“In some ways it feels like a specialism”: Exploring the lived experience of multilingual maternity professionals – A qualitative interview study by Emma Brooks

“…Practitioners also felt that the utilisation of shared languages could boost the confidence of women and birthing people, as well as improving their understanding and sense of wellbeing. …”
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The Influence of Chemically Treated Hemp Fibre on the Mechanical Behavior and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid Made with FDM by N. I. Haroon Rashid, R. Meenakshi Reddy, A. R Venkataramanan, Melvin V. D. Poures, A. Thanikasalam, Ashraf Elfasakhany, Agonafir Alemayehu

“…A polymer matrix can, however, boost the strength of the reinforcing element. When it comes to natural fibres and polymers, they simply do not mix because of their different hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties. …”
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Valorization of Water-Based Drill Cuttings through the Bio-Carbonation Approach by Guowang Tang, Feng Huang, Guihe Wang, Zhengyang Song, Cangqin Jia, Peizhi Yu, Yongshuai Sun

“…Further, in addition to the identification of HMCs, the microstructural analysis also revealed a continuous carbonate network due to the presence of HMCs, which accounts for the strength boost of samples.…”
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Compensation of active filter using p-q theory in photovoltaic systems by Farzane Soleimani Rudi, Mohammad Naser Hashemnia

“…To optimize the efficiency of solar panels and generate the switching control signal of the boost converter, the Perturb and Observe (P&O) method and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technique are employed, respectively. …”
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Brief social presence improves delayed memory for online lecture content. by Lindsay A Santacroce, Rachel Appiah, Margot D Sullivan, Julia Spaniol

“…These findings suggest that enhancing social presence in virtual environments may be leveraged to boost academic performance in university students.…”
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The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Cognitive Functions in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study by Pablo Cruz Gonzalez, Kenneth N. K. Fong, Ted Brown

“…The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether the use of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex could boost the effects of a cognitive stimulation (CS) programme using a tablet on five older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). …”
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Thermal analysis of onboard front-end AC/DC converter for EV using advanced semiconductor devices by Kanimozhi Gunasekaran, Ravi Samikannu

“…The converter topology chosen is phase shifted boost PFC converter and the performance of the converter is analysed using wide band gap semiconductor devices. …”
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Aspects influencing teacher’s motivation in private schools amid the challenging environment in Lebanon by Hanan Kontar, Nisrine Rizk, Nada Jabbour Al Maalouf

“…Among the suggestions include bringing up-to-date rules to boost teacher satisfaction, raising educational standards, creating focused training sessions, changing compensation systems and improving both the physical and mental aspects of the workplace.…”
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The Roles of Islamic Content Quality and Physical Attractiveness of Muslim Influencer on Social Media Consumption: Likeability as Mediator by Robiansyah Robiansyah, Khusnul Khotimah, Aisyah Trees Sandy, Saida Zainurossalamia

“…Managerially, it provides marketers and content creators with insights on balancing content quality and influencer physical attractiveness to boost engagement and consumption, particularly in culturally and religiously sensitive markets.…”
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Impacts of Future Climate Changes on Shifting Patterns of the Agro-Ecological Zones in China by Yingzhi Lin, Anping Liu, Enjun Ma, Fan Zhang

“…The shifting patterns of AEZs will be characterized by northward expansion of humid AEZs to subhumid AEZs in south China, eastward expansion of arid AEZs to dry and moist semiarid AEZs in north China, and southward expansion of dry semiarid AEZs to arid AEZs in southwest China.…”
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Regional Credit, Technological Innovation, and Economic Growth in China: A Spatial Panel Analysis by Huan Zhou, Shaojian Qu, Xiaoguang Yang, Qinglu Yuan

“…Therefore, we argue that China should rationally allocate regional credit resources, strengthen technological innovation capabilities, and boost the integrated development of regional credit and technological innovation. …”
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Comparative evaluation between Java application using JNI and native C/C++ application running on an Android platform. by Alison de Oliveira Venâncio, Thales Ruano Barros de Souza, Bruno Raphael Cardoso Dias

“…The Native Development Kit (NDK), along with the Java Native Interface (JNI), provides a solution for communication between Java applications and native C/C++ applications, resulting in a significant performance boost. This article evaluated the performance difference between Java applications using JNI with the NDK and native C/C++ applications, focusing on algorithms widely used in various areas such as automation, networking, telecom, cybersecurity, etc. …”
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Impact of Teacher’s Pupil’s Class Relationship on Academics in Selected Schools of Bubare Town Council Rubanda District. by Amanya, Apollo

“…The findings seek to provide insights into the importance of nurturing positive teacher-pupil relationships to boost educational success in schools within Bubare Town Council. …”
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Current Awareness Services and Information Dissemination in Universities -Western Uganda: A Case study of Ankole Western University. by Kanyamuhanga, Benjamin

“…Based on these findings, recommendations are provided, including improving technological support, increasing user training, and enhancing communication strategies to boost the effectiveness of CAS at the university. …”
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Egg freshness during storage: the effect of laying hen age and shelf life prediction using a novel hybrid modeling method by Yifeng Lu, Jing Li, Zihao He, Linyun Chen, Huixin Tian, Chen Xu, Xinglian Xu, Minyi Han

“…A novel hybrid model combining BP-ANN, cuckoo search and adaptive boosting (CS-BP-AdaBoost) was proposed for predicting the remaining egg shelf life, with the input being Haugh unit, yolk index, air cell depth, albumen pH, hen age, and breed. …”
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Editorial: Forest assisted migration by Paula E. Marquardt, Brian J. Palik, Philippe Nolet, Alison D. Munson

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Gelişmekte Olan Piyasaların Zayıf Formda Etkinliği: Koşullu Değişen Varyans Modellerle Haftanın Günü Etkisi Üzerine Ampirik Analiz by Nevzat Aypek, Aykan Coşkun

“…Haftanın günlerine göre ortalama getirilerde ve volatilitelerde olası değişiklikleri tespit etmek için BIST100 Borsa Endeksi (Türkiye), BVSP Borsa Endeksi (Brezilya), MOEX Borsa Endeksi (Rusya), NIFTY50 Borsa Endeksi (Hindistan) ve SSEC Borsa Endeksinin (Çin) 14 Ocak 2002 ile 14 Nisan 2023 tarihleri arasındaki günlük kapanış verilerinden yararlanılmıştır. …”
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Author Correction: The role of manganese in CoMnOx catalysts for selective long-chain hydrocarbon production via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by Hao Chen, Zan Lian, Xiao Zhao, Jiawei Wan, Priscilla F. Pieters, Judit Oliver-Meseguer, Ji Yang, Elzbieta Pach, Sophie Carenco, Laureline Treps, Nikos Liakakos, Yu Shan, Virginia Altoe, Ed Wong, Zengqing Zhuo, Feipeng Yang, Ji Su, Jinghua Guo, Monika Blum, Saul H. Lapidus, Adrian Hunt, Iradwikanari Waluyo, Hirohito Ogasawara, Haimei Zheng, Peidong Yang, Alexis T. Bell, Núria López, Miquel Salmeron

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Individually moulded silicone dressing in full thickness skin grafts by Michael Götting, Rahel Zibell, Markus Jungehülsing

“…We propose the use of an addition-cured silicone as an individually moulded silicone dressing to keep the vulnerable skin graft in place, prevent shearing forces and create a moist environment. Method The silicone dressing is applied directly on the graft, using a double cartridge system. …”
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