Potential Explanations for the Black-White Achievement Gap in U.S. Public Education by Fatima Hamadouche

“… The present article probes into the magnitude of the black-white academic achievement gap and investigates the different probable explanations that laid the foundations for the academic discrepancies between black students and their more affluent counterparts in U.S. public education. …”
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Exploring Weak Signals to Design and Prototype for Emergent Futures by Tomas Diez, Oscar Tomico, Mariana Quintero

“…The projects are mapped in relation to emerging trends in both local and global contexts and the interconnections between these trends as generators of design opportunities. To conclude, we present the lessons we learned in the form of a toolkit so other design practitioners, researchers, teachers, and students can generate their own methods and tools. …”
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System-Based Multidisciplinary Initiatives for Improvement in Tracheostomy Care and Safety: Experience of an Academic Health Institution Hospital Network by Joshua Atkins, Leah Lambe, Laura Marchiano, Lea Anne Gardner, Doreen Lam, Christopher H. Rassekh

“…The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) data presented by Gardner et al. highlights the categories of airway-related events documented across a range of facilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. …”
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Main Directions and Tools of the Information and Analytical Culture of the Modern Manager of Library Socio-Cultural Activities in Ukraine: a Competent Approach by Okhrimenko Hanna

“…The study presents a description of the roles of the manager of library socio-cultural activities in Ukraine through the prism of the competence approach. …”
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The structure of the local detector of the reprint model of the object in the image by A. A. Kulikov

“…It outputs both the probability that the object is present in its limited area and a set of “instance parameters” that can include the exact pose, lighting, and deformation of the visual object relative to an implicitly defined canonical version of this object. …”
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Zero-Shot Generalizable End-to-End Task-Oriented Dialog System using Context Summarization and Domain Schema by Adib Mosharrof, M.H. Maqbool, A.B. Siddique

“…We employ GPT-2 as a backbone model and introduce a two-step training process where the goal of the first step is to learn the general structure of the dialog data and the second step optimizes the response gen- eration as well as intermediate outputs, such as dialog state and system actions. …”
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Zsarnay Lajos rövid életrajza by Marianna BÁTHORINÉ MISÁK

“… The Short Biography of Lajos Zsarnay He was born on January 1st, 1802 in Zsaró, Torna County of present-day Slovakia. He came to the Reformed College of Sárospatak in the academic year 1811-12. …”
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Three-Dimensional CKANs: UUV Noncooperative Target State Estimation Approach Based on 3D Convolutional Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks by Changjian Lin, Dan Yu, Shibo Lin

“…However, the uncertainty associated with sonar observations and the unpredictability of noncooperative target movements often undermine the stability of traditional Bayesian methods. This paper presents an innovative approach for noncooperative target state estimation utilizing 3D Convolutional Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks (3DCKANs). …”
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Theranos: the Ethics of Innovation and Deception in Healthcare Technology by Edgar Manuel Cambaza

“… The case of Theranos, a health technology company founded by Elizabeth Holmes, presents a profound ethical dilemma that exemplifies the consequences of misrepresentation in healthcare innovation. …”
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A Follow-Up Study of an Early Childhood Mentoring Program: Sustaining Impactful Change for Mentors and Mentees by Rebecca Andrews, Fay Hadley, Iain Hay

“…The predominant challenge for ongoing enactment of learnings was time constraints due to daily demands of early childhood workplaces. …”
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Donors and Recipients of Living Kidney Donation: A Qualitative Metasummary of Their Experiences by Deborah Ummel, Marie Achille, Jessina Mekkelholt

“…With the notable growth in the qualitative investigation of living kidney donation, there is value in aggregating results from this body of research to learn from accumulated experience. The present paper aims to draw a complete portrait of living donors' and recipients' experience of donation by metasummarizing published studies. …”
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Optimizing Blockchain Querying: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques, Challenges, and Future Directions by Emmanuel Acheampong Asiamah, Eliel Keelson, Andrew Selasi Agbemenu, Eric Tutu Tchao, Theresa-Samuelle Adjaidoo, Griffith Selorm Klogo

“…This paper comprehensively analyzes existing literature and presents a taxonomy of state-of-the-art techniques employed to optimize query efficiency in blockchain systems. …”
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Child Life Specialists in a Dental Setting by Sheena S. Nandi, Jasmeet Aujla, Ramin Kashani, Susan Linker

“…CLSs aid families in navigating the health care system to gain access to care and preventive services.Practical Implications Recommendations are presented for the implementation of a CLS in dental practice, and their ability to improve patient experience, mitigate cost-savings, and aid in the reduction of early childhood caries.Continuing Education Credit Available: A CDA Continuing Education quiz is online for this article: https://www.cdapresents360.com/learn/catalog/view/20The practice worksheet is available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424396.2024.2403924…”
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Robotic and Non-Robotic Control of Astrophysical Instruments by Gerd Küveler, Van Dung Dao, Axel Zuber, Renzo Ramelli

“…We present a system of device control programs, developed for the solar observatory at Locarno/Switzerland (IRSOL). …”
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Ozone and Ozonated Oils in Skin Diseases: A Review by V. Travagli, I. Zanardi, G. Valacchi, V. Bocci

“…Today the stability and efficacy of the ozonated oils have been already demonstrated, but owing to a plethora of commercial products, the present paper aims to analyze these derivatives suggesting the strategy to obtain products with the best characteristics.…”
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Correcting historical errors in lower eyelid reconstruction by Alexei Almeida Andrade, Renato da Silva Freitas

“…Owing to the presence of myriads of techniques and eponyms, often describing identical or very similar techniques, a plastic surgeon often feels confused while reading the description of a technique that was learned under another name during training. Sometimes, even in academic applications and evaluations, these techniques may be presented with unusual nomenclatures, alluding to the diffuser rather than to the creator of the technique, leading to misunderstandings and errors. …”
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Engineering change: strategic planning to build a department culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in mechanical engineering by Susan J. Cheng, Susan J. Cheng, Alondra M. Ortiz-Ortiz, Karl Grosh, Karl Grosh

“…Guiding questions and lessons learned from this process are provided to help other departments create their own locally relevant strategic plans in DEI.…”
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The Experience of the Republic of Moldova in Reforming the Accounting System and Its Harmonization with Ifrs and European Directives by L. Grigoroi, N. Muntean

“…The results and conclusions of the study will serve as the basis and lessons learned for future reforms. However, knowing the past is building the future.…”
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Historical Experience of Establishment of the Children's Outpatient Care in the USSR (1930–1940) by Stella A. Sher

“…The article devoted to children's outpatient care in the USSR in the 1930s presents the results of a historical and medical study reflecting the establishment of the primary children's health care. …”
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Polski wykład z prawa rzymskiego w postmodernistycznym świecie by Maciej Jońca

“…We are witnessing universal processes such as globalization, decolonization, digitization, decodification, etc. Presenting ancient material to students without a modern commentary makes no sense. …”
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