THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTING ON SYRIA IN THE CONTEXT OF EMERGING MULTIPOLARITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by M. S. Khodynskaya-Golenischeva

“…As a result, it became possible to adopt a number of decisions of the UN Security Council concerning various aspects of the settlement of the crisis. …”
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Dynamics of differentiation of rural North-West of Russia: main trends and features by Alexander I. Kostyaev, Galina N. Nikonova

“…Methodologically, it adopted an approach that views rural space differentiation as a product of the combined influence of the agro-industrial complex system and the ‘urban-rural’ system. …”
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Navigating Privacy: A Global Comparative Analysis of Data Protection Laws by Sungjin Lim, Junhyoung Oh

“…The analysis explores the diverse approaches to privacy protection adopted by each region, influenced by their unique historical, political, and cultural contexts. …”
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Evolution of CFD numerical methods and physical models towards a full discrete approach by Caltagirone, Jean-Paul

“…The conservation of acceleration over a segment and the Helmholtz–Hodge decomposition are two essential principles adopted for the derivation of a discrete law of motion. …”
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Bearing Fault Classification Based on Conditional Random Field by Guofeng Wang, Xiaoliang Feng, Chang Liu

“…Moreover, K-fold cross validation method is adopted to improve the evaluation accuracy of the classifier. …”
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The Role of Parent-child Relationship in Parental Financial Teaching and Financial Behaviour of Students by Xolile Antoni

“…Purpose: This study will investigate the role of parent-child relationship on parental financial teaching and financial behaviour. Methods: The study adopted a quantitative research design, and primary data was collected from 360 students at Eastern Cape University using a closed-end questionnaire. …”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN METACOGNITIVE FACTORS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN ORON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA by EKPENYONG EFFIONG IBOK, EDET OKON UNOH, FRANCISCA FRANCIS ASUQUO

“… This study adopted correlational   design to examine correlation between metacognitive factors    and academic achievement in mathematics among secondary school students   in Oron Local Government, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. …”
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A Horizontal Azimuth Pattern-Reconfigurable Antenna Using Omnidirectional Microstrip Arrays for WLAN Application by Liang Yang, Cheng Lu, Xiao Li, Leilei Liu, Xiaoxing Yin

“…The omnidirectional microstrip array is adopted as an exciter, around which the four same parasitic element arrays are arranged at four corners. …”
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Temporal-Spatial Characteristics of Ground and Pile Responses to Twin Shield Tunneling in Clays by Minghong Sheng, Jinjin Gao, Panpan Guo, Rihong Cao, Yixian Wang

“…Based on the in situ monitoring data from the presented twin tunneling case history with existing piles beneath, the adopted 3D FE method was validated to be competent to yield reasonable simulation results. …”
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Identifying the Spatial Range of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration from a Differentiated Perspective of Population Distribution and Population Mobility by Yongwang Cao, Qingpu Li, Zaigao Yang

“…The results show that the spatial range identified by NTL_LS has an accuracy of 80.37% and a kappa coefficient of 0.5225, while NTL_HM achieves an accuracy of 89.17% with a kappa coefficient of 0.7342, indicating that the fusion of economic level with population mobility data more accurately reflects the spatial range of urban agglomerations in line with real development patterns. By adopting a differentiated perspective on population distribution and mobility, we propose a new approach to identifying urban agglomeration spatial range. …”
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A Comparison between the Effectiveness of computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Training and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Dialysis Patients’ Executive Functions by Fatemeh Firouzan, Vahid Sadeghi-Firoozabadi, Vahid Nejati, Jalil Fathabadi, Ahmad Firouzan

“… # Research method The present study, a quasi-experimental effort, adopted a pre-test/post-test method that included a control (sham) group…”
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Spatiotemporal Video Denoising Based on Adaptive Thresholding and Clustering by Ali Abdullah Yahya, Jieqing Tan, Benyu Su, Kui Liu, Ali Naser Hadi

“…So, the K-means clustering method in the final estimate in this paper is adopted instead of the block-matching method in the VBM3D method in order to restrict the search of the candidate patches within the region of the reference patch and therefore improve the grouping. …”
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Event tourism, public policy and socio-cultural development in Dublin by Bernadette Quinn, Ana Maria Vieira Fernandes, Theresa Ryan

“…The study recommends that event tourism policy-making adopt broader, more holistic terms of reference and suggests that lessons from practice could be employed to inform better policies.…”
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EFFICACY OF TAX PAYERS’ PERCEPTION ON TAX COMPLIANCE LEVEL AMONG SMEs IN ILORIN METROPOLIS by Daud Omotosho Saheed, Yusuf Olamilekan Quadri, Majeed Ajibola Ibrahim, Ifedolapo Oluwasolape Omotosho

“…A purposive sampling method was adopted to select the sample of respondents that serve as the fair representation of the population under study. …”
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A Client-Centric Evaluation System to Evaluate Guest’s Satisfaction on Airbnb Using Machine Learning and NLP by Mohamed Chiny, Omar Bencharef, Moulay Youssef Hadi, Younes Chihab

“…In light of these results, we suggest that improvements be made to the rating system adopted by Airbnb to make it suitable for each category to which the client belongs to.…”
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Balancing E-Commerce Platform and Manufacturer Goals in Sustainable Supply Chains: The Impact of Eco-Friendly Private Labels by Zhiheng Liu, Xiangcheng Cui, Yuanyuan Ji

“…When consumer preferences for the manufacturer’s direct channel are strong and the cost of introducing it is moderate, the platform’s decision to adopt the agency selling format can create a win-win outcome for both the platform and the manufacturer. …”
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Energy-Based Aerodynamic Analysis on the Blended-Wing-Body Aircraft with Boundary Layer Ingestion by Wenyuan Zhao, Yanlai Zhang, Jianghao Wu

“…The power balance method is adopted in the aerodynamic performance analysis of the aircraft. …”
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Planting Seeds of Change in Foodstyles: Growing Brand Strategies to Foster Plant-Based Alternatives Through Online Platforms by Gino Gabriel Bonetti, Chelsea van Hooven, Maria Giovanna Onorati

“…This article delves into the landscape of the plant-based food industry, exploring innovative market entry strategies and their interplay with the evolving food market and shifting consumer preferences and lifestyles. Adopting a multidimensional approach, the study reflects diverse perspectives at play. …”
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Political Risk Paths in International Construction Projects: Case Study from Chinese Construction Enterprises by Tengyuan Chang, Xiaopeng Deng, Bon-Gang Hwang, Xiaojing Zhao

“…A survey questionnaire was developed to collect political risk cases faced by Chinese construction enterprises (CCEs) performing international construction projects, and 264 valid cases were received and analyzed for this study. Adopting the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) method, 6 macrofactors (“sociopolitical stability” (A), “legal and regulatory” (B), “social safety” (C), “economy performance” (D), “attitude towards foreigners” (E), and “international environment” (F)) and 2 microfactors (“low exposure” (G) and “capability of enterprises” (H)) were identified. …”
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Medical Education and Social Accountability by İskender Sayek, A. Hilal Batı

“…It is important for institutions and countries to initiate their obligations to society with an accreditation system that adopts standards based on social responsibility. Accreditation is not only a quality assurance tool but also a force supporting the need for improvement and change. …”
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