Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future Approach by Aliakbar Jafarloo, Monireh Ghofran, Sahar Nazari

“…The findings reveal that Iran will likely experience sudden disruptions and heightened uncertainties, compounded by economic, social, political, environmental, demographic, geopolitical, and climate-related factors, as well as issues related to cyberspace and increasing inequalities. …”
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The ADDIE Model in Instructional Design: NUST MISIS Case Study by M. V. Lukanina, S. G. Merkulova

“…New approaches to course design are vital to raise education competitiveness, which in turn is subject to objective contemporary social trends. The first stage of ADDIE model (Analysis) was based on needs assessment conducted among master degree students in the form of questionnaires, as well as 2020-2023 course curricula analysis in terms of competencies indicated by major courses departments for the subject area “English Language” in accordance with the FSES HE 3++ requirements. …”
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Impacts of Land Use on Soil Erosion: RUSLE Analysis in a Sub-Basin of the Peruvian Amazon (2016–2022) by Moises Ascencio-Sanchez, Cesar Padilla-Castro, Christian Riveros-Lizana, Rosa María Hermoza-Espezúa, Dayan Atalluz-Ganoza, Richard Solórzano-Acosta

“…Unsustainable soil management practices can be the underlying explanation of changes in soil chemical and physical properties. Also, social dynamic changes and differences in landscape patterns play a role.…”
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Forms of Operative and Service Activities of the Ukraine’s State Border Guard Agencies (Units): Concepts and Legal Regulation by V. V. Polovnikov

“…The operative and service activities of such units is one of the forms of its state (official) external activity, which is implemented in the border guard service process and carrying out other measures, in accordance with the law enforcement and other SBGSU credentials, concerning persons and legal entities not subordinate to this unit, which implies the origin of all kinds of social relations. The form of operative and service activities of the respective unit is a system of interrelated measures reflecting the content of law enforcement and other credentials of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in a certain direction of its state (official) external activities. …”
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Contribuições de Paulo Freire e Muniz Sodré ao enfrentamento das guerras culturais: uma análise da pauta indígena na Agência Brasil 2015-2023 by Akemi Nitahara Souza, Adilson Vaz Cabral Filho

“…Utilizando conceitos das teorias de cotidiano e de midiatização, trabalharemos no artigo com autores como Agnes Heller (suspensão do cotidiano), Michel de Certeau (tática e estratégia), Patrícia Saldanha (midiatização latina), Jairo Ferreira (midiatização como construção social e desconstrução do real) e Jesús Martín-Barbero (mediação) para dialogar com a mediatização trazida por Paulo Freire e a midiatização da qual fala Muniz Sodré. …”
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Pentecostal Reinventions of the Passover: Contextual Reflections on the End of Year Night Worship Festivals in Uganda by Alexander Paul Isiko, Enock Kisekka

“… Pentecostal scholarship in and about Africa is a vibrant arena in world Christianity, with an upswing in the proliferation of scholarly works on Pentecostal Churches and its centrality in the political and social fabric of African societies. Pentecostalism has been hailed for revival of Christian conservatism in Sub-Saharan Africa, predominated by the nominal Roman Catholics and Protestant Christianity. …”
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Influencing Factors of Health Management Practices for Older Adults Contracted by Family Doctors in Rural Areas of China: a Scoping Review by LIU Haiyan, NING Yanhua, KONG Weijuan, GUO Yahong, SHI Jing, LIU Lingna, LYU Xiongxiong, LI Meiman

“…Relevant data were extracted, collected, summarized and reported guided by the Social Ecological Model. Results A total of 27 articles were included. …”
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Corpo feminino: análise dos reflexos das transformações corporais na capacidade decisional by Ananda Ayres Navarro, Heloisa Silva Alves, Sonalyana Jales Varelo, Loreley Gomes Garcia

“…O trabalho questiona alguns aspectos biológicos, psicológicos e comportamentais na fase de transição da infância para adolescência, tendo em vista que percebe-se a associação desses elementos com a reprodução social misógina do sodalício. Tendo em vista essa vigência, o corrente artigo objetiva discorrer acerca da discussão de gênero, pautada no processo da autonomia decisional sobre o corpo de garotas cuja faixa etária é direcionada a idade dos 14 aos 18 anos. …”
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El valor del análisis de discurso en los estudios comparativos de políticas públicas. El caso de aseguramiento de calidad en la educación superior en Colombia y Ecuador by Mariana Lima Bandeira, Nadia M. Rubaii

“…En este sentido, este artículo declara y muestra evidencia del valor del análisis de discurso en el marco de estudios comparativos de política pública, ampliando la capacidad de entender el contexto histórico, cultural, social y simbólico en el cual la política es construida e implementada. …”
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Do “Top” Universities the Best in Everything? How the Status and the Size of Russian Universities Correlate to Student Engagement by N. G. Maloshonok

“…The results demonstrate that students studying at federal, national research and flagship universities have comparatively lower class engagement and social engagement compared to students from universities without special status. …”
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The Impact of Ethnic-Immigrant Status and Obesity-Related Risk Factors on Behavioral Problems among US Children and Adolescents by Gopal K. Singh, Stella M. Yu

“…Policies aimed at modifying obesity-related behaviors and social environment may lead to improved behavioral/emotional health in both immigrant and native children.…”
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Tourism Development of Cultural Heritage Resources Through Conservation Concepts: A Case Study of Ningxia, China by Shengrui Zhang, Tianyi Hu, Tongyan Zhang, Hongrun Ju, Yingjie Wang

“…The findings reveal: (1) Religious and Ceremonial Sites: Ningxia boasts the highest number of religious and ceremonial sites, totaling 1741. (2) Geographical Distribution: Resources are distributed in a multicore pattern, concentrated in Longde and Zhongning Counties, while the central and western areas are less rich. (3) Regional Concentration: The eastern region shows a high concentration of resources, contrasting with the low concentration in the north. (4) Influencing Factors: Social factors like GDP per capita, urbanization, and population density significantly affect this spatial pattern, although natural factors like altitude are also important. …”
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The Role of Public Governance Practices for Business R&D Activity in the EU by Dejan Ravšelj, Sabina Hodžić

“… The public sector and public governance play a crucial role in the contemporary society which takes care of social needs. Therefore, it is not surprising that good governance has often been used to explain good economic performance as well as the well-being of a society over the last decade. …”
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Sensory substitution and augmentation techniques in cerebral visual impairment: a discussion of lived experiences by Stephanie L. Duesing, Katie Lane-Karnas, Sebastian James Adam Duesing, Mae Lane-Karnas, Nai Y, Arvind Chandna, Arvind Chandna

“…The authors discuss the strategies they use to leverage senses other than vision to achieve their daily life, educational, social, and career goals. Nonvisual skills training effective in those with ocular blindness, though received later in life after the delayed diagnosis, proved to be indispensable for these authors’ who have CVI access to all aspects of independent life. …”
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Scoping review of qualitative studies investigating reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among men and women across Rwanda. by Julie M Buser, Ella August, Gurpreet K Rana, Rachel Gray, Olive Tengera, Faelan E Jacobson-Davies, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Diomede Ntasumbumuyange, Gerard Kaberuka, Marie Laetitia Ishimwe Bazakare, Tamrat Endale, Yolanda R Smith

“…In terms of healthcare organization, maternal health practices, increased access to family planning programs, and the need for sexually transmitted infection programs was explored. At the social and cultural level, researchers investigated beliefs and traditional gender roles. …”
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IUPHAR Review: Alpha6-containing GABAA receptors – Novel targets for the treatment of schizophrenia by Lih-Chu Chiou, Werner Sieghart

“…The cerebellum not only is involved in regulation of motor activity, but also in regulation of thought, cognition, emotion, language, and social behavior. Activation of α6GABAARs enhances the precision of sensory inputs, enables rapid and coordinated movement and adequate responses to the environment, and protects the brain from information overflow. …”
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The effect of Flipped Digital Classroom and student engagement on English writing skills by Farida Ariani, Martin Kustati, Reflianto Reflianto, Novi Yanti, Joni Indra Wandi

“…Various digital media platforms, such as Google Classroom, Zoom Meetings, and social media, motivate students to actively engage in their studies. …”
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Experiências memoráveis na vivência acadêmica em cursos de administração: um estudo à luz das “experiências em serviços” by Eduardo Cechinel, Aline Regina Santos

“…Os resultados indicaram que as experiências memoráveis sofrem influências de fatores individuais, situam-se em quatro dimensões (interação professor e aluno, interação e identificação social, atividades extracurriculares e formatura) e manifestam-se em comportamentos e atitudes dos alunos. …”
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A Multi-Faceted Approach to Trending Topic Attack Detection Using Semantic Similarity and Large-Scale Datasets by Insaf Kraidia, Afifa Ghenai, Samir Brahim Belhaouari

“…These results establish a new benchmark for detecting trending topic attacks across languages, highlighting the robustness and effectiveness of our method in combating malicious activities on social platforms.…”
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Accident rates in Poland’s foodstuff industry from the perspective of occupational safety management in the European Union by A. Zielińska, W. Bajdur

“…Creating more quality jobs is one of the main goals of the EU’s social policy. Health and safety in the work environment are essential conditions for work quality. …”
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