Enhancing Thermodynamics Education: Insights from Student Knowledge Assessments on (Ir)reversible Processes and (Non)equilibrium Phenomena by Ivana Weber, Tina Borić, Josipa Mardešić, Ante Bilušić, Larisa Zoranić

“…The difficulty in defining (non)equilibrium states is present among Bachelor’s second-year physics students. …”
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Using a Solution Construction Algorithm for Cyclic Shift Network Coding under Multicast Network to the Transformation of Musical Performance Styles by Xiuqin Wang, Jun Geng, Zhiyuan Li

“…This paper presents a theoretical framework of the circular shift network coding system through the study of nonmultiple clustered interval music performance style conversion and the analysis of music conversion by using circular shift topology, and a series of basic research results of circular shift network coding is obtained under this framework. …”
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Description of survival data extended to the case of competing risks: a teaching approach based on frequency tables by Davide Paolo Bernasconi, Laura Antolini

“…In introductory courses students learn how to describe right-censored survival time data using the product-limit estimator of the survival function on a given <em>end-point </em>relying on a product of conditional survival probabilities. …”
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Post-COVID-19 Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo by Siniša Maslovara, Andro Košec

“…COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus (SARS-COVID-19). The WHO first learned about this new virus on December 31, 2019, following a report on a group of cases of “viral pneumonia” in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, and declared a pandemic in March 2020. …”
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Context-dependent modulation of spatial attention: prioritizing behaviourally relevant stimuli by Noah Britt, Jackie Chau, Hong-jin Sun

“…Abstract Human attention can be guided by semantic information conveyed by individual objects in the environment. Over time, we learn to allocate attention resources towards stimuli that are behaviourally relevant to ongoing action, leading to attention capture by meaningful peripheral stimuli. …”
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Book Review: Essentials of Accessible Grounded Theory (Stern & Porr, 2011) by Odis E. Simmons

“…Because Stern and Porr failed to make a clear distinction between classic and other forms of grounded theory, many readers, particularly neophytes, will of course expect that what they present in this book accurately represents essential canons of all types of grounded theory, including classic. …”
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Potential Social and Economic Repercussions of The Transhumanist Revolution by Ana M.S.P.S., Catarina Horta, Ema Landim, Maria Caetano, I.C.G.V. Frazão

“…During his cross-country journey to seek freedom, the player will learn more about transhumanism and its possible harmful effects and will go through various challenges, gradually getting to know this society in depth. …”
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Kan kreativitet läras ut? En bildpedagogisk översikt by Lars Lindström

“…The third section presents a meta-analytic study by Folkert Haanstra on the effects of art education on aesthetic perception. …”
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Situational analysis of malaria in Cabo Verde: From endemic control to elimination, history, cases data and challenges ahead. by Adilson José DePina, Jonas António Lopes Gomes, António Lima Moreira, El Hadji Amadou Niang

“…However, maintaining the certification presents several sustainability challenges for the country. …”
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Pathways and Environmental Impacts of Methane Migration: Case Studies in the Marcellus Shale, USA by Patrick A. Hammond, Tao Wen, Josh Woda, David Oakley

“…Our analysis indicates that subsurface methane migration, stream methane contamination, and air emissions might not be all present or detectable at a faulty/leaky shale gas well. …”
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Families’ Lived Experience of Raising and Caring for Early-onset Scoliosis: A Pilot Study by Hsiao-Hui Chiu, Chia-Jung Wu, Man-Ling Lin, Shiang-Feng Wu, Chi-Kuang Feng, Yu-Cheng Yao

“…Background: Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) presents a complex and time-consuming therapy journey for both patients and their families. …”
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Life Trajectories of the Russophone Speakers in Germany: 30 Years of Observation by Katharina Meng, Ekaterina Protassova

“…This article presents a multifaceted portrait of immigrants to Germany from the post-Soviet states. …”
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Children’s and adolescents’ experiences with functional abdominal pain: a qualitative study in Norway by Mette Brekke, Anne Brodwall

“…When a somatic diagnosis is excluded, the healthcare system often terminates contact with the patient. The aim of the present study was to learn more about children’s and adolescents’ experiences with, and reflections on, the causes of their abdominal pain and what could possibly help them.Design The study has a qualitative design. …”
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BeatNet+: Real-Time Rhythm Analysis for Diverse Music Audio by Mojtaba Heydari, Zhiyao Duan

“…This paper presents a comprehensive study on real-time music rhythm analysis, covering joint beat and downbeat tracking for diverse kinds of music signals. …”
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The light at the end of the tunnel? A systematic review of higher education student experiences of hope. by Clio Berry, Nishi Acharya, Lucie Crowter

“…A systematic review was conducted to identify published scientific research and grey literature presenting qualitative accounts of hope from higher education students. …”
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La enseñanza de la Geografía en el Instituto-Escuela. // The teaching of geography in Instituto-Escuela by Enrique Arjona Gallego, Alfonso Marín Guallar, Encarnación Martínez Alfaro, Alfredo Santos Menéndez

“…. // (EN) The experience we are presenting is a didactic application of the historical heritage of the Instituto-Escuela (1918-1936), preserved at the Institute “Isabel La Católica”. …”
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The Best Practices of Evaluating S&T Foresight: Basic Elements and Key Criteria by Ekaterina Makarova, Anna Sokolova

“…The purpose of this paper is to identify the basic elements-criteria and methods—used in evaluating national Foresight. It presents the most interesting results for specific tasks, the themes examined, the methods and the findings, in general. …”
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Transgenerational Transmission or the Family’s Intangible Legacy by Andrzej Ładyżyński

“…The aim of this paper is to present transgenerational transmission as a form of a family “legacy” that is passed down and received by every member of a family community. …”
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Downshifting discourse: Revitalizing BASIC ENGLISH 850 as a leaner lingua franca in global working-class literacy by Bill Templer

“…Basic human discourse rights within a TESOL of equity and solidarity in the 21st century suggests that ideally, all individuals on this planet should have the right to learn an efficient, compact lingua franca for trans-cultural and trans-national communication, in effect ‘reclaiming the commons of discourse’ through pedagogies for plainer talk. …”
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Characterization of language abilities and semantic networks in very preterm children at school-age. by Marion Décaillet, Alexander P Christensen, Laureline Besuchet, Cléo Huguenin-Virchaux, Céline J Fischer Fumeaux, Solange Denervaud, Juliane Schneider

“…It has been widely assessed that very preterm children (<32 weeks gestational age) present language and memory impairments compared with full-term children. …”
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