Comparing the “value of information services” for providers and vulnerable patrons: a mixed-methods study with academic libraries and students with disabilities by Devendra Potnis, Kevin Mallary

“…Analysis. We utilised thematic analysis and structural equation modelling to analyse data in the first and second phases, respectively. …”
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Does candidate race influence simulated patient ratings in standardised assessments of clinical practice? A single-blinded randomised study in UK medical schools by Celia Brown, Amir H Sam, Rachel Westacott, Mark Gurnell, Sarah Khavandi, Malcolm Reed, Ann Sebastian, Kerry Badger

“…No other differences were statistically significant at p<0.0057.Conclusions Being a black candidate at the fail level of performance was associated with a lower score than being a white candidate at the fail level of performance, thereby indicating a negative stereotype against black students. …”
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What do Teachers Say about Inclusion of Epidemic Diseases in the Science Curriculum? by Aynur Cevik, Sibel Saracoglu, Hasan Kaya

“…A semi-structured interview form consisting of five questions, whose content validity was provided by taking expert opinion, was used as a data collection tool. Code, category and themes were created by analyzing the content of the teachers’ opinions. …”
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The dilemma of conclusions in research reports by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Mercedes Fonseca Fernández

“…In this article some elements related to this moment are addressed; among these elements, the need to differentiate between the research results and the generalizing judgments that are derived from them is emphasized. The idea is that more important than the number of conclusions is the quality in their construction; issue that encompasses the need to avoid unjustified extrapolations of the study results.…”
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BTEX Exposure Assessment and Inhalation Health Risks to Traffic Policemen in the Klang Valley Region, Malaysia by Noor Fatihah Mohamad Fandi, Juliana Jalaludin, Mohd Talib Latif, Haris Hafizal Abd Hamid, Mohd Fairus Awang

“…Air samples were collected with low-flow personal samplers during the officers’ work shifts outdoors, and the BTEX content was then analyzed via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) coupled with thermal desorption (TD). A probabilistic method based on Monte Carlo simulation was applied to determine the cancer risk (CR) and hazard quotient (HQ), and a sensitivity analysis was performed to identify the greatest contributors to the estimated risks. …”
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Developing a Health Support System to Promote Care for the Elderly by Marcell Szántó, Lehel Dénes-Fazakas, Erick Noboa, Levente Kovács, Döníz Borsos, György Eigner, Éva-H. Dulf

“…The negative impact on mental health is preventing individuals from taking proper care of themselves. For individuals requiring hospital care, those receiving home care, or as a precaution for a specific individual, it is advantageous to utilize monitoring equipment to track their biological parameters on an ongoing basis. …”
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L’idéo-scénarisation sonore du paysage comme support métaphorique de sa médiation by Philippe Woloszyn

“…The user, invited to place sounds in the encompassing sphere of a panoramic image of his or her neighbourhood, recomposes the soundscapes experienced, and imagines ideal variations of them. Through this mediation process, such hermeneutic work engenders an awareness of the environmental qualities of the experienced landscape by mobilising the listener’s analogical and metaphorical cognitive faculties. …”
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Packed bed optofluidic microreactors with Au decorated TiO2 nanoflowers for visible light photocatalytic water purification by Yujiao Zhu, Pui Hong Yeung, Tsz Wing Lo, Yao Chai, Yat Lam Wong, Ying Chen, Huaming Yang, Weixing Yu, Anatoly V. Zayats, Fengjia Xie, Xuming Zhang

“…The PPOM also shows a 7-fold efficiency increase compared to planar film-mode microreactors. Theoretical analysis elucidates the influences of plasmonic effect and reactor configuration on the enhanced photocatalytic activity, emphasizing the potential of integrated optofluidic systems and plasmonic-semiconductor heterostructures for sustainable water treatment and energy applications.…”
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Phosphorus-modified Zr-based metal-organic framework materials for their effective removal of thorium from aqueous solutions by Yinghao Zhuang, Shuai Sun, Kai Jia, Lei Shi, Xiangshan Yang

“…Thorium is a promising nuclear fuel; however, even a small amount in nuclear wastewater can cause significant radioactive pollution. Therefore, it is urgent to develop effective adsorbents for the efficient removal of thorium to solve this problem. …”
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An Examination of EFL Undergraduates’ Writing Error Types and Frequency in WhatsApp Chat Messaging: Exploring Key Factors by Mohammad Owais Khan, Mohd Nazim, Ali Abbas Falah Alzubi

“…However, rare research is available to examine the specific types and frequency of writing errors committed by EFL undergraduates while using WhatsApp, particularly in the context of Najran University. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the types of errors and their frequency that EFL students commit in WhatsApp chat messages. …”
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A Review of Ranking Models in Data Envelopment Analysis by F. Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, G. R. Jahanshahloo, M. Khodabakhshi, M. Rostamy-Malkhlifeh, Z. Moghaddas, M. Vaez-Ghasemi

“…This is an important issue both in theory and practice. There exist a variety of papers which apply different ranking methods to a real data set. …”
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AIS-Based Vessel Trajectory Compression: A Systematic Review and Software Development by Ryan Wen Liu, Shiqi Zhou, Shangkun Yin, Yaqing Shu, Maohan Liang

“…However, the complexity and diversity of vessel trajectories and behaviors make trajectory compression imperative and challenging in maritime applications. Therefore, trajectory compression has been one of the hot spots in research on trajectory data mining. …”
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GIOS ONLINE PLATFORM AS A TOOL FOR OVERCOMING LEARNING LOSSES IN MATHEMATICS by Daryna V. Vasylieva, Tetiana L. Hodovaniuk

“…Based on a survey of students, the characteristics of the GIOS platform that motivated students to learn and helped them to understand the material were identified. …”
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NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF POWER EQUIPMENT WITH THE AID OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS by A. O. Ischenko, V. M. Kravchenko, O. V. Dashko, D. V. Kakareka

“…The use of the composites is economically justified, because the application of them in repairs reduces, firstly, terms of restoration work and, secondly, the price of repairs. …”
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HDL proteome and apolipoproteins concentrations in severe ICU COVID-19 patients by Floran Begue, Bryan Veeren, Philippe Rondeau, Aline-Marie Florence, Simon Jamard, Philippe Montravers, Sébastien Tanaka, Olivier Meilhac, on behalf of French COVID Study Group

“…Methods Between February and April 2020, our study enrolled 37 COVID-19 patients upon their intensive care unit admission. Among them, 18 survived the disease, while 19 succumbed to it. …”
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Le corps des shabâb by Anna Poujeau

“…If neither the calendar age (indicated by the date of birth) nor the roles assumed in the course of the individual’s existence in his kinship group (spouse, father, etc.) is enough to characterise the status or position of a shab (youth), should one wonder what this temporal social category consists of, and what place shabâb occupy in the group that otherwise broadly defines them, which in Syria is the religious group they belong to? …”
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1600 AD Huaynaputina Eruption (Peru), Abrupt Cooling, and Epidemics in China and Korea by Jie Fei, David D. Zhang, Harry F. Lee

“…These records manifested themselves in unseasonably cold weather resulting in severe killing frosts in northern China in the summer and autumn of 1601 AD. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of the Coadministration of Rifampin and Warfarin versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Cohort Study by Ju-Chieh Wung, Chia-Chen Hsu, Chi-En Wang, Yaa-Hui Dong, Chia-Chieh Lin, Szu-Yu Wang, Shih-Lin Chang, Yuh-Lih Chang

“…Moreover, 34.3% of warfarin users maintained a percent time in therapeutic range of above 50%. Furthermore, 77.9% of DOAC users received appropriate dosing. …”
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FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN STUDENTS VIA MATHEMATICAL LEARNING by Liudmyla Hetmanenko

“…The research methodology included theoretical analysis of scientific literature, comparative analysis of various techniques, conducting a pedagogical experiment, questionnaires and interviews with students and teachers, and systematic observation of the educational process. …”
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Distributed Attitude Consensus for Multiple Rigid Spacecraft under Jointly Connected Switching Topologies by Long Ma, Shicheng Wang, Haibo Min, Shouyi Liao, Zhiguo Liu

“…The whole system is proved to be stable by using common Lyapunov function method. Finally, the theoretical result is illustrated by numerical simulations.…”
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