Interest in digital health tools for miscarriage support: A qualitative assessment of Canadian women facing early pregnancy loss by Breanna Flynn, Anjali Sergeant, Genevieve Tam, Megan Gomes, Roopan Gill

“…Design: We conducted a qualitative study with grounded theory methodology to address our objectives. Methods: The study was conducted between September 2021 and April 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. …”
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A colheita da floresta: Uma estratégia de desenvolvimento social e economicamente viável ao desmatamento? by Patricia Andrade de Oliveira

“…Also, the Biodiversity Convention, which took place during the WCED, highlighted the sovereignty of nations over their biological resources and defined that each country should create its own conditions to facilitate access to genetic resources while promoting the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of such resources.Central to this process are debates over the role of the economic activity in environmental protection, especially the protection of the world’s biodiversity resources upon which the whole economic and climatic systems depend.This paper examines the theory behind some modern development strategies, such as the one that supports that the market economy will save the world’s biodiversity. …”
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Theoretical and Applied Issues of Standardization of the Terms of Prejudicial Inquiry before Handling a Charge Sheet to a Person by T. O. Kuzubova

“…The emphasis has been placed on the fact that the specific terms of prejudicial inquiry according to the theory of criminal procedure, are determined in the criminal procedural legislation in accordance with the severity of the criminal offense. …”
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Systemic Poverty Modelling: Case of Central Asia by F. I. Arzhaev, V. Y. Andriukhin, D. V. Saprynskaya

“…Poverty is one of the most controversial issues in the academic discourse. The numerous theories and their different interpretations make theoretical approaches to poverty applicable to achieve different goals but not the one of its eradication. …”
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Research on Damage Assessment of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Column Subjected to Near-Field Blast Loading by Ying Cui, Meimei Song, Zhan Qu, Shanshan Sun, Junhai Zhao

“…Using pressure-impulse damage theory and the validated numerical simulations, two pressure-impulse damage evaluation curves for NSS and CFDST columns were established separately by analysing the experimental and simulation data. …”
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An investigation on the wind profiles and gravity wave dynamics in MLT region based on the meteor radars from the Meridian Project by Tai Liu, Zhe Wang, MengXi Shi, Willie Soon, ShiCan Qiu

“…This observational evidence is consistent with the filtering theory. The horizontal wind velocity, GW flux, and disturbance variance of the GW at Mohe are overall smaller than those at Zuoling, indicating weaker activities in the MLT at Mohe. …”
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Career Motivation in the Process of State Regulation of Youth Employment by Natalya Stativka, Anna Batiuk

“…Findings: A detailed analysis of career motivation theories and the technology of servicing potentially unemployed people helped justify the feasibility of applying a communicative and psychological method in employment center specialists’ work with their clients, in particular the youth. …”
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INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS OF THE FINANCIAL CONTROL INSTITUTION by Andrii Khmelkov

“…The research will become the basis for solving an important task for the theory, methodology and practice of financial science, and, first of all, in matters of financial auditing (Government au­diting), from the modernization of reporting, assessment, diagnosis and goal setting of controlling institutions to the improvement of work on processing and analyzing big data and establishing criteria for the possibility of using AI (Artificial Intelligence). …”
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INFORMATION OPENNESS OF THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM OF EDUCATION: THE EXPERIENCE OF SOCIAL AUDIT by Tatiana E. Zerchaninova, Olga V. Novgorodtseva

“…The research results demonstrate the prospects of the practical use of the theory of social audit in practice; and the practical recommendations for further improvement of information openness of the municipal education system. …”
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“Urban by nature”: The Sokoto jihadist approach to urban planning by Stephanie Zehnle

“…This study engages with Sokoto Jihadist urbanization in their theories and practices in the first half of the 19th century and unfolds the Jihadist claims to be “urban by nature.”…”
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WHY DO VIETNAMESE FIRMS HOLD CASH? by Nguyễn Thanh Hồng Ân, Hoàng Mai Phương

“…These characteristics support the trade-off theory of cash holding, meaning that Vietnamese firms hold cash mainly for transactional and precautionary purposes. …”
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Research on blow-out of shield tunnel in sandy soil with shallow burial by Yong-Xiang Shi, Yong-Xiang Shi, Bao-Ping Xi, Qi-Guang Di, Feng-Nian Wang, Feng-Nian Wang

“…Furthermore, using the wedge shape and inclined cylinder model and applying the theory of limit analysis, the corresponding formula for the ultimate support pressure has been derived. …”
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A novel approach to multi-objective portfolio selection: modeling emerging financial markets using satisfaction functions and fuzzy values by Milad Saleki, Mohamad Saber Falah Nejad, Davood Shishebori, Mohammad Aref Dehghani Tafti

“…In other words, the proposed model outperformed the base model in all the objectives under study.Originality/Value: As distinguishing features of the proposed model of this research, one can mention: 1) constructing and using fuzzy distribution functions and calculating ideal values and expected ranges for all desired objectives considering the conditions of the examined market research using simple mathematical modeling, 2) utilizing the experience of financial market experts in planning model for selecting suitable investment portfolios in emerging financial markets, 3) presenting an approach to calculating portfolio risk in conditions of information scarcity in the problem environment using fuzzy theory, 4) development of the fuzzy benchmark-criterion method for weighting the objectives under study in the problem considering the expertise of financial market experts, and 5) simple modeling, considering interval fuzzy values in the model, and being usable for all individuals with different levels of investment knowledge.…”
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In Praise of Diversity in Participatory Heritage Planning Empowered by Artificial Intelligence: Windcatchers in Yazd by Mahda Foroughi, Tong Wang, Ana Pereira Roders

“…Heritage planning is changing, in both theory and practice. There is greater attention to the cultural significance (values and attributes) conveyed to a heritage property, rather than focusing on the property alone. …”
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Evaluation of Sharia-based Sustainability Reporting Framework Influenced by the Emergence of Metaverse Axes in Accounting by Hossein Keshavarzi Nejhad, Maryam Shahri, Vahid Oskou, Mohammad Reza Abdoli

“…Therefore, in the qualitative part, through ground theory, the dimensions of Sharia-based sustainability reporting should be identified. …”
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Mapping the Discourse. Architecture Periodicals in/for the Teaching of Architecture History by Gaia Caramellino, Valeria Casali, Nicole De Togni

“…Moving from the teaching seminar offered over the past six years to internationals students at Politecnico di Milano in the framework of the History and Theory course, the pedagogical project intersects the growing attention for the relations between architecture and media, and the current debate on the history of architecture as a transnational practice.A corpus of around fifty periodicals published in eighteen different countries was addressed as a “system of knowledge” and a “global printed network”, overcoming monographic and local-centered readings based on the history of isolated journals or linked to national editorial cultures and narratives. …”
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Role of Cerebellum in the Treatment of Dystonia and Application of Cerebellum Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation by WENG Yajing, WU Yi, LIU Gang, CHENG Huilan, XIE Hongyu, TIAN Shan

“…Intermittent TBS (iTBS) can increase excitability of thecortical area, while continuous TBS (cTBS) can inhibit activation of the cerebral cortex. Based on the theory of cerebellar-brain inhibition, TMS can improve symptoms by modulating cerebellar-brain inhibition. …”
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Not uni-dimension! Exploring the multi-dimensional concept of positive body image in the Chinese context by Hanqin Yan

“…With a positive psychology perspective, and based on the holistic positive body image theory, this study explored the multi-dimensional concept of positive body image in the Chinese context, integrated its three measures, examined the overall level of positive body image among Chinese college students, and tested the gender measurement invariance, as well as explored the latent categories of positive body image in the college student population.MethodsA convenience sampling method was used to survey 670 college students in China, using the Chinese version of Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2), Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS), Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-5 (BI-AAQ-5), and the Positive Body Talk Scale (PBTS). …”
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Effects of awareness of breast cancer overdiagnosis among women with screen-detected or incidentally found breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Brooke Nickel, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten McCaffery, Kristen Pickles, Jolyn Hersch, Jayant S Vaidya

“…Objectives To explore experiences of women who identified themselves as having a possible breast cancer overdiagnosis.Design Qualitative interview study using key components of a grounded theory analysis.Setting International interviews with women diagnosed with breast cancer and aware of the concept of overdiagnosis.Participants Twelve women aged 48–77 years from the UK (6), USA (4), Canada (1) and Australia (1) who had breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ n=9, (invasive) breast cancer n=3) diagnosed between 2004 and 2019, and who were aware of the possibility of overdiagnosis. …”
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Schoenberg – Schenker – Bach. A Harmonic, Contrapuntal, Formal Braid by Matthew Arndt

“…I offer correctives to the organicist theories of Arnold Schoenberg and Heinrich Schenker, which similarly concern these domains, and especially to their reception. …”
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