COVID-19-related attitudes, risk perceptions, preventive behaviours and economic impact in sub-Saharan African countries: implementing a longitudinal phone-based survey protocol in... by Gwenaëlle Maradan, Elhadji Ba, Assane Ndiaye, Cheikh Sokhna, Patrick Peretti-Watel, Valérie Seror, Sébastien Cortaredona, Jocelyn Raude, Olivier L’Haridon, Cyril Berenger, El-Hadj Ba

“…Introduction Rural areas are considered safe havens against the increased spread of COVID-19 and associated restrictive measures, especially in contexts where public authorities are not in a position to systematically and substantially ease COVID-19-induced economic shocks. …”
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Optimal management of crop pests in the presence of agritourism by Badriya Al Hinaai, Ibtisam Al Abri, Abdullah M. Al-Sadi, Slim Zekri, Kelly Grogan

“…The findings indicate that while pest management is crucial for reducing fruit damage and increasing yields, current practices fail to maximize economic returns. …”
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Participative Multilingual Identity Construction in Higher Education: Challenging Monolingual Ideologies and Practices by Angela M. Gayton, Michael Evans, Linda Fisher, Karen Forbes, Dieuwerke Rutgers

“…In establishing a rationale for applying this framework and its underpinning conceptualisation of multilingual identity to the (increasingly linguistically diverse) tertiary education sector, this current paper critically examines the literature on attitudes towards multilingualism in higher education; and on evidence for the value of identity-focused pedagogies. …”
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Towards a Feminist Global Health Policy: Power, intersectionality, and transformation. by Hannah Eger, Shubha Chacko, Salma El-Gamal, Thomas Gerlinger, Alexandra Kaasch, Marie Meudec, Shehnaz Munshi, Awa Naghipour, Emma Rhule, Yatirajula Kanaka Sandhya, Oriana López Uribe

“…The qualitative content analysis revealed that a FGHP must be centred on considerations of intersectionality, power and knowledge paradigms to present meaningful alternatives to the current structures. By balancing guiding principles with sensitivity for context-specific adaptations, the framework is designed to be applicable locally and globally, whilst its adoption is intended to advance health equity and reproductive justice, with communities and policymakers identified as the main actors. …”
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Urban green infrastructure and social cohesion in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria by Adedotun Dipeolu, Amos Taiwo, Temitope Adebara

“…Urbanisation has increasingly resulted in social fragmentation, insecurity, and health challenges in cities worldwide. …”
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Cash or Compliment? Older employees preference of financial versus non-financial incentives by Miodraga Stefanovska-Petkovska, Marjan Bojadziev

“…In addition, managerial position, tenure and intrinsic motivation have been positively related to job satisfaction among older employees as well. The current research seeks to decrease the research gap concerning the ageing workforce in developing economies and contribute to the increased understanding of these growing age group of employees.…”
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COOLFACADE by Alejandro Prieto Hoces

“…Most research efforts on solar cooling currently deal with the optimisation of the systems in terms of their performance, testing new materials and simplifying their operation to increase reported efficiencies. …”
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Unit-level Digital Twin Model Construction Technology for Part Manufacturing Processes by LI Dong, LIN Zhiwen, CHEN Chuanhai, ZHAO Yongsheng, LIU Zhifeng

“…This paper reviews the construction technology of unit-level digital twins for part machining, focusing on three key aspects: virtual entity model construction, process strategy design, and process parameter decision making. The current research status and limitations of these aspects in both domestic and international contexts are discussed. …”
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Examining Stromal Cell Interactions in an In Vitro Blood–Brain Barrier Model with Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells by Andrea Margari, Simon Konig, Vignesh Jayarajan, Silvia Rizzato, Giuseppe Maruccio, Emad Moeendarbary

“…Understanding the function of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in health and disease, as well as improving drug delivery across the BBB, remains a critical priority in neuroscience research. However, current in vitro models of the BBB have become increasingly complex and challenging to implement. …”
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A systems approach to sustainable finance: Actors, influence mechanisms, and potentially virtuous cycles of sustainability by Beatrice Crona, Garry Peterson, Megan Meacham, Giorgio Parlato, Steven J. Lade, Juan C. Rocha, Victor Galaz

“…Summary: Over the past decade, corporate investors have increasingly recognized that responsible environmental and social practices are essential to long-term financial success. …”
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Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Additive Manufacturing as a Mass-Personalized Production Mode in Industry 5.0/6.0 by Izabela Rojek, Dariusz Mikołajewski, Jakub Kopowski, Tomasz Bednarek, Krzysztof Tyburek

“…This review article examines the role of additive manufacturing (AM) in increasing energy efficiency and sustainability within the evolving framework of Industry 5.0 and 6.0. …”
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Humanoid Robots like Tesla Optimus and the Future of Supply Chains: Enhancing Efficiency, Sustainability, and Workforce Dynamics by Mohammad Shamsuddoha, Tasnuba Nasir, Mohammad Saifuddoha Fawaaz

“…The current research reviews the usefulness, advantages, and downsides of integrating humanoids into supply chains. …”
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Trialogical cooperation for urban transformation: key relations for enhancing transformative governance by Laura Brings, Agnes Förster, Matthias Wanner

“…We identify three key relations that significantly shape the studied trialogical cooperation: 1) the interaction between existing contexts and current forms of cooperation; 2) the mutual influence between individuals and institutions; and 3) the enhancement of collective and individual transformative capacities through reflexive learning. …”
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Domain-Specific Languages for Algorithmic Graph Processing: A Systematic Literature Review by Houda Boukham, Kawtar Younsi Dahbi, Dalila Chiadmi

“…Incidentally, all DSLs for which user documentation is available are developed as part of academia–industry collaborations or in fully industrial contexts. Based on these results, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current research landscape, along with a roadmap of recommendations and future directions to enhance reusability and interoperability in large-scale graph analytics across industry and academia.…”
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The Propensity to Cycle Tool: An open source online system for sustainable transport planning by Robin Lovelace, Anna Goodman, Rachel Aldred, Nikolai Berkoff, Ali Abbas, James Woodcock

“…Getting people cycling is an increasingly common objective in transport planning institutions worldwide. …”
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Shaping Algeria's Emi Future: Advancing Beyond Linguistic Competence To Achieve Pedagogical Transformation by Bouguebs Radia

“… The increasing adoption of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in Algerian universities has drawn considerable attention to the challenges and opportunities associated with its implementation. …”
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A qualitative study of the unique challenges faced by female police officers in Sweden by Frida Degerstedt, Sahibe Akpinar, Karin Fältman, Elin Granholm Valmari

“…While female police officers currently constitute an increasing part of the workforce, policing remains a male-dominated field globally, and gender-related challenges persist. …”
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From sole crops to strip cropping: Decision rules of frontrunner farmers in The Netherlands. by Stella D Juventia, Dirk F van Apeldoorn, Hilde Faber, Walter A H Rossing

“…It can be implemented within the current regime by adjusting the strip width to fit machinery working width. …”
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Planning in a post-apartheid city and the complexities of participatory planning and governance: A case study of Windhoek, Namibia by Cyrlius Tjipetekera, Trynos Gumbo, Eric Yankson

“…This disconnect has led to growing dissatisfaction among urban residents in low-income areas, who increasingly demand inclusion in neighbourhood-level planning. …”
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A Survey for Blockchain-Enabled Resource Management in Edge Networks by Sharon A. Boamah, Jean D. Louis, Janise McNair, Juan E. Gilbert

“…As more people and devices come online with the rapid growth of the internet, the need for secure and efficient network resource management becomes increasingly important. The boom of these connections on Next Generation Wireless Networks through the advent of technologies like the Internet of Things has changed the landscape of traditional edge networks. …”
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