Hiding Places: The Architecture of Survival by Natalia Romik

“…Drawing on my analysis of archival materials, site visits and interviews, I present the stories of the individual hiding places and the people who inhabited them; analyze the structure and space of the respective facilities, with attention to their functional, sensory and emotional aspects; and trace the links between these secret hideaways and the historical and contemporary local social and architectural landscape. …”
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Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) Program for Persons Who Use Drugs (PWUDS): A Pilot Study by Argel B. Masanda

“…Results yielded significant improvements in the PWUDs’ mental wellbeing ( M   =   1.29 , SD =  0.35; t (21) = 9.30, P  < .00001), life satisfaction ( M   =   1.82 , SD  =   0.24; t (21) = 9.89, P  < .00001), and psychological functioning ( M   =   1.65 , SD  =   0.19; t (21) = 8.58, P  < .00001). …”
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Optimization of fuel and energy infrastructure for urban ground passenger transport system by D. A. Dryuchin

“…As intermediate results of the conducted research, the data and functional dependencies obtained in the process of performing the research part of the work are presented. …”
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Methimazole-Related Substances: Structural Characterization and <i>In Silico</i> Toxicity Assessment by Leo Štefan, Ivica Đilović, Lara Saftić Martinović, Robert Vianello, Ana Čikoš

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Experiences of childhood emotional maltreatment and emotional intelligence in young women by Thomas Suslow, Anette Kersting, Dennis Hoepfel

“…BackgroundResearch on the long-term consequences of childhood maltreatment underscores its contribution to impairments in cognitive-affective functions. According to trait models, emotional intelligence is subdivided into experiential abilities (emotion perception and thought facilitation through emotion) and strategic abilities (understanding and managing emotion). …”
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Investigating How Cu Addition Affects the Gas Sensing, Electrical, Optical and Structural Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles by Fatemeh Moosavi, Giovanni Neri

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THE POETICS OF ARCHITECTURE IN PROLETARIAT STATE: LAYING THE IDEOLOGY IN BRICKS (1918-1953) by PRATYUSH BIBHAKAR

“…Using a framework that integrates architectural semiotics and critical theory, the study examines how architectural forms and functions not only reflect but also propagate ideological narratives. …”
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Methodology for determining passengers correspondence by public transport from electronic tickets validation operations by A. I. Fadeev, S. Alhusseini

“…The application of the developed methodology makes it possible to organize continuous monitoring of passenger flows, technical and operational indicators of the functioning of transit system and thus implement the concept of sustainable development of public transport by designing public transit supply that meets demand.…”
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A Review Study to Assess Skirted Foundation's Performance by Rawaa Rafea Khudhair‎, Bushra Suhale Albusoda

“…A "skirt" is a wall that surrounds the foundation from one side or more, is connected to the foundation, and functions as a single unit. These skirts are essential for improving overall stability and transferring loads to more stable subsurface layers, which improves the foundation's performance.  …”
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Charter of Freiburg of 1293: Burgomaster and Heads of Corporations by Pavel Blokhin

“…The document also reflects the process of forming management structures for local workshops. Methods and materials. The main research method is comparative historical analysis. …”
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Novel Genetic Variants of CDC25A Significantly Increase Risk of Spermatogenesis Arrest in Men from Bengali Population, India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Samudra Pal, Pranab Paladhi, Saurav Dutta, Ratna Chattopadhyay, Sujay Ghosh

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Bioinformatics software such as SIFT, PolyPhen-2 and MutationTaster were applied to forecast the functional consequence of detected variants. Results: Novel heterozygous mutations were found in CDC25A. …”
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Multifunctional inks in aerosol jet printing: performance, challenges, and applications by Rawan Elsersawy, Arafater Rahman, Chowdhury Sakib-Uz-Zaman, Mohammad Abu Hasan Khondoker

“…Whereas various reviews so far discussed the basic principles of AJP and its comparison with other printing techniques, the present article goes further to discuss different types of functional inks being utilized in AJP, including conductive, dielectric, semiconducting, and biological inks. …”
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Optimization of surgical treatment of cataract in patients with diabetes mellitus by Dmitriy Valentinovich Lipatov, Timofey Alexandrovich Chistyakov, Anatoliy Gennad'evich Kuz'min

“…To compare different methods for surgical treatment of cataract in patients with diabetes melli-tus (DM) and substantiate the choice of its optimalmodality. Materials and methods. Analysis included data on 209 patients (221 eyes) treated from January 2008 to December 2009 in the Department ofRetinopathy and Ophthalmosurgey, Endocrinological Research Centre. …”
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(Digital) Media as Critical Pedagogy by Maximillian Alvarez

“…Rather than promoting a critical model of learning by which students and teachers can explore the matrix of possibilities “afforded†by their relationship to new media, the techno-fetishist instrumentality of “technology-enhanced learning†functions as an efficient means of materializing neoliberal market ideology and adjusting us to accepting our positions as self-contained users of discrete tools that define for us what the goals and processes of learning will be. …”
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Russia – Africa: The Role of the Media in the Process of Cross-Cultural Communication by Yana D. Panferova

“…The study aims to evaluate the functions of the media in the process of forming the image of a number of countries and, in accordance with this, analyze the image of Africa being formed in the Russian media field. …”
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Features of lipid metabolism in chronic heart failure of different genesis with concomitant overweight and obesity by Р. P. Bidzilya

“…To study the features of lipid metabolism in CHF of different genesis with concomitant overweight and obesity. Materials and methods. 240 patients with I–III functional class (FC) of the disease with concomitant overweight and abdominal obesity I–III degree were examined. …”
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Hawking effect on the universal relationship between quantum steering and the first-order coherence in Schwarzschild spacetime by Xiao Wang, Xiao-Gang Fan, Dong Wang, Liu Ye

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Focal liver lesions: multiparametric microvasculature characterization via super-resolution ultrasound imaging by Qian-Qian Zeng, Shi-Zhe An, Chao-Nan Chen, Zhen Wang, Jia-Cheng Liu, Ming-Xi Wan, Yu-Jin Zong, Xiao-Hua Jian, Jie Yu, Ping Liang

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Colostrum-Derived Exosomal Lactoferrin Promotes Skin Fibroblast Regeneration by Suppressing Inflammatory Responses by Chu-Hsun Cheng, Wei-Jer Hong, Chien-Nien Li, Yung-Hsueh Huang, Jeng-Haw Tsai, Chih-Yuan Huang, Jen-Chin Wu, Chan-Yen Kuo, Wen-Chun Kuo

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Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms by Jan Martel, Nicolas Rouleau, Nirosha J. Murugan, Wei-Chun Chin, David M. Ojcius, John D. Young

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