Challenges of modern universities and redefining educational paradigms in the age of globalization by Krasulja Nevena D., Vasiljević Blagojević Milica R., Radojević Ivana Z.

“…The subject of this review paper is to study the current state of modern universities, and show the challenges universities are facing in today's society, emphasizing the need to redefine educational paradigms due to the impact of globalization and neoliberalism. …”
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Catha Edulis Active Principle, Cathinone, Suppresses Motor Coordination, Accelerates Anxiety and Alters the Levels of Dopamine and its Metabolites in the Limbic Areas of Male Swiss... by Safhi Mohammed M., Alam Mohammad Firoz, Khuwaja Gulrana, Hussain Sohail, Siddiqui Mohammed Hakeem, Islam Farah, Khardali Ibrahim, Al-Sanosi Rashad Mohammed, Alhazmi Hassan A., Khan Andleeb, Islam Fakhrul

“…Cathinone, the active principle of khat (Catha edulis), stimulates, excites and produces euphoric feelings in khat users. Locomotor and rearing activities, either individual or in groups, of male Swiss albino mice were decreased significantly compared to the control. …”
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US and CT of 2 pediatric cases of self-inflicted pneumoparotid and cervicofacial emphysema by François Chalard, MD, Méryle Laurent, MD, Eugénie Barras, MD, Seema Toso, MD

“…CT can make the diagnosis, but also more completely explores the deep cervical spaces and the thorax, especially important in cases with respiratory symptoms. …”
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Fraud Research in Economic Entities – A Conceptual Perspective by Alexandru Adrian TUNSU

“…Considering the economic, governmental and social implications of fraud, the research is deemed to add value to the literature and the changing economic context is a premise for further research on fraud.…”
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Apophasis, Abnegation, and Liturgy by David W. Fagerberg

“… Apophatic theology is normally housed in the epistemological wing of the academy, and is treated as a via negativa that negates the assertion just made. This apophaticism feels like a wave that washes away every cataphatic sand castle we build. …”
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Xylella Fastidiosa Diseases and Their Leafhopper Vectors by Russell F. Mizell, Peter C. Andersen, Christopher Tipping, Brent Brodbeck

“…It is vectored (spread) almost exclusively by xylem feeding leafhoppers. Strains of this bacterium are the causal agent of phony peach disease (PPD), plum leaf scald, Pierce's disease (PD) of grapes, citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), and leaf scorch of almond, coffee, elm, oak, oleander pear, and sycamore. …”
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Maximizing the Survival of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients: Current Perspectives by Osama A. Khairoalsindi, Ahmad R. Abuzinadah

“…The recent data on masitinib, the role of enteral feeding, gene therapy, and stem cell therapy is discussed.…”
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Leveraging dynamics informed neural networks for predictive modeling of COVID-19 spread: a hybrid SEIRV-DNNs approach by Cheng Cheng, Elayaraja Aruchunan, Muhamad Hifzhudin Noor Aziz

“…This work integrates differential equations with deep neural networks to predict time-varying parameters in the SEIRV model. …”
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RETHINKING HOMO AFRICANUS IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIO-POLITICAL CHANGE: by A.R. Brunsdon

“…It suggests that Africans find themselves amid a realisation of disappointment, loss, anger and feelings of despair. Current day Homo africanus hence calls for a pastoral care of hope to better meet the spiritual needs of African believers, against the background of socio-political change. …”
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Métamorphoses et permanences des parcours professionnels en France (1968-2018) by Marion Plault

“…The issue of this thesis is to question the idea of a contemporary time which would be described as a “deep dislocation of the wage earners” and which would result in a major transformation of the professional paths from a generation of workers to another. …”
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Le bilan sociétal : un outil de management pour renforcer l’ancrage territorial et la responsabilité sociale des coopératives agricoles by Yves Cariou, Sandrine Fournie, Fredéric Wallet

“…In a context of deep changes in rural areas, and increasing questioning on the social responsibility of companies, agricultural co-operatives – because of their legal statute – can appear as major actors for territories sustainable development. …”
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A Woman in the Man’s Culture of Engineering Education by L. N. Bannikova, E. V. Kemmet

“…In some cases, women assessing their professional status note that they do not feel professional discrimination on the basis of gender. …”
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Navigating pitfalls and misinterpretations in the use of historical sources for Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) conservation: A critique to Flueck et al. (2023) by Norma I. Díaz, Paulo Corti

“…In a recent article, Flueck et al. (2023) argue that the huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), an endemic South American deer species, historically occupied open habitats and islands, such as Tierra del Fuego, and that its decline was primarily due to indigenous hunting, commercial export of hides to Europe, habitat alteration by settlers, and the introduction of exotic species. …”
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Broad Learning-Based Optimization and Prediction of Questionnaire Survey: Application to Mind Status of College Students by Lin Yu, Shejiao Ding

“…Finally, the broad learning using flat network is employed for data analysis without deep structure. Tests show that the design using broad learning can efficiently deal with the regression problem and the learning network can be used for prediction.…”
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Factors Influencing Positive Birth Experiences of First-Time Mothers by Lena Nilsson, Tina Thorsell, Elisabeth Hertfelt Wahn, Anette Ekström

“…Conclusion. In order to feel confident in their first childbirth, the women wanted to be confirmed and seen as unique individuals by the professionals and their partner. …”
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The promise of attending to literary context for contextual biblical hermeneutics in Africa by D.W. Ellington

“…The article argues that contextual hermeneutics needs to make room for the inductive analysis of biblical texts, especially their literary contexts. …”
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Cooperativas populares e práticas em Psicologia Social by Patricia Martins Goulart, Silvia Batista Von Borowski

“…As far as the meanings attributed to work from the perspective of cooperatives are concerned, the study showed that they are connected with feelings of self-worth. Although the work in cooperatives is recognized, the cooperative members prefer formal jobs, ruled by the Consolidation of Labor Laws. …”
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The Utilization of Inert Materials for the Control of Stored-Product Mites—A Mini Review by Christos G. Athanassiou, Christos I. Rumbos, Paraskevi Agrafioti, Maria K. Sakka

“…Hence, we address the different biotic and abiotic factors that affect the acaricidal effect of inert materials against different mite species, but also the complexity of such an application, that often arises from the simultaneous presence of plant-feeding mites with their mite predators. Finally, we provide some insights for further research directions.…”
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PPARα as a Transcriptional Regulator for Detoxification of Plant Diet-Derived Unfavorable Compounds by Bunichiro Ashibe, Yu Nakajima, Yuka Fukui, Kiyoto Motojima

“…Plants contain potentially toxic compounds for animals and animals have developed physiological strategies to detoxify the ingested toxins during evolution. Feeding mice with various plant seeds and grains showed unexpected result that only sesame killed PPARα-null mice but not wild-type mice at all. …”
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Le bilan sociétal : un outil de management pour renforcer l’ancrage territorial et la responsabilité sociale des coopératives agricoles by Yves Cariou, Sandrine Fournie, Fredéric Wallet

“…In a context of deep changes in rural areas, and increasing questioning on the social responsibility of companies, agricultural co-operatives – because of their legal statute – can appear as major actors for territories sustainable development. …”
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