Artificial Intelligence’s (AI’s) Implications for Strategic Communication by Pay Shabangu

“…A survey in South Africa, for example, shows that only thirty nine percent of the people have heard of AI. …”
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A Reflection of the Position that Social Work Played in Tackling Coronavirus in South Africa by Simon Murote Kang’ethe

“…The paper applied a literature review methodology by drawing data from twenty English-authored articles from various Google search engines such as Google Scholar, EBSCOhost, Research Gate, monographs, books, and book chapters. This researcher thinks that social workers during the COVID era achieved the following: Fighting coronavirus-driven poverty, facilitating psychosocial therapeutic interventions, such as counseling to the victims of gender-based violence, mobilized communities to embrace the spirit of Ubuntu, and offering caregiving to those infected. …”
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Strategies to enhance THz harmonic generation combining multilayered, gated, and metamaterial-based architectures by Ali Maleki, Moritz B. Heindl, Yongbao Xin, Robert W. Boyd, Georg Herink, Jean-Michel Ménard

“…Our study specifically investigates third harmonic generation (THG) using a table-top high-field THz source. …”
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Science Mapping the Knowledge Base on Student Retention in Higher Education: A Bibliometric Review of Research Papers from 1914-2022 by Murat Öztürk, Mehmet Şükrü Bellibaş, Bekir S. Gür, Enes Gök

“…The United States produces almost two-thirds of scholarly publications worldwide. The term ‘retention’ is commonly used alongside ‘persistence,’ ‘attrition,’ ‘engagement,’ and ‘success.’ …”
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Effects of Topical Emu Oil on Burn Wounds in the Skin of Balb/c Mice by Mohammad Afshar, Reza Ghaderi, Mahmoud Zardast, Parvin Delshad

“…The goal of this study was to determine the effect of topical Emu oil on the healing of burn wounds and hair follicle restoration in superficial II-degree burns in the skin of Balb/c mice. Thirty-two male Balb/c mice with burns on the back of the neck were divided into two groups: The Emu oil group received topical Emu oil twice daily, whereas the control was left untreated. …”
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Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinomas with Pulsed Dye Laser: A Case Series by Norman Minars, Marianna Blyumin-Karasik

“…Twenty-four patients with thirty-two tumors reached at least three months followup: 24/32 (75%) tumors with complete resolution (mean 3 treatment sessions); 5/32 (16%) tumors recurred; 3/32 (9%) tumors with incomplete responses after four treatments. …”
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200 years of Darwin wasp research (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) in Southern Lower Saxony (Germany) with an annotated checklist by Mike Kuschereitz

“…The records originate from the last two centuries, two thirds being made in the last 90 years. The majority of data was collected by renowned Ichneumonid experts like Carl Gravenhorst, Erich Bauer and Rolf Hinz, but also by other scientists conducting surveys on ecological topics. …”
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Ônibus 174: um olhar sobre a violência urbana e a exclusão social by Joana Maria Eleutério

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Development of a Low Cost Assistive Listening System for Hearing-Impaired Student Classroom by Setha Pan-ngum, Tharapong Soonrach, Sangvorn Seesutas, Anukool Noymai, Pasin Israsena

“…Key specifications include transmitting in 2.4 GHz ISM band with eight selectable transmission channels, battery operated and chargeable, pocket size, and ranged up to thirty metres. Audio characteristics and user tests show that it is comparable to a commercial system, currently employed in our partner school. …”
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Effects of an Educational Comic Book on Knowledge Related to the Safe Use of Fluoride Toothpaste in Children by Henrique Cesar de Souza Perez, Luciane Zanin de Souza, Flávia Martão Flório

“…Material and Methods: This is a quantitative action research aimed at evaluating the effect of a comic book on the necessary knowledge for indirectly supervised tooth brushing practices in early childhood education. Thirty-eight teachers from three daycare centers in the city of Porto Real, Brazil, participated in the year 2021, being carried out in three stages: 1: teachers answered a questionnaire for the identification of their sociodemographic and professional profile, in addition to prior knowledge about oral health. …”
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Workplace Wellness Support Enhances Health and Mental Well-Being in Optometrists by Melnyk BM, Walline JJ, Hsieh AP, Helsabeck NP

“…Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk,1,2 Jeffrey J Walline,3 Andreanna Pavan Hsieh,1 Nathan P Helsabeck1 1College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 2Office of the Chief Wellness Officer, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 3College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USACorrespondence: Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, The Ohio State University, 300N Heminger Hall, 1577 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA, Tel +1 614-292-4844, Email melnyk.15@osu.eduPurpose: To (1) assess rates of burnout in Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry and (2) assess associations among perceptions of workplace wellness support with lifestyle behaviors and health and wellness indicators (ie, anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, mattering to the workplace, and workplace is not stressful).Methods: A survey collected sample characteristics and outcomes of interest from 321 Fellows.Results: Thirty-two percent reported burnout. Females and those working in academia were significantly more likely to report being burned out at work. …”
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Basal Cell Carcinoma in Asians: A Retrospective Analysis of Ten Patients by Michael G. Moore, Richard G. Bennett

“…We retrospectively examined fifteen patient variables and eight tumor variables of ten Asian patients with BCC and compared these results to those of thirty matched Caucasian controls with BCC. Results. …”
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Territorial Brands for Rural Development Strategies in Protected Natural Spaces: A Social Demand Analysis by José A. Albaladejo-García, Gonzalo Martínez-García, José M. Martínez-Paz

“…The results demonstrate the high social demand for honey under the Sierra Espuña Territorial Brand, with an average surcharge of almost thirty percent compared to the conventional product, and a positive influence of the perception of supporting ecosystem services on this social demand. …”
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The Effects of Aloe vera Cream on the Expression of CD4+ and CD8+ Lymphocytes in Skin Wound Healing by Yos Adi Prakoso, Kurniasih

“…The aim of this study is to explore the effect of topical application of Aloe vera on skin wound healing. Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 150–200 grams were divided into four groups. …”
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The role of transformational leadership in navigating digital servitization by Florian Tagscherer, Claus-Christian Carbon

“…We addressed this research gap and conducted thirty semi-structured interviews with leaders in digital servitization holding ranks ranging from first-level Managers to Vice Presidents and Executives with more than 20 years of leadership experience active in industries such as machinery, electrical equipment, or IT services. …”
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Fundus Autofluorescence in Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome by Fernando Marcondes Penha, Eduardo Vitor Navajas, Fábio Bom Aggio, Eduardo B. Rodrigues, Michel Eid Farah

“…Indocyanine green angiogram (ICGA) showed hypofluorescent lesions in a greater number compared with funduscopy, autofluorescence, and FA. Thirty days later, BCVA was 20/20 in both eyes and the complimentary exams were almost normal, despite an ICGA that showed few small hypofluorescent lesions. …”
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Differences between Goldmann Applanation Tonometry and Dynamic Contour Tonometry following Trabeculectomy by Efstathios T. Detorakis, Emilia Grammenandi, Ioannis G. Pallikaris, Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris

“…GAT-IOP, DCT-IOP, the difference between them (dIOP), the central corneal thickness (CCT), the axial length (AL), and the depth of the anterior chamber (ACD) were measured. …”
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Morphological changes in the offshore islands of Meghna estuary: Analysis of the erosion and accretion dynamics by Fariha Khatun, Ovi Ranjan Saha, Naila Matin

“…This study examines the morphological changes of ten offshore islands in the Meghna estuary of Bangladesh over thirty years, from 1989 to 2019, utilizing remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques. …”
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THE TRANSFORMATIONAL EVOLUTION OF THE ROMANIAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE-SRI IN THE LIGHT OF THE SECURITY SECTOR REFORM by Iulia-Mihaela DRĂGAN

“…For Romania, the reform of the intelligence sector was one of the most pressing needs following the collapse of the communist regime and the establishment of a new intelligence service, the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), so that in less than thirty years, Romania will be represented in the intelligence community by one of the most performing and prestigious intelligence services at the international level. …”
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Principal component analysis (PCA) as a genetic diversity tool to understand the variation of rice mutant culture by S. Palaniyappan1, P. Arunachalam1*, S. Banumathy1 and S. Muthuramu2

“…The PCA results had shown the first five PCs accounted 83.20 per cent of total genetic variation. The thirty six rice genotypes were formed into four groups. …”
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