Fathers’ perceptions of factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave: a qualitative study by Naoyuki Mita, Yu Par Khin, Nobutoshi Nawa, Yui Yamaoka, Takeo Fujiwara

“…BackgroundA systematic review has reported that paternal involvement is beneficial in reducing social, behavioural and psychological problems in children. However, little research has investigated factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to explore fathers’ perceptions of the factors associated with taking paternity leave.Participants and settingOverall, 21 in-depth interviews were conducted with fathers to obtain information on their perceptions of paternity leave. …”
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Methods to Kill Hostages or Kidnapped Persons by T. V. Bilyk

“…The author has analyzed the essence and has revealed the concept of the method of killing hostages or kidnapped persons; the author has also analyzed its main elements. Based on the research, the author has offered to define the method of killing hostages or kidnapped persons as a set of techniques and interrelated actions (active or passive) of a person committing a crime aimed at committing a criminal act, consisting of a set of forensic elements that assist the fastest investigation of a crime. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains—Searching for New Antimicrobial Agents—Review by Michał Michalik, Adrianna Podbielska-Kubera, Agnieszka Dmowska-Koroblewska

“…Other therapies in the fight against MRSA strains include the use of endolysin antimicrobial peptides (including defensins and cathelicidins). Researchers’ activities also focus on the potential use of plant extracts, honey, propolis, alkaloids, and essential oils. …”
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The Significance of Team Dynamics in Students’ Entrepreneurial Decision-Making by Quynh Duong Phuong

“…Among various factors, reasons are rooted in the team membership decreasing uncertainty, students’ decision dependencies on team members and the increased importance placed on the team relative to the idea. Research Limitations/Implications: The study concentrates on team-related aspects in students’ decision- making. …”
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Conversational repairs on Reddit: Widely initiated but often uncompleted. by Alex Goddard, Alex Gillespie

“…We discuss the implications of this finding and avenues for future research.…”
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Forward model emulator for atmospheric radiative transfer using Gaussian processes and cross validation by O. Lamminpää, J. Susiluoto, J. Hobbs, J. McDuffie, A. Braverman, H. Owhadi

“…Our approach is based on Gaussian process (GP) regression, leveraging recent research on kernel flows and cross validation to efficiently learn the kernel function in the GP. …”
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Cactus Bug, Chelinidea vittiger aequoris McAtee (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Frank W. Mead, J. R. Herring

“…The primary purpose of this research has been to determine which insects have the most promise as biocontrol agents where cacti are severe weed problems. …”
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Association between platelet count and 30-day in-hospital mortality among intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Jun Wang, Pan Zhou, Xin Li, Li Zhou, Zhe Deng

“…BackgroundThe relationship between platelet count and sepsis outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs) requires comprehensive investigation through large-scale multicenter studies.MethodsIn this multicenter retrospective cohort study, we analyzed 17,977 sepsis patients from 208 U.S. hospitals (2014–2015) using the eICU Collaborative Research Database v2.0. Analyses were adjusted for demographics, clinical parameters, comorbidities, and treatments. …”
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PAB-Mamba-YOLO: VSSM assists in YOLO for aggressive behavior detection among weaned piglets by Xue Xia, Ning Zhang, Zhibin Guan, Xin Chai, Shixin Ma, Xiujuan Chai, Tan Sun

“…This work is expected to contribute a glimmer of fresh ideas and inspiration to the research field of precision breeding and behavioral analysis of animals.…”
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An Analysis of Linguistic Resources for Sports Tourism Media Discourse: A Case Study of the Women’s World Cup Final in Sydney by María Luisa Blanco-Gómez, María-José Gómez-Ortiz

“…This paper delves into the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final held in Sydney, Australia, in August 2023, analysing three distinct corpora to discern linguistic resources—the use of persuasion with personal pronouns and imperatives, among others—shaping tourism media discourse, specifically focusing on gender visibility and promotion of destination excellence. To conduct this research, we compiled a corpus of 11,549 words comprising webpages, online publications and tourism blogs, using AntConc software for the analysis. …”
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SOURCES AND DETERMINANTS OF CASH HOLDINGS IN THE AGRICULTURE OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE COUNTRIES AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF POLISH FARMS by Joanna Bereżnicka, Justyna Franc-Dąbrowska

“…Additionally, based ondetailed data from Polish farms, we assessed and compared the importance of cash holdings infarms characterised by a high level of financial security and those for which we identify thebankruptcy risk. Data for the research is from the Farm Accounting Data Network (FADN) databasefor 2013-2018 (for all the EU countries we consider). …”
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Interplay of financial inclusion and economic growth in emerging economies by Shreya Pal, Shravni Vankila, Melvin Norbert Fernandes

“…The focus of the study on emerging economies and macro-level insights calls for further research at the micro-level to refine these results. …”
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Bile acids regulation of cellular stress responses in liver physiology and diseases by Tiangang Li, Mohammad Nazmul Hasan, Lijie Gu

“…The broad cellular and physiological impacts of pharmacological manipulations of bile acid metabolism are still incompletely understood. Recent research has discovered new links of bile acid signalling to the regulation of autophagy and lysosome biology, redox homeostasis and endoplasmic reticulum stress. …”
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The Role of Public Governance Practices for Business R&D Activity in the EU by Dejan Ravšelj, Sabina Hodžić

“…In this context, not much is known about the role of public governance in promoting research and development (R&D) in the business sector in the EU. …”
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High-Precision Sub-Wavelength Motion Compensation Technique for 3D Down-Looking Imaging Sonar Based on an Acoustic Calibration System by Jun Wang, Peihui Liang, Junqiang Song, Pan Xu, Yongming Hu, Peng Zhang, Kang Lou, Rongyao Ren, Wusheng Tang

“…Three-dimensional hydro-acoustic imaging is a research hot spot in the underwater acoustic signal processing field, which has a wide range of application prospects in marine environmental resource surveying, seabed topography and geomorphological mapping, and underwater early warning and monitoring. …”
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Evaluation of the quality, reliability, readability of websites on temporomandibular joint pain by Selcen Eser Mısır, Perihan Dalgalı Evli, Kübra Gülnur Topsakal, Merve Aksoy

“…Professional associations and organizations, such as the Turkish Orthodontic Society (TOD), may conduct similar research and publish the results to ensure the quality and reliability of the information in publicly available online resources.…”
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Digestibility of protein and estimated bioavailability of mineral compounds in plant-based yoghurt alternatives by Anastassia Zeinatulina, Kristel Tanilas, Kristel Ehala-Aleksejev, Ene Viiard, Tiina Kriščiunaite

“…Oat- and soya-based products contained 1–8 mg/100 g of avenacosides and 11–18 mg/100 g soyasaponins, respectively. This research underscores the importance of paying more attention to the nutritional value during product development of PB yoghurt alternatives manufactured using various constituents and when incorporating these products into dairy-free diets.…”
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Model for Predicting Hope According to the Attachment Styles and Time Perspective with the Mediation Role of Psychological Resilience in the University Students by Zohre Zohoori Zangeneh, sozan emami pour, Anita Baghdasarians

“…The objective of the current study was to develop a model for predicting hope in university students that takes into account the time perspective and attachment patterns, with psychological resilience serving as a mediator. The research method was descriptive-correlational and pathway analysis. …”
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A comparative analysis of the health monitoring process using deep learning methods for brain tumour by N. Manjunathan, N. Gomathi

“…As a result of this research, a prototype of an Internet of Things–based remote health monitoring system for senior patients has been developed. …”
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Ranking of diseases affecting the health-related quality of life of patients in Poland – a cross-sectional study by Marlena Krawczyk-Suszek, Arkadiusz Gaweł, Andrzej Kleinrok

“…The main aim of the research was to prepare a ranking of diseases determining the degree of disease incidence quality of life (HRQoL) of patients in physical and mental dimensions. …”
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