PROFILES AND PREFERENCES OF ON-LINE MILLENIAL SHOPPERS IN BULGARIA by Patricia R. Loubeau, Robert Jantzen, Elitsa Alexander

“…An empirical study was conducted based on a written survey of a sample consisting of 367 high school and university students in Bulgaria. The most important reason why Bulgarian young people shop online is the pursuit of unique products not locally available, followed by convenience and better pricing, and their favorite category of internet purchases is “Apparel and Accessories.” …”
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Readiness of Technical University Students to Entrepreneurship Activity by M. G. Minin, E. V. Politsinskaya, V. G. Lizunkov

“…The article raises the problem of the formation of entrepreneurial competencies in response to the current situation in the country’s economy, which arose due to the lack of specialists capable of organizing innovation and technology business in the Territories of advanced socio-economic development (TOSED).The authors have analyzed the professional preferences of graduates of the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia), the University of Zagreb (Croatia), and the University of Lyon (France) and identified the reasons why graduates do not create their own business. …”
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Analysis of the Equation Style in Salek Qazvini's Sonnets by Sara Nezamdoost, Mohammad Amir Mashhadhi, Mohammad Ali Mahmoodi

“…By innovative ideation to connect the reasonable to the tangible, Salek has been able to convey his thoughts to the audience as best as possible through the use of the equation style and highlight the literary and artistic significance of his verse. …”
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Research of the Backfill Body Compaction Ratio Based on Upward Backfill Safety Mining of the Close-Distance Coal Seam Group by Xingping Lai, Leiming Zhang, Yun Zhang, Pengfei Shan, Peifeng Wan, Kaiwen Mu

“…During upward backfill mining of the close-distance coal seam group, the reasonable design of the backfill body compaction ratio (BBCR) of lower coal seam goaf plays a key role in controlling overburden strata movement and deformation. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Various Segments of the Population in Turkey: A Literature Review by Sezer Okay

“…This literature review examines hesitancy regarding COVID-19 vaccines in different population segments in Turkey. Hesitancy rates and reasons in the general population and specific groups such as pregnant women, parents, healthcare workers and students were presented based on published research articles. …”
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Maximizing Network Lifetime of Directional Sensor Networks Considering Coverage Reliability by Joon-Min Gil, Jong Hyuk Park, Young-Sik Jeong

“…To verify and evaluate the algorithm, we conduct simulations and show that it extends network lifetime to a reasonable degree while guaranteeing the minimum coverage reliability.…”
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Comparing the Trends of Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs) before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Spatial Distribution in Southern Iran by Zahra Gheibi, Mitra Boroomand, Aboozar Soltani

“…During COVID-19 outbreaks, some reasons, such as quarantine, movement restrictions, and social distancing, reduced human-vector contact and finally led to the reduction of VBDs in this area.…”
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The story of transformation" in Kashf-ol-Asrar va Odat ol-Abrar by Leila Pazhoohandeh, Maryam Sadat Dastgeib

“…The main focus of this research, in addition to identifying the reasons and origin of the transformation; is to examine how revelation and inner transformation are reflected in the structure of the narrative. …”
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Revealing the decision-making practices in automated external defibrillator deployment: insights from Shanghai, China by Chaowei Wu, Yeling Wu, Lu Qiao

“…In order to allocate emergency medical resources more reasonably, it is very important to determine the practices of decision-makers in deploying AEDs. …”
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An audit of “Repeat” fine needle aspiration cytology procedures in a cytopathology laboratory—An important quality indicator by Shivali Sehgal, Sujata Jetley, Sabina Khan, Zeeba S. Jairajpuri

“…Soft tissue lesions, predominantly lipomas, accounted for most (35.9%) of these repeated aspirations. The principal reason for the need for repeat aspirations was insufficient material obtained during the initial aspiration. …”
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South Africa: A Growing Embrace of Feminist Foreign Policy? by Jo-Ansie van Wyk

“…Unlike Sweden, South Africa never adopted or declared a feminist foreign policy due to historical and cultural reasons, and different conceptualisations of women, gender, and feminism. …”
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User Interface And User Experience Design Mathematics Learning Applications Flat Sided Space Building Materials For Junior High School by Elvara Purwati, Ahmad Anis Abdullah

“… The low ability to solve mathematical problems in the flat sided geometric material is one of the reasons for the birth of various application-based learning media. …”
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Statistical Downscaling of ERA-Interim Forecast Precipitation Data in Complex Terrain Using LASSO Algorithm by Lu Gao, Karsten Schulz, Matthias Bernhardt

“…This study proves that LASSO is a reasonable alternative to other statistical methods with respect to the downscaling of precipitation data.…”
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Delivery of empty wagons: Choice of the proper contract design by А.А. Ananyeva

“…The paper contains a number of reasons proving that the recognition of the wagon by means of a vehicle excludes the possibility of identifying it with a cargo that delimits the subject composition and content of the contract for the carriage of goods and the contractual design applicable to the carriage of empty wagons. …”
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Perception of students' motivations in gymnastic activities in physical education classes by Carla Vieira, Tatiana Rocha, António Manuel Azevedo

“…Objective: This study aimed to investigate the reasons behind the lack of enthusiasm for gymnastic activities, examining students' preferences and experiences through the analysis of their perceptions. …”
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The Internet Use for Health Information Seeking among Ghanaian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Benedict Osei Asibey, Seth Agyemang, Augustina Boakye Dankwah

“…The results show that university students are active users of the Internet as 78.3% (509/650) used Internet daily and 67.7% (440/650) use Internet for health purposes, for reasons including availability and ease of accessing information, privacy, confidentiality, and affordability. …”
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DOES MODERN SCHOOL NEED A TEACHER-RESEARCHER? by T. A. Strokova

“…It was established that the research experience acquired by them while writing the final qualifying work is non-demanded in modern educational work, where innovation is pushed out due to mismatch of educational policy and the actual educational practice. The reasons of reluctance of young professionals to combine educational activities and research are the following: lack of innovation environment, academic overload, household and personal problems, and, most importantly, unwillingness and inability to carry out independent scientific and pedagogical search. …”
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Animal Models of Diabetic Neuropathy: Progress Since 1960s by Md. Shahidul Islam

“…The use of animal models in the research of diabetes and diabetic complications is very common when rats and mice are most commonly used for many reasons. A numbers of animal models of diabetic and PDN have been developed in the last several decades such as streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat models, conventional or genetically modified or high-fat diet-fed C57BL/Ks (db/db) mice models, streptozotocin-induced C57BL6/J and ddY mice models, Chinese hamster neuropathic model, rhesus monkey PDN model, spontaneously diabetic WBN/Kob rat model, L-fucose-induced neropathic rat model, partial sciatic nerve ligated rat model, nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice model, spontaneously induced Ins2 Akita mice model, leptin-deficient (ob/ob) mice model, Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat model, surgically-induced neuropathic model, and genetically modified Spontaneously Diabetic Torii (SDT) rat model, none of which are without limitations. …”
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Prevalence of Internet-based Self-medical Diagnosis among Indian Nonmedical Undergraduate Students: An Observational Cross-sectional Survey by Jayati Pandey, Priya Nimish Deo, Revati Shailesh Deshmukh, Siddharth Shinde, Veera Bhosale

“…Increasing use of technology and readily available health-related information on the Internet is a major reason for this practice. Self-medical diagnosis can have some advantages as well as disadvantages. …”
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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

“…This article will focus on two pieces, published in Punch just over a decade apart, by women who were committed to the cause of women’s rights: Rosaline Masson’s poem ‘The Reason Why’ (1898) and Evelyn Sharp’s short story ‘The Wreck of “The Ark”’ (1909). …”
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