Communication for development in Africa by Robert Agunga

“…Calls for involving beneficiaries in democratic project decision making, for conducting systematic social science research as the basis for external intervention, and for building the capacities of indigenous officials to reduce national dependence on expatriate expertise have gone unheeded. …”
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À la recherche du paysage dans la « forêt monumentale » de Guyane française à travers la culture amérindienne by Fabienne Boursier

“…The perspective of the French authorities is examined in view of conducting a comparative study. The study is also an attempt to explain why this forest cannot be considered as a single “cultural landscape”. …”
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MODEL FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENCY AUDIT AND MONITORING OF THE COAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS IN THE FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS by OGNYAN DINOLOV

“…The model is justified by conducting an energy audit of a typical coal processing systems in operation. …”
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ACCOUNTING CITIZENS’ OPINION WHEN CONSIDERING THE ISSUE OF PLACING A WASTE-MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE IN MUNICIPAL EDUCATION by D. Vafin, E. Hmelchenko

“…The situation when state authorities ignore the citizens’ opinion, and the decision to build a waste processing plant is made without conducting a preliminary environmental assessment of specialists on the correct choice of the territory for such an environmentally hazardous enterprise - is clearly shown. …”
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Tourism development in the North Caucasus Federal District by V. V. Stroev, M. D. Magomedov, E. Yu. Alekseycheva

“…The main directions of tourism development in the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District are substantiated, such as growth of highly qualified specialists in tourism organization; construction of hotels; infrastructure development; increasing the number of catering facilities; improving the quality of transport services; conducting marketing research aimed at the tourism development of various directions; effective pricing policy for tourist services.…”
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USING CHESSBOARD TECHNIQUE IN RESPONDING TO THE SHORT STORY TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL by Putu Karolina

“…The questionnaire was distributed to the experimental group after conducting the treatment to get more information related to the problem of the study. …”
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Psycholinguistic problems and risks of online language and speech testing by T. S. Putilovskaya, I. G. Tuchkova, E. V. Zubareva

“…The article deals with the psycholinguistic problems and risks related to preparing, organising and conducting online foreign language testing which is firmly entrenched in the education system as a convenient and objective form of control. …”
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HIGH-FREQUENCY MICROINDUCTOR ON THE BASE OF FLEXIBLE POLYIMIDE FILM by A. V. Petrov, S. E. Demyanov, E. Yu. Kaniukov, D. Fink

“…A method of creation of 3D flexible high-frequency microinductor on the base of polyimide film with etched swift heavy ion tracks, filled with a conducting material is proposed. This methos is more simple as compared with existing technologies. …”
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Qui construit le paysage bruxellois ? Le cas de Tour et Taxis by Sophie Hubaut

“…The landscape is increasingly being used as an object and a tool for conducting contemporary urban projects. In such a context, power struggles, tensions, and coalitions between actors contribute to defining the landscape. …”
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Lyapunov Stability in the Cournot Duopoly Game by Dan Zhu, Debing Ni

“…The robustness of our results are also verified by conducting numerical simulations in the Cournot duopoly game.…”
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Scattering from a PEC Slightly Rough Surface in Chiral Media by Haroon Akhtar Qureshi, Muhammad Arshad Fiaz, Muhammad Aqueel Ashraf

“…The scattering of left circularly polarized wave from a perfectly electric conducting (PEC) rough surface in isotropic chiral media is investigated. …”
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Construction of an Early Risk Warning Model of Organizational Resilience: An Empirical Study Based on Samples of R&D Teams by Si-hua Chen

“…It is of particular importance for enterprises to apprehend the intensity of organizational resilience and thereby judge their abilities to withstand pressure. By conducting an exploratory factor analysis and a confirmatory factor analysis, this paper clarifies a five-factor model for organizational resilience of R&D teams. …”
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Politiques du paysage et pratiques paysagistes dans la métropole bordelaise (1980-2021) by Chris Pividori

“…The Bordeaux metropolis thus appears as a good choice for conducting a critical analysis of contemporary landscape practices. …”
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Training medical students in participatory rural appraisal methods using ADDIE framework by Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Gandes Retno Rahayu, Titi Savitri Prihatiningsih

“…The ADDIE instructional design is an effective approach to planning and conducting training of medical students on PRA methods.…”
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Dissertation Research on Pedagogy: Situation, Problems, Resources by E. B. Vesna, V. V. Serikov

“…Constructive recommendations for conducting a dissertation research are also made in the article.…”
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A Critical Examination of Research Ethics in the Treatment Recommendations for Diarrhoea by Etaoghene Paul Polo, Shamima Parvin Lasker

“… Primarily, this article emphasises that while conducting research, especially one involving human subjects, researchers are expected to comply with applicable global and national ethical standards. …”
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The geochemical control of birnessite on selenium fate and transport at environmental concentrations by Ilana B. Szlamkowicz, Giovanna B. Ribeiro, Anna T. Nguyen, Vasileios A. Anagnostopoulos

“…The research aimed to understand the dominant reaction mechanism (redox vs. sorption) under environmentally relevant selenium concentrations. Experiments were conducted to study the interaction of selenium with the birnessite minerals under varying conditions. …”
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Optimizing antibiotic stewardship and reducing antimicrobial resistance in Central Asia: A study protocol for evidence-based practice and policy. by Lisa Lim, Laura Kassym, Assiya Kussainova, Bibigul Aubakirova, Yuliya Semenova

“…The protocol includes objectives such as conducting systematic reviews of interventions to promote judicious antibiotic use, assessing antibiotic consumption trends, and investigating antibiotic overuse practices among healthcare providers. …”
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Incorporation of Polymers into Calcined Clays as Improved Thermal Insulating Materials for Construction by Serina Ng, Bjørn Petter Jelle

“…The hydrophilicity of the polymers influenced the thermal conductivity of PCC. Hydrophilic PEG entrapped more water molecules on clay layers than the hydrophobic PS, making PEG-PCC more thermally conducting than PS-PCC. …”
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Miniaturized Coupling Structures for Decoupling PIFAs on Handheld Devices by Qian Li, Yaxin Yu

“…Due to the small spacing between two conducting patches, high electromagnetic field is induced within the dielectric layer. …”
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