Affective economies of racism on social media by Rodwell Makombe, Bright Sinyonce, Mpitseng Tladi, Saneliso Thambo

“… New media technologies and social networks have not only opened up spaces for civic engagement and democratic participation, but have also offered alternative sites for the proliferation and circulation of racist, homophobic and xenophobic sentiment. This article draws on Ahmed’s idea of “affective economies” and Ekman’s (2019) notion of “affective publics” to investigate how white supremacist groups in South Africa have used social media to express racist views, attitudes and sentiments. …”
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Epistemologische Zyklen durchbrechen. Geschichte, Theorie und Aufführung in Schuberts Winterreise by Natasha Loges

“…Diese Idee wird anhand bestehender theoretischer Konzepte geprüft, und im Dialog mit dem Bariton Roderick Williams wird untersucht, wie flexibel die oft unartikulierten theoretischen Prinzipien von Interpret*innen in der Praxis sind. This essay draws on the nineteenth-century performance history of Schubert’s Winterreise to critique modern-day theoretical and practical approaches to cyclical works. …”
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A lack of meaningful human control for automated vehicles: pressing issues for deployment and regulation by Simeon C. Calvert, Arkady Zgonnikov

“…Despite much academic work and efforts of practitioners, these challenges remain open, requiring a transdisciplinary integration of perspectives. This paper draws on insights from a recent transdisciplinary workshop, highlighting the key issues in ADS deployment, including misalignment between regulations and system capabilities, emerging accident types, and gaps in driver understanding and training. …”
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An Optimality-Theoretic Analysis of the Acquisition of English Sentence Stress Based on Acoustic Data by Wen Ji, Yun Liu

“…Through the specific analysis, the researcher draws a conclusion that the varied reasons affect the nonnative speakers to master the distribution of sentence stress due to their incorrect position in the demotion of constraint hierarchical ranking.…”
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NON-NATIVE AND NATIVE INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN COMANA NATURAL PARK. CASE-STUDIES: AMORPHA FRUTICOSA AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA by MONICA DUMITRAŞCU, INES GRIGORESCU, GHEORGHE KUCSICSA, CARMEN-SOFIA DRAGOTĂ, MIHAELA NĂSTASE

“…Taking into consideration the ecological importance of this natural protected area, the paper have as main purpose to make a complex assessment of these ITPS in terms of creating a GIS-based inventory of theirspreading areas in order draw up the distribution maps and identify the main particular environmental features of their habitats. …”
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SOME THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN VIETNAM TODAY by Ngoc Tho Nguyen

“…This article analyzes the theoretical foundations of urban community culture in the contemporary Vietnamese context from the interdisciplinary perspective between cultural studies, urban studies, and other disciplines, draws on the experience of some typical cases in the region and around the world, and proposes a scientific and practical basis for the development of community culture in urban areas in Vietnam. …”
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Aspects of How Teachers and Students Use Instructional Materials for Effective Instructional and Learning of History. by Chimpaye, Edith

“…A literature review was conducted, analyzing related research by various authors to help draw conclusions. Data collection methods included questionnaires and interviews. …”
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Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Four New Species of <i>Conocybe</i> (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China by Xi-Xi Han, Dorji Phurbu, Bin Cao, Jia-Xin Li, Xin-Yu Zhu, Lin-Hui Liu, Naritsada Thongklang, Kevin D. Hyde, Rui-Lin Zhao

“…Detailed descriptions, illustrations, photographs, line drawings, and comparisons with related species are provided for the new taxa. …”
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X-Ray Dips and Polarization Angle Swings in GX 13+1 by Alessandro Di Marco, Fabio La Monaca, Anna Bobrikova, Luigi Stella, Alessandro Papitto, Juri Poutanen, Maria Cristina Baglio, Matteo Bachetti, Vladislav Loktev, Maura Pilia, Daniele Rogantini

“…We discuss these results in the context of models for polarized emission from the accretion disk and the boundary/spreading layer on the neutron star surface. We also draw attention to the role that an extended accretion disk corona or disk wind can play in generating high PDs and, possibly, swings of the PA.…”
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Seismic Analysis of a Viscoelastic Damping Isolator by Bo-Wun Huang, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Jung-Ge Tseng, Jyun-Cin Wang, Yu-Xian Qiu

“…Solidworks graphic software is used to draw the 3D geometric model of the viscoelastic isolator. …”
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Why Is Participation Low in Referendums? Lessons from Latin America by Eli Gavin Rau, Radha Sarkar, Susan C. Stokes

“…By shifting focus to Latin America, we introduce more variation in the features of political parties that influence levels of turnout. We draw on cross-national evidence, qualitative research in Colombia, and quantitative analysis of municipal-level referendum voting behavior in Brazil. …”
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A Current Review of the Meniscus Imaging: Proposition of a Useful Tool for Its Radiologic Analysis by Nicolas Lefevre, Jean Francois Naouri, Serge Herman, Antoine Gerometta, Shahnaz Klouche, Yoann Bohu

“…All anatomical descriptions were clearly illustrated by MRI, arthroscopy, and/or drawings. The value of standard radiography is extremely limited for the assessment of meniscal injuries but may be indicated to obtain a differential diagnosis such as osteoarthritis. …”
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Detecting Atrial Fibrillation Using Smartwatches by Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka, Julianna Podolec, Silvia Ciraolo, Joanna Wojda, Adam Sobiński, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Katarzyna Kurza, Matylda Czerwonka, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Anna Walczak

“…Research materials and methods: This review draws on data sourced from the current literature and clinical reports from various sources. …”
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Effectiveness and adverse effects of immersive technologies used for rehabilitation of patients with non-specific neck pain: a systematic review by Joanna S. Kostka, Agnieszka Zawadzka-Fabijan, Dariusz Działa, Bogumiła Bruc, Magdalena Pruszyńska, Gabriela Figas, Rory J. O'Connor, Antti Malmivaara, Jolanta E. Kujawa

“…Data on the safety of therapy and adverse events are insufficient to draw any conclusions. …”
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‘Buzz-and-Pipeline’ Dynamics in AI Innovation Network: A Case Study of Zhangjiang National Innovation Demonstration Zone, Shanghai by Yuanyuan Wan, Gang Zeng, Jiawei Wang, Lin Zou

“…Based on the local buzz–global pipelines framework and incorporating an evolutionary perspective, we explore how intra- and inter-regional innovation networks can be integrated to drive the growth of emerging industries. We draw on Zhangjiang, China’s most advanced AI industry cluster, using social network analysis and qualitative methods, combining patent data with semi-structured interviews. …”
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Augmented reality exposure treatments in anxiety and related disorders: A systematic review by Jorge Grimaldos, Sara Fernández-Buendía, Juana Bretón-López, Clara Miguel, Pim Cuijpers, Soledad Quero

“…However, some limitations should be noted regarding the state of this field of research, especially regarding the small number of included articles and the lack of sufficient RCTs to draw firm conclusions about the efficacy of AR, highlighting the need for further research in this field.…”
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Unsupervised Quality Estimation Model for English to German Translation and Its Application in Extensive Supervised Evaluation by Aaron L.-F. Han, Derek F. Wong, Lidia S. Chao, Liangye He, Yi Lu

“…Secondly, they tend to use no linguistic features or too many linguistic features, of which no usage of linguistic feature draws a lot of criticism from the linguists and too many linguistic features make the model weak in repeatability. …”
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Temporal legacies of coal mining in the West Coast, New Zealand: path-dependency or path-creation? by Sean Connelly, Etienne Nel, Alison Floyd

“…The legacy and heritage of coal mining has since shaped efforts at diversification and revitalization, highlighting the tensions between path-dependency and new path creation in the shaping of the future of Blackball. We draw on concepts from evolutionary economic geography to highlight how iterative processes of path creation and path dependency have played out and identify the important role of community agency and external support in mediating those processes. …”
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Covert marketing in films and series by Dimitrijević Ljiljana, Gojković Marija, Kolar Janez

“…Its influence is growing, and through advertising through celebrities, who immediately draw attention to a certain brand or service, its attractiveness is growing. …”
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Challenges and insights of transferring animal maze studies principles to human spatial learning research by Piruza Manukyan, Elizaveta Romanova, Alexander Latanov, Pavel Shlepnev, Anastasia Sharapkova, Naida Garabova, Vladimir Kasatkin, Vera Tolchennikova

“…A virtual maze was developed, and two types of instructions were provided to the participants: (1) to collect coins; (2) to interact with the maze in order to draw its structure after the game. The results indicate that a more structured instruction with a clear attainable goal (“collect”) prompted more in-depth exploration and engagement with the key elements of the maze, eliciting processes similar to those of animals. …”
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