Carrying the Torch Forward, Meeting the Future, and Advancing the Charge by Hillary J. Knepper, Michelle D. Evans

“… As the incoming editorial team, we explore the challenges and opportunities facing social equity in a complex global society and relate them to the opportunities for promoting social equity through the pages of the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration (JSEPA). The authors discuss the importance of delivering equitable public service through knowledgeable civil discourse from a plurality of voices. …”
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Ultrastructural imaging biomarkers in diabetic macular edema: A major review by Sagnik Sen, Hagar Khalid, Prithviraj Udaya, Rajiv Raman, Ranjan Rajendram, Zein ElHousseini, Luke Nicholson, Naresh Babu Kannan, Kim Ramasamy, Thandavarayan Kumaragurupari

“…In this aspect, newer imaging findings such as hyperreflective dots, photoreceptor integrity, and disorganization of retinal inner layers have been characterized in detail by several authors. Macular perfusion analysis using OCT angiography is the latest in the armamentarium for imaging DME. …”
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The critical role of anthropology in attaining happiness: An Islamic perspective by Agha-Mohammadi Morteza

“…This article adopts a descriptive-analytical approach, drawing upon the author's interpretation of Qur'anic verses, to explore the significant influence of anthropology on the understanding and pursuit of happiness. …”
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Online cinemas competitive advantages formation by A. R. Akopyan, A. M. Arakelyan, Yu. V. Vorontsova, V. V. Krysov

“…Based on the results of the study on the factors generated, the authors concluded that almost all platforms have similar parameters, so the platform selection will depend on the quality level of its own content, which will allow the platform to provide itself with an additional competitive advantage.…”
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Needs Assessment in Intervention Programs for Rural Development by A.J. Adegbola, O.M. Olatilewa, S. Akor, O. Obarein

“…It alluded to the fact that needs assessments have impacted positively to the success of most agricultural development cum rural development projects, but advocated for it to be complemented with other relevant project management processes in light of present realities. The authors suggest that governments, project sponsors, development partners, and other relevant bodies make it obligatory for implementing agencies to conduct credible, verifiable, and inclusive needs assessment before releasing funds for Projects and intervention purposes. …”
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Unlocking the Sustainable Development Path of China’s Nonferrous Metal Industry Based on Collaborative Innovation by Jing Zhang, Yuanyuan Lu, Xiangmin Zhang

“…Through multilevel and multidimensional analysis, the authors drew the following conclusions: the macropolicies and technology paradigm can create a window of opportunity for the industry, which directly drives the breeding of new industries and the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries; the interaction between the macroenvironment and microinnovative subjects leads to the differentiation of the industrial innovation path; the provinces can enter the first echelon of interprovincial innovation collaboration and realize sustainable development of the industry through the unlocking path, which consists of path continuation, path expansion, path implantation, and path diversification.…”
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Le « Héros homicide et nocturne » en pleines « Lumières » : de Cartouche ou les voleurs (1721) aux « Vies privées » (1721-1803) by Anne-Marie Mercier-Faivre

“…If Corneille’s play is used by the authorities to attack superstition in the “poisons affair”, the decision to forbid Legrand’s play (presenting the criminal Cartouche in a very attractive light at the moment of his trial) shows that the government is taking note of the new fascination with criminals. …”
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É possível romper com a herança ibérica? Uma releitura da obra de Raymundo Faoro by Marcos Abraão Fernandes Ribeiro, Wania Amélia Belchior Mesquita

“…These actions are funda- mental for the author to construct his essentialist theory about the civilization formed in Portugal and inherited by Brazil. …”
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Bibliometric Profile of Tourism Marketing Literature from 2000 to 2010 and a Citation Analysis Study by Çağıl Hale Özel, Nazmi Kozak

“…Within the articles in the sample, distribution of article citations to journals fits Bradford’s Law of Scattering but distribution of authors does not fit Lotka’s Law. Also, the mean half life of all articles published in tourism marketing literature is seven years.…”
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Passer de la motivation à l’engagement : réflexion sur la notion de contrôle comportemental et démarche initiale du développement de l’échelle de la tendance à s’activer (ETA)... by Isabelle Cabot, Rachel Surprenant

“…These are not consistent with the one suspected by the authors of the present study, namely the tendency to do what one has planned to do. …”
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Em busca de um lugar ao sol: a viagem de Goethe à Itália by Geraldo José Diogo Filho

“…It analyzes the way the author describes the physical, environmental and human elements of the Italian territory in his travel report, among them the geology, relief, botany, climate, land use, art and culture of that country. …”
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Antibodies directed to antigens secreted by murine epithelioid macrophages modulate BCG-induced granulomata by Mario Mariano, Tania Aguiar, Celia R. W. Carneiro, Edilberto Postol, Venânclo A. F. Alves, Ricardo Ribeiro-dos-Santos

“…The authors have previously shown that epithelioid cells isolated from mice secrete a factor, called macrophage deactivating factor (MDF), that promptly deactivates superoxide release by activated macrophages and neutrophils. …”
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Reflections on the current state and future of strategic communication as paradigm and practice by Nina Overton-De Klerk

“…A prognosis for the future of strategic communication in paradigm and practice in five statements is provided. The author suggests that the time has come to move beyond postmodern thinking towards both-and thinking and embrace a more comprehensive approach of critical complexity, acknowledging the reciprocal relationship between the parts and the whole. …”
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Ensuring Mobility-Supporting Environments for an Aging Population: Critical Actors and Collaborations by Chris S. Kochtitzky, Amy L. Freeland, Irene H. Yen

“…It then examines the impacts of community design on individual mobility, delving into which traditional and nontraditional actors—including architects, urban planners, transportation engineers, occupational therapists, and housing authorities—play critical roles in ensuring that community environments serve as facilitators (rather than barriers) to mobility. …”
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« La souris ne peut pas jouer avec le chat ». Marc Christin, un écrivain à l’asile (Cery, vers 1900) by Marco Cicchini

“…The first part of the article traces the biography of its author: an asylum patient, Marc Christin is a writer who has suffered numerous criminal convictions, before being established as a case study in "constitutional psychopathy". …”
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.A Book Review of Music in Turkey: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Hadi Sepehri, Houman Asadi

“…This book provides details on musical geography, music history, instruments, theoretical concepts of music, and twentieth-century musical developments, along with a chapter on the music recording and publishing industry. The author of the book in question has been able to express some of the most current topics in Turkish music culture in the book; he has covered almost all existing styles and related executive, educational, and publishing areas. …”
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Miejsca kultury w antropologii i etnografii edukacyjnej by Hana Červinková, Tomasz Woźniak

“…It begins with an introduction into how culture has been criticially conceptualized in anthropology and ethnography and then illustrates how educational anthropologists have used the concepts of culture and cultural critique to analyze educational processes in diverse sociocultural settings. The author points out three primary areas in which anthropology of education enriches our understanding of education and learning: 1) investigations of diversity of educational practices in different sociocultural contexts; 2) critical examination of cultural practices and structures of inequality and exclusion vis-à-vis minority subjects in the educational process; 3) positioning of participatory research approaches and engagement as legitimate methodological and scholary standpoints. …”
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High-quality nodule analysis in spheroidal graphite cast iron using X-ray micro-computed tomography by Juan Toledo, Felipe Diaz, Matías Peralta, Diego Fernandino

“… This work is a continuation of the studies presented in a recent paper by the authors, where a methodology to obtain different nodule quality categories in spheroidal graphite cast iron, was proposed. …”
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Editorial - Advancing African Women in Academia: Charting Modern Solutions by Grace Temiloluwa Agbede, Nereshnee Govender, Daisy Pillay

“…These challenges include but are not limited to, barriers to academic progression and career development, intersections of race, gender and motherhood, and identity and belonging. While several authors have revealed these gender gaps, it is valuable to understand the lived experiences of woman in academia on the African continent. …”
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The connection between climate change and perinatal mental health by Jennifer L. Barkin, Jennifer L. Barkin, Sanne van Rhijn, Sanne van Rhijn, Chloe M. Johnson

“…In the clinical experience of one of the authors, new mothers can feel particularly concerned about their baby’s physical health when faced with extreme heat or may present as agitated due to heat-related sleep deprivation. …”
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