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The Taboo of Withdrawal: Firsthand Perspectives From Former Doctoral Candidates in Poland and Portugal

Higher Education Quarterly, Volume 80, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT In knowledge‐based societies, withdrawal from doctoral education is often seen and spoken about as embarrassing, undesirable, and awkward. Emerging from complex conditions—a mix of profoundly personal factors and weighty contextual factors—withdrawal tends to be a silenced or shamed process, producing a layered dynamic of taboo upon taboo upon
Patrícia Alves, Marta Kowalczuk‐Walędziak, Amélia Lopes, Izabela Krasnicka, Isabel Menezes   +4 more
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Biomimicry in the Context of Stabilised Porous Clays

Biomimetics
This study explores the etymological roots of nature and nature-inspired design within the context of soil stabilisation. It outlines Aristotle’s doctrine of hylomorphism and applies these concepts to develop a pathway for the stabilisation of clays ...
Arya Assadi-Langroudi
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Arthropod Management Tests, 2012
Abby Seaman, Holly Lange, Anthony M. Shelton   +2 more
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Placental-mediated increased cytokine response to lipopolysaccharides: a potential mechanism for enhanced inflammation susceptibility of the preterm fetus

Journal of Inflammation Research, 2012
Julie L Boles,1 Michael G Ross,1 Ron Beloosesky,2 Mina Desai,1 Louiza Belkacemi11Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ...
Ross MG, Beloosesky R, Boles JL, Desai M, Belkacemi L   +4 more
doaj  

Enhancing COPD Diagnosis Accuracy: A Study on Regression Analysis and the Generalized Linear Model Technique

Applied Sciences
The emergence of telemedicine as a transformative information technology paradigm has significantly impacted various industries worldwide, particularly healthcare.
Linah Saraireh, Hanaa Albanna, Mhd Saeed Sharif   +2 more
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Feminists against Sexual Violence in War: The Question of Perpetrators and Victims Revisited

Social Sciences, 2018
This article reflects upon feminist activism and analyses of sexual victimisation of women in war during the 1990s. It critically examines the reasons for the continuation of this type of violence against women, despite its recognition as a war crime ...
Maja Korac
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Endochondral ossification of hindlimbs in embryonic development of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)

Avian Research
The endochondral ossification of hindlimb is essential to a bird's ability to stand, walk and fly. Most hindlimb is ossified in the embryos before hatching in precocial birds.
Xuan Li, Yuxin Zhang, Hongfeng Zhao
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Automated Radiological Report Generation from Breast Ultrasound Images Using Vision and Language Transformers

Journal of Imaging
Breast ultrasound imaging is widely used for the detection and characterization of breast abnormalities; however, generating detailed and consistent radiological reports remains a labor-intensive and subjective process.
Shaheen Khatoon, Azhar Mahmood
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Online Banking Fraud Detection Model: Decentralized Machine Learning Framework to Enhance Effectiveness and Compliance with Data Privacy Regulations

Mathematics
In such a dynamic and increasingly digitalized financial sector, many sophisticated fraudulent and cybercrime activities continue to challenge conventional detection systems.
Hisham AbouGrad, Lakshmi Sankuru
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Numerical modelling of tsunami-induced scour around a coastal dike

Results in Engineering
Coastal dikes are vital flood defence structures protecting nearshore from tsunamis, storm surges and extreme waves. However, the physical presence of a coastal structure can impact the hydro-sedimentary dynamics of the nearshore environment.
Ravindra Jayaratne, Adewale Abimbola, Nilakshan Balasubramaniam, Mohammad Tabasi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source