Drones and Drawings - methods of data acquisition, management, and representation by Francesca Picchio, Sandro Parrinello, Salvatore Barba

“…<br />With the editing of this issue, the aim was to promote an interdisciplinary and international discussion on recent experiences on the topic of the use of drones in the field of Surveying and Drawing, providing a moment of reflection between different research realities in the field of architectural and territorial documentation.…”
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Why people vote for thin-centred ideology parties? A multi-level multi-country test of individual and aggregate level predictors. by Hüseyin Çakal, Yasin Altınışık, Ömer Gökcekuş, Ertugrul Gazi Eraslan

“…., immigrants and refugees, negatively predict support for populist and single issue parties. The level of human development and perceptions of corruption at the country level moderate these effects. …”
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Chimpanzee mothers, but not fathers, influence offspring vocal-visual communicative behavior. by Joseph G Mine, Laura C Dees, Claudia Wilke, Erik P Willems, Zarin P Machanda, Martin N Muller, Melissa Emery Thompson, Richard W Wrangham, Erik J Scully, Kevin Langergraber, Sabine Stoll, Katie E Slocombe, Simon W Townsend

“…Here, we address this issue within the context of multi-modal communication by investigating kinship patterns in the production of visual behaviors alongside vocal signals in wild chimpanzees from the Kanyawara community, Uganda. …”
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The Synergy of Renewable Energy and Desalination: An Overview of Current Practices and Future Directions by Levon Gevorkov, José Luis Domínguez-García, Lluis Trilla

“…Water is one of the most valuable and essential resources for human life, yet its scarcity has become a pressing global issue exacerbated by climate change and population growth. …”
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Classifying Software Modeling Languages: The CLUPIR Model Approach by Joao Seabra, Lyrene Fernandes da Silva

“…Ultimately, this research contributes to streamlining the process of selecting appropriate MLs for software design by offering a structured aspect-driven classification approach tailored to industry needs.…”
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Baatonum Toponymy of Nigeria-Benin Border Area: Notes on the Methodology of Collecting Toponymic Data by Azibaoguanasi Williams

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Antibiotic prescription practices and knowledge of its rational use among medical personnel in areas of Vidarbha: Are we equipped enough for rational use of medicines? by Kalpana Date, Atharva Rewatkar, Yamini Pusdekar, Neena Nagdeo

“…Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a worldwide issue encompassing a huge threat to medical pharmacology. …”
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Social isolation and loneliness among Generation Z employees: can emotional intelligence help mitigate? by Sumathi Annamalai, Aditi Vasunandan, Avishi Mehta

“…Loneliness is not an individual problem anymore but a public health issue around the world. Individuals who are lonely experience both mental and physical health issues. …”
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The hole in the wall: how the film ‘27 steps of may’ portrays stages of grief and acceptance by Muhammad Iqbal Qeis, Rista Ihwanny

“…The result shows that the film portrays different stages of grief by focusing on the process of grieving for May using the medium in the form of the hole in the wall. …”
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Applying a system dynamics approach for decision-making in software testing projects. by Wang Li, Chih-Chiang Fang

“…Traditional approaches rely on software reliability growth models but are often too complex and impractical for testing complex software environments. Addressing this issue, our study introduces a system dynamics approach to develop a more adaptable software reliability growth model. …”
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Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review by Tommaso Pini, Matteo Sambucci, Marco Valente

“…The methods used to recover, process, and characterize silk waste fibers were summarized. …”
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Geospatial Spatiotemporal Analysis of Tourism Facility Attractiveness and Tourism Vitality in Historic Districts: A Case Study of Suzhou Old City by Mi Zhou, Jianqiang Yang

“…Amid the global urbanization process, addressing the spatial carrying capacity constraints of historic urban districts and enhancing sustainable tourism vitality has become a critical issue in urban renewal research. …”
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Effect of Microencapsulation by Spray-Drying and Freeze-Drying Technique on the Antioxidant Properties of Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) Juice Polyphenolic Compounds by Wilkowska Agnieszka, Ambroziak Wojciech, Czyżowska Agata, Adamiec Janusz

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Non-parametric estimation of survival probabilities with a time-dependent exposure switch: application to (simulated) heart transplant data by Davide Paolo Bernasconi, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Laura Antolini

“…Conclusion: We enlightened the importance of testing the process memory assumptions (e.g. Markov properties) in order to choose the approach more reliable. …”
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BRAND COMMUNICATION OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Iulia V. Berval, Guzel R. Karimova

“…The basic techniques for creating a sustainable brand include, according to the authors, establishing communications between key participants of the process: local residents, tourists, investors and territorial authorities. …”
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Por uma poética da fragilidade. Para um museu dos Bonecos de Santo Aleixo by José Alberto Ferreira

“…Hence, over the past 30 years, they have remained deposited as a tradition in the hands of a theatre company, the Centro Cultural de Évora, which preserved and presented the Bonecos de Santo Aleixo all over the world. Currently, the issue of the preservation of this heritage through its musealisation as been raised, given the regional, national and international recognition it has acquired, while the fragility of its material elements imposes a certain urgency to the process. …”
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On the Origin of the Second Letter s in the Toponym Miass: A Source Analysis by Mikhail Anatolyevich Babkin

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Methodological Aspects of Elaborating Marketing Strategy of Innovation Bank Products and Services by N. I. Bykanova

“…In spite of a big number of publications dealing with this issue, academic research should be developed further. …”
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PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF APPLYING DIFFERENT LEGAL TRADITIONS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONS by Драган Зелић, Ненад Барош

“… There is no unified and comprehensive definition of arbitration in legal science.3 Most of the positive regulations that regulate it, both in the world and in our country (the Arbitration Act), omit the issue of its definition. However, in science and in legal practice, arbitration is most often defined through arbitration dispute, its elements, course and legal effects, and through indicating differences between arbitration and judicial process, i.e., arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods. …”
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Extraction Methods of Microplastics in Environmental Matrices: A Comparative Review by Garbiñe Larrea, David Elustondo, Adrián Durán

“…Due to the growing issue of plastic pollution over recent decades, it is essential to establish well-defined and appropriate methodologies for their extraction from diverse environmental samples. …”
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