Realization of Wireless-Controlled Gear Shifter for Shaft-Driven Bicycle Gearbox by Hsiung-Cheng Lin, Elangovan Chelliah

“…The traditional bicycle depends on a chain driving mechanism to move forward (This paper is an extended version of our paper published in The 16th Intelligent Living Technology Conference, Taichung, Taiwan, 2 June 2022). …”
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Ghadeer-speech-crowd-corpus: Speech datasetMendeley Data by Ghadeer Qasim Ali, Husam Ali Abdulmohsin

“…Speech samples were recorded over three months from 210 Iraqi Arab citizens living in different parts of Iraq and included more than one accent. …”
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‘In-Betweenness’ Declared and Confirmed: Zoë Wicomb’s October in the Untightened Grip of Ethnic and National Identification by Bartnik Ryszard

“…As a person of South African descent, yet currently living in Europe, Wicomb acknowledges a specific adaptive domain, which in turn serves as a fitting backdrop for construing contemporary South African-ness from a more nuanced, in-between/cosmopolitan position.…”
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The role of agritourism in the development of regions by Gasimova Gunay, Mustafayev Telman, Gasimov Isa

“…This sector, with its rich employment potential, offers important opportunities to strengthen the local economy and improve the living standards of people in rural areas. With sector-specific training, local collaboration and sustainable employment models, agritourism can play an important role in the tourism sector of the future.…”
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT: A THEMATIC REVIEW by Abdulrasheed Abdulyakeen

“…The findings showed that the roots of contemporary African political thought can be traced back to the cultural nationalism, negritude, and pan-Africanism of great African political thinkers like Marcus Garvey, William Du Bois, and others who lived in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The study identified that African political theory offers workable solutions to the continent's many political, economic, social, and cultural issues. …”
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Making room for alternative African epistemologies in Ethiopian higher education by Meskerem Lechissa Debele

“…One issue often raised by Ethiopian scholars and others in relation to the narrow outlook of most Ethiopian higher education graduates is the fact that they are mostly unaware of (or alien to) the lives, aspirations, struggles, dreams, and achievements of people in adjacent African countries and the African diaspora. …”
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Benjamin’s gamble: commodifying life in the age of heroic demise by Stephanie Polsky

“…He associated the rise of fascist terror with a breakdown of the threshold that separated the living from the dead, a threshold that had become increasingly ambiguous with the modern advent of global colonial warfare and the attendant call for the total mobilisation of entire civil populations. …”
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Tools: Stuff: Art by David Kirshner

“…Between 1890 and 1898 Erik Satie lived at 6 rue Cortot: ‘in a wardrobe’. Satie was a collector […]. …”
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Representation of Fictional Characters with Disabilities in Selected Crime Novels of Oͅládèͅjoͅ Òkédìjí by Oͅlálérè Adéyeͅmí

“…Òkédìjí rejects through his characterization technique and use of proverbs, the insidious kind of social categorization and stigmatization that carry with it a ‘devalued status’ for disabled people prevalent in the modern time as against the Yorùbá culture which regards those living with disability as ‘Eͅni-Òrìsà’ (offspring of the deity). …”
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Impact of human potential quality indicators on the regional economy development by E. A. Ostapenko

“…The article provides an assessment of the quality of human potential, which includes the use of the most effective indicator, on the basis of which it is possible to analyze the standard of living of citizens - the human development index, in relation to the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. …”
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Disability, Mortality and Causes of Death in a 19th-Century Swedish Population by Lotta Vikström, Sören Edvinsson, Erling Häggström Lundevaller

“…In all, our mortality findings suggest that disability was associated with poor living conditions and limited possibilities to participate in work and social life, which further tend to have accumulated across life and resulted in ill health indicated by premature death.…”
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Character education based on the value sand norms of the Indonesian philosophical system by Yulius Rustan Effendi

“…This intricate analysis aims to decipher the essence of existence that students should embrace in their lives. …”
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Adolescents’ advertising literacy and body self-perception in the face of influencer marketing by Beatriz Feijoo, Charo Sádaba

“…Based on a survey applied to 1,055 adolescents aged 11 to 17 between April and June, 2022, living in Spain, a significant relationship was found between adolescents' concern about their body image and their level of advertising literacy in the face of these contents, especially in setting goals to achieve the perfect body and the importance of physical appearance in their self-perception. …”
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Gender-based violence committed by women against men in the Kingdom of Eswatini by Phumuzani Mpofu, Lungile Goodness Mamba

“…Using a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews, the research aimed to understand the lived experiences of these men, alongside insights from individuals knowledgeable about the issue. …”
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Introduction: Urban-Rural Differences in Historical Demography by Christa Matthys, Jan Kok, Richard Paping

“…Rather, demographic behavior was affected by a diversity of local conditions, including various town sizes, calling for a further exploration of the impact of local demographic, working and living conditions. The studies in this issue also warn against simplified views regarding migrants in the past, for instance, their depiction of being of relatively humble social background. …”
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Reorienting information searching research by applying a situated abilities perspective by Gerd Berget

“…All people experience temporary impairments during their lives. It would therefore be purposeful to reorient information searching research by applying a situated abilities perspective. …”
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HISTORICO-LEGAL AND SOCIOCULTURAL CAUSES AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF PEASANTS’ REVOLT AGAINST TAXATION IN IBADAN, WESTERN NIGERIA by Oyesola Animashaun

“… The expectation that the Nigerian elites who were vested with political power at independence in 1960 would improve the lives of the populace appeared to be misplaced, because the nascent Nigerian state bounced from one avoidable social conflict to the other. …”
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Paupertas (poverty) in John Calvin's Institutes by R. M. Britz

“…Instead of examining the causes of poverty, Calvin emphasises the living presence of God in terms of his relational and biblical thinking. …”
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Impacts of external shocks and domestic change on Thailand’s economy and social policies by Natenapha Wailerdsak, Akira Suehiro

“…Crisis-induced economic downturns leave many unemployed and lower living standards. Governments intervene to mitigate social and political risks and retain public support. …”
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(Re)constructing Homelands Between Precarity and Intentionality: Syrian Armenians in Armenia by Sossie Kasbarian

“…Some have moved to other destinations perceived to hold better prospects, whether temporarily or with a view to stay permanently; others have returned to rebuild their lives in Syria. In mapping these multidirectional movements, it is apparent that Syrian Armenians’ encounter with Armenia is a process of continuous negotiation—Armenia is alternately a site of refuge, a historic or potential homeland, and a temporary transit. …”
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