Exceeding expectations: A study on human resource management implementation in construction organisations by Munodani Chapano, Chux G. Iwu

“…Main findings: The perceived implementation of HRM practices that meet minimum expected standards was significant for (1) recruitment and selection (RS), (2) training and development (TD) and (3) compensation systems (COS). …”
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Auditors in the digital age: a systematic literature review by Diogo Leocádio, Luís Malheiro, João Carlos Gonçalves dos Reis

“…The primary objective is to understand comprehensively how auditor competencies can be strengthened to meet the challenges posed by innovative audit practices. …”
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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: History, Key Achievements and Development Prospects by E. S. Melkumyan

“…However, the GCC leaders strive to revive the spirit of cooperation and since the GCC members are interested in strengthening their cooperation, the organization could meet the challenges it has faced.…”
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An Experimental Study on the Ecological Support Model of Dentate Row Piles by Yousheng Deng, Zhihe Cheng, Mengzhen Cai, Yani Sun, Chengpu Peng

“…Bamboo is highly renewable and biodegradable with good short-term strength, which meets the requirement for temporal support structures in shallow foundation pits. …”
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Production and characterization of biodiesel from Argemone mexicana seed oil by Melese Damtew Asfaw, Adamu Tizazu Yadeta, Betelihem Gessese Yewalie, Yosef Wondossen Negash

“…Overall, the results suggest that A. mexicana oil is a viable and sustainable feedstock for biodiesel production, with fuel properties that meet international standards for biodiesel use.…”
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Performance Study of Intermittent Heating Mode Combining Air-Source Heat Pump with Radiator in Hot Summer and Cold Winter Zones of China by Mingjing Fan, Haifeng Cheng, Mengting Nian, Shiqi Xie

“…An intermittent heating mode combining air-source heat pumps and radiators (ASHP-R) was proposed to meet the time-sharing heating demand of office workers’ residential buildings in hot summer and cold winter zones. …”
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Performance of Concrete Developed by Enhanced Gradation of Natural Fine River Sands by Partial Replacement of Waste Quarry Dust by Usman Akmal, Sana Fatima, Nauman Khurram, Qasim Shaukat Khan, Tauqir Ahmed, Hisham Alabduljabbar, Youssef Ahmed Awad

“…In Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, costly coarse pit sand from northern areas is used for concrete, as the local river sands (Ravi and Chenab) are fine and do not meet ASTM specifications for fine aggregates. To alleviate the pressure on one source, it is necessary to improve the gradation of natural river sand by utilizing quarry dust obtained during the process of crushing rock into crushed stones. …”
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Increasing the Soil Resistance Value in the 20 kV Medium Voltage Distribution Network using the Soil Treatment method by Taryo Taryo, Andri Ahmad Fauzi, Rosidi Rosidi

“…Adding rice husk ash and mangrove wood charcoal to field soil enhanced soil conductivity, enabling resistance reduction to meet safety standards. This study recommends this blend as an effective and economical alternative to reduce grounding resistance in 20 kV electrical distribution systems.…”
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Fresh and Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Rubber Lightweight Aggregate Concrete and Corresponding Mortar by Jing Lv, Qiang Du, Tianhua Zhou, Zuoqian He, Kunlun Li

“…The 28-day compressive strength of SCRLC can meet the requirements of lightweight aggregate concrete structures until the rubber particles replacement ratio reaches 50%.…”
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A review of the structured framework for sustainability audits in manufacturing organizations by Dharmendra Hariyani, Poonam Hariyani, Sanjeev Mishra, Milind Kumar Sharma

“…Manufacturing organizations are continuously working to enhance their sustainability performance and meet stakeholders’ expectations. Despite these growing efforts, the existing literature reveals significant gaps in methodologies and guidelines for effective audits. …”
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Transforming end-of-life SWRO desalination membranes into nanofiltration membranes for the treatment of brackish water and wastewater by Anissa Somrani, Zaineb Mohamed, Kholoud Abohelal, Sara Larhrib, Noreddine Ghaffour, Maxime Pontié

“…Therefore, we recommend commencing chemical cleaning with Ultrasil10 to remove foulants, thereby reconditioning the end-of-life RO membranes to meet nanofiltration membrane specifications. The cleaned end-of-life RO membranes exhibited enhanced hydraulic permeability (1.97 L·h⁻¹·m⁻²·bar⁻¹) and achieved a salt rejection of 85% for brackish water (6 g/L NaCl). …”
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Types, design, implementation, and evaluation of nutrition interventions in older people in Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Anthony Manyara, Tadios Manyanga, Rudo Chingono, Shane Naidoo, Kate Mattick, Grace Pearson, Opeyemi Babatunde, Niri Naidoo, Kate A Ward, Celia L Gregson

“…The findings will be presented in conferences, meetings, and published open access.<h4>Trial registration</h4>This scoping review has been registered in OSF, registration DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/FH74T.…”
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The purpose, tasks and functions of the National Police of Ukraine staffing by K. H. Harbuziuk

“…It is substantiated that the direction of the above tasks is most appropriate to divide into the following: a) prognostic and planned (study of the demand of the National Police for certain specialists, planning ways to meet it); b) recruitment and training (involvement of persons who have the ability and desire to work in the National Police, providing their training); c) accompanying tasks (providing conditions for maintaining and improving the quality of professional activity of employees); d) social security (proper provision of social guarantees for employees of the National Police); e) organizational, covering the tasks of proper documentation of enrollment in the National Police, training and postgraduate education and completion of employment in the National Police. …”
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Demographic Characteristics of World Class Jamaican Sprinters by Rachael Irving, Vilma Charlton, Errol Morrison, Aldeam Facey, Oral Buchanan

“…The dominance of Jamaican sprinters in international meets remains largely unexplained. Proposed explanations include demographics and favorable physiological characteristics. …”
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New Frontiers for Article 19(1) TEU: A Comment on Joined Cases C-554/21, C-622/21 and C-727/21 Hann-Invest by Nika Bačić Selanec, Davor Petrić

“…The disputed mechanism authorised the involvement of the national courts’ judicial administration into the decision-making process of the competent judicial panels, in particular through the so-called ‘registrations judges’ who were assigned to monitor the coherence of decisions leaving the court’s docket and by referring problematic cases to the collective decision-making of the judicial plenums in extra-procedural meetings. By declaring such an organisation of the national judiciary incompatible with EU law, the Court of Justice has established the initial doctrinal framework of ‘internal judicial independence’ under Article 19(1) TEU – further developing and reaffirming the value of the individual autonomy of national judges which, in its essence, has been considered central to the effective application of Union law since the Simmenthal ruling. …”
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Copula-Based Method for Estimating the Minimum Void Ratio Parameters of Tailings Deposits by Hao Li, Yichuan Tang, Shibo Li, Jianquan Ma, Xiaojie Zhao

“…The maximum error of the estimation is 1.99%, which is verified through data, and the estimation meets the requirements for practical engineering. …”
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Optical Fresnel zone plate flat lenses made entirely of colored photoresist through an i-line stepper by Ryohei Yamada, Hiroyuki Kishida, Tomohiro Takami, Itti Rittaporn, Mizuho Matoba, Haruyuki Sakurai, Kuniaki Konishi

“…It enables the development of advanced, miniaturized optical systems to meet modern technology demand, making it a valuable contribution to optical component manufacturing.…”
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Identification and Classification of Bus and Subway Passenger Travel Patterns in Beijing Using Transit Smart Card Data by Lewen Wang, Yuan Chen, Yu Wang, Xiaofei Sun, Yizheng Wu, Fei Peng, Guohua Song

“…However, given increases in travel volume, the level of service still needs to be improved to meet the satisfaction of passengers. Transit service providers and researchers have focused on improving transit devices, but the service level of public transit has not yet been effectively improved, so more and more research is interested in analyzing the travel patterns of passengers. …”
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Psychiatric morbidity among women in Norwegian prisons, 2010–2019: a register-based study by Vegard G Svendsen, Marianne Riksheim Stavseth, Torbjørn Skardhamar, Anne Bukten

“…Women’s prison institutions need to adjust health and social services, and awareness about substance use and other psychiatric disorders in order to meet the increasing proportion of women facing these challenges.…”
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Laboratory Investigation on Optimum Selection of a Sand Control Method for an Interbedded Sandstone and Mudstone Reservoir by Shaofeng Hu, Lihua Wang, Yishan Lou, Yanfeng Cao, Wenbo Meng, Lei Zhang

“…However, currently, most general sand control methods cannot meet the requirements of sand control in interbedded sandstone and mudstone reservoirs (e.g., Bohai Bay oil and gas fields from China). …”
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