Discovering the Graph-Based Flow Patterns of Car Tourists Using License Plate Data: A Case Study in Shenzhen, China by He Bing, Kong Bo, Yin Ling, Wu Qin, Hu Jinxing, Huang Dian, Ma Zhanwu

“…The experimental results show that (1) car tourists have obvious preferences in the selection of trip time and tourist attractions; (2) the intercity tourists tend to take multidestination trips rather than a single destination trip in the same type of attractions; (3) car tourists are inclined to park their cars in an easy-to-access place, even if the attractions visited are changed. …”
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EXISTENTIAL CHOICE. AN ESSAY ABOUT THREE AFRICANS (REFLECTION ON AUGUSTINE’S CONFESSIONS) by S. V. Sannіkov

“…The author concludes, that unlike the day-to-day choices-preferences, which can be made following a rational and ecstatic decision, the existential choice is a dialectic unity of Gift, coming from Above, and an intuitive unconscious faith of a person who accepts this Gift.…”
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A checklist of indigenous flora in the Richtersveld National Park confirms high plant diversity in the arid north-western tip of South Africa by Pieter van Wyk, Hugo Bezuidenhout, Norbert Jürgens

“…The identification of these taxa in combination with the information on their habitat preferences and distribution will allow targeted conservation planning.…”
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Lifelong Learning in the System of Higher Education: the State of the Problem and the Strategy of Integrating Educational Activities and Research by A. V. Keller, I. A. Korshunov, N. N. Shirkova, G. N. Suvorov, E. S. Szhenov, S. S. Shadrin, A. A. Orekhov

“…The authors also found that universities take into account the social needs of society and the preferences of employers, but to a very small extent focus on transforming their scientific results into a new educational product for mass consumers. …”
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Using ecological niche modeling to model invasion risk of hornets (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Iran by Ehsan Rahimi, Chuleui Jung

“…Notably, V. mandarinia and V. crabro demonstrated the highest overlap values (D = 0.68), suggesting that these hornets could share substantial habitat preferences or ecological roles with honey bees in Iran. …”
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City Through the Eyes Of Students' Youth: Assessment and Regional Practices (A Case Study of Nizhny Novgorod) by O. R. Chepyuk, O. Yu. Angelova, S. D. Makarova, N. G. Bryandinskaya, O. V. Petrova

“…Russian universities at the present stage play a significant role in shaping the students professional preferences and migration expectations, thereby contributing to socio-economic development and influencing the process of human capital management at the regional level. …”
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Views and opinions of the general public about the reimbursement of expensive medicines in the Netherlands. by Féline E V Scheijmans, Roosmarijn van der Wal, Margot L Zomers, Johannes J M van Delden, W Ludo van der Pol, Ghislaine J M W van Thiel

“…Although a majority considered the CL policy unjustified, they preferred it to the alternative policy measures that were presented. …”
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Microbial diversity and biogeography across gastrointestinal tracts of Takifugu pufferfish revealed by full-length 16S amplicon sequencing by Xingkun Jin, Yan Shi, Zhenlong Sun, Yaohui Wang, Zhe Zhao

“…Additionally, the differential abundance of specific amplicon sequence variants and their correlation with host genetic backgrounds and intestinal sections highlight the role of environmental filtering in shaping microbial communities, with certain bacterial taxa exhibiting strong preferences for particular intestinal sites or genetic backgrounds, suggesting potential localized adaptation or functional specialization. …”
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Moderate stability of risk and ambiguity attitudes across quantitative and qualitative decisions by Ohad Dan, Chelsea Y. Xu, Ruonan Jia, Emily K. Wertheimer, Megha Chawla, Galit Fuhrmann Alpert, Terri Fried, Ifat Levy

“…In such scenarios, decision-makers make decisions based on success chance, outcome magnitude, and individual preferences for uncertainty. It is not clear, however, how individuals construct subjective values when outcomes are not directly quantifiable. …”
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An Analysis of Transportation Mode Choice in Bitung City Using Structural Equation Modeling by Lucia Ingrid Regina Lefrandt, Charles S. C. Punuhsingon

“…Vehicle Condition (KK) significantly influenced the preference for Online Transport (TO) and Conventional Ojek (OK) with t-values of 0.597 and 0.278, respectively. …”
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Multilevel Analysis of Ground Beetle Responses to Forest Management: Integrating Species Composition, Morphological Traits and Developmental Instability by Dominik Stočes, Jan Šipoš

“…The first layer assessed assemblage composition with ecological and dietary preferences across control, ecotone and clearing treatments using multivariate techniques. …”
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The different faces of GATA2 deficiency: implications for therapy and surveillance by Luca Vinci, Brigitte Strahm, Carsten Speckmann, Carsten Speckmann, Miriam Erlacher, Miriam Erlacher

“…We conclude that a better characterization of the natural disease course, a better understanding of the prognostic significance of somatic aberrations and a thorough evaluation of patients´ perspectives and preferences are required to achieve a personalized approach aimed at improving the care of these patients.…”
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A Novel Intensive Distribution Logistics Network Design and Profit Allocation Problem considering Sharing Economy by Mi Gan, Shuai Yang, Dandan Li, Mingfei Wang, Si Chen, Ronghui Xie, Jiyang Liu

“…Analyzing customer shopping behavior by the big data technology to determine customer’s logistics preference on the basis of dividing the customer’s logistics preference into high speed, low cost, and low pollution and then constructing the corresponding objective function model according to different logistics preferences, we obtain the intensive distribution logistics network model and solve it with heuristic algorithm. …”
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Alternative splicing of modulatory immune receptors in T lymphocytes: a newly identified and targetable mechanism for anticancer immunotherapy by Shay Tzaban, Ori Stern, Elad Zisman, Galit Eisenberg, Galit Eisenberg, Shiri Klein, Shiri Klein, Shoshana Frankenburg, Michal Lotem, Michal Lotem, Michal Lotem

“…These isoform preferences change in response to the cell’s state and function. …”
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The Role of the Sports Kinesiologist to Prevent Grade II Ankle Sprains in Volleyball by Tiziana D'Isanto, Giovanni Esposito, Rosario Ceruso, Francesca D'Elia, Gaetano Raiola

“…This study emphasizes the importance of sports kinesiologists in the context of volleyball injury prevention, highlighting the necessity of customizing protocols to cater to individual athletes' needs and preferences. It clarifies the distinction between the standard protocols of athletic trainers and the specific protocols of kinesiologists specializing in preventive and adapted physical activities. …”
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Placenta-Specific Protein 1: A Potential Key to Many Oncofetal-Placental OB/GYN Research Questions by Eric J. Devor, Henry D. Reyes, Donna A. Santillan, Mark K. Santillan, Chinenye Onukwugha, Michael J. Goodheart, Kimberly K. Leslie

“…Mechanisms determining multiple PLAC1 transcripts and promoter preferences are as yet unknown, but it is clear that this protein is likely to be important in a variety of phenomena relevant to both gynecologic oncology and maternal-fetal medicine.…”
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A review of participatory modelling techniques for energy transition scenarios by Jair K.E.K. Campfens, Mert Duygan, Claudia R. Binder

“…Participatory modelling has emerged as a promising approach to support these transitions, as it involves incorporating stakeholders' perspectives into models and policy designs, which helps integrate their mental models and preferences into simulations. This paper reviews the current state of participatory modelling in transition research for energy scenarios. …”
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Evaluation of acute postoperative pain management after living donor nephrectomy during the transition from open access to laparoscopic and minimally invasive robotic surgical appr... by Amer Majeed, Noon E. Abdelgadir, Areej A.G. AlFattani, Bilal Tufail, Muhammad Shabbir, Sajjad Rasool, Basel A. Jobeir

“…Concurrently, postoperative analgesia transitioned from regional anesthesia to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and eventually to simple analgesics with additional rescue analgesic agents, as needed, in accordance with individual physicians’ preferences. This retrospective study was designed to evaluate the impact of these changes on surgical practice on the analgesic requirements and effectiveness of postoperative pain management. …”
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What is the evidence for efficacy of advance care planning in improving patient outcomes? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials by Chetna Malhotra, Mahham Shafiq, Ada Portia Macarubbo Batcagan-Abueg

“…However, we found more consistent evidence that ACP interventions improve proximal patient outcomes including quality of patient–physician communication (68%; 13/19), preference for comfort care (70%; 16/23), decisional conflict (64%; 9/14) and patient-caregiver congruence in preference (82%; 18/22) and that it improved ACP documentation (a process outcome; 63%; 34/54).Conclusion This review provides the most comprehensive evidence to date regarding the efficacy of ACP on key patient outcomes and healthcare use/costs. …”
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Expected features of the course leader in the rehabilitation healthcare professionals' higher education: A qualitative study on students' perspectives. by Benedetto Giardulli, Laura Furri, Marco Testa, Andrea Dell'Isola, Gianluca Bertoni, Simone Battista

“…They expect a course leader to consider all stakeholders' needs and preferences to guarantee course harmony and satisfaction.…”
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