Employee engagement in the South African short-term insurance sector: repositioning communication climate as a job resource by Annerie Geyer, Estelle De Beer

“…It is evident from literature that a strong relationship exists between improved employee engagement levels and positive business outcomes. However, globally and in South Africa, employees tend not to be engaged, with non-managerial employees showing lower engagement compared to their managerial counterparts. …”
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Optimal Operational Decision Making of Manufacturers and Authorized Remanufacturers with Patent Licensing under Carbon Cap-and-Trade Regulations by Biyu Liu, Zhongsheng Hua, Qinhong Zhang, Haidong Yang, Athanasios Migdalas

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‘Trumpism’ as a Dominant Movement in the U.S. Republican Party in the 2020s by P. A. Sharikov

“…At the same time, it suggests that Trump’s and the Republican Party’s victory in the U.S. reflects a broader global trend towards strengthening rightwing ideologies. …”
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Enhancing wellbeing among pre-service teachers through a mindfulness-based social and emotional learning curriculum: a quasi-experimental study in China by Yunpeng Wu, Liping Qin

“…Moreover, the success of the MBSEL program suggests its potential for global integration, urging policymakers and educators to prioritize culturally tailored approaches to enhance teacher wellbeing and educational outcomes.…”
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Predicting and synthesizing terahertz spoof surface plasmon polariton devices with a convolutional neural network model by Vahid Najafy, Bijan Abbasi-Arand, Maryam Hesari-Shermeh

“…Abstract With the increasing global attention to deep learning and the advancements made in applying convolutional neural networks in electromagnetics, we have recently witnessed the utilization of deep learning-based networks for predicting the spectrum and electromagnetic properties of structures instead of traditional tools like fully numerical-based methods. …”
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Violent crime motivated by war-related hate: concepts, signs, development trends by V. V. Sokurenko

“…Attention is focused on the fact that manifestations of violence and aggression in society pose a real threat to the stability of the existence of the entire human civilization, which carries potential threats to the national security of Ukraine, as well as to regional and global security. A definition of a violent crime motivated by hatred related to the war has been formulated, the content of its main essential features has been identified and disclosed. …”
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Applying equity principles leads to higher carbon removal obligations in Canada by Kasra Motlaghzadeh, Neil Craik, Juan Moreno-Cruz, Vanessa Schweizer, Jay Fuhrman, Keith W. Hipel

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Ambient Air Pollution and Congenital Heart Disease: Updated Evidence and Future Challenges by Francesca Gorini, Alessandro Tonacci

“…Congenital heart disease (CHD) represents the major cause of infant mortality related to congenital anomalies globally. The etiology of CHD is mostly multifactorial, with environmental determinants, including maternal exposure to ambient air pollutants, assumed to contribute to CHD development. …”
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Social leadership and authority in the field of national and military security: problems of formation in the digital world by M. M. Kibakin

“…The paper substantiates the proposals to take into account the leadership qualities of social network administrators, moderators of information flows in the formation of the human potential of specialists in the development of digital platforms and global Internet content in the Russian segment of the virtual space, as well as the establishment of partnerships between national and military security actors and business structures of the digital economy, software developers, producers of Internet content. …”
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Culture: management and financing in the Russian digital reality by O. V. Kryshtanovskaya, I. A. Lavrov, N. S. Evsegneeva

“…Russia, in the era of new global challenges in the conditions of fierce information competition, needs to pay special attention to the cultural sphere of society. …”
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School of History by V. I. Ukolova

“…This made it possible to present the story of Russia as an important part of the world history, opened up prospects for the implementation of comparative history, the synthesis of specific historical approaches and generalized global vision of civilization and human development. …”
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The Natural Science Underlying Big History by Eric J. Chaisson

“…A wealth of observational data supports the hypothesis that increasingly complex systems evolve unceasingly, uncaringly, and unpredictably from big bang to humankind. These are global history greatly extended, big history with a scientific basis, and natural history broadly portrayed across ∼14 billion years of time. …”
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A comparative study of breast lesions using the IAC Yokohama System for reporting breast cytopathology against histopathological biopsy by Chandrakala Joshi, Ruchi Varma, Shruti Tiwari Pande

“…Background: Breast lumps pose a significant health concern globally, contributing to both illness and death. The International Academy of Cytology (IAC) Yokohama system has established a uniform method for reporting breast cytology, categorizing it into five groups: inadequate, benign, atypical, suspicious, and malignant. …”
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Operative vaginal delivery: practice patterns and outcomes at a tertiary general hospital by Valencia Ru-Yan Zhang, Eng Loy Tan, Priyantha Ebenezer Edison, Devendra Kanagalingam

“…Introduction: There has been a global decrease in operative vaginal deliveries, with a marked shift towards the vacuum extractor. …”
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Strengthening Human Rights Protection in Nigeria: Safeguards Under the Police Act 2020 by Ugochukwu Godspower Ehirim, Morrison Ossai, Patrick Chukwunonso Aloamaka, Nwanneka Flora Ehirim

“…The doctrinal research method is adopted in analysing statutory provisions and judicial precedents to assess the alignment of policing procedures with constitutional guarantees in line with global best practices. It is observed that despite the wide discretion afforded the Nigeria Police in the discharge of their duties which should boost the observance of human rights, the police abuse these discretions with the end result of serious violations of citizens’ rights which are guaranteed under the constitution. …”
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Implementing a teleophthalmology referral platform in routine practice: Understanding a digital health intervention implementation using normalisation process theory by Sarah Abdi, Dilisha Patel, Josie Carmichael, Konstantinos Balaskas, Ann Blandford

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Drivers that motivate participation in mangrove forest management among the local people at Barangay Lasang, Davao City, Philippines by Jadloc Johanne Astrid, Legaspina Thecil, Gabrinao Wayne Pascual, Gorgonio Charlyn

“…Mangrove forests, which are vital for biodiversity, climate regulation, and storm buffering, have lost half their global cover over the past century, emphasizing the essential role of local communities and indigenous peoples in their ecological management. …”
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Severity and mortality of COVID-19 among people with disabilities: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Abay Woday Tadesse, Abubeker Alebachew Seid, Aragaw Asfaw Hasen

“…Introduction As the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent global healthcare crisis continue, people with disabilities may face greater health risks than their non-disabled peers. …”
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Lymphatic filariasis in Zambia: A scoping review protocol. by Hugh Shirley, Adrienne Orriols, Dylan Hogan, Kingford Chimfwembe, Alinaswe Balya, Kaala Sibbuku, Janelle Lardizabal, Sophie Tillotson, Philip Espinola Coombs, Richard Wamai

“…<h4>Background</h4>Zambia is among the countries making major progress in limiting cases of the neglected tropical disease lymphatic filariasis on the path to reaching global elimination targets. For this trend to continue, it is essential for strategies and policies targeting the disease in Zambia to be based on the most recent and relevant literature. …”
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Disease outbreak in wildlife changes online sales of management items by Tomohiko Endo, Shinya Uryu, Keita Fukasawa, Jiefeng Kang, Takahiro Kubo

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