Female social media influencers in the Arab Gulf: shaping marketing and advertising on Instagram by Afrah A. Alsalloum, Jason Gainous

“…This dual approach not only enhances brand perceptions but also drives consumer behavior. Using a qualitative analysis of five prominent female influencers, the study highlights how emotional appeals like storytelling and self-expression are complemented by rational strategies emphasizing product attributes and benefits. …”
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The Kurdish educational curriculum: an unreflected philosophical base by Haval Hussein Saeed

“…At this point in time, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, an educational philosophy underpinning the educational system is being neither reflected upon nor consciously implemented. …”
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Comparative efficacy of minoxidil alone versus minoxidil combined with low-level laser therapy in the treatment of androgenic alopecia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Abdulmajeed Alosaimi, Abdullah Algarni, Abdulrahman Alharbi, Abdulmalik Alotaibi, Abdullah Alomairi, Mohannad Alsurayhi, Waleed Alharbi

“…The meta-analysis found no statistically significant differences in hair counts between the two groups at baseline, 12 weeks, and 8 weeks post-treatment [mean difference = −0.04, 95% CI −1.22 to 1.14, p = .95, I² = 0%]. …”
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Hubungan Riwayat Bullying (Korban) Tradisional dengan kejadian Cyberbullying pada Mahasiswa by Paul Joae Brett Nito, Onieqie Ayu Dhea Manto, Dewi Wulandari

“… Bullying is a major problem for teenagers that becomes a barrier to achieving the SDGs, bullying has a negative impact on both victims and perpetrators. …”
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Research on Risk Prediction Model of Internet Finance Based on Cloud Computing by Shuanbao Li, Xiaoyan Liu, Chengfei Li

“…Cloud computing has subverted the traditional financial risk prediction method and has been widely studied and applied for its distributed, dynamic and autonomous characteristics. …”
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Immoral misdemeanor incompatible with the continuation of work as a ground for termination of the employment contract at the initiative of the owner or authorized body by V. V. Sychova

“…The peculiarities of the legal regulation of the termination of the employment contract under paragraph 3 of Part 1 of 41 Article of the Labor Code of Ukraine are highlighted and generalized, which are as follows: a) immoral misconduct is an evaluative concept that is not specified at the legislative level, and therefore, the establishment of its existence is carried out in each case, taking into account all the circumstances of the case; b) dismissal for committing an immoral misdemeanor is possible if such misdemeanor is incompatible with the continuation of work; c) the subject of dismissal may be an employee who performs the labor function of education; d) termination of the employment contract on the specified grounds is not a measure of disciplinary action and can be carried out only if there are specific facts that confirm the immoral behavior of the employee.…”
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Le rôle du contexte socioéconomique local dans l’abandon des bachelier·ère·s professionnel·le·s en brevet de technicien supérieur en Guadeloupe by Elisabeth Odacre

“…Conducting life history interviews with students who have abandoned the BTS deputy manager during the first year of training, allows us to better understand the tensions that shaped on their decision. …”
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Weighted EHR-based prevalence estimates for hypertension at the state and local levels in Louisiana by Wenjun Li, Meng Zhang, Jie Cheng, Sandra L. Jackson, Adam S. Vaughan, Michael Klompas, Thomas W. Carton, Elizabeth Nauman, Lee Mendoza, Arun Adhikari, Jeanie Donovan, Katherine H. Hohman

“…Results Weighted MENDS hypertension prevalence estimates were approximately 10% lower than crude MENDS estimates, and approximately 13% higher than hypertension awareness estimates from the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, with similar geographic and demographic patterns. …”
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Optimize the Synthesis Error in an Eight‐Bar Peaucellier–Lipkin Mechanism Using an Objective Function Maximization Approach and Application to Load Lifting by Abdel Axis Bodie Nguemiengo, Frédéric MBA MBA, Alban Fabrice Lionel Epee, Claude Valery Ngayihi Abbe, Charles Hubert Kom

“…This new method brings a plus, because even when the search space is very large, the algorithm converges quickly and it allows the study to be extended to the generation of circular trajectories by just modifying the ratio between the frame bar and the crank bar. …”
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Children and Pesticides by Frederick M. Fishel

“…This 3-page fact sheet outlines some facts and precautionary measures regarding children and pesticides in the home environment, so parents have a better idea of how to keep harmful chemical products away from their children. …”
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Does hospital strategic alliance affect the paediatric service capacity of local hospitals? A difference-in-differences econometric analysis by Zhanchun Feng, Qian Fu, Li Zhang, Xiaolu Yu, Cuiping Xiao, Cuili Yang

“…Here, we examine the hospital strategic alliance’s effect on local hospitals’ paediatric service capacity.Methods The paediatric monitoring data of 119 local hospitals from 14 cities between 2015 and 2019 were obtained from the Hubei Pediatric Quality Control Center and the Provincial Statistical Yearbook. …”
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The Implementation of Diverse Actuation System in ACPR1000 Nuclear Power Plants by Zhen-Ying Wang, Zhi-Yun Liu, Ting-Wei Ma, Chen Sun, Liu Liu, Yu Huang, Gang-Miao Guo

“…Until now, the DAS system has always been successfully operating in all ACPR1000 nuclear power plants for several years.…”
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Brain Oscillations Elicited by the Cold Pressor Test: A Putative Index of Untreated Essential Hypertension by Christos Papageorgiou, Efstathios Manios, Eleftheria Tsaltas, Eleni Koroboki, Maria Alevizaki, Elias Angelopoulos, Meletios-Athanasios Dimopoulos, Charalabos Papageorgiou, Nikolaos Zakopoulos

“…Negative correlations were found between ABPM variables and Beta2 oscillations (16.5–20 Hz) during the posttest phase and Gamma (28.5–45 Hz) oscillations during the CPT phases overall. …”
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Factors associated with low bone mineral density in Turner syndrome: a multicenter prospective observational study by Kento Ikegawa, Eri Koga, Tomoyo Itonaga, Hideya Sakakibara, Masanobu Kawai, Yukihiro Hasegawa

“…Spearman’s rank correlation revealed no correlation between the BMAD Z-score and bone metabolism markers. …”
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A Rare Case of Testicular Tuberculosis Mimicking as Testicular Malignancy by S. Rishabh, K. Krishnamoorthy, T. Joseph Pratheeban, E. Mathan, O. M. Rahman Shahul Hameed

“…Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) represents 10%–15% of TB cases, with lymph nodes being the most frequent site in India. Genital TB is uncommon, and testicular TB is rarer, still accounting for only 3% of genital TB cases. …”
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Advances in Spectroscopic Methods for Predicting Cheddar Cheese Maturity: A Review of FT-IR, NIR, and NMR Techniques by Sanja Seratlic, Bikash Guha, Sean Moore

“…Nonetheless, further studies are necessary to refine these spectroscopic techniques, enhance their predictive accuracy, and deepen the understanding of the correlations between chemical attributes and sensory qualities in Cheddar cheese.…”
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An OFDM Signal Enhancement and Demodulation Method Based on Segmented Asymmetric Bistable Stochastic Resonance by Gaohui Liu, Xiaqiang Chu

“…Simulation results demonstrate that, at an input SNR of 8 dB, the SABSR system achieves a bit error rate (BER) approximately 30% lower than that of the segmented symmetric system, significantly improving OFDM signal detection and demodulation performance.…”
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Correlation of Interleukin-17-Producing Effector Memory T Cells and CD4+CD25+Foxp3 Regulatory T Cells with the Phosphate Levels in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients by Cheng-Lin Lang, Min-Hui Wang, Kuan-Yu Hung, Sung-Hao Hsu, Chih-Kang Chiang, Kuo-Cheng Lu

“…We investigated the relationship between the Treg and Th17 cells and the phosphate level in chronic HD patients. …”
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Can the human body cope with extreme heat in a changing climate? by Pieter Vancamp

“…With record-breaking temperatures signalling the onslaught of more frequent and severe heatwaves, one cannot help but wonder: can our bodies endure the relentless march towards a hotter world? And how can we best anticipate to protect ourselves and our peers?…”
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High-Power Laser Cutting of Steel Plates: Heat Affected Zone Analysis by Imed Miraoui, Mohamed Boujelbene, Mouna Zaied

“…Three input process parameters such as laser beam diameter, cutting speed, and laser power are investigated. …”
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