Understanding the reliability of citizen science observational data using item response models by Edgar Santos‐Fernandez, Kerrie Mengersen

“…We introduce a new methodological framework of item response that quantifies a citizen scientist's ability, taking into account the difficulty of the task. We focus on citizen science programs involving the classification of images. …”
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Improving the management of public spending on social support for families with children in the context of ensuring the strategic development of the Russian Federation by I. V. Balynin

“…To achieve this goal, it is necessary to solve the following tasks: to analyze the existing practice of social support for families with children; to show its importance for ensuring the strategic development of the Russian Federation; to formulate proposals for modernizing management of public spending on social support for families with children, taking into account the current socio-economic situation. The research methods are based on the analysis and synthesis of numerical data, as well as textual information. …”
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Regional economic integration in the Eurasian Economic Union: theory, lessons from the past and new opportunities by L. V. Shkvarya

“…Another point of view, which the author substantiates in the article, is that the foundation for the development of integration in the EAEU should be taking into account ongoing global changes, previous experience of economic integration within the framework of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon) and the development of industrial cooperation between the EAEU countries and non-regional partners both in industry, and in agriculture, that means, in the real sectors of the economy. …”
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From the right ventricle to the descending aorta: a Case Report of complex thrombotic events in a patient with nephrotic syndrome by Jiaojiao Chen, Longyin Zhu, Fen Zhou, Yuting Li, Tao Gu, Jing Xia

“…Patients frequently exhibit hypercoagulability on account of endothelial dysfunction and abnormal blood coagulation function, which significantly heighten the risk of thrombus formation. …”
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Auxiliary techniques for the diagnosis of incipient interproximal caries, in deciduous molars of children from 4 to 10 years old by Jessica Pardo Salas, Tannya Valarezo Bravo

“…A medical history was applied, which recorded all the dental information about the diagnosis, taking into account the criteria according to ICDAS in 2005. The examination was took place various sessions, a prophylaxis was previously performed, for this study we used an oral mirror, magnifying glass, a type of viscera which increased (3.5X), LED lamp and per apical bitewing x-rays. …”
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Alternatives for Decarbonising High-Temperature Heating Facilities in Residential Buildings by Juan Carlos Roca Reina, Johan Carlsson, Jonathan Volt, Agne Toleikyte

“…The buildings sector accounts for about 40% of its total energy consumption and is responsible for 36% of the total CO₂ emissions. …”
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Democratising Nuclear Governance: The Role of African Civil Society in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) by Michaelan Sinnett, Joelien Pretorius

“…This article elaborates on this role, guided by Scholte’s (2002) framework of the assessment of transnational civil society’s democratising role in global governance, to map ICAN’s role in six criteria: awareness, participation, contestation, transparency, accountability, and legitimacy. However, the extent of broad-based representation of civil societies across the world is equally important to ICAN’s role. …”
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Some issues of adaptation of the post-soviet managerial elite to new social relations (socio-cultural aspect) by D. V. Maslov

“…However, it is necessary to take into account that the adaptation process is not completed, neither in elite nor in society in General. …”
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Analysis of global experience in creating digital platforms and related risks by T. B. Timofeeva, E. A. Ozdoeva

“…It has been noted that the rapid development of digital platforms brings with it new risks and threats that need to be taken into account and analysed.The analysis of the current state of digital platforms and the report on global risks prepared for the World Economic Forum in Davos made it possible to identify the type of risks under consideration. …”
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Evaluation of the increased load bearing capacity of steel beams strengthened with pre-stressed FRP laminates by S. Bennati, D. Colonna, P.S. Valvo

“…Lastly, we take into account the ultimate limit state corresponding to the plasticisation of the mid-span steel cross section and evaluate the increased load bearing capacity of the strengthened beam…”
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Efficiently Modeling Lateral Vehicle Movement Including its Temporal Interrelations Using a Two-Level Stochastic Model by N. Neis, J. Beyerer

“…Furthermore, the metrics used for evaluation focus on measuring the accordance of the overall lateral offset and speed distribution and do not take into account the temporal course of the lateral offset profiles. …”
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Difficulties in Applying a Student-Centered Approach in Modern Russian Higher Education by O. V. Kisel, A. I. Dubskikh, A. V. Butova

“…The practical significance of the research is that its findings can be taken into account when eliminating difficulties in introducing student-centered approach in teaching foreign languages and other disciplines at a university.…”
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Qualitative analysis of it reliability and security in local government financial reporting by Dailibas Dailibas, R Nasution, Chaerudin Chaerudin, Muhammad Nasim Harahap

“…Concrete impacts include increased public trust, operational efficiency and financial accountability. IT system reliability enables fast and accurate data processing, while IT security protects sensitive information from cyber threats. …”
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Relative Efficacy of Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizers in Dryland Spring Wheat by Olga S. Walsh, Robin J. Christiaens

“…The dilution ratios had no effect on GY, GP, PY, NUp, and NUE at any of the site-years in this study. Taking into account agronomic and economic factors, LU can be recommended as the most suitable liquid N fertilizer source for spring wheat cropping systems of the Northern Great Plains.…”
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Cyberstalking Practices Among Youth in Türkiye: Motivational Drivers, Digital Avenues, and Perceptual Paradigms by Zindan Çakıcı

“…While participants generally perceive cyberstalking as normative, manyresort to various stratagems, including the creation of fictitious accounts, to access restricted profiles.Despite intensive engagement in these practices, the majority eschew self-identification as ‘stalkers,’ citingperceived excessiveness and intimidation associated with the label.…”
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Formation of the System of Threats to Energy Security of the Republic of Belarus by E. P. Korsak

“…In this regard, the concept of energy security needs to be clarified, taking into account external and internal threats. The article deals with theoretical approaches to the definition of energy security, the specific features for the importing and exporting countries. …”
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Human Resource Management Activities and Organizational Commitment among the Engineers and Technical Technicians of the Electricity Company by Sajjad Salehi-Kordabadi, Mehrdada Godarzvand Chegini, Shahram Ismaeilpoor, Farzane Zad-Dousti

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Modelling of Modulus of Elasticity of Low-Calcium-Based Geopolymer Concrete Using Regression Analysis by Ali A. Khalaf, Katalin Kopecskó

“…The proposed model’s assumptions are based on taking into account the chemical composition and compressive strength class and considering the normal density of concrete. …”
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Telomere length as a quantitative trait: genome-wide survey and genetic mapping of telomere length-control genes in yeast. by Tonibelle Gatbonton, Maria Imbesi, Melisa Nelson, Joshua M Akey, Douglas M Ruderfer, Leonid Kruglyak, Julian A Simon, Antonio Bedalov

“…Genome-wide linkage analysis among these segregants revealed two loci that account for 30%-35% of telomere length-variation between the strains. …”
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Decreased desire to have children: A qualitative study by Maryam Ghaderi Najafabadi, Zahra Shojaei Ardekani, Samira Sohbati, Firoozeh Mirzaee, Masoumeh Ghazanfarpour, Sahebeh Dadshahi

“…It is important to take these factors into account at the time of policymaking in the field of midwifery.…”
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