A New Approach to the Economic Problem of Dumping based on Game Theory with Grey Parameters by Davood Darvishi Selokolayi, Samira Heydari Gorji

“…Originality/Value: Game theory is one of the applied fields that has grown in decision-making and economics and has attracted the attention of many researchers. Utilizing this theory can help the current knowledge about the further application of this theory in the country's economic conditions.…”
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A systematic review on the effectiveness of anti-doping education for university students by Adam R. Nicholls, Lambros Lazuras, Michael Petrou, Ornella Corazza, Carlos Santos, António Júlio Nunes, Michał Rynkowski, João F. Martins, Thomas Zandonai, Uta Kühn, Łukasz Tota

“…Conclusions: These four studies are essential, but methodological limitations mean that better-designed education interventions for university students are required. Researchers could assess the effectiveness of education interventions on anti-doping knowledge and key psycho-social variables among this population.…”
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The 2020 IDS Release of the Antwerp COR*-Database. Evaluation, Development and Transformation of a Pre-Existing Database by Sam Jenkinson, Francisco Anguita, Diogo Paiva, Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs

“…The Antwerp COR*-IDS database 2020 is a transformed and harmonized historical demographic database in a cross-nationally comparable format designed to be open and easy to use for international researchers. The database is constructed from the 2010 release of the Antwerp COR*-historical demographic database, which was created using a letter sample of the whole district of Antwerp (Flanders, Belgium). …”
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Why is it problematic for technicians to say they teach in higher education? by Tim Savage, Kelly Vere

“…Writing from their experiences as technicians and educational researchers within the creative arts (Savage) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) (Vere), the authors question why many technicians feel unable to describe their teaching activities as teaching, calling for greater recognition of technicians’ pedagogic contribution to the sector, while also arguing that through the activities of teaching, the boundaries between academic and technical roles have become increasingly blurred.   …”
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Exhaust Emissions and Physicochemical Properties of Hydrotreated Used Cooking Oils in Blends with Diesel Fuel by Iraklis Zahos-Siagos, Dimitrios Karonis

“…The final product, usually referred to as “paraffinic diesel,” is a high cetane number, clean burning biofuel which is rapidly gaining popularity among researchers and the industry. Nevertheless, the costly isomerization step can be omitted if normal paraffins are to be directly mixed with conventional diesel in low concentrations. …”
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Ciudadanía sexual: género y sexualidad en universidades públicas mexicanas by Adriana Leona Rosales Mendoza, Aymara Flores Soriano

“…Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with teacher-researchers of higher education institutions in Mexico City and the states of Jalisco, Michoacan, Chiapas and Yucatan.…”
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CAPITAL INFLOWS, FINANCIAL DEEPENING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS: THE MISSING LINK by Amassoma Ditimi, Azeez Oluwatobiloba

“… The purpose of this study was to investigate direct effects of capital inflow, financial deepe-ning on economic growth in Nigeria due to diverse contentions it stirred among researchers from 1981 to 2018 using the Autoregressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) co-integration approach. …”
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Efforts of Different Regimes in Kenya Toward National Cohesion and Integration, 1963-2022 by Benson Nyamweno

“…To adequately answer the above question, the researcher will be guided by this sole objective which is to examine the efforts of different regimes in Kenya toward achieving national cohesion and integration. …”
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Color Variability of Cosmopolitan Beetles in Mindanao, Philippines by Ernel Bagbag, Mark Anthony J. Torres, Cesar G. Demayo

“…However, studying these patterns poses challenges, given the intricate nature of colors in the natural world. While past researchers have explored beetle color patterns, quantifying colors requires costly equipment and sophisticated software. …”
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Comparing the Urine Ketone Strip Test and the Handheld Ketone Meter to Diagnose Ketosis in Early Lactation Dairy Cows by Klibs N. Galvão, Achilles Vieira Neto, Gustavo Peña, Joao Bittar, Lucas Ibarbia

“…Measuring BHBA in serum or plasma is considered the gold standard diagnostic test for subclinical ketosis, because this method has stability, but the price for ketone strips is approximately $0.08/strip while the price for the electronic BHBA measuring system is approximately $1.00. UF/IFAS researchers conducted a study to compare the two, using 72 Holstein cows between 14–40 days in milk from three dairy farms in north-central Florida with 450–800 lactating dairy cows. …”
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Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Sana Younas, Saeeda Khanum

“…The scale is useful for practitioners and researchers to measure factors affecting decision-making in naturalistic settings.…”
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Continuous electrocoagulation treatment of chromium from tannery wastewater in a cylindrical column by Nahid M. Genawi, Nafis Mahmud, Elfatih A. Hassan, Muftah H. El-Naas

“…Discharging tannery wastewater into the water resources can lead to several environmental implications due to its high chromium and pollutants content, adversely affecting both aquatic and human life. Consequently, researchers are focusing on the development of efficient treatment methods for post-tanning effluents with the target of removing chromium to alleviate this pollution problem. …”
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SPREAD OF LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA А/Н9N2 IN THE WORLD AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION. CHALLENGES OF DISEASE ERADICATION by M. S. Volkov, A. V. Varkentin, V. N. Irza

“…In spite of the availability of specific prevention, the opinions of the researchers divided between its opponents and proponents. …”
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Multiagent Reinforcement Learning-Based Taxi Predispatching Model to Balance Taxi Supply and Demand by Yongjian Yang, Xintao Wang, Yuanbo Xu, Qiuyang Huang

“…Many scholars have studied taxi behaviors to find better operational strategies for drivers, but their researches rely on local optimization methods to improve the profit of drivers, which will lead to imbalance between supply and demand in the city. …”
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The End of the Old France. <i>Book Review of ‘From Triumph to Disaster: Political and Military Defeat of France in 1940 and Its Origins’ by A.A. Vershinin and N.N. Naumova</i> by V. Sergienko-Soler

“…They also thoroughly examined the works of both classic and contemporary researches on the military and political history of France. …”
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Advancing the utilization of 2D materials for electrocatalytic seawater splitting by Shemsu Ligani Fereja, Andleeb Mehmood, Qianqian Ji, Waseem Raza, Ahmed Hussen, Jie Hu, Shuo Zhai, Xingke Cai

“…To overcome these challenges, researchers have turned to two‐dimensional (2D) materials, which possess large specific surface areas and can easily be engineered to have desirable electronic structures, making them promising candidates for high‐performance electrocatalysis in various reactions. …”
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Spatial Analysis of thunder storm in Iran by ghasem azizi, leyla sharifi

“…Thunderstorms are major climatic events due to the significant effects and catastrophic consequences on humans and the natural environment. The researches have shown that the elevation and latitude factors are two variables that can affect the occurrence of this phenomenon. …”
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Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors with Dietary Behaviors among US High School Students by Richard Lowry, Shannon Michael, Zewditu Demissie, Laura Kann, Deborah A. Galuska

“…Students who exceeded recommended limits for television (TV) and computer/video game (C/VG) screen time were less likely than those who did not to consume fruits and vegetables and were more likely to consume fast food and sugar-sweetened beverages. Conclusions. Researchers may want to address PA, sedentary behaviors, and dietary behaviors jointly when developing health promotion and obesity prevention programs for youth.…”
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Video or audio listening tests for English language teaching context: which is more effective for classroom use? by Clara Herlina Karjo, Menik Winiharti, Safnil Arsyad

“…The participants were 100 students of the English Department, Bina Nusantara University (henceforth Binus) University Jakarta. The researchers gave them two kinds of tests: the video listening test (VLT) and audio listening test (ALT). …”
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Enhanced Carbon Neutral and Performance Characteristics Cookstove for Energy Sustainability by Samson Kolawole Fasogbon, Emmanuel Segun Durowoju, Theophilus Chibuzo Uzoh, Kubiat Edeheudim George, Mark Onons Ikhifa, Timilehin Daniel Adegoke, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga

“…These energy sustainability factors and time wastages on wood fetching; had led significant number of researchers to investigate improvement process of the traditional cookstove; and have therefore developed some enhanced cookstoves for use. …”
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