Literature reviews are an important part of research as they precede a doctoral dissertation, a master’s thesis, a policy paper with recommendations, a single scientific publication, a white paper, a ...

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Web-based technology has proven itself indispensable in education, especially in distance education and in developing countries. Technological advances and the Covid-19 pandemic have forced higher ...

Deep-penetrating geochemistry for sandstone-type uranium deposits in the Turpan–Hami basin, north-western China ...

Introduction Scrotal calcinosis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of multiple, asymptomatic calcified nodules on the scrotal skin, which arises insidiously. (1, 2) There has been ...

This article will examine the ways in which the right and a large part of the left have converged in their assessment of the African problem, united both in their denigration of dependency theory and ...

Student evaluations of teaching (SET) are widely used in academic personnel decisions as a measure of teaching effectiveness. We show: SET are biased against female instructors by an amount that is ...

Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4), a member of the phosphodiesterase superfamily, has highly important roles in cyclic nucleotide signaling pathways and a variety of skin disorders. Blocking PDE4 activity ...

The prevalence of age-related diseases has been progressively increasing worldwide. The pathogenesis of these disorders, including cancer, is closely associated with an age-dependent decline in ...

Fair Trade emerged as a set of practices and relationships to address North–South socio-economic inequalities drawing on ideas of partnership and reciprocity. Whilst the movement has a history dating ...

Magnetic soft continuum robots have received interest in diverse fields, because of their active steering and remote control capabilities. However, a more challenging task is the development of ...