Internationalization and the Degradation of Jepara Carving Traditions in the Beginning of 21st Century by Sri Indrahti, Dewi Yuliati, Alamsyah Alamsyah

“…The changing consumer preferences gradually displaced the distinctive Jepara motifs, which were perceived as outdated, less appealing, and less competitive compared to foreign products. …”
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Detection of Deaths Caused by Hyperkalemia by Małgorzata Żulicka, Kamila Sobczak, Dominik Kowalczyk, Sylwia Sikorska, Wioletta Arendt, Marta Hałas-Wiśniewska

“…Furthermore, most potassium ion concentration tests developed in recent years are non-specific, have limitations, or are based on outdated techniques. Consequently, alternative methods, such as histopathological tissue analysis, potassium concentration assessment in the vitreous body, and aldosterone level measurement, show promise for improving the post-mortem detection of exogenous hyperkalemia.…”
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Ideas clash on the mountain tops : politique de la montagne et sentiment national dans l’Ecosse du vingtième siècle by Camille Manfredi

“…But as early as in the 1930s, it became crucial to renew Scotland’s self-image and break from the outdated regional paradigms inherited from the past. …”
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La Société Royale Économique des Amis du Pays de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle devant l'éclosion de la société de masse by Margarita Barral Martínez

“…We will first tackle the origins and development of the institution throughout the 19th century, after which we will present the evolution of this entity over the 20th century so as to show that its role as an educational and training centre, which had remained valid from the start, became outdated in the face of new social demands in the educational field.This brief essay has been based on the consultation of the documents kept in the Archive of the Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Country of Santiago (hereinafter ARSEAPS), as well as bibliographic sources.…”
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Thermal Environment and Energy Performance of a Typical Classroom Building in a Hot-Humid Region: A Case Study in Guangzhou, China by Liang Yi, Yuan Xie, Chang Lin

“…It is necessary to renovate the buildings of outdated code according to the current weather conditions to save energy. …”
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Early life gut microbiome and its impact on childhood health and chronic conditions by Harold Nunez, Pamela A. Nieto, Ruben A. Mars, Maryam Ghavami, Cheryl Sew Hoy, Kimberley Sukhum

“…Some of these challenges are technical, such as lack of standardized stool collection protocols, inconsistent DNA extraction methods, and outdated sequencing technologies. Other challenges are methodological: small sample sizes, lack of longitudinal studies, and poor control of confounding variables. …”
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Dubai transient city. Anatomy of a post-urban phenomenon by Tiziano Aglieri Rinella

“…John Harris, George Candilis, the Milan-based BBPR, Reima Pietilä and in more recent times Norman Foster, OMA and others presented proposals quickly outdated by its bursting urban development. Nowadays, the glittering lights of this city’s skyline quickly sprouted from the desert, advertise the daring image of a city in which reality and fiction are often merged. …”
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How digital transformation can influence workflows, teaching practices and curricula in (bio)process science and engineering—An interview series with stakeholders by J. F. Buyel

“…Training courses and curricula will need to adapt to keep pace, but the speed of progress is such that guidelines for the implementation of a digital transformation are probably already outdated. We therefore interviewed stakeholders from the fields of didactics, biotechnology and process engineering to collect the latest perspectives on the impact of digital transformation and to solicit recommendations for the adaptation of curricula and training courses to reflect new work profiles in academia and industry. …”
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Is Lecture as a Dominant Form of Teaching Dying? by N. N. Gubanov, N. I. Gubanov

“…Nowadays, lecture is increasingly seen as an inefficient form of education, hopelessly outdated, with little interest and response among students, useless and, in principle, dying. …”
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Effect of granular waste compact disc on bond strength between steel bars and surrounding concrete by Barzan Omar Mawlood, Sanaa Ismael Khaleel, Ahmed Heidayet Mohammad

“…The problem of this disposal material, particularly outdated CDs and DVDs, has turned out to be serious. …”
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Asygnosis and asygnotic networks by Edward M. Roche, Michael J. Blaine

“…Our argument is that these theories are outdated and must be rethought. We propose a simple model, "asygnosis", in which decisions and strategies are the product of the continuous (non-discrete) flows of information, ideas and impressions (“memes”) along ever-changing communication pathways between individuals and/or machines. …”
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The Delay and Failure of Residential Investment Projects in Iraq: Review by Aya A. Hasan, Abbas M. Burhan

“…The researcher concluded that there are several issues with residential projects, like inadequate project comprehension, outdated methods, untrained contractors, etc. This issue is not readily resolved and can have a detrimental effect on the project's outcome, including cost overruns, subpar work, a lack of safety, and schedule delays. …”
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Challenges and interventions in water resource management for horticultural crop production in rural and tribal communities in India by Muganyizi J. Bisheko, Rejikumar G

“…The study identified various critical challenges, including water scarcity, lack of rainwater harvesting systems, outdated irrigation methods, lack of land ownership, limited agricultural extension services, land fragmentation, fragmented community efforts, limited access to credit, cultural practices and beliefs, and insufficient knowledge of water conservation practices. …”
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Construction of Value Chain E-Commerce Model Based on Stationary Wavelet Domain Deep Residual Convolutional Neural Network by Chenyuan Wang

“…This paper mainly analyzes the current situation of e-commerce in domestic SMEs and points out that there are limited initial investment and difficulty in financing in China’s SMEs; e-commerce control is not scientific; e-commerce personnel of SMEs are not of high quality, in the case of improper setting of the e-commerce sector and shortage of talents, rigid management model, and outdated management concepts. By using the loss function and the value chain management theory of the deep learning in the stationary wavelet domain residual learning model, the e-commerce model of SMEs is newly constructed, and the e-commerce department as the core department of the enterprise is proposed. …”
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“Making Sense” of Art through Design: Towards a Multisensory Theory of Reception Aesthetics by Inbal Strauss

“…However, contemporary works of art engage so-called “viewers” in increasingly multisensory ways that warrant not only a revision of the outdated and contentious privilege of the ocular in aesthetic reception, but correspondingly, a contemporary theory of reception aesthetics that considers multisensory forms of perception. …”
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Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022 by Matti Kummu, Maria Kosonen, Sina Masoumzadeh Sayyar

“…It updates existing outdated datasets, which use reported subnational data only up to 2010. …”
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Declining extent of fen peat deposits over the past 50 years in Ogre Municipality, central Latvia by Normunds Stivrins, Davis Matskins, Ilze Ozola

“…Approximately 10% of Latviaâs territory is covered by peatlands, more precisely defined as peat deposits. However, outdated inventories of these peatlands hinder the development of sustainable policies for managing natural recourses. …”
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Potential of Adding Constructed Wetland/Fishpond to Waste Stabilization Ponds to Improve Helminths Removal in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania by A.H. Outwater, A. Zachariah, A. Nyomora, F. Francis, J.H.Y. Katima

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«Partnership for Modernization» as an Instrument of Developing the Legal Base of Customs Cooperation between Russia and the EU by D. A. Turlanov

“…Russia-EU customs cooperation legal base in force has been outdated and is hardly able to meet demands of trade-economic cooperation between Russia and EU. …”
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FROM TRADITION TO TRANSFORMATION: Decontextualization of Dayah in Aceh's Millennial Context by Mohd. Nasir, Syamsul Rizal, Zainuddin Zainuddin, Muhibuddin Muhibuddin, Mulyadi Mulyadi

“…This study highlights three findings: first, an authoritarian relationship between <em>teungku</em> (Islamic scholars) and students hinders meaningful connection and engagement; second, the use of hierarchical teaching methods further reinforces this disconnection, limiting opportunities for collaboration and active learning; third, outdated facilities present challenges in modernising and adapting <em>dayah</em> institutions. …”
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