Smart Growth Indicators in Romania. From Experimental Innovation to Routine Implementation by ZAI Paul Vasile, BOJAN Denisa Ioana

“…This paper evaluates the effects of EU Structural Funds in Romania by comparing ten key indicators across the 2007-2013 (2015 - N+2) and 2014-2020 (2023 - N+3) programming periods. …”
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ACTIVITATEA ORGANIZAȚIILOR NEGUVERNAMENTALE ÎN CONTEXTUL INTEGRĂRI EUROPENE A REPUBLICI MOLDOVA by Constantin BUSUIOC

“…That is why civil society has used all available legal mechanisms to promote the country's European course and to assist, to the best of its ability, any government available to implement modernization and structural reforms in line with European norms and standards. …”
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Unlocking public sector excellence: The synergy of intellectual capital and digital leadership in tax administration by Amrie Firmansyah, Ferry Irawan, Suparna Wijaya

“…Practical implications: Recommendations include enhancing employee training programs to leverage digital tools, optimizing organizational structures to support digital integration, and strengthening digital leadership strategies that align with human capital development and stakeholder engagement. …”
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Pilot Project to Integrate Community and Clinical Level Systems to Address Health Disparities in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity among Ethnic Minority Inner-City Middle Sch... by Jessica Rieder, Agnieszka Cain, Erica Carson, Andrea Benya, Paul Meissner, Carmen R. Isasi, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Neal Hoffman, Colleen Kelly, Ellen J. Silver, Laurie J. Bauman

“…Consistent with the existing implementation science literature, we focused on both the organizational structures that facilitate communication and the development of trust among stakeholders, students, and families and the development of realistic and timely goals to implement and integrate all aspects of the program. …”
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Optimization of Business Processes Through BPM Methodology: A Case Study on Data Analysis and Performance Improvement by António Ricardo Teixeira, José Vasconcelos Ferreira, Ana Luísa Ramos

“…This study explores the application of the BPM lifecycle to optimize the market analysis process within the market intelligence department of a major energy company. The semi-structured, virtual nature of the process necessitated careful adaptation of BPM methodology, starting with process discovery through data collection, modeling, and validation. …”
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The Anatomy of the Stylohyoid Chain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis by George Triantafyllou, Ioannis Paschopoulos, Fabrice Duparc, George Tsakotos, Panagiotis Papadopoulos-Manolarakis, Maria Piagkou

“…<b>Background</b>: The temporal bone’s styloid process (SP) is an important structure that extends from the skull base to the parapharyngeal space. …”
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Promises and breakages of automated grading systems: a qualitative study in computer science education by Clàudia Figueras, Alexandra Farazouli, Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Cormac McGrath, Chiara Rossitto

“…Through semi-structured interviews, we examine how the AGSs they engage with impact their work and assessment practices in computer science education. …”
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Teachers’ Beliefs About Mentoring Practices in Nigeria’s Public School System: A Proposed Framework to Curb Teacher Attrition by Michael Ifarajimi, Stephen Bolaji, Jon Mason, Sulay Jalloh

“…The findings revealed that mentoring programs exist, but most programs are informal and lack structure, leaving beginning teachers unsupported. …”
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Zero-shot performance analysis of large language models in sumrate maximization. by Ali Abir Shuvro, Md Shahriar Islam Bhuiyan, Faisal Hussain, Md Sakhawat Hossen

“…The experiment also concludes that some variants of the large language models currently in use are not suitable for numerical and structural data without fine-tuning their parameters.…”
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ASPECTS REGARDING THE IMPACT OF LOCAL ACTION GROUPS (LAG) FINANCING THROUGH LEADER, ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORY IN ROMANIA by Luxita Georgiana STAIC, Marius VLADU

“…Regarding the evaluation of the local action groups, the additional bonus stage, the one that analyzes their activity in the period between the LDS approval, respectively the year 2016 and 31.01.2021 (with reference to the programming period 2014-2020) finances the structures with over 21 million euro, financial allocations from other NDRP sources. …”
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“I'm not too old to lift”: exploring lifelong involvement in Olympic weightlifting through the serious leisure perspective by François Gravelle, Aida Stratas, George Karlis

“…IntroductionThis study explores the lifelong involvement of older adults in Olympic weightlifting (OW) with the aim of understanding the factors that motivate them to initiate and sustain participation across their lifespan, as well as the challenges they face and the benefits they experience.MethodsSemi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 participants (18 males, 4 females), aged 50–89, who had over 30 years of training experience in OW. …”
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The Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Slabs Strengthened by Different Patterns and Percentages of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Plate by Ayad Al-Yousuf, Yaman Sami Shareef Al-Kamaki, Hanadi Abdulridha Lateef, Yasar Ameer Ali, Lateef N. Assi, Rahman S. Kareem, Hadeel Challoob Dekhn

“…This study focused on understanding the influence of the CFRP configuration on the structural behavior, including the load-carrying capacity, flexural performance, crack patterns, and failure modes, under static loading on seventeen RC slabs of 1800 × 1800 mm and 150 mm thickness. …”
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Examining the Impact of the Funding System on Organized Youth Sport in Portugal: Implications for Research and Practice by Marta Ferreira, Fernando Santos, Dina Miragaia, Dimas Pinto, Tarkington Newman, Meredith Whitley

“… The purpose of this critical commentary is to provide insights about the impact of funding structures on youth sport research and programming, with a particular focus on research priorities and access to quality youth sport experiences across competitive youth sport programs. …”
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Laboratory evaluation of a low‐cost micro electro‐mechanical systems sensor for inclination and acceleration monitoring by Antonis Paganis, Vassiliki N. Georgiannou, Xenofon Lignos, Reina El Dahr

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Electro-Active continuous flax fiber-reinforced epoxy shape memory biocomposites with enhanced mechanical strength for self-shaping multifunctional architectural applications by Asmaa Hassan, Yağmur Bulut, Seyedehgelareh Sanei, Hanaa Dahy

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PEARLS debriefing for social justice and equity: integrating health advocacy in simulation-based education by Niki Soilis, Elizabeth Anne Kinsella, Walter Eppich, Adam Cheng, Lindsay Beavers, Farhan Bhanji

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Version v1.3.6 - PeriLab - Peridynamic Laboratory by Christian Willberg, Jan-Timo Hesse, Anna Pernatii

“…This paper introduces new features for PeriLab, a modern Peridynamics (PD) solver developed in the Julia programming language. Emphasizing ease of installation, usability, and extensibility, the code’s structure is presented alongside illustrative examples that demonstrate key functionalities.The main additions in version v1.3.6 are the introduction of a static solver and the coupling between Finite Element Method (FEM) and PD. …”
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BESO Topology Optimization Driven by an ABAQUS-MATLAB Cooperative Framework with Engineering Applications by Dong Sun, Xudong Yang, Hui Liu, Hai Yang

“…The Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) method, owing to its algorithmic simplicity and strong scalability, has emerged as one of the most prevalent topology optimization methodologies in current research and industrial applications. …”
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Bridging the last mile: The critical role of local civil society in advancing equity and inclusion for neglected tropical diseases by Kelly Zongo, Martha Mberu, Liya Assefa, Terrill Kucera, Sara Pappa, Abdinasir Amin, Girija Sankar

“…Drawing lessons from the HIV/AIDS and leprosy responses, this paper argues that CSOs are indispensable for sustainable and inclusive NTD programming. By positioning CSOs as champions of equity and community-centered approaches, the NTD community can ensure that interventions address the structural drivers of inequity and promote lasting change.…”
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On the number of Regge trajectories for dual amplitudes by Christopher Eckner, Felipe Figueroa, Piotr Tourkine

“…Abstract Regge poles connect the analytic structure of scattering amplitudes, analytically continued in angular momentum, to their high-energy limit in momentum space. …”
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