DID COVID-19 INCREASE THE RISK OF INTERNAL AUDITING? by Hans-Ulrich Westhausen

“… For about three years now, the COVID-19 pandemic has kept the global economy on tenterhooks. Although the pandemic has now been declared "over", the consequences of this mega-example of disruptive developments are still being felt everywhere, also regarding the work of Internal Audit. …”
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An Assistance to Project Risk Management Based on Complex Systems Theory and Agile Project Management by Franck Marle

“…To tackle these conceptual and managerial issues, the proposed approach introduces Complex Systems Theory-based improvements into some PRM subprocesses and runs the global PRM process using Agile Project Management principles. …”
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Case Study: LCA Methodology Applied to Materials Management in a Brazilian Residential Construction Site by João de Lassio, Josué França, Kárida Espirito Santo, Assed Haddad

“…As a result, this work shows that there is a substantial waste of nonrenewable energy, increasing global warming and harm to human health in this type of construction. …”
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Machine Learning Methods for Weather Forecasting: A Survey by Huijun Zhang, Yaxin Liu, Chongyu Zhang, Ningyun Li

“…Research on specific tasks such as global weather forecasting, downscaling, extreme weather prediction, and how to combine machine learning methods with physical principles are very active in the current field. …”
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What facilitates a sense of belonging amongst Australian teachers? by Kelly-Ann Allen, Fiona Longmuir, Megan G. Thorn, Ebony Melzak, Emily Berger, Beatriz Gallo Cordoba, Michael Phillips, Andrea Reupert

“…Objective Enhancing a sense of belonging among teachers could be key to mitigating global teacher shortages. This study aimed to investigate teachers' sense of belonging in the Australian educational context.Method A sample of 3,206 teachers answered a survey with open-ended questions that were analysed using thematic analysis.Results The analysis identified six key themes influencing teachers' sense of belonging: Interpersonal relationships (peer relationships, student and parent relationships); Support and collaboration (providing and receiving support; team dynamics and collaborative efforts); Professional and personal growth (influence and contribution to society, professional learning opportunities, individual professional identity and characteristics); Institutional factors (leadership support, positive school environment, employment stability), Motivators (teaching passion, acknowledgment and appreciation); and External networks (engagement in professional networks).Conclusions The findings provide insights into strategies for enhancing teacher belonging, with potential implications for improving retention and addressing teacher shortages.…”
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What makes you move? A minimalist study of object displacement in English Double Object Construction by Aleksandra Bartczak-Meszyńska

“…The analysis concerns not only globally acceptable Goal-Theme object sequence but also the Theme-Goal DOC, which grammaticality is restricted only to a few British English dialects. …”
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Research on Path Planning Method of Coal Mine Robot to Avoid Obstacle in Gas Distribution Area by Ruiqing Mao, Xiliang Ma

“…Second, the initial working paths for the coal mine robot are obtained based on Dijkstra algorithm, and then the global optimal working path for the coal mine robot is obtained based on ant colony algorithm. …”
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Lake salinization on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau alters viral community composition and lifestyles by Yuan-Guo Xie, Yan-Ling Qi, Zhen-Hao Luo, Yan-Ni Qu, Jian Yang, Shi-Qiang Liu, Hai-long Yang, Dan-Wei Xie, Zimeng Wang, Hong-Chen Jiang, Zheng-Shuang Hua

“…Abstract Global warming has accelerated lake salinization, driving changes in microbial community structure and function. …”
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Knowledge of pregnant women regarding prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa: A qualitative study by V Manyawu, A Musekiwa, M Moyo-Chilufya, C Yah

“…Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV helps in closing the gaps for new HIV infections, thereby contributing to achieving the global targets of an AIDS-free generation. Objective. …”
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Distributed Robust Cooperative Hierarchical Control for Island Microgrids under Hijacking Attacks Based on Multiagent Systems by Abdollah Mirzabeigi, Ali Kazemy, Mehdi Ramezani, Seyed Mohammad Azimi

“…Hijacking attacks’ impact on the control of distributed generators (DGs) has been mathematically formulated, and a suitable controller has been designed. Then, global stability and simultaneous synchronization of the frequency and voltage of the microgrid in the presence of a hijacking attack have been investigated by introducing the new Lyapunov function and proving the appropriate theorems. …”
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Natural products targeting AMPK signaling pathway therapy, diabetes mellitus and its complications by Min Li, Lu Ding, Lu Ding, Liyan Cao, Zepeng Zhang, Xueyan Li, Zirui Li, Qinjing Xia, Kai Yin, Siyu Song, Zihan Wang, Haijian Du, Daqing Zhao, Xiangyan Li, Zeyu Wang, Zeyu Wang

“…Clinically, diabetes is primarily classified into type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), with T2DM comprising nearly 90% of all diagnosed cases. Notably, the global incidence of T2DM has surged dramatically over recent decades. …”
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Analysis and Simulation of SIRS Model for Dengue Fever Transmission in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Wahidah Sanusi, Nasiah Badwi, Ahmad Zaki, Sahlan Sidjara, Nurwahidah Sari, Muhammad Isbar Pratama, Syafruddin Side

“…The results obtained are the SIRS model of dengue fever transmission, stability analysis, global stability, and the value of the basic reproduction number R0. …”
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Modelo de negocio del turismo del baile en Sevilla y Buenos Aires: aspectos de la importancia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en la gestión de destinos turísticos by Tatjana Thimm

“…El modelo de Gereffi et al. (2005) sobre “Governance of Global Value Chains” se aplica de forma adaptada al turismo del flamenco y del tango, para resaltar su importancia en la gestión de destinos turísticos.…”
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Study and Control of a Radial Vaned Diffuser Stall by Aurélien Marsan, Isabelle Trébinjac, Sylvain Coste, Gilles Leroy

“…Finally, an efficient control is reached with a removal of only 0,1% of the global massflow and leads—from a steady-state calculations point of view—to an increase by 40% of the compressor operating range extent.…”
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Project Scheduling Heuristics-Based Standard PSO for Task-Resource Assignment in Heterogeneous Grid by Ruey-Maw Chen, Chuin-Mu Wang

“…These two heuristics applied to the PSO scheme are for speeding up the search of the particle and improving the capability of finding a sound schedule. Moreover, both global communication topology and local ring communication topology are also investigated for efficient study of proposed scheme. …”
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Capsule neural network and adapted golden search optimizer based forest fire and smoke detection by Luling Liu, Li Chen, Mehdi Asadi

“…Abstract Forest fires represent a major risk to both ecosystems and human health that rising frequency of it exacerbates global warming. This study introduces an innovative methodology for detecting forest fires and smoke using an enhanced capsule neural network (CNN) together with an adapted golden search optimizer (AGSO). …”
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Evolving MCDM Applications Using Hybrid Expert-Based ISM and DEMATEL Models: An Example of Sustainable Ecotourism by Huan-Ming Chuang, Chien-Ku Lin, Da-Ren Chen, You-Shyang Chen

“…Ecological degradation is an escalating global threat. Increasingly, people are expressing awareness and priority for concerns about environmental problems surrounding them. …”
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A Mathematical Model of Treatment and Vaccination Interventions of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Infection Dynamics by Mohammed Kizito, Julius Tumwiine

“…For R0≥1, the endemic equilibrium is globally stable and the disease persists. We infer the effect of these interventions on the dynamics of the pneumonia through sensitivity analysis on the effective reproduction number Re, from which it is revealed that treatment and vaccination interventions combined can eradicate pneumonia infection. …”
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Current determinants of the national accounting system transformation in Iraq by K.S.A. Ahmed, A. K. Musaelyan, M. V. Krasnoplakhtich

“…At present, not only national priorities but also global accounting trends have changed. Being formed in parallel with the development of the Republic of Iraq, the current accounting system is not oriented towards the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards. …”
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Globalisation and media ethics in Africa by Isaac Phiri

“…This paper uses the Zambian experience to advance the position that glocalisation - the hybridisation of ethical norms between the local and the global -provides the most enduring and acceptable foundation for ethical theorising and practice available to media professionals on the continent. …”
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