Mapping Social Capital in Vocational Education and Training: A Multi-Perspective Egocentric Social Network Analysis in a European Innovation Project by Lisa Meyne, Christine Siemer

“…The importance of allocating resources to the creation of social capital regarding cooperation, network building and the sustainable maintenance of established structures can be emphasised. In this respect the benefits of a network-based approach can be highlighted in the context of the Erasmus+ program and the partnerships for innovation on forward-looking topics. …”
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Genomic insights into Mediterranean pepper diversity using ddRADSeq. by Tuğba Pelin Toker, Damla Ulusoy, Betül Doğan, Serkan Kasapoğlu, Fidan Hakan, Umesh K Reddy, Mojtaba Kordrostami, Engin Yol

“…Different genetic clusters found by phylogenetic study and STRUCTURE analysis can be used in breeding programs to mix desired features from many genetic backgrounds. …”
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Integrating general practitioners’ and patients’ perspectives in the development of a digital tool supporting primary care for older patients with multimorbidity: a focus group stu... by Ingmar Schäfer, Vivienne Jahns, Valentina Paucke, Dagmar Lühmann, Martin Scherer, Julia Nothacker

“…Focus groups were based on semi-structured interview guides and discussed assessments, functionalities, usability and reliability of gp-multitool.de. …”
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Poverty, food insufficiency and HIV infection and sexual behaviour among young rural Zimbabwean women. by Sophie J S Pascoe, Lisa F Langhaug, Webster Mavhu, James Hargreaves, Shabbar Jaffar, Richard Hayes, Frances M Cowan

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study provides evidence from Zimbabwe that among young poor women, economic need and food insufficiency are associated with the adoption of unsafe behaviours. Targeted structural interventions that aim to tackle social and economic constraints including insufficient food should be developed and evaluated alongside behaviour and biomedical interventions, as a component of HIV prevention programming and policy.…”
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Reconceptualizing the HIV epidemiology and prevention needs of Female Sex Workers (FSW) in Swaziland. by Stefan Baral, Sosthenes Ketende, Jessie L Green, Ping-An Chen, Ashley Grosso, Bhekie Sithole, Cebisile Ntshangase, Eileen Yam, Deanna Kerrigan, Caitlin E Kennedy, Darrin Adams

“…These women are understudied and underserved resulting in a limited characterization of their HIV prevention, treatment, and care needs and only sparse specific and competent programming. FSW are an important population for further investigation and rapid scale-up of combination HIV prevention including biomedical, behavioral, and structural interventions.…”
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SUPERCRITICAL FLUID TREATMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYDROGEL MATRICES, COMPOSED OF CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES by P. S. Timashev, K. N. Bardakova, S. N. Churbanov, L. I. Krotova, A. M. Grigoriev, M. M. Novikov, S. G. Lakeev, V. I. Sevastianov, V. N. Bagratashvili

“…The kinetic swelling curves were constructed for structures in the base and salt forms of chitosan using gravimetric method and the contact angles were measured using droplet spreading. …”
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“It’s messy and it’s massive”: How has the open science debate developed in the post-COVID era? [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperin, Alice Fleerackers, Andrew Cox, Stephen Pinfield, Pamela Abbott, Melanie T Benson Marshall

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“It’s messy and it’s massive”: How has the open science debate developed in the post-COVID era? [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperin, Alice Fleerackers, Andrew Cox, Stephen Pinfield, Pamela Abbott, Melanie T Benson Marshall

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Educating a transnational postcolonial elite by Ngozi Edeagu

“…This paper furthers this conversation by unpacking the exclusionary national structures that fostered a novel post-colonial transnational Nigerian elite class in the 1960s and 1970s through the African Scholarship Program of American Universities. …”
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THE POSSIBILITY OF MEASURING THE SOCIAL INNOVATION IMPACT by Krisztina VARGA

“…This paper methodologically explores possible methods and approaches for measuring the impact of social innovation programs through a structured review of the literature and an analysis of different measurement methods. …”
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Manipulating Fano Coupling in an Opto‐Thermoelectric Field by Linhan Lin, Sergey Lepeshov, Alex Krasnok, Yu Huang, Taizhi Jiang, Xiaolei Peng, Brian A. Korgel, Andrea Alù, Yuebing Zheng

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Novel computational One-Health analysis of fibrinogen-binding protein A in Streptococcus agalactiae Isolated from fish and human cases by Rifaldi Iqbal Yadiansyah, Endang Linirin Widiastuti, Wawan Abdullah Setiawan, Favorisen Rosyking Lumbanraja, Rifky Rizkiantino

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DFT analysis of the [3 + 2] heterocyclization reaction of ((1,2,4-triazole(1,3,4-oxadiazole)-3(2)-yl)methyl)thiopyrimidines by Yu. V. Karpenko

“…All calculations were performed using the molecular visualization program GaussView 5.0.8 and the Gaussian 09 Rev E.01 software package. …”
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Preservice teachers’ knowledge of math modeling: Initial scale development and validation by Reuben S. Asempapa, Doris Lee

“…Furthermore, the confirmatory factor analysis validated the scale’s factor structure. Therefore, we present a reliable and psychometrically acceptable scale to measure PSTs’ knowledge of MM with broad applicability and implications for teacher education programs and researchers.…”
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Multi-party Systems and Parliamentary Thresholds: The Case of Indonesia’s Presidential System with Comparisons to Germany and Taiwan by Karmel Hebron Simatupang

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Close-In Substellar Companions and the Formation of sdB-Type Close Binary Stars by L. Y. Zhu, S. B. Qian, E.-G. Zhao, E. Fernández Lajús, Z.-T. Han

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Optimization Analysis of The Strength Capacity and The Economic Value Comparison of Castellated Steel Beam and Its Equivalent IWF Beam by Listiyono Budi, Aris Widodo, Bambang Haryadi, Bambang Endroyo, Dimas Wicaksono, Triono Subagio

“…Based on the combination between the comparison of strength capacity and the economic value, there are 14 (58.33%) profiles of the castellated steel beam which is categorized as efficient in terms of the design of the structure and cost, there are four (16.67%) profiles of the castellated steel beam which is categorized as efficient in terms of the design of the structure but not efficient in terms of cost, and there are 6 (25.00%) profiles of the castellated steel beam which is categorized as inefficient in terms of the design of the structure and cost. …”
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Study on Progressive Collapse Behavior of SRC Column-Steel Beam Hybrid Frame Based on Pushdown Analysis by Liusheng Chu, Gaoju Li, Danda Li, Jun Zhao

“…To investigate the progressive collapse behavior of Steel Reinforced Concrete (SRC) column-steel beam hybrid frame after the failure of key structural elements, a PQ-Fiber model for an 8-storey structure is established in ABAQUS program. …”
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Updating parameters of an information model for road construction flow in work development project by T. V. Bobrova

“…At the PPW level, it is necessary to create a new structure and define the parameters of this structure in such a way as to satisfy the specified restrictions established by the COP in terms of time and costs,  and also provide for certain reserves for insuring possible risks.  …”
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THE LGORITHMIC BASICS OF MEASUREMENTS by A. A. Moskvitin, A. B. Cheboksary, A. V. Duplishchev

“…For this purpose, the following definition of the empirical structure is introduced. The triple (M,N,p) - empirical structure, if appropriate (giv-en by (n + m)-local relation Rm,n,p satisfies the condition (Vii... in gM) (Vai... am g N) Rm,n,p (ii, in; ai, am); in this case, the pair of numbers r = (n, m) is called the rank of this structure, and if М п N= 0, then the number k = n + m is called its complexity. …”
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