The Last Word by Pieter Fourie

“…In the following paragraphs I prefer to quote verbatim, and in a paraphrased way, from two presentations given by two Unisa scholars at a seminar held on 3 March 2005 at Unisa on the topic of Africanisation. …”
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Mia Couto and the enchantment of rain by Myrtle J. Hooper, Isabel B. Rawlins

“…Pluvial rain, as Nuttall terms it, can bring huge destruction, as can drought, its absence. Scholars have insisted on the agency of water, including African ecocritics who argue for an ‘animist conception of the world’ which transposes and transgresses boundaries and identities. …”
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Controversial aspects of the modern national doctrine of property law by S. O. Serbenyuk

“…The article examines the basic controversial aspects of modern property law in the context of an overview of the Ukrainian legislation and highlights the main ideas of national civil law scholars on certain controversial issues. They consist in identifying the debatable components in the spectrum of research in the field of national property law, assessing further effective areas of scientific research and reviewing the main provisions of civil law on property rights. …”
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Criminalistics classification of criminal offences in the field of economic activity by V. O. Usatii

“…In addition, the study analyses the typical approaches of criminal law scholars to the classification of crimes in the field of economic activity. …”
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Gaps in Administrative and Legal Regulation of the Liability Institution for Direct Contempt by H. P. Shust, O. S. Khovpun, O. V. Batryn

“…Procedural shortcomings include problematic issues related to the procedure for prosecuting direct contempt, in particular determining the range of courts that may hear such cases and the consistency of their powers; the procedure for appointing a judge to hear such cases; the need to draw up the minutes on administrative offenses and to record the procedure of hearing the case; features of notifying a person about the time and place of hearing the case on administrative offenses, etc. The opinions of scholars and practitioners on the functioning of the liability institution for direct contempt in Ukraine have been analyzed. …”
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LEGAL STABILITY OF THE STATE STATUS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE GLOBALIZATION CRISIS: REVIEW OF THE BOOK «CRIMINAL LEGAL GUARANTEES OF SOVEREIGNTY STATES (COMPARATIVE LEGAL STUDY)» by Stanislav O. Gavrilov, Petr Y. Naumov

“…Based on the research carried out, «the Prospekt» publishing house published a scientific and practical manual «Criminal legal guarantees of state sovereignty (comparative legal research)» under the responsible editorship of experienced legal scholars I.I. Kucherova, S.L. Nudel and O.I. Semykina. …”
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Current perspectives and trends of the research on hypertensive nephropathy: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2023 by Lan Wang, Jingyu Wang, Yuemiao Zhang, Hong Zhang

“…These findings can offer informative instructions for researchers and scholars.…”
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Comparative efficacy of robot-assisted therapy associated with other different interventions on upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: A protocol for a network meta-analysis. by Qian Liu, Zuoyan Liu, Yang Xu, Li Liu, Fang Wang, Fanyu Zhao, Hong Cheng, Xiuying Hu

“…With the continuous development of intelligent technology, robot-assisted therapy has become a research hotspot in the upper limb rehabilitation of stroke patients in recent years. Many scholars have also integrated robot-assisted therapy with other interventions to improve rehabilitation outcomes. …”
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A Review and Scientometric Analysis of Global Research on Prefabricated Buildings by Wenhui Liu, Hong Zhang, Qian Wang, Tianran Hua, Hong Xue

“…Prefabricated building has become one of the most significant research directions in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry and has attracted a large number of scholars and practitioners in recent years. However, few studies have conducted a systematic review on the development of prefabricated building research around the world. …”
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Digital Coalescence and Consolidated Geoconservation Outcomes: A Case Study Using ArcGIS Mobile Applications at Tasmanian Coastal Geoconservation Sites by Jake Crisp, Joanna Ellison, Andrew Fischer

“…Preliminary research suggests the inclusion of geodiversity in geoconservation strategies will benefit geoconservation outcomes by providing scholars with a proxy to predict inventorying and geoheritage values, conservation exigencies and site complexity. …”
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Sand Blocking Mechanisms and Productivity Analysis of Slant Well in Siltstone Reservoirs by Peifeng Jia, Chuanzhi Cui, Yizhong Zhao, Xiukun Wang, Yingfei Sui

“…Currently, the sand blocking mechanisms and the effect of sand blocking on productivity of slant well are still challenges for engineers and scholars. In this paper, based on the existing productivity model of inclined slant wells, the mechanical skin factor, which describes the effect of sand blocking on productivity, is proposed. …”
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Specific Features of Interaction between Criminal Police Divisions and Other Subjects within Counteracting Criminal Offenses against Morality by O. M. Yemets

“…Certain features of the interaction of criminal police units with other entities in combating criminal offenses against morality can be used by law enforcement officers, as well as scholars in conducting further research in this area.…”
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Maqāṣid Al-Sunnah Within the Framework of Maqāṣid Al-Sharī’ah: A Conceptual Analysis by Dzulfaidhi Hakimie Dzulraidi, Norazam Khair Mohd Ithnin, Ishak Suliaman

“…Additionally, the study examined the writings of classical and contemporary scholars in their use of the term Maqāṣid al-Sunnah and the contexts in which it is employed. …”
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Study on Calculation of Bearing Capacity of Axially Loaded CFRP-Strengthened Cold-Formed Thin-Walled Lipped Channel Steel Columns by Yanan Sun, Pengfei Li, Guojin Qin

“…With the development of carbon fiber reinforced composites and the continuous improvement of the properties of bonding agents, scholars recommended using carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) to enhance cold-formed thin-walled C-shaped steel structures. …”
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Resilience and sustainability in the activities of a higher education institution by S. O. Serbenyuk

“…With regard to the basic components of sustainability (economy, environment and society), when studying their correlation with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we can agree with the conclusion of a number of scholars that the economic component still prevails in the structure of the content of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Police Officers’ Presumption of Innocence: History, Contemporaneousness and Possibility to Implement into Ukrainian Legislation by V. V. Sokurenko

“…The expediency of introducing police officers’ qualification immunity (police officers’ presumption of innocence) is based on a number of arguments, in particular: police officers need qualification immunity to perform their professional duties: they perform important tasks that may require immediate decisions in stressful situations, but lack of qualification immunity may lead that police officers do not dare to act when it is most needed; lack of qualification immunity can lead to unjustified police trials, when judges and jurors can review decisions, may lead to significant budget expenditures; police officers do not have absolute immunity and can be prosecuted for violating clearly established constitutional rights, despite the perspective of the availability of qualification immunity; police officers should not be forced to apply “abstract law”, i.e. those provisions that are not explicitly provided in the current legislation, but follow from its provisions, to specific circumstances, we cannot expect from police officers to be scholars in law sphere and use legal arguments during the arrest; police officers should be able to act professionally without worrying about prosecution.…”
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“Rights and Liberties” in Pylyp Orlyk’s Constitution through the Prism of Renaissance Interpretations of Justice by S. B. Ivanov

“…Despite the more than 300-year history of this act, there are still discussions among scholars and researchers about its political and legal classification and the source base, in particular not only the contractual experience of the Hetmanate period, but also the influence of political, legal and philosophical thought that was developed since ancient times. …”
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Problem of Unity and Differentiation of Internal Labor Regulations by D. S. Podkopai

“…The author of the article, based on the analysis of scientific views of scholars and current legislation, considers the problem of unity and differentiation of internal labor regulations. …”
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Organization of the National Police activities as a subject of the security and defense sector by A. A. Nikitin

“…The analysis of the scientific works of the scholars who were engaged in research within the framework of this issue made it possible to formulate the author’s definition of the concept of the security and defense sector. …”
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Seven Guiding Principles for Building Fellowship in SoTL by Anita Acai, Mandy Frake, Melanie Hamilton, Patrick Maher, Roselynn Verwoord, Cherie Woolmer

“… Considering the expansive context of the international Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) community, SoTL scholars may wish to reflect and identify what exists for building and nurturing fellowship, and how they may be enacted in practice to benefit others. …”
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