From ivory tower to fishbowl: Towards restoring academic freedom and institutional autonomy in public higher education in South Africa by Flip Schutte, Emetia Swart

“…Using qualitative methodology, a secondary thematic analysis of literature and interview was followed. …”
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Trajectory Tracking Control System of Robot based on Slip Dynamics Model by Yin Hesheng, Zhang Qiuju, Ning Meng

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Pedagogical and Social Transformations in Post-Apartheid Mathematics Education by Hlamulo Wiseman Mbhiza, Zingiswa Jojo

“…This special issue addresses the complexities of mathematics teaching and learning in post-apartheid South Africa by exploring themes such as pedagogical reasoning, decoloniality, rural education challenges, and teacher preparation. …”
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THE BODY OF «GENERAL AI» AS AN ONTO-SOCIAL VERIFIER by Станіслав БЕСКАРАВАЙНИЙ

“…The body for general AI can be a tool for overcoming the limitations of Gödel’s incompleteness theorem. A contradiction is described: between the need for the widest possible use of publicly available “digital twins”, collective knowledge of the world and the need for general AI to have an ontological verifier as the basis for its own subjectivity. …”
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Development of a Sensitive Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for the Quantification of Folic Acid in Human Serum by Xiang Chen, Qiyang Zhou, Ting Zhang, ChunXin Wang, Zheng Yu, Hadji Ahamada, Zhonghu Bai, Xuan Huang

“…The method established shows good thermostability and performance. The limitation of detection (LOD) is 0.44 ng/mL. …”
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Effect of Polymer Network Architecture on Adsorption Kinetics at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces: A Comparison Between Poly(NIPAM-co-AA) Copolymer Microgels and Interpenetrating Network M... by Galina A. Komarova, Elena Yu. Kozhunova, Rustam A. Gumerov, Igor I. Potemkin, Irina R. Nasimova

“…In the present work, using pendant drop tensiometry, we studied the evolution of water–tetradecane interfacial tension during the adsorption of PNIPAM-PAA IPN particles, comparing them with single-network P-(NIPAM-co-AA) and PNIPAM microgels. …”
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Synthesis of NiO/Y2O3/ZrO2 Catalysts Prepared by One-Step Polymerization Method and Their Use in the Syngas Production from Methane by Yvan J. O. Asencios, Elisabete M. Assaf

“…The results of this paper also demonstrated that the nickel concentration in the mixture strongly influenced the morphology of the catalysts; therefore, the morphology also influenced the catalytic performances during the Syngas production reactions.…”
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Le Bestiaire d’amour de Gustave Flaubert (1) by Loïc Windels

“…These observations and other similar ones have already been made, and there is no doubt that the reader who loves the dense and suggestive prose that is The Legend of Saint Julian is familiar with them. Thus, the present article (and the one that will follow) strive less to reopen an already well-fed debate than to approach it in a slightly different manner: namely, by choosing from amongst the episodes where animals play a leading role, those which seem to pair up to form – by leaps and gambols – a narrative behind the story and those which, at the same time, appear desirous of being compared to other texts (the rest of Flaubert’s work, Medieval bestiaries, ancient and modern natural history, mythological writings) and a few images.…”
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Empowering Rural Farming: Agrovoltaic Applications for Sustainable Agriculture by Manish Kumar Singla, Jyoti Gupta, Anupma Gupta, Murodbek Safaraliev, Hamed Zeinoddini‐Meymand, Ramesh Kumar

“…These approaches might lead to significant changes in the logistics and value‐added production chain, thereby reducing agriculture's carbon footprint. In the future, it is possible to reduce the cost of AV technology by half by utilizing decommissioned solar panels in the technology and to delay the need for bulk PV recycling by several years. …”
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Correlation between Chinese visceral adiposity index and serum uric acid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients by Swailla Amina Araújo Intchasso Adotey, Qian Zhang, Mengxue Chen, Yang Jiao, Yin Zhang, Claudette Butoyi, Dong Wang, Ling Yang, Guoyue Yuan, Jue Jia

“…As CVAI increased, the risk of HUA in T2DM patients increased. Therefore, we should pay more attention to the application of CVAI in T2DM.…”
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Simulation and Error Analysis of Non-orthogonal Face Gear Shaping by Zhao Ning, Jin Yongxian

“…Then， the machine tool model， cutter and gear billet are built in SolidWorks， and import them into VERICUT， the CNC program is written， the processing simulation is carried out， and comparing the processed model with the theoretical model， the correctness of NC shaping of face gear is verified. …”
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Healing the healers: A systematic review on the burden of secondary traumatic stress among healthcare providers by Betsy Sara Zacharias, Sheela Upendra

“…Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are exposed to the traumatic and painful experiences of others as a part of their caring profession, which leaves them vulnerable to developing secondary traumatic stress (STS). …”
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The HSN and the Netherlands Indies: Challenge and Promise by Ulbe Bosma

“…While Dutch colonial military service was often the first step to make a career in colonial Indonesia, for Europeans from abroad it was rather a move of desperation as well as an attempt to earn some money that would enable them to start a business and a family in their country of birth. …”
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Representations of the Avalanche Risk Among Winter Outdoor Activities Practitioners in the Vosges Mountains by Florie Giacona, Frédérick Guyon

“…However, a significant number of practitioners (including hikers, skiers or mountaineers) seem to have no culture at all of the avalanche risk, which prevents them from realising that they are exposed. As a consequence, one can say that this lack of feeling vulnerable has led to an absence of mental construction of the avalanche risk in the Vosges mountains.…”
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ICAM1 blockade improves ischemic muscle reperfusion in diabetic mice by Ninon Foussard, Célia Bourguignon, Virginie Grouthier, Caroline Caradu, Candice Chapouly, Alain-Pierre Gadeau, Thierry Couffinhal, Marie-Ange Renault

“…Despite significant advancements in therapeutic interventions, the underlying mechanisms precipitating the progression of PAD to CLTI remain elusive. …”
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Nursing of a patient with post-stroke diarrhea treated by Ji’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Tuina (吉氏中医推拿治疗1例中风后腹泻患者的护理体会) by LIU Yanna (刘燕娜), WANG Xuesong (王雪送), GAO Yanbin (高燕斌), FAN Yan (范艳), TANG Ling (唐玲), HU Shirong (胡世荣)

“…Based on the syndrome differentiation, the Ji’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Tuina therapy was carried out in combination with dietary management, emotional care and basic nursing, in order to relieve the symptoms of diarrhea. …”
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Research on the deformation mechanism and law caused by the influence of seepage on foundation pit dewatering by Qingyuan Yang, Song Chen

“…The above results can be provided as theoretical foundation for the study of the deformation mechanism and law caused by dewatering in foundation pit.…”
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Human–nature connectedness and sustainability across lifetimes: A comparative cross‐sectional study in France and Colombia by Gladys Barragan‐Jason, Maxime Cauchoix, Paula A. Diaz‐Valencia, Arielle Syssau‐Vaccarella, Solène Hemet, Camilo Cardozo, Suzanne M. Skevington, Philipp Heeb, Camille Parmesan

“…The extent to which people considered themselves as part of nature—known as human–nature connectedness—has been shown to be a key societal trait for achieving such a transformative change. …”
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EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF POLICE HARASSMENT OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA by Ademolu Oluwaseun Adenuga, Abdullahi Abiodun Oyekanmi

“…Questionnaires were administered on the respondents and SPSS was deployed for data analysis, while social learning theory was adopted as theoretical framework. The findings of the study revealed that males students in private universities are prone to police harassment than females, that harassment has become police strategy to ease possible extortion of the students and that most cases these harassment were informed by the students bad dresses and hairstyles. …”
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