CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MAQĀṢIDĪ TAFSĪR ON DISASTER MITIGATION IN THE STORY OF PROPHET LŪṬ: AN EXAMINATION OF THE INTERPRETATION OF Q.S. AL-ḤIJR: 61-74 by Tri Faizah Anggraini

“… This research is motivated by the complexity of disasters that occur in the latest era but trigger disaster mitigation responses that tend to be passive. …”
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Therapeutic Adherence and Subjective Well-being in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus by Ahmed José Pomares Avalos, Rocío Jorge González, Yuslemi Alfonso Trujillo, Marian Amanda Vázquez Núñez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> the process of patient adherence to medical treatments with chronic conditions is modulated by psychological, cognitive, motivational and volitional factors. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine how therapeutic adherence and subjective well-being are manifested in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. …”
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The economic dimensions of transnational organised crime in Southern and Western Africa by Tolulope Lembola Ojolo, Shanta Balgobind Singh

“…TOC in Africa, while driven by traditional motives such as power and financial gain, has evolved into a sophisticated form of criminal entrepreneurship. …”
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Transtheoretical-Based Model of Intervention for Diabetes and Prediabetes: A Scoping Review by Daniel Miezah, Mustapha Amoadu, Priscilla Nyamekye Opoku, Enoch Mensah Junior, Jethro Zutah, Paul Obeng, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…The study found that the primary interventions based on the TTM for managing diabetes and prediabetes were educational materials to promote physical activity among diabetes and prediabetes individuals, health education, exercise, motivational interviews, self-tracking, and dietary changes. …”
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‘I roll my cigarette, and cycle to my club’: Playing with Stereotypes and Subverting Anti-Feminism in New Woman Writers’ Contributions to Punch by Katy Birch

“…Through my discussion of these pieces I will explore these authors’ motivations for publishing in Punch, rather than a publication with a more sympathetic attitude towards women’s rights, and I will examine the trade-off that required them to mute their feminism in return for a wider audience. …”
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Die Zirkelsequenz in Mozarts Klaviersonaten by Rudolf Rasch

“…Charakteristisch ist beispielsweise die Verklammerung von Akkordprogressionen durch übergreifende Motive. Auch finden sich Zirkelsequenzen durchwegs in locker gefügten Partien, etwa im Anschluss an die Exposition eines Haupt- oder Seitenthemas oder in den Couplets von Rondosätzen. …”
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Obscuring Our Sense of Morality: Barry Hallen’s Yoruba Moral Epistemology and the Problem of Character Indeterminacy by Babalola J. Balogun, Aderonke A. Ajiboro

“…Using Yoruba ethnological/linguistic resources as a methodological standpoint, our critique of Hallen’s Yoruba moral epistemology is primarily motivated by three fundamental observations: a. that the acclaimed distinction between ìmọ and ìgbàgbọ on which the thesis is based, is faulty; b. that the thesis does not agree to a certain conception of personhood within the Yoruba metaphysical worldview; and c. that the behaviourist implications engendered by Hallen’s Yoruba moral epistemology do not adequately represent the deeply spiritual essence of human conducts in Yoruba ethical system. …”
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Path–Based Continuous Spatial Keyword Queries by Fangshu Chen, Pengfei Zhang, Chengcheng Yu, Huaizhong Lin, Shan Tang, Xiaoming Hu

“…To overcome the above challenges, we first propose a backbone road network index structure (BNI), which supports the distance computation efficiently and offers a global insights of the whole road network. Motivated by the safe zone technique, we then transform our queries to the issue of finding event points, which capture the changes of answer set. …”
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The Administrative Structure of Narva and Its Role in Promoting of “Unusual Trade” in Livonian-Russian Borderlands During the 15th and Early 16th Centuries by Valentina A. Yakunina

“…The town council and bailiffs, driven by different motives, were interested in urban trade development and maintaining economic relations with Novgorod and Pskov. …”
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The Role of Auditor Competence and Independence in Enhancing Internal Audit Quality with Auditor Ethics as a Mediating Variable by Salwa Putri Zaqiani, Dani Sopian

“… This research is motivated by the essential function that auditor competence and independence fulfill in enhancing the quality of internal audits. …”
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Heat Transfer Potentiality and Flow Behavior in a Square Duct Fitted with Double-Inclined Baffles: A Numerical Analysis by Amnart Boonloi, Withada Jedsadaratanachai

“…The vortex streams and impinging streams disturb the thermal boundary layer on the HESC walls that is a key motive for the growth of heat transfer rate. The best TEF of the HESC installed with the DIB is about 3.87 at P/H=1, α=30°, Re=2000, and b/H=0.15. …”
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Enhancing Coverage and Efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review of Optimization Techniques by Rajasekaran S, Shaik Mastan Vali

“…It explores their respective advantages, limitations, and application scenarios, offering valuable insights for researchers and practitioners. The study is motivated by the need to better understand how to improve WSN coverage efficiency and ensure reliable data collection in diverse environments. …”
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Anthropomorphizing Nature as a Tool for Environmental Education. Opinions of Pedagogy Students in the Context of Represented Environmental Ethics by Agnieszka Kozłowska, Małgorzata Czapla

“…Their justifications, however, again revealed mostly anthropocentric motivations 63.2%. Conclusion: Pedagogy students, although they support biocentric norms, believe that anthropomorphism of nature will be the right tool for environmental education, and use anthropocentric arguments in their justifications. …”
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U.S. farmers market attendance and experiences by Laura Witzling, Bret Shaw, Darlene Wolnik

“…Of note, farmers markets were defined as places to buy local food directly from more than one vendor. Top motivations for attending included getting fresh food, supporting local farm­ers, getting high-quality food, and doing something fun, suggesting that promoting farmers markets with those themes should resonate with audiences. …”
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Uniform boundedness of $ (SL_2(\mathbb{C}))^{n} $ and $ (PSL_2(\mathbb{C}))^{n} $ by Fawaz Aseeri

“…. $ This concept is a strengthening of boundedness. Motivated by previously known results approximating $ \Delta(G) $ for any algebraic group $ G, $ we find the exact values of the conjugacy diameters of the direct product of finitely many copies of $ SL_2(\mathbb{C}) $ and the direct product of finitely many copies of $ PSL_2(\mathbb{C}). $ We also prove that if $ G_1, \dots, G_n $ be quasisimple groups such that $ G_i $ is uniformly bounded for each $ i\in \{1, \dots, n\}, $ then $ G_1\times\dots \times G_n $ is uniformly bounded. …”
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Shrinkage Effects of Using Fly Ash instead of Fine Aggregate in Concrete Mixtures by Dongsheng Zhang, Pengfei Han, Qiuning Yang, Mingjie Mao

“…China is the world’s largest emitter of fly ash, an industrial by-product of coal combustion. Motivated towards greener development, China’s engineering industries must determine how to effectively utilize this by-product, while ensuring environmental and public safety protections. …”
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Association between personality traits and the enjoyment of pimple-popping videos by Arved Seibel, Albert Wabnegger, Anne Schienle

“…This behavior is likely motivated by an interest in danger and potential death (MC) and the enjoyment derived from discomfort in non-threatening, controlled situations (BM).…”
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MovieRemix: Having Fun Playing with Videos by Nicola Dusi, Maria Federico, Marco Furini

“…Unfortunately, when managing audiovisual objects, the technological aspect can be a burden for many creative users. Motivated by the large success of the gaming market, we propose a novel game and an architecture to make the remix process a pleasant and stimulating gaming experience. …”
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Identifying the critical management aspects for diabetic patients A qualitative study by Farshad Falahati, Khalil Alimohammadzadeh, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Ali Maher, Mehrnoosh Jafari

“…Moreover, initiatives are needed to motivate managers and healthcare professionals to operate efficiently. …”
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EVALUATING THREATS OF ARMED BANDITRY ON HUMAN AND FOOD SECURITY IN SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA by DR MUSA EMMANUEL UMARU, DR ALIYU MOHAMMED BELLO, DR CHARLES O. OKWUWA

“…The study adopted the Routine Activity Theory as its theoretical framework, emphasizing the prevalence of motivated offenders, the presence of suitable targets, and the absence of guards as key tenets. …”
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