The Impact of ICT on Student's Academic Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale District: A Case Study of Katuna Town Council. by Muzahura, Onesmus

“…The whole learning/teaching and change process of integrating ICT has to be flexible, and its efficiency depends on the motivation model developed by the school and the preparation of the whole academic staff to implement innovations. …”
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Role of ICT in Teaching and Learning Integrated Science in Primary Schools in Central Division Kabale Municipality. by Tumukurate, Dickson

“…Teaching and learning appear to enhance social cohesion, motivation, cultural identity, civic responsibility, engagement, and critical thinking skills—all factors contributing positively to academic achievement. …”
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Perspective of Need for First Aid Education in Bulgarian Schools by Daniela Baleva

“…Methods: A sample of 419 teachers from 26 public and private schools in different cities, towns, and villages in all the six NUTS 2 level regions in Bulgaria filled in questionnaires in order to examine their current level of first aid and disaster response training and motivation for improving it. Chi-square, Cramér‘s V, and p-values were calculated in order to explore possible factors influencing teachers’ motivations for learning first aid. …”
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Understanding the Functional Plasticity in Neural Networks of the Basal Ganglia in Cocaine Use Disorder: A Role for Allosteric Receptor-Receptor Interactions in A2A-D2 Heterorecept... by Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela, Karolina Wydra, Julia Pintsuk, Manuel Narvaez, Fidel Corrales, Magdalena Zaniewska, Luigi F. Agnati, Rafael Franco, Sergio Tanganelli, Luca Ferraro, Malgorzata Filip, Kjell Fuxe

“…Studies with A2AR ligands using cocaine self-administration procedures indicate that antagonistic allosteric A2AR-D2R heterocomplexes of the ventral striatopallidal GABA antireward pathway play a significant role in reducing cocaine induced reward, motivation, and cocaine seeking. Anticocaine actions of A2AR agonists can also be produced at A2AR homocomplexes in these antireward neurons, actions in which are independent of D2R signaling. …”
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Action Imagery and Observation in Neurorehabilitation for Parkinson’s Disease (ACTION-PD): Development of a User-Informed Home Training Intervention to Improve Functional Hand Move... by Judith Bek, Paul S. Holmes, Chesney E. Craig, Zoë C. Franklin, Matthew Sullivan, Jordan Webb, Trevor J. Crawford, Stefan Vogt, Emma Gowen, Ellen Poliakoff

“…The importance of personalisation, choice, and motivation was highlighted, as well as the need to facilitate engagement in motor imagery. …”
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Utilidad de la música en la preparación psicólogica de los deportistas / Usefulness of Music in the Psychological Preparation of Athletes by Francisco Enrique García-Ucha, Leopoldo Ferrer-Maldonado

“…It allows regulation of motivation and emotion, reduces perceived exertion, increases the amount of exercise performed, focuses the attention and improves recovery after exercise. …”
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Presenting the Model of Eco-Leadership in Elementary Schools with an Interpretive Phenomenological Approach by Adel Zahed babolan, Seyyedmohammad Seyyedkalan

“…Drawing from insights of managers and teachers, it embodies six core attributes: fostering group cohesion, envisioning ideals, acting on beliefs, showing individual consideration, and providing inspirational motivation. These characteristics of environmental leadership are nurtured through value philosophy, goals and objectives, overarching policies, educational and training frameworks, psychological underpinnings, and sociological contexts. …”
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Leadership in Organizations and the PR Department Work Quality by Edit Terek Stojanović, Mila Kavalić, Sanja Kovačić, Milan Nikolić, Marko Vlahović, Srđana Taboroši

“…The paper also analyzes the moderating effects of leaders’ gender and leaders’ age on the observed relationships. Motivation: Previous research linking leadership and public relations can generally be divided into two groups. …”
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Assessing the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Digital Technologies Used by Health Professionals in Supporting Obesity and Mental Health Communication: Scoping Review by Amanda Kearns, Anne Moorhead, Maurice Mulvenna, Raymond Bond

“…Psychologists, dietitians, social workers, and health coaches used digital tools to facilitate virtual appointments, diet and mental health monitoring, and motivational and educational support through group therapy, 1-on-1 sessions, and hybrid models. …”
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A mobile-based multidomain lifestyle intervention using Cognitive Evergreenland for older adults with subjective cognitive decline: a feasibility study by Rong Lin, Yuanjiao Yan, Zhili Chen, Chenshan Huang, Junyu Zhao, Mingfeng Chen, Hong Li

“…The health behavior levels of older adults with SCD, measured in terms of ability, opportunity, and motivation, were significantly increased relative to baseline (p < 0.001). …”
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In Vitro Assessment of Anthelmintic Activities of Rauwolfia vomitoria (Apocynaceae) Stem Bark and Roots against Parasitic Stages of Schistosoma mansoni and Cytotoxic Study by Emmanuel Mouafo Tekwu, Kwabena Mante Bosompem, William Kofi Anyan, Regina Appiah-Opong, Kofi Baffour-Awuah Owusu, Mabel Deladem Tettey, Felicia Amanfo Kissi, Alfred Ampomah Appiah, Veronique Penlap Beng, Alexander Kwadwo Nyarko

“…The reliance on a single drug, praziquantel, is a motivation for the search of novel antischistosomal compounds. …”
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A systematic review of serious games as tools for STEM education by Talia Tene, Diego Fabián Vique López, Paulina Elizabeth Valverde Aguirre, Nilo Israel Cabezas Oviedo, Cristian Vacacela Gomez, Stefano Bellucci

“…The analysis also explored challenges related to the implementation of serious games, including technological limitations, the need for comprehensive educator training, and ethical considerations around data privacy, all of which may impact adoption in educational settings.ResultsSerious games demonstrated a positive impact on learning outcomes, such as knowledge acquisition, skill retention, and the application of STEM concepts, along with increased student engagement and motivation. These findings suggest that serious games can serve as valuable tools for educators seeking to foster active learning environments. …”
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Doxycycline Usage for Prevention of Leptospirosis among Farmers and Reasons for Failure to Use Chemoprophylaxis: A Descriptive Study from Southern Sri Lanka by C. L. Fonseka, B. N. Vidanapathirana, C. M. de Silva, A. A. B. B. Athukorala, P. R. Goonawardena, A. P. Karunathilake, I. H. Rajapakse, A. S. Dissanayake

“…Themes responsible for non-usage were elicited such as lack of awareness of chemoprophylaxis usage, false sense of security from the disease by perceived “immunity” due to prolong exposure or due to low prevalence of disease, lack of motivation, lack of availability of medication, and fear of side effects. …”
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Contemporary Volunteering in the Formation of Prosocial Behaviour of a Person by P. A. Kislyakov, E. A. Shmeleva, O. Gowin

“…In this regard, the actual pedagogical task is the education of a prosocial person - a member of the public, whose activity is focused on the gratuitous societal service and is resulted from altruistic motives. Students are potential members, who can be involved in such activities. …”
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Bibliotherapy Services in Public Libraries: the Case of Lithuania by Jurgita Girčienė, Miglė Damijonaitytė

“…The librarians’ attitudes towards it are positive, the motivation to expand the range or scope of bibliotherapy services is increasing. …”
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mHealth Incentivized Adherence Plus Patient Navigation (MIAPP): protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to improve linkage and retention on buprenorphine for hospitalized... by Elenore P. Bhatraju, Devin N. Kennedy, Alexander J. Gojic, Matthew Iles-Shih, Joseph O. Merrill, Jeffrey H. Samet, Kevin A. Hallgren, Judith I. Tsui

“…Development of the MIAPP intervention was guided by the information-motivation-behavioral skills model and combines financial rewards via mobile health-based adherence monitoring with the “human touch” of a patient navigator. …”
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Factors Affecting Treatment Adherence Among Patients with Tuberculosis in Indonesia: Literature Review by Fahrul Islam, Haeranah Ahmad, Nurbaya, Masnaeni Ahmad, Ansar, Kadar Ramadhan, Muhammad Syukri, Syafran Arrazy, Agung Aji Perdana, Deborah Siregar, Nining Ade Ningsih, Ikes Dwi Astuti, St. Kadijah Hamid, Asrul Hamonangan Pasaribu

“…It was found that there are several factors that affect treatment adherence in tuberculosis patients in Indonesia, namely: predisposing factors as many as 11 articles (age, education, occupation, knowledge, self-efficacy, concordance, health behavior, motivation, marital status, income level, drug side effects, already feeling cured, and duration of treatment). …”
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Phytochemicals of Vitis vinifera L. var. King Ruby protect mice from benzo(a)pyrene-induced lung injury by Gehad S. Ahmedy, Hend M. Selim, Mona El-Aasr, Souzan M. Ibrahim, Suzy A. El-Sherbeni

“…Abstract The world’s concern about smoking hazards, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer was the motivation to investigate plants as a source of new drugs with lung protective effect. …”
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A new trigonometric-inspired probability distribution: A simulation study and applications in reliability and hydrology by Xiang Tu, Jiangwei Kong, Qing Fu, Sheng Chang, Kunfeng Zhang, Tmader Alballa, Haifa Alqahtani, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa

“…This awareness has led researchers to seek out improved and more optimal probability distributions. Based on factual motivation, this paper introduces a new probability distribution called the weighted sine generalized inverse Weibull (WSGI-Weibull) distribution. …”
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Experiences, perceptions and ethical considerations of the malaria infection study in Thailand by Bhensri Naemiratch, Natinee Kulpijit, Supanat Ruangkajorn, Nicholas P. J. Day, Jetsumon Prachumsri, Phaik Yeong Cheah

“…We found that although compensation was a motivation for participation, this was secondary to it being beneficial to self (health checks; link to health networks; building merit) and others (medical research contribution; altruism). …”
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