Vocational and Higher Education: The Role of Trust in the Formation of Educational and Professional Trajectory by I. S. Kuznetsov

“…Particularly in higher education, in contrast to TVET, student trust (in other students, teachers and management) influences their plans regarding educational and career trajectories after graduation. …”
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Design of Multilayer Frequency-Selective Surfaces by Equivalent Circuit Method and Basic Building Blocks by Yuan Xu, Mang He

“…An equivalent circuit method (ECM) is proposed for the design of multilayer frequency-selective surfaces (FSSs). In contrast to the existing ECMs that were developed mainly for the analysis of the properties of a given FSS, the presented ECM aims at providing the initial design parameters of an FSS from the desired frequency response. …”
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Bienestar psicológico de personas con síndrome de Cushing by Mónica María Novoa-Gómez, Rochy Vargas, Lina Triana, Yessica Held

“…La selección de la muestra se realizó por conveniencia; considerando que es un síndrome de muy baja incidencia, se estableció contacto con cinco pacientes. Se utilizaron estadísticos descriptivos que facilitaron la obtención de información sobre la muestra. …”
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Incidental Detection of a Rare Pediatric High-Grade Fibrosarcoma in a Post-traumatic Setting: The Conundrum of Intra-Abdominal Hematoma versus Neoplasia by Kamand Khalaj, Nikoo Fattahi, Allen C. Omo-Ogboi, Jaiyeola O. Thomas-Ogunniyi, Olanrewaju A. Ogunleye, Ashish Khanal, Larry A. Kramer

“…Further evaluation with dynamic contrast-enhanced serial MRI showed a progressive enhancing mass and excluded a hyperacute hematoma with active bleeding. …”
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THE BENEFITS OF ZIRCONIUM CROWNS VERSUS STAINLESS STEEL CROWNS IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. A REVIEW ARTICLE by Vasilica Toma, Ana Sîrghe, Stefan-Alexandru Trufanda, Constantin Luca, Vacariu Simina Mădălina, Carmen Savin

“…However, their primary limitation is their aesthetic appearance. In contrast, zirconia crowns, which are tooth-colored full crowns, provide an excellent aesthetic solution and are more effective in maintaining and promoting gingival health. …”
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English derby in philosophy: John Locke versus Derek Parfit by A. V. Nekhaev

“…Parfitian personality, in contrast, denies any identical essence through time as an extremely improbable metaphysical structure, instead assuming an existential chain of one life’s stages with psychological continuity. …”
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Kin Competition Drives the Evolution of Earlier Metamorphosis by Bing Dong, Andy Gardner

“…., ecological explanations. In contrast, evolutionary explanations concern whether and how metamorphosis spreads through a population owing to individual‐fitness benefits. …”
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Dyeing with extracts from Amaranth plant by Hwanhee Lee, Boris Mahltig

“…The use of red dye from Amaranth as food colorant and other applications is well described in literature. In contrast, the application of Amaranth for textile dyeing purposes is less described. …”
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A Based Bayesian Wavelet Thresholding Method to Enhance Nuclear Imaging by Nawrès Khlifa, Najla Gribaa, Imen Mbazaa, Kamel Hamruoni

“…Unfortunately, these images have bad contrast, a weak resolution, and present fluctuations due to the radioactivity disintegration. …”
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System Dynamics Modelling of Remanufacturing and Recycling Mode Based on Closed-Loop Across-Chain Competition by Shidi Miao, Deyun Chen, Tengfei Wang

“…The retailers show more enthusiasm of recycling through certain amendment of the contract between manufacturers and retailers. The time of payment could be shortened in closed loop. …”
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Blunt Renal Trauma in a Pre-Existing Renal Lesion by G.V. Soundra Pandyan, Idris Omo-Adua, Mohammed Al Rashid, Ahmed Bakheet Zaharan

“…Spiral CT scan with contrast and a retrograde pyelogram (RGP) confirmed an occult complex renal cyst. …”
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The Link Between Hate Speech and Terrorism: A Critical Analysis of Indonesia’s Legal Framework by Abdurrakhman Alhakim, Ampuan Situmeang, David Tan, Emiliya Febriyani

“…The efforts to address these crimes are of significant importance, as they starkly contrast with the values that Indonesia holds dear and present serious threats to its multicultural society. …”
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Social Media Advocacy for SDG 5 in the Middle East: Insights from Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan by Laila El Baradei, Mohamed Kadry, Ghadeer Ahmed

“…Gender inequities identified in these Middle Eastern countries, like FGM, honor killings, and inheritance rights, stood in contrast with Western concerns about abortion rights, access to contraception, flexible work arrangements, and digital inclusion. …”
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Plasma coatings made of mechanically synthesized composite powders based on the «iron-aluminum» system by F. G. Lovshenko, A. S. Fedosenko

“…An effective method for controlling the porosity of coatings from developed powders based on a change in the power consumed by the installation is proposed.Plasma coatings have a nonequilibrium phase composition, which, in contrast to the equilibrium one, contains a wide range of metal oxides of the base and alloying elements formed during the spraying. …”
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Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Models: Do They Need a Fix? by Fatima A. Sehba, Ryszard M. Pluta

“…That this discovery depended upon development of embolic animal model reiterates that proper stroke modeling is the key to develop new treatments. In contrast to TGI, despite extensive research, prevention or treatment of brain injury following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has not been achieved. …”
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Evaluation of Susceptibility of Asphalt Binders to Rutting through MSCR Test by Rong Chang, Aimin Sha, Pinxue Zhao, Songchang Huang, Cong Qi

“…The results show that Jnr3.2 can accurately characterize the permanent deformation resistance of asphalt, while the stress sensitivity index Jnrdiff is not applicable to all types of modified asphalt. In contrast, Jnrslope can better reflect the stress sensitivity of asphalt, and Jnrslope is significantly correlated with the results of rutting test.…”
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Analyzing Interactions between Japanese Ports and the Maritime Silk Road Based on Complex Networks by Zhi-Hua Hu, Chan-Juan Liu, Paul Tae-Woo Lee

“…At a port level, it primarily uses connectivity analysis to analyze the port relations and significances in the maritime network. In contrast, at the network level, it applies the methods from network sciences to analyze the significances of these maritime networks and the interactions among the maritime networks of Japan, China, and MSR. …”
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Enfermedades Zoonóticas: La Rabia by Samantha M. Wisely, Holly K. Ober, Alejandra Areingdale, Miguel Acevedo

“…El virus también se puede transmitir cuando saliva, lágrimas o tejido cerebral/nervioso infectados entran en contacto con heridas abiertas o mucosas (ojos, nariz o boca) de otro animal o persona.  …”
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Influence of Alkaline Activators on Unconfined Compressive Strength of Saline Soils Stabilised with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slags by Guoqi Xing, Lijun Zhang, Wei Xuan, Yueyue Pan, Yue Zhao, Bing Zhang

“…This strength is also enhanced by Na2SO4; however, the increase is considerably less than that provided by Ca(OH)2 and NaOH. In contrast, Na2CO3 is not a suitable alkaline activator for GGBS and has no significant effect on the unconfined compressive strength of saline soils. …”
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A Comparative Study of Supervised and Self-Supervised Denoising Techniques for Defect Segmentation in Industrial CT Imaging by Virginia Florian, Jiayang Shi, Willem Jan Palestijn, Daniël M. Pelt, K. Joost Batenburg, Thomas Lang, Christoph Heinzl, Christian Kretzer, Stefan Kasperl, Dominik Wolfschläger, Robert H. Schmitt

“…The presence of artifacts and noise, however, imposes difficulties on the defect detection due to low contrast between defects and material. Different methods, the most recent ones based on deep learning, have been proposed to address both CT artifacts and noise. …”
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