Perspectives of Rural Teachers on the Effects of Peer Pressure on Learners’ Behaviour – A Case of the Mqanduli Magisterial District, South Africa by Berington Zanoxolo Gobingca, Nomhle Mqolombeni

“…There is general unhappiness and insecurity concerning school dropouts and reports of criminal activities through various news sources and media platforms in cities, villages and townships of South Africa. This research therefore examined the effects of peer pressure on learners’ behaviour. …”
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Method for improving voltage sag tolerance of dual power supply PET based on inter-port power coordination by ZHANG Tengfei, WANG Guanghua, GAO Long, LI Jing, XU Yonghai, WANG Chong

“…Finally, the simulation model of DPSC-PET is established and the simulations for voltage sag occurred with different magnitudes on different power supply are cited out. The results show that the voltage sag tolerance of DPSC-PET is significantly improved with the proposed method.…”
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Drivers of foreign direct investment: new evidence from West African regions by Emmanuel Korsah, Richmell Baaba Amanamah, Prince Gyimah

“…The result also reveals that French-speaking countries attract more FDI than other English-speaking countries. The previously cited determinants of FDI, such as infrastructural development, inflation, tax and political stability, are insignificant in determining FDI inflows into WACs. …”
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Robust analysis of photovoltaic plants: A framework based on prediction uncertainties by machine learning by Seyyed Shahabaddin Hosseini Dehshiri, Bahar Firoozabadi

“…This assessment demonstrates the PV project development in Iranian cities is feasible and can serve as a reference for fossil-fuel-rich countries.…”
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The environmental health literacy level was effectively improved of residents in Shaanxi Province, China, 2022 by Feidan Deng, Feidan Deng, Feidan Deng, Xinyue Wen, Xinyue Wen, Guoqiang Dong, Guoqiang Dong, Guoqiang Dong, Xining Wang, Xining Wang, Huifang He, Huifang He, Ruixuan Zhu, Lichun Qiao, Lichun Qiao, Jing Han, Jing Han, Jing Han

“…Participants were selected using a multi-stage random sampling method and surveyed through questionnaires in six cities. The weighted rate was calculated using the seventh National Census data, and influential factors were analyzed using multifactor logistic regression.ResultsAccording to the survey, the overall EHL level of Shaanxi residents in 2022 was 15.47%. …”
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Pavement policies: unraveling the Norwegian ban on skateboarding by Tommy Langseth, Nils Asle Bergsgard

“…Two primary explanations emerged around the ban: one from a bureaucratic perspective citing risk management, and the other from skateboarders seeing it as a regulation of their counterculture. …”
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Analyzing the impact of social media sentiments on government response during natural disasters in Pakistan by Fazal Tariq, Muhammad Tufail, Taj Rehman

“…Higher negative sentiment, particularly in big cities correlates with more immediate and substantial government interventions, indicated by a strong correlation of 0.65. …”
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Exploring ethical practice in NGOS on mental health research in Malawi. by Action Amos, Cristobal Guerra, Corinne Reid, Edgardo Toro, Clara Calia

“…Collaboration dynamics and limited staffing capacity were cited as major ethical practice considerations. Each of these elements have an impact on NGOs' ethical behaviour when conducting mental health research. …”
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What’s beyond the core? Database coverage in qualitative information reveal by Jennifer Horton, David Kaunelis, Danielle Rabb, Andrea Smith

“…Methods: To determine how commonly used databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science) perform, a comprehensive list of relevant journal titles was compiled using InCites Journal Citation Reports and validated by qualitative researchers at Canada’s Drug Agency (formerly CADTH). …”
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Water for whom? Community mobilization and negotiation during socio- environmental conflict in Parque Los Chorros, Costa Rica by María Stephanie Valenciano-Hernández

“…Unplanned urban growth in Costa Rica has resulted in a disproportionate expansion of existing cities. A chaotic situation has resulted from this and the real estate industry is often blamed. …”
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Co-evolution of fish and rice farming by Austroasiatic communities in the Neolithic Era and early documentation of aquaculture in China by Peter Edwards

“…China is often referred to as the origin of fish farming based on an oft cited document of Fan Li (448 BC – 536 BC) about 2,500 years ago. …”
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Knowledge of Mainland Chinese about Stroke and Its Prevention: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, Emergency Response and Information Access by Zhenyi LI, Peng WANG, Alice Y M JONES, Elizabeth DEAN

“…People in parks, shopping centers, and other public areas in principally two urban cities(Wuhan and Chengdu)in mainland China were interviewed.Results:846 people(55% men, 45% women;mean age 45.7 years(SD16.6))participated. …”
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A Multiregion Discrete-Time Epidemic Model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections: An Optimal Control Approach by Rachid Bouajaji, Hassan Laarabi, Mostafa Rachik, Abdelhadi Abta

“…In addition, people travel by air between cities, so diseases can be spread quickly between very distant places (as was the case with the COVID-19). …”
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Temporal and Spatial Correlation Analysis of Sudden Drought and Flood Changes During Tobacco Growth in Guizhou Province by PENG Gaohui, LIU Zhentao, WANG Chao, XU Chenhui, WU Lijuan, ZHANG Zezhong

“…The results show that: During tobacco growth period, sudden changein long-period is mainly from drought to flood, and decreased gradually from westto east, the annual change curve of LDFAI intensity decreased at the rate of0.109/(10a), and the extremely sudden drought and flood events tend to decrease;Sudden drought and flood change occurs frequently in short period, the numberof drought to flood and flood to drought events is equal from May to June, theflood to drought occurs mainly from June to July, and the drought to flood occursmainly from July to August, the number of strong drought to flood events isgreater than that of strong flood to drought events, but the intensity isdecreased; Except for the eastern region, other regions and cities have astrong linkage between drought to flood and flood to drought, especially thecities with confidence of 100% will go through sudden drought and flood changeat the same time, so they should take the same preventive measures in advance.Theanalysis results provide a favorable help for tobacco farmers in flood control anddrought relief.…”
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The role of community gardens in the life of Krakow residents in the context of food sovereignty and social integration by Joanna Patrycja Rajca, Klaudia Kajzar

“…By referring to the results of the conducted research and comparing the situation of Polish urban farms to the cited examples from the world, one can confirm the great potential of undeveloped spaces and the development of urban agriculture in Poland. …”
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Gerardo Budowski: un innovador en la gestión del uso de la tierra by Rolain Borel

“…Por supuesto que uno podría agregar más calificativos a los diversos aportes de Budowski en la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Sin embargo, la cita anterior los resume muy bien, y en pocas palabras clave: recursos renovables, uso de la tierra y gestión sostenible, con sus tres “patas” o dimensiones: ambientales, económicas y sociales. …”
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Improving the Strength Properties of Kaolinite Type Clays Using Melamine Formaldehyde Liquid Polymer by Altuğ Saygılı

“…Soil remediation methods have become one of the preferred methods due to the need for more space for construction activities in cities and industrial areas. Another reason for choosing the remediation techniques is to obtain economical and faster solutions compared to the conventional methods. …”
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Anthropological view of plague epidemics in the his­torical past by T.F. Khaydarov, D.A. Dolbin

“…The analysis of the historical sources showed that the scale and speed of the spread of plague epidemics in new territories directly depended on the degree of inclusion of cities and regions of the Afro-Eurasian space in the economic system of the Great Silk Road, the proximity to various epidemic centers of plague. …”
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Analysis of the prospects of phase change materials in building structures by A. V. Fedyukhin, O. V. Afanaseva, M. D. Zaitsev

“…Analysis of the possibility of using these materials in building structures was carried out for three cities of the Russian Federation: Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi.Materials and methods. …”
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Systematic Literature Review: Implementation of Online Learning Based on Education Levels in Indonesia by Vania Dinata, Agus Wedi, Otto Fajarianto

“…In higher education, Google Classroom was the most frequently cited platform, enhancing accessibility and learning independence. …”
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