REVIEWING ADVANCEMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AFRICA AND THE USA by Chinedu Alex Ezeigweneme, Aniekan Akpan Umoh, Valentine Ikenna Ilojianya, Abimbola Oluwatoyin Adegbite

“…The research explores the technological strides made in both continents and evaluates their respective impacts on fostering communication, economic growth, and social development. In Africa, the telecommunications sector has undergone significant transformations, with a surge in mobile connectivity playing a pivotal role. …”
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A framework for quantifying the multisectoral burden of animal disease to support decision making by Sara Lysholm, Sara Lysholm, Gemma L. Chaters, Gemma L. Chaters, Carlotta Di Bari, Carlotta Di Bari, Ellen C. Hughes, Ellen C. Hughes, Ben Huntington, Ben Huntington, Jonathan Rushton, Jonathan Rushton, Lian Thomas, Lian Thomas

“…The societal and ecological costs of livestock diseases are frequently underrepresented or unaddressed in policy decisions and resource allocations. Social cost–benefit analysis (SCBA) offers a comprehensive framework to evaluate the broad impacts of animal diseases across different sectors. …”
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ANALYSIS OF METHODOLOGY AND MODELS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Amra Abadžić, Bahrija Umihanić, Mirela Ćebić

“…We believe that there is a need to change the model of social and economic development, taking into consideration that so far negative effects of the erroneously applied strategies and development policies have reached unexpected limits. …”
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Design and Development of a Pine Needle Briquetting Machine for the Uttarakhand Region of India by Tejas Pramod Naik, Soumyajeet Jaiswal, Inderdeep Singh, Apurbba Kumar Sharma, Ayush Joshi

“…This forest bio residue is renewable and is a potential energy source for rural livelihoods, which would also generate social business enterprises among the locals. This is an effort to develop a practical manual-operated briquetting machine (BM) capable of fabricating briquettes from forest waste. …”
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Modelos del desarrollo y construcción de paz en la sustitución de cultivos de coca. Análisis de la participación comunitaria en los casos de Bolivia y Colombia by Sofía Quintero Cristancho, Silvia Mantilla Valbuena, Raúl Román Romero

“…En el caso de Colombia, por el contrario, el Estado continúa reproduciendo medidas tecnocráticas y de focalización -top-down- en las que la participación social se reduce a una función legitimadora en un contexto de presencia permanente de cultivos, conflicto y desborde de la violencia en diversas zonas rurales del país.…”
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Safe delivery of goods and services with smart door locks: Unlocking potential use by Gunnhild Beate Antonsen Svaboe, Kristin Ystmark Bjerkan, Solveig Meland

“…Due to the differentiated needs of Potential adopters and Non-adopters, we propose a typology based on three dimensions (Technological trust, Social trust and Life management needs). Increased understanding of potential users’ delivery preferences can be used in the smart door lock market development. …”
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STATE POLICY TO COUNTER CRIME IN BORDER REGIONS IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY by Maya G. Dieva, Dureja Z. Zijadova

“…Its construction should take into account regional economic, social, demographic, ethno-confessional, territorial, historical, cultural and national characteristics. …”
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Prevalence of Neonatal Sepsis and Associated Factors among Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Selected Governmental Hospitals in Shashemene Town, Oromia Regional State, Et... by Aytenew Getabelew, Mihret Aman, Endashaw Fantaye, Tomas Yeheyis

“…Childhood mortality is often used as broad indicator of the social development or a specific indicator of health conditions of a country. …”
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An integrated fuzzy optimal location selection model for setting up floating solar photovoltaic plant: Implications for energy sustainability in Bangladesh by Md. Zahidul Anam, A. B. M. Mainul Bari, Dipayan Basak, Md. Atik Foysal, Asif Raihan, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam

“…The research findings are expected to help academicians, policymakers, energy planners, and investors by offering a nuanced understanding of the significance of various technical, environmental, and social criteria for FSPV installation projects. Additionally, it offers a robust framework for site selection that enhances the efficiency, sustainability, and feasibility of FSPV projects in Bangladesh.…”
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Patient’s psychological experiences during and after recovery from COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological study in Pakistan by Farooq Ahmed, Rubina Bhatti, Najma Iqbal Malik, Muhammad Sohaib Haleem, Attia Rehman, Anam Yousaf, Muhammad Saleem, Neelum Kahlid, Rashed Nawaz, Shaoqing Gong

“…Other themes included death anxiety, perceived social stigma (with loneliness as a sub-theme), exposure to infection (with restrictions as a sub-theme), and coping strategies (which encompassed active coping and avoidant coping). …”
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Exploring Spatio-Temporal Variations in Water and Land Resources and Their Driving Mechanism Based on the Coupling Coordination Model: A Case Study in Western Jilin Province, China by Lujuan Zhang, Guzailinuer Aihemaitijiang, Zihao Wan, Mingtang Li, Jiquan Zhang, Feng Zhang, Chunli Zhao

“…Water and land resources (WLR) are the most important basic resources for social and economic development. The effective alignment of WLR is crucial for maximizing resource utilization and promoting sustainable regional development. …”
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Relato de Experiência: Psicodrama, Educação e Cárcere - Encruzilhadas Emergentes by Pedro Afonso de Oliveira, Maria Aparecida Fernandes Martin

“…Este artigo parte da descrição de um projeto nomeado "Teatro Terapêutico" realizado em uma unidade penitenciária de regime fechado, com o intuito de promover a interlocução do psicodrama, da psicologia social e da pedagogia do oprimido na atuação clínica. …”
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Study of structural changes in the territorial development of the republic of Tatarstan by S. G. Sternik, I. F. Gareev, A. M. Nasrutdinov

“…This imbalance is certainly the achievement of the state’s priorities in the field of improving the quality of life of the population through the introduction of social support measures for elderly citizens and young families. …”
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Similarity or complementarity? Understanding marital relationships in terms of sexual dimorphism in brain morphometry and gender roles by Lei Li, Xinyue Huang, Qingyu Zheng, Jinming Xiao, Xiaolong Shan, Huafu Chen, Xujun Duan

“…Here, we explored the relationship between marital satisfaction and sex differences in social attributes and neuroanatomical characteristics in 48 married couples. …”
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Health status correlates of malnutrition diagnosed based on the GLIM criteria in older Polish adults-Results of the PolSenior 2 study. by Aleksandra Kaluźniak-Szymanowska, Ewa Deskur-Śmielecka, Roma Krzymińska-Siemaszko, Arkadiusz Styszyński, Sławomir Tobis, Marta Lewandowicz, Jerzy Chudek, Tomasz Kostka, Małgorzata Mossakowska, Karolina Piotrowicz, Hanna Kujawska-Danecka, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis

“…The PolSenior2 study was a population-based survey designed to assess the medical, psychological, social, and economic characteristics of community-dwelling older adults.…”
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Protocol to assess bottlenecks inhibiting the scaling up of evidence-based family planning practices in low-income and middle-income countries using mixed methods by James Kiarie, Moazzam Ali, Rita Kabra, Komal Preet Allagh, Kathryn Church, Abdulmumin Saad, Petrus Steyn

“…National policies, strategies, guidance, training materials, political commitment and donor support exist in many countries to adopt and scale up a range of EBPs, including postpregnancy FP, task sharing for FP and the promotion of social and behaviour change (SBC) for FP. While there has been some success in implementing these practices, coverage remains inadequate in many countries. …”
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Research Culture of Russian University Students by P. A. Ambarova, N. V. Shabrova, E. V. Kemmet, A. N. Mikhailova

“…The significant influence of teachers and scientific mentors performing activating and socializing functions on the formation of the research culture of students is substantiated. …”
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Description of the physical activity promotion programs funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health by Tales Amorim, Alan Knuth, Danielle Cruz, Deborah Malta, Rodrigo Reis, Pedro Hallal

“…Communication, education and information strategies were the mostly frequently reported, followed by behavioral and social strategies. Only 8.2% of the interventions achieve more than 500 people. …”
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Examining information needs of public data service users: a study based on the ‘Message Board for Leaders of People’s Daily in China’ by Xiaoyue Zhang, Jinya Liu, Xinyue Wang, Wanteng Ma, Pu Yan

“…The typical levels of public data service users’ information needs include informing, utilisation, problem-solving, social life service, and society governance. Furthermore, our study reveals the data flow among sub-categories of public data service information needs follows the logic of Datafication- Government to Government-Government to citizens- Data to Optimiation. …”
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Clove oil as a neuromodulator in environmental cadmium cognitive impairment on the prefrontal cortex of Wistar rats by Obinna O. Uchewa, Chinedu B. Egwuagu, Ogugua A. EGWU, Augustine O. Ibegbu

“…Sociability Chamber Tests (SCT) and Novel Object Recognition Tests (NORT) were used to test recognition memory as social behavior in rodents. The estimated GST, GPx, GSH, and GOT enzymes were by blood sample. …”
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