Improving Budget Transparency to Achieve Effective and Sustainable Governance by Tatjana Stanimirović

“… Purpose: The sustainable development concept implies the involvement of citizens in the budgetary process. Since the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences have confirmed the importance of citizens’ involvement also in the future, the purpose of the paper is to assess the level of interest in budgetary issues as well as the reasons for budget transparency stagnation as reported for Slovenia by the Open Budget Index (OBI). …”
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EXCURSION AS AN EFFECTIVE MODEL FOR INTERRELIGIOUS LITERACY TO PROMOTE MODERATE CULTURE IN PLURAL SOCIETY by Agus Subagya

“…In order to make moderation a daily practice, enormous efforts must be made during the process of socialization and until it becomes a movement. …”
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Investigation of the Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Credit Risk Assessment of Medium and Micro Enterprises by Yujie Zhao

“…Micro and medium enterprises rely on small finance investments and returns to ensure smooth and prolonged functional processes. Due to improper planning and recovery, credit-based investments and lending sometimes lead to financial downfalls. …”
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Review of forms of corrosion and mitigation techniques: A visual guide by Christopher Ikechukwu Ekeocha, Bede Ikenna Onyeachu, Ini-Ibehe Nabuk Etim, Emeka E. Oguzie

“…Annual loss due to corrosion issues has been quite alarming as it runs into trillions of dollars. …”
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ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION FROM CONVENTIONAL SOURCES AND MEASURES TO MITIGATE THE PRODUCED IMPACTS by PAUL CALANTER

“…Therefore, the analysis will focus on economic issues, such as limited resources of fuels and the significant fluctuation in fuel prices, low energy efficiency, environmental protection expenditures and health issues as a result of the pollution generated by the electricity production and environmental aspects related primarily to the burning of fossil fuels, but also to extraction, transport and storage, aspects concerning the management of waste generated by the energy sector or to the risks associated with the process of producing electricity. …”
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An Integrated BIM and GIS Framework for Sustainable Urban Planning by Doaa ElBeheiry

“…Urban planning has various issues as cities expand rapidly, population density rises, and urban infrastructure becomes more complicated. …”
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PUBLIC-POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF THE MOUNTAIN INTELLECTUALS IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917 by Artur Kazharov, Tamerlan Tsoloev

“…This article analyzes ethnopolitical processes which were underway in the North Caucasus during the revolution of 1917. …”
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THE ROAD TO VIOLENCE – THE OPPRESSION THEORY AND THE ISLAMIC STATE PROPAGANDA by Alina-Bianca COSCA

“…These codes were applied on the publications of the Islamic State, Rumiyah, (issues 3-4/2016, 5-7/2017) and Voice of Khurasan (VoK) (issues 16/2022, 21/2022, 23/2023, 29/2023, 30/2023). …”
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A Novel Methodology for the Stochastic Integration of Geophysical and Hydrogeological Data in Geologically Consistent Models by Alexis Neven, Philippe Renard

“…Abstract To address groundwater issues, it is often necessary to develop geological and hydrogeological models. …”
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Formation of Tobolsk Classical Hymnasium in First Decade of 19^th Century by M. Yu. Lapteva, A. A. Valitov, D. Yu. Fedotova

“…Zavadovsky, administrative and economic activities of the first director of the gymnasium A. Kh. Eiben, issues of charity of Russian and local entrepreneurs. …”
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An Improved GPU-accelerated MPM and Application in Landslide Modelling by WANG Bin, CHEN Penglin, WANG Di, XU Shunxin, XU Zikai, WU Jindong

“…In recent years, the material point method (MPM) has become an important large-deformation numerical simulation method in geotechnical engineering and is widely utilized to study issues such as landslides, foundations, dam failures, and water-soil gushing in shield tunnels. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Endothelial Cells: A Key Driver of Organ Disorders and Aging by Elena Grossini, Sakthipriyan Venkatesan, Mohammad Mostafa Ola Pour

“…While a small amount of ROS may be important for the regulation of physiological processes, at elevated levels they can turn into harmful agents leading to cellular damage. …”
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Using Beads as a Focus Fiduciary to Aid Software-Based Autofocus Accuracy in Microscopy by Isabel Gibson, Elizabeth Osterlund, Ray Truant

“…This is advantageous in long-term experiments to study dynamic cellular processes such as stress response. Depending on the sample type and preparation, the inherent qualities of brightfield microscopy, being very low contrast, can contribute to technical issues such as focal drift, sequencing lags, and complete failure of software autofocus systems. …”
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The reflection of the sexual minorities theme in the press of the Republic of Moldova. Between acceptance and discrimination by Victoria BULICANU

“…The issue of equitable approach to issues related to discrimination against certain social categories in our country remains one of the most discussed in various public events, such as public debates, seminars, trainings, etc. …”
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Building Students’ Critical Thinking Through The Literary Critical Reading Class by Wiwin Widyawati

“…Some students are usually too critical in responding certain issues found on a text. Often, they also show their rather extreme opinion for sharp and sensitive issues. …”
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Politicization of Migration Policies in the Visegrad Group’s Member States: A Means of Creating External Enemies of the Political system? by Przemysław Osiewicz

“…The main assumption is that the leaders of the V4 states intentionally politicize migration issues and use them to achieve internal objectives. …”
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Chilean Graders’ Behaviors and Perceptions of a Foreign Language Reschooling Program Towards Verbal Feedback on Pronunciation by Sebastián Calisto-Miranda, Mabel Ortiz-Navarrete

“…This study follows an action research design conducted during three sessions in which 28 secondary school students had a dialogue with the teacher who commented on their pronunciation issues and provided with strategies in order to help them deal successfully with pronunciation issues. …”
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LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION A CASE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST SULAWESI

“…The data collection method is in the form of a survey with Questionnaires distributed to the university academic community (except the Chancellor). The data is processed by analysis techniques Partial Least Square (PLS). …”
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Model for the Development of Information and Analytical Competence of Library Specialists: Results of a Pedagogical Experiment by I. I. Ryabova

“…Its high level of proficiency allows librarians to effectively find relevant information and data, evaluate them, process, interpret and promptly present them in accordance with user preferences. …”
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The Use of Blockchain Technology in the Food Traceability System by Cecilia Rasetto

“…To make just a few examples, the more relevant legal issues are related to data validation, storage, cyber security, and privacy. …”
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