Population Dynamics from Peripheral Regions: A North Atlantic Perspective by Godfrey Baldacchino

“…It also reviews qualitative material from Prince Edward Island, a small island province of Canada, which highlights why immigrants may privilege their mobility to ‘settling down’: some of the reasons given speak to the difficulty of ‘fitting into’ a tight, albeit friendly, island community. Finally, the paper suggests policies that may facilitate the better integration of geographically remote communities into the wider knowledge economy. …”
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Population Dynamics from Peripheral Regions: A North Atlantic Perspective by Godfrey Baldacchino

“…It also reviews qualitative material from Prince Edward Island, a small island province of Canada, which highlights why immigrants may privilege their mobility to ‘settling down’: some of the reasons given speak to the difficulty of ‘fitting into’ a tight, albeit friendly, island community. Finally, the paper suggests policies that may facilitate the better integration of geographically remote communities into the wider knowledge economy. …”
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Communicating with Extension Clients about Water by Caroline G. Roper, Alexa J. Lamm

“… As the U.S. and Florida populations continue to increase and the demand for fresh, clean water rises, water quality and quantity issues will become increasingly important. …”
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Bilingual language acquisition in preschool age: The emotional context of kindergarten daily routines by Margarida Pocinho, Agnieszka Olczak, Marzanna Franicka

“…The results showed that children develop communicative skills in both languages when surrounded by a bilingual friendly and emotional environment. They use both languages in their everyday life and have created a positive and emotional relationship with the English. …”
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Uncertainty-based quantization method for stable training of binary neural networks by A.V. Trusov, D.N. Putintsev, E.E. Limonova

“…We also propose a training method involving gradual network freezing and batch normalization replacement, facilitating a smooth transition from training mode to execution mode for BNNs. …”
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سمات الأنا الشعرية الأنثوية الحداثية بين روضة الحاج وفروغ فرخزاد (مقدمة نقدية نفسية مقارنة) by Baraa Khaled Hilal

“…In the modern era, Ego witnessed many transformations, with the emergence of the romantic school, but the symbolic and existential schools  created another form of the Ego, emerged from psychiatric clinics and was crystallized by the Austrian psychologist (Sigmund Freud), I intend to address one type of these new poetic transformations,   classical characteristics of Female Ego in the works of the Sudanese poet Rawdha Al-Hajj compared to the Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad." the Sudanese I will study the classical poetic female ego and its features, in their Arabic or translated into Arabic poetry. …”
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Probing the potential of InDel polymorphisms on the molecular identification of cetaceans by Dafne Adriana Abreu dos Anjos, Rodrigo Goldenberg Barbosa, Anna Luiza dos Santos Donato, Elizeu Fagundes de Carvalho, Cesar Rogerio Leal do Amaral

“…The presented methodology allows the identification of species based on numeric profiles related to the chosen InDel regions, a forensic gold standard commonly used for degraded samples that cannot be sequenced easily. …”
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Benford's law: Planning and analysis of the planned values in the defense budget by Đorić Igor, Ranisavljević Mihajlo, Kocka Đole

“…Benford's law is widely used to detect anomalies in sets of data, ranging from official population numbers, stock prices and information in scientific papers to financial reports in companies' financial statements taking the form of forensic accounting. …”
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Reminiscence Tours and Pilgrimage Sites by Katja Uusihakala

“… The concept of pilgrimage has recently received fresh attention in the social sciences. One reason for this stems from the fact that migrations, diasporas and similar movements are considered constitutive to the conceptualization and understanding of various contemporary social and cultural processes. …”
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Predictors of smartphone addiction and its effect on quality of life: a cross-sectional study among the young adults in Bangladesh by Zubair Ahmed Ratan, Anne-Maree Parrish, Mohammad Saud Alotaibi, Hassan Hosseinzadeh

“…On Logistic regression, after controlling for socio-demographic variables; friend support, process, social and compulsive usage were determined as significant predictors of SA. …”
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Assessing the probiotic potential of Lactococcus lactis isolated from the intestine and gill of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) through in vitro analysis by Lucano Billy M., Feria Manuel A., Zatan Adrian E., Toledo Odalis E., Aguilar Jorge L., Diringer Benoit M., Castañeda Arnaldo E.

“…Consequently, the growing emphasis on eco-friendly alternatives has taken center stage, and probiotics have emerged as a notable solution. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Pedal Operated Hacksaw Machine. by Amanya, John Jackin

“…This study presented the design and simulation of a pedal-operated hacksaw, aimed at providing an efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective alternative to conventional motorized cutting tools. …”
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An Investigation on the Effect of Aloe Vera (Brevicoryne Brassicae) Extract on Cabbage Aphids. by Ssembwere, Sailam

“…These findings suggest that aloe vera extract is a promising natural insecticide for controlling cabbage aphid populations, offering a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to synthetic insecticides. Further research is recommended to explore the potential of aloe vera extract in controlling other insect pests and to develop effective formulations for commercial use.…”
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Comparison of Hand Crushed and Machine Crushed Coarse Aggregates on Concrete. by Ingabire, Peace

“…Franklins was conducted. Test cubes for fresh concrete were crushed after 7, 21, and 28 days of well-cured and stored conditions according to BS 1881 to obtain the compressive strength. …”
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Master of Arts In Linguistics

“…This M.A. in Linguistics Programme is meant to be a focal theoretical linguistic base for all students pursuing Master’s studies in any of the languages offered in the Institute of Language Studies: English, French, Kiswahili and Runyakitara. This will enable the Institute to start training its own cadre of qualified members of staff. …”
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INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL MECHANISMS OF JUDICIAL LIABILITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC GLOBALISATION OF MODERN SOCIETY by Konul Akhundova

“…A direct dependence of the economic development and rule of law indices has been revealed, since under the condition of ensuring the latter, there is a guarantee of the harmonious existence of all sectors of society, and conditions are created to prevent the emergence of existential threats to the national interests of the state, including the provision of human rights and freedoms. The mechanism for bringing judges to disciplinary responsibility has been established in accordance with international standards, including 1) a special procedure for bringing judges to disciplinary responsibility, which is defined by law; 2) the formation of an independent body that should consider such cases; 3) ensuring the right of a judge to participate in such procedure directly or through a representative, to exercise his right of defence and to express his opinion; 4) the right to appeal against the decision taken on the basis of the results of this procedure; 5) the exhaustiveness of the sanctions that can be applied and their proportionality. …”
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Jesus' affection towards children and Matthew's tale of two kings by A. G. van Aarde

“…Neither Mark nor its parallel texts in the other Gospels refer to parents bringing these children to Jesus. They seem to be “street urchins”. …”
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The epidemic of Justinian (AD 542): a prelude to the Middle Ages by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…Famine and inflation, the depopulation of the countryside, and a critical manpower shortage in the army were further effects which all contributed to bringing to a premature end Justinian’s attempt to restore the grandeur of the Roman empire, and precipitating the advent of the Middle Ages. …”
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FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF STRESSES AND DEFORMATIONS IN COLD PRESSURE WELDING ASSEMBLY by Florin CIOFU

“…The paper presents research in this field, bringing some original theoretical and practical contributions to the understanding of the principle of cold pressure welding and laying the foundations for the development of new processes that address modern materials. …”
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Integrating artificial intelligence into healthcare systems: opportunities and challenges by Bongs Lainjo

“…Overall, the article underscores the potential of AI to revolutionize healthcare while emphasizing the need to address the ethical, technical, and security challenges it brings.…”
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