Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025 by Newman, N, Cherubini, F

“…<p>This annual Reuters Institute Predictions report looks at the key trends that will impact news media in 2025. Just four in ten (41%) of our sample of editors, CEOs, and digital executives say they are confident about the prospects for journalism in the year ahead. …”

Disentangling the separate and combined effects of privatization and cooperation on local government service delivery by Bel, G, Elston, T

“…This we undertake for the case of solid waste collection in Catalonia, using environmental protection as our focal performance standard. Drawing on two waves of data (for 2000 and 2019) for 186 municipalities that together use all four combinations of public, private, single and cooperative service delivery, we show that superior environmental performance was initially confined to conventional cooperations involving only public production. …”

Demonstrating experimentally the encoding and dynamics of an error-correctable logical qubit on a hyperfine-coupled nuclear spin qudit by Lim, S, Vaganov, M, Liu, J, Ardavan, A

“…We explore the dynamics of the encoded state both under a controlled application of the fluctuation and under natural decoherence processes. Our results confirm the potential of these proposals for practical, implementable, fault tolerant quantum memories.…”

The relationship between ridehailing and public transit in Chicago: A comparison before and after COVID-19 by Meredith-Karam, Patrick, Kong, Hui, Wang, Shenhao, Zhao, Jinhua

“…Our findings identify spatial and temporal trends in the tendency to use TNC services in place of public transit, and thus have potential policy implications for transit management, such as spatially targeted service improvements and safety measures to reduce the possibility of public transit being substituted by TNC services.…”
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Demkowicz, O, Jefferson, R, Nanda, P, Foulkes, L, Lam, J, Pryjmachuk, S, Evans, R, Dubicka, B, Neill, L, Winter, LA, Nnamani, G

“…There is a paucity of mental health research that meaningfully progresses understanding of these gender disparities, including that engages adolescent girls’ own perspectives, limiting our ability to direct further research and enhance intervention approaches. …”

Perennial semantic data terms of use for decentralized web by Zhao, R, Zhao, J

“…Users and applications specify their own parts of the DToU policy with local knowledge, covering permissions, requirements, prohibitions and obligations. …”

Facile fabrication and characterization of multi-type carbon-doped TiO2 for visible light-activated photocatalytic mineralization of gaseous toluene by Zhang, Li, Tse, Man Siu, Tan, Ooi Kiang, Wang, Yu Xi, Han, Mandi

“…Carbon-doped titanium dioxide (C-TiO2) nanoparticles were synthesized by conventional mild oxidation of precursor titanium carbide (TiC) at 350 °C for 2 to 50 hours and more aggressive oxidation at the higher temperature of 400 to 600 °C for 2 hours in air. …”
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Professional obligations and the demandingness of acting against one’s conscience by Giubilini, A

“…Others would argue, however, that a conscientious professional is one that can set aside one’s own moral or religious views when they conflict with professional obligations. …”

Factors in the Selection of Houses for the Disabled in Kedah by Abdul Latif, Mohammad Raznil, Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar

“…This means that individuals with disabilities now have access to a multitude of employment opportunities and can even own their own homes. However, it is crucial for government stakeholders and authorities to develop a plan to improve housing for people with disabilities to better prepare them for homeownership. …”
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Factors in The Selection of Houses for The Disabled in Kedah by Abdul Latif, Mohammad Raznil, Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar

“…This means that individuals with disabilities now have access to a multitude of employment opportunities and can even own their own homes. However, it is crucial for government stakeholders and authorities to develop a plan to improve housing for people with disabilities to better prepare them for homeownership. …”
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Rethinking Cross-Domain Sequential Recommendation under Open-World Assumptions by Xu, Wujiang, Wu, Qitian, Wang, Runzhong, Ha, Mingming, Ma, Qiongxu, Chen, Linxun, Han, Bing, Yan, Junchi

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Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events by Knight, CG, Nicolitch, O, Griffiths, RI, Goodall, T, Jones, B, Weser, C, Langridge, H, Davison, J, Dellavalle, A, Eisenhauer, N, Gongalsky, KB, Hector, A, Jardine, E, Kardol, P, Maestre, FT, Schädler, M, Semchenko, M, Stevens, C, Tsiafouli, MΑ, Vilhelmsson, O, Wanek, W, de Vries, FT

“…Because soil microbes govern key biogeochemical processes, understanding their response to climate extremes is crucial in predicting the consequences for ecosystem functioning3, 4. Here we subjected soils from 30 grasslands across Europe to four contrasting extreme climatic events under common controlled conditions (drought, flood, freezing and heat), and compared the response of soil microbial communities and their functioning with those of undisturbed soils. …”

‘It's the little things that count’: healthcare professionals’ views on delivering dignified care: a qualitative study by Williams, V, Kinnear, D, Victor, C

“…<p><b>Methods</b></p> In-depth interviews were conducted with healthcare professionals working in four UK NHS trusts. Data were collected between June–November 2012. …”

Geometric Algebra by Emil Artin

HADES by Alexandra Adornetto

KAMPUNG by Irvan Affan

CREEPYPOSTA by Jeffrey Zain

Archaia Phusis: the original nature of the soul in Plato’s Middle Dialogues by Körner, H

“…</p> <p>Tracing the theme of the soul’s <em>archaia phusis</em> in these dialogues touches on central questions in the study of Plato: do the soul’s lower parts survive in our fully purified condition? How exactly is our state of virtue connected to desirability and <em>eudaimonia</em>? …”

Follow the Tulip, researching into the textile manufacturer Henry Nathan by Pierce, Gina

“…Subsequently settling in London, he established his own textile business, and a factory in Northern Ireland where records show he introduced new textile skills and produced high end luxury fabrics. …”
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Books : The History and Future of Reading / by Price, Leah, author 656033, Hachette Books Group (Online service) 647103

“…Digital-age pundits warn that as our appetite for books dwindles, so too do the virtues in which printed, bound objects once trained us: the willpower to focus on a sustained argument, the curiosity to look beyond the day's news, the willingness to be alone. …”
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