A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial assessing uptake of PrEP and contraception in hair salons in South Africa by Ingrid V. Bassett, Joyce Yan, Sabina Govere, Sthabile Shezi, Lungile M. Ngcobo, Shruti Sagar, Jana Jarolimova, Dani Zionts, Anele Khumalo, Zinhle Zwane, Christina Psaros, Nduduzo Dube, Robert A. Parker

“…Women congregate regularly in hair salons, which may be useful venues for HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. …”
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A Comprehensive Literature Review of STEM Education in Informal Learning Environments: Transforming Playgrounds in China by Wang Xiaoting, Zheng Wenqi, Wang Meixi

“…By drawing from previous research and successful projects like those implemented in San Francisco and Prisma, we aim to transform the Tianjin playground into a dynamic venue that facilitates informal learning opportunities. …”
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From the Guest Editors by Carlos Castillo-Chávez, Christopher Kribs Zaleta, Yang Kuang, Baojun Song

“…Those of us who met the field of mathematical biology as a well-developed,flourishing, and rewarding discipline owe much to those who made it so.This special issue of Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering isdedicated to two such pioneers: Fred Brauer and Karl Hadeler.Since retrospectives of both men have been published in other venues [1, 2], we will only summarize their contributions briefly here.Fred Brauer obtained his Ph.D. from MIT in 1956 under Norman Levinson,and during a long tenure at the University of Wisconsin he co-wrote severaltexts on ordinary differential equations that have become classics.His research entered mathematical biology first through early studies inpredator-prey systems and harvesting, both with and without delays.He then moved into mathematical epidemiology, and the text he co-authoredwith Carlos Castillo-Chavez in both these areas earlier this decade isalready in wide use.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.…”
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Ecological and Coevolutionary Dynamics in Modern Markets Yield Nonstationarity in Market Efficiencies by Colin M. Van Oort, John Henry Ring IV, David Rushing Dewhurst, Christopher M. Danforth, Brian F. Tivnan

“…We quantify the relationship between fluctuations in the number of active trading venues and realized opportunity costs experienced by market participants. …”
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L’établissement routier de la Goudagne (Auch, Gers) : une hôtellerie ? by Fabien Colleoni, Catherine Petit-Aupert

“…Although the use of Latin terms to designate venues for travellers is to be treated with caution, the hypothesis of a praetorium, considered as a residence for senior officials travelling in the provinces, is envisaged for the Goudagne relay station.…”
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IFCD: Inverted feature extraction for enhancing curling stone detection by Qian Xiao, Zongmin Li, Guanlin Li, Chaozhi Yang, Yun Bai

“…However, in real-life curling competitions, the curling volume is limited and easy to be occluded, and the venue background illumination is complicated. To address these challenges, a curling target detection model, IFCD, based on Inverted Feature Extraction Network (IFNet) is proposed. …”
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Dalla «Canzone politica» alla «Canzone d’autore»: Italia 1968 by Massimo Tramonte

“…S’ajoute aussi l’influence des chansons venues des USA ou d’Amérique latine. À partir d’un corpus constitué de chansons de Paolo Pietrangeli (« Contessa », « Valle Giulia »), d’Ivan Della Mea (« L’internazionale », « Comandante Che Guevara ») et de Francesco Guccini (« La locomotiva », «  Dio è morto »), en m’appuyant également sur une expérience vécue à la première personne, je montrerai comme cette bande sonore a façonné la mémoire de toute une génération.…”
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« No guys with attitude ». Sociabilité et hiérarchie sexuelle dans une sex party gaie de New York by Etienne Meunier

“…Past research has observed that group sex venues were democratic places where men of different age, body, and social group came together for convivial sexual and social interaction. …”
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An Evaluation of Qualitative Criteria of Subway Station According to Audience-Based Criticism by mohsen kameli

“…Due to the high volume of users of the subway and the long-term stops of passengers, stations have become an effective venue for urban daily activities. Considering the growing trend of metro expansion in Tehran metropolis and the increasing need for it, special attention is paid to the quality of the environment of stations The metro should be considered as a metropolitan environment for the social interactions of citizens. …”
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Expanding the green gaming horizon: a conceptual analysis of and proposed guidelines for upscaling environmental game usage in climate education by Kristoffer Skomsøy Fjællingsdal

“…Although creative and more approachable venues of communication to climate change and sustainability issues are being explored more regularly than before, there is still room for improvement and upscaling in the attempts to link scientists and laypeople together in the understanding of these outstanding issues. …”
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Wrestling on the Table: The Contemporary Wedding Meal in Latvia by Astra Spalvēna

“…The object of this paper is to examine the contemporary wedding meal in Latvia, focusing on one particular social group of well situated young couples who choose fine dining restaurants or rented venues for their wedding celebrations because they considered restaurant weddings more elaborate and modern. …”
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Gay domestic tourists’ motivation: The case of Bali by Roozbeh Babolian Hendijani

“…The findings identified escape, experience, and peace as significant factors influencing gay tourists' satisfaction, while friendliness, venue, beach, nightlife, and natural beauty were identified as destination attributes impacting holiday satisfaction. …”
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Dangerous Liaisons? by Norman L Jones

“…We are now dependent on the industry's financial backing for academic and professional meetings that have become so large that they require large and expensive venues. But then the industry has the right to expect some return on its "investment" in such meetings.…”
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Exploring scholarly perceptions of preprint servers by Shir Aviv-Reuven, Jenny Bronstein, Ariel Rosenfeld

“…The study investigates scholars’ engagement, experiences, and perceptions regarding the use of these servers, both as information sources and publishing venues This qualitative study seeks to extend our understanding of how these servers operate within the academic ecosystem and influence scholarly communication. …”
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A Mobile App for Promoting Breastfeeding-Friendly Communities in Hong Kong: Design and Development Study by Heidi Sze Lok Fan, Emily Tsz Yan Leung, Ka Wing Lau, Janet Yuen Ha Wong, Edmond Pui Hang Choi, Christine Lam, Marie Tarrant, Hextan Yuen Sheung Ngan, Patrick Ip, Chia Chin Lin, Kris Yuet Wan Lok

“…A prototype was developed, and breastfeeding facilities in various public venues in Hong Kong were assessed using a structured checklist. …”
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A little more conversation, a little more action, please: the carbon footprint of travelling to conferences of the European Health Psychology Society by Lisa M. Warner, Ruvn Fleiner, Gudrun Sproesser, James A. Green, Lucia Rehackova, Jennifer Inauen, Vera Araújo-Soares, Claudia Teran-Escobar

“…The selected European locations of these conferences enable more delegates to choose alternative forms of transportation instead of flying, such as trains, cars or buses, and consequently lead to significantly lower CO2eq emissions.Discussion: The principal avenues for curbing travel-related emissions while maintaining on-site attendance are the provision of hybrid conferences with enhanced online participation and the optimisation of venue locations.…”
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Finding polarized communities and tracking information diffusion on Twitter: a network approach on the Irish Abortion Referendum by Caroline B. Pena, Pádraig MacCarron, David J. P. O’Sullivan

“…We use Twitter data—as it is a popular venue for the expression of opinion and dissemination of information—to identify opposing sides of a debate and, importantly, to observe how information spreads between these groups in our current polarized climate. …”
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On the Readiness of Scientific Data Papers for a Fair and Transparent Use in Machine Learning by Joan Giner-Miguelez, Abel Gómez, Jordi Cabot

“…We examine a sample of 4041 data papers of different domains, assessing their coverage and trends in the requested dimensions and comparing them to those from an ML-focused venue (NeurIPS D&B), which publishes papers describing datasets. …”
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Travels, Translations and Limitations: Ambasciatrice Caroline Crane Marsh by Etta Madden

“…Two volumes she translated into English, The Hallig or, the Sheepfold in the Waters: a Tale of Humble Life on the Coast of Schleswig (1856), and The Wolfe of the Knoll, and other Poems (1859), considered alongside her poetry, letters and journals, provide windows to the values of translation as a venue of negotiation and cultural exchange. Caroline’s translating work emerged in a period of American exceptionalism that celebrated the Anglo as ideal subject (if not imperial colonizer) and often occluded cultural difference that had been part of the Americas since European arrival. …”
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A Novel Element Detection Method in Audio Sensor Networks by Qi Li, Miao Zhang, Guoai Xu

“…We deploy our approach in an audio sensor network for traffic monitoring and venue monitoring to evaluate its performance. The experiments demonstrate that our proposed method achieves better results compared to the state-of-the-art methods while using smaller online training sets.…”
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