Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Microstructure and Properties of Ion Permeated W - Ni - Al Alloy on Tungsten Surface for Power Switch by SUN Xi-bao, ZHAI Wen-sheng

“…Meantime, the coating contained WNi2Al3 and NiW2. When the surface was covered by the W-Ni-Al coating, the hardness increased significantly. …”
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EVALUTION OF MICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN ORGANIC SOLID FRACTION DURING COMPOSTING PROCESS TO BIOFERTILIZER USING COMPOSTING BIN METHODS by Aseel N. A., F. M. Hassan, N. H. Hyder

“… The current study aim to evaluating the composting in bins for organic fraction municipal solid waste and tracking the changes in physio-chemical and microbial characteristics such as Temperature, pH, C/N ratio and total viable count, total streptomyces, total coliform and pathogenic microorganisms as total Salmonella Shigella count. …”
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The Relationship between Smoking and Household Expenditure: A Quantile Regressions Analysis by Nomusa Yolanda Nkomo, Eyitayo Francis Adanlawo

“…The study contributes to the scholarship by broadening the understanding of the harmful consequences of tobacco use on household resource allocation, particularly in a developing country context. It offers substantial empirical evidence demonstrating that smoking diminishes educational expenditure among the most impoverished households, a demographic frequently overlooked in current studies.…”
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Effect of Clinical Nursing Practice Guidelines regarding Percutaneous Coronary Interventions on Patients' Anxiety and Satisfaction by Ebtisam A. Elhihi, ibrahim A. ibrahim, Faisal A. Alasmari, Awad H. alkhatib, Nahlah A. Alzahrani, Alaa M. Abuhaleimah, Sanaa B. Barnawi, Bayan F. Jilani, Hadeel Y. ALhawsawi, Shatha M. Alsufyani, Amnah Al ahdal, Amr O. Al ahdal

“… Context: The quality of delivery the healthcare must be improved due to the quick changes in the health care. …”
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Self-sufficiency in the healthcare workforce: a system dynamics model of the domestic and foreign educated nursing and midwifery workforce in Ireland by Terence Hynes, Paul Caulfield, Peter O’Connor, John Cullinan

“…Ireland, the context for this study, currently relies heavily on foreign educated nurses and midwives to meet its demand, with Government policy moving towards a domestic recruitment model. …”
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Study on the Performance of Anti - Sulfur Tubing Materials 80S and 80S - 3Cr in H₂S/CO₂ Corrosion Environment by QI Jian-jing, HE Miao, YIN Zhi-fu, HUI Hao-yuan

“…Second, the potential (Ecorr) increases negatively with increasing sulfur-containing content, and the corrosion current density (Jcorr) decreases, and the Jcorr vaule of 80S-3Cr was smaller than the one of 80S under each corresponding testing condition. …”
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Mapping the status of global taxonomic knowledge of Orthoptera (Arthropoda, Insecta) by Rodrigo Antônio Castro-Souza, Juliana Stropp, Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta, Richard J. Ladle, Neucir Szinwelski, Geiziane Tessarolo, José Alexandre Diniz-Filho, Thadeu Sobral-Souza, Joaquín Hortal

“…Our analyses show that the descriptions of currently valid species increased exponentially since the 19th century, with a temporary decline following World War II, while synonyms outpaced the number of valid species until the 1980s. …”
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MARITIME 4.0 AND EXPECTATIONS IN MARITIME SECTOR by Dursun Balkan

“…As the rapid development of communication and information technologies allows real-time transmission of information, the world is increasingly becoming a global society. In this context, the most developed countries are required to develop their own strategies to encourage the industrial sector to stay up to date and compete in a dynamic and volatile global market in order to maintain its competitive capacity. …”
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ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ORAL HEALTH: PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL LINKS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS by Luiza Camelia Nechita, Luciana Carmen Nitoi, Amin Bazyani, Ana Maria Zaharescu, Ciprian Adrian Dinu

“…Atherosclerosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with chronic inflammation playing a central role in its pathogenesis. Increasing evidence suggests that oral health, particularly the presence of periodontal disease, is closely linked to the progression of atherosclerosis and an increased cardiovascular risk. …”
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BUDGETARY POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY by O. A. Polyakova, R. A. Alandarov

“…Current rules of budgetary and tax legislation contain some shortcomings which are especially conspicuous in the period of stagnation. …”
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Canine organoids: state-of-the-art, translation potential for human medicine and plea for standardization by Kim Verduijn, Kim Verduijn, Hilde de Rooster, Hilde de Rooster, Evelyne Meyer, Evelyne Meyer, Jonas Steenbrugge, Jonas Steenbrugge

“…However, in veterinary medicine, such applications are limited and largely confined to canine organoids. In the Cross Health context, the potential of canine organoids lies in the translation to human diseases, such as cancer. …”
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Sub-monolayers of iridium electrodeposited on Ti2AlC substrate as catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction in sulfuric acid solution by Vladimir D. Jović, Pajić Mila N. Krstajić

“…Polarization curves for iridium sub-monolayers equal, or higher than 6 ML showed low Tafel slope of -14 to -16 mV dec-1 up to about -0.1 A cm-2, while at higher current densities the Tafel slopes increased, varying between -40 and -72 mV dec-1. …”
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Revolutionizing brain‒computer interfaces: overcoming biocompatibility challenges in implantable neural interfaces by Weihang Gao, Zineng Yan, Hong Zhou, Yi Xie, Honglin Wang, Jiaming Yang, Jingbo Yu, Changmao Ni, Pengran Liu, Mao Xie, Li Huang, Zhewei Ye

“…Despite significant advancements over the years, conventional neural electrode interfaces remain insufficient for fully achieving these objectives, particularly in the context of long-term implantation. The primary limitation stems from the poor biocompatibility and mechanical mismatch between the interfacing electrodes and neural tissues, which induce a local immune response and scar tissue formation, thus decreasing the performance and useful lifespan. …”
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Charting digital governance: a bibliometric analysis of information and communication technology research in Nigeria's public administration using Scopus by Abdulrasaq Ajadi Ishola, Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura, Trynos Gumbo

“…In addition, there is a need to develop context-appropriate indigenous technologies that incorporate emerging trends such as IoT, big data, and digital twins. …”
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The main drivers of labour cost dynamics in Central and Eastern European countries by Maria Denisa VASILESCU, Larisa STĂNILĂ, Amalia CRISTESCU, Maria Berta BELU, Silvana CRIVOI

“…Labour costs are a fundamental component of production expenses, significantly impacting both the quantity and quality of output. In the current European economic context marked by significant price increases, the paper aimed to empirically investigate the relationship between inflation and labour costs in the short and medium term. …”
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Enhancing research on academic research capacity in Cambodian higher education institutions by Sarith Chiv, Kimcheang Hong, Chanthang Meak, Rany Sam, Morin Tieng, Hak Yoeng, Mardy Serey

“…Results The findings emphasize the critical need for policies that are tailored to the Cambodian academic context. There is a clear need to foster stronger domestic and international research collaborations as well as mechanisms that encourage long-term research development. …”
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Determinant Factors of Green Marketing Adoption in the Hospitality Sector by Liviu B. Vlad, Dragoş C. Vasile, Octav-Ionuţ Macovei, Claudia E. Ţuclea

“…Green marketing is falling into the category of answers provided by the business world to the requirement to combine the economic development with the preservation of natural resources which represents a pressing concern of the modern times. In this context, the hospitality sector is facing as well an increasing pressure to pay attention to environmental issues, hotel organizations are increasingly tending to use environmentally friendly products and services, and to implement programs to manage energy and water consumption and waste. …”
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Administrative and legal regulation of urban planning activities of local government bodies by O. Artemenko, V. Yatsenko

“…The conducted research confirms that the implementation of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) should not only ensure compliance with legislative requirements but also fulfil a predictive function in assessing risks to the environment and public health. In the current context of increasing anthropogenic pressure, urbanisation stress, and environmental challenges caused by the consequences of war, such assessment is a key element in ensuring the sustainable development of territories. …”
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Global and regional trends of the century+ in the Middle East: A new interpretation by V. А. Kuznetsov, V. V. Naumkin

“…The second section analyzes current trends in regional development. It shows that though the most acute regional conflicts in the MENA region are gradually de-escalating, centrifugal tendencies are becoming more evident, as heterogeneity of political systems and regimes increases. …”
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