Cultural Stereotypes, Literary Agency, and Postcolonial Writing: A Conversation with Shirin Ramzanali Fazel and Simone Brioni by Maria Morelli

“…On that occasion, I conducted an interview with author Shirin Ramzanali Fazel in discussion with postcolonial studies scholar Simone Brioni, which I am presenting here. …”
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FINANCIAL CONTROLLING STATUS AND POTENTIAL IN MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES OF TUZLA CANTON, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Emira Kozarević, Amir Mujezinović

“…The authors also researched and identified unique common indicators used for determining and establishing financial controlling in medium-sized enterprises in the Tuzla Canton, analyzed the obtained results, and identified mutual dependence of financial controlling and performances of medium-sized enterprises. The conducted research points to the basic conclusion that the function (department) of financial controlling in modern organization of medium-sized enterprise is needed and has a positive effect. …”
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The BRIDGING project – citizenship, partnership and holistic development by Joanna Ludwika Pękala, Kamila Wichrowska

“…Additionally our intention is to introduce the preliminary results of the first Polish part of the BRIDGING project research. The study was conducted to investigate how the project is perceived by kindergarten teachers. …”
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The cathedral of modern civilisation. The Teatro Real of Madrid and the definition of the respectable new elite, 1850-1895 by David San Narciso

“…I propose to study this space as a social element that helped to modulate the patterns of distinction of the elites and to disseminate codes of conduct linked to civility. …”
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Recurrent Fourier-Kolmogorov Arnold Networks for photovoltaic power forecasting by Desheng Rong, Zhongbao Lin, Guomin Xie

“…Subsequently, Fourier series are applied to extract periodic features, enhancing forecasting accuracy and training speed. Ablation studies conducted using data from a PV power plant in Tieling City, Liaoning Province, validate the effectiveness of these two structural enhancements. …”
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Habit-induced oral lesions in different occupations: A comparative study among people between geographical different places of West Bengal by Tathagata Bhattacharjee, Kasturi Mukherjee, Kailash C. Dash, Somnath Gangopadhyay

“…Face-to-face interview was conducted using a structured questionnaire, and oral cavity examination was done in daylight. …”
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Unveiling microbial succession dynamics on different plastic surfaces using WGCNA. by Keren Davidov, Sheli Itzahri, Liat Anabel Sinberger, Matan Oren

“…To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a microbiome succession experiment using four common plastic polymers (PE, PP, PS, and PET), as well as glass and wood, in a temperature-controlled seawater system over a 2- to 90-day period. …”
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BOARD CHARACTERISTICS AND REAL EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AMONG LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Abdulraheem Olayiwola KADIRI

“…The study used a sample of 72 listed non-financial companies in Nigeria, covering the period of 2008-2020 on an unbalanced basis. The study was conducted over four (4) samples, vis-à-vis, the pre- and post-review of code of corporate governance and pre- and post-adoption of IFRS. …”
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Peer effects among friends on students' cognitive abilities: An analysis based on emotional distance. by Wenyi Zhou, Junming Xie, Jinsong Kuang, Yongqing Feng, Dag Øivind Madsen

“…Such effects are more easily exerted among female students and those with better average grades or local household registration. (3) The mechanism study found that the conduction effect of peer effects among friends mainly relies on two paths. …”
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Simulation of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in an Urban Lake Based on MLR and ARDL by ZHAO Hongcheng, YANG Fei, ZHOU Peng, GUO Jiacheng, HUANG Jinbai

“…Based on the observed data of DO, blue-green algae concentration, water temperature (WT), electric conductivity (EC), and pH in 2020, a multiple linear regression (MLR) model and an autoregressive distribution lag (ARDL) model were developed. …”
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How to Define Successful Stocking of Florida’s Freshwater Recreational Fisheries by Edward Vincent Camp, Rick Stout, Nick Trippel, Jon Fury, Stasey Whichel, Kai Lorenzen

“… Florida researchers and fisheries management agencies have conducted years of research on stocking, a common and popular but intensive option for improving recreational fisheries, but determining how successful it has been in Florida has been challenging. …”
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The attitude of the police officers of the RS Ministry of Interior Affairs to alcohol and drug addicts by Milovanović Anatolij

“…A survey of members of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Republika Srpska was conducted, that is, an assessment was made of the intensity of their attitudes and beliefs related to the intention of the alcoholics and addicts of psychoactive substances to use weapons against the police. …”
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BOARD INDEPENDENCE, AUDIT QUALITY AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AMONG LISTED NON-FINANCIAL COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by Mohammed Ahmed, Mohammed Yabagi Ibrahim

“…The analysis of the data was conducted using multiple regression analysis, utilising a sample of 160 observations from Nigeria, an emerging market spanning from 2014 to 2023. …”
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MAGNESIUM ALLOY AZ31B FORMING LIMIT CURVE USING THE NAKAZIMA TEST by AUGUSTIN JITARU, COSMIN CONSTANTIN GRIGORAȘ, GHEORGHE BRABIE, ANA-MARIA ROȘU, LUCIAN-MARIUS ROȘU

“…In this experimental paper, the Nakazima test was used and is conducted using a hemispherical punch, retaining plate, and draw beads, to prevent the blank from slipping, along with the ARAMIS digital image correlation (DIC) system, used for measuring. …”
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Research Freedom and Access to Knowledge in Archaeological Research on Human Remains: Legal and Extra-Legal Perspectives by Paweł Mazur, Ewa Nowak

“…Present-day bioarchaeology of human remains has a complex, normative foundations, and this results in a nearly paradigmatic shift in research conducted in that discipline of science. This article first introduces the manifold non-scientific significance of human remains and mortuary sites and the essentials of bioarchaeological research as well. …”
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Baltic Linguistics in Lithuania During a Century by Bonifacas Stundžia

“…It begins with relatively modest but ambitious pre-war research conducted by traditional philological and comparative historical methods. …”
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Evaporation of Water from Airborne Droplets Containing Sodium Chloride, Mucin, and Surfactant by Keita Kurai, Hikaru Miyamoto, Nobuyuki Takegawa

“…Abstract We conducted laboratory experiments to investigate the evaporation of water from airborne model respiratory droplets containing sodium chloride (NaCl) as an inorganic salt, mucin as a glycoprotein, and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) as a surfactant. …”
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Ethnobotany of Okomu Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria by O.A. Ugbogu, E.C. Chukwuma

“… An ethnobotanical survey of useful plants was conducted in Okomu forest reserve, with a view to documenting indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used by the inhabitants of the communities and enclaves around the reserve. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Postoperative Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Conventional Dressings in Patients of Proximal Tibia Fracture Managed by Dual Plating by Pranav Kothiyal, Kunal Vij, Puneet Gupta

“…Materials and Methods: We conducted this study to compare the effectiveness of NPWT over conventional dressing methods by creating two groups of patients with tibial plateau fractures managed by plating. …”
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Designing transportation for women: Night paratransit service for the female community of Sapienza university of Rome by Maria Vittoria Corazza, Silvia D’Eramo

“…A feasibility study of a gender-dedicated university-to-home paratransit night service called MinervaMove from Sapienza’s main campus for commuting home in the evening is conducted. The service analyzes the Sapienza Women’s stated preferences to assess its acceptance and willingness to pay for it, followed by building operational scenarios accordingly. …”
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