The Present and the Future of the Special Relationship: The Debate in the United States and the United Kingdom by A. O. Mamedova

“…Moreover, skepticism has been growing about the future of the Anglo-American Special Relationship (AASR) since the start of the Brexit talks after the 2016 EU membership referendum and the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, given his determination to review the principles underpinning U.S. cooperation with its European allies. …”
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Consequences of violence experienced in childhood by Danutė Klokmanienė, Loreta Klokmanienė, Audronė Rimkuvienė

“…However, it has been revealed that the majority of the respondents did not seek help because, at the time when they were children, there was little talk about children’s rights and methods of raising children. …”
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Comparative analysis of transfer learning performance on generalised EEG data for use in a depression diagnosis task by Shusharina, Natalia Nikolaevna

“…It is also worth noting the crucial role of the representativeness of the data set for training the donor network, since it is the completeness of real observations that increases the effectiveness of augmentation, which leads to an increase in the number of “useful” features in the latent space of the network and the best conditions for transfer learning in the target task. If we talk about the diagnosis of depression, the data should maximally represent examples of electroencephalograms of depressed patients. …”
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Indigenous Environmental Activism and Media Depiction by Raphaela G O Pavlakos

“…The purpose of this article is to elucidate media bias as a way of informing our individual teaching and learning practice, as well as shaping how we engage with and talk about Indigenous issues. While all public activism engages with some levels of performance, the performance itself and larger narrative being told by the activists is filtered through who is able to tell the story. …”
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Les langues de la diffusion scientifique : une question pour les géographes et les géographies by Nathalie Lemarchand, Antoine Le Blanc

“…As it is the case in many countries, French geographers are more than ever under pressure to publish in English, and so are their scientific journals. This is often talked about as a fatality or else, as a necessity, in order to make one's work known in world geographic circles. …”
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Experiences of sexual and reproductive health screening and counseling in the clinical setting among adolescents and young adults with rheumatic disease by Brittany Huynh, Mary A. Ott, Stacey E. Tarvin

“…They preferred to receive information from their rheumatologist, and most agreed it is important to talk to their rheumatologist regarding these topics. …”
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Key insights into recent advances and challenges in COVID-19 management by Prakash Monika, Anushka A. Poola, Prithvi S. Prabhu, K. Samrat, C. Likhitha

“…Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection, commonly called COVID-19, has taken a jump from being rarely talked about to becoming a household name. Making it to history as the 5th global pandemic, this public health crisis has taken millions of lives all over the world. …”
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Essence of a legal entity’s reorganization from the standpoint of recognizing hive-out as one of its types by V. H. Zhornokui

“…Therefore, it is more correct to talk about the termination of a legal entity by the universal succession than of its termination by reorganization; 2) succession is a special legal term that determines the process of «transfer of the rights and responsibilities» from one legal entity to another one. …”
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Relationship between Maternal Mood Disorders and Dietary Intake of 3-Year-Olds by Minatsu Kobayashi, Kohei Ogawa, Naho Morisaki, Hisako Tanaka, Reiko Horikawa, Kevin Y. Urayama

“…While husbands’ involvement in parenting and having friends to talk to may reduce childcare stress, this has not been thoroughly studied. …”
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Peace through Institutions: Woodrow Wilson and the Paris Peace Conference by Burak Küntay

“…This paper looks critically at America’s role in World War I, diplomatic talks preceding the signature of the treaty of Versailles, and domestic and international reactions to President Woodrow Wilson’s signature idealism.The paper begins with a historical overview of how World War I began in Europe in an effort to contextualize the entrance of the United States in 1917, two and a half years after the war began. …”
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Facilitation of students’ disembedding in an online visual arts and mathematics education program by Mehtap Kus, Nora S. Newcombe

“…Main findings The analysis of video data (talks and drawings) and written notes over three sessions revealed that this online educational program, which was designed for the specific context of visual arts and mathematics, offered students opportunities for the individual and group observation of diverse artworks, the tracing of shape contours, and guided attention to new perceptual organizations of shapes through prompting questions. …”
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Taking risky actions as a basis for prosecuting the officials of the business company by V. H. Zhornokui

“…It has been emphasized that it is the justified nature of entrepreneurial risk in the actions of persons performing the functions of the bodies of an entrepreneurial company, and their reasonable, conscientious, with due care and prudence activity, as well as taking all measures for the proper performance of duties and prevention of adverse legal consequences for the company, allows o talk about their release from liability for damages. …”
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Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Akakwatsa, Racheal

“…The study results on the strategies for ending early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, 28% the highest number of respondents mentioned the promotion of policies and programs that ensure young girls and boys to remain in school while the lowest number of respondents talked of ensuring the strict enforcement of existing laws that set a minimum legal age for marriage. …”
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Effect of High Population Growth Rate on Economic Performance in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District Uganda. by Aijuka, Godwin

“…The study results on the implications of population growth on economic performance in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district, the highest number of respondents mentioned discouraged saving and investments which results in low incomes, and the lowest number of respondents talked of how high population growth affected the efficiency of developing countries and their political system. …”
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The role of the African University in the Continent’s Development by Edoru, John Michael, Adebayo, Tajudeen Sanni

“…Without knowledge production, it is impossible to talk about the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals which many countries are hoping for by the year 2025.In these goals, the emphasis is put on poverty eradication, education for all, health for all, food security for all among others. …”
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Teacher rewards and their performance: a case study of selected secondary schools in southern division, Kabale municipality by Agnes, Nyinamasiko, John Michael, Edoru

“…Finally, it was recommended that the Government of Uganda and the Ministry of Education and sports should provide adequate information and counseling to teachers on creating an environment, inside the classroom and beyond where students can talk openly about their learning, their challenges and what allows them to succeed, teachers’ salaries should be determined according to sector needs as opposed to macro-economic policy requirements if Uganda is to attain the Millennium Development Goals related to Education, there is also a need to continuously engage teachers in the National teachers Union (UNATU) a statutory representative of teachers at all levels in both private and government sectors; this will enable teachers to consult on educational, labor and other relevant issues…”
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Single-cell atlas of human pancreatic islet and acinar endothelial cells in health and diabetes by Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, Ge Li, Kevin Chen, Jesus M. Gomez-Salinero, Ryan Nachman, Aleksandra Kopacz, Ryan Schreiner, Xiaojuan Chen, Qiao Zhou, Shahin Rafii, David Redmond

“…Comparative expression and immunohistochemistry indicate disruption of endothelial-expressed CD74, ESM1, PLVAP, THBD, VWA1, and VEGF-A cross-talk among vascular and other cell types in diabetes. …”
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Social Justice and Health Equity in the Teaching and Learning Environment: Perspectives of Academic Leaders in Health Profession Education Programmes by Benita Cohen, Debra Beach Ducharme, Moni Fricke, Alan Katz, Laura MacDonald, Donna Martin, Christen Rachul, Gayle Restall, Dana Turcotte

“…Following inductive thematic analysis, one overarching theme resulted, “We Need to Walk the Talk.” Five sub-themes also emerged, including understanding of SJ/HE; the current TLE; facilitators and barriers to a TLE promoting SJ/HE; and actions required to further develop a TLE promoting SJ/HE. …”
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Microplastics in food products: Prevalence, artificial intelligence based detection, and potential health impacts on humans by M. Amin Mir, Muhammad Azhar Ali Khan, Bimal Krishna Banik, Syed M. Hasnain, Lina Alzayer, K. Andrews, Sani I. Abba

“…The research also highlights the necessity of better detection methods, like multispectral imaging and AI-based algorithms, to increase the precision and effectiveness of microplastic identification in food. It also talks about how crucial it is to comprehend the origins and routes of contamination in order to lessen the impact of microplastics in the food supply chain. …”
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Social anxiety disorder and its impact in undergraduate students at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia by Ramzi M. Hakami, Mohamed S. Mahfouz, Abdulrahman M. Adawi, Adeebah J. Mahha, Alaa J. Athathi, Hadi H. Daghreeri, Hatim H. Najmi, Nuha A. Arishi

“…Acting, performing or giving a talk in front of an audience was the most commonly feared situation. …”
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