Towards Sustainable Preservation: Revitalising Indigenous African Instruments and Craftsmanship by Ntshengedzeni Evans Netshivhambe

“…Using a multi-method approach that includes a review of relevant literature, performance analysis, and interviews with indigenous music practitioners, students, and community members, the study highlighted how previous research on African music studies has predominantly focused on documenting African cultural practices. …”
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Engineering a phi15-based expression system for stringent gene expression in Pseudomonas putida by Eveline-Marie Lammens, Daniel C. Volke, Alison Kerremans, Yannick Aerts, Maarten Boon, Pablo I. Nikel, Rob Lavigne

“…A proof-of-concept expression for industrially relevant fluorinase resulted in 2.5- and 5-fold increased yield compared to other widely-adopted expression systems. …”
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Climate in tourism’s research agenda: future directions based on literature review by Hélder Lopes, Paula Remoaldo, Maurício Silva, Vitor Ribeiro, Javier Martín Vide

“…Therefore, the present paper aims to establish the evolution of the relationship between tourism and climate, since relevant studies were published from 1940 to 2020. …”
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Effectiveness of a Simplified ESP Curriculum for Adult Learners by Khalid A. Alghamdi

“…Qualitative data from interviews revealed that learners found the curriculum highly relevant to their workplace needs, with many participants applying newly acquired vocabulary and expressions directly in their jobs. …”
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THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN RELIGION AND POLITICS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF AN ETHICIST by PETER OKE OLUSEGUN

“…Qualitative methodwhich has to do with the use of materials relevant to the study will be employed. Recommendations will be made where necessary to all the stakeholders in religious and political matters. …”
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Using the clustering method to find the final environmental parameters coefficients in road construction projects by Eshagh Rasouli Sarabi, Ramin Vafaei Poursorkhabi, Mehdi Ravanshadnia

“…In the first phase, the Genetic Optimization Algorithm was implemented to determine convenient coefficients for the relevant parameters. During this stage, similar coefficients were clustered together. …”
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Development and Validation of Patient Information Leaflet for Schizophrenia by C. G. Deepak, Juno Jerold Joel, Shrinivasa Undaru Bhat

“…Results: The prepared draft PIL obtained CVI scores of 0.94 (relevance) and 0.84 (clarity), indicating good content validity. …”
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The geographical distribution, trophic modes, and host preferences of Fomitopsis pinicola in Central Europe: a comprehensive review by Gáper Ján, Gáperová Svetlana, Pristaš Peter, Šebesta Martin, Kollárová Patrícia, Gallay Igor, Slobodník Branko

“…F. pinicola was also shown as an important pathotroph of broadleaves in public urban spaces, where pathotrophy concerns as high as 72.3% of relevant records. Prunus species are the most frequently infested woody plants, accounting for 81.3% of these records. …”
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Implementing the TOPSIS Method for Book Update and Procurement Priority by Nurlindasari Tamsir, Magfirah Magfirah, Vivi Rosida, St. Amina H. Umar, Widyawati Widyawati

“…One of the important things is how to ensure that the contents of the library remain relevant to the special literacy needs of this modern era. …”
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Association between the expression of specific microRNAs and prostate cancer progression- a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jihad Awadallah Alrehaili

“…BackgroundThis systematic review and metanalysis aimed to summarize the evidence supporting the significance of particular MiRNAs in PrCa progression and to thoroughly examine the body of prior research.MethodsIn accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, this review was conducted using a specifically design data extraction protocol and searching several online databases for relevant articles. The protocol was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42023428460).Results8 studies were ultimately included in this review. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: A Systematic Review of Therapeutic Potential, Preparation Techniques, and Delivery Methods Across Medical Conditions by Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Qausar Hamed ALKaisy, Abdulbasit F. Hasan, Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B. Altemimi, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Angelo Maria Giuffrè, Mohammed N. Saeed, Sherzad Rasul Abdalla

“…A comprehensive search of PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, and ClinicalTrials.gov from January 2000 to December 2023 identified 97 relevant studies on FMT's efficacy, safety, and microbiome changes after eliminating duplicates. …”
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Early-stage investigators’ experiences with an National Institutes of Health Pilot Award Program by Cyleste C. Collins, Jacqueline Dolata, Elodie Nonguierma, Mona Shediac-Rizkallah, Ashwini R. Sehgal, J. Daryl Thornton

“…Thematic analysis was used to develop relevant themes. Results: The overarching theme was that the program was a launch pad for the ESIs’ research careers. …”
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Incorporating Contextual Factors into a Comprehensive Analysis of Operational Efficiency and Service Quality in Healthcare Sector by Utsav Pandey, Sanjeet Singh

“…The second phase of the analysis starts with selecting a subset of relevant features from 33 explanatory variables using information gain and correlation analysis. …”
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Nurture-U student mental health longitudinal survey: a study protocol by Kate E Saunders, Samuel R Chamberlain, Jemima Dooley, Edward R Watkins, Liz Forty, Sarah Rees, Anne C Duffy, Anthony Quinn, Ellen Marshall, Lucy Dorey, Kevin A Matlock, Alexandra Newbold, Lucy J Robinson

“…Recruitment will target all students, with an emphasis on first-year students, to track their mental health trajectory from university entry through subsequent years.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been obtained from relevant committees at each participating university. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to detection and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in people with severe mental illnesses, qualitative interview study and referrer survey by Sophie Faulkner, Joseph Firth, David Shiers, Megan Kalucy

“…Staff and patients with a range of relevant experiences were interviewed, and a large scale survey of potential OSAS referrers was conducted. …”
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Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis by Raymond, Michel, Turek, Daniel, Durand, Valérie, Nila, Sarah, Suryobroto, Bambang, Vadez, Julien, Barthes, Julien, Apostolou, Menelaos, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…These tools were applied on new individual data, and on various available published data (two individual datasets, and all relevant aggregated data). Support for FBOE was apparent in aggregated data, with the FBOE increasing linearly with fertility. …”
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How to build a framework to establish a patient research partner network in rheumatology research: a report of a 2-year implementation project by Maarten de Wit, Oliver Distler, Cosimo Bruni, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Muriel Elhai, Rucsandra Dobrota, Adrian Ciurea, Caroline Ospelt, Raphael Micheroli, Dania Diem, Stefan Dudli, Kristina Buerki, Stacey Grealis, Melpomeni Toitou, Silke Ludwig, Chantal Britt, Florian Klett, Isabelle Steeb, Tanja Maletic, Andreas Eisenring, Penelope Jane Timpert-Argust, Eva Camarillo-Retamosa

“…Background Patient research partners (PRPs) are people living with a relevant disease who actively contribute to research. …”
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Challenges and Marketing Strategies for Young African Universities by George Stanley, Kinyata, Siraje, Kaaya

“…The article puts more emphases on marketing strategies of African Universities in their journey to excel generation and dissemination of relevant knowledge and skills development for lifelong learning and community service. …”
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A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa by Turyasingura ,Benson

“…A total of 125 papers were selected for this study from 1945–2022, from Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Web of Science, that were found relevant for this study and were selected and discussed. …”
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Digitization and Preservation of Academic Records: A case Study of Kabale University Registry. by Ainanani, Catherine

“…Data collection methods included questionnaires and interviews with individuals chosen for their relevance and importance to the study’s focus. The findings revealed that various types of academic records are generated or maintained at Kabale University, including admission applications, final academic transcripts, academic performance grade reports, research theses and dissertations, attendance reports, records of disciplinary and academic offenses, legal or constituting documents, and graduation lists. …”
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