Multi-scale approach for the analysis of the stress fields at a contact edge in fretting fatigue conditions with a crack analogue approach by C. Montebello, S. Pommier, K. Demmou, J. Leroux, J. Mériaux

“…This description is obtained through nonintrusive post-processing of FE computation and is conceived in order to be easily implementable in the industrial context. …”
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From the Baltic Chain to the Velvet Revolution: Environmental Movements as Catalysts of Political Change in the Baltic States and Czechoslovakia by Lucie Tungul, Ondrej Hamulak

“…Starting with Charter 77 and the Baltic Charter, the analysis traces the evolution from local environmental protests to cross-national solidarity. …”
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The slip surface mechanism of delayed failure of the Brumadinho tailings dam in 2019 by Fangyuan Zhu, Wangcheng Zhang, Alexander M. Puzrin

“…Using accurate numerical modelling of all stages of the evolution of the Feijão dam, we show how this growth was preconditioned by dam construction and tailings discharge history and further driven by creep deformation during the post-closing stage, until the slip surfaces reached their critical length, resulting in their unstable propagation and the rapid collapse of the entire dam. …”
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El Es Dios! by Ruben A. Arellano

“…This sketch also addresses the evolution of danza after it spread from its place of origin in the Bajío into major urban areas like Mexico City, where, once there, it changed due to ideological and political trends that circulated in the post-revolution period. …”
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Du sens de l`école dans les sociétés du XXI ème siècle (L`exemple de L`école française) by Jean Biarnès

“…Poser la question de savoir à quoi peut alors servir lécole dans ces nouveaux rapports homme/ environnement, rapports encore à peine identifiés et compris, rapports en perpétuelle évolution, devient la question incontournable des sociétés post-industrielles et au-delà, de toutes les sociétés quelque soit leur mode de développement. …”
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Postphlebitic ulcer treatment with platelet-rich plasma and autograft of skin. Case Presentation by Eldis Sánchez Consuegra, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Nancy Soraya Izaguirre Hernández

“…She was suffering from a large post - phlebitic ulcer (14 x 9 cm) with a long evolution in the right maleolotibial region. …”
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The Origins of the Generic Mapping Tools: From Table Tennis to Geoscience by Paul Wessel

“…It is an early example of an open‐source software code modeled after contemporaneous UNIX tools, and it was one of the first to employ PostScript as its graphics language and netCDF for binary files to ensure portability across different computing platforms. …”
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The Electrocardiogram and New Methods for Measuring Electrical Synchrony in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Conduction System Stimulation by Felipe Ortega Daniel, Analía Paolucci, Emilio Logarzo

“…The different forms of stimulation have been accompanied throughout their evolution by various methods of assessing electrical synchrony, the most widely used being the 12-lead electrocardiogram. …”
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Libéralisation des marchés laitiers et transformation des régimes de concurrence  by Marie Dervillé

“…We propose the concept of competition regime to apprehend the co-evolution of individual strategies and of collective and public regulations in a particular area of activity. …”
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How did vocal communication come to dominate human language? A view from the womb. by Alexis Hervais-Adelman, Simon W Townsend

“…In this Unsolved Mystery, we outline how, compared to visual sensitivity, the ontogenically earlier development of auditory sensitivity, beginning in utero and persisting for several months post-partum, alongside the relative permeability of the uterine environment to sound, but not light, may constitute a small but significant contribution to the current dominance of spoken language.…”
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Le rôle des pêcheurs industriels canariens dans la création et la mise en place à Nouadhibou de la société Industrias Mauritanas de Pesca SA, 1960-1970 by Jesús M. Martínez Milán

“…Face aux incertitudes de la période post-indépendance, le lobby canarien de la pêche, regroupé autour du Consortium des industries de la pêche canarienne africaine (COIPESCA), a décidé de faire un pas en avant et d’investir dans l’industrie de transformation du poisson à Nouadhibou. …”
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U.S. Cooperation with Central Asian Countries within the C5+1 Initiative: Trends and Prospects by Zarina Kakenova

“…The article examines the United States’ engagement with Central Asian countries through the C5+1 initiative, highlighting its evolution, challenges, and strategic implications. …”
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Deliberative Democracy and the Three Inputs of Governance: Expertise, Self-Interest, and Emotions by Michał Zabdyr-Jamróz, Elena Popa

“…On the one hand, it is being disrupted by agonistic partisan polarization and post-truth politics. On the other hand, despite some nostalgia for technocracy, converging trends in political science and theory downplay the authoritative role of expertise, while emotions and self-interest receive positive reappraisals. …”
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The Journey of Plastics: Historical Development, Environmental Challenges, and the Emergence of Bioplastics for Single-Use Products by Jade Stanley, David Culliton, Antonio-Jonay Jovani-Sancho, Adriana Cunha Neves

“…This paper explores the historical development of conventional plastics, tracing their evolution from early forms to their pervasive use in modern society. …”
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Use of thoracoepigastric flap in the closure of large chest wall defects after surgical treatment of locally advanced breast tumor: a case report by Rafaela Alias Horta, Fernando Antônio Mourão Valejo

“…After a Halsted mastectomy, the thoraco-epigastric flap was used to close the thoracic defect, with a favorable evolution of the patient. The use of the thoraco-epigastric flap has been described as a reliable tool because it is characterized as a technique that is easy to perform, safe and with minimal post-surgical complications.…”
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From a town to an attraction: the transformation of Ohrid, North Macedonia by Biljana Petrevska, Noga Collins-Kreiner

“… This article assesses the different forces involved in shaping the city of Ohrid (North Macedonia) and demonstrates the manner in which the city has been transformed by tourism development. As a post-socialist city, the development of Ohrid has unique characters in terms of landscape, economic dynamics, and functional dimensions. …”
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The World Order Challenges and the Main Risks of European Integration by SIMONA MOAGĂR POLADIAN

“…This paper is dedicated to the World Economic Order and to its evolution since the end of the Second World War, while showing its influence on the European Union's position as one of the key global actors. …”
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Corporate Social Responsibility: A Victim or a Hero of the COVID-19 Crisis? by Lenka Veselovská

“…The originality of the study lies in the development of a novel methodological approach to documenting the CSR involvement in organization and its application to compare the pandemic and post-pandemic levels. By understanding the effects of major adverse events, it is possible to further develop its evolution and combat the barriers that led to a decrease in CSR areas during the pandemic.…”
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Gallbladder perforation in a patient undergoing PCNL: Case report and literature review by Alessandro Vengjer, André Segura da Motta, Matheus Campos Alves Corrêa, Julia Corazza Nitta Yoshisaki, Marcelo Ribeiro de Azevedo, Olavo Napoleão de Araújo Neto

“…In this report we present a case of a 52-year-old female patient with recurrent episodes of lithiasis and, after PCNL, evolution with pain and abdominal distension on the 2nd post-operative day due to a perforation of the gallbladder. …”
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Hunting for Education: ‘Archaeological’ Speculations on Critique and Paideia by Stefano Oliverio

“…Finally, it is argued that in the face of contemporary (ecological) challenges, we must complement critique with post-critique, which may help us recover forgotten dimensions of our educational heritage.…”
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