Pedagogical conditions of development of foreign language communicative competence of students by Anna L. Morozova

“…The question of the relevance of non-native language proficiency of students and graduates of non-language universities and their competitiveness in the modern domestic and foreign labor market is touched upon. …”
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An Enhanced Semisteady-State Jaya Algorithm With a Control Coefficient and a Self-Adaptive Multipopulation Strategy by Joshua Churchill Ankrah, Francis Boafo Effah, Elvis Twumasi

“…When compared with the Snow Geese Algorithm (SGA), Big Bang–Big Crunch Algorithm (BBBCA), firefly algorithm (FA), bat algorithm (BA), cuckoo search algorithm (CSA), and flower pollination algorithm (FPA), the ESJaya algorithm gives competitive results in terms of obtaining optimum values, mean accuracy, and stability. …”
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Exploratory Factor Analysis on the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ-5) for Basketball in Indonesia by Kukuh Hardopo Putro, Suharjana Suharjana, Agus Susworo Dwi Marhaendro, Fauzi Fauzi, Danang Wicaksono, Subagyo Irianto, Trisnar Adi Prabowo

“…The characteristics of the sample (mean ± SD) were as follows: aged 15 to 18 (17.8 ± 7.2 years old), training experience was 4 to 8 years (5.3 ± 8.9 years), and participating in competitions experience twice to four times a year. The analysis of this study is based on each factor: Long-term development (LTD), Alignment of expectations (AOE), Communication (COM), Holistic quality preparation (HQP), and Social network (SN).  …”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EFFECTIVE CAPTURE OF INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCIDENT REPORTS BY EMERGING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS IN SOUTH AFRICA by Ayodeji .O. Aiyetan, Chikezirim Okorafor

“…This finding has implications on the emerging contractors as it provides information on factors that negate and impact on sustainability of the emerging contractors as it relates to OHS performance and competitiveness. …”
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Usability criteria for Business Intelligence Reports in the South African banking industry by Pheladi A. Lebotsa, Judy van Biljon, Ronell van der Merwe

“…Business intelligence systems are fundamental to providing the data-driven decision support needed to keep the banking industry competitive. The problem is that many business intelligence (BI) reports are not used optimally, or not used at all, because of usability problems. …”
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The historical nature of the legal tradition by Ilyn L.

“…The synthesis of historical experience and modern reforms will allow Ukraine to create an effective, stable, and competitive legal system that meets European standards and ensures the rule of law. …”
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Theoretical and methodological foundations of forming meta-competencies in project-oriented training of the techno-social space of the higher education institution by T. N. Kameneva, V. A. Shevyrev

“…First of all, it is meta-competencies of POT (project-based training) and the new concept of managerial design (system management competitions). The authors propose a new approach based on the concept of attribution and focused, unlike the classical target planning and management, on the development of the project participants’ own capabilities. …”
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THE IMPACT OF RUSSIAN-CHINESE INTER-REGIONAL AND CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DURING THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS by Xin Ran

“…To ensure the implementation of entrepreneurial potential is necessary to create a favorable legal and economic conditions for the intensive development of the business, stimulating the formation of the market structure and the competitive environment. Entrepreneurship plays an important role for the development of border areas. …”
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2′-Fucosyllactose as a prebiotic modulates the probiotic responses of Bifidobacterium bifidum by Jingfang Du, Hong Yang

“…Additionally, 2′-FL showed unique advantages in ameliorating the resistance of B. bifidum to gastrointestinal challenges. 2′-FL considerably improved the adhesive property of B. bifidum, thus facilitating the competitive elimination of Cronobacter sakazakii ATCC 29544 and Cronobacter muytjensii ATCC 51329 by B. bifidum. …”
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Biofortification and fortification of wheat flour: Qualitative analysis for implementation and acceptance. by Rahima Yasin, Zahra A Padhani, Mushtaque Mirani, Muhammad Khan Jamali, Mahwish Memon, Sana Khatoon, Riya Rai, Areeba Rahman, Anushka Attaullahjan, Jai K Das

“…Wheat flour market vendors and consumers lack awareness of bio-fortified and fortified wheat flour products and believe the only way to create a customer-base is by ensuring that fortified wheat products are available to all and competitively priced compared to traditional options. …”
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Digitalisation factors influencing the dynamic capabilities of small and medium enterprises in the healthcare sector by P. Makelana, R. Kekwaletswe, M. A. Segooa

“… Background and Aim of Study: Digitalization is problematized as one of the ways to improve dynamic capabilities of healthcare sector small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in their strive to stay competitive in today’s digital society. Digitalisation and dynamic capability are current key issues in both academia and practice due to the recent advances in information and communication technologies. …”
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Scientific support to plant breeding and seed production in Siberia in the XXI century by N. P. Goncharov

“…The article explains the need for fundamental reform in this economic sector: the recognition of plant breeding as being a fundamental science; a fair increase in its funding; the development of a breeding strategy, nationally and regionally; the further expansion of the network of the Breeding Centers; the re-establishment and improvement of the universities’ departments specialized in plant breeding and seed production; having more state-funded places in the universities for training plant breeders to be able to maintain and cement the country’s advanced position in plant breeding and to develop new globally competitive next-generation cultivars of main crops. …”
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Evaluation of coupled SWAT-MODFLOW-NWT model for conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater resources in the Mahabad plain of Iran by Omid Raja, Masoud Parsinejad, Massoud Tajrishy

“…The outcomes of this study can serve as a guiding principle for the optimal and sustainable allocation of surface and groundwater resources in highly competitive and fragile basins such as Lake Urmia.…”
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Boosting Depth Estimation for Self-Driving in a Self-Supervised Framework via Improved Pose Network by Yazan Dayoub, Andrey V. Savchenko, Ilya Makarov

“…Furthermore, on the KITTI odometry dataset, our approach demonstrates competitive performance, with relative translational error (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$t_{rel}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$6.11$</tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$7.21$</tex-math></inline-formula>, and relative rotational error (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$r_{rel}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.12$</tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.05$</tex-math></inline-formula> for sequences 9 and 10, respectively.…”
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UX-MAPPER: An automated approach to analyze app store reviews with a focus on UX by Walter T. Nakamura, Edson C. C. de Oliveira, Elaine H. T. de Oliveira, Tayana Conte

“… The mobile app market has increased substantially in the past decades, and the myriad options in the app stores have made users less tolerant of low-quality apps. In this competitive scenario, User eXperience (UX) has emerged as an essential factor in standing out from competitors. …”
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Japan’s Economy: Reforms and Growth Strategies by Yana Valeryevna Dyomina, Marina Gamilovna Mazitova

“…Thus, in the context of globalization and digitalization, the export-oriented model of the Japanese economy with the dominant role of the state and a rigid corporate structure did not provide a quick and adequate response to new challenges of the global competitive environment. The return on capital and labor has decreased. …”
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Forecasting Global Ionospheric TEC Using Deep Learning Approach by Lei Liu, Shasha Zou, Yibin Yao, Zihan Wang

“…The developed model also shows competitive performance in predicting global TEC when compared to the persistence model and two empirical models (IRI‐2016 and NeQuick‐2).…”
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Globalization and Local Determinants of HORECA Customers Market Behavior in the Wholesale Food Market by Yuriy Hubeni, Oksana Krupa, Volodymyr Krupa, Nataliia Raiter

“…The peculiarities of agricultural wholesale market functioning are defined and the competitive surrounding of wholesale food market in western region of Ukraine is characterized. …”
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The purpose, tasks and functions of the National Police of Ukraine staffing by K. H. Harbuziuk

“…The analysis of scientific views of scientists allowed to state that the latter should be understood as the main activities of authorized entities, including identifying the needs of the National Police in certain qualified personnel, involving people in the National Police, competitive selection of candidates for service in the National Police bodies, organization of training, support of professional skills of employees of the National Police of Ukraine by directing them to the necessary types of postgraduate education, as well as the organization of career growth based on quality assessment of employees of the National Police of Ukraine, social protection, educational activities that include the application of disciplinary measures of encouragement and punishment, dismissal from the police service and socio-economic support of persons dismissed from the National Police, in accordance with the requirements of current legislation.…”
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The never-ending story of public administration reform in Slovenia (from 1991 to further development) by Polona Kovač

“…In July 2003 within special midterm strategy on further development of public sector and later in 2005 within national Strategy on Development of Slovenia till 2013 the coordinated approach has been stressed as well aiming to present administration as an impetus and not an obstacle in developing competitive advantages of national economy. The recommendations that Slovenia can deliver in conducting public administration reform to ensure optimal results are today the following: orientation towards users, effectiveness and efficiency, openness, adequate rewarding of civil servants, optimisation and informatisation of working processes, involvement in international networks, awareness of public administration doings’ impacts in national economy, consistent political support, long-term strategic planning.…”
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