Trajectory to professorship for third space practitioners: a learning developer perspective by Steve Briggs

“…During this time, I have been fortunate to progress in my career from an Academic Skills Tutor to Director of Learning and Teaching Excellence. I have co-chaired the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) and am humbled to have received a National Teaching Fellowship in 2020. …”
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‘You Choose No Time to Live and Die’: Dinmukhamed A. Kunayev and His Time by Ziyabek Y. Kabuldinov, Konstantin V. Cherepanov, Didar B. Kassymova

“…Kunayev ― a prominent Soviet statesman and party activist, who was long in charge of the Kazakh SSR Party Organization and greatly contributed to socioeconomic development of the Republic (and the whole Soviet Union) in 1942–1986. …”
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Tearing-mediated Alfvénic Turbulence in a Relativistic Plasma by Stanislav Boldyrev, Nuno F. Loureiro

“…Here n = 1 corresponds to the Harris magnetic configurations, while n = 2 applies to localized (non-Harris) magnetic profiles of turbulence-generated current sheets. …”
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Temperature-Dependent Hydrogen Modulations of Ultra-Scaled a-IGZO Thin Film Transistor Under Gate Bias Stress by Muhammad Aslam, Shu-Wei Chang, Min-Hui Chuang, Yi-Ho Chen, Yao-Jen Lee, Yiming Li

“…This transition is attributed to charge trapping/trap-site generations and hydrogen migration to the active layer. …”
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Modern View on Information Services Provided by Service Centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine by О. V. Dzhafarova, O. H. Kniaziuk

“…The authors have singled out specific features of information services provided by service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, which significantly distinguish them from other types (permit and registration) services, in particular: can be provided both personalized and non-personalized; the vast majority of information services are provided in electronic form and do not require a personal application to the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine; almost all information services are provided free of charge; most information services do not have procedures because they are provided automatically online; relative limitation of the scope of information administrative services that are reduced to: registration, operation, including driver skills, certificates of international standard providing the right to drive a vehicle, and the sale of a vehicle, as well as providing information from the information resources of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. …”
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Les libéraux du Trienio constitucional (1820-1823) en quête de leurs origines : des fictions oniriques au service d’une mythologie politique by Maud Le Guellec

“…It was in 1820 that, for the first time, the ideology that had emerged from Cadiz in 1812 was finally given the opportunity to be truly put into practice. But once in charge, the Liberals had to establish themselves as a major player on the national political scene, and change mentalities in the face of absolutist schemes that were well entrenched in people’s minds. …”
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Association between internet use and depression among the middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity in China: do gender differences exist? by Jiao Zhang, Jiao Zhang, Yuheng Jia, Lixin Hong, Yixin Zhang, Lihua Li, Kan Tian, Kan Tian

“…The study aimed to explore the relationship between Internet use and depression in middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity.MethodsWe selected 2550 respondents aged 45 years and above with multimorbidity from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2018 database. Logistic regression models were constructed to examine the effects of Internet use on depression, as well as comparing gender differences. …”
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An Effective Flocculation Method to the Kaolin Wastewater Treatment by a Cationic Polyacrylamide (CPAM): Preparation, Characterization, and Flocculation Performance by Badradine Zakaria Djibrine, Huaili Zheng, Moxi Wang, Shuang Liu, Xiaomin Tang, Sarfaraz Khan, Andrea Navarro Jimenéz, Li Feng

“…Kaolin wastewater flocculation test outcome reveals that the PAD with high cationic degree and intrinsic viscosity could boost the charge neutralization and bridging capability. Consequently, the result is an excellent flocculation performance of treating kaolin wastewater.…”
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Convolutional Attention Based Mechanism for Facial Microexpression Recognition by Hafiz Khizer Bin Talib, Kaiwei Xu, Yanlong Cao, Yuan-Ping Xu, Zhijie Xu, Muhammad Zaman, Adnan Akhunzada

“…Unanticipated and rapid change in facial expression are micro-expression (ME) that are hard to hide after an emotionally charged event. …”
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Strategies to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from the Solid Waste Management Sector: A Case Study of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka by Sobana Kayanan, B. F. A. Basnayake, R. T. K. Ariyawansha

“…Solar panels will be used to charge electric vehicles that will replace IC ones to cut emissions and fuel expenditures by 2025. …”
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Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture after Endotracheal Intubation: A Case Report by Silvana Kraleva, Tatjana Trojikj, Darko Talevski, Dola Malefski, Gordana Bozinovska Beaka

“…She underwent general anesthesia, intubated with flexible ET tube, positioned in beach-chair position after introduction, and no complication occurred during surgery. 18 hours after surgery, after severe coughing, she suddenly developed subcutaneous emphysema of the facial, neck and upper anterior chest. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Optical and Dielectric Properties of NiO and Zn-Doped NiO Nanostructures: Toward Advanced Applications by Atizaz Ali, Sohail Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Nangyaley Khan, Muhammad Hashim, Yasir Ali, Rasool Shah, Naveed Ur Rahman

“…The dielectric constant showed increased values at low frequencies attributed to real and space charge polarization. Notably, the conductivity of Zn-doped and nanocomposite samples displayed an upward trend with frequency due to a higher defect density. …”
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Defect modeling in semiconductors: the role of first principles simulations and machine learning by Md Habibur Rahman, Arun Mannodi-Kanakkithodi

“…DFT has been instrumental in accurately calculating defect formation energies, charge transition levels, and other defect-related properties such as carrier recombination rates and lifetimes, and ion migration barriers. …”
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Modulating the coordination environment of cobalt porphyrins for enhanced electrochemical nitrite reduction to ammonia by Jingwei Han, Hai Sun, Fengkun Tian, Wenwen Zhang, Zonghang Zhang, Ping She, Jun‐Sheng Qin, Heng Rao

“…In situ characterization and density functional theory calculations reveal that modulating the coordination environment alters the electron transfer mode of the cobalt active center and the charge redistribution caused by the break of the ligand field. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer for Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution by Marouane El Alouani, Saliha Alehyen, Mohammed El Achouri, M’hamed Taibi

“…The solid materials were systematically analyzed by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectrometery (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and the point of zero charge. XRF, FTIR, XRD, SEM, and EDX analyses confirmed the formation of a geopolymer composite by geopolymerization reaction. …”
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Nanoparticles assisted drug delivery for effective management of Glioblastoma by Mansi Damani, Nagesh Nilawar, Munira Momin, Raghumani Singh Ningthoujham, Tabassum Khan

“…This review elucidates the mechanisms by which nanocarriers cross the BBB and BBTB, emphasizing the importance of physicochemical properties such as size, charge, and surface functionality. The integration of nanotechnology in GBM treatment highlights the potential for nanoparticles to revolutionize drug delivery systems, overcoming the inherent challenges posed by the BBB and the tumor microenvironment. …”
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Decoration of carbon nanotubes in the substrate or selective layer of polyvinyl alcohol/polysulfone thin-film composite membrane for nanofiltration applications by Mahdie Safarpour, Niloofar Fathi Majd, Samira Jabbarvand Behrouz, Samira Arefi-Oskoui, Alireza Khataee

“…The salt rejection of all prepared membranes followed the sequence of Na2SO4 > NaCl, indicating the characteristics of negatively charged membranes. By embedment of 0.05 wt% CNT in the PSf substrate/PVA selective layer, the rejections of over 43% for NaCl and over 80% for Na2SO4 were obtained, which is higher than that of TFC-16 as a control membrane (18.1% for NaCl and 74.7% for Na2SO4). …”
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Prior Knowledge-Based Two-Layer Energy Management Strategy for Fuel Cell Ship Hybrid Power System by Lin Liu, Xiangguo Yang, Xin Li, Xingwei Zhou, Yufan Wang, Telu Tang, Qijia Song, Yifan Liu

“…The corresponding strategy from the offline library is then selected and used to provide energy distribution recommendations based on the real-time load and the state of charge (SOC) of the lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors. …”
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Structural evolution mechanisms and design strategies of layered cathodes for sodium-ion batteries by Li Zhang, Jun Wang, Wenhai Ji, Nuria Tapia-Ruiz, Martin Winter, Jie Li

“…The electrochemical behavior of layered NaxTMO2 materials is correlated to the extraction and insertion of Na atoms during charge and discharge accompanied by structural changes, respectively. …”
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SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF RUTHENIUM NITROSYL COMPLEXES CONTAINING POLYPYRIDYL LIGANDS by Dayana P. S. Penha, Thuanny M. de Sousa, Dayane C. de Oliveira, Maria R. H. da Silva, Verônica da S. Oliveira, Daniel de L. Pontes, Ana C. F. de B. Pontes, Tércio de F. Paulo, Francisco O. N. da Silva

“…The UV-Vis results allowed for the identification of intraligand bands of bipyridine and phenanthroline ligands, as well as metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) bands for both polypyridine ligands in the wavelength range of 320 to 400 nm. …”
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