Tackling local environmental challenges with livelihoods strategies: insights from small-scale farmers in the vulnerable region of Ghana by Bright Osei Boateng, Henry Mensah, Eric Kwame Simpeh, Patrick Opoku, Lilian Amponsaa Boateng

“…The findings underscore the need for training programmes to equip extension officers with the knowledge to support SSFs in developing skills and efforts related to adaptation and viable livelihood options.…”
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Proposal and operational evaluation of a device for external and internal photodynamic therapy treatments by Enrique Navarrete de Gálvez, Pablo Fonda Pascual, José Aguilera Arjona, José Ramón de Andrés Díaz, María Navarrete de Gálvez, Shiran Perera Mohamed, María Victoria de Gálvez Aranda

“…For localized treatments, laser technology is commonly employed.We propose a customizable and programmable LED-based device that not only meets these specifications but also addresses the limitations of current LED sources for localized treatments. …”
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DNA targeting by compact Cas9d and its resurrected ancestor by Rodrigo Fregoso Ocampo, Jack P. K. Bravo, Tyler L. Dangerfield, Isabel Nocedal, Samatar A. Jirde, Lisa M. Alexander, Nicole C. Thomas, Anjali Das, Sarah Nielson, Kenneth A. Johnson, Christopher T. Brown, Cristina N. Butterfield, Daniela S. A. Goltsman, David W. Taylor

“…Abstract Type II CRISPR endonucleases are widely used programmable genome editing tools. Recently, CRISPR-Cas systems with highly compact nucleases have been discovered, including Cas9d (a type II-D nuclease). …”
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‘Traditional Authorities’ and Community Rights in Contemporary Mozambique: between Activism and Incorporation by Giovanni Battista Martino

“… Mozambique’s donor-inspired ongoing programme of ‘traditional authorities’ ‘(re-)integration’ carries considerable emancipatory potential for local communities in their relations with central political institutions and the globalized economy. …”
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Développer la pensée informatique à travers la conception de jeux vidéo éducatifs. Educational Game & Play Design Project: élaboration de la méthode by Jérémy Le Du, Julian Alvarez, Daniel Schmitt

“…Based on a literature review and a test phase carried out with a group of 50 students, an experimental research programme has been developed: the “Educational Game & Play Design Project.” …”
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Une collaboration entre différents acteurs du patrimoine et de la recherche : la numérisation et l’indexation des chartes et autres documents de la Trinité de Fécamp conservés au P... by Pierre Bauduin, Michaël Bloche, Thierry Buquet, Sébastien Roncin

“…A part of these items have been included in a vast digitization programme of the charters prior to 1204 kept at the Archives départementales of Seine-Maritime, and into a research enquiry on the muniments of the abbey of Fécamp before 1190, which has lead to a PHD dissertation, finished in 2019 as well. …”
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The Crisis of English Local Governance During the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Breakdown of Central Control by Patrick Diamond, Martin Laffin

“…Even at the centre, the UK’s policy response illustrates that the UK core executive is often unable to govern strategically, coordinating services across entrenched departmental and multi-level boundaries despite government ministers enjoying a largely unchecked capacity to initiate policies, programmes and major departmental reorganisations with significant IGR implications. …”
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Die Waardes, Verwagtings en Bevredigings van Suid-Afrikaanse T elevisienuuskykers by Linda Venter, Nina Overton

“…Instead, it is found that television news programmes in South Africa, while ef fective, are imperfect providers of news related gratifications sought. …”
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Accelerated learning: penggunaan tipe master dalam pembelajaran teori musik dasar by Zakarias Aria Widyatama Putra, Jagad Aditya Dewantara

“…The research subjects are first-year students of Tanjungpura University's Performing Arts Education Study Programme (FKIP). In-depth observation and direct interviews provided case descriptions in learning. …”
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Green pesticide practices and sustainability: empirical insights into agricultural services in China by Yi-Feng Zhang, Yong-Hu Zhang

“…Based on these insights, it recommends enhancing support for low-toxicity pesticides and recycling programmes, creating tailored policies for diverse agricultural needs, and implementing resource management and incentive mechanisms to promote sustainable practices. …”
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Fractional-Order Model for Evolution of Bovine Tuberculosis with Vaccination and Contaminated Environment by Boubacar Diallo, Jeconia Abonyo Okelo, Shaibu Osman, Simon Karanja, Nnaemeka Stanley Aguegboh

“…To manage bovine TB, it is advised that information programmes be implemented, the environment be monitored, infected persons be treated, contaminated animals be vaccinated, and contaminated animals be quarantined. …”
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Very large scale integration implementation of seizure detection system with on‐chip support vector machine classifier by Shalini Shanmugam, Selvathi Dharmar

“…Hardware implementation was done on a field‐programmable gate array (FPGA). Efficient results were produced compared with the existing system on chip (SoC) and FPGA seizure detection systems.…”
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Modification of Load Calculation in The Dijkstra Algorithm to Achieve High Throughput and Low Latency on 5G Networks by Eko Kuncoro Adiyanto, Sri Wahjuni, Hendra Rahmawan

“…Software Define Network (SDN) as network programmability is used to modify route in Dijkstra algorithm calculation, and run several use case that simulate 5G network characteristic. …”
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Early Adaption of Assessments Using Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Impact on Student Learning: A Case Study by Ling Wang, Shengchen Li, Yue Chen

“…This paper intends to cover this gap by reporting on a case study of a prompt adaptation of GenAI in an assessment in a year-two module in artificial intelligence which is delivered to students in three-degree programmes in a Sino-British university, at the end of 2022. …”
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Developing a creative pedagogy to understand the university experience of non-traditional students by Helena Gosling, Lol Burke, Sarah MacLennan

“…To address this longstanding issue, the authors have developed an educational opportunity (utilising the Learning Together programme) for criminal justice academics, students, practitioners and service users to come together and learn from one another through lived experience, professional practice and Creative Pedagogy. …”
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A Four Quadrature Signals’ Generator with Precise Phase Adjustment by Xiushan Wu, Yanzhi Wang, Siguang An, Jianqiang Han, Ling Sun

“…The phase precision regulator generates two programmable currents by controlling the conduction of the tail current sources and then changes the currents into two bias voltages which are superimposed on the clock signals to adjust the phase difference of the four quadrature signals generated by the frequency divider, making the phase difference of 90 degrees. …”
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Digitized thermo-responsive shape memory matrix band for tooth restorations by Chao Liu, Qin Huang, Bin Feng, Guanchen Ye, Yu Wang, Tianer Zhu, Junjie Wu, Lining Lin, Dongqi You, Haiping Yang, Weifang Zhang

“…In this study, the authors developed a novel matrix band system using shape memory polymer (SMP), which possessed two reversible shapes including digitized permanent shape to reproduce anatomical proximal contour and programmable temporary shape for clinical practice and reservation. …”
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Embracing generative artificial intelligence: The perspectives of English instructors in Thai higher education institutions by Lucas Kohnke, Mark B. Ulla

“…Significant gaps were identified in the competencies related to professional development, curriculum design, teacher training programmes, ethics, and responsibility. The findings may support the professional growth of current and future English instructors and facilitate the incorporation of GenAI in teaching practice. …”
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Making Complex Technologies Accessible Through Simple Controllability: Initial Results of a Feasibility Study by Pascal Müller, Hari Krishna Reddy Gali, Subashkumar Rajanayagam, Stefan Twieg, Patrick Jahn, Sebastian Hofstetter

“…One proposed solution to the usability issues of DAT is to develop a platform with an interface for non-programmers to create individual interventions using everyday controls and a few intuitive steps. …”
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A High-throughput, Robotic System for Analysis of Aerosol Sampling Filters by Christian L’Orange, Gabe Neymark, Ellison Carter, John Volckens

“…The AIRLIFT consists of a sealed environmental enclosure, a 6-axis articulating robotic arm, a programmable control system, a filter weighing apparatus, and an optical system for the determination of aerosol black carbon via light attenuation. …”
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