SELF-HELP CONSOLIDATION CHALLENGES IN LOW-INCOME HOUSING IN SOUTH AFRICA by Judith T. OJO-AROMOKUDU, Claudia LOGGIA

“…It is hypothesised that if households are given appropriate guidelines to enhance their skills and flexible realistic options through participatory design practices, their housing consolidation efforts will be more resilient and socio-economically sustainable …”
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How lifelong learning shapes the professional development of staff in higher education institutions by Yaw Owusu-Agyeman

“…When institutions adopt these diverse learning approaches, it enable staff to situate their learning needs along the different lifelong learning modes, negotiate suitable learning modes and flexible schedules with their heads of department, and learn the accepted norms and values of the university. …”
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Seismic Performance Assessment of Ordinary Moment Resisting Frame Equipped with Viscous Dampers under Pulse-Like Earthquakes by Amir Yousefpour, Hamid Mazidababdi Farahani, Mohsen Ali Shayanfar

“…In conventional structures, the earthquake-resistant design is based on flexibility after yielding of structural members to provide a loss of earthquake input energy, while, using dampers, the input energy loss can be concentrated in predetermined points to prevent the nonlinear behavior of the main members that are also in the gravity bearing path. …”
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Reinforcement and Maintenance of Human Resources for Health Systems during Long-Term Crises: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews by Amir Mohammad Salehi, Salman Khazaei, Motahareh Masumi, Farnaz Shavandi, Mostafa Kavand, Ensiyeh Jenabi, Mahnaz Khatiban

“…They also provided different solutions such as mental health counselling during and after the crisis, flexible work schedule, promoted trust in the organization, support of staff’s family, and enhanced awareness to support employees. …”
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Smart Sustainable City: Concept, Aspects and Indices by afshar hatami, farzaneh sasanpour, alberto ziparo, mohammad soleymani

“…Also, primary focus of these definitions is equity and social inclusiveness, quality of life, efficiency, flexible infrastructure, ICT and environment protection. …”
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DVGEDR: a drug repositioning method based on dual-view fusion and graph enhancement mechanism in heterogeneous networks by Dongjiang Niu, Lianwei Zhang, Beiyi Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Shanyang Ding, Hai Wei, Zhen Li

“…Finally, a graph enhancement mechanism is devised to improve the perception of critical information of model, enabling the model to flexibly process different graph structures. Performance comparisons with baseline models on three public datasets validate the state-of-the-art performance of DVGEDR in the field of drug repositioning. …”
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THE "PACKAGE" OF HUNTING IN LA PAMPA AND ITS TERRITORIAL IMPLICATIONS by María Eugenia Comerci

“…The "package" of the game involves access to the purchase of the land by foreign investors, a new enhancement of the spinal ecoregion by the abundance of wildlife and the possibility of hunting with a more flexible legislation than the existing one in bordering provinces. …”
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Effectiveness of comprehensive neurorehabilitation treatment on the cognitive function of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by Làzaro Aurelio Vàzquez Gòmez, Carlos Hidalgo Mesa, Yunier Broche Pèrez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> after the intervention, in the study group, an increase in the scores in the tests of processing speed, working memory-cognitive flexibility, verbal fluency and inhibitory control was obtained; as well as decreased levels of fatigue. …”
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The Multistream Self: Biophysical, Mental, Social, and Existential by Vinod D. Deshmukh

“…Existential living is the capacity to live fully in the present, and respond freely and flexibly to new experience without fear. Four common fears of isolation, insecurity, insignificance, and death can be overcome by developing a lifestyle of whole-hearted engagement in the present reality, creative problem solving, self-actualization, and altruism. …”
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Peer and lay health work for people experiencing homelessness: A scoping review. by Jessica Mangan, Pablo Del Cid Nunez, Sara Daou, Graziella El-Khechen Richandi, Amna Siddiqui, Jonathan Wong, Liz Birk-Urovitz, Andrew Bond, Aaron M Orkin

“…These programs reported four themes of enablers (shared experiences, trust and rapport, strong knowledge base, and flexibility of role) and five themes of barriers and inhibitors (lack of support and clear scope of role, poor attendance, precarious work and high turnover, safety, and mental well-being and relational boundaries). …”
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An evaluation of the severe acute respiratory infection surveillance system in Ireland by Louise Marron, Roisin Duffy, Joan O’Donnell, Lisa Domegan

“…Semi-structured focus group discussions and key informant interviews and an online stakeholder questionnaire, evaluated usefulness, simplicity, flexibility and acceptability. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. …”
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Last-mile logistics with alternative delivery locations: A systematic literature review by Nima Pourmohammadreza, Mohammad Reza Akbari Jokar, Tom Van Woensel

“…The findings reveal that adopting ADL enhances customer satisfaction by addressing critical delivery challenges such as flexibility and sustainability. This review provides actionable insights for practitioners, emphasizing the importance of integrating ADL into last-mile strategies to reduce costs, minimize environmental impact, and improve operational efficiency. …”
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Predicting the depth of insertion of central venous catheters using a bronchoscopy-based carinal measurement technique or the Peres’ formula-based method in adults undergoing cardi... by Satyajeet Misra, Prasanta K. Das, Bikram K. Behera, Devishree Das, Tarun K. Patra

“…In the bronchoscopy group, the depth of insertion was determined by the total length from the carina to the proximal end of the tracheal tube (TT) (measured with a flexible bronchoscope) minus (the sum of the distances from the skin insertion reference point to the TT and the length of the TT outside the mouth). …”
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BUDGET USE AND PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Mubaraq Sanni, Oladipo Oluwafolakemi Fasesin

“…Consequently, the study recommends that manufacturing SMEs in Lagos State should have budgets to provide motivation and direction for managers to achieve their organizational goals and to contribute to a significant increase in managers’ organizational commitment due to greater flexibility regarding dialogue and respect for subordinates’ contribution. …”
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Neural Networks Application for the Data of PID Controller for Acrobot by Nguyen Cong Danh

“…Specifically, in this study, the application of neural networks becomes more flexible and vivid thanks to the data of the PID controller. …”
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High-performance reconfigurable encryption scheme for distributed storage by Zhihua FENG, Yuxuan ZHANG, Chong LUO, Jianing WANG

“…As the world embraces the digital economy and enters an information society, data has emerged as a critical production factor.The collection, processing, and storage of data have become increasingly prevalent.Distributed storage systems, known for their efficiency, are widely used in various data fields.However, as the scale of data storage continues to expand, distributed storage faces more significant security risks, such as information leakage and data destruction.These challenges drive the need for innovative advancements in big data distributed storage security technology and foster the integration of domestic cryptographic technology with computing storage technology.This work focused on addressing security issues, particularly information leakage, in distributed storage nodes.A dynamic and reconfigurable encryption storage solution was proposed, which considered the requirements for encryption performance and flexibility.A high-performance reconfigurable cryptographic module was designed based on the bio mapping framework.Based on this module, multiple storage pools equipped with different cryptographic algorithms were constructed to facilitate high-performance encryption and decryption operations on hard disk data.The scheme also enabled dynamic switching of cryptographic algorithms within the storage pools.A cryptographic protocol with remote online loading functions for cryptographic algorithms and keys was developed to meet the unified management and convenient security update requirements of reconfigurable cryptographic modules in various storage nodes.Furthermore, the scheme implemented fine-grained data encryption protection and logical security isolation functions based on cryptographic reconstruction technology.Experimental results demonstrate that the performance loss of this scheme for encryption protection and security isolation of stored data is approximately 10%.It provides a technical approach for distributed storage systems to meet the cryptographic application technology requirements outlined in GB/T 39786-2021 “Information Security Technology-Basic Requirements for Cryptography Applications” Level 3 and above in terms of device and computing security, application and data security.…”
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Controlled Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithms for Multi-Objective Optimal Design of Standalone and Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Systems in Integrated Energy Sectors by Hamza El Hafdaoui, Ahmed Khallaayoun, Salah Al-Majeed

“…Non-dominated sorting genetic algorithms are recognized for their robustness and flexibility in optimizing renewable energy systems, surpassing traditional methods by handling multiple objectives and generating diverse Pareto-optimal solutions. …”
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Bridging the gap in sustainability measurement and reporting for agroecosystems: Overview and development of an adaptive sustainability assessment and monitoring framework by Mohammed Ibrahim, Bahadur KC Krishna, Evan D.G. Fraser

“…The proposed framework is dynamic and adaptable, allowing for the evaluation of sustainability based on region-specific objectives and indicators rather than absolute metrics. This flexibility facilitates meaningful comparisons across different geographic locations and farming practices, enabling a pragmatic assessment of agroecosystem performance. …”
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Wellbeing for young elite musicians: development of a health protocol from a student perspective by Ann Shoebridge, Margaret S. Osborne, Margaret S. Osborne

“…Recommendations for change included updating the financial policy; having more flexible leave conditions to allow higher earnings and better access to performance opportunities; having reliably scheduled time off; collaborative planning with staff around playing rosters; more activities for musician enhancement and social bonding; exercise opportunities in-house; addressing pervasive cultural norms around practice and breaks; education regarding respectful and professional conduct; an effective complaints procedure, and more practical wellbeing sessions.…”
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A Graphical Approach for Hybrid Simulation of 3D Diffusion Bio-Models via Coloured Hybrid Petri Nets by Amr Ismail, Mostafa Herajy, Elsayed Atlam, Monika Heiner

“…More specifically, we show that creating 3D models using HPNC can yield more flexible models as the structure can be easily scaled up and down by just modifying a few parameters. …”
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