Comparative Analysis of the Government Structure and Policies to Disaster Response Adopted by the BRICS: Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ana Paula Pereira Maiato Nascimento, Híngred Ferraz Pereira Resende, Tharcisio Cotta Fontainha

“…Consequently, disaster response requires the involvement of different stakeholders, which makes managing disaster and humanitarian operations a challenge. Thus, the present research aims to compare the government structure and policies of the BRICS countries (i.e., Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) to disaster response operations, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Women’s Entrepreneurship: Problems and Prospects of Development in the Republic of Kazakhstan by A. M. Kabdulsharipova, E. S. Nurekenova, S. N. Suieubayeva, Zh. S. Khusainova, A. Golac

“…The results of the study can be used both at the state and local levels to develop programs and strategies to achieve the 5th Sustainable Development Goal and gender policy in the regions of Kazakhstan.…”
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Community, Public Archaeology, and Co-construction of Knowledge Through the Educational Project of a Rural Mountain School by Fernández Mier Margarita, López Gómez Pablo, Sánchez-Broch Paloma, Carballido González Elías

“…This context has stimulated the research that different scholars carry out trying to understand the rural world from a complex and multifaceted perspective, but it has also served to draw attention to the need to generate forms of research and knowledge creation more connected to the communities. In this article, we present our experience through the project ConCiencia Histórica, a proposal that we have developed with a school located in a mountain area in northern Spain that uses project-based education and STEAM methodologies and in which we followed our historical and archaeological research in this area as a common thread in its educational programming.…”
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Digital Assistance Systems to Implement Machine Learning in Manufacturing: A Systematic Review by Jannik Rosemeyer, Marta Pinzone, Joachim Metternich

“…At the present, there is no comprehensive overview over corresponding assistance systems. …”
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The e-commerce market in Kazakhstan: analysis of the state and development directions by A. B. Zhanbozova, T. A. Azatbek, S. N. Valieva, I. N. Tuzelbaeva, K. B. Zhumanazarov

“…In particular, they results can be used to develop and implement programs to stimulate entrepreneurial activity in the e-commerce market and improve its infrastructure.…”
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Models of Blended Learning: Organizational and Didactic Typology by V. I. Blinov, E. Yu. Esenina, I. S. Sergeev

“…The pandemic period revealed the shortcomings of distance learning, which do not allow it to be used as a basic form of education in the main educational programs. The most effective form of organizing the educational process, in the context of its digital transformation, is seen as blended learning, which involves alternating online and face-to-face learning  formats. …”
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The Difference between Predictability of Iranian EFL Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence and Sense of plausibility with their Sense of Classroom Management by Fateme Saeedi, pantea pahlavani

“…The results revealed that EFL teachers’ sense of plausibility was a more statistically significant predictor of teachers’ sense of classroom management rather than their EQ. The findings of the present study have implications for L2 teacher education and teacher training programs.…”
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Dynamic Route Choice Prediction Model Based on Connected Vehicle Guidance Characteristics by Jiangfeng Wang, Jiarun Lv, Chao Wang, Zhiqi Zhang

“…A simulation scenario is established by programming different agents for controlling the flow of vehicles and for information acquisition and transmission. …”
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A Methodological Framework for Evaluation of Rural Settlements: Rural Index of Serbia by Žana Jurjević, Bojan Matkovski, Danilo Đokić, Stanislav Zekić

“…The goal of this research is to present a rural index of Serbia. The importance of this research is reflected in the methodological improvement of the classification of rural settlements in Serbia. …”
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Conceptual Design of a Batch Process for the Production of Biodiesel from High Free Fatty Acid Feedstocks by A. Mohammadi, B. Ghobadian

“…The mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problem, caused due to applying the hierarchical procedure together with Malone’s algorithm for the conceptual design, was solved. …”
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Scientometric tools in strategising the development of scientific periodicals: the case of the journal Digital Models and Solutions by V.A. Blaginin, E.V. Sokolova

“…The present study is dedicated to the development of scientometric tools for the strategic advancement of a scientific periodical, exemplified by the journal of the Ural State University of Economics, “Digital Models and Solutions”. …”
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A Simulated Annealing Methodology to Multiproduct Capacitated Facility Location with Stochastic Demand by Jin Qin, Hui Xiang, Yong Ye, Linglin Ni

“…Based on the assumption of normal distributed for all the stochastic demands, a nonlinear mixed-integer programming model is proposed, whose objective is to minimize the total cost, including transportation cost, inventory cost, operation cost, and setup cost. …”
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Extending the Technology Acceptance Model for Use of e-Learning Systems by Digital Learners by Aamer Hanif, Faheem Qaisar Jamal, Muhammad Imran

“…This paper also examines the relevance of some previously used external variables, e.g., self-efficacy, experience, and computer anxiety, for present-world students who have been brought up as digital learners and have higher levels of computer literacy and experience.…”
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Feasibility and appropriateness of using electronic hierarchical structures in teaching computer science in primary school by Esen Y. Bidaibekov, Baglan B. Kaldanov

“…Results. The article presents the results of a teacher survey that identifies the main problems in existing teaching methods. …”
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pyJSON Schema Loader and JSON Editor: A tool for file-based metadata management by Nick Plathe, Markus M. Becker, Steffen Franke

“…The newly developed tool aims to support the generation and re-use of structured metadata, required for the implementation of research data management and the FAIR data principles in research workflows. pyJSON is written in Python, a modern and flexible programming language. The interface consists of a table-like view tailored to present JSON documents, enriched with information from the corresponding JSON schema. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: Arun Mahapatra, art of retailing. New Delhi: Lotus press publishers & distributors, 2015, 156 pp. ISBN: ‎ 978-81-8382-208-4 by Isaac Kazungu, Emmanuel Chao

“…"Art of retailing" emerges as a valuable resource for retail industry professionals, lecturers, professors, and university students engaged in business studies, marketing, procurement, and entrepreneurship programs. Despite its merits, the text's principal drawback lies in its failure to present world-class illustrations, case studies, exhibits, checkpoint questions, and summaries, which are pivotal for reinforcing concepts in each chapter. …”
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Contextualizing Wilson’s Information Behavior model in Seeking Indigenous Information for HIV prevention among Adolescents in Secondary schools, Uganda by Olivia Nina, Rugambwa, Lyaka, Martha, Mutibwa, Lois Nankya

“…Effective communication of quality health information in emergency situations is critical in curbing the spread of diseases. Health programs promoting both biomedical and indigenous representations in HIV prevention have been found to be more effective than those that ignore lay representations. …”
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Estimation of the initial material of spring barley in the Rostov region by E. G. Filippov, А. А. Dontsova, D. P. Dontsov, Е. S. Doroshenko, I. M. Zasypkina, R. N. Bragin

“…The current paper has presented the study results of the collection samples of spring barley. …”
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Sistema integral para el diseño e implementación de control asistido por computadora by David L. Leal, Miguel R. Celi, Esteban Alvarez

“…The software uses block diagram programming as the base for the theoretical design and implementation of the control system, which makes the programming simple and fast. …”
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Research methodology for analyzing transformation of higher pedagogical education today by Pisareva, Svetlana A., Tryapitsina, Alla P.

“…The methodology is relevant for fostering collaborative research initiatives and developing research programs aimed at transforming pedagogical education across various universities.…”
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