Thesis Overview: Oscillating wave surge converters – Large eddy simulation modelling of wave farms hydrodynamics and its related energy potential by Guilherme Fuhrmeister Vargas, Alexandre Beluco

“…In this context, a detailed study of a wave farm composed of several OWSCs is necessary, which represents a case closer to reality, since most renewable systems include several modules of the same converter. …”
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Electronic Records Management and Office Organization: A Case Study of Rugarama Hospital. by Nimusiima, Talent

“…The study finding on the possible solutions to the challenges faced in implementing records management practices at Uganda College of Commerce Kabale were; retention and durability, provision of storage and security, establishing ongoing programs for training in managing records, recognizing this multi-format reality of paper and electronic records, maintaining the authenticity and trustworthiness of records management practices, proper disposal and use of a computer based records management practices. …”
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Impact of Agro-forestry on Soil Conservation in Kayonza Subcounty: A Case Study of Rutendere Parish. by Ayebale, Anxious

“…It also revealed the reality of agroforestry as a common practice in Rutendere Parish and other economic activities responsible for soil degradation Rutendere parish as obtained from three hundred and twenty respondents indicated that where agroforestry as a soil conservation technique was not commonly practiced, the area was exposed to wearing of land surface by erosion, soil quality depreciation, loss of nutrient-rich top layer, the soil degraded and low agricultural productivity However agricultural productivity was high where agroforestry and other soil conservation practices such as mulching, cover cropping, and terracing were commonly practiced in Rutendere Parish Kayonza Sub-County. …”
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Distance Learning and the Quality of Teacher Education in Rwanda: A Case Study of Byumba Distance Learning by Anastase, Mvuyekure

“…Concerning open-ended questions, the respondents were motivated to explain their answers by reacting to the question in order to obtain the quality of their thinking and the reality of their answers.…”
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Healthy body as a normative model in the perceptions of student youth by N. L. Antonova, S. B. Abramova, V. R. Lopatina

“…The article aimed to analyse students’ ideas about the normative body and to determine its model that is relevant in modern reality.Methodology and research methods. The theoretical and methodological basis of the article is a complex of sociological concepts of the body and corporality. …”
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A Dynamic Bayesian Approach to Computational Laban Shape Quality Analysis by Dilip Swaminathan, Harvey Thornburg, Jessica Mumford, Stjepan Rajko, Jodi James, Todd Ingalls, Ellen Campana, Gang Qian, Pavithra Sampath, Bo Peng

“…Our approach has been incorporated in Response, a mixed-reality environment where users interact via natural, full-body human movement and enhance their bodily-kinesthetic awareness through immersive sound and light feedback, with applications to kinesiology training, Parkinson's patient rehabilitation, interactive dance, and many other areas.…”
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Heterogeneous foraging swarms can be better by Gal A. Kaminka, Yinon Douchan

“…Different assumptions on this counterfactual lead to bounds on AEI from above and below.DiscussionWhile the theoretical analysis clarifies both assumptions and gaps with respect to the reality of robots, experiments with real and simulated robots empirically demonstrate the efficacy of the approach in practice, and the importance of behavioral (decision-making) diversity in optimizing swarm goals.…”
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The Principle and Downhole Testing of Water Injection Exploration in Depleted Reservoirs by Jinpeng Xu, Hui Zhao, Bing Dong, Yi Li, Chuang Wang

“…The exploration of depleted areas, especially old tunnels, presents significant challenges, and achieving the required borehole density for exploration in depleted areas is difficult in reality. The authors of this paper previously applied for a patent titled “Water Injection Exploration Method for Depleted Areas Based on Stress Seepage Principle”. …”
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Are we ready for the new normal in e-business education? Sentiment analysis of learners' opinions on MOOCs by O. F. Derindag, B. Cizmeci

“…The holistic education model of institutions has difficulty meeting the competitive nature and result-oriented approach of the e-business ecosystem. This market reality requires the institutions to offer more to-the-point and applied education solutions. …”
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Overview of styles, content, learning effects and attitudes of students towards digitally enhanced physiotherapy education – a scoping review by Larissa Pagels, Oskar Schindler, Kerstin Luedtke

“…Gamification and virtual reality emerged as promising tools for enhancing engagement and learning outcomes. …”
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Intimate and Personal Sphere in the System of Vital Values of the Anomalous Person – the Offender by A. M. Bolshakova, T. O. Perevozna, I. O. Videnieiev, O. M. Khartsii

“…The purpose of this study is to analyze the peculiarities of value orientations that represent the intimate and personal sphere, in the ideal representation, within conscious and unconscious aspects, as well as to analyze the place of the intimate and personal sphere in the structure of the assessment of reality in persons with specific personality disorders, who committed illegal actions. …”
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DIFFERENT HUMAN IMAGES AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL COLISSIONS OF POST-MODERNISM EPOСH: BIOPHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATION by S. К. Коstyuchkov

“…In contemporary conditions, the study of the boundaries of biological reality and its previously unknown properties, definition of new horizons of theoretical knowledge in the science of life, the critical rethinking of the concepts of biocentrism and anthropocentrism in the space of modern scientific knowledge, the definition of perspective trends in the study of man, his or her place and role in the planetary being is of great importance.…”
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Metformin versus insulin in glycemic control in pregnancy (MevIP): a randomized clinical trial protocol by Carolina Freitas Alves Amaral-Moreira, Daiane Sofia Morais Paulino, Belmiro G. Pereira, Patricia Moretti Rehder, Fernanda G. Surita

“…Discussion Considering the Brazilian socioeconomic reality and the safety of metformin demonstrated in previous trials, we expect that the MevIP study will demonstrate that metformin is an adequate and appropriate medication for GDM treatment in the Brazilian population, representing an alternative to insulin for GDM. …”
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Are Trends in Economic Modeling of Pediatric Diabetes Mellitus up to Date with the Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Latest Scientific Findings? by Roque Cardona-Hernandez, Alberto de la Cuadra-Grande, Julen Monje, María Echave, Itziar Oyagüez, María Álvarez, Isabel Leiva-Gea

“…However, further research assessing the gaps is needed to enhance evidence-based health economic modeling that best represents reality.…”
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Quality of Life Philosophy VI. The Concepts by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…The abstract purpose determines the frame of interpretation of reality: How we will perceive ourselves throughout life, our inner life, and the world around us. …”
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RUSSIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CHINA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MUTUAL PERCEPTION IN THE BORDER REGIONS by R. H. Simonyan, T. M. Kochegarova

“…Today, therefore, Russia should not deifying the West, than succeeded ones and not the deification of exclusivity, what more you want to succeed others, but strong awareness of the reality and the pursuit of maximum expediency, pragmatism in the development of the achievements of Western civilization. …”
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Long-term planning optimisation of sustainable energy systems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of trends, drivers, barriers, and prospects by Soheil Mohseni, Alan C. Brent

“…To shed light on potential strategies for mitigating the so-called “simulation-to-reality gaps” in the development of sustainable energy systems, the paper endeavours to correlate key trends in the design of renewable energy networks with critical socio-techno-economic and regulatory barriers. …”
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Amazon Journeys and Poetic Re-Discoveries in Jan Conn’s 'Jaguar Rain' and Malu de Martino’s 'Margaret Mee e a Flor da Lua' by Magali Sperling Beck, Anelise R. Corseuil

“…The connections between the biographical, poetic, artistic, and professional Mee are closely woven throughout the documentary, which can be seen as inserted in a new documentary tradition, less analytical and more poetic, in which notions of truth, history, and reality are problematised and rendered through different lenses. …”
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A quantitative module of avalanche hazard – comparing forecaster assessments of storm and persistent slab avalanche problems with information derived from distributed snowpack simu... by F. Herla, P. Haegeli, S. Horton, P. Mair

“…Even though we are unable to conclusively determine whether the human or model data set represents reality more accurately when they disagree, our analysis indicates that the current model predictions can add value to the forecasting process by offering an independent perspective. …”
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Identification of Cognitive Training for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review by Marina Francesca Gattoni, Silvia Gobbo, Sarah Feroldi, Anna Salvatore, Jorge Navarro, Sandro Sorbi, Francesca Lea Saibene

“…The considered studies applied various experimental interventions for the training of cognitive functions in PwPD: computer-based platforms, exergames, paper-and-pencil programmes, dual-task or treadmill training with action observation therapy, motor imagery, and virtual reality components, interventions targeting precise cognitive domain, tele-rehabilitation, transcranial direct current stimulation, structured cognitive training, and multimodal treatments. …”
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