Fetishism and Form: Advertising and Ironic Distance in Don DeLillo’s White Noise by Adam Szetela

“…This essay uses the historical framework of late twentieth-century advertising to understand issues of characterization in Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise. …”
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Numerical assessment of the effect of xenopericardial bioprosthetic heart valve calcifications on its biomechanics by P. S. Onishchenko, K. Yu. Klyshnikov, A. A. Khromov, A. E. Kostyunin, T. V. Glushkova, T. N. Akentieva, E. A. Ovcharenko

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The Variation of Elastic Modulus and Changes of Structures and Mineral Phases In Rocks as Parameters for the Identification of Fire-Setting in Ancient Mines by Angela Celauro, Alexander Maass

“…The article is focused on the creation of a protocol for the analytical characterization of fire-setting in different types of rock. …”
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PROBLEMS IN THE PHYSICIAN-PATIENT DYAD by T. V. Pyanzova

“…This review gives a brief general characterization of studies dealing with physician-patient relationships and details the issues of communication having regard to the specific features of phthisiatrician specialty.…”
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Un essai de caractérisation du didactique by Lucile Vadcard

“…This text proposes a characterization of what could constitute the essence of a didactic approach of educational issues. …”
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Polymicellar-based drug delivery systems for use in nanodentistry, oral and cranio-maxillo-facial oncology by Ziyad S Haidar

“…Indeed, the self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers, or aggregation colloids (in solution), commonly referred to as polymeric micelles, continue to represent an invaluably desirable and pursued small-scale, easy-to formulate, -characterize and -sterilize tool in pharmaceutical innovation, mainly, in overcoming critical issues in drug delivery, including low water solubility in biological fluids and poor drug permeability across biological barriers. …”
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Abstract Book of: The first International Seminar on Bioresources, Nutrition, and Health (ISBNH, 2022) by ZIAR Hasnia

“…The seminar provided an opportunity to discuss new strategies and issues related to bioactive ingredients and metabolites derived from beneficial microorganisms, medicinal plants, and animal bioresources, as well as their biofunctional and chemical characterization, and reported health effects on animal models and humans. …”
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RADIATION HYGIENIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACCIDENT AT THE CHERNOBYL NPP AND THE TASKS OF THEIR MINIMIZATION by G. G. Onischenko

“…Radiation hygienic characterization of territories affected by radioactive contamination from the accident, population exposure dose range, issues of ensuring radiological well-being of population and ways of their solution are being presented in the paper.…”
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Achieving microstructural homogeneity in the stir zone across thick AA6061 welds using self-reacting bobbin tool friction stir welding by Aishwary Mishra, Md Saad Patel, Ilyas Hussain, Gaurav Chandra Tripathi, Atul Kumar Choudary, P. Chakravarthy, Rahul Jain, R. Jose Immanuel

“…Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was used to characterize the grain structure and phase distribution over the weld. …”
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Roadmap to Nanomedical Applications: Nanotoxicology and In Vitro Guidelines for Lanthanide‐Doped Luminescence Nanothermometers by Simona Premcheska, Andre G. Skirtach, Anna M. Kaczmarek

“…This is predominantly related to fundamental research issues at the preclinical stage, such as complex nanomaterials design, incomplete optimization, fragmented characterization, and insufficient validation of nanothermometer performance in physiological environments. …”
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Modelling complexity : The limits to prediction by Michael Batty, Paul M. Torrens

“…We begin with definitions of complexity, complex systems, and models thereof. We identify the key issues as being concerned with the characterization of system equilibrium, system environment, and the way systems and their elements extend and scale. …”
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Immigration as Threat: A Content Analysis of Citizen Perception by Michael T. Costelloe

“…Public discourse concerning immigration and immigration policy often relies on the characterization and universalization of the threats that are posed by increasing immigration. …”
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Peter Shaffer’s Equus and Equine-assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) by Mustafa Bal

“…Peter Shaffer achieves this especially through his characterization of the mentally unstable Alan Strang. …”
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Application and reflections on efficient development of deep oil and gas reservoirs in Tarim Basin by HU Wenge, MA Longjie, WANG Yan, BAO Dian, ZHANG Yun

“…It also explores three core issues that hinder efficient utilization, enhanced recovery, and economic growth of these reservoirs, along with proposed countermeasures. …”
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Method to develop social impact pathways: A case on carbon- and steel reinforced concrete by Alexandra Weniger, Arij Mohamad Radwan Omar Chabrawi, Marzia Traverso

“…The application of IP requires determining causal relations and characterization factors. However, the literature indicates to persistent deficiencies in identifying empirical cause-effect relations and scientific development of characterization factors. …”
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On activity ISO/REMCO Committee on reference materials and 39^th ISO/REMCO meeting in Russian Federation by E. V. Osintseva, N. I. Koroleva

“…The meeting dealt with the following issues: final version development of ISO 17034 "General requirements for the competence of reference material producers" (instead of ISO Guide 34-2009) (ISO/CASCO/JWG 43); final version development of ISO Guide 35 "Reference materials - Guidance for characterization and assessment of homogeneity and stability" (instead of ISO Guide 35:2006) (WG 16); particularities of the characterization of pure materials (AHG4); recent advancements in the assessment of homogeneity and stability for reference materials (AHG5); development of the technical report for development of nominal properties reference materials; informational support of ISO/REMCO activities. …”
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The Body of the Mother in Contemporary Black Women Narratives: (Re)Writing immanence towards transcendence by Cristina M. T. Stevens

“… Articulating class, gender and race issues, we analyze black motherhood in novels by contemporary black women writers, the harsh reality of this experience under slavery, colonization and its consequences in contemporary society. hey expose the bodily aspects of labor, in deep contrast with the patriarchal, idealized images of western motherhood; in doing so, however, they reject its characterization as a purely immanent process which deines and entraps women’s body in utterly distorted, essentialist terms. …”
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Ethics of Affection in the Ideas and Thoughts of Grand Ayatollah Javadi Amuli by Sayyed Mohammad Reza Hejazi

“…Finally, a fundamental characterization will be presented to differentiate between "affection ethics" and other ethical systems. …”
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Euphemistic Headlines in Economic News Articles of German Newspaper ‘Die Tageszeitung’ by E. L. Shubina, Ju. A. Raikova

“…Analysis of Euphemized Headlines on Economic Issues from the German Electronic Publication ‘Die Tageszeitung’. …”
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CO2 adsorption on microporous metal–organic frameworks unravelled by high-resolution X-ray computed tomography by Diponker Karmoker, Jorge Martinez-Garcia, Damian Gwerder, Benjamin Fumey, Andreas Borgschulte, Philipp Schuetz

“…This contribution presents the characterization of the micron-scale pore structure of a single MOF particle. …”
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