Road Safety Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Ghana by Stephen T. Odonkor, Hugues Mitsotsou-Makanga, Emmanuel Nene Dei

“…There is also the need to address the epidemic carnage of road traffic injuries, many of which are preventable since they arise from human actions and inactions.…”
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Des modèles du sujet pour éduquer à la responsabilité. Rôles de la conscience et de la méditation by Hélène Hagège

“…Yet, implicit attitudes can hinder these changes; the subject is not fully aware of her/his thoughts and actions. Here, I thus propose answers to the following questions. …”
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The role of the accountant in preventing money laundering by Cvetković Dragan, Vujičić Slađana, Stanković Sunčica

“…Accountants are obliged to apply and observe the measures and actions prescribed by law related to the prevention of money laundering, thereby ensuring that their services are not used for criminal purposes. …”
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Evaluating Rainy Weather Effects on Driving Behaviour Dimensions of Driving Behaviour Questionnaire by Vahid Bakhshi, Kayvan Aghabayk, Nasser Parishad, Nirajan Shiwakoti

“…Married drivers have not only less tendency to drive fast or violate the law compared to single drivers but are also less susceptible to these actions during rain. It was observed that young drivers under 25 did not change their aggressive driving behaviours in rainy conditions. …”
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Acoustic features of instrumental movie soundtracks elicit distinct and mostly non-overlapping extra-musical meanings in the mind of the listener by Karleigh Groves, Morwaread Mary Farbood, Brandon Carone, Pablo Ripollés, Arianna Zuanazzi

“…We show distinct and mostly non-overlapping contributions of acoustic features to the imagination of properties of movie scene settings, characters, actions, and objects. Moreover, we find that negatively-valenced emotions fully mediate the relation between a subset of acoustic features and movie scene properties, providing evidence for the importance of emotional valence in evoking mental imagery. …”
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Modification of partial safety factors for a semi-probabilistic evaluation of existing timber structures by Maria Loebjinski, Zheng Li, Wolgang Rug, Hartmut Pasternak

“…Considering a modification of the target reliability, the PSF for the material strength could be proposed with  for compressive and flexural strength in limit states, where variable actions are present. Additionally, options for incorporating updated material parameters from a survey on site supported by technical devices are discussed and further need for research is identified. …”
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Optimal Active-Reactive Power Dispatch for Distribution Network With Carbon Trading Based on Improved Multi-Objective Equilibrium Optimizer Algorithm by Furong Tu, Sumei Zheng, Kuncan Chen

“…Additionally, to address constraints on the number of discrete device actions within the scheduling period, a dynamic reactive power optimization strategy based on tiered operating costs is introduced. …”
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Reaching the Peripheral Regional Growth Centre by Jörgen Gren

“…The purpose of this article is to provide a systematic analysis of the contribution and impact on centre-periphery convergence of the Structural Funds transport infrastructure actions, but also to discuss the possible evolution of the centre-periphery paradigm in the light of recent developments in economic development, cohesion and accessibility in European peripheral areas. …”
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Theoretical-methodological foundations of nursing training aimed at self-care in patients with intellectual disabilities by María del Rosario Melo Muñoz, Ángel Luis Gómez Cardoso, Elizabeth Gómez Núñez, Rolando Rodríguez Puga

“…Patients with intellectual disabilities often show support needs, in response to which nursing professionals must direct actions that allow to improve the life quality. To put these activities into practice, the patient must possess innate or acquired skills that will be perfected through specialized assistance. …”
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The Analysis of E-Government Services Adoption and Use in Slovenian Information Society between 2014 and 2017 by Mitja Dečman

“…The synthesis of the data demonstrates that the Slovenian government and its ministries should consider adding tangible actions to the already set strategies if the country wants to catch up with the leading countries of the EU and achieve goals, set by the DAE. …”
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Onrechtmatige Overheidsdaad for not Fulfilling Incentives for the Protection of Sustainable Food Agriculture Land by Riesta Yogahastama, Syaiful Bahri, Mohammad Habib Ramdhani

“…Therefore, in law enforcement it is important to reconceptualize so that access to justice for people whose incentives are not fulfilled by the government can make claims against actions taken by the government. Keywords : Law Enforcement, Justice, Incentives…”
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Enhanced Air Traffic Control Safety Using low Earth orbit Satellites: Non-TCAS Aircraft by Raziq Omayma, Nhaila Hasna, El Khaili Mohamed, Khiat Azeddine

“…In addition, existing TCAS systems often generate frequent and unnecessary alarms, especially in densely populated terminal areas, leading to erroneous pilot actions. The proposed solution aims to detect non-TCAS-equipped aircraft by other aircraft, whether they are equipped with TCAS or not. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on Vertical Properties of a New Multi-Dimensional Earthquake Isolation and Mitigation Device by Zhaodong Xu, Liheng Lu, Benqiang Shi, Fuhgwo Yuan

“…Study on new devices that can mitigate and isolate multi-dimensional (including both horizontal and vertical) earthquake actions has a remarkable significance. A new kind of multi-dimensional earthquake isolation and mitigation device was recently developed, and experimental study on vertical performances of the device under different excitation frequencies and amplitudes has been carried out in this paper. …”
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State of the digital age: modeling of institutional transformations by D. V. Shelokov

“…Its specificity lies not only in the formalization of knowledge about social structures and processes, but also in the reflection of controlled and spontaneous processes, the awareness of the necessary actions and the will to carry them out in the interacting subjects – actors and building by them of a logically related model of behavior. …”
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Adaptive mobile application for the CATS learning system by Y. V. Popova, I. V. Lehchylin

“…There are a huge number of applications that greatly simplify everyday life: from simple planning of actions and events to paying for goods by simply touching the terminal with a mobile device. …”
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Transformation of the American academic system during the COVID-19 pandemic by S. A. Grishaeva, I. S. Suslenko

“…The analysis of factors, conditions, contexts and actions of universities from these groups allows us to understand not only the dynamics of the development of the American academic system at the moment but also will allow us to comprehend its future transformations and alterations.…”
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Public oversight of the audit profession – Comparison of implemented practices in the EU and the U.S. by Maja Zaman Groff, Marko Hočevar

“…So far evidence has been provided to support the proposition that PCAOB opinions are associated with earnings quality of the audit firm’s clients, that auditors have become more conservative and that the new inspectors (as opposed to the former system of self-regulation) can hold the auditors to stricter standards by taking concrete actions against felonious auditors and imposing costly penalties.…”
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Nicolas Sarkozy's Role in the 2008 Georgia Conflict: The "United West" Confronting Russia by D. Mikhaylov

“…This article sheds light on Sarkozy's role in resolving the Georgia conflict while highlighting his strong stance against Russia's actions and aspirations in the region.…”
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Switzerland cheese model to support the patient safety’s culture in a Cuban hospital by Rosa María Blanco Quintana, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Tania Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Liuva Mariela Navarro Martiatu, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García, Annia Lourdes Iglesias Armenteros

“…Some of the roles that people develop coincide in the other actors’ physical and mental space; these actions are in correspondence with different temporal spheres of life, as visualized in James Reason's Switzerland cheese model. …”
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Joint Initiatives Instead of Multilateralism: A New Reality for the WTO? by O. V. Biryukova

“…It seems that if in the near future the WTO does not take decisive actions to adjust the rules and procedures for the new agreements, the prospects for advancing negotiations and maintaining the relevance of the leading institution of the international trading system will become even bleaker.…”
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