Fathers’ perceptions of factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave: a qualitative study by Naoyuki Mita, Yu Par Khin, Nobutoshi Nawa, Yui Yamaoka, Takeo Fujiwara

“…We also conducted key informant interviews with four supervisors at companies to understand their opinions on paternity leaves and ensure that the implications of this study are relevant at workplaces.MethodsThematic analysis was adopted to analyse the data. Deductive coding was conducted based on previous studies on paternity leave, followed by inductive coding and modification of the initial codes. …”
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Parallelizing Quantum Simulation With Decision Diagrams by Shaowen Li, Yusuke Kimura, Hiroyuki Sato, Masahiro Fujita

“…It has been proven effective in adopting decision diagrams (DDs) to mitigate the memory cost issue in various fields. …”
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An External Archive-Based Constrained State Transition Algorithm for Optimal Power Dispatch by Xiaojun Zhou, Jianpeng Long, Chongchong Xu, Guanbo Jia

“…The external archive strategy is adopted for maintaining the diversity of solutions to increase the probability of finding the optima of power dispatch optimization problem. …”
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Testing the psychometric properties of the risk-rescue rating scale: a lethality measure for suicide attempts by Tormod Stangeland, Ketil Hanssen-Bauer, Johan Siqveland

“…Correlation was .80 between the RRRS and SIS items that were similar to the RRRS and .53 for SIS items measuring other topics, indicating good concurrent and discriminant validity. Adopting a common standard for communicating about suicide attempts can improve clinical practice, and the RRRS may prove to be a reliable and practical candidate for this task.…”
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Self-managed physical activity in breast cancer survivors: A scoping review. by Maria Chiara Bò, Andrea Merlo, Maria Bernadette Ligabue, Maria Chiara Bassi, Mirco Lusuardi, Isabella Campanini

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Self-managed PA has the potential to improve BCS oncological issues. Professionals can adopt many strategies to support patients and empower them with long-lasting self-care competencies. …”
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The dynamics of financial performance and market performance in the context of Indian banking industry [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Kshirod Panigrahi, Ashok Sar

“…The study has employed multiple linear regression analysis of panel data for evaluating the relationship between independent and dependent variables. We adopted panel regression for data analysis and used the Prais- Winsten regression with panel corrected standard errors, as the data suffers from contemporaneous cross-sectional correlation. …”
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The effect of Flipped Digital Classroom and student engagement on English writing skills by Farida Ariani, Martin Kustati, Reflianto Reflianto, Novi Yanti, Joni Indra Wandi

“…English language instructors are encouraged to adopt the FDC method to enhance student engagement and academic achievement in English writing literacy through technology-based learning.…”
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A BIM-Based Study on the Comprehensive Benefit Analysis for Prefabricated Building Projects in China by Yingbo Ji, Siwei Chang, Yuan Qi, Yan Li, Hong Xian Li, Kai Qi

“…The BIM-based simulation approach can greatly help investors to identify the relevant economic factors and adopt the latest incentive policies.…”
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FEDERALISM, INSECURITY, AND THE PERSISTENT AGITATIONS AMONG ETHNIC GROUPS IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: ANY WAY FORWARD? by TEMITOPE EMMANUEL ABIODUN, IBRAHIM ADEDAYO OYEWOLE, ENOCH AKINLOLUWA MAKINDE

“…The paper made used of qualitative approach and adopted group and frustration-aggression theories as its theoretical framework. …”
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A Sociopsychological Analysis of the Profiles of the Earliest Muslims and the Nature of the Islamic Call by Mücahit Yüksel, Hakan Temir

“…However, over time, people have deviated from it due to various psychological, sociological, cultural, and economic reasons and have adopted false religions. Thus, an overwhelming number of people are on multiple paths other than what is revealed to the Prophets. …”
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Banking Industry: A Review of Service Areas and Customer Service Journeys in Emerging Economies by Tajudeen Alaburo Abdulsalam, Rofiat Bolanle Tajudeen

“…The study examines AI strategies in the banking industry, focusing on service areas and adaptation to the evolving technological landscape, particularly in customer service in developing economies. By adopting an interpretivist philosophy emphasising practicality, a qualitative approach was employed through a systematic literature review of 90 articles using thematic analysis. …”
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Alternative splicing expands the antiviral IFITM repertoire in Chinese rufous horseshoe bats. by Nelly S C Mak, Jingyan Liu, Dan Zhang, Jordan Taylor, Xiaomeng Li, Kazi Rahman, Feiyu Chen, Siddhartha A K Datta, Kin Kui Lai, Zhengli Shi, Nigel Temperton, Aaron T Irving, Alex A Compton, Richard D Sloan

“…Further bioinformatic analysis of IFITM repertoires in 206 mammals reveals that alternative splicing is a recurring strategy for IFITM diversification, albeit less widely adopted than gene duplication. These findings demonstrate that alternative splicing is a key strategy for evolutionary diversification in the IFITM family. …”
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TEICHI and the Tools Paradox by Sebastian Pape, Christof Schöch, Lutz Wegner

“…Our more general aim here is to investigate, from the perspective of tool development in the area of online delivery of TEI-encoded documents, what could be called the “tools paradox”: there is evidence for textual scholars’ need of such tools, and a number of them are available; however, the existing tools are not widely adopted by scholars. Our findings suggest that tool development has to address two aims which seem to be mutually exclusive, that of “keeping it simple” and that of “going generic”. …”
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METTL3 Attenuates LPS-Induced Inflammatory Response in Macrophages via NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Jinghua Wang, Shushan Yan, Hongying Lu, Shufeng Wang, Donghua Xu

“…Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was adopted to estimate the generation of IL-6 and TNF-α in macrophages. …”
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohsen Kazeminia, Nader Salari, Masoud Mohammadi

“…The random effects model was adopted for the analysis, and heterogeneity of the extracted studies was investigated with the I2 index. …”
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A Clonal Selection Optimization System for Multiparty Secure Computing by Minyu Shi, Yongting Zhang, Huanhuan Wang, Junfeng Hu, Xiang Wu

“…To address these above issues in distributed deep learning, this research developed a clonal selective optimization system based on the federated learning framework for the model training process involving large-scale data. This system adopts the heuristic clonal selective strategy in local model optimization and optimizes the effect of federated training. …”
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IMPACT OF AUDIT QUALITY ON EARNINGS MANAGEMENT OF CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Sirajo Bappah, Awwal Saad, Saidu Adamu, Shehu Usman Hassan

“… This study examines the impact of audit quality on earnings management of listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria. The study adopted correlational research design. The population of the covers all twenty-one (21) listed consumer goods firm in Nigeria and two-stages filter was used to arrive at a sample size of fifteen (15) consumer goods firms listed the floor of Nigerian Exchange group as at 31st December, 2022, the data were extracted from annual reports and accounts of the sampled firms for the period of ten (10) years from 2013-2022. …”
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Examining the Long-Run and Short-Run Effects of Technical and Financial Factors on Bitcoin Blockchain Network Transaction Fees by Amin Rostami, Mahdi Safaei

“…Additionally, the results can assist miners in adopting better strategies to maximize their earnings.…”
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Remediating Cambridge: Human and Horse Co-Relationality in a Culture of Mis-Re-Presentation by Francesca A. Brady, Jennifer McDonell

“…Structured author/owner autoethnographic vignettes are framed by newspaper and internet reportage to highlight a productive tension between the public mediation of the case, and what it means to be fully embodied in relationship with an equine companion agent within a particular, racialised, gendered, and biopoliticised location. Adopting a phenomenologically informed intersectional feminist ethics of care perspective, a counternarrative to the gendered, racialised and essentialising rights-based judgements about Cambridge’s illness and eventual death that dominated the popular media is provided. …”
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Flow Mechanism and Strength Characteristics of Textile Reinforced Concrete Mixed with Colloidal Nano-SiO2 by Ping Xu, Rui Shi, Chao Wang, Yuhao Cui, Minxia Zhang

“…In order to develop textile reinforced concrete (TRC) with good flowability and strength, colloidal nano-SiO2 (CNS) is adopted to improve the performance of TRC. The flowability, compressive strength, flexural strength, and four-point bending tests of TRC matrix with CNS are carried out, and the changes of internal micromorphological characteristics of TRC matrix are analyzed by combining with scanning electron microscopy. …”
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