Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study by Mohammed Mahmoud Sarhan, Lama Nasser Aljohani, Raghad Ibrahim Alsaleh, Roze Abdulaziz Mubaraki, Malak Abdulaziz Almozaen, Rimas Sabih Alharbi

“…While several quantitative studies have examined the barriers that undergraduate dental students face when conducting research, qualitative studies exploring the details and contexts of these barriers are rare. To bridge this gap, this research qualitatively explores the barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research. …”
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Study of the Complex Stiffness of a Vibratory Mechanical System with Shape Memory Alloy Coil Spring Actuator by Samuell A. Holanda, Antonio A. Silva, Carlos J. de Araújo, Alberdan S. de Aquino

“…For developing these advanced sensors and actuators, smart materials that can change their mechanical properties when subjected to certain thermomechanical loads can be employed. In this context, Shape memory alloys (SMAs) may be used for developing dynamic vibration dampers which are capable of acting on the system providing proper tuning of the excitation frequency and the natural frequency. …”
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Estudo de uma sociação pró-saudabilidade a partir de aulas de MUAY-THAI em Porto Alegre by Gabriel Bandeira Coelho, Marciele Vasconcellos, Ricardo Cortez Lopes, Vinicius Foletto Bevilaqua

“…Chegamos à conclusão de que esses elementos remetem a uma sociabilidade anti-estrutural neste contexto: a tribal. Esse é o conteúdo que conduz até o objetivo da sociação (o alcance da condição de saúde) e que se constitui em mais uma das críticas da modernidade, da vertente que não é formulada em termos políticos e/ou acadêmicos.…”
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Education and Research in New Materials: Looking at the market, working with manufacturers by Silvia G. Fernandez-Villa, Margarita San Andrés, Ruth Chércoles, Isabel M. García

“…This article shows a particular example of the linkages, benefits and synergies between research and teaching in the context of the study and analytical characterisation of the new polymeric materials used in conservation.…”
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Encodage et décodage des récits historiques. Un cas : la série Le Canada, une histoire populaire by Olivier Côté

“…This article, based on the investigation of the CBC documentary archives and of the fond Ramsay Cook , examines the circulation of historical narratives within Canadian society through the analysis of the context of production of the TV series Canada: A People’s History – what we call ‘narrative encoding’ –, the study of the dynamics between CBC’s journalists and historians, and the decoding of this ‘encoded’ historical narrative by TV viewers who sent their e-mails to the CBC. …”
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Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) as an Emerging Urban Stressor for Tree Phenology and Physiology: A Review by Luisa Friulla, Laura Varone

“…These gaps highlight the need for integrated research approaches and urban planning strategies to mitigate ALAN effects, ensuring the resilience of urban trees and preserving ecosystem services in the context of growing urbanization and climate change.…”
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More than just a number: the gut microbiota and brain function across the extremes of life by Nathan D. Nuzum, Clara Deady, Sarah Kittel-Schneider, John F. Cryan, Siobhain M. O'Mahony, Gerard Clarke

“…Understanding the interrelationship between the gut microbiota and host physiology, although still in its relative infancy, has taken important steps forward over the past decade. In the context of brain disorders including those characterized by neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative changes there have been important advances. …”
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Insights gained through real-time monitoring of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and description of temporal trends based on laboratory data in Ontario, Canada by Tatiana Petukhova, Maria Spinato, Tanya Rossi, Michele T. Guerin, Cathy A. Bauman, Pauline Nelson-Smikle, Davor Ojkic, Zvonimir Poljak

“…Constructed dashboards were: (1) monthly number of submissions and positive submissions over the last 10 years; (2) number of submissions and positive submissions over the last 3 years, interactively displayed at weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly intervals; (3) monthly number of PRRSV restriction fragment length polymorphism pattern (RFLP) types at the submission level over the last 5 years; (4) weekly number of tested farms and positive farms over the last 6 Years; (5) monthly number of tested farms and positive farms over the last 6 Years; (6) indicators of the epidemiological data quality in each month; and (7) contextual information. Eighty different PRRSV RFLP patterns were identified with the predominant patterns being 1-8-4, 1-1-1, 1-4-2, and 2-5-2. …”
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Restricted and extended plus operations for soft sets by Aslıhan Sezgin, Fitnat Aybek, Nurcan Güngör

“…It has several applications in both theoretical and practical contexts. Soft set operations, the basic concept of the theory, have been of interest to researchers since the theory's inception, and some restricted and extended soft set operations have been defined and studied with their properties. …”
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Trends and determinants of maternal health services utilization in India from 2015 to 2021 by Wapangjungla Longchar, Prakash Babu Kodali, Sibasis Hense

“…Strengthening the public health system and addressing bottlenecks of government maternal health schemes remains an important consideration for improving the continuum of maternal care in India. Context-specific multi-sectoral strategies may be leveraged to increase the uptake of maternal health services, especially in high-focus states.…”
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Genome-wide association study of the antibody response to <i>Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis</i> in sheep by J. Kyselová, L. Tichý, J. Marková, A. Gurgul, Z. Sztankóová, K. Vališ, S. Šlosárková, K. Kavanová, M. Beinhauerová, T. Szmatola, T. Szmatola

“…By analysing genomic alterations and their context between positive and negative animals, including a gene ontology (GO) analysis of genes within <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 500 kb regions of the suggestive SNPs, we identified genes and immune-related processes and pathways potentially influencing CLA susceptibility. …”
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Conformación y cambios en la estructura de un grupo industrial argentino durante la ISI: Fabril Financiera, 1929-1973 by Claudio Belini, Silvia Badoza

“…Este período coincide temporalmente con los años de inicio, auge y pérdida de importancia económica de dicho grupo. En efecto, en el contexto de la crisis, en 1929, tuvo lugar la constitución de la Compañía General Fabril Financiera. …”
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El Plus Dolor y el Nuevo Negro: Gustavo Urrutia y su trabajo en la prensa negra/afro en Cuba by Elena Oliva

“…En primera instancia se revisa el término prensa negra/afro y su desarrollo en Cuba, así como el rol de Urrutia en ese contexto. Luego, se analizan las categorías señaladas, considerando sus espacios de publicación, el desarrollo de cada una por parte del autor y las influencias teóricas que las cruzan. …”
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Liberalismo y biopolítica en la ciudad de La Paz a inicios del siglo XX by Nadia S. Guevara Ordóñez

“…Se indaga sobre la forma en la que la biopolítica se incorpora al escenario boliviano en general y en la ciudad de La Paz de forma particular a inicios del siglo XX, y sus cruces con otras corrientes de pensamiento enfocadas a un rediseño de la población y la implantación de un proyecto de modernidad, a manera de proyecto civilizatorio, en el contexto de la victoria del proyecto liberal. Para ello se expondrá el caso de la reconformación del espacio urbano paceño, especialmente el barrio de Challapampa, como ejemplo de ciudad obrera.…”
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La experiencia asociativa para las mujeres: un estudio de caso etnográfico by Teresa Durán Espín

“…However, and for the case of the Spanish context, these have been linked especially to the militant spaces of feminism, being reduced the investigations that have investigated in the processes of these other nonfeminist spaces or actively defined. …”
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Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers’ Acceptance of Mobile Learning Tools and Attitude Levels for Mobile Learning by Kıvanç Semiz, Ferhat Buyukkalkan

“…In general, students perceive mobile learning positively in educational environments. In this context, with the support of educational institutions, it is possible to include mobile devices in learning-teaching processes because of their advantages such as motivating, interesting and easy-to-use physical education teacher candidates, as well as supporting learning and being independent of time and space.…”
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From just transitions to just transformations; observations from Aotearoa New Zealand in addressing the human wellbeing impacts of climate change by Isabella Lenihan-Ikin, Proochista Ariana, Caesar Atuire

“…This paper interrogates the utility of a just transition framework for climate change and human wellbeing in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. Drawing on historical conceptualisations and applications of just transitions, their limitations and potential, we argue that an expansive and anti-reductionist conceptualisation of the just transition is best suited to address complex and inter-sectoral issues across time and space. …”
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Faut-il en finir avec la Charte de Venise ? by Claudine Houbart

“…After examining the specific historical moment in which the document was written, the text considers the challenges of applying it in a context marked by the expansion of the heritage field and the increasing globalization of debates. …”
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Controversial aspects of the modern national doctrine of property law by S. O. Serbenyuk

“…The article examines the basic controversial aspects of modern property law in the context of an overview of the Ukrainian legislation and highlights the main ideas of national civil law scholars on certain controversial issues. …”
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Percepción de anomia social e inseguridad percibida en jóvenes y adultos intermedios de Bogotá, Colombia. Un estudio de comparación 2017 y 2021 by Erika Bibiana Ariza Forero, Andrés Felipe Guillén Villamil, Felipe Ramírez Cortázar, Alejandro Bejarano Gómez

“…El contexto sociohistórico reciente de Colombia está inmerso en diversas problemáticas sociales como la desigualdad, la pobreza, la corrupción, el asesinato de líderes sociales y una elevada percepción de inseguridad. …”
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