ARCHITECTONICS OF THE SILENCE IN VERCORS’ NOVEL “THE SILENCE OF THE SEA” by Tatyana A. Pakhareva

“…The combination of the structural-semiotic, contextual, and holistic methods during the story analysis allowed us to come to the conclusion that compositionally the “silence of the sea”, which corresponds to the “surface/depth” structure, is implemented in Vercors’ story in a similar way to L. …”
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Replacement of fetal calf serum by human serum as supplementation for human fibroblast culture Substituição de soro bovino fetal por soro humano como suplemento para cultura de fib... by César Isaac, Cristiana Nicoli de Mattos, Francinni Mambrine Pires do Rêgo, Larissa Nocchi Cardim, Silvana Cereijido Altran, André Oliveira Paggiaro, Rafael Mamoru Carneiro Tutihashi, Mônica Beatriz Mathor, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…Due to these facts, a worldwide effort is being made to find alternatives for xenobiotic elements in cell cultures. …”
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The Impact of Vaccination on Disease Course and Outcome in Intensive Care Patients With COVID-19 by B. I. Kurilin, V. Y. Kiselevskaya-Babinina, Y. V. Kuzmicheva, A. V. Shapoval, N. E. Drozdova, K. A. Popugayev

“…Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department since the start of the vaccination campaign.AIM OF STUDY  The  study of  the  composition  of  hospitalized  patients  with  COVID-19  in  the  N.V. …”
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Study of base influence on the active pharmaceutical ingredients releasing from combined ointments with antimycotic action by V. V. Luc, V. V. Gladyshev, А. Р. Lisyanskaya, І. А. Biriuk

“…Concentration of active pharmaceutical substances released from experimental ointments after 30 min was determined by spectrophotometric method. Results. The obtained results indicate significant advantage of the hydrophilic ointment bases, which provide an optimal level of release of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and chinosolum from the experimental composite soft dosage forms for external use. …”
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Protection of cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija by Jović-Lazić Ana

“…In those events were also destroyed several dozens of Orthodox churches and monasteries, what was noted in the joint statement made by the Council of Europe and European Commission as well as in the report submitted by the UNESCO. …”
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The effects of tread rubber and road dust particles on stress, immunity and digestive biomarkers in the larvae of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor by Agnieszka Babczyńska, Michalina Bańska, Katarzyna Mizera, Monika Tarnawska, Maria Augustyniak, Katarzyna Rozpędek, Bartosz Łozowski, Jolanta Brożek, Izabela Potocka, Magdalena Kowalewska-Groszkowska, Marta Sawadro, Agnieszka Czerwonka, Jūratė Žaltauskaitė, Gintarė Sujetovienė, Piero Giulianini, Monia Renzi, Anita Giglio

“…ELISA assay was used for protein levels, while fluorimetric and spectrophotometric methods were used for enzymatic activity studies. …”
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FOAM GYPSUM PRODUCTS BASED ON LOCAL BINDERS by A. S. Bagdasarov, A. I. Nesterenko, A. Yu. Pupkova

“…A technology for the production of foam gypsum is proposed, based on the technology for the production of foam concrete by the method of “dry” mineralization of foams. The choice of foaming agent was made by comparative evaluation of the studied parameters of foaming agents of various classes. …”
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Comparison of cavitation erosion of NiCrBSi and AISI 316L coatings deposited by powder plasma transferred Arc welding by Weronika Henzler, Mirosław Szala, Tomasz Pałka, Bernard Wyględacz, Artur Czupryński, Leszek Łatka

“… This study carefully compares the effect of microstructure and hardness on the cavitation wear resistance of PPTA (Powder Plasma Transferred Arc) deposited coatings. Deposits were made on a substrate of S235JR structural steel. Two types of feedstock powder were used: material with the chemical composition of AISI 316L stainless steel, and a nickel-based, self-fluxing powder type NiCrBSi. …”
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On the formation of thermal barrier coatings by magnetron sputtering by Gennady V. Kachalin, Konstantin S. Medvedev, Aleksey F. Mednikov, Olga S. Zilova, Aleksandr B. Tkhabisimov, Dmitriy I. Ilyukhin, Vladislav A. Kasyanenko

“…This paper gives a comparison of the results of mass-spectrometric studies of the hysteresis of the oxygen partial pressure inherent in the technology for producing oxide films; the influence of the target type on the coating growth rate; studies of the structure of thermal barrier coatings using the scanning electron microscopy method; and the elemental composition of coatings based on zirconium dioxide partially stabilised with yttrium oxide – YSZ. …”
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β-Yb₂CdSb₂—A Complex Non-Centrosymmetric Zintl Polymorph by Spencer R. Watts, Larissa Najera, Michael O. Ogunbunmi, Svilen Bobev, Sviatoslav Baranets

“…It consists of three different layers, made of corner-sharing [CdSb₄] tetrahedra and stacked in the ABC sequence. …”
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A novel, low-cost clay ceramic membrane for the separation of oil-water emulsions by Dema Almasri, Yehia Manawi, Suhde Makki, Nafia Tasneem, Simjo Simson, Iman Abdel-Hadi, John Agcaoili, Jenny Lawler, Viktor Kochkodan

“…Abstract The development of a facile and efficient method for the fabrication of ceramic membranes fills a vital gap in the ceramic membrane manufacture research field. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES OF POSTAL OPERATORS by Kaitanovska Olha

“…It has been found out that there have been changes in the practical activities of postal operators, which have led to the expansion and transformation of the functions of postal operators. This has made it necessary to update the professional competence of postal operators, its structure and component composition, which must meet the requirements of the National Framework of Qualifications and its descriptors. …”
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THE STUDY OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF NANODISPERSE MODIFIERS by A. V. Kalinin, A. S. Dudnikov, A. V. Kashenkova

“…The nanocomposites were made by plasma chemical synthesis method. The specific surface area, grain size and phase analysis of nanocompositions were calculated. …”
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The influence of Japanese colonial architecture on the development of the city of Shenyang in the first half of the 20th century by Ekaterina A. Pugacheva, Anton A. Kim

“…The research question of this work is devoted to the analysis of the main stages of the urban planning structure development and to the city development analysis in the context of political regime changes and the application of various approaches to urban design of various architectural schools. Classical methods of urban analysis (compositional, morphological) were applied, aimed at identifying the main patterns of urban development of the city, which, coupled with the hypothetical-deductive method and mapping, made it possible to create a theoretical model of city development.…”

Implementation of singing groups for postnatal depression: experiences of participants and professional stakeholders in the SHAPER-PND randomised controlled trial by Emeline Han, Rachel Davis, Rachel Davis, Tayana Soukup, Tayana Soukup, Alexandra Bradbury, Julie Williams, Maria Baldellou Lopez, Lorna Greenwood, Rebecca Bind, Carolina Estevao, Tim Osborn, Hannah Dye, Kristi Priestley, Lavinia Rebecchini, Katie Hazelgrove, Manomani Manoharan, Anthony Woods, Nikki Crane, Andy Healey, Paola Dazzan, Nick Sevdalis, Carmine M. Pariante, Daisy Fancourt, Ioannis Bakolis, Ioannis Bakolis, Alexandra Burton

“…Qualitative results gave insights into the ingredients of M4M that made the programme acceptable, appropriate, and feasible to participants and professional stakeholders. …”
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Impact of Adhesive Type and Abrasive Wear Used in the Surface Preparation Process on the Strength of Steel Sheet Adhesive Joints by Izabela Miturska-Barańska, Anna Rudawska, Elżbieta Doluk, Jacek Ogrodniczek

“…The aim of the paper was to present issues related to the determination of the influence of selected technological factors: the method of surface preparation and type of adhesive on the strength of adhesive joints made of steel sheet C45. …”
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Autovole processes in deprivation plasma coatings by S.A. Guchenko, E.N. Eremin, V.M. Yurov, V.Ch. Laurinas, S.S. Kasimov, O.N. Zavatskaya

“…Microhardness measurements were made along and across the sample in an amount up to 50 pieces. …”
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Modal Passport Concept for Enhanced Non-Destructive Monitoring and Diagnostics of Wind Turbine Blades by Aleksey Mironov, Pavel Doronkin, Aleksejs Safonovs

“…At this stage of the study, algorithms and methods for the formation of a roadmap to develop a modal passport for a series of composite models of a wind turbine blade are considered. …”
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Evaluating the Wound Healing Activity of Fabricated Stingless Bee Honey Hydrogels in an Animal Model by Mohd Azri Abd Jalil, Hazrina Hadi, Muhammad Lokman Md Isa, Umar Azhan, Kamarul Ariffin Khalid, Md Abul Barkat

“…The study is aimed at developing a suitable honey-based hydrogel formulation for wound healing application by using systematic experimental design from response surface methods (RSM). Methods: The hydrogel’s base was made from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyethylene glycol (PEG), glycerol and agar. …”
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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF RESTORATIONS OF ENDODONTICALLY TREATED TEETH by O.A. Udod, R.S. Kostenko

“… For endodontically treated lateral teeth, direct restoration made of photocomposites is most often used, and indirect ceramic restoration appears to be more promising, for which, however, additional retention is required. …”
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