Investigating Strategies for Mitigating and Avoiding Expert Blind Spot Development in Teaching English Attributive Adjectives by Farisani Thomas Nephawe

“…Qualitatively, semi-structured interviews were conducted on two purposely sampled schoolteachers from Dzindi Circuit, based on the researcher’s preference for obtaining an in-depth understating of the topic. …”
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How is digitalization influencing transformative learning in sports and nursing? : Systematic Review by Tri Johan Agus Yuswanto, Fitriana Kurniasari Solikhah, Naya Ernawati

“…Method: The systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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Methods of Forming Orthogonal Components of Input Signals for Relay Protection by F. A. Romaniuk, М. S. Loman, V. S. Kachenya

“…The existing frequency digital filters for allocation of the fundamental frequency of a sine signal are considered and their advantages and disadvantages are noted. Preference is given to the combined digital filter. …”
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Opportunity Loss Minimization and Newsvendor Behavior by Xinsheng Xu, Hong Yan, Chi Kin Chan

“…It is proven that the newsvendor’s optimal order quantity is related to the density function of market demand when the newsvendor exhibits risk-averse preference, which is inconsistent with the results in Schweitzer and Cachon (2000). …”
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Optimization of Directional Long Boreholes Unloading Gas Extraction Process and Application Research by Chunhua Zhang, Yuqi Li

“…The results showed that the directional long borehole gas extraction process had a better extraction effect, a higher borehole utilization rate, and superior cost savings, and was thus was the preferred process. Additionally, the optimal parameters were a 30 m horizontal distance of the boreholes from the side of the air return lane, a 30 m spacing between the boreholes, and a 20 kPa negative extraction pressure.…”
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Effectiveness and Mechanisms of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Osseointegration of Dental Implants and Biological Functions of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Chao Liang, Xiu Liu, Yuwei Yan, Rongxin Sun, Jun Li, Wei Geng

“…Dental implant restoration is the preferred choice for patients with dentition defects or edentulous patients, and obtaining stable osseointegration is the determining factor for successful implant healing. …”
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Case Study: Trap Crop with Pheromone Traps for Suppressing Euschistus servus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Cotton by P. G. Tillman, T. E. Cottrell

“…Inclusion of pheromone traps with trap crops potentially offers additional benefits, including: (1) reducing the density of E. servus adults in a trap crop, especially females, to possibly decrease the local population over time and reduce the overwintering population, (2) reducing dispersal of E. servus adults from the trap crop into cotton, and (3) potentially attracting more dispersing E. servus adults into a trap crop during a period of time when preferred food is not prevalent in the landscape.…”
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Forecasting of commercial egg production in turkey with box-jenkins and winters exponential smoothing methods by Özlem Kaymaz

“…The multiplicative model of Winter's exponential smoothing method is preferred because the MAPE and MAE values are smaller.…”
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Distance-Ranked Fault Identification of Reconfigurable Hardware Bitstreams via Functional Input by Naveed Imran, Ronald F. DeMara

“…The configurations which utilize permanently damaged resources and hence manifest discrepant outputs, receive lower rank are thus less preferred for instantiation on the FPGA. Results indicate accurate identification of fault-free configurations in a pool of pregenerated bitstreams with a low number of reconfigurations and input evaluations. …”
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A Study on the Efficacy of ChatGPT-4 in Enhancing Students’ English Communication Skills by Ying Wang

“…Optimizing communication learning experiences for students is a promising development in English language education, enabled by ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence software that excels in customizing lessons to suit specific requirements, interests, and preferred modes of communication for each student. …”
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Elemental Segregation and Solute Effects on Mechanical Properties and Processing of Vanadium Alloys: A Review by Tianjiao Lei, Chongze Hu, Qiaofu Zhang, Xin Wang

“…At the same time, these features serve as preferable sites for solute or impurity atoms to segregate. …”
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Exploring deaf student teachers’ academic experiences at a teacher training college in Rwanda by James Maizere

“…It also found that deaf student teachers preferred Rwandan Sign Language because they had no communication options. …”
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POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: ANALYSIS OF THE 2011 AND 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS by IBIRONKE B. DOMINION ADIGUN

“…Therefore, this paper outlines the common challenges of election and why the political actors prefer electoral violence instead of a free and fair election. …”
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Evaluating the Shear Bond Strength of Repaired Composites Using Different Surface Treatments and Repair Materials: An In-Vitro Comparative Study by Prinaxy Byxyx, Ajay Kumar Nagpal, Prashasti Pandey, Darshan Das, Mihir Anand, Anupama Pradhan

“…Repairing these restorations is often preferable for issues such as discoloration, small areas of decay near the restoration margin, or for preserving tooth health without the need for complete removal. …”
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The instrumental value of advance directives: lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for policymaking by Elisabeth Stock, Christian H. Nickel, Bernice S. Elger, Andrea Martani

“…We show, with particular reference to lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, that AD are instrumentally valuable in that they: (1) allow to thematise death; (2) ensure that overtreatment is avoided; (3) enable to better respect the wish of people to die at their preferred place; (4) help revive the “lost skill” of prognostication. …”
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Which Medievalism? The Case of Ford Madox Brown by Laurent Bury

“…However, he later decided that, in order to be faithful to medieval spirit, it was preferable to treat modern subjects, as the superiority of medieval art was then judged to be moral, rather than aesthetical. …”
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Analysis of a Benchmark Building Installed with Tuned Mass Dampers under Wind and Earthquake Loads by S. Elias, R. Rupakhety, S. Olafsson

“…Therefore, when it comes to multihazard response control, distributed TMDs with equal stiffnesses should be preferred over those with equal masses.…”
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Hemispatial Neglect Shows That “Before” Is “Left” by Mario Bonato, Arnaud Saj, Patrik Vuilleumier

“…Moreover, the first item elicited significantly slower responses than the last one, suggesting a preference for a left-to-right scanning/representation of events in time. …”
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Improving the Strength Properties of Kaolinite Type Clays Using Melamine Formaldehyde Liquid Polymer by Altuğ Saygılı

“…Soil remediation methods have become one of the preferred methods due to the need for more space for construction activities in cities and industrial areas. …”
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Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genotypes for Drought Tolerance by Gabriel V. Nkomo, Moosa M. Sedibe, Maletsema A. Mofokeng

“…There is a need for multidisciplinary collaborations among breeders and other relevant stakeholders such as farmer and extension workers because the improved cultivars must be according to the farmers preferred traits. Due to declining rainfall pattern in sub-Saharan Africa, there is an urgent requirement for cowpea breeding programmes that focus on developing varieties with short maturity, drought, pest, and disease tolerance. …”
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