Effect of window-to-wall ratio and thermal insulation on building thermal energy in various Iraqi Cities by Qudama Al-Yasiri, Ahmed Alshara, Iman Al-Maliki, Howraa Al-Saadi, Sahar Al-Khafaji

“…As for the effect of thermal insulation thickness, it could be stated that 3 cm is the best thickness for all locations at the best WWR, achieving maximum mean temperature reduction and time lag by 1.55 ºC and 3:33 h, 2.01 ºC and 4:03 h, 2.45 ºC and 5:57 h in Al Amarah, Baghdad and Erbil, respectively.…”
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Validating Questionnaires for Lower Limb Rehabilitation Systems and Devices: A Scoping Review by Angie D. Moscoso, Vera Z. Pérez, Manuel J. Betancur

“…Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to select all relevant studies, resulting in 81 studies after initial review based on titles and abstracts. …”
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Reaching the Peripheral Regional Growth Centre by Jörgen Gren

“…It then follows that the goal of virtually all studies concerning the centre-periphery paradigm has been to assess whether there is convergence or divergence in development between the centre and the periphery, and what are the factors associated with the “success” of core regions or the atypical success-stories in peripheral areas. …”
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«Unclear Enemy»: Why the Guerrilla War in France in 1814 Failed by N. A. Mogilevskiy

“…But the human resources of France were exhausted, and that’s why Napoleon decided to set the guerrillia. But all his proclamations and even his orders were disobeyed - French people were too tired of incessant war, and Napoleon again decided to gain his goals on the battlefield. …”
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Characteristics of primary biliary cirrhosis in British Columbia's First Nations population by Laura Arbour, Rosemarie Rupps, Leigh Field, Paul Ross, Anders Erikson, Harvey Henderson, Warren Hill, Eric M Yoshida

“…Previously, an expanded review of all cases referred to the British Columbia Transplant Society for PBC was carried out comparing the demographics of those of First Nations descent with those not of First Nations descent. …”
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Strategies for Improving Foreign Language Skills of Primary School-Aged Children at Miracle Language Center, Narathiwat, Thailand by Ayu Ayu, Sulistyowati Sulistyowati, Salmee Mahama

“…The method used is the Miles and Huberman (2014) approach of digging, reviewing data until obtaining saturated data, then all data is collected, data reduction, presenting data and the final step is making conclusions. …”
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Total Knee Arthroplasty in Ochronosis Arthropathy: A Case Report and Systematic Review by Wu Chean Lee, Tong Leng Tan, Ying Ho Chan

“…There is no particular TKA design that proved to be superior in our systematic review of 19 publications regarding TKA as all reported good outcomes. However, as the pathogenesis of OcA appears to be inflammatory in nature, we suggest using cemented PS TKA with resurfacing of the patella.…”
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PERIPHRASTIC CONSTRUCTIONS WITH THE VERB IMET’ (TO HAVE) AND THE PASSIVE PARTICIPLE IN PYOTR TOLSTOY’S TRANSLATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE by Tatiana V. Pentkovskaia

“…They are noted to appear in certain cases instead of the forms of passato prossimo and trapassato prossimo of the Italian version of this text. First of all, they are used in a meta-text function when referring to the above mentioned or to someone’s words. …”
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The Optimization of Path Planning for Express Delivery Based on Clone Adaptive Ant Colony Optimization by Yao Zhang, Yan Liu, Chaoqun Li, Yang Liu, Jie Zhou

“…Finding the path with the minimum delivery cost and time is an NP-hard problem, and it is impossible to obtain the optimal solution by enumerating all possible answers. This study proposes a new express delivery path planning method based on a clone adaptive ant colony optimization (CAACO) to find suboptimal solutions. …”
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A Case of Tuberculous Spondylitis in Child with Undernourish by Erli Meichory Viorika, Finny Fitry Yani, Roni Eka Sahputra

“…Tuberculous spondylitis accounts for around 2% of all cases of Tuberculosis (TB) and around 15% of extrapulmonary TB cases. …”
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Flettner Rotor Concept for Marine Applications: A Systematic Study by A. De Marco, S. Mancini, C. Pensa, G. Calise, F. De Luca

“…A verification study has been conducted in order to evaluate the accuracy of the simulation results and the main sources of numerical uncertainty. All the simulation results were used to achieve a surrogate model of lift and drag coefficients. …”
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Comparative Study of Modified Quantitative Buffy Coat and Two Rapid Tests in Comparison with Peripheral Blood Smear in Malaria Diagnosis in Mumbai, India by Manali M. Kocharekar, Sougat S. Sarkar, Debjani Dasgupta

“…The sensitivity of Parahit total, Advantage mal card, and modified QBC for P. vivax detection was 73%, 97.0%, and 98%, respectively, and specificity of all the tests was 98%. On day 15, in falciparum arm, Advantage mal card and Parahit total showed 8 (7.92%) and 59 (58.41%) false positives. …”
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Selected Topics on Information Management in Complex Systems: Editorial Introduction to Issue 24 of CSIMQ by Erika Nazaruka

“…Complex systems consist of multiple interacting parts; some of them (or even all of them) may also be systems. While performing their tasks, these parts operate with multiple data and information flows. …”
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Differential Sensitivity of Nitrogen-Fixing, <i>Azolla Microphylla</i> to Organochlorine and Organophosphate Insecticide by W Raja, P Rathaur, R Ashiq

“…On the other hand, increased amount of proline in all the insecticide treated concentrations was indicative of stressed activities of the organisms. …”
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Challenges for first-year undergraduates with a non-EMI background in an EMI classroom: A case study by K. A. Siddiqui

“…Since these challenges have not been explored at undergraduate level, and that too for students from non-EMI background, the study bears great significance for all stakeholders to develop effective strategies for future.Practical significance. …”
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Shifting Beliefs on Digital Platforms: The Case of the ‘Godless Utopia’ of Binnur Duman Academy by Merve Bahadur, İhsan Çapcıoğlu

“…These searches offer almost all belief systems, from institutionalized religions to far eastern religions, from traditional sects to modern community structures, the opportunity to be represented in the digital world. …”
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Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach and Education: Enhancing Social Justice by Nadeera Rajapakse

“…The Capability Approach integrates social justice in the list of priorities and raises additional questions that go beyond the mainstream neoclassical boundary: how can universities contribute towards building a more just society, taking into account human dignity and wellbeing for all. Section one highlights the neoclassical economic theory underlying the competitive higher education models in Anglo-Saxon countries, where the human capital theory prevails. …”
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A geometric morphometric approach for detecting different reproductive stages of a free-ranging killer whale Orcinus orca population by Chloe V. Robinson, Brittany C. Visona-Kelly

“…We demonstrate the significant separation of resulting shapefiles related to reproductive status between all statuses apart from lactating. This approach reliably detects early-stage pregnancy and highlights the morphological locations of major shape changes during the lactation period. …”
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South Africa’s Weekly Media: Front-Page Reporting 9/11, Preventing Islamophobia by Muhammed Haron

“…Since it is beyond this essay’s scope to look at all the country’s daily and weekly tabloids, it restricted itself to two widely circulated South African weekly newspapers, namely the Sunday Times and Mail & Guardian. …”
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Prostanoids in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid do not predict outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients by H. Ijsselstijn, F. J. Zijlstra, J. C. De Jongste, D. Tibboel

“…TxB2 levels showed a large variability in all CDH patients irrespective of outcome. We conclude that prostanoid levels in BAL fluid do not predict clinical outcome in CDH patients.…”
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