In this paper, we report the technological affordances of a virtual reality smartphone-driven educational app – Google Expeditions. Based on a large exploratory study, we discuss how these empirically ...

In this article Samir Amin sets out the core of his model of the global accumulation of capital. In it he defines two distinct patterns: one applying to development at the centre, the other to ...

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Objective: Mosquitoes are medically important arthropod vectors that harbor a variety of viruses. Geography and climate are known to be associated with variations in mosquito density, species 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 ...

In the pursuit of creating an inclusive and equitable society, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made significant headways to address the unique employment opportunities and challenges faced by ...

Objective: This study aimed to enhance the current understanding of the epidemiologic characteristics, laboratory diagnostic levels, and changes in pathogenic populations of rabies in China by ...

Objective: This study describes the expression profiles and roles of cardiac pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) during cardiac development. Methods: Gene datasets from the Gene Expression ...

Results: (1) The total number of research articles on HBCR is increasing. (2) Research hotspots in HBCR include the effectiveness of rehabilitation after coronary heart disease or heart failure; ...

The global landscape has witnessed profound transformations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has concurrently catalysed notable advancements in scientific research while inflicting detrimental ...

Silybin (SB), a natural flavonoid isolated from Silybum marianum, has been used to treat hepatic fibrosis in clinical settings and as a dietary supplement, because of its hepatoprotective potential.

Clotted blood samples from 284 inpatients (IPs) and EDTA-treated blood samples from 194 outpatients (OPs) with suspected scrub typhus were collected from patients who were blood culture- and ...