Synergies of dark tourism, future trends and tourism education: a dialogue with Professors John Lennon and Ian Yeoman by Rodney Westerlaken, John Lennon, Ian Yeoman

“…The conversation explores the multifaceted dimensions of dark tourism, its future trends and its place in tourism education. …”
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Who Puts the ‘Open’ in Open Knowledge? by Montgomery Lucy, Neylon Cameron, Wilson Katie, Huang Chun-Kai (Karl), Hosking Richard, Ozaygen Alkim, Handcock Rebecca

“…This involves questions of equity, diversity and inclusion – who gets to make knowledge; as well the role of productive interactions across boundaries (disciplines/university/wider community) in its growth and spread. There is a genuine desire among many universities, research funders, and researchers themselves, to address the challenges of diversity, equity and impact implicit in the open knowledge agenda. …”
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Adaptive temporal-difference learning via deep neural network function approximation: a non-asymptotic analysis by Guoyong Wang, Tiange Fu, Ruijuan Zheng, Xuhui Zhao, Junlong Zhu, Mingchuan Zhang

“…Abstract Although deep reinforcement learning has achieved notable practical achievements, its theoretical foundations have been scarcely explored until recent times. …”
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Prospective analysis of CKM element |Vcd| and D+-meson decay constant from leptonic decays D+ → ℓ+ν by Ya-Xiong Wang, Hai-Jiang Tian, Yin-Long Yang, Tao Zhong, Hai-Bing Fu

“…The leptonic decay of D+-meson has attracted significant interest due to its unique characteristics. In this paper, we carry out an investigation into the D+-meson leptonic decays D+→ℓ+νℓ with ℓ=(e,μ,τ) by employing the QCD sum rules approach. …”
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Re-calibrating measurements of low-cost air quality monitors using PCR-GPR air quality forecasting models. by Bing Liu, Shuting Yang, Junqi Wang

“…The experimental results show that the model exhibits excellent performance on several evaluation metrics and can calibrate the chemical sensor well, improving its measurement accuracy by 16.94% ~ 82.01%.…”
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Isometric Soleus Strength Test in Elite Male Academy Footballers by David Rhodes, Josh Jeffery, Daniel Brook-Sutton, Jill Alexander

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability of the isometric strength test of the soleus and propose a standardized protocol for its use within an elite male football population…”
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ANNALYTICAL BENCHMARKS IN THE WORK “ON A SUN DIAL II” FOR CLARINET B FLAT AND RECITER BY PETRU STOIANOV by Cristian BENCE-MUK

“…From a musical point of view, we distinguish an outlook where musical morphology subordinates its syntax through the supremacy of cellular-motivic thinking, with “parsimony of means”. …”
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Alpha-defensins increase NTHi binding but not engulfment by the macrophages enhancing airway inflammation in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency by Jungnam Lee, Naweed Mohammad, Kyudong Han, Kyudong Han, Tammy Flagg-Dowie, Maria Magallon, Mark L. Brantly, Karina A. Serban, Karina A. Serban

“…Dampening the downstream effects of a high concentration of α-defensins may render AAT and TLR4 inhibitors as potential therapies to decrease NTHi colonization and increase its clearance by phagocytosis in AATD individuals.…”
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Optimasi Weight AHP Menggunakan Genetic Algorithm untuk Rekomendasi Platform Media Sosial Sebagai Sarana Promosi Digital by Risqy Siwi Pradini, Mochammad Anshori, M. Syauqi Haris

“…Selain itu, semakin banyaknya jumlah generasi maka proses evolusi akan semakin sering terjadi. …”
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Ethics Underpinning Data Policy in Crisis Situations by Perihan Elif Ekmekci, Lili Zhang, Francis P. Crawley

“…In pursuing resilient societal ecosystems, crisis data management should consider ethical governance throughout its full lifecycle. The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Sciences paved the way for ethical considerations in crisis data policies by internationally defined shared values and principles for Open Science. …”
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Assessing Driving Risk Level: Harnessing Deep Learning Hybrid Model With Intercity Bus Naturalistic Driving Data by Wei-Hsun Lee, Che-Yu Chang

“…The model’s effectiveness is highlighted by its outstanding weighted average F1-score of 0.932, indicating exceptional robustness and predictive accuracy. …”
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Seacoast Marshelder, Iva imbricata by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“… Seacoast marshelder is an important plant for dune restoration, stabilization, and formation because of its ability to trap sand. It grows on foredunes and forms low, rounded dunes as sand accumulates (Craig 1991). …”
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Fall Prevention: Who's at Risk? by Sergio Romero

“…Others relate to diseases people have or medications they take. It’s important to know if you are at high risk of falling. …”
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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF AN IMPROVED MOTORIZED MAIZE SHELLER/THRESHING MACHINE by ADEWALE SEDARA, EMMANUEL ODEDIRAN, SETH MANUWA

“…Shelling bring out good quality of maize which not only prolong its useful life, but also increase the net profit farmers make from its mechanization. …”
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Student perceptions of the socialization and implementation Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka program by Tridelvy Sensony, Dadang Sukirman, Ahmad Fajar Fadlillah

“…Artinya sebagian besar responden setuju bahwa melalui sosialisasi mereka menjadi tahu tentang keberadaan program dan mengikutinya. Selain itu, minat belajar dikategorikan "sangat positif". …”
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An initial exploration of core collection construction and DNA fingerprinting in Elymus sibiricus L. using SNP markers by Xinrui Li, Xinrui Li, Xinrui Li, Daping Song, Mingfeng Li, Daxu Li, Minghong You, Yan Peng, Jiajun Yan, Shiqie Bai

“…To more comprehensively aggregate E. sibiricus germplasm resources at a lower cost and to more accurately utilize its genetic variation, this study conducted a preliminary exploration of core germplasm collections and fingerprinting of E. sibiricus using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. …”
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: comparative assessment of diagnostic and treatment approaches in the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China by M. Ch. Semenistaya, Fan Jian-Gao, O. B. Velichenko, Ye. A. Kuznetsova, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…The study is carried on by Chinese physicians have demonstrated efficacy of the drug for treatment of chronic liver diseases of various etiology, along with its antiinflammatory and antifibrotic properties. …”
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mHealth App to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Diverse Families Living in Rural Areas: Usability Study by Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Adrian Ortega, Natalie Stephenson, Angel Muñoz Osorio, Anne Kazak, Thao-Ly Phan

“…However, all (N=4) of the Spanish-speaking participants identified challenges related to numeracy (eg, difficulty interpreting the growth chart) and literacy (eg, features not fully available in Spanish), which informed iterative refinements to make the dashboard clearer and more literacy-sensitive. …”
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The Kurdish educational curriculum: an unreflected philosophical base by Haval Hussein Saeed

“…At a final point, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s educational philosophy is discussed with a view to analyzing its impact, if any, on the educational system and curricula. …”
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Cross-sectional design and protocol for Artificial Intelligence Ready and Equitable Atlas for Diabetes Insights (AI-READI) by Gerald McGwin, Linda M Zangwill, Nicholas Evans, Shannon McWeeney, Cecilia S Lee, Bhavesh Patel, Jeffrey C Edberg, Cynthia Owsley, Aaron Lee, Cecilia Lee, Sally L Baxter, Michael Snyder, Samantha Hurst, Nicole Ehrhardt, Christopher Chute, Dawn S Matthies, Julia P Owen, Amir Bahmani, Sally Baxter, Edward Boyko, Aaron Cohen, Jorge Contreras, Garrison Cottrell, Virginia de Sa, Jeffrey Edberg, Irl Hirsch, Michelle Hribar, T.Y. Alvin Liu, Bonnie Maldenado, Sara Singer, Bradley Voytek, Joseph Yracheta, Linda Zangwill

“…The fundamental rationale for promoting health resilience in T2DM stems from its high prevalence of 10.5% of the world’s adult population and its contribution to many adverse health events.Methods AI-READI is a cross-sectional study whose target enrollment is 4000 people aged 40 and older, triple-balanced by self-reported race/ethnicity (Asian, black, Hispanic, white), T2DM (no diabetes, pre-diabetes and lifestyle-controlled diabetes, diabetes treated with oral medications or non-insulin injections and insulin-controlled diabetes) and biological sex (male, female) (Clinicaltrials.org approval number STUDY00016228). …”
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