The Five Essential Laws of Effective Communication for Arabic Speaking Skills at Islamic Universities in Thailand by Muhammad Taufiq, Fatma Yulia, Laila Rahimah Harahap, Rohsidah Mila

“…For the qualitative aspect, interviews were conducted to gather data. In terms of the quantitative aspect, validity and reliability tests were performed. …”
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Sustainable Homestay Tourism for Enhancing Rural Livelihood in the Uttarakhand Himalaya: A Study of the Tons River Basin by Prasad Sati Vishwambhar, Banergee Surajit

“…A report of homestay tourism of the State Government was considered for gathering data. For the case study, the heads of two households from each village were interviewed, totalling 10 interviewees. …”
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Exploration of English Teachers' Instructional Communities of Practice: A Multiple Case Study by Jenny P Arabis

“…The data collection process involved semi-structured interviews to gather in-depth narratives of participants’ experiences. …”
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Finite Element Modeling of Compressive and Splitting Tensile Behavior of Plain Concrete and Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Specimens by Md. Arman Chowdhury, Md. Mashfiqul Islam, Zubayer Ibna Zahid

“…The enhancement of compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of SFRC specimen is achieved up to 17% and 146%, respectively, compared to respective plain concrete specimen. Results gathered from finite element analyses are validated with the experimental test results by identifying as well as optimizing the controlling parameters to make FE models. …”
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HIFU-CCL19/21 Axis Enhances Dendritic Cell Vaccine Efficacy in the Tumor Microenvironment by Bum-Seo Baek, Hyunmi Park, Ji-Woong Choi, Eun-Young Lee, Seung-Yong Seong

“…This study examines the potential of combining mechanical high-intensity focused ultrasound (M-HIFU) with dendritic cell (DC) vaccines to enhance immune responses against OLFM4-expressing tumors, a CSC marker linked to immune evasion and tumor growth. …”
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Short‐term load forecasting at electric vehicle charging sites using a multivariate multi‐step long short‐term memory: A case study from Finland by Tim Unterluggauer, Kalle Rauma, Pertti Järventausta, Christian Rehtanz

“…Real charging data from shopping centres, residential, public, and workplace charging sites are gathered. Altogether, the data consists of 50,504 charging events measured at 37 different charging sites in Finland between January 2019 and January 2020. …”
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The Diagnostic Role of Serum Inflammatory and Soluble Proteins on Dementia Subtypes: Correlation with Cognitive and Functional Decline by Candan Öztürk, Aynur Özge, Osman Özgür Yalın, İ. Arda Yılmaz, Nuran Delialioglu, Çilem Yıldız, Bahar Tesdelen, Cigdem Kudiaki

“…In conclusion, this study yielded evidence of some shared mechanisms underlying AD and VD and thus motivates further studies of inflammatory markers in various types of dementia and MCI.…”
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The improvement students learning achievement by applying work based learning combined with teaching factory concept by Hasan Maksum, Wawan Purwanto, Toto Sugiarto, Nuzul Hidayat, Siman Siman, Hanapi Hasan

“…The results indicate that the WBL-TEFA learning model introduced novel elements to the model syntax through the following activity steps: (1) initiation, (2) receiving orders, (3) gathering necessary information, (4) generating and sorting possible solutions, (5) executing orders, (6) quality control, and (7) assessment. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA variants and their impact on epigenetic and biological aging in young adulthood by Klara Mareckova, Ana Paula Mendes-Silva, Martin Jáni, Anna Pacinkova, Pavel Piler, Vanessa F. Gonçalves, Yuliya S. Nikolova

“…A total of 81 participants from the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC) prenatal birth cohort had good quality genetic data as well as blood-based markers to estimate biological aging in the late 20. …”
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Resilience and Hopelessness in Turkish Society: Exploring the Role of Spirituality in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Hakan Gülerce, Hafza Aroosa Maraj

“…The correlational research design was used and data were gathered through the technique of convenience sampling. …”
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CircXYLT1 suppresses oxidative stress and promotes vascular remodeling in aging mice carotid artery injury model of atherosclerosis via PTBP1 by Gang Li, Donghui Li, Yajing Li, Bingqi Liu

“…Key oxidative stress markers, including reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), were measured. …”
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Dendritic Cells from Aged Subjects Display Enhanced Inflammatory Responses to Chlamydophila pneumoniae by Sangeetha Prakash, Sudhanshu Agrawal, Dandan Ma, Sudhir Gupta, Ellena M. Peterson, Anshu Agrawal

“…Though the expression of activation markers was comparable between the two age groups, DCs from aged subjects secreted enhanced levels of proinflammatory mediators such as TNF-α and CXCL-10 in response to CPn. …”
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MARTIN HEIDEGGER’S BLACK NOTEBOOKS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL CRITIQUE by A. O. Karpenko

“…Scientific novelty is expressed in the following: 1) philosophical discourse of the Notebooks’ reception includes texts of narrowly specialized character (Gatherings collection of articles), as well as reflections of key philosophers (A. …”
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Oke-Ibadan Festival and the Ethnography of Aboke people of Ibadan by Oludele Mayowa Solaja, Adesina Abass Olayiwola

“…The instruments used in eliciting information from the participants were in-depth interview (IDI) guide and focus group discussion (FGD) guide, while the responses were gathered with the aid of electronic gadget such as the audio recorder. …”
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Lovastatin Decreases the Expression of CD133 and Influences the Differentiation Potential of Human Embryonic Stem Cells by Ade Kallas-Kivi, Annika Trei, Toivo Maimets

“…Likewise, expression of ectodermal (SOX1 and OTX2) and endodermal (GATA4 and FOXA2) markers was higher in treated cells. Exposure of hES cells to lovastatin led to a minor decrease in the expression of SSEA-3 and a significant reduction in CD133 expression. …”
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Software and Hardware Development of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Student's Fitness Evaluation based on Hexagonal Obstacle Microcontroller (Evabugar Mikrohexo) by Adi Wijayanto, Muhamad Zaini

“…The stages in this development research go through several stages, namely: (1) initial needs analysis and information gathering; (2) planning; (3) product development; (4) preparation for small group trials; (5) first product revision; (6) field trials; (7) second product revision; (8) field trials; (9) third product revision; (10) dissemination and implementation. …”
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Follicular Helper CD4+ T Cells in Human Neuroautoimmune Diseases and Their Animal Models by Xueli Fan, Chenhong Lin, Jinming Han, Xinmei Jiang, Jie Zhu, Tao Jin

“…TFH cells can be identified by a combination of markers, including the chemokine receptor CXCR5, costimulatory molecules ICOS and PD-1, transcription repressor Bcl-6, and cytokine IL-21. …”
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Tanggung Jawab Majelis Pengawas Daerah Terhadap Penyerahan Penyimpanan Protokol Notaris yang Berumur Lebih Dari 25 Tahun by Nandita Mentari Nasution, Lutfina Mustafi Nadia HAM

“…Once all legal materials have been gathered, they are analyzed descriptively and qualitatively, focusing on reasoning. …”
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An Evaluation of Secondary School Students’ Use and Understanding of Learning Strategies to Study and Revise for Science Examinations by Fatema Sultana, Richard C. Watkins, Tarek Al Baghal, John Carl Hughes

“…These results represent the first attempt to gather information using robust survey methods and are of interest to secondary school science teachers and education policymakers.…”
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L’arrivée des centres commerciaux dans les marges urbaines de Rabat : Des lieux inédits de sociabilité et de déambulation urbaine by Tarik Harroud

“…A look at the flows of people converging to these spaces on week-ends will attest to the importance they now hold in the social and spatial practices of a large segment of the Rabat population.With a diversified, well-staged commercial offer, these places are increasingly favored by a heterogeneous crowd, for multiple non-commercial uses reminiscent of the ambulatory habits in public streets (gathering, strolling, window-shopping, etc.) Based on a series of investigations conducted in these places (four malls in Rabat) combining solid observation of the ways and means of their social use with the analysis of representations associated with them by a sample of users, this study shows the emergence of new forms of sociability revealing a unique relationship with the city and its specific foundations (public space, urban center, urban identity, etc.). …”
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