Impact of Social Classes on Academic Performance of Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Kabale District. by Ampeire, Justus

“…The findings revealed that age (36.6%) was one of the primary social classes affecting pupils’ academic performance, with age sets influencing the allocation of rewards and status, which, in turn, impacted educational outcomes. Gender, cited by 24.4% of respondents, was also identified as a key factor, with participants noting that gender is socially constructed rather than biologically determined. …”
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Designing and explaining the policy framework for the development of electric vehicles in Iran by Sayed Abbas Karavand, Yazdan Shirmohamadi, Mohammad Taghi Amini

“…Although the amount and share of gasoline consumption in the pollution of big cities is still subject to expert investigations, there is no doubt that most of the pollution in big cities is caused by the use of fossil fuels. …”
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 65 – A Reflection by Norimatsu Satoko

“…Adding the death tolls from both cities, the total of Hiroshima/Nagasaki deaths as of August, 2010 was 421,722. …”
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Masculinité et relations de genre dans la société secrète abakuá by Géraldine Morel

“…Emerging in 1836 in the port of Regla across from Old Havana, the male secret society abakuá is an urban religious phenomenon strictly confined to the western part of the island of Cuba, namely the port cities of Matanzas, Cárdenas and Havana. Future Abakuá members are hand-picked according to the criteria in force among the working-class population of Havana: courage in the face of any trial, a sense of duty towards other members, irreproachable sexual practices and an exaggerated and fiercely proclaimed masculinity. …”
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Current capabilities of prototyping technologies for multilayer printed circuit boards on a 3D printer by D. S. Vorunichev, K. Yu. Vorunicheva

“…The materials used for 3D printing of multilayer printed circuit boards and their characteristics were investigated: dielectric acrylate nano-ink (Dielectric Ink 1092 – Dielectric UV Curable Acrylates Ink), conducting ink with silver nanoparticles (AgCite™ 90072 Silver Nanoparticle Conductive Ink). …”
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Evaluation and Prediction of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency in the Jianghan Plain Based on the Tent-SSA-BPNN Model by Tianshu Shao, Xiangdong Xu, Yuelong Su

“…The results show that (1) from 2010 to 2022, the average AWUE in the JHP fluctuated within a specific range, exhibiting a decrease of 0.69%, with significant differences in the spatial and temporal distributions across various cities; (2) the accuracy (ACC) of the Tent-SSA-BPNN prediction model was 96.218%, the root mean square error (RMSE) was 0.952, and the coefficient of determination (R²) value was 0.9939. (3) Compared with those of the preoptimization model, the ACC, RMSE, and R² values of the Tent-SSA-BPNN model significantly improved in terms of accuracy and stability, clearly indicating the efficacy of the optimization. (4) The prediction results reveal that the proportion of agricultural water consumption has a significant impact on AWUE. …”
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Experiences and Perspectives of Female Employees Regarding Work-Family Balance Following Maternity Leave: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Southeastern Iran by Zahra Khajeh, Nouzar Nakhaee

“…This cross-sectional survey was conducted in three major cities in southeastern Iran. Methods: Working mothers who had at least one live birth during the 3 years prior to the survey, aged between 18 and 49 years, and living with their husbands were enrolled using a consecutive sampling method. …”
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Barriers and drivers to COVID-19 protective behaviours of forcibly displaced myanmar nationals (FDMN)/ rohingya refugees in Cox's bazar, Bangladesh: A scoping review by Sarah Reda, Zarah Yusuf, Basel Karo, Balwinder Singh Chawla, Andreas Jansen, Saskia Lange, Jorge Martinez, Emily Dorothee Meyer, Julia Neufeind, Aarti Shrikrishana Singh, Elisa Wulkotte, Cath Jackson

“…Barriers and drivers to these behaviors spanned all four COM factors reflecting both individual and environmental influences. Most frequently cited barriers and drivers were found in the motivation (e.g. belief, fear, trust) and physical opportunity (e.g. information, the physical camp environment) factors. …”
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Perception of Gender Issues among Surgical Residents and their Supervisors by Syed Inamullah Shah, Muzna Iftikhar, Sajida Shah, Muhammad Salman Shafique, Mahvish Noor, Jamil Ahmad Shah

“… Objective: To discover attitudes and perceptions about gender related issues in surgical residents and supervisors in major teaching hospitals of twin cities. Methods: This study was conducted in Rawalpindi and Islamabad during July and August 2020. …”
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Assessment of ecological resilience and its response mechanism to land spatial structure conflicts in China’s Southeast Coastal Areas by Yuemin Fan, Guoen Wei

“…However, the proportion of cities exhibiting this mismatch is gradually decreasing, primarily concentrated in coastal urban agglomerations and southeastern hilly regions. …”
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Whole-transcriptome analysis reveals the characteristics of intramuscular fat circRNA expression and its associated network in grazing yaks of different months of age under cold st... by Yaqian Liu, Yonggang Sun, Yincang Han, Weiqin Ding, Shengwei Jin, Jianyu Chen, Fajie Gou

“…The results may provide a reference for further investigation of the regulatory network of intramuscular fat deposition in yak.How to cite: Liu Y, Sun Y, Han Y, et al. Whole-transcriptome analysis reveals the characteristics of intramuscular fat circRNA expression and its associated network in grazing yaks of different months of age under cold stress. …”
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Improving influenza vaccine uptake in clinical risk groups: patient, provider and commissioner perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of expanding delivery pathways in E... by Sandra Mounier-Jack, Rajeka Lazarus, Ben Kasstan, Ifra Ali

“…Data were analysed thematically.Results Access was not the primary issue underlying suboptimal vaccine uptake among participants in clinical risk groups, who instead cited low-risk perceptions of influenza infection and deficits of information about the relevance of vaccination for their condition management. …”
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Reading the diplomatic reports of Petras Klimas from Paris by Algis Kasperavičius

“…Poland was the most important ally of France in Eastern Europe. P. Klimas cited the words of one influential journalist: "Poland never gives Vilnius to Lithuania. …”
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Temporal Evolution of Environmental Impact Arising from Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Systems: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China by Guangli Zhou, Yifan Gu, Yufeng Wu, Yu Gong

“…The comprehensive simulation model can provide scientific theoretical support to build a sustainable MSW treatment system for Guangzhou and other cities worldwide.…”
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THE USSR AND FRG’S “NEW OSTPOLITIK” by A. M. Filitov

“…The examples of confronting those mindsets are cited – in particular, from the exponents of the nascent civil society in the USSR (the case of the “Spiegel” interview by the Soviet expert on Germany D.E. …”
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The interplay and synergistic relationship between urban land expansion and urban resilience across the three principal metropolitan regions of the Yangtze River Basin by Lei Ning, Shuangqing Sheng, Yue Meng

“…Abstract As global urbanization advances, the expansion of urban land has subjected cities to increasingly frequent and extensive external disturbances, often revealing limitations in disaster prevention and mitigation capacities, particularly in regions characterized by high urbanization, environmental degradation, and recurrent natural disasters. …”
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The global trends and distribution in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes over the past 49 years: bibliometric and visualized analysis by Beibei Wu, Beibei Wu, Beibei Wu, Ding Luo, Ding Luo, Xuejie Wang, Xuejie Wang, Chen Qiao, Chen Qiao, Rui Li, Jian Liu, Jian Liu

“…BackgroundThe body of research on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is expanding rapidly; yet, a comprehensive analysis of related publications has been notably absent.ObjectiveThis study utilizes bibliometric methodologies to identify emerging research hotspots and to map the distribution of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte research.MethodsLiterature from the Web of Science database was analyzed and visualized using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, Scimago Graphica, R-bibliometrix, and R packages.ResultsResearch on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes began in 1975 and has experienced significant growth, particularly after 2015. …”
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A financeirização do circuito imobiliário como rearranjo escalar do processo de urbanização by Daniel de Mello Sanfelici

“…This expansion, which has rapidly transformed Brazilian cities, was spurred by an unprecedented intertwining of the financial markets and the production/consumption of the urban built environment in the country. …”
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Advancements and challenges in agriculture: a comprehensive review of machine learning and IoT applications in vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture by Binoy Sasmal, Gobinda Das, Preeti Mallick, Sneha Dey, Suman Ghorai, Subrata Jana, Chiranjibe Jana

“…The innovative idea, also known as Vertical Farming (VF), integrates agricultural design with building design in a tall structure inside of cities. Implementing VF will solve many challenges by utilizing modern machine learning, IoT, and AI techniques, increasing VF productivity and quality. …”
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Patients’ preferences for health insurance coverage of new technologies for treating chronic diseases in China: a discrete choice experiment by Jinsong Geng, Xiaowei Chen, Haini Bao, Danmin Qian, Yuting Shao, Hao Yu

“…After conducting the DCE, we analysed the data by mixed logit regression to examine patient-reported preferences for each attribute.Setting The DCE was conducted with patients in six tertiary hospitals from four cities in Jiangsu province.Participants Patients aged 18 years or older with a history of diabetes or hypertension and taking medications regularly for more than 1 year were recruited (n=408).Results The technology attributes regarding expected gains in health outcomes from the treatment, high likelihood of effective treatment and low incidence of serious adverse events were significant, positive predictors of choice by the study patients (p<0.01). …”
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