Exploring the impact of locking down citizen’s voice on citizen participation in local government budgeting during COVID-19 public restrictions in Zimbabwe by Arthur Fidelis Chikerema, Vincent Chakunda, Tinashe Mukunyadze

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic presented unmatched challenges for citizen participation worldwide in local government budgeting processes. Zimbabwe in particular was grappling with the pandemic’s effects and pre-existing governance issues. …”
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Reinforcement Learning-Based Real-Time Contrasts Control Chart Using an Adaptive Window Size by Kyuchang Chang, Seung Hwan Park

“…The traditional RTC control chart offers a promising approach to process monitoring by transforming the monitoring problem into a real-time classification task, enabling more timely and accurate detection of issues. …”
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Control knowledge tracing: Modeling students' learning dynamics from a control-theory perspective by Cheng Ning Loong, Chih-Chen Chang

“…A student's learning system is a system that guides the student's knowledge acquisition process using available learning resources to produce certain learning outcomes that can be evaluated based on the scores of questions in an assessment. …”
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Drivers’ Information and Practical Training Assessment Results Management System: A Recommendation for NIT by Deogratias Tasilo Mahuwi, Christopher Denis Ntyangiri, Isaya Mathew Mwansasu, Lydia Thomas Kamugisha

“…The research findings highlighted issues in the process of drivers’ registration, record keeping and backup, assessment methods, result verification, analysis and reporting. …”
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Pedagogical conditions for the formation of value attitude to military service and motivation of military professional activity in high school students by L. A. Saenko, I. I. Navolokin, D. S. Tsygankov, Yu. S. Tsygankova

“…To date, this process is carried out, as a rule, spontaneously, without scientific and methodological support and psychological and pedagogical diagnostics. …”
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Étude de l’utilisation d’un environnement numérique de formation : méthode de remise en situation à l’aide de traces numériques de l’activité by Simon Flandin, Marine Auby, Luc Ria

“…We conclude from a perspective of educational technology, by discussing how, according to certain conditions and different time scales, the findings inform a process of continuous DLE design.…”
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Evaluation of long-term care insurance pilot city policies in China: a cross-sectional study by Kuan Du, Yuan Liu, Yiran Hu

“…A comparative study of LTCI policies in pilot cities was conducted, focusing on policy support, participation scope, financing channels, benefit provision, care conditions, and management structures to evaluate the programs’ logic.ResultsPilot cities have developed distinct approaches in the LTCI development process. However, issues persist, including a singular financing channel, misalignment between benefit provision supply and demand, substandard care quality, and the need for improved management effectiveness.DiscussionEstablishing a sustainable LTCI system requires implementing an independent financing mechanism and a standardized financial model, developing an efficient LTCI service supply framework, strengthening LTCI oversight and administration, and fostering the commercial insurance market.…”
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Challenges and Countermeasures of Banking Risk Management in Digital Transformation: Case study of state-owned commercial banks in China by Li Sijie

“…This transformation involves not only technological upgrades but also a complete reshaping of business concepts, organizational structures, and business processes. However, while digitalization brings convenience, it also brings new challenges to risk management in the banking industry, such as data security, privacy protection, technology risks, and compliance issues. …”
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THE ROLE OF ENGLISH AS LINGUA FRANCA – INFORMED APPROACH IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING TO PRESERVE CULTURAL IDENTITY by Simon Petrus Kita Ngatu, Basikin Basikin

“…It starts with describing the important issues dealing with the topic, evaluate the previous studies, building argument, and drawing conclusion and recommendation.  …”
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Sustainable cities: enhancing food systems with urban agriculture by Zafar Tabrez

“…., achieving a sustainable implementation requires integrating urban farming into urban planning processes. There is a clear requirement for policies specifically tailored to tackle the issues related to urban agriculture. …”
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If We were Allowed to Visit: The Procrustean Interface and Media Trauma by Margarita M. Skomorokh

“…As a result, the perception of such digital interface where reading is embedded in the process of graphic generation exceeds our cognitive capacities. …”
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Good faith exempt from guilt: utopia of the opponents before the decisions of the Superior Court of the District of Cúcuta - Civil Chamber Specialized in Land Restitution by Cristian Antonio Bohórquez Galviz

“…This article about the land restitution processes in Colombia established in Law 1148 of 2011, shows us where these processes come f rom, which are considered as reparation measures for the victims of the armed conflict, their two procedural stages are established: administrative and judicial…”
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Policy of Ensuring Food Security of China in 1990-ies by Yu. Gao

“…The problem of food security of China in 1990-ies is discussed. Food safety issues in China were firstly discussed in the early 1990-ies. …”
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Approach learning high-order thinking skills to improve civic knowledge in Pancasila and Civic Education by Julien Biringan, Rylien Limeranto, Ferry Sample

“… <p>Higher-order thinking skills require students to process information critically using specific methods to develop new understandings and insights. …”
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Popularization of science in the current social and cultural situation by Elena Alexandrovna Panina

“…The aim of the research is the process of popularization of scientific knowledge in the modern social and cultural space. …”
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A DANP model for evaluating the factors influencing blockchain adoption in the construction industry’s carbon trading by Yi-Hsin Lin, Mengqi Qiao, Zilefac Ebenezer Nwetlawung

“…Abstract Blockchain technology is believed to address trust and efficiency issues in the carbon trading market. This study aims to identify the factors that impact the adoption of blockchain technology in the carbon trading within the construction industry. …”
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Airworthiness Compliance Methods for Low-Cost Wet Composite Structures in General Aviation Aircraft by Xiuzhi Liu, Shuang Zheng, Fengtian Yang

“…The research presented in this paper examines the findings related to the conformity verification process of an electric aircraft in China. This is an all-composite structural general aviation aircraft certified under CCAR Part 23. …”
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Secondary Specialized Educational Institutions of Tyumen in 1920—1930s by E. V. Borodulina, A. V. Skochin

“…Issues related to the material and personnel aspects in the initial period of the formation of secondary specialized educational institutions in Tyumen in the 1920—1930s are considered. …”
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An overview and the recent advancement of combustion applied to glass melting furnaces by R. Pereira, A. A. L. Ferreira, S. M. Toffoli

“…Emphasizing the need for innovative approaches to mitigate refractory corrosion and other operational issues resulting from changes in combustion processes, the study underscores the importance of ongoing research and development in materials science and combustion technology. …”
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Copilot in service: Exploring the potential of the large language model-based chatbots for fostering evaluation culture in preventing and countering violent extremism [version 2; p... by Leena Malkki, Irina van der Vet

“…At the same time, biases and data security issues inherent in LLM-based chatbots should be carefully explored by practitioners. …”
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