Challenges Facing South African Local Government in Shaping Housing-Driven Economic Development in Townships by Lucia Leboto-Khetsi, Nel Verna

“…Additionally, there are critical stakeholder-related issues including poor interdepartmental coordination and limited community engagement. …”
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Financial and Non-Financial Information Seeking: The Role of Managing Anger and Fear in Investment Strategies and Decision-making by Vahid Oskou, Sahar Yousefizadeh, Fatemeh Asnad

“…Affected by different emotions, decision-making is considered one of the most complex psychological issues. Investors' excitement influences how they behave and make decisions. …”
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Mapping the intellectual and conceptual structure of physical education research: Direct citation analysis by Andrzej Lis, Mateusz Tomanek

“…As a result of the research sampling process, the 10,334 publications indexed in the Scopus database were selected by the title search for the phrase ‘physical education’. …”
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The Concept of Post-Non-Classic al Methodological Strategy by Professor Olexander Oguy by Olha Chervinska

“…The article traces up the stages of progress of scientist’s methodological strategy concerning the so-called concept of post-non-classicism, beginning with his first article in “The Issues”, where he presented an efficient sample of involving the timeless linguistic universals with the purpose of comparing the typologically similar genre forms. …”
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Impact of obesity on echocardiographic parameters and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction: unanswered qu... by E. A. Lyasnikova, A. A. Kuular, A. V. Pavlovskaya, A. N. Vlasenko, A. V. Kozlenok, A. Yu. Babenko, M. Yu. Sitnikova, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…Echocardiography and blood sampling for NT-proBNP were performed with sinus rhythm. …”
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Mind the G(ap): bridging prevention needs and approaches for GHB/GBL users and their social environment by Antonia Bendau, Lukas Roediger, Andrea Piest, Rüdiger Schmolke, Katharin Ahrend, Moritz Bruno Petzold, Twyla Michnevich, Felix Betzler

“…The adult convenience sample (N = 2,196, with n = 240 participating in the follow-up) was mostly connected to Berlin’s nightlife scene and included GHB/GBL/BD users and their (non-user) social environment. …”
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Binge drinking among adolescents: the role of stress, problematic internet use, and emotional regulation by Adrián Diaz-Moreno, Iván Bonilla, Andrés Chamarro, Queralt Ballabrera, María José Gómez-Romero, Mark D. Griffiths, Joaquín T. Limonero

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was completed by a sample of 876 high school adolescents (63.57% female, mean age 16.86 years). …”
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A multi-source data approach to carbon stock prediction using Bayesian hierarchical geostatistical models in plantation forest ecosystems by Tsikai S. Chinembiri, Onisimo Mutanga, Timothy Dube

“…Despite a multi-source data prediction approach to the modeling of C stock in a managed plantation forest ecosystem set-up, the issues of scale still play a major role in modeling spatial variability of natural resource variables. …”
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Analyzing the nexus between burnout and psychological distress in pediatric oncology nurses: a descriptive correlational investigation by Wafaa Osman Abd El-Fatah, Taghred Mohamed, Nahla Abdallah, Heba Mahmoud Ahmed, Sorayia Ramadan Abd El Fattah Ayaad

“…Methods A descriptive correlational research design was employed, involving a purposive sample of 188 nurses working in inpatient and intensive care units. …”
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Spatial analysis of unimproved drinking water source in East Africa: Using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 2012-2023. by Lidetu Demoze, Kassaw Chekole Adane, Jember Azanaw, Eyob Akalewold, Tenagne Enawugaw, Mitkie Tigabie, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye, Gelila Yitageasu

“…A total of 206,748 households were sampled in 12 East African countries. Data management and analysis were carried out in several stages, beginning with data cleaning, followed by statistical weighting and data merging. …”
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Academic performance and associated factors among female university students by Tsiyon Birhanu Wube, Solomon Gebremichael Asgedom, Zelalem Mohammed Jemal, Lielt Gebreselassie Gebrekirstos

“…Participants were selected using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected via a self-administered questionnaire, while qualitative data were gathered through key informant and in-depth interviews. …”
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Exploring policy processes against microbial threats in Iran: a qualitative policy analysis by Amirhossein Takian, Ali Akbari Sari, Masud Yunesian, Azam Raoofi

“…This paper reports the analysis of Iran’s policy process against microbial threats.Design This is a qualitative study.Participants We interviewed 16 purposefully identified key informants selected through snowball sampling.Setting Through the lens of stages heuristic framework, we analysed the interviews by using thematic content analysis. …”
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Effect of Ultrasonic Exposure on the Efficiency of De-Oiling Fluid Lecithins by Ekaterina V. Lisovaya, Elena P. Viktorova, Anastasia V. Sverdlichenko, Mariet R. Zhane

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Effect of Learning Environment on Academic Performance of Pupils and Students in Kagango Division Sheema Municipality. by Andonzire, Steve James

“…Rwabutura primary school and Itendero secondary school. The study sampling was cloned on ~l I lead teachers, 30 students, 8 Teachers: and 8 parents from Kagango Division which were both male and female. …”
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The Factors Hindering the Performance of Tour Operations in the Development of Tourism in Rwanda: A Case Study of Primate Safaris in Kigali, Rwanda. by Alphonse, Ntabana

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Sensing particles under the surface with nanoindentation by Lukas Walch, Claus O.W. Trost, Kevin Kutlesa, Jakob Zitz, Thomas Klünsner, Gerald Ressel, Alfred Hackl, Megan J. Cordill, Stanislav Zak

“…In particular, the question of how, and to what degree, hard phases embedded invisibly beneath the surface of a softer matrix affect the load–displacement curves during nanoindentation was unexamined. To address this issue, nanoindentation mapping was performed near the edge of cubic samples made from high-speed steel composed of a soft metal matrix and hard primary carbides. …”
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State-of-Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Features and Fusion Interpretable Deep Learning Framework by Bohan Shao, Jun Zhong, Jie Tian, Yan Li, Xiyu Chen, Weilin Dou, Qiangqiang Liao, Chunyan Lai, Taolin Lu, Jingying Xie

“…A multiple cross-validation approach is adopted to ensure the model’s adaptability across different battery samples, enabling flexible estimation of battery SOH. …”
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Mental Health Consequences of COVID‐19 Vaccine Side Effects: Findings From a Cross‐Sectional Analysis by Md. Shajadul Islam, Md. Bony Amin, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Fardana Binte Zaman, Sajib Rangder, Faiaz Morshed Khan Jilan, Wajihantun Nesa Chowdhury, Sanjarah Tamim, Nusrat Jahan Hridi, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan

“…The sample size and response rate were 1085 and 93.68%. …”
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Assessment of the infectivity of malaria parasites from asymptomatic school children to Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in a high transmission area in Ghana by Mawusi Adepa Mawuli, Linda Eva Amoah, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Dickson Donu, Hamza B. Abagna, Festus K. Acquah, Neils Ben Quashie, Yaw Asare Afrane

“…Abstract Asymptomatic carriage of malaria parasite is a major public health issue in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa. These infections are mostly sub-microscopic and not detected by routine malaria screening methods. …”
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The methods and systems of Fault-Tolerant frequency vector control of induction motors in case of the stator circuit damage by Andrii Kalinov, Viacheslav Melnykov, Mohamed Zaidan Qawaqzeh, Mykhaylo Zagirnyak, Artur Szczęsny, Ewa Korzeniewska

“…The paper also considers the issue of compensating for the impact of damage to the motor stator windings on the operating modes of the semiconductor elements of the energy converter. …”
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