America is Dead. Long Live America! Political Affect in Days Gone by Soraya Murray

“…In this essay, the author reaches through the offending, formulaic image to grasp the political affect that emanates from a sustained aesthetic experience of playing Days Gone.…”
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The repetition principle of traumatic dreams by Mahsum Avcı

“…In this way, 64 people who met the following criteria were reached and a total of 130 repeated dreams were obtained. …”
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Qu’advient-il de la sémantique et de l’interaction dans les transcriptions automatiques d’un logiciel ? by Marine Kneubühler

“…The article presents the general functioning and uses of speech-to-text software, then focuses on the evaluation of a specific software conducted by the author as a social scientist. …”
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Pulmonary surfactant system by Zafer Durgun, Ercan Keskin

“…Pulmonary surfactant, a phospholipid-protein complex that lines the alveoli and small airways of the lungs, is secreted by type ll alveolar epithelial cells. Recognized functions of surfactant are (1) maintaining proper humidity of the alveolar wall; (2) providing a constant essential factor for easier pulmonary elastic recoil and reducing the work of breathing during passive expiration; (3) stabilizing the alveoli by lowering the surface tension at the air-liquid interface, or decreasing the tendency of small alveoli to collapse and fuse into larger alveoli at expiration; (4) resisting infiltration of capillary and interstitial fluids into the alveoli; and (5) emulsifying very small inhaled particles that may have reached the alveoli and thus facilitating their phagocytosis by macrophages. lt is stated that deficiencies of surfactant or differences in its composition are concerned with morphofunctional immaturity of lung in prenatal or neonatal period and many pulmonary diseases of adults. …”
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DEGREE OF WASTE WATER TREATMENT DISCHARGED INTO BORCEA BRANCH by Cecilia NEAGU, Elena LASCĂR, Nicoleta OLTENACU

“…In the cold seasons of the year, there is a poor functioning of the biological step, leading to a low nutritional nitrogen pollution of Borcea branch. …”
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Possible paths towards sustainable tourism development in a high-mountain resort by Laurent Arcuset

“…The article investigates the stakes and difficulties of the implementation of sustainable development in Valloire, asks the question of the "cultural revolution" which the actors should achieve to change the model of economic development, and suggest some tracks to reach there. The local approach of "sustainable tourism", indeed, seems for the moment rather to aim - as in many other high mountain ski resorts - towards a more environmental management of the basic urban functions than a real questioning of a tourist model based upon the triptych development of the ski slopes, securizing of the snow resource and touristic real estate programs.…”
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A POSSIBLE PALEOCLIMATIC IMPLICATION OF A RECENT CHANGE OF CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE TREE-GROWTH AND THE CURRENT WARMING by Nina Datsenko, Nadezhda Ivashchenko

“…We add some more observational evidences of the reduction and argue: it is a signal that temperatures recently have reached above optimum levels for the tree-growth in some areas of NH. …”
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Research on 5G high-precision indoor positioning technology for smart parks by Baoyou WANG, Jingtao YANG, Saibin YAO, Haina YE, Zhihui WANG, Qiyuan ZHANG, Junfeng FU, Taishi JIN

“…The 5G cellular network not only provides wireless communication capabilities for terminals but also offers positioning functionalities.Firstly, the 3GPP 5G positioning technology was briefly outlined, followed by the proposal of the 5G indoor positioning technology road-map.The cloud-edge collaborative integrated positioning architecture, the 5G+X fusion positioning solution, as well as the 5G positioning solution for smart parks were included, with a detailed analysis of the architecture and process.These positioning solutions seamlessly addressed the issue of locating people or objects in areas where GNSS signals cannot reach, which could meet the positioning accuracy and timeliness requirements in different scenarios.The technology solution has been applied in the industry with meter-level positioning accuracy and second-level timeliness, which has been well evaluated by customers.…”
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Resilience in River Corridors: How Much Do We Need? by Ellen Wohl

“…Abstract Resilience in river corridors refers to the ability to absorb disturbance and maintain processes, forms, and functions that support the river ecosystem and provide ecosystem services. …”
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Objective Foundations of Ethics and Prospects for Its Development: Information and Communication Approach by Oleg Gabrielyan, Ibragim Suleimenov

“…In this direction, humanity will need to reach the level of macrocivilizational subjects and later to the level of self-identification as a human civilization with a single ethical system or coordinated at the level of intercivilizational integration. …”
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Epistemological Issues in the Theory of Equality of Opportunity by John E. Roemer

“…Children, who have not reached the age of moral consent, are responsible for neither their nature nor their nurture. …”
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Reconfigurable ScAlN Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays for Range Finding by Wenling Shang, Danrui Wang, Bin Miao, Shutao Yao, Guifeng Ta, Haojie Liu, Jinyan Tao, Xiaonan Liu, Xiangyong Zhao, Jiadong Li

“…Due to their compact sizes, low power consumption levels, and convenient integration capabilities, piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) have gained significant attention for enabling environmental sensing functionalities. However, the frequency inconsistency of the PMUT arrays often leads to directional errors with the ultrasonic beams. …”
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ISOA‐DBN: A New Data‐Driven Method for Studying the Operating Characteristics of Air Conditioners by Mengran Zhou, Qiqi Zhang, Feng Hu, Ling Wang, Guangyao Zhou, Weile Kong, Changzhen Wu, Enhan Cui

“…The results show that ISOA performs better than SOA in the test of 14 standard functions. Finally, the ISOA is used to adjust the DBN parameters finely. …”
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Overall architecture design of row/column scanning silicon-based focal plane switch array LiDAR transmitter system by Yu Wang, Yue Wang, Zeyang Zhang, Hang Cheng, Yuanhui Li, Guohui Yang, Kuang Zhang, Chunhui Wang

“…The test results indicate that, benefiting from the meticulous optimization of each component, the scanning angle of the emitted beam reached 4° × 4°, the beam divergence angle achieved 0.05° × 0.05°, and the FWHM reached 0.13 μm, with the extinction ratio of each channel exceeding 23 dB.…”
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Aridification Inhibits the Release of Dissolved Organic Carbon from Alpine Soils in Southwest China by Yanmei Li, Jihong Qin, Yuwen Chen, Hui Sun, Xinyue Hu

“…Our results revealed that drought inhibits the release of soil DOC, which is unfavorable for the sequestration of organic carbon in alpine soils, potentially resulting in the loss of soil carbon pools and further degradation of alpine ecosystem functions.…”
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Analysis of Parameters Influencing Swimming Ability of Crucian Carp Based on Numerical Simulation by Wenhua CHU, Qing YUN, Huiqin GUO, Shulong WU, Zhong ZHANG

“…A numerical simulation method, dynamic grid technology, and User–Defined Functions (UDF) are employed to investigate the effects of motion parameters, fish body size, and swimming environment (wall boundary) on the swimming ability of Crucian carp. …”
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Content and balance of trace elements in placenta on different stages of gestation by I. I. Shkolna, I. V. Tarasova, V. V. Markevych, V. O. Petrashenko, M. P. Zagorodnii, O. V. Hordienko

“…Functional status of placenta, which provides nutrients to the fetus, plays an important role in miscarriage. …”
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Challenges and solutions in diagnosis and treatment of obesity by FANG Ping, HAN Junfeng

“…According to the latest Report on Residents' Nutrition and Chronic Diseases (2020), China's rate of overweight and obesity in adults has reached 50.7%, a figure projected to reach 65.3% by 2030. …”
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Comparison of Esmolol and Nicardipine treatment in hypertensive acute ıschemic stroke patients by Adem Melekoğlu, Uğur Kahveci, Zeynep Köksal, Serkan Ceritli, Ertuğrul Altınbilek, Miray Korkmaz

“…The target blood pressure levels were reached faster and more effectively in the Nicardipine group than in the Esmolol group (p < 0.001). …”
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A peer-educator driven approach for sampling populations at increased mpox risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Implications for surveillance and response. by Sydney Merritt, Megan Halbrook, Yvon Anta, Patrick K Mukadi, Emmanuel Hasivirwe Vakaniaki, Tavia Bodisa-Matamu, Lygie Lunyanga, Cris Kacita, Jean Paul Kompany, Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo, Michel Kenye, Sifa Kavira, Thierry Kalonji, Sylvie Linsuke, Emile Malembi, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Liliane Sabi, Candice Lemaille, Marie Clotilde Inaka, Nicola Low, Lisa E Hensley, Nicole A Hoff, Robert Shongo, Jason Kindrachuk, Anne W Rimoin, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni

“…As the definitions of at-risk populations continue to change for mpox, we demonstrate a functional approach to quickly surveying otherwise hard-to-reach groups for both public health surveillance activities and response.…”
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