Embracing natural hair by Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani

“…Whereas predominantly, existing studies find that media representations of beauty and beautiful hair are defined via whiteness and that Black women also participate in self-production in ways that suggest an acceptance of the hierarchy that locates Black looks at the margins, very little research has been done about Black women who resist the hegemonic representation of and assumed superior status of white looks in general and flowing hair specifically. Drawing on two theories: whiteness and Africana womanism, and using purposive sampling, this study examined 17 qualitative interviews with Black South African women and Chocolate Hair Sisters, Natural Sisters, and FroChic three online blogs started by Black South African women advocating for natural hair. …”
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Research on Time-dependent Reliability of Subway Gearboxes Based on the Response Surface Method by Pei Bang, Li Zhiyuan, Li Xuefei, Chen Zhuo, He Penghui, Huang Xiaodan

“…On this basis, combined with the order statistic theory, the reliability of the box with the number of loads is obtained. …”
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Advancements in Superhydrophobic Paper-Based Materials: A Comprehensive Review of Modification Methods and Applications by Yin Tang, Shouwei Ban, Zhihan Xu, Jing Sun, Zhenxin Ning

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BIMODAL VOTERS ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (BVAS) MACHINES AND ELECTIONS INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION IN KOGI STATE by Ahmed Audu YUSUFU, Mahmud Gana IDREES

“…To achieve this objective, the paper deployed Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT) as a framework of analysis and collected data from primary sources such as Structured Questionnaire (SQ) and secondary sources such as books, journals, and web-based, materials among others. …”
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Zum aktuellen Stand der professionellen Musikausbildung in Russland by Irina Susidko, Pavel Lucker

“…Pianists at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, for example, have approximately 950 hours of special (performing) disciplines, approximately 830 for the general humanities, and approximately 530 for music history and theory. The article also identifies the place of academic and non-academic specialties (folk instruments, ethnomusicology, folklore singing) in Russian professional education, the distribution of educational material and its role in ’academic’ Western European and ’non academic’ folk and pop music. …”
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KUALITAS PELAYANAN PUBLIK DALAM PENGURUSAN SURAT PINDAH DAN DATANG DI KELURAHAN BAROS KECAMATAN CIMAHI TENGAH KOTA CIMAHI by Yustianti Dwi Pratiwi, Zaenal Abidin AS

“…With stages of data collection, editing,           statement classification, data entry, testing and data             description.               Grand theory Arianto(2018:83) Tangible factors, Reliability, Responsiveness,        Assurance, Emphaty. …”
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Alternative Kriterien der Modusbestimmung by Jochen Brieger

“…Es stellt sich daher die Frage, ob das modale System nur in der Theorie Geltung besaß oder ob es auch für die kompositorische Praxis von Relevanz war. …”
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Research of the Nutrition Problem: Methodological Approaches and Daily Practices by A. V. Noskova

“…In the last thirty years in this area, some special sociological theories were formed: sociology of nutrition, sociology of food, sociology of menu, etc. …”
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Density Functional Theoretical Computational Studies on 3-Methyl 2-Vinyl Pyridinium Phosphate by N. Kanagathara, V. J. Thanigaiarasu, V. Sabari, S. Elangovan

“…The molecular structure of 3-methyl 2-vinyl pyridinium phosphate (3M2VPP) has been optimized by using Density Functional Theory using B3LYP hybrid functional with 6-311++G (d, p) basis set in order to find the whole characteristics of the molecular complex. …”
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Exploring a role for performance management in residential child care by Russell Sutherland

“…Finally, it will suggest that unit managers should be skilled in management models and theories to enable them to achieve better integration between organisational objectives and delivery of services at unit level.…”

The Interface Between Innovation and Entrepreneurship with Strategic Risks and the Budget in a Brazilian Agribusiness Company by Thiago Bruno de Jesus Silva, Carlos Eduardo Facin Lavarda

“… In the context of Resource-based Theory (rbt), management control components such as budgeting play a crucial role in organizing and maximizing the potential of resources and capabilities. …”
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Research on partition evaluation method of fatigue strength of cast aluminum cylinder head by LÜ ZhenGuo, ZHOU HaiTao, ZHOU ZhiGe, JING GuoXi, LI ShuBo, LIU YiPeng, HE XiaoDong, LI Peng

“…Finally, based on the multi-axial high-cycle fatigue theory, combined with the coupled thermo-mechanical stress and material boundary, a zonal evaluation method for the fatigue strength of the cylinder head was proposed. …”
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How human information behaviour researchers use each other's work: a basic citation analysis study by Lynne McKechnie, George R. Goodall, Darian Lajoie-Paquette, Heidi Julien

“…Papers were cited generally (36.0%), for findings (28.5%) and for theory (25.3%) with few citations for method (6.0%). …”
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Motivated by Design: A Codesign Study to Promote Challenging Misinformation on Social Media by Selin Gurgun, Emily Arden-Close, Keith Phalp, Raian Ali

“…We applied the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) as a theoretical framework and analysed our data based on the core constructs of this framework: performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions. …”
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Legitimate expectation in administrative procedure by Romić Marko Lj

“…Having its foundation in Kantian philosophy, it was incorporated into the law of the European Union through the principle of legal certainty and the dominant influence of German legal theory. It is the Court of Justice of the EU that is responsible for the development of this principle in practice as well as the postulates on which its application in the member states is based. …”
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Socio-philosophical analysis of education as the basis of the social and investment model of the strengthening of the statehood, social identity and elite of Kyrgyzstan by Amantur Aidaraliev, Mukhtarbek M. Madaliev

“…The social significance of the paper lies in the rethinking of the theory and practice of strengthening statehood, social identity and elite from the position of sustainable development. …”
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Argumentation and the “New Oratory”: the staging of the speaker in investor pitches in English by Fiona Rossette-Crake

“…In keeping with contemporary discourse analysis theory and enunciative pragmatics, ethos is analysed in terms of the staging of the speaker and the positioning of participants, and hence as a cornerstone of the process of enunciation. …”
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Review on Applications of System Dynamics Method in Regional Water Demand Prediction by QIN Huanhuan

“…Water resources are the most important basic natural resources for the sustainable development of the social economy,the controlling element of the ecological environment,and strategic economic resources.With the growth in population and economic development,regional water consumption is increasing,and the imbalance between the supply and demand of water resources has become the “bottleneck” restricting regional economic development.Water demand prediction is an important basis for the planning,management,and sustainable utilization of regional water resources,which involves complex factors such as economic,hydrological,meteorological,social,engineering,and technological factors as well as the industrial structure and industrial and agricultural development.The system dynamics method based on the feedback control theory has significant advantages in the dynamic change,causal mechanism analysis,quantitative analysis and simulation of a multi-factor coupled complex giant system.It has been widely used in the prediction of regional water demand.The system dynamics model of regional water demand prediction can decompose a complex social water use system into multiple interconnected and mutually constrained subsystems.It can clearly show the dynamic change process of water demand of each water use subsystem and obtain accurate prediction results of water demand.In this paper,firstly,the characteristics of the system dynamics method are briefly introduced.Then,the applications of this method in regional water demand are summarized and analyzed from four aspects,i.e.…”
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Capacity Improvement for DVB-NGH with Dual-Polarized MIMO Spatial Multiplexing and Hybrid Beamforming by Huu Trung Nguyen, Trung Tan Le, Trung Hien Nguyen

“…Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna scheme is an effective technique for future terrestrial broadcasting systems such as digital video broadcasting-next-generation handheld (DVB-NGH) to overcome the limits on information theory of traditional single-antenna wireless communications without any additional bandwidth or increased transmit power. …”
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The Trilateral Evolutionary Game of Agri-Food Quality in Farmer-Supermarket Direct Purchase: A Simulation Approach by Xin Su, Haolong Liu, Shunqi Hou

“…Based on the evolutionary game theory, we establish the trilateral-game payoff matrix, build up the replicator dynamic equations, and discuss possible evolutionary stable states. …”
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