Exploring the role of project-based learning in higher education to promote indigenous knowledge through sculpture students’ engagement with Ghanaian Adinkra symbols by Fredrick Boakye-Yiadom, Evans Kwadwo Donkor, Ronald Osei Mensah

“…A qualitative research methodology was employed, using semi-structured interviews, participant observations, and project evaluations to gather data. …”
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«Partnership for Modernization» as an Instrument of Developing the Legal Base of Customs Cooperation between Russia and the EU by D. A. Turlanov

“…Russia-EU customs cooperation legal base in force has been outdated and is hardly able to meet demands of trade-economic cooperation between Russia and EU. In particular, structure and substance of Russia-EU customs cooperation regulation do not allow to successfully respond to the challenges of bilateral trade. …”
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Geographic Distribution Patterns of Soil Microbial Community Assembly Process in Mangrove Constructed Wetlands, Southeast China by Ping Hu, Qiong Yang

“…The mangrove constructed wetland within Futian District, Shenzhen, China, is a typical wastewater treatment area, but the structure and function of its soil microbial community remain largely unexplored. …”
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“FREQUENT FARMERS AND FULANI-HERDSMEN CLASH IN EDO NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT” by SUNDAY OMOAFENA IMANAH, JACOB O. OSUINDE

“…The focus is to critically examine the Farmers and Fulani-herdsmen clashes in Edo North Senatorial District, which are structural and procession factors to causes the Farmer and Fulani-herdsmen conflict in Edo North of the State. …”
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Negative Emotional States and Clinical Variables in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS by Yamila Ramos Rangel, Ana Esther Cabrera Pérez, Belkis González Aguiar

“…Socio-demographic, clinical and psychological variables were analyzed. A semi- structured interview, State-trait anxiety inventory, Beck depression inventory and State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory.…”
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Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? by Adesola C. Odole, Oluwatobi D. Ojo

“…The CG received physiotherapist-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises in the clinic thrice weekly for 6 weeks while the TG received structured telephone monitoring with self-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises for the same duration at home. …”
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Development and validation of the Quran – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, And Mathematics (Q-STEAM) module by Muzakkir, Rose Amnah Abd Rauf, Hutkemri Zulnaidi

“…Similarly, the experts explained that the module should be structured according to the students' developmental trajectories to help students understand the context. …”
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Marketing auteurism: the vanishing industry model behind Pedro Almodóvar’s success in the US by Jennifer Green

“…Almodóvar’s typical production-distribution structure and exportable filmmaking style are outlined, as are his US distributor’s strategic use of specialised press, elite events and targeted marketing of arthouse audiences with a specific cultural capital and an established view of European cinema. …”
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What Drives Innovation and How Its Relevance is Established. A Perspective on Electric Vehicle Promotion in La Rochelle and Gothenburg : 1989-2000 by Marika Rupeka

“…From a general perspective, transport electrification is presented as a relevant technological choice given the structure of electric energy production processes that are nuclear-based in France and correspond to a mix of renewable sources in Sweden. …”
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Legislative power in the Republic of Poland by M. I. Marchuk

“…It has been noted that in the period after the restoration of the bicameral structure of the Polish Parliament in 1989, until 2010, the Sejm held the dominant position. …”
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MT Evaluation in the Context of Language Complexity by Dasa Munkova, Michal Munk, null Ľubomír Benko, Jiri Stastny

“…We examine this impact from the point of view of language complexity in terms of word and sentence structure. By the proposed methodology, we analyzed 24 733 tags of English to Slovak translations of technical texts, corresponding to the output of two MT systems (Google Translate and the European Commission’s MT tool). …”
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Blind Source Parameters for Performance Evaluation of Despeckling Filters by Nagashettappa Biradar, M. L. Dewal, ManojKumar Rohit, Sanjaykumar Gowre, Yogesh Gundge

“…The evaluation of filters based on the traditional parameters such as peak signal-to-noise ratio, mean square error, and structural similarity index may not reflect the true filter performance on echocardiographic images. …”
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Study on the Influence of Closed-Cell Aluminum Foam on the Impact Performance of Concrete Pier after Equal Replacement with Stainless Steel Reinforcement by Xiwu Zhou, Honglong Zhang, Wenchao Zhang, Guoxue Zhang

“…In addition, when the impact is greater than 1.42 m/s and the closed-cell aluminum foam is in the densification stage, the change rate of the impact force (increase from 231 to 819 and from 97.5 to 984.5), the tip displacement (increase from 33.5 to 67 and from 18 to 62), and ultrasonic damage rate of concrete are larger, which results in an increase in the dynamic response of the structure.…”
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Enzymatic functionalization of bacterial nanocellulose: current approaches and future prospects by Monika Kaczmarek, Aneta Monika Białkowska

“…., rod-shaped nanocrystals)] using cellulases, and/or attachment of reactive functional groups into the polymer structure via oxidation (e.g., utilizing a laccase/TEMPO catalytic system or lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases) and esterification catalyzed by lipases; or an indirect procedure involving the application of bacterial nanocellulose as a matrix for enzyme immobilization (e.g., laccase, glucose oxidase, horseradish peroxidase, lysozyme, bromelain, lipase, papain), thus creating a specific catalytic system. …”
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Quantitative Examination of Dialectal Perception in the Vicinity of the Kaunas Lagoon by Žydrūnas Šidlauskas

“…This goal was achieved in three steps: 1) based on the features of the reconstructed local dialectal variant of the flooded settlements of the Kaũnas Lagoon, indicators of the dialecticism of the informants were determined; 2) having structured the dialectal perception responses, a quantitative model of dialect awareness was created; 3) having established the correlation between the emic and etic data, an examination of the dialectal perception and the actual usage was carried out on a vertical and horizontal continuum. …”
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POSSIBILITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY OF THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Safet Kozarević, Adil Kurtić, Emira Kozarević

“… Current business environment and growing exposure to a wide range of risks require companies (especially the large ones) to raise a question of risk management, start treating it as a particular business function that needs special attention and for which they have to seek proper solutions within their organizational structure. This particularly affects the coal industry, where risk exposure is rather evident and makes risk management one of the key management issues in general. …”
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The Effect of Regional Industrial Restructuring on the Resource Environmental Carrying Capacity in Jingjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China by Yunlong Bi, Yi Hu, Xiaoli Xu, Fangqu Niu

“…Therefore, the influence of the regional industrial structure and layout on the resource environmental carrying capacity (RECC) is receiving attention. …”
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STUDIES OF THE BHK-21/2-17 LINEAGE USING FLOW CYTOMETRY by M. A. Shevchenko, M. N. Guseva, D. V. Mikhalishin, B. L. Manin, A. A. Shishkova

“…This cell line is widely used in biological industry that is why studying the ВНК-21/2-17 cell suspension pattern using the proposed technique and determination of tools and methods to prevent morphological and structural cell modifications in the culture affected by negative factors is of great interest. …”
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The Chinese version of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation Questionnaire: psychometric properties among adolescent students by Mengjun Zhu, Xing’an Yao, Abu Talib Mansor

“…This study conducted Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The factor structure analysis of the psychometric properties of SOC Questionnaire were examined on reliability, convergent validity, concurrent criterion validity, and incremental validity.ResultsThe EFA results suggested that a three-factor solution was most appropriate for the SOC Questionnaire. …”
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Discoloration of Roots Caused by Residual Endodontic Intracanal Medicaments by Belinda Kuan-Jung Chen, Roy George, Laurence James Walsh

“…This study examined the extent to which intervisit corticosteroid-based antibiotic pastes (CAP) medicaments contribute to staining of tooth structure after attempted removal by irrigation techniques. …”
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