Lived experiences of life with newly diagnosed advanced cancer – a qualitative interview study by Johanna Swenne, Ricko Damberg Nissen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Mette Stie

“…Methodology The study employed a phenomenological hermeneutical framework, drawing inspiration from interpretive descriptive methodology. …”
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The Spirit and Holy Spirit in The Quran and its Exegeses by Mohammad Makdod

“…In each case, the relevant Quranic interpretations are discussed, drawing from key Quranic commentaries (tafsīr). The study relies on a combination of classical exegetical methods, incorporating both narration-based exegesis (tafsīr bi-l-ma'thūr), such as the works of al-Ṭabarī and al-Baghawī, and reasoning-based exegesis (tafsīr bi-l-ra'y), as exemplified by the works of Imām Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī. …”
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Understanding health system responsiveness to public feedback at the sub-national level: Insights from Kilifi County, Kenya. by Nancy Kagwanja, Lucy Gilson, Benjamin Tsofa, Jill Olivier, Hassan Leli, Sassy Molyneux

“…Our findings are relevant to similar low-and-middle-income contexts and draw attention to the importance of integrating multiple mechanisms and forms of feedback, alongside considering system capacities and their interactions, in strengthening health system responsiveness.…”
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A Watershed Approach to Co-Creating Just Sustainabilities: Reflections from the Lake Superior Living Labs Network by Charles Z. Levkoe, Nairne Cameron, Lindsay P. Galway, Rachel L. W. Portinga, Randy Hanson, Kathryn Milun, Erika Vye

“…The LSLLN was established in 2018 as a platform to connect academics and community groups across Canada, the United States, and multiple Indigenous territories, with the goal of developing and expanding partnerships and place-based collaborative initiatives grounded in the Lake Superior watershed as a social-ecological system. Drawing on these insights, we consider the possibilities for a watershed-based approach to living labs. …”
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Educational Policy Analysis: Examining Pesantren Policies and Their Implications on the Independence of Kyai and Pesantren in the Contemporary Era by Nadhif Muhammad Mumtaz, Evi Muafiah, Doli Witro

“…Data analysis techniques used qualitative data analysis techniques, namely data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Findings – The research reveals that the law empowers Pesantren and Kyai to shape their institutions in alignment with societal demands, traditions, and evolving times. …”
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Analysis of Urban Residents' Sports Consumption Demand Based on Intercepted Regression Model by Qing Liu

“…On the other hand, based on the spatial and spatial spillover points of view, we use spatial analysis framework combined with exploratory spatial data analysis and GIS to investigate spatial correlation between consumption structure and housing price, and accurately reflect the spatial clustering status of the index by drawing. Moran dispersion plot and Lisa cluster plot, then the spatial Darwinian model, are used to investigate the impact of real estate prices on the increase in occupant consumption from a macro perspective.…”
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Derzhavin's dramaturgy as an artistic system by A.I. Razzhivin

“…The obtained results allow drawing the conclusion that G.R. Derzhavin's plays manifest the intensive pioneering work and reveal the spirit of polemics in relation to his contemporaries and predecessors. …”
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Lounging Men, Standing Women: Pose and Posture in the Aesthetic Interior by Richard W. Hayes

“…A key moment in Henry James’s 1881 novel The Portrait of a Lady occurs when the story’s heroine, Isabel, enters the drawing room in her Roman palazzo to find her husband Gilbert Osmond seated and their guest Madame Merle standing. …”
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Training Technologies as Means for Forming the Professional Identity of Police Officers during Professional Genesis by O. Y. Shlomin

“…It is expedient to use the received results of the research for drawing up the programs of psychological support of police officers at various stages of the professional genesis.…”
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Multilingualism as a Principle of the EU Court of Justice by K. Kh. Rekosh

“…To provide help in written translations, much work is carried out in the Court on drawing up dictionaries, thesauri, where multilingualism is fully manifested. …”
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DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMES AND POLICIES: A LOGIC MODEL APPROACH by Obuks Augustine EJOHWOMU, Morakinyo Kehinde ONIFADE, Babatunde ADEOYE

“… Drawing on a review of developmental policies and programmes since post-independence era, the programme logic model (PLM) is accepted as a framework for addressing the research aim, which is to develop a framework for the developmental future of Nigeria. …”
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Thermoregulatory integration in hand prostheses and humanoid robots through blood vessel simulation by Sang-Mi Jeong, Jonguk Yang, Youngsoo Kang, Hee Sung Seo, Keumyoung Seo, Taekyung Lim, Sanghyun Ju

“…This method integrates a temperature regulation system into artificial skin, drawing inspiration from the human body’s natural temperature control via blood flow. …”
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Customer value co-creation practices for community well-being in E-commerce platform: An information-based perspective by Nguyen M. Tuan, Dang T. Doan

“…The paper investigates the role of customer value co-creation practices within e-commerce platforms, drawing on service dominant logic, practice theory and institutional work. …”
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Analysis of inter-decade changes in trends and spatial patterns of annual and seasonal precipitation, case study: West of Iran by Fatemeh Ghiasabadi Farahani, Faramarz khoshakhlagh, Aliakbar Shamsipour, Ghasem Azizi, ebrahim fattahi

“…We have also used ArcGIS and Surfer for drawing maps.  The results of inter-decade changes of positive spatial autocorrelation of precipitation in west of Iran have indicated that there has been a decline in spatial extent of the positive spatial autocorrelation pattern in spring and fall, except for winter with a negligible increasing trend. …”
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia: A Soaring Epidemic by Asirvatham Alwin Robert, Abdulrahman Al-Dawish, Muhammad Mujammami, Mohamed Abdulaziz Al Dawish

“…In this review we discuss different aspects of T1DM in Saudi Arabia drawing on the published literature currently available.…”
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Bridging silos through governance innovations: the role of the EU cities mission by Alexandra Buylova, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Jennifer Bergman, Lisa Sanderink, Björn Wickenberg, Cesar Casiano Flores, Kes McCormick, Kes McCormick

“…The paper concludes by drawing out the implications of our findings for the scholarly literature and practice.…”
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PLACE ATTACHMENT AND PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR PARALYSIS: A STUDY OF HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT by Hope Iyawe

“…In this context, therefore, a disconnect exists between the two experiences. Drawing on recent fieldwork conducted in Urora, Benin City in Nigeria, which employed both ethnographic-based observation approach and the principles of participatory research, this study sought to understand the causal factors responsible for the disconnect between PA and PEB that continue to facilitate the indiscriminate disposal of HHSW. …”
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Curiosity-Driven Camouflaged Object Segmentation by Mengyin Pang, Meijun Sun, Zheng Wang

“…Specifically, the proposed fusion bridge module aims to exploit the model’s inherent curiosity to fuse these features extracted by the dual-branch feature encoder to capture the complete details of the object. Then, drawing inspiration from curiosity, the curiosity-refinement module is proposed to progressively refine the initial predictions by exploring unknown regions within the object’s surrounding environment. …”
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Optimal timing for lithium levels [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Kevin J Black

“…So, the real question of interest is, with extended-release lithium formulations, at what time point does one draw the lithium level to compare most accurately with a standard 12-h blood draw with plain lithium carbonate? …”
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PARENTING STYLE AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS OF NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY STAFF SCHOOL KADUNA by JONATHAN IORNENGE UGESE, OKOLO IFELUNWA, CHIBUIKE CHINONSO MGBEANULI, CHINONSO NDUBISI UGWUOWO, OKAFOR ONYEDIKACHI JOSEPH, SUNNI ISAAC MALLO, WALTER IWOBI CHUKWUEMEKA

“… This study investigates the predictive relationship between parenting styles and the psychological well-being of students attending the Nigerian Defence Academy Staff School in Kaduna. Drawing on a sample of 200 participants, data were collected using a cross-sectional survey design, with measures including the Parenting Care Scale (PCS) and the Brief Psychological Wellbeing Scale. …”
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