Systematic Review of Fake News, Propaganda, and Disinformation: Examining Authors, Content, and Social Impact Through Machine Learning by Darius Plikynas, Ieva Rizgeliene, Grazina Korvel

“…They have become a powerful and quite effective tool for influencing people’s social identities, attitudes, opinions and even behavior. Ad hoc malicious social media accounts and organized networks of trolls and bots target countries, societies, social groups, political campaigns and individuals. …”
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Consensus on the Definition of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: A Neurologists-Based Delphi Study (CEPA Study) by Maria-Rosario Luquin, Jaime Kulisevsky, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Pablo Mir, Eduardo S. Tolosa

“…To obtain consensus on the definition of APD, we performed a prospective, multicenter, Spanish nationwide, 3-round Delphi study (CEPA study). An ad hoc questionnaire was designed with 33 questions concerning the relevance of several clinical features for APD diagnosis. …”
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1922 — the best year of the Comintern. Soviet Russia, German communists and the Genoa conference by A. Yu. Vatlin

“…As a result, the KPD’s actions were very often ad hoc and inconsistent, reflecting general issues typical to the international labor movement of that period. …”
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Afecto durante la pandemia en atletas universitarios: una revisión adicional de las propiedades psicométricas del programa de afecto positivo y negativo by Felipe Vallejo-Reyes, Frano Giakoni-Ramírez, David Parra-Camacho, Rodrigo Alejandro Yañez Sepulveda, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Daniel Duclos-Bastías

“…Describir el afecto positivo y negativo de una muestra de deportistas universitarios chilenos, revisando las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Afecto en el período pandémico y variables sociodemográficas ad hoc. Objetivo: Revisar las características psicométricas de la versión chilena de la PANAS durante el cierre de COVID-19. …”
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Origin-Destination-Based Travel Time Reliability under Different Rainfall Intensities: An Investigation Using Open-Source Data by Qi Zhang, Hong Chen, Hongchao Liu, Wei Li, Yibin Zhang

“…While previous works are mostly focused on route-based TTR and use either ad hoc data or simulation in the analyses, this study uses open-source Uber Movement and Weather Underground data to systematically analyze the impact of rainfall intensity on O-D-based travel time reliability. …”
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Study of different thermal management systems for traction batteries to obtain vehicle lightweighting by Giulia Sandrini, Daniel Chindamo, Marco Gadola, Andrea Candela, Paolo Magri

“…Three tools were used for the study: VI-CarRealTime and another consolidate vehicle model to obtain the power demand on a standard driving cycle; and an ad-hoc battery system model, configurable according to the cooling system. …”
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Competencia investigadora en educación secundaria postobligatoria (bachillerato) by María José Rubio-Hurtado, Isaac Calduch, Zoia Bozu

“…Se llevó a cabo una investigación que incluyó la aplicación de un cuestionario diseñado ad hoc y entrevistas en profundidad. La muestra de la investigación abarcó a 1496 estudiantes de bachillerato y a 15 docentes tutores/as. …”
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Voto inmigrante en la provincia de Buenos Aires: la política subnacional de empadronamiento bajo la lupa by Ana Paula Penchaszadeh, Julieta Nicolao

“…Se concluye que la consigna política del empadronamiento automático, plasmada en la letra de la ley y resultante de una lucha de ampliación de derechos políticos genuina, ha requerido de diseños institucionales sumamente complejos sobre los cuales se han producido importantes avances en los últimos años, pero que, en la actualidad, siguen descansando en gran medida en la sumatoria de voluntades y sinergias políticas ad hoc.…”
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An evaluation of practices and policies used in genetics clinics across the United States to manage referrals for Ehlers-Danlos and hypermobility syndromes by Lauren Boucher, Berkley Nestler, Daniel Groepper, John Quillin, David Deyle, Colin M.E. Halverson

“…The purpose of our study was to characterize these ad hoc policies systematically and at a nationwide level. …”
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Evaluating Families’ Opinions of Routine Influenza Vaccination in Children Under 5 Years of Age in Spain by Sílvia Burgaya-Subirana, Anna Ruiz-Comellas, Queralt Miró Catalina, Mònica Balaguer

“…Methods: The method used was a descriptive cross-sectional study based on an ad-hoc survey. Between October 2023 and January 2024, an online survey was conducted among families with children between 6 months and 14 years of age attending paediatric consultations at a health centre. …”
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Towards the Universal Health Coverage in Ghana: An exploratory, cross-sectional study on the National Health Insurance Scheme by Richard Boateng, Alfred E Yawson

“…Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2017 on 300 adult participants, who were recruited by a convenience random sampling from subscribers of the formal and informal sectors, living in Accra, Ghana. A questionnaire ad hoc was administered to study subscribers’ perceived quality of healthcare services delivered by NHIS and their perception about UHC and two discrete indicators of healthcare system performance such as Universal Healthcare Access (UHA) and Financial Risk Protection (FRP). …”
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Greenwashing, Pinkwashing, Whitewashing … der kritische Metasprachdiskurs um X-washing by Janja Polajnar

“…Diese reichen von etablierten, lexikographisch erfassten Begriffen (Green-, Sports- oder Pinkwashing), die selbst weitere Komposita bilden, bis zu seltenen Ad-hoc-Bildungen (Youth-, Zero-, Diversitywashing), die im kritischen Metasprachdiskurs neue Perspektiven eröffnen. …”
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Aplicación y evaluación de la eficacia del Protocolo Unificado transdiagnóstico con estudiantes universitarios españoles by Flavia Arrigoni, Esperanza Marchena-Consejero, José Navarro-Guzmán

“…Los instrumentos de evaluación fueron los siguientes: OASIS, ODSIS, QLI-Sp, COP, PANAS, RRS, CORE-OM, BEAQ, ficha sociodemográfica ad hoc y una Escala de satisfacción/opinión. Participaron nueve estudiantes con una edad promedio de 21.11. …”
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Impact of headache in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by Lina Zabulienë, V. Hendrixson, M. Urbonas, I. Ilias, D. Jatužis

“…Participants were tested for complete blood count, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, lipid profile, and comprehensive hormone panel. An ad-hoc questionnaire was given to the participants to obtain information on headache. …”
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Intencionalidad de abandono escolar temprano. Un estudio sobre la vinculación de la identidad by Iratxe Suberviola Ovejas

“…El estudio se realiza mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario desarrollado ad hoc en una muestra de 1157 alumnos y alumnas riojanos de los últimos cursos de educación secundaria obligatoria. …”
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Profundización del profesorado español en flipped learning según el nivel de competencia digital by Jesús LÓPEZ BELMONTE, Santiago POZO SÁNCHEZ, Santiago ALONSO GARCÍA

“…La muestra de estudio se compone de 364 docentes a los que se les ha aplicado un cuestionario ad hoc para recoger la información. Los resultados han revelado que gran parte de los docentes emplean los recursos audiovisuales generados como material de apoyo a las explicaciones presenciales y no disponen de un nivel adecuado en todas las áreas de la competencia digital, provocando influyendo de esta forma sobre las finalidades postuladas. …”
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Reliable Multihop Broadcast Protocol with a Low-Overhead Link Quality Assessment for ITS Based on VANETs in Highway Scenarios by Alejandro Galaviz-Mosqueda, Salvador Villarreal-Reyes, Hiram Galeana-Zapién, Javier Rubio-Loyola, David H. Covarrubias-Rosales

“…Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have been identified as a key technology to enable intelligent transport systems (ITS), which are aimed to radically improve the safety, comfort, and greenness of the vehicles in the road. …”
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Learning interventions and training methods in health emergencies: A scoping review. by Heini Utunen, Giselle Balaciano, Elham Arabi, Anna Tokar, Aphaluck Bhatiasevi, Jane Noyes

“…In this paper, 'learning intervention' refers to the provision of ad-hoc, focused, or personalized training sessions with the goal of preparing the health workers for emergencies or filling specific knowledge or skill gaps. …”
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Understanding emotional issues of clients approaching to nutrition counseling: A qualitative, exploratory study in Italy by Angelo R Pennella, Cristina Rubano

“…All interviews were conducted using an ad hoc track, and the analysis of transcripts was referenced to the Grounded Theory (GT) and to its qualitative analysis methodology. …”
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Percepciones sobre la formación, atención intercultural y resolución de problemas en el profesorado en regiones transfronterizas by Jesús LÓPEZ BELMONTE, Santiago POZO SÁNCHEZ, Arturo FUENTES CABRERA, Mª Elena PARRA-GONZÁLEZ

“…Como instrumento de recogida de datos se ha utilizado un cuestionario ad hoc. Los resultados muestran una percepción docente que revela una formación específica de carácter medio. …”
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