Skills development for sustainable career planning in Bangladesh: the case of gender equality in education by Md Jahangir Alam, Md Abul Hafaz, Firuz Humayra Methe

“…Purpose – This study aims to investigate the importance of lifelong learning in cultivating competent human capital, fostering long-term career sustainability and promoting gender equality in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – This study has used a qualitative research methodology with inductive reasoning. …”
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EVALUATING LOYALTY IN SOUTH AFRICA’S HOTEL INDUSTRY: THE EFFECT OF SERVICE QUALITY AND BRAND EQUITY by Sharmila Ragunanan, Michael C. Cant, Johannes A. Wiid

“…Guided by a positivist paradigm, the study employed a quantitative methodology and a descriptive research design. Data was collected via an online survey from 379 respondents and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the hypotheses with SmartPLS version 3. …”
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Effect of betel leaf extract (Piper Betle L.) toward hatching and survival rate of sea bass (Lates calcarifer) larvae by Dara Dewi Cut, Zahara Raihan, Nazlia Suraiya, Humeira Humeira

“…The method used in this research was a Complete Random Design (CRD) with 5 treatment levels and 4 replications. …”
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Technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge among mathematics teachers: Difference of teaching experience and certification status by Rafiq Badjeber, Yulia Yulia, Mijra Mijra, Winda Winda

“…Method: Adopting a mixed-method approach with a sequential explanatory design, the study involved 65 Islamic Junior and Senior High School mathematics teachers in Palu City, selected through proportionate stratified random sampling. …”
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Comparisons of Tensile Fracturing Behaviors of Hydraulic Fully Graded and Wet-Screened Concretes: A Mesoscale Study by Lei Xu, Yongmiao Jin, Shuaizhao Jing, Jie Liu, Yefei Huang, Changqiao Zhou

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Development of Word Board Learning Media to Overcome Reading Difficulties of Third Grade Elementary School Students by Fathya Andini, Sapri Sapri

“…This research uses the ADDIE model, which consists of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation stages. …”
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Freins et leviers pour l’installation de jardins en bord de voies by Grégoire Chelkoff, Magali Paris

“…Roadsides territories have their own rules which could inform a way to design in another way the city. Sensed from a personnal vehicule or from public transport, roadside natures, and in particular the domestic nature of allotment gardens, form unprecedented landscapes : chaotic, colored, textured, precarious, changing through seasons and years, patinated by time… How are they experienced from inside by those who model them day by day and also by those taking a walk though and around the gardens ? …”
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EBG Based Microstrip Patch Antenna for Brain Tumor Detection via Scattering Parameters in Microwave Imaging System by Reefat Inum, Md. Masud Rana, Kamrun Nahar Shushama, Md. Anwarul Quader

“…The simulation results obtained from CST are compared to those obtained from HFSS to validate the design. Specific absorption rate (SAR) of the modeled head tissue for the proposed antenna is determined. …”
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The Impact of Reservoir Fluctuations on Reactivated Large Landslides: A Case Study by Javed Iqbal, Xinbin Tu, Wei Gao

“…The factor of safety (FOS) of Dasha landslide obtained by 3D strength reduction cannot meet the minimum safety requirement under the working condition of reservoir level fluctuation as designed, with effect of rainfall and rapid drawdown.…”
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Convergence as a new paradigm of engineering and reengineering in construction by S. B. Sborshchikov, N. V. Lazareva

“…The study used the provisions of a systematic approach, structural and functional analysis of investment and construction management, methodology of logistics of regulatory influences, as well as methods of investment design, strategic, operational management in the context of the development of the theory of life cycle management of capital construction facilities.Results. …”
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Identification of social innovation in health criteria in Latin America by Diana Castro-Arroyave, Luisa Fernanda Duque-Paz

“…This article presents a descriptive analysis of the main criteria of SIH.Design To identify the theoretical and methodological developments of SIH between the years 2013 and 2018, a scoping review was conducted using a mixed approach. 80 texts in English, Spanish and Portuguese were screened through a reflexive analysis process involving intratextual and intertextual reading.Setting and participants The documentary research covered journals, books and higher degree theses addressing experiences or theoretical constructs developed in the Latin American region.Primary and secondary outcome measures The approaches identified in the studied initiatives were mutually complementary; moreover, based on the typification of the main criteria between approaches and implementation proposals, the convergences and divergences between SIH and other approaches found in the sample were identified. …”
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A Novel Acoustic Ventilation Barrier Based on the Block-Shaped Space-Coiling Metamaterial by Qiaoyun Wu, Zhe Xu, Zhifeng Xu, Lan Ding, Chunfeng Zhao

“…To obtain a more in-depth understanding of the noise reduction effect, the influence of the design parameters on transmission loss is numerically studied. …”
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I caratteri paesaggistici nei giardini all’italiana: Machine Learning e Computer Vision per la ricerca delle simmetrie by Amedeo Ganciu

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ON IMPROVING THE ENERGY SUPPLY OF BATCH DYEING APPARATUSES IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES by V. N. Romaniuk, D. B. Muslina

“…Another critical factor of the presented analysis and ways for thermo-technological energy supply improvement is that the proposed changes can realize on basis of the equipment that established a good reputation during continuous service in different productions and manufactured in the republic in working partnership with foreign design engineers.…”
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Impact of Pretreatment and Drying Factors on Chemical and Biochemical Attributes of Moroccan Thompson Seedless Grapes by Abdelhakim Boudboud, Mohamed Ben Aziz, Hassan Hajjaj, Lhoussain Hajji, Bruno de Meulenaer, Hamid Mazouz

“…Subsequently, a 24-factorial design was employed to provide a simple and reliable model capable of relating directly the response factor (drying time, color intensity change (E∗), chromaticity (C∗), and browning rate) to the variables (NaOH concentration, antibrowning agent concentration, temperature, and relative humidity). …”
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Next Generation Data Infrastructures: Towards an Extendable Model of the Asset Management Data Infrastructure as Complex Adaptive System by Paul Brous, Marijn Janssen, Paulien Herder

“…By adopting a CAS lens in the design, the resulting data infrastructure is extendable to deal with evolution of asset management data infrastructures in the face of new technologies and new requirements and to steadily exhibit new forms of emergent behavior. …”
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Addressing all the psychosocial risk factors in the workplace requires a comprehensive and interdisciplinary strategy and specific tools by Francesco CHIRICO, Gabriele GIORGI, Nicola MAGNAVITA

“…These risks, stemming from inadequate work design and organization, result in significant adverse outcomes across various sectors. …”
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Solving Spatial Optimization Problems via Lagrangian Relaxation and Automatic Gradient Computation by Zhen Lei, Ting L. Lei

“…Traditionally, an alternative solution method is Lagrangian relaxation, which, if well-designed, can be fast and optimal. One has to derive the Lagrangian dual problem and its (sub)gradients, and move towards the optimal solution via a search process such as gradient descent. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Waste Classification with Transfer Learning Using EfficientNet-B0 Model by Risfendra Risfendra, Gheri Febri Ananda, Herlin Setyawan

“…This study develops a waste classification system based on deep learning, leveraging the powerful EfficientNet-B0 model through transfer learning. EfficientNet-B0 is designed with a compound scaling method, which uniformly scales network depth, width, and resolution, providing an optimal balance between accuracy and computational efficiency. …”
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The Implementation of a Support Vector Regression Model Utilizing Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Predicting Undrained Shear Strength by Rami Al-Qasimi, Firas Al-Hajri

“…The undrained shear strength (USS) of soil is essential in diverse structural engineering applications, including the design of earth dams, rock fills, foundations, highways, railways, and slope stability analysis. …”
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