Tradition and Innovation Dialectics in Russian Dissertation Culture by P. I. Kasatkin, E. A. Antyukhova

“…Today in Russia the system of the state scientific certification undergoes significant changes: the powers of federal executive authorities are delegated to the educational and scientific organizations. …”
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A comparative analysis on the research competency of medical students across the COVID-19 periods by Euihyeon Na, Sang Ah Lee, Jung-Sik S. Huh, Kyu Bum Seo, Eun Kwang Choi, Sang-Pil P. Yoon

“…Post hoc analysis revealed that while the quality of published papers improved during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a regression in author contributions in the post-pandemic period. …”
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Modulation of the Microstructure and Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Performance of g-C3N4 by Thermal Exfoliation by Xinshan Zhao, Junwei Yu, Tingyu Meng, Yuanyuan Luo, Yanzhen Fu, Zhao Li, Lin Tian, Limei Sun, Jing Li

“…This study provides experimental data for optimizing the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 and paves a new way for developing efficient photocatalysts. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).…”
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On quantitizing revisited by Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

“…This article builds on the highly cited 2009 article authored by Professor Emerita Margarete Sandelowski and her colleagues by critically reevaluating the process of quantitizing—transforming qualitative data into quantitative forms—a technique that has surprisingly not proliferated in academic research, presumably due to a shortage of methodological exploration in this area. …”
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Regional University: Guidelines for Self-Renewal by N. G. Bazhenova

“…After 50 years of existence of the Jewish Autonomous Region, it became necessary to develop higher education institutions for training personnel that could meet the internal needs of the socio-economic sphere of the region. The author describes external and internal factors that cause the processes of self-renewal of the education system. …”
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Features of democratic reforms in Jordan by A. V. Krilov

“…In seeking to preserve the existing status quo Jordanian authorities would deliberately put the country in a state of dependency on the political interests of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, in return for all kinds of preferences, including military aid if a threat to the security of the Kingdom is expected.…”
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Le gant constitutionnel réversible : accessoire de l’uniforme militaire. Regard critique sur la crise constitutionnelle algérienne de 2019 by Mouloud Boumghar

“…Much more than a simple political crisis and beyond the future of certain high-ranking officials, legitimacy and legality of the key Algerian State authorities or institutions are challenged, i.e. the Presidency of the Republic, the Government, the Parliament, the Constitutional Council and the ANP Military Staff. …”
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Optimal timing for lithium levels [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Kevin J Black

“…I interpret the data quite differently. The authors start with the assumption that the clinician wants a trough level. …”
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The Diagnostic Performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Gu A, Yuezhan Shan, Huasong Huo, Chao Ding, Caixia Sun

“…The extracted data included general data (authors, year of publication), literature characteristics (country, type of literature, and design of study), characteristics of the patient (patients’ number, mean or median age, and treatment regimen), and technical aspects (scanner, injection activity, and image analysis). …”
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A Science of Diplomacy by T. V. Zonova

“…It is remarkable that at this time some American authors noted that Russian developments in the negotiations studies were more advanced than in the US. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Site Application of a Hydrophobic Long-Chain Ester-Based CO2 Fracturing Fluid Thickener by Jianqiang Lu, Meilong Fu, Liu Xu, Qian Huang, Yan Zheng

“…To address problems in CO2 fracturing fluid operation (high frictional drag, low viscosity, low proppant-carrying capacity, narrow reservoir fractures, etc.), the authors have synthesized the novel hydrophobic long-chain ester thickener, studied viscosity, frictional drag, and proppant-carrying capacity of CO2 fracturing fluid and core damage by CO2 fracturing fluid by varying the temperature, pressure, and level of injection of the novel thickener and explored the thickening mechanism for this thickener in CO2. …”
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A patient-led survey on information and communication needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland (CTRIAL-IE 23–05) by Siobhan Gaynor, Yvonne O'Meara, Emer Mulvaney, Rachel J. Keogh, Catherine S. Weadick, Fran J. Duane, Ann Mc Brien, Helen Greally, Mary Jane O'Leary, Ieva Teiserskyte, Isabel Beristain, Jacinta Marron, Eibhlin Mulroe, Vicky Donachie, Sarah Mc Loughlin, Seamus O'Reilly

“…Methods: A 76 item questionnaire was designed by the lead author and a cohort of 41 other MBC patients in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. …”
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The impact of the Lesotho health reform in the re-structuring of the village health workers program by Afom T. Andom, Hannah N. Gilbert, Courtney M. Yuen, Mapoho Mokoroane, Melino Ndayizigiye, Mpopo Tsoele, Masebeo Koto, Retsepile Tlali, Makena Ratsiu, Joia S. Mukherjee

“…We conducted 26 in-depth interviews with health workers practicing in the community and in primary health facilities, as well as district health authorities, and Ministry of Health officials. Results We found that the Lesotho health reform program was observed that it helped to professionalize the VHW program by introducing clear roles and responsibilities, regular monitoring, and supervision. …”
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Thyrotoxicosis after COVID-19 Infection with a Delay in Graves’ Disease Antibody Positivity by Dennis C. Boyle, Jamie A. Mullally

“…Most notable in this case is the feature of delayed GD antibody positivity: the diagnostic immunoassay for GD resulted negative one and two months after infection, but was ultimately positive three months after infection. To the authors’ knowledge, this represents the longest delayed antibody positivity reported to date, amongst cases of new-onset GD following COVID. …”
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Novel Study of Reaction Kinetics and Mass Transfer in Bioreactor Modelling: Prediction of Bioethanol Fermentation Performance by Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Continuous Fixed Bed Bi... by Christian Aslan, Hary Devianto, Vita Wonoputri, Ardiyan Harimawan

“…For the next study, it is recommended to study the optimization of reactor design and operation (i.e. the pumping system, cooling system, and pH control of the reactor) and the implementation of the reactor on the plant scale. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).…”
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Biomechanics of Heading a Soccer Ball: Implications for Player Safety by Charles F. Babbs

“…To better understand the risk and safety of heading a soccer ball, the author created a set of simple mathematical models based upon Newton�s second law of motion to describe the physics of heading. …”
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Current problems of digital transformation in secondary education by V. L. Nazarov, D. V. Zherdev, A. V. Buinacheva

“…The aim of the study was to analyse the current state of development of digital educational services and the development of digital competencies by participants in the educational process.Methodology and research methods. The authors used the materials from a number of secondary monitoring studies; however, the current research is based on completely original material. …”
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Means of discourse manipulations in political party programs in Spain by I. V. Smirnova

“…All the political programs are multi-authored. The written form of any political program lets put into practice a detailed text analysis. …”
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Development of the hotel industry based on the use of information technologies by M. A. Zhukova

“…The author considers in the article the main trends that will be characteristic of the entire hospitality industry in the coming years: the use of mobile payments, the changing priorities of the modern consumer, the environmentally friendly thinking of the consumer, the individualization of services in hotels, the presence of chat bots, the creation of «smart» and wellness rooms with using voice activation and Internet commands, installation in hotels of digital kiosks, self check-in and check-out of a guest using information technologies, digital equipment polar fund hotels, use of a mobile phone as a lock to the number, availability in the hotels of interactive social networking innovations, the use of SMS-notifications in the loyalty program, the active use of internet marketing. …”
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People of the Past and Present. Magazine Stolitsa i usaďba, the Russian Nobility and Its Self-Presentation in the Final Years of the Tsarist Regime by Zbyněk Vydra

“…The article is focused on the public role of the Russian nobility in the final years of the tsarist regime. The author analyzes several ways of the nobility self-presentation towards the public and tries to answer the question how far the “portrait of the nobility” was real or imagined. …”
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