Contrastive analysis of politeness strategies in refusal speech acts: A study of Sundanese and Batak language by Rossy Halimatun Rosyidah

“…Negative politeness is used to maintain relationships while respecting the rights of the interlocutor, for example by expressing regret, giving clear reasons, or emphasizing personal inability to fulfil requests and positive politeness strategies are used to maintain harmony and show attention to the feelings of the interlocutor. …”
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Psychological , Behavioral and Performance impact of corporal Punishment in Somaliland Students by Sakarie Mustafe Hidig, Abdiwahab Mohamed Saed

“…However, regarding the performance of the student, the study failed to find a reasonable statistical significance between this parameter and corporal punishment.Conclusion: There is a strong correlation between corporal punishment and the adverse psychological effects discussed in this study. …”
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Characteristics and Research Direction of Triassic in the South Yellow Sea Basin, China by Kong Weijun, Su Shuzhen, Zhang Jianning, Shi Guoji, Huang Yao, Zhu Kui, Chen Qinghua

“…Karstification is probably the main reason for this significant difference. Identification of karst phenomenon and stratigraphic division method towards Triassic drilling coring are two important directions of Triassic study in the South Yellow Sea Basin.…”
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Effects of Land Use/Cover Change on the Ecosystem Service Values in the Greater Bay Area of China Accounting for Spatiotemporal Complexity by Yingying Liu, Yalan Shi, Chunyu Liu

“…The patterns of LUCC were the main reasons for the decrease in ESVs, such as the loss of land with high ecological value. …”
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The Influence of Physical Tuning Technology on Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) by zurnawita zurnawita, Dikky Chandra, fajru ju zulya

“…To improve the quality of voice calls, one of the ways is through the utilization of Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) technology. The reason for using VoLTE in fourth-generation (4G) networks includes the voice quality based on Internet Protocol (IP). …”
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A Proposed Chaotic-Switched Turbo Coding Design and Its Application for Half-Duplex Relay Channel by Tamer H. M. Soliman, Fengfan Yang, S. Ejaz

“…Results of simulations of these new secure turbo coding schemes are compared to classical turbo codes with the same coding parameters and the proposed system is able to achieve secured reasonable bit error rate performance when it is made to switch between different puncturing and design configuration parameters especially with low switching rates.…”
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Biofuel as an alternative for Sub-Saharan Africa’s transition to cleaner energy by Stephen Enyinnaya Eluwa, Oluwaseun Kilanko

“…This article reviews the biofuel potential of some Sub-Saharan African countries, the reasons why biofuel is suitable for the region, and the barriers hindering its expansion and development. …”
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Proverbs and African Modernity: Defining an Ethics of Becoming by Oyekan Owomoyela

“… African proverbs have, for good reason, attracted considerable attention from scholars, both African and non-African. …”
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LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: DYAD AND UNITY by A. L. Semenov, V. I. Ershov, D. A. Gusarov

“…In this paper the authors reasonably use the term «linguoethnic» to describe the cultural-cognitive peculiarities inherent to individuals as representatives of different ethnic groups, as well as give comparison of the terms «linguoethnic» and «linguocultural».…”
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ASHABIYAH THEORY OF IBN KHALDUN: AN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE FOR STUDYING THE INDONESIAN MUSLIM SOCIETY by UI Ardaninggar Luhtitianti, Achmad Zainal Arifin

“…This results of this study reveal that the Ashabiyah theory can be used as an alternative perspective in the study of the sociology of religion, especially to analyze the socio-religious phenomena of the multicultural Muslim society in Indonesia. With the reason that the similarity of the socio-historical context of the object of analysis is very important in determining a perspective to be used. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Variation Characteristics of Base Flow and Its Influencing Factors in Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River by JIANG Lei, HE Ya'nan, GU Xihui

“…Base flow is an important part of runoff, so it is important to choose a reasonable base flow segmentation method to estimate base flow, understand the changing characteristics of base flow and base flow index, and identify the driving factors of base flow and base flow index change for the protection and management of river ecology. …”
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Hospital solid waste management strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections from occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and improve occupational safety by Augusto Jorge Antonio Ibáñez-Cruz, Alejandra Micaela Elena Vergara-Florián, William C. Algoner

“…Improving occupational safety and public health is crucial to reducing nosocomial infections in healthcare workers due to the ongoing deficiencies in solid waste management in private clinics. For this reason, it is necessary to implement appropriate solid waste management practices to mitigate risks for clinical staff, patients, and the environment. …”
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Improving the management of public spending on social support for families with children in the context of ensuring the strategic development of the Russian Federation by I. V. Balynin

“…The study purpose is to develop a reasonable list of recommendations for improving the management of public spending on social support for families with children in context of ensuring strategic development of the Russian Federation, considering modern socio-economic realities. …”
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Growth factors and the importance of the shadow economy in African countries by T. F. Alhassan, T. K. Blokhina

“…Furthermore, the factors, dragging the development of the sector have been considered. The reasons behind low financial access among these enterprises have been studied. …”
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Research on improving urban park green space landscape quality based on public psychological perception: a comprehensive AHP-TOPSIS-POE evaluation of typical parks in Jinan City by Qingtao Cheng

“…This study aims to reduce the subjectivity of evaluation indicators, raise public awareness of high-quality cognition and emotional experiences, and provide a scientific basis for the development of scientifically reasonable urban park green landscapes.…”
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Social Network Analysis of Ancient Japanese Obsidian Artifacts Reflecting Sampling Bias Reduction by Sakahira, Fumihiro, Tsumura, Hiroomi

“…The results showed that in every time division of the Jomon period, the mean intra-cluster cosine similarity of each cluster was higher than the similarity between sites outside the clusters, confirming the reasonableness of an analysis considering regional representation. …”
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Alternatives for Decarbonising High-Temperature Heating Facilities in Residential Buildings by Juan Carlos Roca Reina, Johan Carlsson, Jonathan Volt, Agne Toleikyte

“…The buildings sector accounts for about 40% of its total energy consumption and is responsible for 36% of the total CO₂ emissions. For this reason, decarbonising the heat consumed in buildings is key to meeting these targets. …”
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The Specific Features of the Contemporary Russian Foreign Energy Policy Shift in Modern Times by E. S. Leonov

“…First of all this refers to failed efforts to create regional energy security system, based on respective institutions and legal framework, by reason of unwillingness of the EU to respect the Russian standpoint as an exporter of energy resources. …”
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How University Professors Assess Their Teaching Experience at Schools by E. A. Popov

“…The problem of interaction between general education schools and higher education institutions is one of the most relevant for interdisciplinary research. For this reason, the purpose of the article is not only to evaluate the experience of University professors in modern schools, but also to consider one of the possible mechanisms for improving the intellectual culture of schoolchildren. …”
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L’Observatoire photographique national du paysage : transformations d’un modèle et hypothèses renouvelées de paysage by Frédérique Mocquet

“…This article seeks to shed light on the reasons behind this paradox by looking back at the context that gave rise to the OPNP experiment. …”
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