A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of a Self-Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding the Use of a Communication Board in Communicating with Patients on Mechanical Ventilation... by Sheela A J Williams, Sowjanya P

“…Demographic details of all the staff nurses were collected. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used for collecting baseline data from the staff nurses on their knowledge about the communication board for communicating with patients on mechanical ventilation. …”
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The metamorphosis of semi-classical mechanisms of confinement: from monopoles on ℝ 3 × S 1 to center-vortices on ℝ 2 × T 2 by Canberk Güvendik, Thomas Schaefer, Mithat Ünsal

“…Abstract There are two distinct regimes of Yang-Mills theory where we can demonstrate confinement, the existence of a mass gap, and the multi-branch structure of the effective potential as a function of the theta angle using a reliable semi-classical calculation. …”
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Features of the motivational profile of police officers’ personality by O. M. Smirnova

“…It has been determined that police officers are generally characterized by: the desire for interesting and socially useful work; the need for self-improvement, growth and development of both a personality, as well as high wages and material rewards, the desire to work with a attractive set of benefits and allowances; the need for enthusiasm from other people to make others appreciate the merits, achievements and successes of an individual; the need for a clear work structuring, the availability of a feedback and information, which allows you to assess the results of the work; the need to reduce uncertainty and to establish the rules and guidelines for the implementation of work.…”
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Analysis on Regional Characteristics of Economic Growth Based on Total Factor Productivity by Weidong Ma, Cheng Chung Wu, Deshan Tang

“…The study shows that, firstly, the explanatory power of the model could be increased by 35.9% after 6 effect variables, such as urban economic development level, have been taken into consideration when two-step method has been adopted to explore the model parameters of stochastic frontier; secondly, there is an obviously positive correlation between the 4 variables, urban economic development level, urban size, level of opening up to the outside world and infrastructure construction, and production efficiency, while there is a negative correlation between economic structure and production efficiency, and the research input intensity has an uncertain effect on production efficiency; thirdly, the TFP growth trend of urban economy of the province shows a similar “W” trend, technical progress becomes the first element in affecting total factor productivity, and the negative growth in technical efficiency and scale efficiency result in a dramatic decline in growth rate of TFP; fourthly, among all the elements contributing to urban economic growth, capital has the greatest contribution, TFP takes the second place, and labor element takes the last. …”
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A Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Approach for Selecting Open-Source ERP Systems in SMEs Using Fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS by Dana Marsetiya Utama, Muhammad Faisal Ibrahim, Ahmed Nedal Abid Al Kareem Jabari

“…The findings emphasize the importance of structured decision-making in technology adoption, offering comprehensive and reliable guidance for organizations aiming to optimize their operations through open-source ERP systems. …”
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Wellbeing for young elite musicians: development of a health protocol from a student perspective by Ann Shoebridge, Margaret S. Osborne, Margaret S. Osborne

“…Four in-person focus groups were held on the same day, attended by 68% (n = 45) of the student cohort. Semi-structured discussions were recorded, transcribed and analyzed thematically. …”
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AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE CENTRAL ASIA (AS EXEMPLIFIED BY KAZAKHSTAN) by V. V. Evseev

“…Among the main reasons of authoritarianism, established in Central Asia, the author emphasizes on the maintenance of tribal (clan) society structure, strengthening of conservatism and influence on the part of Islam, weak civil society institutions and the formation of local elite based on old party nomenclature. …”
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Adaptation or Degradation: What’s Happen to Educational Innovation in a Typical Educational Process? by A. P. Isaev, L. V. Plotnikov

“…The study used methods of expert assessment, written survey, content analysis, structural-logical and statistical analysis. The experts were engineers of design departments of industrial enterprises, teachers of engineering disciplines of the university and undergraduate students. …”
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Demand and Status of a Scientific Degree in the Non-Academic Labour Market: Regional Case by O. S. Ivanchenko, V. V. Sych

“…The research was conducted using the method of semi-structured interview with employers and representatives of seven enterprises in the south of Russia in the machine engineering, metalworking, ferrous metallurgy and IT sectors (n = 13). …”
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF IMMIGRATION IN ITALY by E. J. Tsareva

“…The trend is growing, not only because of the ideal geographic position for transit, but also due to the Italian economic structure, and business interest: Cheap labour is greatly in demand among employers. …”
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A vain attempt: why a change in the reproductive strategy of a rodent population failed to restore ecological balance by Stanislav Myakushko

“…It was found that such processes changed not only the size and weight composition of the population (the proportion of large individuals decreased), but also the sex and age structure (the number of adult females decreased). …”
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Navigating the Dynamics of Learner Absenteeism in South African Urban Secondary Schools: An In-Depth Management Analysis and Strategic Framework by Richard Moloele, Madikela T. Lekalakala

“…Through a qualitative approach informed by a case study design involving semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews, four Grade 10 Setswana home language teachers and 39 Grade 10 learners were selected to participate in this study using purposive sampling. …”
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Unveiling Green Supply Chain Practices: A Bibliometric Analysis and Unfolding Emerging Trends by CA Rajkiran, Shaeril Michel Almeida

“…Employing a systematic analysis, this research explores the intellectual structure of green supply chain practices and their connection to performance outcomes in various industries. …”
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Sulphuric Acid-Modified Coal Fly Ash for the Removal of Rhodamine B Dye from Water Environment: Isotherm, Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Studies by G. Bharath Balji, P. Senthil Kumar

“…Among the wide variety of dyes present in the environment, cationic dyes are more toxic and have complex structure. The adsorption process of rhodamine B dye was successfully carried out by sulphuric acid-treated inexpensive modified fly ash (MFA) adsorbent via batch experiments. …”
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Adaptive Multimodal Fusion with Cross-Attention for Robust Scene Segmentation and Urban Economic Analysis by Chun Zhong, Shihong Zeng, Hongqiu Zhu

“…Additionally, a cross-attention-based multimodal feature fusion mechanism integrates spatial structure information from scene graphs with Swin Transformer’s image classification outputs. …”
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Determinants of Occupational Injury: A Case Control Study among Textile Factory Workers in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia by Zewdie Aderaw, Dagnew Engdaw, Takele Tadesse

“…Data was collected using pretested and structured questionnaire by trained data collectors. …”
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Link between dynamic capability and sustainable entrepreneurship: The mediation role of digital networking by Sofyan Ashari Nur, Muafi Muafi

“…Research data was collected using a questionnaire with google form and obtained according to the target of 180 respondents, then the analysis was carried out using the structural equation model (SEM) method using Smart-PLS4. …”
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What Signal Paradoxes of Global Economy by T. A. Malova

“…The technological and institutional transformation of the global economy is accompanied by paradoxes that arise at its various structural levels. The global COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences have strengthened the paradoxical situations. …”
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Exploring the Genetic Landscape of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Unlocking the Differences in Between Latent and Active Tuberculosis by Ali Akbar Velayati, Satoshi Mitaria, Parissa Farnia, Poopak Farnia, Jaladein Ghanavi, Mohsan Maleknia, Yoshiro Murase, Sven Hoffner

“…Whole-genome sequencing and protein structure analysis using bioinformatics tools were performed to characterize and compare mutations in isolates at each phase. …”
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ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY CALCULATION PROCEDURE FOR THE AUTOMATIC WATER-LEVEL REGULATING INVARIANT SYSTEM IN THE BOILER SHELL by A. N. Kuchorenko

“…And the compensating device dynamic settings structure and parameters are chosen with respect to the equivalent controlled member including the stabilizing controller inner contour. …”
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