CREATING AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR PRESCHOOLERS: LINGUODIDACTIC ASPECT by Oksana Khomyshak

“… Recent changes in the Ukrainian language policy have drawn public attention to the issue of shaping an English-speaking digital learning environment for preschool children and have urged researchers to examine the matter from the standpoint of linguodidactics. …”
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Molecular Diversity of Sapovirus Infection in Outpatients Living in Nanjing, China (2011–2013) by Hong-ying Zhang, Meng-kai Qiao, Xuan Wang, Min He, Li-min Shi, Guo-xiang Xie, Hei-ying Jin

“…A phylogenetic tree was drawn with the MEGA 5.0 software. Results. Between 2011 and 2013, 16 sapovirus positive cases were confirmed by real-time PCR. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Public Road Transportation Systems in India Using Multicriteria Decision-Making Techniques by Anand Kumar, Gurmeet Singh, Omkarprasad S. Vaidya

“…Our key findings are as follows: First, the performance of all DMUs has improved in the second year with respect to the first year; second, significant improvement is observed in the “expenses” functional head which carries a substantial weight among the functional heads; third, barring few DMUs, the performance of the majority of DMUs has worsened in the “accident” functional head; fourth, while few DMUs have been consistently very good performers in both the years, there are also few DMUs which have consistently performed poorly in both the years. The inferences drawn from the study can be leveraged for future policy formulations by the state government and local municipal corporations and for sharing best practices among the DMUs.…”
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Theoretical innovations of Zenonas Ivinskis by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…Two main conclusions can be drawn: 1) he did not accept the “inventory of events” in historism and noticed the absence of discussion on the programs of historical research as well as the predetermination of events based on the assumption of statehood as an arranged principle in historical synthesis. 2) Zenonas Ivinskis tried to refuse the narrative or “cut and paste” method (concept of T. …”
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Conflicts between indigenous and scientific concepts of landscape management for wildlife conservation: human-chimpanzee politics of coexistence at Bossou, Guinea by Gen Yamakoshi, Vincent Leblan

“…The agricultural environment is valued by a chimpanzee “conservation model” based on indigenous experience and knowledge, which is in conflict with models introduced by outsiders (scientists and public administrations).The indigenous conservation model revealed by this case study may better help to prevent epidemics of zoonoses and injury and deaths due to chimpanzee attacks, compared with the outsiders’ conservation approach based on general knowledge drawn from conservation ecology. Future conservation measures should be determined based on dialog between the two models. …”
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Experimental Study of the Pore Structure Deterioration of Sandstones under Freeze-Thaw Cycles and Chemical Erosion by Jielin Li, Rennie B. Kaunda, Longyin Zhu, Keping Zhou, Feng Gao

“…The issue of rock deterioration in chemical environments has drawn much attention in recent years in the rock engineering community. …”
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Considering the potential unintended consequences of RateMDs: an exploratory study in one specialty by Kristina H Pulkki, Shamira Pira, Meredith Young, Grace M Scott, Carol Nhan, Kevin Fung, Gabriella Le Blanc, Lily HP Nguyen

“…We collected narrative comments associated with low numerical ratings on one physician-rating website (RateMDs) drawn from one specialty in Canada. Written reviews associated with low numerical ratings (≤2/5) for Canadian otolaryngologists were collected yielding a total of 878 comment sets that were analyzed deductively and iteratively. …”
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An Analysis of Habitual Mode Use in the Years of Rising Oil Prices by Chansung Kim, Woo-Yung Kim, Jiyoung Park

“…From the estimated models, important policy implications can be drawn from the fact that the presence of state dependence and the importance of early habit formation are important not only in nonmotorized modes but also in public transportation. …”
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Agreement on the termination of obligation by transferring indemnity: content and special features by V. V. Rasskazova

“…Attention has also been drawn to the inadmissibility of entering into an agreement on indemnity by third parties who are not parties to the original obligation. …”
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MECHANICAL CALCULATION OF FLEXIBLE WIRES WHEN THE CONCENTRATED FORCES ARE REPLACED BY A DISTRIBUTED LOAD by Yu. V. Bladyko

“…An equation of state has been drawn up which makes it possible to determine the tension after changing the number of concentrated loads, e.g., after installing spacers, hanging the barrier balls, fixing the taps. …”
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Patients Undergoing Subacute Physical Rehabilitation following an Acute Hospital Admission Demonstrated Improvement in Cognitive Functional Task Independence by Steven M. McPhail, Paul N. Varghese, Suzanne S. Kuys

“…Causal links cannot be drawn without further research.…”
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Review of different types of mountain springs and mineral waters from Bulgaria based on their natural origin and health benefits by I. Ignatov

“…One significant conclusion drawn from this research is the crucial role of balancing certain minerals in both water and food for human health and longevity. …”
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Neuromorphic Vision Data Coding: Classifying and Reviewing the Literature by Catarina Brites, Joao Ascenso

“…In this way, more solid conclusions can be drawn about the current NVDC status quo, thus allowing to better drive future research and standardization developments in this emerging technical area.…”
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Evidence-based economic policy at the regional level by Elena G. Kropinova, Andrey E. Shastitko

“…The article examines the three main development strategies of the Kaliningrad region, as analysed by Fedorov, to trace the evolution of the region’s economic activity regulation regime. A conclusion is drawn regarding the demand for industrial policy instruments for the development of the region’s economy, while also emphasising their insufficient efficiency in application. …”
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Problematic issues of collecting evidence by the defense in criminal proceedings by I. O. Nechaieva

“…Based on the results of the research, a number of proposals and recommendations for improving theoretical and applied issues in the researched direction have been developed and proposed. Attention has been drawn to the fact that the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine enshrines provisions according to which the defense is granted the right to collect factual data significant for criminal proceedings, but at the same time, the procedural form of implementing this right is not fully provided for, which is the subject to legislative clarification. …”
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Research Progress on the Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Effects of <i>Houttuynia cordata</i> Thunb and a Predictive Analysis of Quality Markers by Zhuo Yang, Peng Ji, Chenchen Li, Fanlin Wu, Yongli Hua, Yanming Wei, Yuxia Cao

“…A structural diagram of the compound was drawn using ChemDraw software. <i>H. cordata</i> contains volatile oils, flavonoids, and alkaloids. …”
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Concept, subject and method of legal psychology by N. M. Demidenko, T. L. Bilous

“…A conclusion has been drawn according to which the subject matter of legal psychology is: peculiarities of mental processes during entry and participation of a person in social and legal relations of the relevant sectoral affiliation; peculiarities of influence on the emotional and sensual states of a person of certain legal facts and legally significant events; the process of perception of legal reality by a person, awareness of the rights and obligations granted to him/her, ways and procedure for their implementation, etc.; organisation of a person's behaviour as a participant in social and legal relations. …”
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The Impact of R&D Input on Technological Innovation: Evidence from South Asian and Southeast Asian Countries by Lei Lv, Yuchen Yin, Yuanchang Wang

“…So, the following conclusions are drawn: both R&D expenditure and manpower input in South Asia and Southeast Asia significantly promote technological innovation; the efficiency of both R&D expenditure and manpower input promoting technological innovation in South Asia and Southeast Asia is low and needs to be improved. …”
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Blasting Vibration Generated by Breaking-Blasting Large Barriers with EBBLB by Wang Zhen-xiong, Gu Wen-bin, Liang Ting, Liu Jian-qing, Xu Jing-lin, Liu Xin

“…By monitoring vibration at measuring points at different distances from blasting center, time history curve of vibrating velocity can be obtained; it can be drawn that blasting seismic waves are generated mainly from the explosion of the precharge. …”
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Detection of Dose Response in Chronic Doxorubicin-Mediated Cell Death with Cardiac Technetium 99m Annexin V Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography by Kathleen L. Gabrielson, Greta S.P. Mok, Srihdar Nimmagadda, Djahida Bedja, Scott Pin, Allison Tsao, Yuchuan Wang, Dhrtti Sooryakumar, S. Jianhua Yu, Martin G. Pomper, Benjamin M.W. Tsui

“…Two regions of interest were drawn in the myocardium and soft tissue regions to calculate the cardiac uptake ratio (CUR) of reconstructed images. …”
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