The Cultural Science of Consumption: Brains, Networks, and Identities by Herrmann-Pillath Carsten

“…It transpires that ‘dysfunctional’ choices (choices that apparently harm the self) may be evidence of the evolutionary advantage of ‘dual selves,’ allowing for creativity to cope with novelty through open-ended learning. …”
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MARITIME MILITIA AND CHINA’S SOVEREIGNTY: WHAT LESSONS FOR NIGERIA’S CIVILIAN JOINT TASK FORCE by KUKWEN ANDETSIBA JOSEPH, UDEAGBALA LAWRENCE OKECHUKWU

“…The work argues that the civilian joint task force in its present form cannot effectively pursue its objective of ending Boko Haram insurgency and upholding the sovereignty of Nigeria and the call for community policing will only create more problems except it draws from the experiences of china’s maritime militia. …”
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Irritable bowel syndrome: pathophysiological and clinical issues by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova

“…The long-term analysis of IBS symptoms has not led to development of clear diagnostic criteria due to both objective causes (frequent, up to 87% combination of various functional disorders) and due to possible identity of complaints in patients to IBS, clostridial infection, microscopic colitis, celiac sprue. …”
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Dzieci w świecie problematyki finansowej – innowacyjny pakiet dla edukacji wczesnoszkolnej "Myślę, decyduję, działam – finanse dla najmłodszych" by Małgorzata Żytko

“…The teachers’ opinions on the application of the innovative tool in school practice show its didactic and educational value, with a particular emphasis on the quality of proposed mathematical open-ended problems related to the practical context. …”
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Social Media Advocacy for SDG 5 in the Middle East: Insights from Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan by Laila El Baradei, Mohamed Kadry, Ghadeer Ahmed

“…Videos, animation, and influencers were key factors contributing to the effectiveness of FB posts. …”
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Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Environmental Management and Poverty Reduction in Western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Ayiga, Natal, Moses, Agaba, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The data was collected by use of structured and closed ended questionnaires. The findings revealed a strong association between (SMES and environmental management) and poverty reduction (r =.644; sig. <.05). …”
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Cash Management and Financial Performance of Business Firms in Northern Uganda a Case of Lira District by Eton, Marus, Gilbert, Uwonda, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Dennis, Obote

“…However, the study found that the aforementioned practices were not sustainable with time due to incompetence in forecasting receipts and payments. This led to a conclusion that cash management has an insignificant effect on financial performance. …”
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Reseña: La enseñanza de la geografía en el siglo XXI. Retos, recursos y propuestas docentes ante los nuevos desafíos globales by Carmen Mínguez García

“…., & Morote Seguido, A.F. (Eds.) (2022). La enseñanza de la geografía en el siglo XXI. …”
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Reseña: La enseñanza de la geografía en el siglo XXI. Retos, recursos y propuestas docentes ante los nuevos desafíos globales by Carmen Mínguez García

“…., & Morote Seguido, A.F. (Eds.) (2022). La enseñanza de la geografía en el siglo XXI. …”
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Disorders of esophageal clearance in gastroesophageal reflux disease and option of their treatment by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, N. L. Dzhahaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…According to the data of EGDS, pH-metry, non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) was found in 21 patients (70%), erosive GERD — in 9 (30%). …”
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Effects of Teaching Methods on Academic Performance of Pupils in Mathematics In Primary Schools of Bufundi Sub-County Rubanda District. by Byarugaba, Joseph

“…To help students grasp ideas in class, ask open-ended questions that require students to write/talking. …”
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THEOLOGY IN AN AGE OF CONTINGENCY by D.P. Veldsman

“… A review of Hermans, C.A.M. & Schoeman, K. (eds). Series: International Practical Theology 21. …”
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Trichromacy is insufficient for mate detection in a mimetic butterfly by Andrew Dang, Gary D. Bernard, Furong Yuan, Aide Macias-Muñoz, Ryan I. Hill, J. P. Lawrence, Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin, Armando Luis-Martínez, Sean P. Mullen, Jorge Llorente-Bousquets, Adriana D. Briscoe

“…Abstract Color vision is thought to play a key role in the evolution of animal coloration, while achromatic vision is rarely considered as a mechanism for species recognition. …”
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Biology Learners’ Conception of Ecology of a Wetland Ecosystem by Tenane Makabelo, Mokuku Tsepo

“…The research findings revealed that most participants had moderate ecological knowledge of a wetland ecosystem and students’ conceptions were mostly based on their cultural background not much from class teaching. …”
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Sergei Eisenstein’s System Thinking: Influences and Inspirations by Bulgakowa Oksana

“…In 1932, Sergei Eisenstein started work on his key theoretical book, Grundproblem (later Method), which would present his theoretical system. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN CURBING RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS AND TERRORISM IN NORTHERN NIGERIA by OLAITAN OYEDELE OLAOBA, DANIEL DAMILARE ADEYINKA

“…The imminent of religious conflict is not really recent; it has been in the society for a long time. At least in the eyes of the general public, the modern revival of religion appears to be closely linked to the resurgence of violent acts that are justified by religion. …”
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Thermal Changes in Guidewires Used During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography During Electrical Conductance: An Ex-Vivo Safety Experiment by Rahul Karna, Nicholas Michael McDonald, Jacob Weiner, Théodon I. Netoff, Stuart K Amateau

“…We tested heat generation from eleven common guidewires used in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using an electrosurgical generator in combination with thermocouple temperature probe in an ex vivo model.Thermal changes during electrical conductance were nominal except for minimally wrapped 0.018” wires where the maximum change in temperature were 4.9° C with ENDO CUT Q settings and 6.8° C with ENDO CUT I settings. …”
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Aboriginal cosmotechnics by Simon Sadler

“…As the editor of the series to which the book belongs reminds us, ‘in the Aboriginal worldview, everything starts and ends with Country. ... Everything is part of a continuum, and endless flow of life and ideas emanating from Country’ which ‘includes the built environment and objects, which reflects both a conceptual and a physical process with ancestral and cultural dimensions’.And yet colonisation of the continent all but erad-icated Country as it had evolved over 65 000 years. …”
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Christ's crucifixion as a medico-historical event by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…He probably died from the classical progressive asphyxia syndrome and hypovolaemic shock typical of the crucifixion process, finally ending in cardiac arrest as result of a vaso-vagal reflex. …”
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Available Degrees of Spatial Multiplexing of a Uniform Linear Array With Multiple Polarizations: A Holographic Perspective by Xavier Mestre, Adrian Agustin, David Sarda

“…The receiver consists of a single element with three orthogonal infinitesimal dipoles and full channel state information is assumed to be available at both ends. A capacity analysis is presented when the number of elements of the ULA increases without bound while the interelement distance converges to zero, so that the total aperture length is kept asymptotically fixed. …”
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