Diffusion is passive because it doesn't require an external source of energy.
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Diffusion is passive because it doesn't require an external source of energy.
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As another of our friends has said, translation is not about replacing one language with others. Translation will, on the contrary, help the language to enter the scientific field so that it can be promoted again and again. We should open our eyes: there is a huge difference between a translated language, which can be adopted, and an orphaned language whose mere diffusion would constrain it, even if that were not the original intention.
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Established by the U.S. Congress in 1846, the Smithsonian was the brainchild of James Smithson, a wealthy English chemist who left his estate to the United States for the establishment of an institution in the nation’s capital “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.”
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The West's dominance in technological advancements and patents prevents the diffusion of knowledge and innovation, impeding the development of a truly multipolar technological landscape.
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