The impact of public hearings on decision making on the merger of municipalities in the Moscow region by E. P. Shitova

“…According to the results of the study, an assessment has made of public hearings as a form of democratic participation of citizens in the implementation of local self-government on the basis of its practical implementation in the Moscow region, and situations have identified in which the opinion of the population is able to correct the intended outcome of the changes. In particular, a conclusion has made about a fairly high percentage of citizens’ attendance at hearings, the absence in most cases of a unanimous opinion about the association of municipalities among citizens, and, on the contrary, a uniquely positive assessment of changes by the municipal government. …”
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Burden of associated comorbidities in autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Indian population: An interim report based on the Indian rheumatology association database by S Chandrashekara, Padmanabha Shenoy, Uma Kumar, Sapan Pandya, Alakendu Ghosh

“…Aim: The present study is intended to analyze the preliminary interim data to understand the burden of associated comorbidities in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDS) in the Indian population from the Indian Rheumatology Association database. …”
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Analysis of the vacuum solution of the five-dimensional Einstein field equations with negative cosmological constant via variational symmetries by Fatemeh Ahangari

“…Mainly, the adjoint representation group is effectively utilized intended for establishing an optimal system of group invariant solutions; which unequivocally yields a conjugate relation in the set of all one-dimensional symmetry subalgebras. …”
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The Economics of Immortality: The Demi-Immortal Oriental, Enlightenment Vitalism, and Political Economy in Dracula by J. Jeffrey Franklin

“…The outpouring of Dracula scholarship in the past twenty years likewise testifies to the vampire’s cultural and economic success. Intending to add a new interpretation to this long list, the current essay argues, first, that Dracula belongs to a character-type that I will define as the “demi-immortal Oriental.” …”
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Propensity Score Matching: should we use it in designing observational studies? by Fei Wan

“…As PSM approaches exact matching by progressively pruning matched sets in order of decreasing propensity score distance, it can paradoxically lead to greater covariate imbalance, heightened model dependence, and increased bias, contrary to its intended purpose. Methods We used analytic formula, simulation, and literature to demonstrate that this paradox stems from the misuse of metrics for assessing chance imbalance and bias. …”
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DIGITALIZATION IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION: DIDACTIC ASPECTS by Mariia A. Abysova, Mariia H. Kravchuk, Oksana M. Hurniak

“… Intensively developing digital technologies are transforming the basic processes studied by the didactics of higher education: ways of the teacher-student interrelated activity; the student and the knowledge, skills, and competencies intended to be learnt and gained; the teacher and the methodology of educational material. …”
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Bridging the Maturity Gaps in Industrial Data Science: Navigating Challenges in IoT-Driven Manufacturing by Amruta Awasthi, Lenka Krpalkova, Joseph Walsh

“…It underlines that data appropriate for its intended application is considered quality data. The importance of including stakeholders in the data review process to enhance the data quality is accentuated in this paper, specifically when big data analysis is to be integrated into corporate strategies. …”
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HESS Management for Virtual Inertia, Frequency, and Voltage Support Through Off-Board EV Bidirectional Chargers by Jhonatan D. Paucara, Jose Carlos U. Pena, Damian Sal y Rosas

“…This article proposes a novel control strategy to manage a hybrid energy storage system (HESS) composed of dc-link capacitors and battery, through an isolated two-stage ac–dc converter (composed of a dual active bridge resonant type dc–dc converter cascaded to a voltage source inverter), intended for off-board EVBCs. The HESS management allows decoupling of the active power dynamic response since dc-link capacitors supply the fast dynamic response for VI support whereas the battery supplies the slower dynamic response for long-term frequency support, respectively. …”
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Problematic Issues of Calculating the Size of Damage from the Use of Land Plots for Other Purposes within the Practice of Law Enforcement Agencies by I. V. Bryhadyr, I. V. Panova

“…The authors have proved the necessity of introducing a separate formula for calculating the amount of damage caused by the use of land plot for other purposes, in case of impossibility to return the land plot to a condition suitable for further use for its intended purpose, or failure to accomplish such a return for other reasons. …”
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Prone versus prone-flexed position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A randomized controlled trial by Diaa-Eldin Taha, Ali Ibrahim, Ahmed Zeid, Eslam Shokry, Tarek Abdelbaky, Hossam Nabeeh

“…Background: The aim of this study intends to assess prone and flexed prone positions for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) for safety and efficacy. …”
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Machine Learning-Integrated Usability Evaluation and Monitoring of Human Activities for Individuals With Special Needs During Hajj and Umrah by Ghadah Naif Alwakid

“…Using clustering, anomaly detection, and predictive modeling, it was intended to enhance the safety and security of sensitive participants. …”
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Technical University Teacher Competences in Russia and Abroad by T. Yu. Polyakova, V. M. Prikhodko

“…It is realized by Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI) that was recognized as a Federal Innovative Platform in 2020.The project is aimed at designing an additional program intended to develop technical university teachers’ competences that are, on the one hand, relevant to the needs of Russian higher school, and, on the other hand, correspond to the requirements for applying for the title «ING-PAED IGIP» of the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP). …”
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Isolation, Serotyping, and Molecular Detection of Bovine FMD Virus from Outbreak Cases in Abaʼala District of Afar Region, Ethiopia by Teshager Dubie, Tsedale Amare

“…On the basis of FMDV outbreak cases, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to collect samples from January 2019 to March 2020 intended for isolation, serotyping, and molecular detection of FMDV in the study district. …”
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Development of an Anatomy Attitude Scale for Medical School Students and Analysis of Their Attitudes by Mehmet Ali Can

“…The results obtained from the data showed that the students of ÇOMU Medical School were aware of the importance of anatomy as a fundamental medical science, and the physician candidates who intended to become a specialist in any branch in the future attributed more value to Anatomy. …”
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Agriculture Based Food Producing Countries Are Less Secured in Food by Jesmin Aktar, Khan Md Shaiful Islam

“…Agricultural products cover a large part of national GDP in food producing countries but need to assess food security status of those nations. This paper intended to discuss the food insecurity paradox, which is more apparent in some agriculture-based countries around the globe where increased agricultural GDP shares correspond to negative levels of both food security and per capita income and give an overview on the global trends. …”
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Establishing thresholds for swing transparency at the knee during gait to inform exoskeleton design. by Chase W Mathews, Delaney A Clawson, Karl E Zelik

“…These values provide useful benchmarks for defining quantitative design requirements for knee exoskeletons intended for locomotor activities.…”
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Safety assessment of the process NGR LSP used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials by EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM), Claude Lambré, Riccardo Crebelli, Maria deSilva, Koni Grob, Maria Rosaria Milana, Marja Pronk, Gilles Rivière, Mario Ščetar, Georgios Theodoridis, Els Van Hoeck, Nadia Waegeneers, Vincent Dudler, Constantine Papaspyrides, Maria deFátima Tavares Poças, Daniele Comandella, Alexandros Lioupis, Evgenia Lampi

“…Articles made of this recycled PET are not intended to be used in microwave and conventional ovens and such uses are not covered by this evaluation.…”
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Vegetation restoration effectiveness with main factors in the Beijing-Tianjin sandstorm source region during 2000-2020, China. by Xingshuo Zhang, Jingfang Yuan, Xiaoman Liu, Cheng Zong

“…The Beijing-Tianjin Sandstorm Source Region (BTSSR), a region with significant vegetation degradation in China, has been subjected to ecological engineering intended to curb vegetation browning. Nevertheless, few studies have used multisource data to quantitatively evaluate the vegetation restoration effectiveness in the BTSSR, and the relationship between ecological engineering and vegetation restoration effectiveness in this region from statistical evidence has received little attention so far. …”
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Overcoming the threat of anti-bias interventions: Combining self-report and psychophysiological measures to capture the process of change. by Félice van Nunspeet, Esmee M Veenstra, Beatriz Monteiro Graça Casquinho, Naomi Ellemers, Daan Scheepers, Miriam I Wickham, Elena A M Bacchini, Jojanneke van der Toorn, Organizational Behaviour Group

“…Anti-bias interventions do not always have the intended results and can even backfire. In light of research on the psychology of morality, we examined whether confronting people with evidence of their own (group's) bias causes a (psychophysiological) threat response, and how to overcome this. …”
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THE PUBLISHING SERIES "LIBRARY OF THE FRANKO HOUSE" AS A POPULAR SOURCE OF BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT IVAN FRANKO by Anastasiia Kovalyshyn

“…Each publication's content, structure, printing, advantages, and disadvantages intended for different target audiences are analyzed. …”
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