Re-Thinking Pan-Africanism and African Integration by Keith Gottschalk

“…Diplomatic alliances mark the essence of most sub-regional organisations and explain why they continue to thrive, notwithstanding the “spaghetti bowl” incomprehension of some economists and law scholars about their entanglement. We can confidently predict the continued growth of inter-governmental organising, sub-regional and continental NGOs, and Pan-African corporate expansion of an order of magnitude above what currently exists. …”
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A Campus Landscape Visual Evaluation Method Integrating PixScape and UAV Remote Sensing Images by Lili Song, Moyu Wu

“…Landscape, as an important component of environmental quality, is increasingly valued by scholars for its visual dimension. Unlike evaluating landscape visual quality through on-site observation or using digital photos, the landscape visualization modeling method supported by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerial photography, geographic information System (GIS), and PixScape has the advantage of systematically scanning landscape geographic space. …”
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The interdisciplinarity of the publications of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice based on the analysis of the co-occurrence of issues specific to medicine and computer... by Ewelina Paluch, Marcela Mikulska

“…OpenAlex, a bibliographic database supported by data mainly from Scopus, WoS and Google Scholar, which uses concepts that make up the Wikidata knowledge base to describe the content of publications was used. …”
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A mixed-methods systematic review of mental health activities among urban left-behind children in mainland China by Siyu Long, Siyu Long, Zainal Bin Madon, Noris Mohd Norowi, Mei Foong Ang

“…IntroductionThe mental health of left-behind children has garnered attention from Chinese scholars in recent years. Although several interventions have been implemented to address these children’s mental health in urban areas, a gap remains in understanding the types of interventions, their effectiveness, and the factors that act as barriers or facilitators during the implementation process.MethodsA mixed methods systematic review informed by JBI methodology. …”
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Many faces of the right-wing populism. Book review of ‘Right-wing populism: Global trend and regional features’ ed. by L.S. Okuneva, A.I. Tevdoi-Burmuli by M. V. Nozhenko

“…The reviewer notes that a growing interest in both Russian and foreign academic community towards the phenomenon of populism has been witnessed in recent years. However, scholars still haven’t reached a consensus on the nature and content of this phenomenon, its role in the political systems of individual countries and regions, as well as on prospects for its further development. …”
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EFFECT OF LEMON AROMATHERAPY IN PREGNANT WOMEN ON EMESIS GRAVIDARUM: A LITERATURE REVIEW by Rizeki Dwi Fibriansari, Nurul Hayati

“…Methods: The method used in this study is a literature review with data collection techniques using PubMed and Scholar based on inclusion criteria, among others, the intervention in the form of giving lemon aromatherapy, using the quasi-experiment or pre-experimental design or literature review method, using Indonesian and English, published within 10 years (2017-2022). …”
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Central Asia, Euro-centrism and Colonialism by N. T. Nurulla-Khodzhaeva

“…It is essential to highlight that based on this, a new dialogue may commence, where Central Asian scholars are regarded as equals to those of other research schools (both within and outside the region).…”
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The Role of Scientometric Thresholds for the Evaluation of Grant Applications by K. S. Guba, A. M. Zheleznov, E. A. Chechik

“…This analysis included two groups of researchers: 1) physicists and 2) social sciences and humanities scholars. Scopus was sourced to collect bibliographic data, while the foundation’s website was used to check data on the funded projects. …”
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Some Aspects of Legal Regulation of the Dismissal from Work: Features, Types and Social Guarantees by S. M. Bortnyk

“…Based on the study of scientific views of scholars and taking into account the analysis of the norms of general labor legislation, the main characteristics of the definition of “dismissal from work” have been identified. …”
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Pattern of Orbito-ocular Tumours in Nigeria: a systematic review by Godswill I. Nathaniel, Ugochukwu A. Eze, Arinze A. Onwuegbuna, Chigozie I. Echieh, Helen A. Alen

“…Methods A systematic literature search was conducted on Google Scholar and PubMed using the following keywords: pattern, orbit tumour, ocular tumour, Nigeria. …”
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A Systematic Review of Spironolactone Nano-Formulations for Topical Treatment of Skin Hyperandrogenic Disorders and Chronic Wounds by Saedah Dereiah, Muhammad Usman Ghori, Barbara R. Conway

“…<b>Methods:</b> A search strategy was developed, and the relevant literature was systematically searched using databases such as Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The review process, including screening, inclusion, and exclusion criteria, adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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Linking organisational life cycle models to church’s dual nature for effective management by Osward Sichula, Patrick Nanthambwe, Vhumani Magezi

“…This contribution is particularly relevant for enhancing church governance, resource allocation and management practices, making it valuable for scholars, church leaders and administrators.…”
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Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Using Anatomically Detailed Puppets while Interrogating Extremely Vulnerable Persons by T. P. Matiushkova

“…The article is focused on one of the urgent tasks for domestic scholars and practitioners – the development and implementation of non-traumatic methods of interrogation. …”
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Optimization of Covariance Matrices of Kalman Filter with Unknown Input Using Modified Directional Bat Algorithm by Lijun Liu, Chang Yin, Yonghui Su, Yinghai Lin, Ying Lei

“…The proper selection of the model error covariance matrix and the measurement noise covariance matrix of Kalman filter is an optimization problem. Some scholars have studied this, but there is relatively little research on the selection of the two covariance matrices for Kalman filters with an unknown input. …”
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Development and construction of a portable wind tunnel for investigating wind erosion through the application of photogrammetry techniques by Noredin Rostami, Maryam Rabbani, Saman Esmaeilbeigi, Kamyar Hassanpour, Mohammad Hossein Shahmoradi, Mohammad Najafishoa, Zahra Ghobadian, Masood Varshosaz, Mehdi Norianfar

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Bibliometrics of NIHR HTA monographs and their related journal articles by Norman Waugh, Pamela Royle

“…Objectives A bibliometric analysis of the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) monographs and their related journal articles by: (1) exploring the differences in citations to the HTA monographs in Google Scholar (GS), Scopus and Web of Science (WoS), and (2) comparing Scopus citations to the monographs with their related journal articles.Setting A study of 111 HTA monographs published in 2010 and 2011, and their external journal articles.Main outcome measures Citations to the monographs in GS, Scopus and WoS, and to their external journal articles in Scopus.Results The number of citations varied among the three databases, with GS having the highest and WoS the lowest; however, the citation-based rankings among the databases were highly correlated. …”
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Emergency nurses’ disaster preparedness competencies: A focused mapping review and synthesis by Tshepo L. Motsepe, Shelley Schmollgruber

“…Methods: A focused mapping review and synthesis was conducted where, articles published between 2006 and 2022 were searched utilising keywords relating to emergency nurses’ disaster preparedness through the following databases: SCOPUS, Sabinet, EBSCO host, ProQuest, PubMed and Google Scholar. Data were extracted from articles that met the inclusion criteria and placed into an extraction table where themes were developed. …”
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Research Progress on High-Intermediate Frequency Extension Methods of SEA by Jintao Su, Ling Zheng, Zhaoxiang Deng, Yuhan Jiang

“…To improve the basic theory of SEA and knowledge of intermediate frequency extension methods, as well as attract the attention of domestic scholars, this paper describes classical SEA and intermediate frequency extension methods. …”
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Species- and strain-specific microbial modulation of interferon, innate immunity, and epithelial barrier in 2D air–liquid interface respiratory epithelial cultures by Mian Horvath, Ruoyu Yang, Diana Cadena Castaneda, Megan Callender, Elizabeth S. Aiken, Anita Y. Voigt, Ryan Caldwell, José Fachi, Blanda Di Luccia, Zoe Scholar, Peter Yu, Andrew Salner, Marco Colonna, Karolina Palucka, Julia Oh

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Improvement of Administrative Legislation Regulating the Interaction of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine with Other Law Enforcement Agencies by M. S. Tkachenko

“…On the basis of working out the current legislation of Ukraine and a number of scientific views of scholars the author of the article defined and characterized certain directions of improvement of administrative legislation regulating interaction of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine with other law enforcement agencies. …”
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