Let’s Not Tempt Fate: The Influence of Future Time-Orientation, Fatalism, and Superstition on Willingness to Report Expectations about Future Health by Lemi Baruh, Celia K. Naivar Sen, Zeynep Cemalcilar, G. Tarcan Kumkale

“…Using a multistage cluster sample of 33 urban cities in Turkey, we asked respondents ( N  = 1,467), to report their past and current health and predict their future (expected) health status (i.e., future self-rated health). …”
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A qualitative study to explain the determinants of naswār consumption from the point of view of its consumers by Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan, Amir Mansouri, Behnam Masmouei, Noureddin Niknam, Fatemeh Zahedi

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this qualitative study, 47 men with an age range of 23- 54 years who consumed naswār from the southern cities of Fars province in Iran were selected and interviewed. …”
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Spectacle and Spectatorship at the Nineteenth-Century American Racetrack by Natalie Zacek

“…In many instances, their spectatorship was not simply directed at the actions of the horses and jockeys, but was instead focused on a broader category of spectacle, for which the nation’s preeminent racetracks became famous, and which was largely unavailable in other venues in this era, particularly outside of the new nation’s few major cities. Drawing upon a varied corpus of textual and visual sources, I contend that the greatest thrill for many race attendees was the opportunity to engage with, or at least look at, a large number of unfamiliar individuals, particularly those who occupied the highest and lowest positions in American society, especially that of the South, in which the majority of tracks were located in the pre-Civil War era. …”
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Dynamic Service Placement in Edge Computing: A Comparative Evaluation of Nature-Inspired Algorithms by Aqeel H. Kazmi, Alessandro Staffolani, Tianhao Zhang, Christian Cabrera, Siobhan Clarke

“…Edge computing has emerged as a promising solution for delivering services that demand low latency, high bandwidth, and stringent privacy requirements in numerous data- and compute-intensive applications, such as those in Smart Cities. Heterogeneity in edge computing resources and diverse application requirements demand adaptive optimization techniques, such as service placement, to conform to changing conditions. …”
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Study on Drainage of Pavement Layers and Improvement Strategies: Case Study by Hosein Zanjirani Farahani, Atiye Farahani

“…Road infrastructure facilities have a crucial role in the development of countries by providing connectivity of cities for humans and goods. Moisture intrusion is one of the main pavement damages that can decline the pavement surface conditions and reduce structural strength and load-carrying capacity. …”
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Sex and authorship in global cancer research by Deborah Mukherji, Ophira Ginsburg, Grant Lewison, Richard Sullivan, Verna Vanderpuye, Winnie K W So, Miriam Mutebi, Nazik Hammad, Julie Torode, Erica Liebermann

“…The top performing countries in terms female/male parity for first or last authorship were in Eastern and Southern Europe as well as Latin American countries.From 2009 to 2019, the highest proportion of females as first and last authors were from low-income and middle-income countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe.Females were more likely to publish in lower impact journals and were less likely to be cited compared to males.Conclusions Globally, progress in female’s authorship in oncology research has been uneven. …”
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The Impact of the Characteristics of Local Governments and the Results of BPK Audits on the Performance of Governance in Papua and West Papua by Adolf Z. D. Siahay, Rezianof R. Siahay

“…This research used data from 40 eligible regencies/cities in those provinces out of 42. According to the results of the findings, each indicator measuring local government characteristics was measured through the ratio of fixed assets to total assets, the ratio of locally generated revenue (PAD) to total regional income, the ratio of balancing funds to total regional income, in addition to capital expenditure-to-total regional expenditure ratio, significantly affected the performance of local government administration, as did audit results from the BPK; which in this case are assessed through the ratio of BPK findings against the total regional expenditures, as well as audit opinions on a four-point scale. …”
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Unveiling urban biodiversity: An interdisciplinary hands-on project that catalyzes awareness by Ana Paula Oliveira, António Bajanca, Ana Paramés

“…Despite these challenges, urban green spaces (UGS) continue to serve as essential refuges for diverse flora and fauna within cities. This study presents an interdisciplinary, hands-on project implemented at the Portuguese Higher Institute of Education and Sciences (ISEC Lisboa), employing a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach to explore and enhance urban biodiversity awareness. …”
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El componente cultural en la variación diatópica: la fraseología taurina española by Antonio Pamies Bertrán

“…Como es sabido, las metáforas taurinas españolas expresan una multitud de significados figurativos en el lenguaje cotidiano, y los hablantes ni siquiera suelen darse cuenta de que son expresiones tomadas del dominio conceptual de la corrida. Este fenómeno se cita a menudo como un prototipo de la relación entre una lengua y una cultura. …”
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Ouagadougou, éléments d’interrogations sur l’identité d’une architecture résidentielle postcoloniale ouverte by Noël SANOU & Mafati Gisèle HÉMA

“…La thèse commune depuis les récits d’explorateurs et les relations de l’occupation coloniale de la cité est celle d’un village, une bourgade ayant statut de capitale impériale. …”
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Providing explanations by regional chambers of audit in matters relating to an application of provisions on public finances. Legal, practical and problematic issue by Kamil Krauschar

“…Correct understanding of a legal text or decoding it through interpretation is a follow-up activity to the cited parema, it is “an unquestionable component of the legal culture on the basis of which the discourse related to operative interpretation takes place”. …”
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Spatial-temporal characteristics and drivers of urban built-up areas land low-carbon efficiency in China by Jin Guo, Pengfei Feng, Han Xue, Jinli Xue

“…Unlike natural endowments, concentrated factor inputs in such cities often impede efficiency improvements. The findings underscore the need for context-sensitive development strategies, as a one-size-fits-all model may not address the diverse challenges posed by regional disparities. …”
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SELECTING RATED CAPACITY FOR POWER TRANSFORMERS by M. I. Fursanov, I. I. Dul

“…Allowable-temperature critical points regimented by the technological normative documents are cited.   The authors point to possible errors of the simplified selection-methods for rated capacity of oil-immersed transformers and adduce the computation results of the mathematical modeling of the thermal transient-processes under simplified conditions assumption to illustrate the  possible errors. …”
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Beyond the Trends: Evolution and Future Directions in Music Recommender Systems Research by Babak Amiri, Nikan Shahverdi, Amirali Haddadi, Yalda Ghahremani

“…This analysis offers a broad perspective by examining highly cited articles, current researchers, and local sources. …”
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The phenomenon of queer strategy in female rock poetry of the 1990s (Based on the poetic texts by Diana Arbenina and Svetlana Surganova) by A.S. Afanasev

“…To fulfill this purpose, the following main methods have been used: structural, motivational, and biographical. The paper cites a series of examples proving that this strategy was used in the most declarative and consistent way by the duet “Nochnye Snaipery” ('Night Snipers') by Diana Arbenina and Svetlana Surganova. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of photodynamic research in bladder cancer: Trends and future directions by Xi Xu, Jinshan Xu, Hongliang Gao, Zhaoyang Sheng, Yang Xu, Shuxiong Zeng, Guanghua Chen, Zhensheng Zhang

“…We used VOSviewer (Version 1.6.19) and CiteSpace (Version 6.4 R1) for both statistical and visualization analysis. …”
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IS SUSTAINABLE RUNNING POSSIBLE? EXPLORING INITIATIVES IN URBAN MARATHONS IN EUROPE by Liwia Delińska

“…By identifying successful strategies, this research provides valuable insights for different event organizers, policymakers, and cities aiming to improve the environmental performance of urban marathons. …”
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Enhanced Vernier Effect in Cascaded Fiber Loop Interferometers for Improving Temperature Sensitivity by Jianming Zhou, Yanyan Zhi, Junyi Zhang, Jianping Yao, Junkai Zhang, Jiejun Zhang

“…This approach with an enhanced Vernier effect scheme based on cascaded fiber loop interferometers can be used to design high-sensitivity sensing systems for biometrics, smart cities, and the Internet of Things.…”
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Narratives of incarcerated women in a Prison in Malawi: a qualitative study by Ellen Samwiri Nkambule, Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya

“…Incarcerated women look forward to their release, citing that they have been transformed and are optimistic about their new lives. …”
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Unveiling the future: Wavelet- ARIMAX analysis of climate and diarrhea dynamics in Bangladesh’s Urban centers by Md. Waliullah, Md. Jamal Hossain, Md. Raqibul Hasan, Abdul Hannan, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman

“…Conclusions The results of this research have implications for climate-adaptive health planning, emphasizing the need for focused actions to reduce the impact of climate change on diarrheal illness burdens in towns and cities.…”
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