Making Sacred Space by Amanda Lucia

“…In creating sacred space in festivals—through building altars and spaces for spiritual and yogic practices (including the ubiquitous yoga mat)—practitioners use material culture agentively to re-enchant what many believe to be a disenchanted world. …”
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Exploring the potential solutions to the criticisms of positive psychology: But can the bold, idealistic visions of positive psychologists survive real-world scrutiny? by Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl

“…To encourage constructive dialog, this study employs a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach to co-create potential ways to address the critiques of positive psychology. …”
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Collapsing or Not? A Practical Guide to Handling Sparse Responses for Polytomous Items by Yale Quan, Chun Wang

“…In ordinal data analysis, category collapse is the process of combining adjacent response options to create fewer response categories than were originally measured. …”
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The Problems of Formation of the National System of Personnel Training for Vocational Schools: Historical and Genetic Analysis by E. M. Dorozhkin, I. A. Сhernoskutova

“…The materials of the present article can be useful for historians of education, teachers, theorists and practitioners engaged in the development of vocational education system.…”
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The challenge of meaningful knowledge mobilization of climate change research in the Canadian Arctic for early-career researchers by Annabe U. Marquardt, Andrew S. Medeiros

“…To better understand the obstacles that early career researchers are faced with, and subsequently provide some guidance on how these barriers can be mitigated, six interviews with practitioners of knowledge mobilization in the Canadian Arctic were conducted. …”
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Ten-Year Development of Collaborative Social Work with Families in Complex Problem Situations in Slovenia: Thematic Analysis of Project Documentation by Nina Mešl, Tadeja Kodele

“…Ten years of development in the field confirms that complex questions require complex answers, which must be (co-)created in collaboration between families, practitioners, policymakers and researchers.…”
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Climate change and global warming effects on agricultural‎ communities: Mitigation through pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) approach by Mina Mahbod

“…In conclusion, a passive call felt for a multidisciplinary and cooperative response from various stakeholders, such as scientists, practitioners, policymakers, and civil society, to create a more resilient, sustainable, and healthy future for humans and the planet.…”
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Dataset of Uzbek verbs with formation and suffixesMendeley Data by Maksud Sharipov, Jernej Vičič

“…The main goal of this work is to create a dataset of Uzbek language verbs. This dataset stores information about which words verbs are derived from and with which affixes. …”
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The dearth of feminist empirical research on women’s active participation in the ICT sector by Naledi Sekeleni, Carol Lesame

“… This paper seeks to create awareness of the need for research academics and practitioners involved in the ICT field collaborate in co-producing feminist empirical research studies that integrate theory and practice (evidence-based) when doing research on the circumstance related to women’s entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in the context of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa, which is under scrutiny. …”
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Romanian knowledge and attitude on sustainability and sustainable clothing: exploring the reliability and validity of a measurement scale by Anastasia COSMA, Luminita STANCU (BROASCA), Marta STOIAN

“…This study introduces a new tool beneficial for researchers and practitioners in exploring knowledge and attitudes toward sustainability and sustainable clothing. …”
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Reviewing 6D Pose Estimation: Model Strengths, Limitations, and Application Fields by Kostas Ordoumpozanis, George A Papakostas

“…The focus of this study is on the practical aspects of utilizing 6D pose estimation models, providing a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners.…”
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Information technology innovation in sports learning: understanding global trends and challenges by Chandra Anugrah Putra, Ade Salahudin Permadi, Muhammad Andi Setiawan

“…To overcome this challenge, collaboration is needed between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to create a more responsive and digit-connected sports education environment. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis of Islamic Banking Products in Encouraging the Finansial Inclusion in Indonesia by Hendra Ramadan, Joko Setyono

“…By delving further into the patterns and trends seen in scholarly works, practitioners and policymakers may create more effective plans to increase public access to Islamic financial services while adhering to Islamic principles.   …”
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Methodology for managing employee performance in modern commercial organizations. by A. T. Samatoev

“…The purpose of this study is to create a method for managing the productivity of employees of a commercial organization and assess its potential effectiveness through theoretical modeling of the result. …”
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SYSTEM FOR CONTROL,EVALUATIONAND VISUALIZATIONOF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG MALETAEKWONDO ATHLETES by D. Avramov

“…PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to create a normative tables for control and evaluation of the physical development in taekwondo according to the age groups of the World Taekwondo Federation. …”
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L’éclairage dynamique, un dispositif de médiation. Le cours d’action pour évaluer l’influence de la lumière sur l’expérience visiteur au musée by Viviana Gobbato, Virginie Blondeau, Marine Thébault, Daniel Schmitt

“…Since the 18th century, architects and museum managers have used natural and artificial lighting to light artworks and exhibits. Today, practitioners such as museographers, scenographers and lighting designers use it as a tool to build atmospheres and to guide the visitor’s gaze. …”
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Evaluating demand responsive transit services using a density-based trip rate metric by Benjamin Kaufman, Abraham Leung, Matthew Burke

“…This research aims to provide a suite of evaluation metrics with low data requirement and widespread availability, so that operators, funders, regulators, and practitioners can better evaluate the performance of DRT services. …”
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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Three common causes of symptoms are: bladder obstruction due to non-cancerous growth of the prostate, reduced power of the bladder muscle and bladder overactivity. We aimed to create a tool to help general practitioners manage men with urinary symptoms. …”
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Reorganization of the Danish out-of-hours primary care – a descriptive study by Morten Breinholt Søvsø, Janus Laust Thomsen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Kasper Karmark Iversen, Fredrik Folke, Christian Backer Mogensen, Annmarie Lassen, Jens Søndergaard, Helle Collatz Christensen, Mette Elkjær, Andreas Søndergaard Heltberg, Ulla Væggemose, Søren Mikkelsen, Lars Bredevang Andersen, Martin Faurholdt Gude, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Erik Zakariassen, Linda Huibers

“…Survey questions covered a list of predefined topics created in the author group. One survey was completed per region.Results OOHPC models differ across regions and time of day. …”
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Seeking to Be Heard: Reflections on the Value of a Partnership Approach to Involving Victims in the Development of Domestic Abuse Policy and Practice by Laura Hammond, Silvia Fraga Dominguez, Jenny Richards

“…“SEEKERS” (Sharing Experience, Expertise and Knowledge for Effective Responses and Support) is an initiative which brings together victims and advocates, police, practitioners and researchers as equal partners. It creates opportunities for them to share their experiences, expertise, and knowledge, so that others can learn from these and use this learning in addressing domestic abuse-related issues more effectively. …”
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