Dispelling stigma and enduring bias: exploring the perception of esports participation among young women by Di Tang, Bo Peng, Ruisi Ma, Kim-wai Raymond Sum

“…Abstract This study examined how female players engage with Honor of Kings (HOK), a mobile Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game, focusing on the facilitating and inhibiting factors shaping their participation in this traditionally male-dominated domain. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 31 female players (aged 18–29). …”
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The Juice HACCP Program: An Overview by Renee M. Goodrich, Keith R. Schneider, M. E. Parish

“…Thus, HACCP provides a structure for assessing risks or what could go wrong, and for putting the controls in place to minimize such risks. …”
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How to create a mindful community of practice: exploring the social functions of group-based mindfulness practices facilitated via Zoom during COVID-19 by Jutta M. Tobias Mortlock, Hotri Himasri Alapati, Trudi Edginton

“…Analyses from semi-structured interviews reveal how shared mindfulness practice may foster several pillars of connection and interbeing in this community of practice. …”
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Game Play Schemas: From Player Analysis to Adaptive Game Mechanics by Craig A. Lindley, Charlotte C. Sennersten

“…Schema models derived from the analysis of play provide a rich explanatory framework for the cognitive processes underlying game play, as well as detailed hypotheses for the hierarchical structure of pleasures and rewards motivating players. …”
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Designs of Biomaterials and Microenvironments for Neuroengineering by Yanru Yang, Yuhua Zhang, Renjie Chai, Zhongze Gu

“…Photonic crystal materials, known as a novel concept in nerve substrates, have provided a new avenue for neuroengineering research because of their unique ordered structure and spectral attributes. The “organ-on-a-chip” systems have shown significant prospects for the developments of the solutions to nerve regeneration by mimicking the microenvironment of nerve tissue. …”
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Once more on musical topics and style analysis. A critical examination of Agawu’s analysis of the introduction to Beethoven’s Pathetic Sonata by Ana Stefanovic

“…Should the place of topic/topos perhaps be looked for elsewhere, in the plane of discourse and narrative structure of the musical text?…”
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An Example of an Activity Developed in Accordance with the 5E Learning Model for Teaching Solutions by Samih Bayrakçeken, İclal Avinç Akpınar

“…In this study, concept achievement test and semi-structured interview were used as data collection tools and both qualitative and quantitative data collection tools were used together to provide data diversity. …”
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Nanodeserts: A Conjecture in Nanotechnology to Enhance Quasi-Photosynthetic CO2 Absorption by Wenfeng Wang, Xi Chen, Yifan Zhang, Jianjun Yu, Tianyi Ma, Zhihan Lv, Jing Zhang, Fanyu Zeng, Hui Zou

“…This paper advances “nanodeserts” as a conjecture on the possibility of developing the hierarchical structured polymeric nanomaterials for enhancing abiotic CO2 fixation in the soil-groundwater system beneath deserts (termed as quasi-photosynthetic CO2 absorption). …”
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AN INVESTIGATION OF RURAL URBAN LINKAGES OF THE LAGOS MEGACITY, NIGERIA by Taibat Lawanson, Omoayena Yadua, Idris Salako

“…Data collection was by the administration of structured questionnaires on household heads of which 46 were sampled in Isheri, 113 in Ibafo and 191 in Sagamu Interchange areas respectively. …”
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A single-nucleus RNA sequencing atlas of the postnatal retina of the shark Scyliorhinus canicula by Nicolás Vidal-Vázquez, Ismael Hernández-Núñez, Pablo Carballo-Pacoret, Sarah Salisbury, Paula R. Villamayor, Francisca Hervas-Sotomayor, Xuefei Yuan, Francesco Lamanna, Céline Schneider, Julia Schmidt, Sylvie Mazan, Henrik Kaessmann, Fátima Adrio, Diego Robledo, Antón Barreiro-Iglesias, Eva Candal

“…Abstract The retina, whose basic cellular structure is highly conserved across vertebrates, constitutes an accessible system for studying the central nervous system. …”
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Biomaterials in Guided Bone and Tissue Regenerations: An Update by Reza Abdollahi Namanloo, Maedeh Ommani, Kamyar Abbasi, Mostafa Alam, Ashkan Badkoobeh, Mahdi Rahbar, Hadi Kokabi Arasteh, Emran Hajmohammadi, Reza Sayyad Soufdoost, Seyed Ali Mosaddad

“…Guided tissue reconstruction can be performed to restore the supporting structure of a previously lost tooth, which, in addition to maintaining beauty, preserves the function of the tooth in the patient. …”
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The Role of Corporate Governance in Sustainability of Malaysian NGOs Operated Elderly Care Centres by Shafi Mohamad, N. Fadzlyn, Abdullah Abdulaziz Bawazir, Nik Hasfizul Hassan

“…This study adopted a semi-structured interview technique to achieve a better and more in-depth understanding. …”
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Analysis on the Characteristics of Water Pollution Caused by Underground Mining and Research Progress of Treatment Technology by Xinfeng Wang, Yuhao Gao, Xiaojun Jiang, Qiao Zhang, Wengang Liu

“…Coal is the primary source of energy in China’s energy structure system. With the large-scale mining of mineral resources, a large amount of mine water will be produced in the process of development, construction, and production, which will pollute and damage the ecological environment of mine water. …”
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PAI-1: An Integrator of Cell Signaling and Migration by Ralf-Peter Czekay, Cynthia E. Wilkins-Port, Stephen P. Higgins, Jennifer Freytag, Jessica M. Overstreet, R. Matthew Klein, Craig E. Higgins, Rohan Samarakoon, Paul J. Higgins

“…Cellular migration, over simple surfaces or through complex stromal barriers, requires coordination between detachment/re-adhesion cycles, involving structural components of the extracellular matrix and their surface-binding elements (integrins), and the precise regulation of the pericellular proteolytic microenvironment. …”
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DTI and MR Volumetry of Hippocampus-PC/PCC Circuit: In Search of Early Micro- and Macrostructural Signs of Alzheimers's Disease by F. Palesi, P. Vitali, P. Chiarati, G. Castellazzi, E. Caverzasi, A. Pichiecchio, E. Colli-Tibaldi, F. D'Amore, I. D'Errico, E. Sinforiani, S. Bastianello

“…This study evaluated structural damage, by DTI and MR volumetry, of hippocampi and tracts connecting hippocampus to PC/PCC (hipp-PC/PCC) in 10 AD, 10 MCI, and 18 healthy controls (CTRL). …”
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First-order phase transition of the Schwinger model with a quantum computer by Takis Angelides, Pranay Naredi, Arianna Crippa, Karl Jansen, Stefan Kühn, Ivano Tavernelli, Derek S. Wang

“…Applying state-of-the art error-mitigation methods, we show that the electric field density and particle number, observables which reveal the phase structure of the model, can be reliably obtained from the quantum hardware. …”
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AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO FACE RECOGNITION WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS USING NVIDIA JETSON NANO by Ngoc Giau Pham, Nhien Loc Bui, Quang Hien Tran, Le Thanh Hai Tong, Hong Ngoc Tran

“…This device is capable of capturing video and executing AI algorithms for real-time analysis, thereby deriving crucial data for IoT decision-making processes. The outcomes and structure of this prototype exhibit the potential for wider application, particularly in facial recognition technologies. …”
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Learning English through YouTube videos to foster speaking skills: Public Administration students’ perceptions by Fu'ad Sholikhi

“…This study involved 15 students, and the researcher served as the primary instrument because of his capacity to provide clarity about the phenomenon utilizing questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The finding showed that YouTube was the right tool to support their speaking skill. …”
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Repair effects of offcut-carbon-fiber-powder-modified PU-PMMA copolymer on flexure-after-impact behaviors of composite laminate by Shang-Nan Tsai, Hsin-Ting Chiang

“…Although oCFP-modified PU-PMMA did not significantly restore the impacted laminates' flexural strength, the repairing effect was still more pronounced than that of a commercial epoxy adhesive, demonstrating potential as a repair or structural adhesive.…”
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Design and Experimental Study of a Large Spherical Tank Wall Paint Removal Robot by Yang Huailin, Liu Chunhua, Chen Xiaohui, Deng Xiandong, Gao Runzhi, Xia Yi, Zang Hongbin

“…By studying the permanent magnet of Halbach array, the relation between the adsorption force of the permanent magnet of track structure and the working clearance is simulated and analyzed, and a wall climbing adsorption system with stable adsorption and superior obstacle climbing performance is developed. …”
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