«In Mozambique, we didn't have apartheid», Identity constructions on inter-ethnic relations during the «Third Portuguese Empire» by Susana Pereira Bastos

“…The analysis of the imagined constructions of Hindu Indians reveals that present identity experiences interact with the colonial memory and that interpretations of the past are a strong source of imaginary material for the postcolonial construction of power dynamics.…”
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The Mosquito by Jorge R. Rey

“…They can reproduce in virtually any natural or man-made deposit of water and have been found in mines deep below the surface, in mountain peaks, in highly polluted water bodies, in snow pools, and even in crab holes. …”
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A framework for aligning e-government initiatives with the sustainable development goals by Fredrick Ishengoma, Deo Shao

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Mystical perspectives in interreligious dialogue by K. Waaijman

“…This speech virtually represents the oldest Christian interfaith meeting in which there is a dialogue between religious Athenians and Paul. …”
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The Effect of Plate Discretization on Accuracy of the Sound Radiation Efficiency Measurements by Karolina KOLBER, Anna SNAKOWSKA, Michał KOZUPA

“…The idea behind DCM consists in virtual division of an examined sound radiating structure into rectangular elements each of which is further assumed to contribute to the total radiation effect in the same way as a rigid circular piston having the surface area equal to this of the corresponding virtual element and vibrating in an infinite rigid baffle. …”
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Robust Low-Snapshot DOA Estimation for Sparse Arrays via a Hybrid Convolutional Graph Neural Network by Hongliang Zhu, Hongxi Zhao, Chunshan Bao, Yiran Shi, Wenchao He

“…This approach capitalizes on the increased degrees of freedom offered by the virtual array while inherently incorporating the array’s geometric relationships via graph-based learning. …”
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An e-Learning Environment Based on the Moodle Platform for Iraq Universities by Muayed S AL-Huseiny

“…This paper proposes an open source popular and free of charge platform called Moodle. …”
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Fault Feature Extraction of Rolling Bearing based on Blind Separation Noise Reduction by ITD and KICA by Liu Jiahui, Dong Xinmin, Li Jianfei

“…The PRC component will be decomposed by correlation coefficient criterion restructuring as the virtual noise channel. The KICA is used to realize the separation of fault signal and noise signal,then analysis on the effective fault signal envelope is carried out. …”
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Encouraging reusability of computational research through Data-to-Knowledge Packages - A hydrological use case [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Markus Konkol, Sami Domisch, Astra Labuce, Vanessa Bremerich, Merret Buurman

“…To address this challenge, we introduce the Data-to-Knowledge Package (D2K-Package), a collection of research materials including source code and open FAIR data, virtual labs, web API services, and computational workflows. …”
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AI-enhanced interview simulation in the metaverse: Transforming professional skills training through VR and generative conversational AI by Abdullah Bin Nofal, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Hadi, Aizaz Ahmad, Adnan Qayyum, Aditya Johri, Ala Al-Fuqaha, Junaid Qadir

“…This pioneering initiative introduces the first open-source module for job interview training within a virtual metaverse, leveraging LLM-based Generative AI, designed for extension and testing by the scientific community, thereby enhancing insights into the limitations and ethical considerations of AI-driven interview simulation platforms.…”
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DAI-TIRS: An AI-Powered Threat Intelligence and Response System for Securing the Metaverse by Mohini Sharma, Raghav Sandhane, Jaydeep Rajeshkumar Katariya

“…The metaverse seamlessly integrates physical and digital spaces, enabling AI-driven innovations in virtual interactions, autonomous avatars, and real-time experiences. …”
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Wire on Covers by Gordana Čupković

“…The examples are categorized according to the distinct semantic characteristics of acting on the body and enclosing space, and the presented research model confirms that the pronounced artistic and critical functionality of the motif of barbed wire lies precisely in the potential of establishing an antithesis that is simultaneously also an element of the satirical dialectic and the source of metaphoric interpretations. Keywords: barbed wire, satire, symbol, conceptual metaphor, semanticsWriting a summary for the history of barbed wire, from the prairies and war trenches to concentration camps, Razac (2009) stops at the control points of contemporary urbanism, where virtual surveillance is implemented through a sophisticated selection of social characteristics, implying a gradual but complete transformation of physical wire into a collection of virtual nodes. …”
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Separation of Body and Surface Wave Background Noise and Passive Seismic Interferometry Based on Synchrosqueezed Continuous Wavelet Transform by Xiaolong Li, Fengjiao Zhang, Zhuo Xu, Xiangbo Gong

“…Passive seismic interferometry is a technique that reconstructs virtual seismic records using ambient noise, such as random noise or microseisms. …”
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The potential of rice bran (Oryza sativa) nutritional components as a functional food for healthy consumption: A review by A. N. Agustina, A. N. M. Ansori, R. Puspita, M. Citrawati, S. Wahyuningsih, S. Tuba, M. A. Herdiansyah, M. Kristanti

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Psycholinguistic Aspect of Phonetic and Orthographic Means of French Colloquial Speech in Ukrainian Translation by Андрій Білас

“…It is technically possible to represent the psycholinguistic aspect of phonetic and orthographic features in the colloquial language of the source text by means of creating a “virtual” image of the source language in the target language. …”
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A Novel Decentralized–Decoupled Fractional-Order Control Strategy for Complete Anesthesia–Hemodynamic Stabilization in Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures by Erwin T. Hegedüs, Isabela R. Birs, Clara M. Ionescu, Cristina I. Muresan

“…The solution is validated using an open-source patient simulator featuring data from 24 virtual patients, demonstrating the efficiency of the proposed approach with respect to decentralized control.…”
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Network Capital of Youth Organizations Leaders by Anna L. Burmakina

“…Urry, network capital develops and maintains social relations without reference to geographical location, which makes it a source of emotional, financial, or practical benefits. …”

Multitask Adaptation for Unlabeled Domain Using Multiple Single-Task Domains by Youngwook Kang, Hawook Jeong, Junsup Shin, Jongwon Choi

“…The proposed framework can handle multiple source domains containing various task labels, which allows us to extend the combinations of acceptable source datasets in contrast to the previous multitask domain adaptation methods. …”
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Commis, artisans, ouvriers. Les métamorphoses du salariat dans l’Égypte du XIXe siècle by Pascale Ghazaleh

“…The new institutions of the provincial state, rather than the sultan, were now the primary reference and source of livelihood for soldiers and administrators alike. …”
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SORA: Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation in Open Radio Access Network With Online Learning by Aerman Tuerxun, Akihiro Nakao

“…The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture, which leverages virtualized base stations deployable on diverse commodity hardware, is poised to enhance the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of next-generation cellular networks. …”
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