“And the Time Now is Not Different, but Still the Present ...”: The Problem of the Ratification of the Adrianople Peace Treaty (1713) by Tatyana Bazarova

“…On June 22, 1713, Russian ambassadors and Ottoman ministers exchanged by the texts of the treaty. The countdown of the delivery time (90 days) of the confirmation of the peace agreement by Peter I began on June 13. …”
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The Effect of 8 Weeks of Perceptual-Motor Training on Working Memory in Children with Hearing Loss by Zahra Soori, Ali Heirani, Frozan Rafie, Zahra Falahi

“…Children in the experimental group showed a better significant performance in terms of counting on forward and visual memory span than control group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in the countdown between the two groups (P˃0.05). The present findings suggest that perceptual-motor training can improve working memory in children with hearing loss.…”
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Maternal mortality: A comparison of Afghanistan and its neighboring countries by Nasar Ahmad Shayan, Hilal Özcebe

“…<strong>Methods:</strong> For the preparation of this report, data from the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Countdown to 2015, UNESCO and the Afghanistan Mortality Survey (AMS) 2010 were used.  …”
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Convolutional spiking neural networks for intent detection based on anticipatory brain potentials using electroencephalogram by Nathan Lutes, Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla, K. Krishnamurthy

“…Participants were alerted to an incoming braking event via an audio countdown to elicit anticipatory potentials that were measured using an EEG. …”
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RAMBU PERLINTASAN KERETA API OTOMATIS MENGGUNAKAN SENSOR PENDETEKSI GERAKAN DAN GETARAN DENGAN KOMUNIKASI WIRELESS BERBASIS ARDUINO by , AJI GENTA PRATAMA, , Addin Suwastono, S.T., M.Eng.

“…Receiver component consists of a countdown time displays and indicator lights of sign post where train comes. …”

The evolving call to action for including climate change and environmental sustainability themes in health professional education: A scoping review by Meagan E. Brennan, Diana L. Madden

“…Introduction: There is an urgent need to include climate change (CC) themes in health professional education (HPE) to prepare the future health workforce. The Lancet Countdown has identified scientific engagement with the issue of climate change (CC), including coverage in academic journals, as an indicator of progress towards addressing the health effects of CC. …”
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The critical role of supervision in retaining staff in obstetric services: a three country study. by Eilish McAuliffe, Michael Daly, Francis Kamwendo, Honorati Masanja, Mohsin Sidat, Helen de Pinho

“…This will promote better job satisfaction and improve the retention and performance of obstetric care workers, something which has the potential to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes in the countdown to 2015.…”
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How many ontogenetic points are needed to accurately describe the ontogeny of a cephalopod conch? A case study of the modern nautilid Nautilus pompilius by Amane Tajika, Christian Klug

“…Relatively large errors appear to occur where growth changes occur, such as the points of hatching and the onset of morphogenetic countdown before the attainment of maturity. In addition, a previously undocumented growth change before hatching was detected when measurements were taken every 10°, 30°, and 45°, though this growth change was obscured when fewer measurements were used (90° and 180°). …”
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PENGEMASAN PAKET WISATA BERBASIS BUDAYA DENGAN PEMANFAATAN MODA TRANSPORTASI TRADISIONAL ANDONG DI KOTA YOGYAKARTA by Raden Ichlasul Zinedine Bieldam Wicaksono, Putu Agus Wikanatha Sagita, NGAS. Dewi

“…The potential for cultural tourism will be packaged by 3 tour packages, namely Chronicle of Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta, Art of Yogyakarta and Countdown Tuesday Wage. The package lasts for halfday and will be managed by Andong DIY Association.…”
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Extreme learning machines based human hand sign language recognition by Cai, Xiao

“…The motion detection part of this project achieves recognition of writing number from 0 to 9 based on a countdown system, however, receiving not very nice performance. …”
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SMS application on PCs by Shen, Wenwen

“…The timer function is used for countdown set. The alarm clock function can be used as a reminder.…”
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NIGHT-TIME IS MY TIME / by Clark, Mary Higgins, author 186436

“…She does not suspect that among the distinguished people she is greeting is The Owl, a murderer nearing the countdown on his mission of vengeance against the Stonecroft women who had mocked and humiliated him, with Jean his final intended victim. …”

The Combination of Nomadic and Hierarchic Principles within the State Organization in the Golden Horde » by R.S. Khakimov

“…This is essentially new historical phase, in which one coordinate system of space-time is replaced by another and history launches a new countdown. The Golden Horde is the pinnacle of a nomadic civilization. …”
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The popularity and usability of mobile applications for women and expecting mothers by Anna Grądzik, Anna Gorajek, Aleksandra Osiejewska, Dominika Wojtachnio, Izabela Nowakowska, Jakub Bartoszewicz

“…The most useful features were: information about week of pregnancy (98.5%), child development (95.3%) and countdown to childbirth (83%). Using application during pregnancy: 74.8% of women felt more aware and 68.6% enjoyed the expectation time more. …”
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Stress affects navigation strategies in immersive virtual reality by Apurv Varshney, Mitchell E. Munns, Justin Kasowski, Mantong Zhou, Chuanxiuyue He, Scott T. Grafton, Barry Giesbrecht, Mary Hegarty, Michael Beyeler

“…In the high-stress condition, their initial path was blocked, the environment was darkened, threatening music was played, fog obstructed more distal views of the environment, and participants were given a time limit of 20 s with a countdown timer displayed at the top of their screen. …”
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The nutrient profile and cost of specialty dietary patterns: a hypothetical case study by Kayla-Anne Lenferna De La Motte, Caryn Zinn

“…FoodWorks dietary analysis software was used to assess data against the national Australian/New Zealand nutrient reference value for adult females and cost was calculated using Countdown online shopping (a local New Zealand supermarket). …”
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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa: who is left behind? by Sarah Neal, Ties Boerma, Dessalegn Y Melesse, Martin K Mutua, Allysha Choudhury, Yohannes D Wado, Cheikh M Faye

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Analysis of Crossing Behavior and Violations of Electric Bikers at Signalized Intersections by Tianpei Tang, Hua Wang, Jie Ma, Xizhao Zhou

“…We first explore e-bikers’ characteristics of late crossing, incomplete crossing, and violating crossing behaviors by frequency analysis and duration distribution, and examine a few influential factors for e-bikers’ red-light running (RLR) behavior, including site type, crossing length and traffic signal countdown timers (TSCTs). E-bikers’ RLR behavior is further divided into three categories, namely GR near-violations, RR violations, and RG violations. …”
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The Effectiveness of eHMI Displays on Pedestrian–Autonomous Vehicle Interaction in Mixed-Traffic Environments by Ali Alhawiti, Valerian Kwigizile, Jun-Seok Oh, Zachary D. Asher, Obaidullah Hakimi, Saad Aljohani, Sherif Ayantayo

“…Our findings reveal that the integration of a flashing green LED, robotic sign, and countdown timer constitutes the most effective eHMI display. …”
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Measurement and accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: fit for 2030? by Peter Waiswa, Purnima Menon, Joanna Schellenberg, Catherine Kyobutungi, Theresa Diaz, Ties Boerma, Tanya Marchant, Katherine Semrau, Luis Huicho, Lars Åke Persson, Ambrose Agweyu, Lynn Freedman, Melissa Burgess, Ellen Piwoz, Carine Ronsmans, Claire-Helene Mershon, Kate Somers, Louise Tina Day, Cheikh Faye, Hadiza Galadanci, John Grove, Rima Jolivet, Allen Kabagenyi, Ali Karim, Nosa Orobaton, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, William Sambisa, Abiy Seifu Estfanos, Ash Shah, Savitha Subramanian, William Weiss

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