Harnessing Leadership Styles to Enhance the Effectiveness of Secondary Schools Dynamics in the Vhembe District by Thivhavhudzi Muriel Badugela

“…A qualitative research approach was used, using purposive sampling to select 20 participants with substantial experience and knowledge of leadership dynamics within secondary schools in the Vhembe East District. …”
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Psychological factors and health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia patients by Ricardo P. Campos, Isabel Vázquez, Estela Vilhena

“…This study aimed to simultaneously analyse the association of these variables with HRQoL in FM patients and explore their mediating role in the relationship between somatic symptoms and HRQoL. Participants and procedure A cross-sectional sample of 134 FM patients (97% women) with no other rheumatologic diseases followed in specialized healthcare services completed self-report questionnaires to evaluate pain, fatigue, sleep, anxiety, depression, coping, social support, and HRQoL. …”
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Vouloir construire une mosquée en pays Jola - Ajamat (Guinée Bissau, 1990 – 2000) by André Julliard

“…The ethnographic observation of this architectural endeavour reveals a double split: firstly, between Susana’s transient Muslim population and native Muslims, the latter being the only promoters of the mosque, and within this group, a division between elders who hold the mosque as emblematic of their authority and younger citizens for whom religion provides a new visibility and legitimates their participation in the village’s economic development. …”
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TOURISM AS A WAY TO EXPAND THE HUMAN LIFE SPACE by L. V. Martseniuk, T. Yu. Charkina

“…It is proved that the development of a new innovative project is very timely, as it will allow: to develop tourist infrastructure of Ukraine and bring it to the domestic and foreign tourists; replenish the state and local budgets by tourists; create new jobs for the population and improve their living level; partially reduce the loss-making passenger sector by increasing the volume of rail transport; expand life space for the people of Ukraine that will allow raising the intellectual level of the individual.…”
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Practical security of twin-field quantum key distribution with optical phase-locked loop under wavelength-switching attack by Qingquan Peng, Jiu-Peng Chen, Tianyi Xing, Dongyang Wang, Yizhi Wang, Yang Liu, Anqi Huang

“…In this configuration, the reference light, typically located in the untrusted station Charlie, solely provides wavelength reference for OPLL and does not participate in quantum-state encoding. However, the reference light may open a door for Eve to enter the source stations that are supposed to be well protected. …”
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Sex differences in the association between metabolic disorder and inflammatory cytokines in Han Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia by Yinghan Tian, Yinghan Tian, Zhenkuo Li, Yun Zhang, Pei Tang, Yu Zhuang, Lewei Liu, Lewei Liu, Haojie Fan, Haojie Fan, Haojie Fan, Xianhu Yao, Wenzheng Li, Lei Xia, Lei Xia, Lei Xia, Huanzhong Liu, Huanzhong Liu, Huanzhong Liu

“…General information, metabolic parameters and inflammatory cytokine indicators were collected from all participants, and the severity of their psychiatric symptoms was assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).ResultsA total of 324 patients completed the assessment and were included in this study. …”
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Nature conservation and poverty alleviation through sustainable ecotourism: the case of Lolab Valley, India by Lone Rafiya Majeed, Sumaira Rashid, Deeplata Sharma, Lone Fawad Majeed, Mansoor Ahmad Bhat

“…In particular, the option that participants preferred the most was mountain tourism (44%), followed by heritage tourism (20%), anthropological tourism (14%), water tourism (13%), and creative tourism (9%). …”
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Clients selection method based on knapsack model in federated learning by Jiahui GUO, Zhuoyue CHEN, Wei GAO, Xijun WANG, Xinghua SUN, Lin GAO

“…In recent years, to break down data barriers, federated learning (FL) has received extensive attention.In FL, clientscan complete the model training without uploading the raw data, which protects the user’s data privacy.For the issue of clients’ heterogeneity, the contribution of each client to accelerating convergence of the global model as well as the communication cost in the system was considered, aiming at maximizing the weight change of the client's local training model, a client selection optimization problem in FL under theconstraint ofthe delay foreach training round was solved.Subsequently, two federated learning protocols based on the knapsack model were proposed, namely OfflineKP-FL protocol and OnlineKP-FL protocol.OfflineKP-FL protocol was based on the offline knapsack model to select appropriate clients to participate in the aggregation and update of the global model.In order to reduce the complexity of the OfflineKP-FL protocol, OnlineKP-FL protocol based on the online knapsack model to select clients was proposed.Through simulations, it is found that OfflineKP-FL protocol converges faster than the previously proposed methods in certain cases.Furthermore, compared with OfflineKP-FL protocol and FedCS protocol, underthe proposed OnlineKP-FL protocol, not only does the system select fewer clients per round, but also it can complete the model training in 64.1% of the time required by FedCS protocol to achieve the same accuracy for the global model.…”
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Effectiveness of an mHealth Intervention With Short Text Messages to Promote Treatment Adherence Among HIV-Positive Mexican Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial by Luis Eduardo Del Moral Trinidad, Jaime Federico Andrade Villanueva, Pedro Martínez Ayala, Rodolfo Ismael Cabrera Silva, Melva Guadalupe Herrera Godina, Luz Alicia González-Hernández

“…This intervention was provided to 40 participants for a 6-month period. A control group (n=40) received medical attention by the standard protocol used in the hospital. …”
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Obliquity Dependence of Ocean Productivity and Atmospheric CO2 on Earth-like Worlds by Paul Lerner, Anastasia Romanou, Michael Way, Christopher Colose

“…The obliquity-driven CO _2 changes are controlled primarily by temperature-driven solubility changes, with circulation and biology either enhancing solubility-driven changes at low obliquities or acting against and partially offsetting solubility-driven changes at higher obliquities. …”
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Impact of biosecurity measures, social pressure and bullying on attitudes, perceptions, and job satisfaction levels among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-s... by Azza Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Genesis Camacho-Leon, Geovanny Efraín Alvarado-Villa, Derly Madeleiny Andrade-Molina, Juan Carlos Fernandez-Cadena, Arjola Agolli, Zeynep Yukselen, Miguel Felix, Juan Carlos Gallardo Bastidas, Fernando Espinoza-Fuentes, Jack Michel, Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda

“…Using SPSS V.25, qualitative and quantitative data were analysed.Results Of the 684 participants, 175 (25.59%) experienced or felt bullying or social pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with the use of biosecurity measures. …”
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The practice of quality assurance in the TVET system of the state of Amhara as perceived by major stakeholders by Melaku Mengistu Gebremeskel

“…Besides, four deans, two OCACA participants and two industry managers were involved in a one-to-one interview drawn through the same sampling method. …”
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Are socio-economic inequalities related to cardiovascular disease risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies by Ololade J. Baruwa, Federica Alberti, Sunday Onagbiye, Annalisa Guddemi, Anna Odone, Hannah Ricci, Maddalena Gaeta, Schmid Daniela, Cristian Ricci

“…Results We identified 17 studies including approximately 26.5 million of participants with more than 900,000 CVD events. We estimated a 50% increased CVD risk for low SES with respect to high SES (RR = 1.49 [95% confidence interval: 1.26, 1.78]). …”
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Adjuvant treatments for locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer: a nationwide survey in Japan by Terufumi Kawamoto, Koichi Yasuda, Yoshinori Ito, Sadamoto Zenda, Katsuyuki Sakanaka, Naoto Shikama, Naoki Nakamura, Takashi Mizowaki

“…A survey on treatment selection criteria for hypothetical locally advanced DTC was administered to representative thyroid surgeons of facilities participating in the Japan Clinical Oncology Group Radiation Therapy Study Group. …”
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The communicative evaluation of Spanish in non-Spanish-speaking students of the Medical Sciences preparatory course by Adrian Abreus González, Guadalaupe García González, Nancy Castillo Mauri, Zaydelys Lucrecia Torres Calzadilla, Juan Manuel Cala Corrales

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> 57.8% of the students who participated in the study reached level B1 of performance in the use of Spanish as a foreign language, while 31.8% were able to meet the indicators established for level A2 and only 18 of the students who took part in the study were classified at level A1, which represents 8%. …”
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The Role of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Questionnaire Survey by Cheng Zhou, Ran Jia, Jinqiu Yang, Tong Liu, Xiaoyan Liu, Lin Yang, Wenxia Zhao

“…While less than 30% of participants remained uninfected during the study period, indicating a potential protective effect, it is important to note that complete prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection by UDCA was not observed.…”
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Research on the Impact of Blending Dissociated Methanol Gas on the Performance and Emissions of Marine Medium-Speed Methanol Engines by Xiaoyu Liu, Jie Zhu, Zhongcheng Wang, Zihan Wang, Zihao Zhao, Wenhua Wang, Haiping Cai

“…The research focuses on the impact of partially replacing methanol with DMG on engine combustion characteristics and emissions under both stoichiometric and lean-burn conditions. …”
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Increasing Students’ Mastery in Tense by Using DOTEN Media by Intan Fitrah Syahraini, Nina Afrida, Mauloeddin Afna

“…Students displayed increased engagement, characterized by smiles, laughter, and active participation during DOTEN activities. These observations suggested that the game-based nature of DOTEN media fostered enjoyment and motivation, ultimately contributing to improved learning outcomes. …”
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Mental Strength of Football Players When Matching: Case Study on Village League Teams Karyamukti Village by Fajar Mohammad Ramdani, Asep Angga Permadi, Azhar Ramadhana Sonjaya, Mohd Izwan Shahril

“…This type of research is quantitative descriptive, the population in this study were Karyamukti Village players who participated in the match in the Zone 5 Village League competition in Garut Regency, the number of teams that followed amounted to 25 teams. …”
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Quantitative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Erbium Glass Laser Therapy for Acne Scars by Wiktoria Odrzywołek, Anna Deda, Dagmara Kuca, Małgorzata Bożek, Krzysztof Makarski, Sławomir Wilczyński

“…Material and Methods: Participants with mild to moderate atrophic acne scars received two sessions of fractional erbium glass laser therapy at one-month intervals. …”
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