths. …”
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What do arc magmatism trace-element patterns and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic data reflect? Insights from the Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic arc of Iran by M. R. Ghorbani, M. Akbari, M. Akbari, I. T. Graham, M. Benoit, F. Sepidbar

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The inflammatory endotype in osteoarthritis: Reflections from the 2024 OARSI clinical trials symposium (CTS) with a special emphasis on feasibility for clinical developmentBiomarke... by Morten Asser Karsdal, Lucio C. Rovati, Jeyanesh Tambiah, Olga Kubassova, Christoph Ladel, Francis Berenbaum, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Lachy Mclean, Richard Loeser, Ali Mobasheri, Virginia B. Kraus

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A Reflection on the Visual Representation of Nationalism Discourse in Iran During the Qajar Period (A Case Study of Qajar Newspaper Images as Cultural Texts of the Modernization Pe... by Shadi Taki, Sedaghat Jabbari Kalkhoran, Yaghoub Azhand

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A randomised controlled trial comparing the outcomes of arteriovenous fistula for dialysis created under local vs regional anaesthesia: reflections on recruitment and process evalu... by Emma Aitken, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Nicolas Hall, the ACCess study collaborators

“…The Scottish Vascular Access Appraisal Service Evaluation Tool was utilised to summarise the pre-existing vascular access infrastructure at each site and inferences made about service “resilience”. …”
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Potential for reducing confirmation bias using the OMP model “6-microskills” with verbalizing discordance: a cross-sectional study by Jumpei Kojima, Takanori Uehara, Yoshiyuki Ohira, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Kiyoshi Shikino, Daiki Yokokawa, Yu Li, Yasutaka Yanagita, Rurika Sato, Masatomi Ikusaka

“…Participants rated their confidence in their diagnosis at each of the three steps on a 10 point scale, and results were analyzed using a two-way ANOVA with repeated measures for two between-participant levels (correct or incorrect diagnosis) and three within-participant factors (diagnostic steps). …”
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Study the effect of thickness and reflectivity on (n-ZnSe / p-MASnI3 / p-CuSCN) solar cell properties using SCAPS-1D by Tariq A. Mohammed, Ayed N. Saleh

“… The effect of the absorption layer (MASnI3) within the range (200nm-900nm) was studied with the thickness of each layer HTM and ETM (10nm) for each. After completion of the study we found that the best thickness of the absorption plate is at (400nm), note that the cells used in the program is not perfect it contain defects, to be closer to the practical reality, after completing this study In the framework of this study was added a filter mirrors (95% mirro) from the library of the program (Scaps) and that the studied solar cells (n-ZnSe / p-MASnI3 / p-CuSCN) Reflectivity (R) ranged between 0.11-0.99 and the best reflective range at 0.99 was (η) 20.98 filler (FF) 68.55% short circuit current (Jsc) 34.040 mA/cm2 and volt circuit (Voc) 0.894 V. …”
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Aptness and Safety: How Are They Related? by Miguel Ángel Fernández

“… In A Virtue Epistemology, Ernest Sosa defines the notions of safety and aptness of beliefs and uses them to characterize two kinds of knowledge, animal and reflective. This paper tries to bring out what I take as an incoherence in Sosa’s views concerning how safety and aptness relate to knowledge and to each other. …”
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Optimizing Classroom Lighting for Enhanced Visual Comfort and Reduced Energy Consumption by Samaneh Aghajari, Cheng-Chen Chen

“…This paper examines the parameters of height and surface reflectance as variable factors to achieve an optimal design that reduces lamp demand and minimizes glare, using a three-phase methodology: (1) using Dialux software, two primary scenarios—varying heights (2.5 and 3 m) and reflectance coefficients (ceiling, walls, floor)—were examined, (2) across 100 simulations followed by correlation and regression analyses to assess the effect of each reflectance coefficient (ceiling, walls, floor) on illuminance and the UGR, and (3) energy performance evaluation. …”
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New Marxian Times! Reflections on the 4th ICTs and Society Conference “Critique, Democracy and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society. Towards Critical Theories of Social M... by Christian Fuchs

“…This paper presents reflections on the conference “Critique, Democracy and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society. …”
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The journey of discovery in co-creating knowledge to find a new way of working in municipal home care-seven lessons learned in a participatory appreciative action and reflection st... by Inger James, Annica Kihlgren, Sofia Tavemark

“…Data was collected through fieldwork, including interviews, participant observations, informal conversations, focus group discussions, reference groups, and appreciative inquiry circles.Results Co-creating knowledge was revealed as a three-step process: preparation for access to the field, being together in the field, and leaving the field. Each step describes several cycles of how the PAAR process proceeded, with actions leading to reflections and vice versa, which drove the knowledge process forward.Conclusions The knowledge process of PAAR, gave rise to seven lessons learnt for future practice development: Contact pathways and trusting relationships, Loving struggle over time, An appreciative gaze, Patience and courage, Different ways of learning, A shared goal and Flexibility to adapt PAAR to changes in the field.…”
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Rapid Identification of Clinically Relevant <i>Candida</i> spp. by I-dOne Software Using Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) Spectroscopy by Iacopo Franconi, Roberta Fais, Cesira Giordano, Benedetta Tuvo, Chiaramaria Stani, Arianna Tavanti, Simona Barnini, Antonella Lupetti

“…Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy is a spectrum-based technique that quantifies the absorption of infrared light by molecules present in the microbial cell. …”
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Synthesis of Wide-Angle Scanning Arrays Through Array Power Control by Pietro Rosatti, Giacomo Oliveri, Andrea Massa

“…It is based on the formulation of the array design problem as a multi-objective one where, for each scan angle, both the radiated power density in the scan direction and the total reflected power are accounted for. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ocular and Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma with First-Time Description of Dermoscopic and Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Features of Carun... by Martina Caviglia, Shaniko Kaleci, Pasquale Frascione, Miram Teoli, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Giovanni Pellacani, Victor Desmond Mandel

“…The proportional meta-analysis revealed varying significance and heterogeneity for each type of study included. <b>Conclusions</b>: BCC more frequently affects the lower eyelid. …”
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Profiling hippocampal neuronal populations reveals unique gene expression mosaics reflective of connectivity-based degeneration in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome and Alzhe... by Melissa J. Alldred, Melissa J. Alldred, Kyrillos W. Ibrahim, Harshitha Pidikiti, Sang Han Lee, Sang Han Lee, Adriana Heguy, Gabriela Chiosis, Gabriela Chiosis, Elliott J. Mufson, Grace E. Stutzmann, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Stephen D. Ginsberg

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A Conflictological Interpretation of the Concept of Derisking US-Chinese Trade Relations by A. I. Musaev, Z. M. S. Ahmed, Z. F. Shihiev

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Numerical Study of Negative-Refractive Index Ferrite Waveguide by Mohammed O. Sid-Ahmed, Mohammed M. Shabat, Muin F. Ubeid

“…Maxwell's equations are used to determine the electric and magnetic fields of the incident waves at each layer. Snell's law is applied and the boundary conditions are imposed at each layer interface to calculate the reflected and transmitted powers of the structure. …”
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Backside Irradiation of Ultraviolet-A for Correcting Nonuniformity Error of Gafchromic XR-QA2 Films by Nobuyoshi Tanki, Sachiko Goto, Toshizo Katsuda, Rumi Gotanda, Tatsuhiro Gotanda, Tadao Kuwano

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