Higher courses as the first higher school in Lithuania by Česlovas Mančinskas

“…On 27 January, 1920, the Lithuanian intelligentsia of a democratic orientation decided to establish and financially support the first private higher school in Kaunas — "The Higher Courses." …”
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Intellectual Structure Of Ongoing Studies on Business Schools by Isabel Cristina Scafuto, Fernando Serra, Luiz Guerrazzi, Emerson Maccari

“…Furthermore, the results serve as possible orientations for B-School managers.…”
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Characteristics and analysis of the Culture and Arts sector, specifically the Performing dance sector in Bulgaria by Hristina Georgieva

“…However, cultural and arts organizations are not solely business-oriented but also play a significant role in shaping cultural identity and providing educational opportunities. …”
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Personal experiencing of spoken English by Poles by Michał Daszkiewicz

“…It is observed that following a simple teaching procedure in which learners were presented with a set of topic-oriented questions and exemplary answers and then requested to remark (in Polish) on (a four-faceted construct reflecting) how they feel about their productive language learning, an immediate positive outcome is obtained on the affective stratum. …”
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Queensland Fruit Fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Bactrocera tryoni appears to be almost as destructive to fruit production in its Australian range as the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel, is in countries where it appears. …”
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FOREIGNIZATION AND DOMESTICATION IN THE MINISTERIAL WEBSITE LOCALIZATION by Ely Hayati Nasution, Roswita Silalahi, Vivi Adryani Nasution

“…Literal translation becomes the most dominant translation strategy used and it can indicate that the website localization is translated into source text-oriented.…”
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Optimization of ready-to-drink Chrysanthemum flower tea formulation based on bioactive compounds and sensory properties by Julianti Elisa, Masniary Lubis Linda, Gunawan Michael

“…This study aims to optimize the formulation of ready-to-drink Chrysanthemum flower tea using Response Surface Methodology-Box Behnken Design (RSM-BBD) to meet modern consumer preferences for health-oriented and convenient beverages. The optimal formulation was determined based on maximizing bioactive compounds, including total phenolics, flavonoids, and anthocyanins, as well as antioxidant activity and sensory acceptability. …”
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Soft X-ray tomography reveals variations in B. subtilis biofilm structure upon tasA deletion by Anthoula Chatzimpinou, Anne Diehl, A. Tobias Harhoff, Kristina Driller, Bieke Vanslembrouck, Jian-Hua Chen, Kristaps Kairišs, Valentina Loconte, Mark A. Le Gros, Carolyn Larabell, Kürşad Turgay, Hartmut Oschkinat, Venera Weinhardt

“…In contrast, the ΔtasA genetic knock-out showed a loss of cellular orientation and changes in the extracellular matrix. …”
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Susy breaking soft terms in the supersymmetric Pati-Salam landscape from intersecting D6-branes by Mudassar Sabir, Adeel Mansha, Tianjun Li, Zhi-Wei Wang

“…This can be explained by the internal geometry where the Yukawa interactions depend only on the triangular areas of the worldsheet instantons while the soft terms have an additional dependence on the orientation-angles of D6-branes in the three two-tori. …”
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From overtourism to undertourism... and back? The struggle to manage tourism regrowth in post-pandemic Amsterdam by Lola Kuenen, Robert Fletcher, Tom Jakobs, Martijn Duineveld, Ko Koens

“…Our analysis demonstrate that while trajectories already started before the pandemic are now being augmented and given more priority and some new strategies to further curb tourism growth are also being implemented, overall Amsterdam remains dominated by a growth-oriented approach to tourism planning. …”
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Systematic review of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) applications in the preoperative planning and treatment assessment of brain tumors by Hamad Yahia Abu Mhanna, Ahmad Fairuz Omar, Yasmin Md Radzi, Ammar A. Oglat, Hanan Fawaz Akhdar, Haytham Al Ewaidat, Abdallah Almahmoud, Abdel-Baset Bani Yaseen, Laith Al Badarneh, Omar Alhamad, Laith Alhamad

“…Methodological advancements, clinical applicability, and future orientations of fMRI are highlighted in this review, which emphasizes the substantial influence of the technique on neurosurgical planning and patient outcomes.…”
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Eficiencia en el mercado de carne de cerdo en México by Samuel Rebollar-Rebollar, Miguel Ángel Martínez Damián, Nicolás Callejas Juárez, Héctor Hugo Velázquez-Villalva

“…Se utilizaron ocho regiones productoras-consumidoras y dos puntos de internación de importaciones: Noroeste, Norte, Noreste, Centro-Oeste, Centro-Este, Sur, Oriente, Península. El modelo subestimó la producción nacional en 0.4% y sobreestimó el consumo en 2.5% con un valor social neto de 3 789.9 MMDP. …”
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Advanced Pedestrian Distance Estimation for ADAS with Canny Edge Detection and Stereo Vision by Rachidi Oumayma, Ed-Dahmani Chafik, Bououlid Idrissi Badr

“…The approach integrates Canny edge detection with ORB (Oriented FAST and Rotated BRIEF) feature matching to efficiently identify and track keypoints within pedestrian bounding boxes. …”
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Noise pollution in developing countries: Loopholes and recommendations for Vietnam law by Quang Chinh Nguyen, An Thanh Thi Chu, Bao Gia Truong, Duyen Hong Thuc Nguyen

“…The first part of this paper is a Prisma-oriented review of articles combined with hand search and recommendations by legal experts. …”
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Numerical study on the cyclic behavior of the stiffened steel plate shear walls containing sandwich panels with corrugated core by Shuna Zhang, Peng Zhang, Shaopeng Wang, Amir Ghiasvand

“…According to the average values that obtained, the horizontally and vertically oriented sandwich panels increase the plastic dissipation energy of the SSWs by around 156% and 196%, respectively. …”
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An immunoregulation PLGA/Chitosan aligned nanofibers with polydopamine coupling basic fibroblast growth factor and ROS scavenging for peripheral nerve regeneration by Xiaokun Chen, Jihai Xu, Feng Qin, Ziyuan Yang, Xueyuan Li, Miao Yu, Ming Li, Yanhua Wang, Wang Xin

“…Nanofibers with specific topological structures effectively promoted oriented cell growth. The PDA coating provided ROS scavenging and immune modulation functions. …”
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A data envelopment analysis approach for evaluating high-speed freight transportation efficiency by Paulo Chenrrim, Susana Relvas

“…The methodology in this article is based on the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) through the BCC (Banker, Charnes, and Cooper) model and VRS (Variable Returns Scale) approach with an input orientation and the global Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) to assess the efficiency of the freight transport option on high-speed networks, with the aim of contributing to more informed decision-making.The proposed methodology was applied to the Portuguese context. …”
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How rural school teachers can support the learning adjustment of left‐behind children under the ‘double‐reduction’ policy by Xuedi Pi, Jianping Huang, Jiong Niu

“…AbstractQuality‐oriented education under the guidance of the ‘Double Reduction’ policy aims to ensure all children grow in an all‐around way with different backgrounds. …”
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Empowering Lecturers Through Servant Leadership: The Influence of Digital Literacy and Cultural Adaptation by Agus Susanto, Elyzabeth Wijaya, Hendry Hendry, Septa Diana Nabella, Yandra Rivaldo

“…This study proposes that servant leadership, prioritizing service-oriented leadership, mediates the association among digital literacy, adaptable culture, and lecturer performance. …”
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Computational thinking for young indigenous learners in New Zealand by Wendy Fox‐Turnbull, Shaoqun Wu, Tiana Mayo, Matthew Stafford, Swati Gulati

“…Technology practice is most successful when embedded within authentic contexts, thus this paper presents a study that facilitated the learning of two concepts of computational thinking: sequencing and orientation within culturally embedded technology practice. …”
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