The Vedic Agni and Scandinavian Fire Rituals: A Possible Connection by Anders Kaliff

“…If we as scientists are not aware of this we will most certainly use our own time and culture as an unconscious analogy: it is not possible to make interpretations, or even to think, without references outside oneself, and such references are nothing but analogies. l will put forward the hypothesis that the Late Bronze Age society of Scandinavia had rituals resembling, and probably related to, the Vedic tradition. …”
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Hetyckie rytuały budowlane. Wprowadzenie, charakterystyka i obecność w innych kulturach by Mieszek Jagiełło

“…Moreover, the author puts forward a hypothesis, according to which the Theban founding myth about Cadmus might derive from Hittite festivities connected to building rituals.…”
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The forgotten war: Yemen and human security by Maram Abdulkader

“…A series of questions were directed toward a sample of Yemeni participants living inside and outside of Yemen in order to get an insight into the daily struggles they face as a result of conflict. …”
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TRI HANAKARA AS A SPATIAL LAYOUT PERSISTENCE CONCEPT OF BALUWARTI SETTLEMENT IN SURAKARTA by Tri Hartanto, Tony Atyanto Dharoko, Yoyok Wahyu Subroto

“…In which the kings reigning after Paku Buwana III constructed this Baluwarti settlement to forward the previous King’s wish.…”

Spotlight on early career research in film studies by James Mulvey

“…In recent years, individuals and groups from inside and outside of academia have called for greater diversity on screen, resulting in campaigns such as #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #OscarsSoWhite. …”
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Cultural Rights and Deliberative Policy. Beyond Habermas’ “Between Facts and Norms” by Plamen Makariev

“…The major difficulty in this regard turns upon discrepancies between the interpretations of minority cultural needs by the members of a given community and interpretations of the same needs on the part of those outside of the community in question. The discussion includes a critical analysis of proposed resolutions of this problem put forward in Between Facts and Norms, in other works of Habermas, and in the various publications of James Bohman, Jorge Valadez, Michael Rabinder James, and Monique Deveaux. …”
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Exploring the posibility of interreligious dialogue in Singapore schools by Lim, Cheryl Hui Yi

“…The paper concludes with policy recommendations for public education on the way forward with regards to interreligious dialogue in schools.…”
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The approaches for improvements in SMEs hurdle of obtaining funding by Zainol, Zairani, Zainol Ariffin, Zaimah

“…The study used qualitative approach through library search and interviews with government agencies and SMEs.The findings of the study concluded numerous financial opportunities were offered to the SMEs, but SMEs, particularly the micro-businesses failed to utilize the opportunities provided.The SMEs are still struggling in their small world; not looking outside, which consequently hinder them from moving forward to compete with the medium and large enterprises.In addition, they also lacking in terms of the knowledge, skills and financial management.In the end, this study proposed recommendations to improve financing system to the SMEs.…”

Practice and Reflection on Library Consortium Purchasing of Electronic Resources in China by SUN Haishuang, SONG Danhui, PAND Hongshen

“…By referring to typical purchase cases of library consortia in and outside of China and studying related studies, we put forward countermeasures and suggestions in six aspects by combining the actual situation of libraries in funding and platforms. …”
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Reflectivity variation in asymmetric random distributed feedback Raman fiber laser by Zainol Abidin, Nadiah, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Hafiz, Tamchek, Nizam, Mahamd Adikan, Faisal Rafiq, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir

“…The laser performance was observed by integrating a variety of power couplers while employing forward and backward pumping schemes. Forward pumping exhibits greater susceptibility to reflectivity variation compared to backward pumping. …”
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Reflectivity variation in asymmetric random distributed feedback Raman fiber laser by Zainol Abidin, Nadiah Husseini, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Hafiz, Tamchek, Nizam, Mahamd Adikan, Faisal Rafiq, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir

“…The laser performance was observed by integrating a variety of power couplers while employing forward and backward pumping schemes. Forward pumping exhibits greater susceptibility to reflectivity variation compared to backward pumping. …”
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Full-waveform inversion based on generalized Rényi entropy using patched Green's function techniques. by Wagner A Barbosa, Sérgio Luiz E F da Silva, Erick de la Barra, João M de Araújo

“…The PGF technique works on the forward modeling process by dividing the computational domain into outside target area and target area, where the wave equation is solved only once on the outside target (before FWI). …”
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Implementasi Kegiatan Bermain Outdoor Dalam Mengembangkan Motorik Kasar Di Tk Pkk Banjarjo Pudak Ponorogo by Ririn Ririn, Yuli Salis Hijriyani

“…The data analysis technique follows the concepts put forward by Miles and Huberman namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. …”
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Improving Accessible Capacity Tracking at Low Ambient Temperatures for Range Estimation of Battery Electric Vehicles by Yashraj Tripathy, Andrew McGordon, Anup Barai

“…Today’s market leading electric vehicles, driven on typical UK motorways, have real-world range estimation inaccuracy of up to 27%, at around 10 °C outside temperature. The inaccuracy worsens for city driving or lower outside temperature. …”
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Do Black Wikipedians Matter? Confronting the Whiteness in Wikipedia with Archives and Libraries by Smith, Kai

“…This chapter introduces and outlines Black-led projects, campaigns, and initiatives both within and outside of the formal networks of the Wikipedia communities and the Wikimedia Foundation. …”
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Space Colonization Handbook / by Gabriel, Joesph, author 645276

“…Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, or space habitation) is the concept of permanent human habitation outside of Earth. Although hypothetical at the present time, there are many proposals and speculations about the first space colony. …”
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Structural Characteristics of a Shock Train Flow Field in a Variable Cross-Section S-Shaped Isolator by Yuepeng Yan, Xiaoqiang Fan, Bing Xiong

“…The findings suggest that pressure oscillation within the area affected by the shock train’s flow field was significantly more potent than outside the affected area. Moreover, the forward movement velocity of the shock train in the variable cross-section S-shaped isolator was not uniform. …”
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Calibration of the CMS hadron calorimeters using proton-proton collision data at √ s = 13 TeV by The CMS Collaboration

“…An outer calorimeter, outside the magnet coil, covers |η| < 1.26, and a steel and quartz-fiber Cherenkov forward calorimeter extends the coverage to |η| < 5.19. …”
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Reverse micelle extraction of antibiotics using an eco-friendly Sophorolipids biosurfactant by Chuo, S. C., Abd. Talib, N., Mohd. Setapar, S. H., Hassan, H., Nasir, H. M., Ahmad, A., Lokhat, D., Ashraf, G. M.

“…On the other hand, best forward extraction performance for amoxicillin was found at feed phase pH around 3.5 with low KCl concentration and high sophorolipids concentration. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: YU HUA. “MÂNIA LUI MAO: CHINA DE ASTĂZI VĂZUTĂ PRIN OCHII UNUI SCRIITOR, [MAO’S FURY: CHINA TODAY SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A WRITER]”, TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE BY: MUGU... by Diana-Elena VEREȘ

“…During the last decades, precious works of the important contemporary Chinese writers, including Yu Hua, have been translated into Romanian language, being accessible to Romanian readers, therefore making one step forward in the relationship with the uncountable values that China owns. …”
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