Lessons learnt from a scientific peer-review training programme designed to support research capacity and professional development in a global community by Ella August, Tamrat Endale, Julie M Buser, Kirby L Morris, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Yolanda R Smith

“…A focal point is how to provide specific and respectful feedback to help authors get accepted for peer review at an academic journal. …”
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Developing a Health Support System to Promote Care for the Elderly by Marcell Szántó, Lehel Dénes-Fazakas, Erick Noboa, Levente Kovács, Döníz Borsos, György Eigner, Éva-H. Dulf

“…The proposed armband also includes a fingerprint identification system that allows only authorized personnel to use it. Furthermore, in hospitals and healthcare facilities the biometric identification system can be used to trace periodic medical or nursing visits. …”
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Daring to Be Different: The First-Person HIV-Positive Narrator in Two South African Novels by Lizzy Attree

“…Given their commonality of subject and narrative perspective, these texts seem ripe for comparison despite their authors’ different backgrounds. The shifts and continuities in the representation of HIV/AIDS found between these two novels, published 18 years apart, seem to disrupt the trajectory of the post-colonial bildungsroman as it is mediated (for the first time?) …”
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IMPORT SUBSTITUTION: THE BOARDERS OF THE ENERGY SECURITY by N. N. Shvets

“…The relevance of the study relies on the fact, that unfavorable global economic and politic situation in 2014-2015 raised concerns among the Russian authorities and the society in general about the stability of the economy and the necessity to increase its independence and self-sustainability. …”
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Influence of Electrodes Configuration on Metallized Film Capacitor Performance Metrics by Belko V.O., Cheng Lu, Kalmykova S.I., Pechnikov A.V., Plotnikov A.P.

“…We showed that currently used metallized film capacitors electrodes configura-tions, ensuring reliable self-heling, have too high equivalent resistivity. Authors propose to in-troduce a hybrid type of electrode for metallized film capacitors. …”
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Side effects and hypersensitivity reactions to corticosteroids by M.Z. Lisiecka

“…As a result, this poses a serious problem for healthcare authorities, as the scientific understanding of this phenomenon is still at an early stage. …”
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COMPARISON STUDY ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICIES IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES by I. J ONUOHA, S.A. OKEAHIALAM

“… Political authorities in developing countries of Africa have begun to develop plans that will address green and sustainable buildings, a matter and issue on which developed countries have had far-reaching experience. …”
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The evolution in perception of journalism history in the works of English and American researchers by V.M. Vinichenko

“…Comparing the pioneering works of Anglo-American authors of the 19th century with those of their followers, the evolution of journalism history has been traced through the phases of formation, natural and social histories, and cultural history. …”
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Formation of professional competences of students-foreigners when studying the Russian language discipline by Ilkhamiya I. Galimzyanova, Sazida V. Vyugina

“…The paper notes the need to choose professionally-oriented textual material for reading, which is so necessary for foreign students. According to the authors of the article, professionally oriented reading is both a goal and a means of teaching Russian to foreign students, as well as the need to familiarize students with the original literature in the specialty in order to successfully apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the Russian language classes in the educational process.…”
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Territoires méridionaux et îles australes : laboratoires du masculin dans les premiers romans d’aventures pour garçons victoriennes by Valentine Prévot

“…The repeated contacts with the space of the Other not only authorize a quest for the purification of masculinity, the conquest of territories and numerous experiences of hybridization, it also enables us to redefine the Same which eventually absorbs the Other when the British heroes inevitably go back to their island home. …”
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Potentialities in Creating the Pedestrian Malls in the Historical City Centers : A Study Case of Mawlawi Street, Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan by Karzan Saleem Ismael, Najmaldin Hussien Mohammed, Hoshyar Qadir Rasul

“…In conclusion, the decisions and some possible solutions have been introduced for awareness of city?s authorities in order to take place in their near future development programs. …”
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Unveiling the Role of Hahani (Paternal Aunts) in the VaTsonga Culture of South Africa by Stewart Lee Kugara, Lucky Sethuthuthu Vuma, Tsetselelane Decide Mdhluli

“…To illuminate this subject matter, the paper focused on discussing who the hahani is, her marital counseling role, conflict resolution and leading indigenous rituals in the family from the lived experiences of the authors. In summation, the paper emulates the balanced power of the hahani. …”
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Cannabis and Suicidal Behaviour Among Adolescents: A Pilot Study from Trinidad by Hari D. Maharajh, Monique Konings

“…There is no consensus whether these complex relationships are either a direct or an indirect effect due to other mental disorders, or a social response of disclosure of drug taking habits to family members and school authorities. This paper reviews the epidemiology of suicidal behaviour and cannabis use among adolescents and looks at the relationship of these behaviours regionally and internationally. …”
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Les appels de Margaret Fell pour convertir les Juifs : de l’émancipation à la soumission chez la première femme Quaker by Frédéric Herrmann

“…Her attempts to convert the Jews to Christianity using the written word (she published several pamphlets on the subject in the 1650s and 1660s) symbolically placed her in an unprecedented position of authority and power, as they rested on the premise that women were the spiritual equals of men and could set about the task of converting the Jews as well as men could. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Paradiplomacy Research on The Scopus Database Using the VOSviewer Application by M. Syaprin Zahidi, Muhammad Fuad Bin Othman

“…Simultaneously, Stéphane Paquin holds the record for the highest number of documents authored, totaling ten. From 1984 to 2023, researchers in the field of paradiplomacy focused on 15 topics. …”
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Inclusion in school: physical education teachers’ perceptions of students with impairments by Tomasz Michał Korczyński, Piotr Marek

“…Objectives Using data from sociological research conducted among teachers of Polish schools in 2023, the authors investigated the attitudes of teachers towards students with impairments (SWI) participating in the program School Sports Club (SKS). …”
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Babachahi and Linguistic Components of Postmodern Poetry by Mohammadamin Ehsani Estahbanati, Mohammad reza Sarfi

“…The results of this article have been obtained through descriptive-analytical research and are based on document mining and library studies, as well as an inductive method based on the findings of authors. The following components would be dealt with in Babachahi poems: avoiding syntax; distracted language structure, the emphasis put on bypassing the wisdom, lack of integration and certainty, etc.…”
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Local Government Unit’s Support to Educational Programs as Viewed by the Citizens: The Case of Lezo, Aklan by Cecilia T Reyes, Cecile O. Legaspi, Clyde G. Abayon, Tomas O. Ortega, Anna Mae. C. Relingo, Mary Eden M. Teruel, Jyanee Loi D. Yecla

“…The targeted 150 respondents were proportionately allocated in each barangay based on the 2015 Census Population and Housing Data from the Philippine Statistical Authority. The qualified sample respondents were selected using the Kish Grid. …”
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Astronomaly Protege: Discovery through Human-machine Collaboration by Michelle Lochner, Lawrence Rudnick

“…Using an evaluation subset, we show that, with minimal training, PROTEGE provides excellent recommendations and find that it is even able to recommend sources that the authors missed. We briefly highlight some of PROTEGE's top recommendations, which include X- and circular-shaped sources, filamentary structures, and one-sided structures. …”
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The Highly Sensitive Child as a challenge for education – introduction to the concept by Monika Baryła-Matejczuk, Małgorzata Artymiak, Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, Moises Betancort

“…The main aim of this paper is to summarize available findings related to the subject of high sensitivity from both the educational and parenting perspectives. According to the authors of the concept of Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), between 15% and 20% of the population exhibit such traits, therefore one has to say that it is necessary to raise the awareness of this subject amongst parents and teachers. …”
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