The impact of formal education on literacy and numeracy skills in Chilean adults: a comparative analysis with Latin American counterparts by Fernando Moncada Nahuelquín, Romualdo Ibáñez Orellana, Romualdo Ibáñez Orellana, Victor Kuperman

“…The analysis shows the impact of past and ongoing reforms in the Chilean school system and underscores the importance of addressing skill development across all educational levels for personal and professional success in contemporary society.…”
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The role of temporary architecture in the historical environment: Baghdad city/historic Saray axis—A case study by Mahmood Hussein Al-Musawi, Safaaaldeen Hussein Ali

“…These interventions aimed to enhance the historical environment through the addition and restoration of missing parts using contemporary temporary structures. The research assumes that temporary architecture enhances the historical environment sustainably and periodically, enabling generations of architects to contribute effectively to showcasing their expertise in the historical environment. …”
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Cognitive dysfunction in diabetes – the ‘forgotten’ diabetes complication: a narrative review by Åke Sjöholm, Louise Bennet, Peter M. Nilsson

“…Recent years have seen research that has clarified cerebral insulin resistance and defective insulin signaling as examples of pathogenic factors behind this cognitive impairment in diabetes.Method We provide a narrative review of select and contemporary publications with relevance for the interface between diabetes/prediabetes and cognitive function.Results Recently published studies show that physical activity can reverse insulin resistance in the brain as well as cognitive impairment and pathological appetite regulation. …”
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Reframing Perceptions in Restorative Dentistry: Evidence-Based Dentistry and Clinical Decision-Making by Ayah A Al-Asmar, Ahmad S Al-Hiyasat, Motasum Abu-Awwad, Hakam N Mousa, Nesreen A Salim, Waed Almadani, Furat Rihan, Faleh A Sawair, Nigel B Pitts

“…The aim of this study was to investigate contemporary dental practice in restorative dentistry and the relationship between evidence-based dentistry in caries research and decision-making in clinical practice in restorative dentistry. …”
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Philosophical Ideas of Arne Næss in the Humanitarian Diplomacy of Norway by M. G. Zubov

“…The author of the arcticle makes it a point to show on separate examples to what extend the ideas of Næss A. are compatible with the basic principles of Norway's contemporary humanitarian diplomacy - humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, - as well as with the aims put forward by Norway in this respect which are to encure the needed with the necessery security and assistance; to finance humanitarian actions based on the international principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence; to prepare international community to responses to global humanitarian challenges of the future; to prevent and respond to humanitarian crises and participate in eleminating their aftermath. …”
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Historiography in Vilnius University from 1803 to 1832: between education and romanticizm by Mečislovas Jučas

“…He lectured a course on universal history, that was printed (Wyklad historii powszechnej. t. 1-5). He followed the contemporary French and German historians Antoin Perrando, Lenglet de Fresnoy, Bartold Georg Niebuhr, and Arnold Heeren, but he was also very original, too. …”
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Detecting Subtle Cyberattacks on Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Machine Learning Approach by Tianyi Li, Mingfeng Shang, Shian Wang, Raphael Stern

“…The proposed approach is observed to outperform contemporary neural network models in detecting irregular driving patterns of ACC vehicles.…”
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Topology Unveiled: A New Horizon for Economic and Financial Modeling by Yicheng Wei, Junzo Watada, Zijin Wang

“…Topology can help uncover and refine the topological properties of these function space transformations, thus finding unchangeable features. Meanwhile, in contemporary economics, topology is being used for high-dimension reduction, complex network construction, and structural data mining, combined with techniques of machine learning, and applied to high-dimensional time series and structure analysis in financial markets. …”
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«Danger: Security»! Securitization Theory and the Paris School of International Security Studies by O. S. Gaidaev

“…The proposed approach is valuable for constructive reflection and critical analysis of security practices that are most common in contemporary neoliberal societies of the West.…”
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Solving Nonnative Combinatorial Optimization Problems Using Hybrid Quantum–Classical Algorithms by Jonathan Wurtz, Stefan H. Sack, Sheng-Tao Wang

“…By designing nonnative quantum variational anosatzes that inherit some but not all problem structure, measurement outcomes from the quantum computer can act as a resource to be used by classical routines to indirectly compute optimal solutions, partially overcoming the challenges of contemporary quantum optimization approaches. These methods are demonstrated using a publicly available neutral-atom quantum computer on two simple problems of Max <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$</tex-math></inline-formula>-Cut and maximum independent set. …”
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Revitalizing Customary Law: Reforming Buffalo Farming Practices (Jalangan) in Menaming Village for Sustainable Governance by Hayatul Ismi, Ulfia Hasanah, Nofrizal Nofrizal, Izawati Wook

“…The novelty of this research lies in its demonstration of how customary law can be revitalized and integrated into contemporary governance frameworks to address modern challenges in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation. …”
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LITHUANIAN EMIGRANTS’ SATISFACTION WITH THEIR HOLIDAY IN HOMELAND by Viktorija Grigaliūnaitė, Lina Pilelienė

“… Contemporary global environment leads to a situation when citizens of many countries emigrate to search for better carriers, education, or life opportunities. …”
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Heat Transfer Dynamic Analyses for Recycled-Concrete Wall Combined with Expanded Polystyrene Template by Jianhua Li, Wenjing Chen

“…Due to the benefits of pollution reduction, energy saving, and recycling of resources associated with the recycled concrete, together with the apparent thermal storage thermal insulation yield of expandable polystyrene (EPS) template, the heat transfer dynamics of their combination has become a contemporary study topic. In this research work, an investigation of the heat transfer coefficient (U) of EPS template recycled-concrete shear wall has been carried out. …”
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Comparative Direct Compression Property of a Novel Pregelatinized Starch in Paracetamol Tablets by Tamrat Balcha Balla, Nisha Mary Joseph, Anteneh Belete

“…Therefore, the pursuit of better direct compression tablet excipients is evident in contemporary research endeavors. Pregelatinized Taro Boloso-I starch has comparable flow properties and higher compressibility and compactibility than Starch 1500®. …”
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Subjective Evaluation of Music Compressed with the ACER Codec Compared to AAC, MP3, and Uncompressed PCM by Stuart Cunningham, Iain McGregor

“…Results show that the quality of contemporary audio compression systems has reached a stage where their performance is perceived to be as good as uncompressed audio. …”
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The Role of the London Missionary Society and Church Missionary Society in the Abolition of Oozhiyam (Bonded Labor Service) in Kerala by Ayyappan Balakrishnan

“…It is at once the most ancient and most contemporary face of human servitude. In India, ‘labor’ is more a social category than economics, where the division of labor and laborer is defined according to the caste. …”
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Weak genetic divergence and signals of adaptation obscured by high gene flow in an economically important aquaculture species by Bernarda Calla, Jingwei Song, Neil Thompson

“…The analyses included individuals from preserved samples dating to 1998 and 2004, two contemporary naturalized populations, and one domesticated population. …”
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Advanced Technologies from and Through a Prototype Radio Lesson with Budding Journalists: The Views and Attitudes of Xers, Millennials, and Zoomers by Constantinos Nicolaou

“…Likewise, they align with or confirm previous contemporary empirical studies and research papers on the genealogical characteristics, habits, and ethos of the XYZ Generations, and particularly regarding the similarities among Xers and Zoomers, as well as that Generation Z can also be characterized as a “Sound Generation”. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of AI&#x2019;s Current Impact and Future Prospects in Cybersecurity by Abdullah Al Siam, Moutaz Alazab, Albara Awajan, Nuruzzaman Faruqui

“…The study examines contemporary developments in AI for cybersecurity, highlighting the use of these technologies to enhance security protocols. …”
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Hominin heritage: How institutional repositories are managing collections, collaboration and repatriation by Wendy Black, Bernhard Zipfel, Mirriam Tawane, Glynn Alard, Phillip Hine

“…We outline some of the complexities that museums, universities, and heritage bodies face in navigating human evolution research, site and material access, potential returns, repatriations or reburials, curation and the development of accessible educational content in a contemporary context. Significance: Museums, heritage agencies and universities have been the custodians of archaeological and palaeoanthropological heritage for a long time. …”
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