Designing the outsourcing model in central government organizations by Mahnaz Moradi, Morteza Ghasemi, Maryam Majidi, Gholamreza Amjadi

“…Outsourcing is related to the transfer of a complete functional department of the business or some activities of a functional department and keeping the rest of the activities of that department internally. …”
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The Role of Landscape Metrics and Spatial Processes in Performance Evaluation of GEOMOD (Case Study: Neka River Basin) by Shrif Joorabian Shooshtari, Kamran Shayesteh, Mehdi Gholamalifard, Mahmood Azari, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno

“…Suitability map from forest to non-forest was produced using weighted linear combination algorithm. Fuzzy membership functions and analytical hierarchy process were used to standardization and weight of criteria, respectively. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…The key findings in this segment were: Organizational The practice of reuse currently functions as an appendix of the demolition industry, bringing benefits as well as disadvantages. …”
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Enhanced recovery pathway for older people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospitals: the PERFECTED research programme including an RCT by Chris Fox, Simon P Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Fiona Poland, Catherine Henderson, Tamara Backhouse, Bridget Penhale, Simon Donell, Martin Knapp, Douglas Lewins, Alasdair MacLullich, Martyn Patel, Opinder Sahota, Toby O Smith, Justin Waring, Jane L Cross

“…In the 12 months after fracture, patients are at increased risk of cognitive and functional decline, admission to long-term care institutions and higher mortality. …”
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Spectrum of Cortactin Isoforms in the Urine of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Their Diagnostic Value as a Potential Molecular Marker of its Severity by Fayura O., Starikovych M., Abrahamovych O., Abrahamovych M., Stoyka R., Kit Yu.

“…Recently, the protein of SRC8 (Sarc family protein kinase substrate or cortactin) was detected among 12 new proteins in urine protein analyzes in breast cancer patients. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness Therapies on Affection Control of Poor Parenting Adolescents by Zahra EffatDoost Sani, Mohammad Reza Zarbakhsh Bahri, Alireza Homayuni

“…The sample included 60 adolescents, who were voluntarily taking part in the study. They were selected and categorized in three groups (two experimental and one control) through purposeful sampling method. …”
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Sustainable forest management: success and challenges in Ethiopia by Rusha Begna Wakweya

“…In Ethiopia, SFM encompasses various practices, including reforestation, selective harvesting, and participatory management, all of which are informed by both ecological and socio-economic considerations. …”
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Preliminary Study on Natural Infection of Shellfish with Movement Disorder Nodavirus (MDNV) by Ping LI, Jitao XIA, Changming BAI, Ruidong XU, Tingting XU, Shuang LIU, Liang YAO, Xingtong YU, Qingli ZHANG

“…Shellfish is an important source of high-quality protein for human beings and simultaneously plays an important ecological service function in the marine ecosystem. …”
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Explaining the Comprehensive Human-To-Human Marketig System in the Health Tourism Industry by Ali Pourang, Meysam Shirkhodaie, Mahmood Yahyazadeh far, Mohsen Alizadeh San, Masoomeh Tavangar

“…To ensure trustworthiness, the study employed continuous data review, simultaneous data collection and analysis, participant code validation, and triangulation with secondary sources. The resulting framework was validated by experts, ensuring robustness and applicability to Iran’s health tourism context. 4. …”
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Establishing the best step-up treatments for children with uncontrolled asthma despite inhaled corticosteroids: the EINSTEIN systematic review, network meta-analysis and cost-effec... by Sofia Cividini, Ian Sinha, Giovanna Culeddu, Sarah Donegan, Michelle Maden, Katie Rose, Olivia Fulton, Dyfrig Hughes, Stephen Turner, Catrin Tudur Smith

“…We examined model fit by the posterior mean of the residual deviance and the deviance information criterion to select models. Pairwise MA and NMA were also carried out with a frequentist framework using the R functions ‘netmetabin’ and ‘netmeta’. …”
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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Main outcome measures The primary outcome was diagnostic model sensitivity and specificity for detecting bladder outlet obstruction, detrusor underactivity and detrusor overactivity, with 75.0% considered minimum clinically useful performance. …”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…Work package 4: Development and refinement of a care transitions intervention Intervention development Functional resonance analysis method was used to model the transition process. …”
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The effect of automated accounting systems (AAS) on audit independence: Empirical Evidence from South West, Nigeria. by Amos Olusola AKINOLA, Adekunle Olusola OLADEJO, Ebenezer Foluso OLUWAKAYODE, Abud-Azeez Adetunji ADEREMI

“…A cross-sectional survey design with primary data sourced through a structured questionnaire drawn on four Likert scales and a total of 514 copies of the questionnaire physically/virtually administered to auditors (randomly selected) in private engagement in six states of South West, Nigeria.  362 valid questionnaires were descriptively analysed using percentages and mean. …”
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Shariah-Driven Healthcare: Bridging Knowledge, Cost, and ‎Compliance by Mohd Khairul Ridhuan Mohd Fadzil, Hamidah Mat

“…This study aims to investigate the reasons behind healthcare practitioners’ limited knowledge of Shariah principles and analyse how high operational costs impact the proper functioning of Shariah-approved hospitals. Using qualitative methods, the study used semi-structured interviews and field observations with five purposively selected health care professionals, hospital management and clinical staff who were directly engaged in Shariah-compliant practices. …”
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Transforming Library and Higher Education Services in Support of Industrialization and Modernization by G. Kabatangare, Tumuhairwe

“…The research design was of a descriptive survey nature based on a critical analytical literature review methodology sourcing relevant purposively sampled literature from Library and Information Science (LIS) data bases and the world-wide-web for grey literature using a purposively selected higher education academic library service provider target population. …”
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Dimensional impact of supply chain management on service delivery quality in South African municipalities by Gladys N. Mahache, Chengedzai Mafini, Irvine Langton

“…However, customer relationships, cross-functional teams, strategic sourcing and internal lean practices negatively impacted SCR. …”
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Psycho-Theological Learning Model to Improve Mental Resilience in Muslim Adolescents by Muhammad Zamzam, Winsidi Winsidi

“…The research utilized a qualitative approach with a phenomenological design to explore the lived experiences of Muslim adolescents undergoing such learning. Data were sourced from purposively selected teachers and students actively engaged in faith-based character education programs. …”
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3D Heisenberg universality in the van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS3 by Rajan Plumley, Sougata Mardanya, Cheng Peng, Johannes Nokelainen, Tadesse Assefa, Lingjia Shen, Nicholas Burdet, Zach Porter, Alexander Petsch, Aidan Israelski, Hongwei Chen, Jun-Sik Lee, Sophie Morley, Sujoy Roy, Gilberto Fabbris, Elizabeth Blackburn, Adrian Feiguin, Arun Bansil, Wei-Sheng Lee, Aaron M. Lindenberg, Sugata Chowdhury, Mike Dunne, Joshua J. Turner

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Identification of mitophagy and ferroptosis-related hub genes associated with intracerebral haemorrhage through bioinformatics analysis by Yan Wang, Rufeng Wang, Jianzhong Zhu, Ling Chen

“…Background Mitophagy and ferroptosis occur in intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) but our understanding of mitophagy and ferroptosis-related genes remains incomplete.Aim This study aims to identify shared ICH genes for both processes.Methods ICH differentially expressed mitophagy and ferroptosis-related genes (DEMFRGs) were sourced from the GEO database and literature. Enrichment analysis elucidated functions. …”
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Peri-Urban Land Transformation in the Global South: Revisiting Conceptual Vectors and Theoretical Perspectives by Shiwaye M. Tesfay, Genet Alem Gebregiorgis, Daniel G. Ayele

“…Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a systematic review was conducted on 120 studies published between 1996 and 2024, sourced from Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, and additional unindexed repositories. …”
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