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Charlotte Pommer: Resistance fighter and female pioneer of German anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the biography and unique case of Charlotte Pommer (1914–2004), the only anatomist documented to have left the field during the Nazi period after encountering the regime's victims on the dissection table. While she is known for her resistance activities, newly presented documentation reveals her role as the provisional ...
Tim S. Goldmann
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Exploring the nexus between political careerism and political killings in South Africa’s local government level

Journal of Local Government Research and Innovation
Background: In post-apartheid South Africa, much has been written about political killings or political assassinations, particularly at the local government level. Many studies carried out on this topic focus mostly on factionalism and internal squabbles
Thandolwethu Nomarwayi, Mbasa Mvenene
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The life and legacy of Dr. Carlton G. Smith

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Carlton George Smith, M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D., R.C.N.V.R. (1905–2003) was a Canadian anatomist and professor at the University of Toronto. He was highly regarded as an outstanding teacher, cutting‐edge neuroscience researcher, and accomplished author. Dr. Smith became a member of the AAA in 1938 and joined the prestigious Cajal Club in 1950.
Mikaela L. Stiver, Anne M. R. Agur
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Introducing virtual microscopy at the University of Ghana during the COVID‐19 pandemic—Identifying and overcoming obstacles in a low‐resource learning environment

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The introduction of new educational technologies into resource‐challenged learning environments is often hindered by several factors, with the lack of infrastructure and computer hardware being only one critical aspect. The COVID‐19 pandemic required a sudden switch to online learning and accelerated the implementation of e‐learning approaches
Nii Koney‐Kwaku Koney, Smart Nana Omenako, David Nana Adjei, Benjamin Arko‐Boham, Michael Hortsch   +4 more
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Analyzing the Factors Affecting Students' Mathematical Performance: AMeta-synthesis Study [PDF]

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This research aims to identify the factors influencing students' mathematical performance and employed a meta-synthesis method. The statistical population included valid scientific articles, dissertations and doctoral theses related to the subject from ...
Faezeh Firouzshahi, Narges Yaftian
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Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 649-664, April 2025.
Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million, Jeremy York, Sara Lafia, Libby Hemphill   +3 more
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Rebellion against the University: A Qualitative Analysis of the Experience of Dissertation Ghostwriting in Iran [PDF]

Strategic Research on Social Problems
IntroductionGhostwriting has emerged as an international underground industry over the past few decades, posing a significant threat to the quality and reputation of universities worldwide.
Reza Hemmati, Maryam Baharluoei
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Beyond a number game: Flat team structures improve inclusion and performance in diverse scientific teams

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The promises and perils about scientific team diversity are still debated in the scholarly literature, partly because the importance of underrepresented groups is not fully recognized or valued. In this paper, we summarize two perspectives on team diversity in science: horizontal differences and vertical disparity. Horizontal differences refer
Huimin Xu, Shujing Sun, Meijun Liu, Chenwei Zhang, Yi Bu, Yi Zhang, Daniel E. Acuna, Eric Meyer, Ying Ding   +8 more
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Scientific collaboration in data‐intensive research networks: PhD fellows' expectations and early experiences

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Collaboration has become important at all stages of research careers. In data‐intensive research fields such as wind energy, many PhD fellows are socialized to such collaboration in networks that train a cohort of PhD fellows. Based on interviews with 23 PhD fellows in four wind‐energy training networks, we investigate their expectations and ...
Grischa Fraumann, Haakon Lund, Frans van der Sluis, Morten Hertzum   +3 more
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The Importance of Access Points to Digital Information Resources from the Perspective of Humanities Researchers: A Case Study of Faculty Members of the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies [PDF]

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IntroductionIdentifying access points to digital information resources and determining their importance from the point of view of specialists in each field plays an important role in retrieving the required resources.
Hamidreza Radfar
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