Reputational ranking of platform workers: on the gender discriminatory implications of users’ feedback by Elisa Parodi

“…The article questions whether this practice may constitute discrimination under the European Union equality law. It first argues that the use of reputational ranking systems does not qualify as an exception to the prohibition of differential treatment based on a protected characteristic linked to the genuine and determining occupational requirement. …”
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Fake news, real needs: A qualitative study on Sino-Japanese theurgy fighting by Qing Gao, Qianqian Fu

“…Thus, in this special “post-truth” era, emotion regulation and fact clarification are equally essential.…”
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Digital Age Pedagogy: How European and Asian Business School Students Perceive Competence-Oriented Education by Desislava Serafimova, Pensri Jaroenwanit, Pongsutti Phuensane

“…The study sampled 800 undergraduate students, equally in Thailand and Bulgaria, to assess the impact of key competencies, digital literacy, and the integration of digital technologies on students’ educational choices. …”
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Directions for improving the pension indexations mechanism in the context of Russian economy’s transformation by M. L. Dorofeev

“…Based on the results obtained, it was concluded that, all other things being equal, it is not possible to fundamentally improve the level of pension provision and it is necessary to continue to carry out significant reforms of the Russian pension system. …”
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A Dynamic Intrusion Detection System Based on Multivariate Hotelling’s T2 Statistics Approach for Network Environments by Aneetha Avalappampatty Sivasamy, Bose Sundan

“…The ever expanding communication requirements in today’s world demand extensive and efficient network systems with equally efficient and reliable security features integrated for safe, confident, and secured communication and data transfer. …”
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Effectiveness Evaluation of Levamisole, Albendazole, Ivermectin, and Vernonia amygdalina in West African Dwarf Goats by Oyeduntan A. Adediran, Emmanuel C. Uwalaka

“…Fifty West African Dwarf goats without history of anthelmintic treatment were divided equally into five groups. Group A was treated with ivermectin injection subcutaneously, group B with levamisole subcutaneously, group C with albendazole orally, and group D with aqueous extract of Vernonia amygdalina and group E was untreated control. …”
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Unijna polityka zatrudnienia a zmiany na polskim rynku pracy by Marek Niewęgłowski

“…Są to pieniądze pochodzące m.in. z Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego, Sektorowego Programu Operacyjnego – Rozwój Zasobów Ludzkich czy Inicjatywy Wspólnotowej EQUAL. Ważne jest, zatem poznanie możliwości wykorzystania środków pochodzących z funduszy unijnych, które można wykorzystać w celu przeciwdziałania bezrobociu w Polsce.…”
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Ideophones are more reliable than metaphors in Japanese pain descriptions by Kimi Akita

“…It was found that the ratings of ideophones and metaphors equally varied between participants. In Experiment 2, Japanese speakers did the same rating task for a selected set of pain ideophones and metaphors presented auditorily in sentence frames. …”
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Innovative Transformations of Science-Intensive Industries in the National Economy of Azerbaijan: from Engineering to a Developed ICT Sector by Samira Abasova

“…If the share of manufactured machine-building equipment in the world's imports and exports is now 0.1%, then the share of the turnover of ICT services in the world is equal to 14%. This study examines the role of innovative transformations in science-intensive and high-tech sectors of national economy of Azerbaijan. …”
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VI International Scientific-Practical Conference “Social dynamics of population and human potential” by T. A. Ignatova

“…The round table focused on the potential of artificial intelligence and its risks, especially in education, and some conclusions were made, including the low level of commitment to healthy lifestyles, the need to create equal conditions for all city dwellers, and negative effects of artificial intelligence on critical thinking.…”
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Investigating the Causes of Pavement Distresses on Bwankosya Road in Kabale Municipality. by Kigenyi, Luke

“…To achieve this aim, the road section was divided into 5 equal sections of 100m. The various defects were measured and their and their corresponding severity and extent levels recorded. …”
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Gender Inequality and household production in Kanungu District-Uganda. by Ronnah, Owembabazi

“…The study concluded that where under investment in womens education, there is lower there is lower growthrates.It was recommended that there should be creation of gender awareness ( social mobilisation), provision of equal employment opportunities and that more efforts should be put by the government on emphasising education for all.…”
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The effect of gamification on brand co-creation in app-based businesses: investigating the mediating role of consumer engagement and the moderating role of hedonic and innovativene... by Rayhane Rezagholizade, Zahra Sadeqi-Arani, Esmail Mazroui

“…Also, the path coefficient of the consumer hedonic is equal to (0.046) and its test statistic is also equal to 1.96; which shows the positive effect of this relationship; since the test statistic is equal to the critical value (1.96), it can be said that this effect is significant. …”
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Facing migration under adverse conditions: challenges and resilience in the Colombo-Venezuelan border area by Gloria Omaira Bautista, Axel Kroeger, Nelly Rosero Castillo, Eduardo Gabriel Osorio Sanchez, Dianne Sofía Gonzales Escobar, Rafael Olarte, Sonia Diaz Monsalve

“…As such, they require equal attention from policymakers and public services. …”
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Evaluation of three novel antigens and costimulatory agents for improvement of M. Tuberculosis specific interferon gamma release assays by Sandra Schwarzlose-Schwarck, Mark Reinwald, Torsten Bauer, Florian Hentschel, Til Kiderlen, Dorinja Zapf, Victor Herbst, Stefan Lüth, David Krieger, Werner Dammermann

“…Results The three novel antigens ACR, Rv1733 and Rv2626 failed to elicit equal or stronger IFN-γ-responses compared to the gold standard antigen formulation with ESAT-6, CFP-10 and TB10.4. …”
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No increase is detected and modeled for the seasonal cycle amplitude of <i>δ</i>¹³C of atmospheric carbon dioxide by F. Joos, F. Joos, S. Lienert, S. Lienert, S. Zaehle

“…Disequilibrium fluxes contribute little to the seasonal amplitude of the net land isotope flux north of 40° N but contribute near equally to the isotopic flux associated with growing season net carbon uptake in tropical and Southern Hemisphere (SH) ecosystems, pointing to the importance of monitoring <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i>¹³</span>C<span class="inline-formula">_a</span> over these ecosystems. …”
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Retinopathy Disease Detection and Classification Using a Coordinate Attention Module-Based Convolutional Neural Network with Leaky Rectified Linear Unit by Pravin Balaso Chopade, Prabhakar N. Kota, Bhagvat D. Jadhav, Pravin Marotrao Ghate, Shriram Sadashiv Kulkarni

“…The MESSIDOR dataset is preprocessed through the median filter to eliminate noise, and Contrast-Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE) is utilized to increase the contrast level in an input image. …”
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The Role of Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure Therapy after the Surgical Treatment of the Pilonodal Sinus by M. F. Cherkasov, K. M. Galashokyan, Yu. M. Startsev, D. M. Cherkasov, A. A. Pomazkov, S. G. Melikova, V. Yu. Katsiyaev, A. A. Matvienko

“…The average rate of wound healing in the main group was significantly higher and equal to 2.15 ± 0.15 cm2/day, compared to the value of 0.76 ±0.18 cm2/day in the control group.Conclusion. …”
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The success of reforestation after experimental strip-shelterwood felling in the pine stands of the Eastern Polissia of Ukraine by Anatolyi Zhezhkun

“…The width of the strip with removed trees was equal to the average height of the parent stand (25-30 m). …”
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Different Clinical Features of Acral Abortive Hemangiomas by N. Vega Mata, J. C. López Gutiérrez, B. Vivanco Allende, M. S. Fernández García

“…Some infantile hemangiomas called in literature “minimal or arrested growth hemangiomas” or “abortive hemangiomas” are present at birth and have a proliferative component equaling less than 25% of its total surface area. Often, they are mistaken for vascular malformation. …”
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