An enriched meaning of work mixed methods study on tourist guides by Ng, Yen Phin

“…A total of 11 enriched measurement items emerged to represent these two dimensions, with an example of measurement items for; (i) professional contentment (6 items) is ‘I feel my job is meaningful when tourists are satisfied with my services’ and (ii) job freedom (5 items), ‘I am satisfied with the freedom to manage my job’. …”
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Conservation through community: An attempt to untangle a tangled word. by Deeraj Koul

“…New ways of conservation have to be found as older traditional ways of conservation may still work in some places but they will be not adhered to by the majority. I am not saying this because community led work isn’t good enough, but because the community system was previously woven into social fabric and there was mutual dependence. …”
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Malay language enhancement carnival benefitted UMP foreign students by Juwairiah, Osman, Mimi Rabita, Abdul Wahit

“…“Normally, I would communicate with my Malay, Chinese and Indian friends in campus. I am fortunate to get the opportunity to meet teachers and students from the school. …”
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Editorial by Christian Gütl

“…  In this regular issue, I am very pleased to present 6 accepted papers by 19 authors from 9 countries: Canada, China, Croatia, India, Kazakhstan, México, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, and Vietnam.…”
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PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA INFORMASI UNTUK PELAYANAN PENDAFTARAN PASIEN DI BPM RIKA HARDI, S.ST by Rahmi Septia Sari

“…Patients who come to health facilities also have a variety of diseases ranging from infectious diseases to degenerative diseases. Therefore, here I am trying to develop a flow and procedure for patient registration. …”
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Monographic Quality Parameters and Genotoxicity Assessment of <i>Asphodelus bento-rainhae</i> and <i>Asphodelus macrocarpus</i> Root Tubers as Herbal Medicines by Maryam Malmir, Rita Serrano, Katelene Lima, Maria Paula Duarte, Isabel Moreira da Silva, Beatriz Silva Lima, Manuela Caniça, Olga Silva

“…<i>bento-rainhae</i> (AbR), an endemic species with relevant interest due to conservation concerns, and <i>Asphodelus macrocarpus</i> subsp. <i>macrocarpus</i> (AmR) have been traditionally used for culinary and medicinal purposes, mainly associated with skin infection and inflammation. …”
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Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of the Extracts of Different Parts of <i>Avicennia marina</i> (Forssk.) Vierh by Mohammad K. Okla, Abdulrahman A. Alatar, Saud S. Al-amri, Walid H. Soufan, Altaf Ahmad, Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud

“…In the present investigation, the antimicrobial activity of the various parts of <i>Avicennia marina</i> (AM), a mangrove plant, has been evaluated. The plants were collected from the Jazan area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …”
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“ISCREVU ESTA CARTA SO PARA BOSEMESE SABER”: A DEIXIS SOCIAL EM CARTAS ROMENAS E PORTUGUESAS DA GRANDE GUERRA by Veronica MANOLE

“… “I am writing this letter only for you to know”: Social Deixis in Romanian and Portuguese Letters from the Great War. …”
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“Within One’s Inner Circle”: The Identity of Ruthenian Szlachta (Noblemen) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the Time of the Union of Lublin (the Case of Filon Kmita Czarnobylski)... by Irina Koluzaeva

“…To elucidate the posed questions, I am going to analyze Filon Kmita’s personal correspondence, his public, family and matrimonial relationships, the social practices he engaged in, and military and official environments to which he belonged. …”
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Alterations in Histone Methylation States Increased Profusion of <i>Lethal(2)-Essential-for-Life-Like (l(2)elf)</i>, Trithorax and Polycomb Genes in <i>Apis mellifera</i> under Hea... by Ahmad A. Alghamdi, Yehya Z. Alattal

“…Compared to the control, the changes in the methylation enrichment folds of H3K4m3 at Polycomb <i>Su(z)12</i> were about 30× and 100× higher in treated <i>A. m. jemenitica</i> and <i>A.m. carnica,</i> respectively. Similarly, changes in the methylation/demethylation enrichment folds of HMT (<i>trx)</i> and Polycomb (<i>Pc</i>) and <i>Su(z)12</i> were 2–3× higher in <i>A. m. carnica</i> than in <i>A. m. jemenitica</i> after treatment (42 °C). …”
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<i>Astragalus membranaceus</i> Extract Prevents Calcium Oxalate Crystallization and Extends Lifespan in a <i>Drosophila</i> Urolithiasis Model by Szu-Ju Chen, Sunderiya Dalanbaatar, Huey-Yi Chen, Shih-Jing Wang, Wei-Yong Lin, Po-Len Liu, Ming-Yen Tsai, Der-Cherng Chen, Yung-Hsiang Chen, Wen-Chi Chen

“…We chose <i>Astragalus membranaceus</i> (AM), which is a traditional Chinese medicine, to study the prevention of urolithiasis using a <i>Drosophila</i> model based on our previous screening of traditional Chinese herbs. …”
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Editorial by Christian Gütl

“…&amp;nbsp;In this regular issue, I am very pleased to introduce the following 5 accepted articles: In a collaborative research effort between Jordan and Qatar, Ahmad Abusukhon, Ala Al-Fuqaha and Belal Hawashin present their technique for detecting underground water pipeline leakage based on an Internet of Things approach. …”
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK by Dr. Fatema Jawad

“…No journal can have success without a good and efficient staff. I am grateful and appreciative of the efforts put in by our office workers, Mr. …”
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Changes Seen, Foreseen and Unforeseen by Michael Kirby Justice

“…Academic texts are used today in courts as never before. Happily (as I am sure you will agree) scholars do not now need to die in order that their works might be acknowledged in court. …”
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Expression Plasticity of Peroxisomal Acyl-Coenzyme A Oxidase Genes Implies Their Involvement in Redox Regulation in Scallops Exposed to PST-Producing <i>Alexandrium</i> by Moli Li, Yangrui Wang, Zhihong Tang, Huizhen Wang, Jingjie Hu, Zhenmin Bao, Xiaoli Hu

“…The regulation patterns of scallop <i>ACOX</i>s after exposure to different PST-producing algaes <i>Alexandrium catenella</i> (ACDH) and <i>A. minutum</i> (AM-1) were revealed. After ACDH exposure, more differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in <i>C</i>. …”
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Editors note by Yngve Nordkvelle

“…But even skilled and experienced elderly – and teachers in higher education are in dire need of keeping up with swift changes in technology and its use. I am very pleased that the articles we present here have a critical stance towards ideologies and are able to scrutinise the conditions for a democratic and factual base for education. …”
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<i>Ante-mortem</i> and <i>Post-mortem</i> Inspection and Relationship between Findings in a North Albanian Pig Slaughterhouse by Egon Andoni, Sonila Cocoli, Dino Miraglia, Claudia M. Balzaretti, Gabriele Brecchia, Bizena Bijo, Laura Menchetti, Laura Musa, Giulio Curone, Stella Agradi, Ilirian Kumbe, Pellumb Zalla, Edison Gjoni, Xhilola Bixheku, Marta Castrica

“…In this context, a modern meat inspection approach in line with the European legislation was applied to a pig slaughterhouse in northern Albania in order to investigate the <i>ante-mortem</i> (AM) and <i>post-mortem</i> (PM) conditions and the relationship between these findings. …”
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Comparison of Multinational Medical School Students Experiences in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis by Alexandra C. Skoczek, Patrick W. Ruane, Cassidy Onley, Torhiana Haydel, Maria Valeria Ortega, H. Dean Sutphin, Alexis M. Stoner

“…A US response containing this theme was as follows: “I have had to adjust to a new way of doing school, mainly online, as well as coming to terms with the fact that I am not getting to experience many of the social aspects of medical school that I was looking forward to.” …”
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The Role of <i>Medicago lupulina</i> Interaction with <i>Rhizophagus irregularis</i> in the Determination of Root Metabolome at Early Stages of AM Symbiosis by Andrey P. Yurkov, Roman K. Puzanskiy, Alexey A. Kryukov, Anastasiia O. Gorbunova, Tatyana R. Kudriashova, Lidija M. Jacobi, Andrei P. Kozhemyakov, Daria A. Romanyuk, Ekaterina B. Aronova, Galina S. Avdeeva, Vladislav V. Yemelyanov, Alexey L. Shavarda, Maria F. Shishova

“…To investigate the processes behind this interaction, we used the <i>Medicago lupulina</i> MlS-1 line that forms high-efficient AM symbiosis with <i>Rhizophagus irregularis</i>. AM fungus actively colonizes the root system of the host plant and contributes to the formation of effective AM as characterized by a high mycorrhizal growth response (MGR) in the host plant. …”
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Intermittent attendance at breast cancer screening by Padraic Fleming, Sinead O'Neill, Miriam Owens, Therese Mooney, Patricia Fitzpatrick

“…Considerations when returning to screening were similar for First PNAs and Subsequent PNAs: <em>I am older </em>(35.4%, 29.6%), <em>I made sure I remembered</em> (29%, 23.6%), <em>could reschedule</em> (17.6%, 20.6%), <em>illness of more concern</em> (16.5%, 19%). …”
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