DEVELOPMENT OF MELTED EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE AS ΒITUMEN MODIFIER FOR PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION by AREMU TAJUDEEN ORIAJE, BAMIDELE IBUKUNOLU OLUGBEMI DAHUNSI, KAZEEM ADEKUNLE ADEYEMO

“…At the 5% bitumen with 5% EPS by weight of asphalt concrete, the results of stability, flow and optimum bitumen content satisfied the British Standard Specification framework for polymer-modified bitumen and it is therefore suitable for flexible pavement construction. …”
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Sulfur-locked multiple resonance emitters for high performance orange-red/deep-red OLEDs by Yexuan Pu, Qian Jin, Yuewei Zhang, Chenglong Li, Lian Duan, Yue Wang

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Social behavior and spatial orientation in rat strains with genetic predisposition to catatonia (GC) and stereotypes (PM) by V. S. Plekanchuk, O. I. Prokudina, M. A. Ryazanova

“…Catatonia is a psychomotor syndrome in which motor excitement, stereotypy, stuporous state, including the phenomenon of “waxy flexibility” (catalepsy), can be observed. Rats with genetic catatonia (GC) and pendulum-like movements (PM) of the anterior half of the body have physiological and behavioral changes similar to those observed in schizophrenia and depression in humans and can be considered as incomplete experimental models of these pathologies. …”
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Analysing The Application Of Syariah Principles In Malaysia’s Indirect Taxation System by Mohammad Radzi Mohammad Sharif, Selamah Maamor, Abu Sufian Abu Bakar

“…The findings reveal that Islamic scholars have delineated six principles, namely: quality of tax administrations; just, honest, and lenient treatment to taxpayers; fair distribution of income; defining of tax base and rates; flexibility in tax imposition; and approach to tax equity. …”
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Karakteristik Mekanik Komposit Polyester E-Glass dengan Stacking Sequences [0°, 90°, 0°] by Ilhamdi Ilhamdi, Dony Hidayat, Fadli Febriyan

“…Its properties could be settable or flexible with arrangement of composition, orientation and production procedure. …”
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The PPARα/γ Agonist, Tesaglitazar, Improves Insulin Mediated Switching of Tissue Glucose and Free Fatty Acid Utilization In Vivo in the Obese Zucker Rat by Kristina Wallenius, Ann Kjellstedt, Pia Thalén, Lars Löfgren, Nicholas D. Oakes

“…Metabolic flexibility was assessed in male Zucker rats: lean controls, obese controls, and obese rats treated with the dual peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) agonist, tesaglitazar, 3 μmol/kg/day for 3 weeks. …”
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Navigating from ‘heroic’ leadership to a distributed leadership model in a virtual community of practice by Ian Johnson, Ed Bickle, Ralitsa Kantcheva

“… Third space workers face the dual forces of an often-flexible working space yet a tendency for their work to be ill-defined and for them to become professionally isolated. …”
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The Role and Applications of Aerogels in Textiles by Farooq Azam, Faheem Ahmad, Zeynep Ulker, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Sheraz Ahmad, Abher Rasheed, Yasir Nawab, Can Erkey

“…Consequently, textile reinforced aerogel composites have been developed, which could provide flexibility and strength to aerogels and impart nanoporous structure to textiles. …”
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Problem of Professional Self-Determination Formation and Person’s Professional Typology Construction by O. A. Kolosova

“…Therefore in this case it is appropriately to focus attention on the typological approach to person’s features similarity studying under the profession influence, and, taking this approach as a basis, a more flexible studying of this problem is offered, assuming the possibility for existence of several types in the same professional community. …”
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General Theoretical Provisions of Forensic Psychology by O. M. Tsilmak

“…The scientific novelty of the study is that: 1) the author for the first time: a) has defined the content of the objective, subjects of study, the object of study and the subject matter of study of forensic psychology; b) has specified the list of functions of scientific and applied provisions of forensic psychology (gnosiological, interpretative, explanatory, noteworthy, critical, practically applied, communicative, organizational, creative, perceptual, prognostic and synthesizing); and has considered their content; c) has distinguished the sections of forensic psychology (general theoretical provisions of forensic psychology, psychological peculiarities of judicial activity, psychological characteristics of a judge’s personality, psychological characteristics of the participants in court proceedings) in accordance with the directions of the subject of study, and the tasks are specified for each of them; 2) has improved the content of the concept of “forensic psychology”; 3) the principles of scientific and applied provisions of forensic psychology (legality, integrity, complexity, comprehensiveness, objectivity, consistency, systematicity, concreteness, determinism and flexibility) and their content have been further developed. …”
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Physical and biological properties of a novel anti-adhesive punctate uneven gelatin film. by Yuki Ozamoto, Tsunehito Horii, Shinichiro Morita, Hiroyuki Tsujimoto, Yasumitsu Oe, Hiroshi Minato, Joe Ueda, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Akihiro Kawauchi, Akeo Hagiwara, Susumu Kageyama, Masaji Tani

“…In this study, we examined the physical strength, flexibilities and adhesiveness between film to tissues or film each other, compared to the conventional film and the flat gelatin film (Flat GF). …”
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CLOUD COMPUTING AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Hakeem Olayinka Hakeem Olayinka, Adetumilara Adepeju Dedire-Ampitan

“…Cloud computing offers a promising solution to these issues, providing a flexible, scalable, and cost-effective alternative to traditional IT infrastructure. …”
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Strategies for Mainstreaming Edible Cities with Focus on the City of Lincoln: A Critical Cross-Case Study Analysis of Community Growing Groups in the UK by Hannah Williams, Amira Elnokaly

“…These findings inform the creation of a novel flexible EC framework, Lincoln, providing actionable insights and policy recommendations to support sustainable urban regeneration and enhance community resilience. …”
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A Smart Chatbot for Interactive Management in Beta Thalassemia Patients by Alma Mohammed Alturaiki, Haneen Reda Banjar, Ahmed Salleh Barefah, Salwa Abdulrahman Alnajjar, Salwa Hindawi

“…A prototype was implemented to demonstrate how the chatbots could dynamically and flexibly provide the assessment information required to follow up on and monitor patients. …”
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Are Firms in Corporate Groups More Resilient During an Economic Crisis? Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Poland by Barbara Jankowska, Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska, Marian Gorynia, Marlena Dzikowska

“…They allow corporates to reduce costs, develop the pool of resources and increase the flexibility of operations and responses to external shocks among others. …”
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Development of E-Books Oriented to Banten Culture Integrated with Challenge Based Learning to Improve Elementary School Students' Creative Thinking Skills in Science Learning by Vina Karina Putri, Nurisa Ainulhaq, Kurniati Rahmadani

“… Future demands are very complex, including the ability to generate new ideas, find unique solutions, and think flexibly and elaboratively. The purpose of this study is to develop students' creative thinking skills, especially in the subjects of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences (IPAS), which are often neglected in the learning process using e-books. …”
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Serial visual reversal learning in captive black-handed spider monkeys, Ateles geoffroyi by Jules Dorschner, Laura Teresa Hernandez Salazar, Matthias Laska

“…The spider monkeys outperformed most other primate and nonprimate mammal species tested so far on this type of cognitive task, including chimpanzees, with regard to their learning speed in both the initial learning task and in the first reversal task, suggesting a high degree of behavioral flexibility and inhibitory control. Our findings support the notion that socio-ecological factors such as dietary specialization and social complexity foster advanced cognitive skills in primates.…”
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Trajectory of Steady Growth or Next Disbalance of Mechanisms of the World Economy by E. N. Smirnov, V. N. Kirillov

“…It is shown that China has the increasing problems with the growth; however the flexibility of its economic policy allows to connect additional mechanisms of speeding up of social and economic development. …”
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Relationship of Physical Factors to the Occurrence of Injuries in Young Gymnasts by Yuria Kobayashi, Yasuharu Nagano, Makoto Suzukawa

“… # Conclusions The results of this study indicate that the factors related to flexibility differ according to injury location. Further studies are required to clarify the physical factors that influence injury occurrence by examining the effects of the gymnasts’ muscle strength, age, individual factors, and left–right differences…”
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LA EDUCACIÓN MEDIADA CON TIC EN LA ERA POSTPANDEMIA by Bladimir Botello Dugarte

“…En este articulo reflexivo de corte cualitativo se destaca que las TIC han sido un factor clave en la transformación de la educación permitiendo el acceso a nuevas formas de aprendizaje y la creación de entornos educativos más flexibles, dinámicos e interactivos. Sin embargo, su integración hoy depende de diversas variables, como el nivel de equipamiento de los centros educativos, la inclusión, capacitación del docente y el desarrollo de habilidades digitales en los estudiantes. …”
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