Caring for people living with dementia and their informal caregivers: Current perspectives in Malaysia by Ken Joey Loh, Alvin Lai Oon Ng, Yook Chin Chia, Wan Ling Lee, Devi Mohan, Elil Renganathan

“…As dementia has been declared a global health crisis by the World Health Organization, this perspective paper aims to shed light on the current state of dementia care in Malaysia. …”
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O ILUMINISMO NO BANCO DOS RÉUS: DIREITOS UNIVERSAIS, HIERARQUIAS REGIONAIS E RECOLONIZAÇÃO by Guilherme Leite Gonçalves

“…Ao caráter autoritário do universalismo jurídico dominante contrapõe-se, ao final, projeto alternativo de direito global baseado na noção de heterogeneidade.…”
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Crisis of the Neoliberal Model; Towards Regional Planning - a Polanyian Contribution by Paula Valderrama Saud

“…Current neoliberalism, which favors the limitation of democracy in favor of the self-regulating global market, is a system that contains inherent contradictions on financial and socio-political levels. …”
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Pentacostalism & schisms in the Reformed Church in Zambia 1996-2001: contextual and identity changes by H. J. Hendriks, L. Soko

“…The autocratic leadership style met head on with a new globalizing culture and with the Pentecostal tendencies in society. …”
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The potential cost of regulation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions in U.S. agriculture by Tshepelayi Kabata, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Richard K. Perrin

“…This paper assesses the ability of states in the U.S. to reduce agricultural emissions of methane and nitrous oxide, two major greenhouse gases (GHGs) with important global warming potential. Methods The analysis evaluates Färe’s PAC (pollution abatement cost) for each state and year, a measure of the potential opportunity costs of subjecting the sector to GHG emissions regulation. …”
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MULTIMODAL HUMOUR ON OVERPOPULATION IN JOEL PETT’S ENVIRONMENTAL CARTOONS by Živilė Nemickienė, Dovilė Urbonienė, Julija Zabielinaitė

“…The analysis explores the role, interaction and synergic effect of verbal and visual modes in constructing an ironic attitude towards the negligence of urgent global issues. Four selected Joel Pett’s environmental cartoons are analysed in detail, examining their content, the incongruity between the implied and explicit messages, the verbal mode and its interplay with the pictorial signs, and the amusing effect which is achieved by multimodality. …”
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A Local Genetic Algorithm for the Identification of Condition-Specific MicroRNA-Gene Modules by Wenbo Mu, Damian Roqueiro, Yang Dai

“…In this study, we propose a computational method to predict condition-specific regulatory modules that consist of microRNAs, transcription factors, and their commonly regulated genes. We used matched global expression profiles of mRNAs and microRNAs together with the predicted targets of transcription factors and microRNAs to construct an underlying regulatory network. …”
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INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRACTICES IN EMERGING TOURIST DESTINATIONS by Samalgul NASSANBEKOVA

“…It offers insight into how global circular economy principles can be adapted to local conditions, thereby expanding understanding of the circular economy in different geographic and economic contexts. …”
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Consensus Control of Time-Varying Delayed Multiagent Systems with High-Order Iterative Learning Control by Xiongfeng Deng, Xiuxia Sun, Ri Liu, Shuguang Liu

“…The model of each agent includes time-varying nonlinear dynamic and external disturbance, where the time-varying nonlinear term satisfies the global Lipschitz condition and the disturbance term satisfies norm-bounded condition. …”
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Ten Years of Earth and Space Science: Introduction to the Special Collection by Graziella Caprarelli, David Baratoux, Subrahmanyam Bulusu, Cinzia Cervato, Paolo Diviacco, Alina Donea, Steven J. Fletcher, Helen M. Glaves, Cathleen E. Jones, Gaopeng Lu, Astrid Maute, Franklin P. Mills, Sara C. Pryor, Kristy Tiampo, Zunyi Xie

“…In this context, the journal has been, since its inception, the preferred home for studies stemming from both global and local geoscience research. This special collection contains 16 papers published in ESS, selected by the Editorial Board to highlight the aims, scope and path of evolution and growth of the journal since it inaugural issue, in 2014.…”
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Evolution of warships in the digital age by Alexandru CUCINSCHI

“…This article provides a brief history of warships, highlighting the essential elements that have contributed to their development and ongoing relevance, and explores the future impact of the digital age on these crucial platforms for global security. …”
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Virtual Laboratories: Mesocosms and Gameworlds by Dustin Breitling

“…It begins by examining the intersection of citizen science and digital gaming, specifically initiatives that have enabled global communities to contribute to ecosystem preservation efforts through collaborative data collection, analysis, and problem-solving that have been vital for monitoring marine habitats. …”
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“Things Fall Apart?” Prospects of Solidarity in a Precarious World by Matthew Mabefam, Kennedy Mbeva, Issah Wumbla

“…In this article, we examine the potential of solidarity to address global challenges in an increasingly precarious world. …”
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Comprehensive cDNA cloning and putative feature analysis of endogenous cellulases possessed by the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. by Manabu Wen-Liu Tanimura, Kazuhiko Koike, Motoki Kayama, Kazumi Matsuoka

“…This finding supports the fact that C. gigas, a globally commercial bivalve species, thrives in environments that lack phytoplankton, such as mangroves.…”
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Leveraging Innovation Resources for Modular Products under Open Innovation Scenarios Using Fuzzy Distance Method by Hai-jun Wang, Chao-hui Shu

“…In an open innovation environment, it is meaningful for manufacturing enterprises targeting global markets to integrate qualified innovation resources. …”
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Common Creativity International: CC-licensing and Other Options for TEI-based Digital Editions in an International Context by Vanessa Hannesschläger

“…This paper discusses the concept of copyright in the context of global laws that make open licenses vital for ensuring the sustainability of (digital) research data. …”
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Gelatin Nanoemulsion-Based Co-Delivery of Terbinafine and Essential Oils for Treatment of <i>Candida albicans</i> Biofilms by Muhammad Aamir Hassan, Sadaf Noor, Jungmi Park, Ahmed Nabawy, Maitri Dedhiya, Robin Patel, Vincent M. Rotello

“…Fungal infections represent a significant global health challenge. <i>Candida albicans</i> is a particularly widespread pathogen, with both molecular and biofilm-based mechanisms making it resistant to or tolerant of available antifungal drugs. …”
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Exploring the feasibility of a data center-free cloud computing framework utilizing underutilized personal computers by Ibrahim Mekawy, Alhanouf Alburaikan, Iman Atighi

“…However, an immense number of underutilized Personal Computers (PCs) are owned by individuals and organizations globally. These dormant resources can be harnessed to form an alternative cloud infrastructure, offering a wide array of cloud services, particularly focusing on infrastructure as a service. …”
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Relationship Between Attachment and Social Skills in Adulthood Education in the Digital Society by Raquel Muñoz-Pradas, María de la Fuente Benítez, Antonio Palacios-Rodríguez, Mª Victoria Fernández Scagliusi

“…In the midst of the Knowledge Society, where social interactions, contact, and the establishment of relationships—whether face to face or through the use of new technologies—prevail, isolation is detected as a consequence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, due to which both interpersonal relationships and attachment bonds are negatively affected. …”
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Three-stage cascade architecture-based siamese sliding window network algorithm for object tracking by Zheng Yang, Kaiwen Liu, Quanlong Li, Yandong Hou, Zhiyu Yan

“…The sliding window is introduced in the last three layers of convolution blocks, which can obtain the global information of images and fully capture the target feature. …”
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