Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 2; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

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Utilizing the Ethereum blockchain for retrieving and archiving augmented reality surgical navigation data by Sai Batchu, Michael J. Diaz, Lauren Ladehoff, Kevin Root, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…Smart contracts are packages of code that are self-executing and reside in the Ethereum state, defining conditions for programmed transactions. …”
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Advanced microgrid optimization using price-elastic demand response and greedy rat swarm optimization for economic and environmental efficiency by Arvind R. Singh, Bishwajit Dey, Mohit Bajaj, Sahil Kadiwala, Rangu Seshu Kumar, Soham Dutta, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…The GRSO algorithm outperformed traditional metaheuristics in terms of both execution time and convergence, making it a viable solution for real-time microgrid optimization. …”
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The Role of School Management Committee and Pupils' Performance in Government Primary Schools in RuhiJa Town Council Rubanda District.

“…The recommendations included; the school management committee through meetings with members of teaching staff and their head teachers should advise them properly and allow them to execute their duties as expected in order to alleviate levels of understanding to children that lead to excellent academic performance; more research should be carried out to allow the school management committees not to dwell on advising head teachers only on matters of children's performance by suggesting strategies but also the entire stakeholders whose effort can promote academic performance of children in primary schools; need to formulate academic committees advised by the members of school management committee on how to perform through motivational element aiming at doing well academically to promote the names of the school; it is imperative that the schools get in touch with the members of the school management committees who have some formal education to quickly understand the value of education and how plans for developments of certain sectors in school especially academic performance could be made; need to foster supervision that involves cooperation towards pupils 'performance by all stakeholders; appointing an active team that can do supervision to let children advance academically is healthy.…”
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Factors affecting the design of the management dashboard framework with an emphasis on the components of human resources productivity by Hassan Barmaki, Farshad Faezy Razi, Ehtesham Rashidi

“…The research method is applicable in terms of purpose, qualitative in terms of execution method, and cross-sectional survey in terms of nature. …”
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Designing and explaining the political behavior model of managers in government organizations by Mehdi Izadi, Amir Hoshang Nazarpuri, Reza Sepahvand, Hojat Vahdati, Mohammad Hakak

“…The research method is applicable in terms of purpose, qualitative in terms of execution method, and inductive-deductive in terms of the logic of data collection. …”
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Research on the multi-agent motivation coupling evolution and synergy improvement for farmland ecological protection in China by Adila Ainiwaerjiang, Xueying Jin, Zhen Xie, Tian Tian, Yuxuan Dang

“…This study concludes that China must develop a compensation structure for farmland ecological protection targeted at business actors, execute region-specific protection plans, and strengthen multi-agent motivation to cultivate more robust synergistic outcomes.…”
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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

“…Adherence was remarkably low (25%, 53%, 54%) in three patients who struggled to execute the prehabilitation program due to multiple physical and cognitive impairments. …”
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Bi-level data-driven enterprise-wide optimization with mixed-integer nonlinear scheduling problems by Hasan Nikkhah, Zahir Aghayev, Amir Shahbazi, Vassilis M. Charitopoulos, Styliani Avraamidou, Burcu Beykal

“…Planning and scheduling are crucial components of enterprise-wide optimization (EWO). For the successful execution of EWO, it is vital to view the enterprise operations as a holistic decision-making problem, composed of different interconnected elements or layers, to make the most efficient use of resources in process industries. …”
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Profile of non-invasive physical health indicators associated with cognitive performance in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiyu Wei, Chao Li, Dongyu Liu, Jieyi Chen, Yumeng Ju, Jin Liu, Bangshan Liu, Yan Zhang

“…Cognitive performance domains (general cognition, episodic memory, executive function, verbal fluency, orientation, and language-and-praxis) were measured through standardised interviews and cognitive tasks. …”
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Effects of innovative modular prone positioning tools in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 during awake prone position: a prospective randomized con... by Dunbing Huang, Huan Tian, Wei Song, Jiaqi Wang, Zizhe Yao, Lize Xiong, Cai Jiang, Anren Zhang, Xiaohua Ke

“…Results The observation group had shorter the daily duration spent on executing the AW-PP (2.74 ± 0.86 min vs. 4.64 ± 1.02 min, P < 0.001), longer the daily total AW-PP (8.52 ± 1.01 h vs. 6.03 ± 0.66 h, P < 0.001), longer the daily duration until the first position adjustment (59.89 ± 12.73 min vs. 36.57 ± 8.69 min, P < 0.001), and lower the daily frequency of position adjustments during the AW-PP (11.03 ± 2.67 vs. 17.95 ± 2.58, P < 0.001) in comparison with the control group. …”
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Evaluasi Kinerja pelaksanaan Anggaran Berbasis Fuzzy Inference System by Sukarna Sukarna, Irman Hermadi, Yani Nurhadryani

“…Measurement and assesment of the achievement of budget execution performance based on PMK Number 214 of 2017 consists of implementation aspects (budget absorption, consistency between planning and implementation, achievement of outputs, and efficiency). …”
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Exploring the Impact of Homophily Attitude, Physical, and Social Attractiveness on Purchase Intentions by Honya Ghasemi, Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh

“…Customers encounter diverse marketing initiatives that businesses swiftly promote and execute in the digital realm of social media networks, disregarding space or time constraints. …”
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Functional Connectivity Alterations Associated with COVID-19-Related Sleep Problems: A Longitudinal Resting-State fMRI Study by Chen HB, Li L, Sun YK, Liu Y, Chen W, Liu P, Liao YH, Xie A

“…At 2-month follow-up, decreased FC implicated in emotion regulation, executive function, and memory; increased FC in semantics, attention, and auditory-visual processing. …”
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Optimizing risk in action: Differences between fixated aim points and movement outcomes in throwing by Stephan Zahno, Damian Beck, Ralf Kredel, André Klostermann, Ernst-Joachim Hossner

“…., our results suggest that risk evaluation is not completed in a planning phase before movement execution but is optimized during ongoing movements. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery among Women with Easy Access to Health Facilities in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Multi-level Mixed Effect Analysis by Berhan Tekeba, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…In addition, identifying and prioritizing determinants could help executives to review their perinatal policies. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the prevalence and factors associated with home delivery among women who have access to health facilities. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of InsightApp for Anxiety, Valued Action, and Psychological Resilience: Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial by Victoria Amo, Falk Lieder

“…During the 1-week intervention phase, the treatment group engaged with InsightApp, while participants in the control group interacted with a placebo version of the app that delivered executive function training. We assessed the differences between the 2 groups in posttest and follow-up assessments of mental health and well-being while controlling for preexisting differences. …”
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Functional and Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Cognitive Tests and Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain Levels by Elina Polunosika, Joel Simren, Arta Akmene, Nikita Klimovskis, Kaj Blennow, Daina Pastare, Henrik Zetterberg, Renars Erts, Guntis Karelis

“…For the BVMT-R, we found no difference between the two groups; both groups were able to learn the task equally well, but we found a weak correlation between age and learning in both groups, which could be related to the normal aging process. Execution reaction speed on the 9-HPT with the dominant hand was slower in the MS group (24.1 s) than in the control group (19.4 s). …”
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Changes of the ecological environment status in villages under the background of traditional village preservation: a case study in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture by Fu Li, Huiqiong Xia, Jie Miao, Jialin Yang

“…It assesses the effects of policy implementation on the natural ecological environment of traditional villages, analyzing both the positive and negative impacts brought about by the execution of these policies, with the aim of effectively guiding the natural ecological conditions of traditional villages towards a more healthy trajectory of development.…”
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Effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive function and quality of life in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Linlin Yang, Zhichao Yuan, Chenggen Peng

“…Objectives Numerous studies have examined the effects of physical activity on cognitive performance and executive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), although the findings are not entirely consistent. …”
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