Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…The final contribution in this issue offers insights from an online survey conducted among young adults in Germany suggesting that these respondents were indeed politically interested and felt willing to assume responsibility through participation. …”
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Assessment of patient preferences for assisted reproductive technology in China: a discrete choice experiment by Lingli Zhang, Xin Li, Jiali Chen, Yanyan Liu, Yanjun Sun, Yuwen Bao, Xiaodan Qian, Kexing Fang, Bin Wan, Haixia Ding

“…This study aimed to analyse patients’ preferences for ART and to determine the relative importance (RI) and willingness to pay (WTP) of key attributes.Design We identified six attributes of ART and used a D-efficient design to generate choice sets for conducting a discrete choice experiment. …”
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The Influence of a Tuition Fee Increase on the Drop-out Rate of the Nursing Program by Rumyana Stoyanova, Slaveyah Goranova

“…An increase in excess of 30% of the tuition fee would lead to a drop of 68.8% or more in the percentage of students willing to continue their education. In order to determine the impact of a tuition fee increase on the respondents’ decision to drop out, three models were tested: 1) the drop-out rate is linearly dependent only on the degree of the tuition fee increase; 2) the drop-out rate depends on multiple factors such as tuition fee increase, year of study, and intrinsic motivational factors; and 3) the drop-out rate depends on intrinsic motivational factors. …”
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Average Packing Charges for Florida Fresh Citrus, 2002-2003 by Ronald P. Muraro

“…The participants were chosen because of their willingness to participate in the survey. The information reported were “packing charges,” not actual packing costs. …”
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Rethink of Individual Transferable Quota Fishery Management System in China: A Case Study in Zhejiang Province, China by Yuan Jiang, Zoe Qu, Huijuan Hao, Siying Wang

“…This article reveals the close connection between the willingness of local governments in implementing ITQ management and the existing legal design, and explores a neglected key issue— the responsibility of local governments that comply with the ITQ-management method. …”
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Economic Value of the Services Provided by Florida Springs and Other Water Bodies: A Summary of Existing Studies by Sara Wynn, Tatiana Borisova, Alan Hodges

“…In these studies, economists measure the value of ecosystem services in dollar terms to assist management decisions concerning natural resources. Willingness to pay studies show that people who benefit from Florida springs place a high value on them. …”
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The Imagination in the Life and Thought of John Henry Newman by Terrence Merrigan

“…For Newman, then, the adequate appropriation of the object of Christian faith requires both an act of the imagination and a willingness to engage in critical, historical reflection.…”
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Evolutionary game and simulation analysis of tripartite subjects in public health emergencies under government reward and punishment mechanisms by Dandan Gao, Wei Guo

“…The research findings indicate that (1) For the tripartite entities of public health emergencies, the key for strategy choices is to reduce the gain obtained from illegal production and non-cooperation with prevention and control. (2) The strength of the initial willingness to participate has a significant effect on the evolution strategies of each subject. (3) For pharmaceutical companies and the public, the incentives and penalties of local governments can promote the former’s compliance and the latter’s cooperation in prevention and control. …”
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EXPLORING THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL LOAFING RESEARCH: A BIBLIOMETRIC PERSPECTIVE by Azeyan Awee, Yong Hooi Lim

“…Two of the most influential authors are Williams K.D. and Karau S.J. The focus of their research has been the conceptualization of group dynamics, organizational behavior, and social loafing behavior. …”
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State Aids and Tax rulings: an assessment of the Commission’s recent decisional practice by Amedeo Arena

“…However, tax rulings can have an “alternative use”: that of granting a particularly advantageous fiscal treatment to specific taxpayers, typically large multinational groups willing to invest and create jobs in the tax jurisdiction concerned, without extending it to other taxpayers and without triggering a tax war with other jurisdictions. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of the CNIC-Polypill Strategy Compared With Separate Monocomponents in Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease in Portugal: The MERCUR... by Carlos Aguiar, Francisco Araujo, Gabriel Rubio-Mercade, David Carcedo, Silvia Paz, Jose María Castellano, Valentín Fuster

“…The incremental cost-utility ratio is €1557/QALY gained. Assuming a willingness-to-pay threshold of €30 000/QALY gained, there is a 79.7% and a 44.4% probability of the CNIC-Polypill being cost-effective and cost-saving, respectively, compared with the loose combination of monocomponents. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AGRITOURISM IN BINH DINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM by Thi Hoai Huong Hoang, Quyet Thang Dao, Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen, Thi Thanh Nhan Tran, Thi Thuy Dung Nguyen, Thi Thuy Giang Nguyen

“…In particular, the local agricultural tourism resources factor received the highest score, followed by the local community’s willingness and the supporting activities of the local government. …”
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Modernist Commitments and American National Cultural Identity in the Interwar Period by Céline MANSANTI

“…Among these responses, localist Modernism, and in particular William Carlos Williams’s Modernism shaped one of the most progressive conceptions of American national cultural identity that developed in the interwar period. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Readiness of Dentistry Specialty Students in the Role of Associate Educator by Hüseyin Hatırlı, Alem Coşgun, Işıl Sarıkaya

“…Likewise, the vast majority reported that they were willing to develop new tools and techniques for use in clinical practice. …”
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Gas-Forming Pyogenic Liver Abscess with Septic Shock by Muhammad S. Khan, Muhammad K. Ishaq, Kellie R. Jones

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Additional Language Learning in Montessori settings: insights from the implementation process of a Second Language Programme in a Scottish Montessori school by Romali Rosales Chavarría

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Perioperative Treatment with Rivaroxaban and Dabigatran on Changes of Coagulation and Platelet Activation Biomarkers following Left Atrial Appendage Closure by Yao Yao, Yanli Li, Qinchun Jin, Xiaoye Li, Xiaochun Zhang, Qianzhou Lv

“…The biochemical indicators, thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT), soluble P-selectin (sP-selectin), von Willebrand factor (vWF), and CD40 ligand (CD40L), were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Mathematical modeling of biowall reactors for in-situ groundwater treatment by Donna J. Cedio-Fengya, John G. Stevens

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Peran Efikasi Diri (Self Efficacy) terhadap Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematika by Somawati Somawati

“…Self-efficacy (self efficacy) refers to the belief that relates to the ability and willingness of a student to achieve and complete tasks and results of the study with the target time has been determined and self efficacy refers to the consideration of how big someone's beliefs about their ability to perform a number of learning activities and their ability to complete tasks. …”
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The proof is in the pudding: patient engagement in studying cannabidiol in mild cognitive impairment by Antonia Keck, Julia-Sophia Scheuermann, Petra Scheerbaum, Elmar Graessel, Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl

“…Methods We asked 209 individuals with MCI to complete an online survey assessing (i) willingness to participate in a trial using CBD; (ii) importance of improvements in various domains; (iii) acceptance of adverse events (AEs); (iv) reasons for AE-related dropout; (v) willingness to undergo blood sampling and lumbar puncture to assess AD pathology; and (vi) willingness to participate in a trial with a 50% chance of receiving a placebo. …”
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