Exploring industry 4.0 technologies for sustainable development goals: a systematic literature review by Pramod Kumar, Jaiprakash Bhamu, Jagdish Bhadu, Praveen Saraswat

“…In recent years, Industry 4.0 (I4.0) has emerged as a most significant concept in global manufacturing. Empirical research in the field of I4.0 or Smart Manufacturing (SM) is dominating continuously with great emphasis on conceptual models and case studies. …”
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Comparing In-Person and Remote Qualitative Data Collection Methods for Data Quality and Inclusion: A Scoping Review by Julie Roberts, Chinwe Onuegbu, Bronwyn Harris, Corinna Clark, Frances Griffiths, Kate Seers, Puren Aktas, Sophie Staniszewska, Felicity Boardman

“…Eligibility Criteria: A scoping review was conducted of empirical research studies that employed both remote and in-person methods with similar participants, to address the same research question. …”
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Capital structure and practices of accrual-based earnings management among non-financial Vietnamese listed firms by Pham Duc Hieu, Hoang Ha Anh

“…This paper’s primary goal is to examine the influence of a firm’s capital structures on practices of accrual-based earnings management by doing empirical research covering 51 non-financial Vietnamese listed companies during a period from 2013 to 2022. …”
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Features of the motivational profile of police officers’ personality by O. M. Smirnova

“…The author has provided results of the empirical research of the motivational profile of the National Police officers’ personality. …”
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Anti-Abortion Mobilization in Latin America: Signs of a Field in Transformation by Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado, María Angélica Peñas-Defago, Camila Gianella Malca

“…This article ultimately calls attention to the need for more empirical research to address the regional dynamics of transnational actors, diffusion processes, and local adaptations.…”
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The Pollyanna Effect: The role of positive personal and group identity defense mechanisms by T.A. Nestik

“…The results of our empirical research indicate that group identity participates in the processes of emotional self-regulation and mobilization of psychological resources when experiencing an uncontrollable threat, reducing the level of individual and collective anxiety. …”
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Area-Specific Assessment of Stratum Corneum Hydration and Transepidermal Water Loss in Pediatric Patients With Atopic Dermatitis by Bo Yeon Kwon, Dohyeong Kim, Kyungmin Shim, Cindy Nguyen, Hee Chul Lee, Daeshik Kang, Hohyun Kim, SungChul Seo

“…It is crucial to monitor moisture levels in each affected body part, but empirical research is still lacking. The objective of this study was to analyze the levels of stratum corneum hydration (SCH) and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in atopic dermatitis (AD) patients, focusing on the presence and location of atopic lesions at different body sites. …”
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Exploring the influence of pregnancy on cognitive function in women: a systematic review by Jana Younis, Malak Bleibel, Jad El Masri, Ali Ismail, Linda Abou‑Abbas

“…Objective This study aims to systematically review existing literature and empirical research to better understand the phenomenon known as “pregnancy brain” and its association with cognitive change. …”
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Bioactive molecules from soybeans (Glycine max) with anti-type 2 diabetes activity: a systematic review by Adekunle Babajide Rowaiye, Lorretha Chinonye Emenyonu, Ezinne Janefrances Nwonu, Okiemute Ajiroghene Okpalefe, Joseph Akwoba Ogugua, Victor Oluwatoyin Akinseye, Gordon Chukwuma Ibeanu

“…Both in vivo and in vitro experiments, and human clinical trials have proven a marked efficacy of these bioactive molecules in suppressing the key enzyme biomarkers that modulate T2D pathogenesis. Based on empirical research, the consumption of soybean products and ingredients is associated with a lower incidence of T2D. …”
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Urban Park Planning for Sustainability: Resident Insights from China’s Major Cities by Biao He, Siyu Wang, Qian Xiong, Zheng Zhao, Yilei Hou

“…Overcoming the constraints of traditional empirical research, this study conducted a questionnaire survey involving 701 residents from Beijing Chaoyang Park, Shanghai Century Park, and Guangzhou Yuexiu Park from May to July 2024. …”
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Economic instruments for population diet and physical activity behaviour change: a systematic scoping review. by Ian Shemilt, Gareth J Hollands, Theresa M Marteau, Ryota Nakamura, Susan A Jebb, Michael P Kelly, Marc Suhrcke, David Ogilvie

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To assemble, configure and analyse empirical research studies available to inform the public health case for using economic instruments to promote dietary and physical activity behaviour change.…”
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Contextual factors influencing the use of digital health by patients and physicians in primary care: a scoping review protocol by Katarzyna Luchowska, Małgorzata Chmielewska, Katarzyna Byszek, Agata Olearczyk, Anna Gawrońska, Barbara Więckowska

“…This review will summarise the existing data and will help create a list of potential and determinant barriers and facilitators that may be useful in conducting empirical research on embedding new digital health solutions and sustaining their use.Ethics and dissemination As no primary data will be collected for the purposes of this study, no formal ethical approval is required. …”
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THE IMPACT OF QUALITY IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN ROMANIA. A COMPARATIVE STUDY by Sorin Romulus BERINDE, Paula Ramona RĂCHIȘAN, Adrian GROȘANU, Alina Beattrice VLADU, Dan Dacian CUZDRIOREAN

“…The effectiveness of R&D can be regarded from various perspectives: the extent to which it supports the increase in company performance, the time frame in which such performance appears, and from the standpoint of the degree to which research activities uphold performance at its maximum efficiency point. This empirical research aims to conduct a comparative study at the Romanian level on the impact of research activity carried out within three reputable research environments: the private (business) environment, the government (public) environment, and the university environment. …”
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Exploring the associations between health confidence, self-efficacy, health activation and healthy behaviours in primary school children by Lixia Ge, Joseph Antonio De Castro Molina, Hui Ting Foo, Rochelle Chua, Chin Fung Ong

“…Abstract Background Promoting healthy behaviours is crucial for improving health outcomes. However, empirical research on the interplay between self-efficacy and health activation in primary school children is limited. …”
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Higher School Teacher’s Competences and “Electronic” Pedagogical Culture in the Post-Pandemic World by T. E. Isaeva

“…The theoretical research methods (study and analysis of scientific publications on the teachers’ competences, especially in demand during the pandemic, synthesis, systematization, comparison, etc.) and empirical methods (conversation, questioning, observation) were used in the study. The conducted empirical research, as well as the analysis of domestic and foreign publications show that, despite a short-term nature of remote learning, the transformations in pedagogical culture have the character of a qualitative leap and are global in nature, as they have affected the teachers in all countries. …”
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INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES AS A MEANS OF ORGANIZING THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE WRITING IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION by Vira Svyrydiuk, Anzhela Hordieieva, Valentyna Kyrykylytsia

“…The article presents didactic possibilities of using blog-, tandem-and postcrossing technologies for the formation of intercultural aspect of written communication of higher educational institutions’ students. The empirical research with the help of diagrams based on the survey of the students of different specialities at four Ukrainian universities has been described. …”
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Peptide-Based Vaccinology: Experimental and Computational Approaches to Target Hypervariable Viruses through the Fine Characterization of Protective Epitopes Recognized by Monoclon... by Matteo Castelli, Francesca Cappelletti, Roberta Antonia Diotti, Giuseppe Sautto, Elena Criscuolo, Matteo Dal Peraro, Nicola Clementi

“…These algorithms are continually evolving, and their use to address the empirical research is widely increasing. Here, we review several strategies based on experimental techniques alone or addressed by in silico analysis that are frequently used to predict immunogens to be included in novel epitope-based vaccine approaches. …”
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Family mediation: problems of negotiability and domestic violence in the focus of professional discourse (on the materials of sociological research) by O. E. Gracheva, I. V. Mkrtumova

“…The main methods of empirical research are questionnaire surveys of family mediation specialists, specialists of family centres, psychologists, teachers, psychiatrists, bailiffs, lawyers on this topic as well as methods of observation and analysis of the divorcing spouses’ behaviour who came to the first information meeting before mediation conducted by the authors of the article. …”
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Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Ali Ben Charif, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Tewelde Yohanes, David Kariuki, Maritza Titus, Charles Batungwanayo, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Araia Berhane, Jacinta Nzinga, David Njuguna, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Edith Andrews Annan, Benson Droti

“…We included any empirical research describing interventions that contributed to the functionality of health systems in Africa or any low-income or lower-middle-income regions. …”
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Training Specialists in the Field of Innovative Financial Technologies in Russia by A. A. Tsyganov, S. V. Brovchak, Yu. A. Gorelova, L. S. Krutova

“…The authors applied generalization and empirical research methods such as selective market research, statistical observation. …”
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