Reassessing standardized tests: Evaluating their effectiveness in school performance measurement by Oyeronke Christiana Paramole, Moses Adeleke Adeoye

“…Critics raise concerns about the limitations of these tests, including their inability to capture the full range of student abilities, leading to biased and narrow educational outcomes. …”
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Retórica subalterna en Graciela Huinao y Conceição Evaristo a través de la metáfora de la voz by Paola Lizana Miranda

“…En el presente análisis nos proponemos abordar los poemarios Walinto de Graciela Huinao y Poemas da recordação e outros movimentos de Conceição Evaristo, desde la perspectiva de la retórica subalterna, entendiendo esto como la evidenciación de las metáforas que subvierten el discurso colonizador. Acorde a ello, hemos vinculamos las obras de Huinao y Evaristo a través de la metáfora de la voz, la cual decimos configura el espacio común de apertura hacia lo otro, como eco, resonancia y/o grito, textualizando la preeminencia connotativa de las culturas orales y las concepciones contemporáneas de las subjetividades múltiples y plurales.…”
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Rice Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne graminicola (Nematoda: Chromadorea: Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae: Meloidogyne) by Hung Xuan Bui, Clemen J. Oliveira, Johan A. Desaeger, Nathan E. Schroeder

“…However, Meloidogyne graminicola is considered the most damaging root-knot species to Asian rice cultivation due to its ability to survive under flooded soil conditions. …”
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Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) by Yuexun Tian, Phillip E Kaufman

“…This tick is considered a medical and veterinary vector due to its ability to transmit pathogens that cause disease in humans and other animals. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1263 …”
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Using an Experiential Model in 4-H by Marilyn M. Norman, Joy C. Jordan

“…The experiential learning process engages the learners in all phases of the activity, resulting in the ability to generalize this learning to new situations. …”
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Research on construction management based on BIM-AR/VR technology by Ma Songke

“…At the same time, the introduction of AR/VR improves worker training, decreases the risk of accidents and promotes the intelligent and green development of construction management. …”
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Seacoast Marshelder, Iva imbricata by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“… Seacoast marshelder is an important plant for dune restoration, stabilization, and formation because of its ability to trap sand. It grows on foredunes and forms low, rounded dunes as sand accumulates (Craig 1991). …”
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Dez anos de Seattle, o movimento antiglobalização e a ação coletiva transnacional by Breno Bringel, Enara Echart Muñoz

“…Ten years after the protests in Seattle in 1999, this article aims to conduct an evaluation of the anti-globalization movement. …”
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Tropical Spiderwort (Commelina benghalensis L.), Identification and Control by Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory E. MacDonald, Barry J. Brecht

“…Tropical spiderwort also possesses the ability to root at the nodes and can be propagated from cut stems. …”
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Awareness and Intelligence with Emotions by Heather M. Janney, Daniel Gonzalez

“…They tell us about what we are experiencing and help us to know how to react. There are no good or bad emotions, but there are good and bad ways of expressing (or acting on) emotions. …”
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HEAR THE UNHEARD VOICES OF VISUAL ART: by S.E. Dry

“…The researcher proposes the use of the narrative as a starting point to identify and develop a personal theme/concept in “tracing an untold history” of “unheard voices”, not only to add content to art-making, but also to guide art students to trace their “history and meaning of a unique outcome” and rewrite their own alternative stories. …”
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Materials and clean processes for sustainable energy and environmental applications: Foreword by Jellali, Salah, Dutournié, Patrick, Jeguirim, Mejdi

“…Sustainable development strives to fulfill present human needs while safeguarding the ability of future generations to meet their own requirements. …”
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Enhancing Classification Models With Sophisticated Counterfactual Images by Xiang Li, Ren Togo, Keisuke Maeda, Takahiro Ogawa, Miki Haseyama

“…However, because these models have <italic>black boxes</italic>, these problems cannot be solved effectively. In this paper, we aimed to 1) improve existing processes for generating language-guided counterfactual images and 2) employ counterfactual images to efficiently and directly identify model weaknesses in learning incorrect feature relationships. …”
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Harnessing macroalgae for heavy metal phytoremediation: A sustainable approach to aquatic pollution control by Ali Akbar Said, Nur Lestari Aisyah, Rizki Fazli Rahmad, Gunawan Gunawan

“…This review explores the potential of macroalgae in heavy metal phytoremediation, focusing on their ability to absorb and sequester toxic metals from contaminated aquatic environments. …”
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Biology and Control of the Strawberry Aphid, Chaetosiphon fragaefolli (Cockerell) (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Florida by Silvia I. Rondon, Daniel J. Cantliffe

“… The strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne) hosts a wide variety of aphid species. Most of these species have an ample variety of alternate hosts that include strawberries. …”
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(Des)memória e catástrofe: considerações sobre a literatura pós-golpe de 1964 by Ettore Finazzi-Agrò

“…The text aims to rethink, in the wake of an established critical tradition, the role of literature in the representation and complaint of acts of repression carried out by the Brazilian military regime since 1964, and with greater forcefulness and strength, since 1968, after enactment of Institutional Act n. 5. …”
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Abdominal Wall Defects: Hydrogel based solutions in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction by Alook Kumar Ajay, Shashi Ranjan, Rajendra Singh, Shalini Kapoor Mehta

“…Hydrogels, characterized by their biocompatibility, tunable mechanical properties, and ability to support tissue regeneration, offer a promising alternative to existing methods. …”
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Parents’ Strategies for Taking Care of Their Child with Disability: The Challenges of Being Parents of a Child with Cerebral Palsy in the Danish Social Welfare System by Louise Bøttcher, Jesper Dammeyer

“…The consequences of having a child with CP hinge on parents’ ability to learn to manage the mismatch between the needs of their child and social conditions shaped by the welfare system.…”
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A morte em forma de poesia: comoção, indignação e reivindicação em cordéis midiatizados by Simone Mendes

“…In a rhetorical argumentation, logical thought and demonstration aren’t enough to guarantee the efficiency of the interaction, because, while basing itself on the interlocutor adhesion to a thesis, through belief, other re-requirements are raised and need to be observed, like the speaker ethos or his honesty, sincerity, sense of justice, seriousness and reliability; the pathos or the ability of raising emotions in the public logos or the discourse itself and its rationality, using by the speaker to reinforce his point of view and his socio-discursive representations around the given theme. …”
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“Wairon and Waimansusu”: War Boat and Trade Boat of The Biak People in Papua-Indonesia by Rumbekwan Albert, Sulistiyono Singgih Tri, Rochwulaningsih Yety, Susilowati Endang, Ali Ismail, Masruroh Noor Naelil

“…Using a historical and ethnographic approach, this article reconstructs the manufacturing technology, cruising ability and carrying capacity of both types of boats in the context of voyaging, trading and hunting. …”
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