Digitalisation of sexuality: Emotional embodiment and processes of co-construction of knowledge by Vincenzo Auriemma

“…The avatar becomes the point of contact that facilitates interaction between people, mediated by new technologies. This study aims to understand how emotional embodiment in the digital context can influence sexuality and social behaviour, offering a new perspective on human interaction in the virtual world. …”
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Entanglement scaling behaviors of free fermions on hyperbolic lattices by Xiang-You Huang, Yao Zhou, Peng Ye

“…In this paper, we investigate these quantum systems from the perspective of quantum information, focusing particularly on the scaling of entanglement entropy (EE) that has been regarded as a powerful quantum-information probe into exotic phases of matter. …”
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Scheduling of Mixed Fleet Passing Through River Bottleneck in Multiple Ways by De-Chang Li, Hua-Long Yang

“…To handle the nonlinear terms in the model, an outer approximation technique is applied to linearize the model while ensuring the approximation error remains controlled. The optimal value range of the nonlinear variables is also proven to ensure solution speed. …”
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Economic evaluations of adult male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. by Olalekan A Uthman, Taiwo Aderemi Popoola, Mubashir M B Uthman, Olatunde Aremu

“…Of 264 identified papers, only five met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. The studies were published between 2006 and 2009. Most of the studies were carried out from the perspective of government healthcare payer. …”
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Gorilla habituation and the role of animal agency in conservation and tourism development at Bwindi, South Western Uganda by Christine, Ampumuza, Clemens, Driessen

“…Discussions of gorilla habituation often emphasise human control of gorillas, whereby gorillas are usually singularly defined by their species membership. …”
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A rapid systematic review of the effect of health or peer volunteers for diabetes self-management: Synthesizing evidence to guide social prescribing. by Thomas Iverson, Hadil Alfares, Gurkirat Singh Nijjar, Jeffrey Wong, Emaan Abbasi, Elham Esfandiari, Margaret Lin, Robert J Petrella, Bobbi Symes, Anna Chudyk, Maureen C Ashe

“…We followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and searched six databases and Google Scholar for peer-reviewed studies from 2013+ (last search May 16, 2024). We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from all languages, and synthesized data using the Cochrane's Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM) guidelines; and assessed risk of bias using the "Risk of Bias 2 Tool". …”
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Mechanism Analysis and Establishment of a Prediction Model for the Total Pressure Loss in the Multi-Branch Pipeline System of the Pneumatic Seeder by Wei Qin, Cheng Qian, Yuwu Li, Daoqing Yan, Zhuorong Fan, Minghua Zhang, Ying Zang, Zaiman Wang

“…The studied multi-branch pipeline system consists of a main pipe, a header, and ten branch pipes. …”
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Compression of Morbidity 1980–2011: A Focused Review of Paradigms and Progress by James F. Fries, Bonnie Bruce, Eliza Chakravarty

“…We summarize data from 20-year prospective longitudinal studies of lifestyle progression of disability, national population studies of trends in disability, and randomized controlled trials of risk factor reduction with life-style-based “healthy aging” interventions. …”
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Test kresby rodiny ako indikátor rodinnej ideológie by Monika Sirkovská

“…<span>Author in the contribution devote to research of authority and subordination in the family from the perspective of visual anthropology. Everyday family life is controlled by a set of culturally specific values and norms that determine the appropriate family ideology. …”
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Kinesthetic engagement in Gestalt evaluation outscores analytical 'atomic feature' evaluation in perceiving aging in crystallization images of agricultural products. by Paul Doesburg, Jürgen Fritz, Miriam Athmann, Roya Bornhütter, Nicolaas Busscher, Uwe Geier, Gaby Mergardt, Claudia Scherr

“…There is an increasing interest in a systemic approach to food quality. From this perspective, the copper chloride crystallization method is an interesting asset as it enables an estimation of a sample's 'resilience' in response to controlled degradation. …”
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A survey on existing challenges of BSC implementation for performance measurement by Behdad Gitinejad, Mohammad Ali Keramati

“…This study adapts the BSC as a powerful tool for reaching an organization’s performance in four significant areas: Financial perspective, Customer-Market perspective, Internal Processes perspective and Learning & Growth perspective. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of a Home Based Intervention for Secondary Prevention of Readmission with Chronic Heart Disease. by Joshua Byrnes, Melinda Carrington, Yih-Kai Chan, Christine Pollicino, Natalie Dubrowin, Simon Stewart, Paul A Scuffham

“…The aim of this study is to consider the cost-effectiveness of a nurse-led, home-based intervention (HBI) in cardiac patients with private health insurance compared to usual post-discharge care. …”
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From Google Earth Studio to Hologram: A Pipeline for Architectural Visualization by Philippe Gentet, Tam Le Phuc Do, Jumamurod Farhod Ugli Aralov, Oybek Mirzaevich Narzulloev, Leehwan Hwang, Seunghyun Lee

“…By leveraging photogrammetrically reconstructed three-dimensional (3D) city models and a controlled camera path, we generated perspective image sequences of two iconic monuments, that is, the Basílica de la Sagrada Família (Barcelona, Spain) and the Arc de Triomphe (Paris, France). …”
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Mirtazapine for gastrointestinal and neuropsychological symptoms in older adults with irritable bowel syndrome by Ayesha Khan, Raakhi Menon, Brooke Corning, Steven Cohn, Cecil Kumfa, Mukaila Raji

“…We propose a large randomized controlled trial to study mirtazapine as a potential one-stop treatment for multiple IBS symptoms, with the potential to reduce polypharmacy and ADEs, especially in the geriatric population.…”
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An innovative method for measuring the hysteresis effects of soil moisture on meteorological variables at various time scales and climate conditions by Qing Tian, Jianzhong Lu, Xiaoling Chen

“…The contribution rates of meteorological elements on soil moisture were enhanced by taking lag time into account. This study provides a unique perspective for better understanding climate process forecasts and related drought management by considering the hysteresis of soil moisture on the feedback and responses of climate variables.…”
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Late Holocene Indian summer monsoon evolution and centennial fluctuations inferred by grain-size sensitive component from Lake MangCo, southeastern Tibetan Plateau by Dongliang Ning, Weiwei Sun, Dejun Wan, Longjuan Cheng, Qingfeng Jiang

“…In this study, we present a well-dated, ca. 4.0 ka grain-size sensitive component record from Lake MangCo, located in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau. …”
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The relation between game disorder and interruption during game is mediated by game craving by Yanmeng Bao, Hui Zhou, Fengji Geng, Fengji Geng, Yuzheng Hu, Yuzheng Hu, Yuzheng Hu, Yuzheng Hu

“…Drawing parallels with the concept of interruption, we hypothesize that negative emotions triggered during gaming interruptions would drive individuals’ craving for the game and compelling them to continue playing, reinforcing the IGD cycle. In this study, 42 male ‘League of Legends’ players, aged 19 to 29, experienced controlled interruptions every 3 min during gaming and non-gaming control tasks. …”
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How is Space Produced? Reflections on Urban Development Plans and Programs from the Discourse of Political Economy by Zahra Rahmati, Mojtaba Rafieian, Hashem Dadashpoor

“…It also critiques how urban development plans serve the political-economic system by regulating and controlling activities through spatial strategies.Materials and Methods: To answer the questions and advance the discussion, the present article, in its methodology section, considers the city as an epistemological concept, attempting to utilise phenomenology (which deals with the relationship between city residents and their place of residence) in support of an analytical study. …”
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Mitigating Safety Risks in Information Systems: A Self-Adaptive Approach by Shuja Mughal, Jens H. Weber, Assad Abbas

“…The findings of this study and the controlled experiment shed light on how system adaptation can mitigate the negative impacts of interruptions, improving safety, effectiveness, efficiency, SA, usability, frustration, and decision-making.…”
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The dichotomy of human decision-making: An experimental assessment of stone tool efficiency. by David Nora, João Marreiros, Walter Gneisinger, Antonella Pedergnana, Telmo Pereira

“…Therefore, investigating stone tools' properties and performance brings fundamental insights into identifying and understanding the origins of some of the major human technological behavioural traits. In this study, we aim to address this topic by measuring the variability of the properties of lithic raw materials from the perspective of tool use. …”
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