Open access on a zero budget: a case study of Postcolonial Text by John Willinsky, Ranjini Mendis

“…<br><b>Introduction.</b> The founding of a new open access journal is described in terms of its use of the open source software Open Journal Systems, its contribution to a new field of inquiry and its ability to operate on a zero budget in terms of regular expenses. …”
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Navigating the policy stream: Contested solutions and organizational strategies of policy entrepreneurship by Livia Johannesson, Martin Qvist

“…In the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), policy entrepreneurs are primarily defined by their ability to promote and seek support for policy solutions. …”
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English Language in Medical Informatics Teaching: Opinion of Students by Anastasiya V. Andreeva, Ksenia A. Mitrofanova, Valery A. Teleshev, Felix A. Blyakhman

“…During 2015–2017 academic years, the interdisciplinary team including teachers of the biomedical physics, informatics and mathematics department and foreign languages department of USMU were developing and introducing integrative classes on medical informatics in English. …”
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Advances in Simulation of Stratigraphic-Structural Evolution of Basin Fill: A Retrospective to Guide Future Progress by Prashant Dhote, Uday Bhan

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Effects of a 10-week athletic performance program on match performance variables in male professional football players by Sergio Jiménez Rubio, José L. Estévez Rodríguez, Victor Escamilla Galindo, Sergio L. Jiménez-Sáiz, Juan Del Coso

“…IntroductionThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an Athletic Performance Program (APP), implemented as a complement to the usual training routines of a professional football team, on match performance variables in professional football players. …”
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Profile Aspects of Graphic Education at Polytechnic University by Irina D. Stolbova, Evgeniya P. Aleksandrova, Lyudmila V. Kochurova, Konstantin G. Nosov

“…To close the gap between the practice of polytechnic education and real engineering activities, it is necessary to introduce innovative educational technologies aimed at developing students’ ability to work in a team, competences in the field of modern information and communication technologies, as well as a willingness to carry out design based on spatial modeling.Within the framework of subject training, it is necessary to ensure the unity of fundamental (generalized, theoretical) knowledge and special knowledge corresponding to the profile of the training area. …”
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Unraveling key factors enhancing female entrepreneurial performance in China: a pls-sem and fsqca analysis by Yangjie Huang, Yue Yuan, Shijia Yu, Yunlei Shou, Jing Wang

“…The identification of digital ability, opportunity development, entrepreneurial team heterogeneity, work-family conflict, and gender stereotypes as pivotal elements offer valuable insights for crafting targeted support strategies and policies to enhance female entrepreneurial performance (FEP). …”
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Identifying the Internal and External Pressures of Quantifying the Impacts of Sustainability-Oriented Innovation by Abdelaziz Abdalla Al Owais

“…Qualitative research was chosen for its ability to provide an in-depth insight into a complex phenomenon that captures the nuances of the participant’s experience, attitudes and perception. …”
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Interactive methods of mathematics teaching in technical universities: the educational and upbrbringing aspects by Elena N. Nikolaeva, Irina P. Egorova

“…At the same time, pedagogical efforts should be aimed at reducing interpersonal tension in the group in order to achieve synergistic effect from working in the team, as well as using the element of the game is necessary for the upbringing that contributes to increasing the confidence, motivation and effectiveness of students' education.…”
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The Changes in Extreme Precipitation over Malaysia During Boreal Winter by Noor Amalina Bokri, Ester Salimun

“…This study evaluates the ability of three High-Resolution Model Intercomparison Project (HighResMIP) CMIP6 models, CMCC-CM2VHR4, MRI-AGCM3-2-S, and FGOALS-F3-H to simulate extreme precipitation events during boreal winter over Malaysia. …”
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The effect of 6-weeks competition period training on body composition of boxers by Melike Nur Akgul, Oktay Cakmakcı

“…According to tests of normality, the Independent t-test was used to compare paired groups.  The level of statistical significance was set at 0.05.  …”
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Research on the integration path of physical training and police practical skills in police academy by Yun Chen

“…The organic integration of physical training and actual police skills is an important way to improve the comprehensive quality of public security team. However, at present, there is a common separation between the two kinds of training, which fails to fully reflect the practical value of mutual cooperation, thus restricting the training effect and the practical application ability of the students. …”
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Examining the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Training Program on Female Handball Players’ Psychological Skills and Coping with Stress Strategies by Zeynep Ayça Terzioğlu, Mustafa Yıldız, S. Gülfem Çakır

“…As a result of the study, after the program, there was a significant difference in terms of ability to cope with adversity, coachability, concentration, goal setting and mental preparation, and being free from worries. …”
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Features and challenges of the modern labor market by G. N. Ryazanova

“…The study reveals the indispensability of such employees’ qualities as scale and critical thinking, a high level of stress tolerance, the ability to combine the roles of a leader and a team member depending on the task, skills for evaluating large information arrays and digital competencies. …”
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Zespołowa organizacja pracy (teamwork) w niemieckich bibliotekach uniwersyteckich by Zdzisław Gębołyś

“…This method aligns employee mindsets towards a specific business purpose (goals and tasks to be fulfilled) and employs abilities and skills of individual members of teams to a higher degree than before. …”
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Psychosocial Distress and the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients in Rural Hospitals in Limpopo Province: A Qualitative Study by Dorah Ursula Ramathuba, Neo Jacqueline Ramutumbu

“…Findings: The participants revealed experiences of symptomatic distress resulting in biopsychosocial distress such as pain, fatigue, emotional distress related to prognosis and uncertainty about the future, psychosocial distress related to a lack or absence of support, financial instability, and poor self-esteem. …”
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Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation by Benjamin P. Rigby, Nicole Needham, Helen Grossi, Ivana Kamenska, Iain H. Campbell, Ben Meadowcroft, Frances Creasy, Cheryl Fisher, Pankaj Bahuguna, John Norrie, Gerard Thompson, Melissa C. Gibbs, Maja Mitchell-Grigorjeva, Ailsa McLellan, Tessa Moses, Karl Burgess, Rachel Brown, Michael J. Thrippleton, Harry Campbell, Daniel J. Smith, Sharon A. Simpson

“…Results Five themes were identified in the qualitative data: (1) ‘Encouraging entry and supporting exit’ (e.g. recognising and managing participants’ varied motives and expectations, including around weight loss and symptom alleviation); (2) ‘Challenging but potentially transformational,’ which reflects that while it can be difficult to initiate and maintain a ketogenic diet day-to-day, many participants perceived physical and psychological benefits (e.g. significant weight loss, mood stability and enhanced ability to focus); (3) ‘Intervention facilitators,’ including a range of behavioural (e.g. goal setting), social (e.g. family and dietitians) and technological (e.g. apps for monitoring) support mechanisms; (4) ‘Intervention barriers’ (e.g. dietary preferences, concerns about the diet and its impact, the testing burden and capacity of the delivery team); and (5) ‘The wider context’ (e.g. the cost of living and sociocultural expectations) was a crucial factor explaining differential experiences. …”
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The importance of organisational culture for health system resilience: A qualitative analysis of factors that supported health care workers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Heide Weishaar, Megan Evans, Souaad Chemali, Eloisa Montt Maray, Rike Böttcher, René Umlauf, Susan Abunijela, Nadine Muller, Barbara Buchberger, Brogan Geurts, Hanna-Tina Fischer, Charbel El Bcheraoui

“…Health system resilience is defined as the ability of a system to prepare, manage, and learn from shocks. …”
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UAV selection for high-speed train communication using OTFS modulation by Ehab Mahmoud Mohamed, Sherief Hashima

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Management of Rett Syndrome in the Controlled Multisensory (Snoezelen) Environment. A Review with Three Case Stories by Meir Lotan

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