Notes from Field Work on the Ijemo in Abeokuta by Damilola Osunlakin, Toyin Falola

“…Notes adumbrated in this study consist of accounts that take the history of Abeokuta beyond the Sodeke era in the third decade 210 Osunlakin and Falola of the nineteenth century. …”
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“This Land Is Your Land”: A Note on America as a Nation of “Varied Carols” by Heinrich Detering

“…It is Walt Whitman who begins one of his most popular poems with this line, referring to the voices of people from all generations, classes and ethnic backgrounds who are about to form a new type of nation, a nation beyond ethnicity based on the principles of democracy and diversity alone. …”
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Aid to life – Montessori pedagogy in the service of autism spectrum children by Monika Pawluczuk-Solarz

“…The paper argues that Montessori education should extend beyond specialized institutions to benefit a broader range of children, particularly those on the autism spectrum. …”
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Making room for alternative African epistemologies in Ethiopian higher education by Meskerem Lechissa Debele

“…While this is necessary to a certain extent, the need to make sure that graduates have a well-balanced regional and international outlook that goes beyond too immediate priorities of market forces should be well kept in mind by higher education program developers and curriculum designers. …”
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Adivasi Marginality and the Vicissitudes of Violence in Rejina Marandi’s Becoming Me by Sayan Chatterjee

“…However, it is important to note that this violence extends beyond the physical or subjective forms, and includes more subtle and inconspicuous forms of coercion that perpetuate relations of domination and exploitation. …”
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Reintegration and Therapeutic Communities in Greece. The Experience and Views of Participants (a case study: Kethea en Drasi) by Aikaterini Ntaflou, Konstantinos Malafantis

“…Addiction is generally addressed within correctional systems as a pathology with biological, social, psychological, ideological, cultural, economic, and other dimensions. Beyond this, addiction is deeply intertwined with the disciplinary process and the reintegration of prisoners. …”
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A New Model of Russian Postgraduate Education: Pilot Study of the First Graduation of PhD Students by N. V. Rybakov

“…The educational component of a postgraduate program is established to be perceived by quite a few of graduates as a source of new competences increasing competitiveness beyond the academic labour market. Diplomas of postgraduate education and awarding qualification «Researcher. …”
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Dynamic testing of language learning aptitude: an exploratory proof of concept study by Du Fangfang, Beckmann Jens F.

“…This paper provides an example for how online technology can be utilised to increase efficiency and validity of assessment procedures beyond simple computerization of testing. We report the first steps of the development of an online assessment procedure for the measurement of language learning aptitude that is based on the concept of dynamic testing. …”
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The Impact of Antidepressants on Gut Microbiome and Depression Management by Ee-Kit Tang, Ke-Yan Loo, Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Malarvili Selvaraja, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Learn-Han Lee, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…However, their influence extends beyond neurotransmitter modulation in the brain to significant effects on gastrointestinal physiology. …”
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Aging gracefully: navigating the journey of growing older by Olaolorunpo Olorunfemi, Oluwapelumi Kehinde Irinoye

“…This study aims to explore the concept of aging gracefully, probing beyond just physical appearance to embrace the acceptance of changes that come with age and leading a fulfilled life. …”
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NATURAL DESTRUCTION FROM HEAVY METAL PERSPECTIVE: ECOCRITICAL READING OF BURGERKILL’S SELECTED SONG LYRICS by Yohanes Mahatmo Suryo Widiasmoro

“…The damage is almost beyond repair. Thus, this study tries to scrutinize how musicians represent their concerns on ecological damage. …”
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Living, Caring, Learning – Setting boundaries for the wellbeing of everyone in bleeding disorders care by Harrison Cathy

“…While acknowledging her disappointment in this outcome, Cathy reflects on how the processes followed have reinforced the development of individualised care plans for all patients with complex needs, and the importance of access to specialist services beyond the MDT. She also highlights considerations around the safety and wellbeing of the care team, the role of discussion and ‘debriefing’, and the value of staff access to psychological support.…”
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Designing a Digital Platform to Enhance Financial Literacy and Sustainability of Tahfiz Institutions by Muhammad Imran Mohd Irsham, Nooraslinda Abdul Aris, Mira Susanti Amirrudin

“…It is anticipated that the app could extend its impact beyond individual institutions, evolving into a widely recognized and scalable tool for financial empowerment in Islamic educational settings. …”
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Two-Party Quantum Private Comparison Protocol Based on Rotational Encryption by Min Hou, Yue Wu

“…This protocol enables two parties to compare their private data without disclosing any information beyond the outcome of the comparison. The participants’ private data are encoded as single photons, which are encrypted using a rotational encryption method. …”
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Rethinking Research Metrics: The Performance Impact Score (PIS) as a Novel Alternative to the H-index by Haris Memisevic

“…The results further demonstrate that creating a fair and just ranking system requires going beyond the data available in bibliometric databases, particularly in cases where researchers rank highly by one metric but perform poorly when evaluated by another.…”
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Rocky Start of Dinosaur National Monument (USA), The World's First Dinosaur Geoconservation Site by Kenneth Carpenter

“…This had consequences far beyond what the Museum intended when the federal government declared the site as Dinosaur National Monument in 1915, thus taking ultimate control from the Carnegie Museum. …”
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Economic Policy Uncertainty Shocks and Chinese Stock Market Volatility: An Empirical Analysis with SVAR by Dongliang Cai, Tong Zhang, Kefei Han, Jingqi Liang

“…Overall, our research results can provide policy and managerial insights for the sustainable development of the Chinese stock market and beyond.…”
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Searching for heavy neutral leptons coupled to axion-like particles at the LHC far detectors and SHiP by Zeren Simon Wang, Yu Zhang, Wei Liu

“…We find that for currently allowed values of the ALP couplings, most of these experiments can probe the active-sterile-neutrino mixing parameters multiple orders of magnitude beyond the present bounds, covering large parameter region targeted with the type-I seesaw mechanism. …”
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Bertrand Russell and Catalan Literature: In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays and Dictionary for the Idle by Gonçal López-Pampló Rius

“…In this article we try to study more deeply the sources of Dictionary for the Idle, focusing on Bertrand Russell’s In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays (1935). Beyond the similar titles, we think that Joan Fuster could have been inspired by Russell’s literary style and intellectual attitude, not only because of stylistic and thematic similarities, but also because of the attested references (among which we will comment on which of Russell’s books are kept in Fuster’s personal library). …”
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Technological self-efficacy and sense of coherence: Key drivers in teachers' AI acceptance and adoption by Asmahan Masry Herzallah, Rania Makaldy

“…The findings underscore the importance of developing TSE and fostering a SOC among teachers as part of the AI implementation process in the education system.The findings offer a new understanding of AI technology adoption processes in education by incorporating psychological variables into the TAM framework and providing practical insights for decision-makers in the Israeli education system and beyond.…”
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