Foreign aid and tourism induced electricity consumption in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by Wolde-Rufael, Yemane, Mulat-Weldemeskel, Eyob

“…Our results are robust to the Canonical Cointegrating Regression (CCR), the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) and the dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) long-run tests. We also found bidirectional causality between foreign aid and electricity consumption while unidirectional causality from tourism to electricity consumption. …”
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Therapeutic use of calpeptin in COVID-19 infection. by Inal, Jameel, Paizuldaeva, Ainura, Terziu, Esmeralda

“…This perspective will reflect on the capacity of calpeptin for treating long COVID by inhibiting the overproduction of neutrophil extracellular traps potentially damaging lung cells and promoting clotting, together with limiting associated chronic inflammation, tissue damage and pulmonary fibrosis. …”
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Between people power and state power: the ambivalence of populism in international relations by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…It argues that the debate over the impact of populism on international relations has been influenced too much and for too long by the importation in IR and FPA of mainstream approaches on populism from comparative politics, and by an overtly West-centric perspective. …”
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Immigrants in the transnational far right: integration through racisms and negotiating white supremacy in a migratory context by Garapich, Michał P., Jochymek, Anna, Soborski, Rafał

“…Despite the historical and contemporary instances of immigrants and their descendants engaging with the far-right, whether through long-distance nationalism or country of residence politics, migration scholarship has surprisingly paid very little attention to this process. …”

Social networks and migration: relocations, relationships and resources by Ryan, Louise

“…Exploring rich, qualitative data, I analyse how migrants forge new ties in new places, while simultaneously negotiating long distance relationships transnationally. Particular attention is given to the field of employment and the role of networks in how migrants have accessed jobs and developed careers across various sectors of the labour market. …”

Characterization of ink-based phantoms with deep networks and photoacoustic method by Hui Ling Chua, Hui Ling Chua, Audrey Huong, Audrey Huong, Xavier Ngu, Xavier Ngu

“…This study aims to explore the feasibility of using an in-house developed photoacoustic (PA) system for predicting blood phantom concentrations using a pretrained Alexnet and a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network. In two separate experiments, we investigate the performance of our strategy using a point laser source and a color-tunable LightEmitting Diode (LED) as the illumination source. …”
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Optimizing biodiversity conservation in Sundaland through advanced geospatial techniques and remote sensing technologies by Usman Gabi, Alhassan, Mohamad Abdullah, Nazirah

“…In conclusion, for efficient monitoring, well-informed policy creation, and decision-making to guarantee the long-term preservation of Sundaland's biodiversity, integration of GIS, RS, and AI is essential…”
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Optimizing biodiversity conservation in Sunderland through advanced geospatial techniques and remote sensing technologies by Usman Gabi, Alhassan, Mohamad Abdullah, Nazirah

“…In conclusion, for efficient monitoring, well-informed policy creation, and decision-making to guarantee the long-term preservation of Sundaland's biodiversity, integration of GIS, RS, and AI is essential…”
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Smart portable security system by Mohamad Isa, Mohamad Nabil Amiruddin, Adanan, Muhammad Arif Hasif, Ab. Rahim, Khairul Aimi

“…Stealing is a form of criminal which is long-rooted in Malaysia and was recorded increasing in rates as time went by. …”
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Performance evaluation of optical attocells configuration in an indoor visible light communication by M. Gismalla, M. S., Abdullah, Mohammad Faiz Liew

“…Visible light communication VLC is deemed as futuristic technology applied for both illumination and data communication due to the low-cost energy consumption, long life expectancy, huge bandwidth, and high security compared to radio frequency RF. …”
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Enhanced cuttings transportation in deviated and horizontal wells using polypropylene–nanosilica composite by Oseh, Jeffrey Onuoma

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The experience of psoriatic arthritis patients receiving biological treatment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Schepelern, Eva K.

“…Analysis of the data highlighted that receiving biologics for psoriatic arthritis was experienced as life-changing, but also required participants to make sense of the many unknowns surrounding treatment in regard to future effectiveness and long-term side effects of biologics. Participants experienced a biomedical focus on disease and treatment effects alone as not taking into account the significant psychological impact that having psoriatic arthritis and being treated with biologics can have on sufferers’ lives. …”
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Compact planar antennas for beam steering and RFID tags by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Interest in RFID systems operating in the ultrahigh frequency (UHF) is rapidly growing as it offers benefits of long read range and low cost, which make it an excellent system for use in distribution and logistics systems. …”
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Longitudinal Influences of Social Network Characteristics on Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults by Rafnsson, Snorri Bjorn, Shankar, Aparna, Steptoe, Andrew

“…Results: Social network size and network contact frequency were positively and independently associated with future life satisfaction and quality of life after controlling for confounding factors, including demographic characteristics, socioeconomic factors, and long-standing illness. In contrast, social network diversity was not independently related to future subjective well-being. …”
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International capital markets structure, preferences and puzzles: the US-China case by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Donadelli, Michael, Varani, Alessia

“…In this paper, we show that instead a two country-two good model with recursive preferences, international complete markets and correlated long-run innovations can address all five puzzles for a relatively large range of parameter values, specifically in the case of the US and China. …”
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Business cycles, international trade and capital flows : evidence from Latin America by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Girardi, Alessandro

“…This paper adopts a flexible framework to assess both short- and long-run business cycle linkages between six Latin American (LA) countries and the four largest economies in the world (namely the US, the Euro area, Japan and China) over the period 1980:I-2011:IV. …”
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Closing the loop: an evaluation of student-led module feedback at one UK Higher Education institution by Tschirhart, Cécile, Pratt-Adams, Simon

“…The SLMFS aimed to enhance the student experience at granular level, in ‘real time’ during 30 week-long teaching modules. The article defines the specificity of the SLMFS within the research context and describes how the theme of ‘student-staff partnership’ runs across the scheme, including during the project management and the evaluation phases. …”
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Legacy, sustainability and Olympism: crafting urban outcomes at London 2012 by Gold, Margaret, Gold, John Robert

“…The conclusion comments on the continuing challenges encountered in maintaining the visibility of sustainability plans while addressing long-term legacy.…”
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The wind of change by Ermolayeva, Nadezhda

“…Zorkin's publication in Rossiyskaya Gazeta appears to be a sudden explosion in the long-brewing conflict between Russia and Western democracies. …”
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Universal basic Income by McDonough, Brian, Bustillos Morales, Jessie

“…The idea of receiving ‘money for nothing’, with no strings attached, has for a long time appeared a crazy or radical proposal. But today, this policy is being put into practice. …”
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