Subjective Evaluation of Music Compressed with the ACER Codec Compared to AAC, MP3, and Uncompressed PCM by Stuart Cunningham, Iain McGregor

“…However, previous work did not evaluate ACER using subjective listening tests, leaving a gap to demonstrate its applicability under human audio perception tests. In this paper, we present a double-blind listening test that was conducted with a range of listeners (N=100). …”
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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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Developing “You’re History, Pal!”: Employing Role-Playing Games as Pedagogical Instruments by Ștefana Iosif

“…Carnes in the 1990s, designed for university students, which enables them to explore knowledge of the past while putting on the experiential lens of a historical figure or group involved in events that have shaped the course of humanity. As such, through a variety of role playing games, the students essentially take over the classroom, with the instructor’s main objective being to guide and mediate, removing their traditional teaching hat. …”
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دفاعیه از شهروندی لیبرال درمقابل شهروندی جماعت‌گرا: نقدی بر کتاب مفهوم شهروندی by محمد علی توانا

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Effectiveness of Developing A STAD Model Integrated into Group Work Projects to Enhance Students' Writing Skills by Karnedi Karnedi

“…This study recommends applying similar models in diverse learning contexts to foster broader writing skills development, thereby contributing to advancements in educational practices within the social and humanities fields.…”
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Leo Tolstoy’s Principle of Non-Resistance to Evil by Violence and Its Criticism in Ivan Ilyin’s Philosophy by Igor I. Evlampiev, Wang Yue

“…At the outset, Leo Tolstoy viewed the principle of non-resistance to evil by violence as a purely moral commandment, which was obligatory for everyone to observe and lead humanity to perfection. In his later teaching, though, he emphasized the need for people to transition from a lower ‘animalistic’ form of life towards the divine form; his principle of non-resistance to evil by violence could only apply to those who managed such a transition. …”
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Construção da cena turística responsável para quarteirões urbanos by Feng Liang, Yamei Liu, Meilong Gu, Yu Pan, Xiaofeng Wu

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Evaluating News In Press About Konya In Context Of City Image by Nur Görkemli, Başak Solmaz

“…Konya, which is located in central Anatolia, has been a cradle of civilization since very early times in human kind. It has the remains of the first settlements existed approximately 9.000 years ago. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Quality of Sexual Life in Obese Subjects by Eleonora Poggiogalle, Luca Di Lazzaro, Alessandro Pinto, Silvia Migliaccio, Andrea Lenzi, Lorenzo M. Donini

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Analiza kakovosti strokovnih usposabljanj na področju digitalizacije poslovanja v izbranem javnem zavodu [Analysis of Professional Training in Business Digitalisation at a Selected... by Dobruša Lipovž, Melita Moretti

“…The results of the analysis will be of practical assistance for managers of human resources and the management of the selected public institute, other organisations, as well as researchers, who can carry out additional research on the basis of the findings of this research and additional selected data. …”
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Quantifying the Carbon Reduction Potential of Urban Parks Under Extreme Heat Events Using Interpretable Machine Learning: A Case Study of Jinan, China by Lemin Yu, Wenru Li, Changhui Zheng, Xiaowen Lin

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معرفی، بررسی و نقد ترجمة انگلیسی پدیدارشناسی ادراک حسی by سمیه رفیقی, محمد اصغری

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High-Throughput Screening of Sensory and Nutritional Characteristics for Cultivar Selection in Commercial Hydroponic Greenhouse Crop Production by Atef M. K. Nassar, Stan Kubow, Danielle J. Donnelly

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Infeksi Cacing dan Alergi by Selfi Renita Rusdji

“…This disease is frequently occurred in poor personal hygiene and environmental sanitation. The human immune response to helminth infections is similar with response to allergic disease. …”
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Forensic classification of narcotic drugs by R. L. Stepaniuk, S. M. Lozova

“…The article proposes the author’s own approach to the forensic classification of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, which consists in their division depending on the legal status, source of origin and method of manufacture, nature of their effect on the human body, form of manufacture and morphological characteristics. …”
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H. PUTNAMAS: RACIONALUMO KRITERIJAI VIDINIO REALIZMO KONTEKSTE by Giedrė Vasiliauskaitė

“…It is based on the correspondence theory of truth and on the assumptions that the world has the structure independent of human consciousness and conceptualization and that there exists only one full and correct description of the world. …”
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Effect of Bodyweight Squat Exercise With Blood Flow Restriction on Sprint and Jump Performance in Collegiate Soccer Players by Okan Kamiş, Hadi Nobarı, Christopher Macdonald, Robert Blaisdell, Muhammet Kurt

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T Cell Subsets and the Expression of Related MicroRNAs in Patients with Recurrent Early Pregnancy Loss by Ya-ni Yan, Jian Zhang, Na Yang, Chaochao Chen, Weiwei Li

“…In conclusion, immune cells and associated miRNA profiles can be used as prognostic biomarkers for the treatment of human reproductive disorders, such as EPL.…”
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Whither Nordic Public Libraries? Towards a Cross-country Research Initiative on the Histo rical Heritage, Role, Self- perception, and Challenges of Public Libraries in Denmark, Fin... by Leif Kajberg

“…Moreover, commoditisation of human life, a manifest phenomenon in the age of late modernity, has gradually led to a shift in emphasis from enlightenment to a short-term and customer-centred perspective. …”
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INVESTMENT METHODOLOGY IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE: AN UNBALANCED GROWTH APPROACH by Omoleye B. Ojuri

“…The findings establish that social overhead capital (SOC) investments are more beneficial than direct productive activities (DPA) during early phase of infrastructural development and thus be given priority because the provision of SOC is relevant to addressing the appalling state of living of the people of the Nigerian ND region and thus improve the region’s human capacity. The paper concludes that the measure of self-reliance of poor people is a strong indicator of the long-term poverty reduction impact of infrastructure development. …”
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