The dynamics of learning styles and adaptive flexibility in quantity surveying education: implications for academic performance by Mylan Jonas, Gerrit Crafford, Sibulelokuhle Xulaba, David Edwards

“… This scholarly paper delves into the interplay between learning styles and academic performance within the specific context of quantity surveying (QS) education, thereby addressing an identified research gap. Its central objective is to scrutinise the impact of adaptive learning flexibility, a crucial element of experiential learning theories, on educational outcomes in QS. …”
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Transition from care experiences of youth aged 13 to 23 living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada: A scoping review by Michele L. Palk, Christine Wekerle

“…Four main themes highlighting the complexities of living and planning for youth with FASD were identified. …”
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Effects of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on glucose homeostasis in rats due to impaired autophagy flux of islet β cells mediated by oxidative stress by Hongyang ZHOU, Yuting HU, Xue CHEN, Yunqiang ZHOU, Liping LI, Ling LI, Herong LIU

“…The endocrine granules in the cytoplasm of islet β cells decreased, and there were varying degrees of widening of the nuclear membrane gap, flattening and expansion of the Golgi complex, and expansion of the endoplasmic reticulum. …”
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Behavioral Biases in Investor Decision-Making: A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Finance Research by Seyed Amir Sabet, Saeed Aibaghi esfahani, Abdolmajid Abdolbaghi Ataabadi

“…The cryptocurrency boom presents a critical research gap, as most studies focus on traditional markets. …”
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Home Occupant Archetypes by Marco Antonio ORTIZ SANCHEZ

“…For policies and energy efficiency programs, knowing that there are different types of occupants can allow to bridge gaps between occupant and provider, by encouraging a participatory or inclusive research and design phase, for the design of devices, feedbacks, and interfaces tailored to the specific archetype. …”
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Light-induced above-room-temperature Chern insulators in group-IV Xenes by Zhe Li, Haijun Cao, Sheng Meng

“…A complex phase diagram for such TPTs is predicted. …”
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Low-cost video-based air quality estimation system using structured deep learning with selective state space modeling by Maqsood Ahmed, Xiang Zhang, Yonglin Shen, Tanveer Ahmed, Shahid Ali, Ayaz Ali, Aminjon Gulakhmadov, Won-Ho Nam, Nengcheng Chen

“…This approach has the potential to address gaps in air quality data collected by expensive instruments globally.…”
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Microbial biomass – not diversity – drives soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization in Spanish holm oak ecosystems by Elisa Bruni, Jorge Curiel Yuste, Lorenzo Menichetti, Omar Flores, Daniela Guasconi, Bertrand Guenet, Ana-Maria Hereș, Aleksi Lehtonen, Raisa Mäkipää, Marleen Pallandt, Leticia Pérez-Izquierdo, Etienne Richy, Mathieu Santonja, Boris Tupek, Stefano Manzoni

“…Incorporating microbial properties, and especially diversity, into ecosystem models remains an open question, requiring careful consideration of the tradeoff between model complexity and performance.This work addresses this knowledge gap by implementing a simple C and nitrogen (N) cycling model to predict heterotrophic respiration and net N mineralization rates in soils sampled under different land-uses and tree health conditions across Spain. …”
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Steep sustainability challenges in transboundary basins worldwide by Yiqi Zhou, Yanfeng Di, Xianjin Huang, Shilin Fu, Xinxian Qi, Chao He, Georgia Destouni

“…Yet their sustainability remains poorly understood, as existing assessments often overlook the unique social, environmental, and political complexities of transboundary basins. This study addresses that gap by developing and applying a systematic framework to assess Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) progress across 310 transboundary basins worldwide. …”
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“They look you up and down like you are nothing”: A qualitative exploration of sex workers’ health needs and interactions with UK healthcare services by E. Molloy, R. Tiwana, B.c French, C. Christie, H. Smailes, J. Taylor, C. Bradbury-Jones

“…A further category “In an Ideal World” was interpreted inductively reflecting gaps in current healthcare service provision and access. …”
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DETECTION AND SYSTEMATIZATION OF SIGNS AND MARKERS OF MODIFICATIONS IN MEDIA CONTENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY TO ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING IN THE ERA OF DEEPFAKES by Ганна Чемерис

“…The challenge involves assessing existing pedagogical approaches, addressing gaps, and equipping both learners and educators to navigate the complexities of the digital age. …”
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Long-term hydro-economic analysis tool for evaluating global groundwater cost and supply: Superwell v1.1 by H. Niazi, S. B. Ferencz, N. T. Graham, J. Yoon, T. B. Wild, M. Hejazi, D. J. Watson, C. R. Vernon

“…A better understanding of the future role of groundwater in meeting sectoral demands requires an integrated hydro-economic evaluation of its cost and availability. Yet substantial gaps remain in our knowledge and modeling capabilities related to groundwater availability, recharge, feasible locations for extraction, extractable volumes, and associated extraction costs, which are essential for large-scale analyses of integrated human–water system scenarios, particularly at the global scale. …”
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Human-Annotated Label Noise and Their Impact on ConvNets for Remote Sensing Image Scene Classification by Longkang Peng, Tao Wei, Xuehong Chen, Xiaobei Chen, Rui Sun, Luoma Wan, Jin Chen, Xiaolin Zhu

“…To fill this research gap, this article, for the first time, collected real-world labels from 32 participants and explored how their annotated label noise affects three representative ConvNets (VGG16, GoogleNet, and ResNet-50) for remote sensing image scene classification. …”
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Understanding How, Why and for Whom Link Work Interventions Promote Access in Community Healthcare Settings in the United Kingdom: A Realist Review by Rebecca Golby, Fiona Lobban, Louise Laverty, Kyriakos Velemis, Vishal R. Aggarwal, Katherine Berry, Abby Morris, Emma Elliott, Rebecca Harris, Al Ross, Carolyn A. Chew‐Graham, Miranda Budd, Linda McGowan, David Shiers, Neil Caton, Chris Lodge, Paul French, Robert Griffiths, Jasper Palmier‐Claus

“…Link workers are typically staff members without professional clinical qualifications who support patients to bridge the gap between services. However, little is currently known about how and why link work interventions might be effective. …”
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A comprehensive evaluation of deep vision transformers for road extraction from very-high-resolution satellite data by Jan Bolcek, Mohamed Barakat A. Gibril, Rami Al-Ruzouq, Abdallah Shanableh, Ratiranjan Jena, Nezar Hammouri, Mourtadha Sarhan Sachit, Omid Ghorbanzadeh

“…Nonetheless, there is a gap in research regarding their comparative effectiveness, efficiency, and performance in extracting road networks from multicity VHR data. …”
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Innovative organ-on-a-chip platforms for exploring tumorigenesis and therapy in head and neck cancer by Chen Lin, Zilin Zhang, Feili Yang, Shanshan Gu, Jiyang Zuo, Yi Wu, Jing Zhang, Tiantian Zhou, Yuna Zhang, Zaozao Chen, Zhongze Gu, Zhisen Shen

“…This study aims to summarize the current state of these models in HNC research and their potential in bridging the gap between preclinical models and clinical applications. …”
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STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION by Olha SAKNO, Ievgen MEDVEDIEV, Tatiana KOLESNIKOVA

“…A contemporary road vehicle (RV) is a rather complex system, consisting of a large number of subsystems, assemblies, units, and elements (parts). …”
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A Tale of Side Friction Elements in Dhaka City: From Modeling Real Cases to Revealing Impacts Through Event-Based Simulation by Ahmed Mahir Sultan Rumi, Hasan Nahiyan Nobel, A. H. M. Osama Haque, Abu Humayed Azim Fahmid, Tarik Reza Toha, Nouf Alaloula, Najla Abdulrahman Al-Nabhan, Abdulaziz Abdulrahman S. Alnamlah, A. B. M. Alim Al Islam

“…Therefore, in this study, we attempt to fill this gap. Here, based on real data analysis, we list side friction elements that exhibit substantial impacts on the regular traffic flow on the streets of Dhaka, which includes different categories of roadside objects, pedestrians, and non-motorized vehicles. …”
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Synergistic action of mucoactive drugs and phages against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae by Bingrui Sui, Xiaoyu Li, Na Li, Yang Tao, Lili Wang, Yongping Xu, Yumin Hou, Bijie Hu, Demeng Tan

“…However, the potential impact of combining NAC or AMB with phage therapy remains unclear. To address this gap, a comprehensive understanding of their interplay is crucial to determine any potential synergistic effects. …”
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Patient-centred estimation of multimorbidity in chronic disease populations: a novel approach integrating global burden of disease metrics and healthcare administrative data by Daniela Fortuna, Luana Caselli, Michele Romoli, Luca Vignatelli, Anna Elisabetta Vaudano, Jessica Mandrioli, Susanna Malagù, Massimo Costantini, Giuseppe Tibaldi, Gabriela Gildoni, Maria Guarino, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Luca Iaboli, Lucia Alberghini, Marco Fusconi, Angela Maria Grazia Pacilli, Stefano Nava, Silvia Mancinelli, Maurizia Rolli

“…Abstract Background Although chronic diseases represent a growing global health priority, significant gaps remain in understanding the burden of multimorbidity. …”
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