Race, Gender, and Power : Black Women, White Women, and Racial Segregation in the Southern United States (1920-1970) by Anne Stefani

“…Moreover, owing to the combination of race and gender oppression inherent in segregationist culture, the women who challenged racism were bound to undermine the gender norms that had been imposed on them by segregation in the process. However, if the participation of black and white women in the civil rights movement proved as empowering to both groups, it did not foster a strong sense of solidarity among them. …”
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Cooperative game scheduling and revenue sharing strategy for virtual power plants considering scenery uncertainty by SONG Duoyang, XUE Tianliang, LI Yipu, TU Jintong, BI Yuhao, WANG Mankang

“…Virtual power plants (VPP) efficiently aggregate small-capacity and large-volume distributed energy resources through advanced control technologies to participate in electricity market transactions. With the increase in the number of distributed energy sources, the volatility of their power output and the problem of their returns after aggregation still need to be solved. …”
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Mental health literacy among older adults in Shanghai: a descriptive qualitative study by Rongjing Xu, Mingrui Jing, Aining Zhang, Liqi Zha, Yan Wang, Anni Wang, Jun Tang, Biyun Xia, Shoumei Jia

“…Improving the mental health literacy of older adults can help them recognize mental illness and adopt proactive measures, potentially improving their mental health status and supporting the goal of healthy aging.ObjectiveTo explore mental health literacy among older adults, providing a foundation for future interventions aimed at improving their mental health literacy.MethodsGuided by the new conceptualization framework of mental health literacy developed by Jiang et al. the study involved 20 community-dwelling older adults from four communities in Shanghai who were selected through purposive sampling to participate in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was employed to summarize and extract themes from the data.ResultsThe qualitative analysis identified three primary themes and eight subthemes: inadequate knowledge about mental health and illnesses, negative intentions and attitudes toward maintaining mental health and preventing mental illnesses, and health behavior to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders.ConclusionThis study reveals significant gaps in mental health literacy among older adults, underscoring the necessity for multifaceted interventions. …”
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Occupational Risks in Occupational Therapy Service Learning: A Single-Site “Fear Factor” Study in South Africa by Deshini Naidoo, Pragashnie Govender, Stephanie Nicole Naidoo, Naledi Ngubane, Zamankosi Nkosi, Aziza Mulla

“…Three focus groups were conducted with seventeen students who voluntarily participated. Audio-recorded data were transcribed and analysed thematically using deductive reasoning. …”
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Evaluation of a manual-based training program in changing auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to maternal mental health by Vijayalakshmi Poreddi, Sailaxmi Gandhi, Ramachandra, Sundarnag Ganjekar, Geetha Desai, Prabha S. Chandra

“…Methods: The present study adopted an experimental design among ANMs (N = 110) working at primary health centers, Karnataka, India. The participants were randomly assigned to either experimental group (n = 53) or control group (n = 57). …”
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Diferimento das perdas cambiais como instrumento de gerenciamento de resultados by Ariovaldo dos Santos, Edílson Paulo

“…O gerenciamento de resultados (earnings management) tem se tornado um dos principais temas na área de contabilidade e finanças nas últimas décadas. Essa prática é possível pela existência de critérios alternativos de reconhecimento, mensuração e/ou evidenciação dentro do sistema contábil, criando-se oportunidades para que os administradores possam escolher uma das opções válidas, a fim de retratar as informações da forma desejada, podendo, por vezes, distorcer a análise do desempenho empresarial. …”
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Central Precocious Puberty and Response to GnRHa Therapy in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Moderate to Severe Motor Impairment: Data from a Longitudinal, Case-Control, Multicentr... by Patrizia Bruzzi, Maria Francesca Messina, Alessandra Bartoli, Barbara Predieri, Laura Lucaccioni, Simona Filomena Madeo, Alberto Verrotti, Filippo De Luca, Lorenzo Iughetti

“…Diagnosis of CPP could be partially mislead in CP due to growth failure that got worse during follow-up despite therapy. …”
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A formação de professores na Revista Brasileira de Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (2008-2019) by Ilane Ferreira Cavalcante, Olivia Morais de Medeiros Neta, Elizama das Chagas Lemos

“…Para tanto, metodologicamente, fez-se um levantamento dos artigos analisando-os a partir de seus títulos, resumos e palavras-chave. …”
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Application of environmental, social and governance practices in agriculture by Dzhamilia Sakkaraeva, Akasbek Abdurashitov

“…Development will be facilitated by the country's participation in international projects aimed at introducing Environmental, Social and Governance practices in the agricultural sector, attracting young specialists and supporting innovation processes at the national and regional levels. …”
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Quality of care for chronic conditions: identifying specificities of quality aims based on scoping review and Delphi survey by Grace Marie V. Ku, Willem van de Put, Deogratias Katsuva, Mohamad Ali Ag Ahmed, Megumi Rosenberg, Bruno Meessen

“…We purposively selected articles from the scientific (n=48) and grey literature (n=26). …”
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Unveiling urban biodiversity: An interdisciplinary hands-on project that catalyzes awareness by Ana Paula Oliveira, António Bajanca, Ana Paramés

“…To amplify the project's impact, the findings were disseminated through a well-structured communication strategy, that actively involved the students, including an on-campus exhibition and the publication of both a book and an e-publication. The participation of local schools and the recognition of the project through an environmental awareness award underscored its success in connecting academic research with community education, showcasing its potential as a model for similar urban initiatives. …”
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Sistema de integridade local no Brasil: Análise de atores internos em pequenas cidades de Santa Catarina by Rodrigo De Bona

“… O objetivo deste artigo é analisar e descrever o Sistema de Integridade Local (LIS) existente em uma amostra de pequenas cidades brasileiras, com ênfase nos atores internos do Poder Executivo, e no funcionamento prático dos mecanismos de freios e contrapesos por eles coordenados (atividades e produtos), sob uma perspectiva institucional com cinco dimensões: a existência e enforcement das regras e a existência, capacidade e autonomia das instituições. …”
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Information Processing Biases and Attachment Styles in Adolescents with Dissociative Disorders by Ritwika Nag, Nishant Goyal, Madhumita Bhattacharyya

“…The study consisted of 50 participants between 11 and 17 years of age. Twenty-five of them were adolescents diagnosed with dissociative disorders and 25 were healthy adolescent controls. …”
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Learning styles and approaches in Dentistry students and their relationship with academic performance in Pharmacology by Ariana Fernàndez Garcìa, Ileana Quiñones La Rosa, Rosa María Lam Díaz

“…Two instruments were applied to the participants: the Honey and Alonso questionnaire on learning styles and the Approaches and Inventory of Student Study Skills questionnaire. …”
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Metodologias colaborativas e estilos de aprendizagem: percepções de discentes de administração de uma instituição de ensino superior by Alan Carlos Franco Costa, Thales Batista de Lima, Cibelle da Silva Santiago

“…Conclui-se que, por esses estilos, os estudantes aprendem mais com metodologias que os ajudem a pensar e fazer por se tratar de alunos pragmáticos, assim como colocá-las em prática por meio de exemplos teórico/analíticos. Com isso, espera-se que tais metodologias possam ser adaptadas por meio dos estilos identificados para potencializar o aprendizado dos discentes. …”
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Breaking through the clutter and the impact of ambiguous arguments on consumers' purchase decisions by Chimeziem Elijah Nwankwo-Ojionu, Nor Azura Adzharuddin, Moniza Waheed, Azlina Mohd Khir, Emem Chimeziem Elijah

“…The study experimented to investigate the impact of ambiguous arguments on consumers’ purchase decisions and demonstrated that ambiguous arguments elicit favourable purchase decisions (participants (N=260): ambiguous 130 high and 130 low). …”
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Coupling of an Au@AgPt nanozyme array with an micrococcal nuclease-specific responsiveness strategy for colorimetric/SERS sensing of Staphylococcus aureus in patients with sepsis by Xueqin Huang, Yingqi Yang, Hanlin Zhou, Liping Hu, Annan Yang, Hua Jin, Biying Zheng, Jiang Pi, Jun Xu, Pinghua Sun, Huai-Hong Cai, Xujing Liang, Bin Pan, Junxia Zheng, Haibo Zhou

“…Meanwhile, the MNase-mediated strategy characterized by high specificity and sensitivity successfully discriminated between patients with sepsis (n = 7) and healthy participants (n = 3), as well as monitored the prognostic progression of the disease (n = 2). …”
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Capital de risco e gerenciamento de resultados em IPOs by Sabrina P. Ozawa Gioiellii, Antônio Gledson de Carvalho, Joelson Oliveira Sampaio

“…Investigamos o gerenciamento de resultados (GR) em ofertas públicas iniciais de ações (IPOs) e o papel de gestores de capital de risco (private equity/venture capital – PE/VC) em dificultar tal prática. Quando analisamos o GR, as empresas investidas por PE/VC e as empresas não investidas por PE/VC verificamos que estas deveriam ser tratadas como amostras diferentes. …”
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Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots by Marko Stojanović, Dejan Nesic, Miloš Maksimović, Zorica Terzić-Šupić, Jovana Todorović, Ivana Topalović, Željko Vlaisavljević, Jelena Ilić Živojinović

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of poor sleep quality (PSQI ≥5).ResultsOverall sleep quality was poor in 65.2% of the participants. Significant factors associated with poor sleep quality included years of experience (OR = 1.17, p = 0.007) and levels of stress (OR = 2.87, p = 0.004). …”
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Regulation of histone H4 acetylation in the CNS and defensive behavior command neurons of the mollusk Helix mediated by serotonin and neuropeptide FMRFamide by L. N. Grinkevich, T. G. Zachepilo

“…Our experiments were con-ducted with the mollusk Helix lucorum because its CNS had been investigated in detail and most of its neurons had been proven to participate in the formation of different behavior patterns, including the prolonged response to various stimuli. …”
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