Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…The results of the analysis showed that the appropriate foundation scenarios in the field of citizenship education and raising awareness, popular participation and citizenship and private sector participation, making arrangements to increase the budget in the field of smartness, and municipal support of the smart government have the most adaptive value in the future of smart urban governance of the city of Rasht. …”
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The Blockchain Trilemma: A Formal Proof of the Inherent Trade-Offs Among Decentralization, Security, and Scalability by Souhail Mssassi, Anas Abou El Kalam

“…By formalizing the definitions of decentralization, security, and scalability, we provide a foundational framework to understand these trade-offs. …”
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Pure Sociology: Subjectivity at Risk? by James J. Chriss

“…Some argue that psychology is vital to doing sociology (as an accepted or foundational “first principle”), while others reject it because it falls outside the scope of sociological concerns. …”
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The use of empirical data in communal discernment and decision-making processes in the Dutch Reformed Church by L. Bosman

“…Discernment processes then provide frameworks wherein God’s call and preferred future for the church as well as its identity can be discovered. …”
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Measuring the power of parties within US Government from 1993 to 2018: New key variables by Matteo Laruffa

“…Finally, these results invite us to watch at the current troubles with a moderate share of realism on the future capacity of democracy in the U.S. to survive.…”
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Decentralised Finance (DeFi) — How Tokenisation is Changing the Financial Industry by Volker Brühl

“…This article elaborates the foundations and fields of application of decentralised financial services with crypto assets that could challenge the established business models of financial institutions. …”
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Financing of Preschool Education in Ukraine in 1919–1933: Historical and Legal, Historical and Economic Aspects by S. O. Tkachenko, О. V. Golovko

“…There was the thesis that the legal consolidation of financing of preschool education in Ukraine should reflect the priority of public importance and state support of this field of educational activity from the standpoint of investing in the future of the state, forming the foundations of a harmonious personality as a prerequisite for successful secondary and later higher education. …”
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Le Queenborough d’Ellen Glasgow : cartographie d’une Babylone en devenir by Brigitte Zaugg

“…Queenborough stands at a crossroads, poised between a past holding it back and a future pulling it forward. Glasgow finds herself in the same predicament, wanting to welcome progress but simultaneously eyeing it with suspicion, as it entails industrialism. …”
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A Review of DNA Cryptography by Ling Chu, Yanqing Su, Xiangyu Yao, Peng Xu, Wenbin Liu

“…In this paper, we first present the foundational concepts of cryptography and biological technologies involved in DNA cryptography. …”
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La place de l’imagination dans le dispositif didactique universitaire : une double fonction identitaire à créer by Marie-Pierre Dencuff

“…In an exploratory perspective, the work of future teachers integrated into a digital portfolio (N = 39) carried out in a Quebec university is analyzed. …”
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The Clinical History and Basic Science Origins of Transcutaneous Osseointegration for Amputees by Jason Shih Hoellwarth, Kevin Tetsworth, Muhammad Adeel Akhtar, Munjed Al Muderis

“…Studying this research could protect and benefit future patients, surgeons, and implant developers as TOFA is entering a phase of increased attention and innovation. …”
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Catherine de Médicis avant Catherine de Médicis by Pierre Nevejans

“…It analyses as much its stakes as its tools and juridical foundations. It shows how heirs’ diplomacy, in this precise case study, roots within the margins of international law, onto domestic human resources, which gives the dauphine and her husband, future Henry II, the ability to forge their own political space, in the court of France, but also besides the kingdom’s limits. …”
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A Comprehensive Literature Review of STEM Education in Informal Learning Environments: Transforming Playgrounds in China by Wang Xiaoting, Zheng Wenqi, Wang Meixi

“…Through this research, we strive to bridge the gap in STEAM education in China and provide a foundational reference for future educational reforms.…”
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The Debate Between Conventional Ideology and Ethnic Politics in Africa by Seife T.K.

“…The article also attempts to convey a comprehensive perspective on shaping political debates to understand the foundations of political elites and parties. …”
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The Potential of Silence in Education: Methodological and Didactic Prerequisites by A. D. Korol

“…It is indicated that silence in teaching factors into exponential development and the formation of such future competencies as creativity, communication, and the affective sphere.…”
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Development of digital intelligent networked manufacturing for flexible customized manufacturing by Zhongde SHAN, Jun WANG, Qian ZHANG

“…Digital intelligent networked manufacturing technology and equipment are important foundations for the construction of manufacturing power and Internet power.They are important tools for the construction of digital workshop and intelligent factory, enabling the transformation and upgrading and high-quality development of the manufacturing industry.Combined with the characteristics of multiple varieties and variable batches of products in the aerospace field, it was studied how to better conduct digital intelligent networked manufacturing, how to better build digital manufacturing workshops and flexible intelligent manufacturing factories.For single piece and small batch flexible manufacturing, the construction principle, implementation path and technical architecture of digital intelligent flexible manufacturing production line and workshop/factory were proposed, which could be used to guide the construction of digital intelligent workshop/factory for future flexible manufacturing standardization.Through the exploration and application practice of typical intelligent factory construction in the aerospace field, the innovative scenario applications were explored, such as flexible intelligent production equipment, automatic flexible precision measurement equipment, measurement feedback-based adaptive processing and industrial internet-based digital twin system.…”
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Social Psychology and Marketing by Yoko Sugitani

“…Overall, the articles in this issue explore both foundational and emerging themes, underscoring the symbiotic relationship between social psychology and marketing, and aiming to inform future research and practice across both disciplines.…”
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Study on the effects of Shuangkunsha Daqu on the microbial community and enzyme activity of Maotai-flavor liquor fermented grains by Liu Keyi, Zheng Yingying, Li Piwu, Shen Zuoshu, Wang Longxiang, Zhang Bin, Wang Yangyang

“…These findings offer a foundational framework for future research into Maotai-flavor liquor and Shuangkunsha Daqu.…”
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First note of QTL mapping of low vigor traits using the updated F2 ‘Koroneiki’ linkage map of olive by Irene Granata, Aparna S. Balan, Aparna S. Balan, Claudio Di Vaio, Antonino Ioppolo, Tiziano Caruso, Silvia Fretto, Jubina Benny, Antonio Giovino, Daniel James Sargent, Francesco Paolo Marra, Annalisa Marchese

“…Although genome editing is still a future possibility due to the complexity of olive genetics and the species’ recalcitrance to transformation, our study lays a foundational understanding to guide future breeding programs. …”
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From plants to patterns: Constructing a comprehensive online strontium isoscape for Belgium (IsoBel) using high density grid mapping by Amanda Sengeløv, Giacomo Capuzzo, Sarah Dalle, Hannah F. James, Charlotte Sabaux, Elisavet Stamataki, Marta Hlad, Carina T. Gerritzen, Emma M. Legrand, Barbara Veselka, Guy De Mulder, Rica Annaert, Mathieu Boudin, Kevin Salesse, Eugène Warmenbol, Nadine Mattielli, Christophe Snoeck, Martine Vercauteren

“…These findings provide valuable insights into the geographic distribution of strontium isotopes within Belgium and offer a foundation for future studies in archaeology, ecology, environmental studies, food sciences and forensics. …”
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