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23 August 2023

Although a principal’s leadership of the curriculum can have a substantial influence on student outcomes and school performance, limited research exists about the impact of a principal curriculum leadership on the development of students’...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
9,578 Views
21 Pages

The COVID-19 pandemic has indirectly changed the landscape of the country’s education system. Through information-based decision-making, the management of the education system seeks to increase the access to and efficiency, effectiveness, equit...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,757 Views
13 Pages

Improvement in Eating Disorder Risk and Psychological Health in People with Class 3 Obesity: Effects of a Multidisciplinary Weight Management Program

  • Milan K. Piya,
  • Ritesh Chimoriya,
  • William Yu,
  • Kathy Grudzinskas,
  • Kyaw Phone Myint,
  • Kathryn Skelsey,
  • Nic Kormas and
  • Phillipa Hay

23 April 2021

This study aimed to evaluate the risk of eating disorders, psychological distress, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in people with class 3 obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m2), and the effect of multidisciplinary weight management ove...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,946 Views
40 Pages

5 February 2025

This study aims to examine the influence of leadership styles on institutional transformation and to identify adaptive strategies for effective change management in the context of Indonesian Public Universities (PTNs) striving to achieve world-class...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,818 Views
17 Pages

A Non-Randomized Comparison of Online and In-Person Formats of the Canadian Androgen Deprivation Therapy Educational Program: Impacts on Side Effects, Bother, and Self-Efficacy

  • Lauren M. Walker,
  • Carly S. Sears,
  • Erik Wibowo,
  • John W. Robinson,
  • Andrew G. Matthew,
  • Deborah L. McLeod and
  • Richard J. Wassersug

28 August 2024

Although Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) is effective in controlling prostate cancer (PCa) and increasing survival, it is associated with a myriad of side effects that cause significant morbidity. Previous research has shown that PCa patients star...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,891 Views
20 Pages

27 July 2022

In the context of school learning and teaching, teachers are leaders who stimulate students’ learning outcomes through leadership styles. The teacher efficacy of this study is discussed by using multiple teaching and class management strategies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,999 Views
19 Pages

An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Approach for Multi-Criteria ABC Item Classification

  • Alaa Asim Qaffas,
  • Mohamed-Aymen Ben HajKacem,
  • Chiheb-Eddine Ben Ncir and
  • Olfa Nasraoui

Multi-criteria ABC classification is a useful model for automatic inventory management and optimization. This model enables a rapid classification of inventory items into three groups, having varying managerial levels. Several methods, based on diffe...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,597 Views
21 Pages

Assessing the Peripheral Levels of the Neurotransmitters Noradrenaline, Dopamine and Serotonin and the Oxidant/Antioxidant Equilibrium in Circus Horses

  • Raffaella Cocco,
  • Sara Sechi,
  • Maria Rizzo,
  • Federica Arrigo,
  • Claudia Giannetto,
  • Giuseppe Piccione and
  • Francesca Arfuso

14 August 2024

Due to the paucity of information on circus management effects on the welfare of horses, this study investigated the plasma concentrations of noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin, known to be indices of mental status, as well as the reactive oxygen...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,357 Views
23 Pages

Multi-Class Machine Learning to Quantify the Impact of Nitrogen Management Practices on Grassland Biomass

  • Sebastian Raubitzek,
  • Margarita Hartlieb,
  • Philip König,
  • Judith Hinderling and
  • Kevin Mallinger

Grassland biomass yield reflects a complex interaction of management intensity and environmental factors, yet quantifying the relative role of practices such as mowing and fertilization remains challenging. In this study, we introduce a multi-class m...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,935 Views
17 Pages

27 August 2024

The Yellow River basin, an area of extreme water scarcity, has faced significant challenges in water quality management due to rapid economic and social development since the 1980s. This study analyzes the water quality evolution over nearly 40 years...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,397 Views
21 Pages

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether firm ownership characteristics can explain demand for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) implementation. Specifically, we examine the relationship between the presence of large shareholders, multiple...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,728 Views
17 Pages

Knowledge of the total (overall) and individual herbaceous vegetation species relating to a distinctive site might help in the development of management strategies for a large number of threatened herbaceous species. This paper assesses the total and...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,741 Views
17 Pages

Occupational Class Differences in Trajectories of Working Conditions in Women

  • Simo Raittila,
  • Ossi Rahkonen,
  • Eero Lahelma,
  • Juha Alho and
  • Anne Kouvonen

The aim was to examine occupational class differences in trajectories of working conditions in ageing female municipal employees. Longitudinal survey data were collected among 40 to 60-year-old employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland. The 2000–200...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,191 Views
13 Pages

Perception of Peruvian Students Studying in Biological Sciences about the Advantages of Virtual Classes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Aldo Bazán-Ramírez,
  • Walter Capa-Luque,
  • Homero Ango-Aguilar,
  • Roberta Anaya-González and
  • Víctor Cárdenas-López

There is significant educational research interest regarding the assessment of the benefits of virtual education implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic for university programs that were essentially face-to-face. The objective of the study was to de...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,716 Views
16 Pages

16 April 2020

Internships have been shown to be impactful tools to connect students’ learning in academia with real-world industrial needs. To help the students to get more out of their internship experience, some universities provide a summer internship cla...

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76 Citations
5,799 Views
14 Pages

Elastodontic Therapy of Hyperdivergent Class II Patients Using AMCOP® Devices: A Retrospective Study

  • Alessio Danilo Inchingolo,
  • Sabino Ceci,
  • Assunta Patano,
  • Angelo Michele Inchingolo,
  • Valentina Montenegro,
  • Chiara Di Pede,
  • Giuseppina Malcangi,
  • Grazia Marinelli,
  • Giovanni Coloccia and
  • Gianna Dipalma
  • + 17 authors

23 March 2022

Background: The management of a hyperdivergent growth pattern is one of the most challenging in orthodontics and different treatments are advocated. The present study analyses the effectiveness of elastodontic therapy with AMCOP® devices in treat...

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5 Citations
3,529 Views
13 Pages

16 March 2021

The flipped classroom approach is an emerging instructional approach that integrates digital technology. This approach has been applied in several fields, and it has demonstrated considerably higher learning effectiveness than conventional teaching m...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,516 Views
16 Pages

9 January 2020

Research Highlights: A large body of research highlighted the important contributions that urban forests make to cities and their inhabitants. However, our urban forests face threats from issues such as rapid urbanization, climate change, and the spr...

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11 Citations
5,000 Views
21 Pages

Using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles for Identifying the Extent of Invasive Phragmites australis in Treatment Areas Enrolled in an Adaptive Management Program

  • Colin Brooks,
  • Charlotte Weinstein,
  • Andrew Poley,
  • Amanda Grimm,
  • Nicholas Marion,
  • Laura Bourgeau-Chavez,
  • Dana Hansen and
  • Kurt Kowalski

12 May 2021

Higher spatial and temporal resolutions of remote sensing data are likely to be useful for ecological monitoring efforts. There are many different treatment approaches for the introduced European genotype of Phragmites australis, and adaptive managem...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,182 Views
24 Pages

12 May 2019

Climate, soil type, and management practices have been reported as primary limiting factors of gross primary production (GPP). However, the extent to which these factors predict GPP response varies according to scales and land cover classes. Nitrogen...

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4 Citations
3,575 Views
16 Pages

22 January 2025

This study addresses the quantification of credit risk in solidarity economy entities, proposing a new methodology to redefine the concept of a “default” in the frequent situations of extreme class imbalances. The objective is to develop...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,895 Views
20 Pages

Review of Remediation Solutions for Acid Mine Drainage Using the Modified Hill Framework

  • Sandisiwe Khanyisa Thisani,
  • Daramy Vandi Von Kallon and
  • Patrick Byrne

21 July 2021

This paper reviews the Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) remediation potential and operational costs of twelve existing AMD remediation methods against Class 0 and Class I AMD geochemical characteristics as defined in the Modified Hill Framework. Of the twelv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,034 Views
12 Pages

Research on Class-Based Storage Strategies for Flood Control Materials Based on Grey Clustering

  • Wei Wang,
  • Li Huang,
  • Weiwei Le,
  • Yu Zhang,
  • Peng Ji and
  • David Proverbs

25 October 2018

Scientific and rational class-based storage can effectively improve the management level of flood control materials, providing assurance for the material support that is essential in flood control. Based on an analysis of the three key factors—...

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2,079 Views
20 Pages

7 March 2025

Between 2019 and 2022, passenger volume on China’s urban rail transit system sharply declined due to strict COVID-19 control measures. On 8 January 2023, China implemented the “Class B infectious disease Class B management” policy,...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,519 Views
15 Pages

Classification of FAMACHA© Scores with Support Vector Machine Algorithm from Body Condition Score and Hematological Parameters in Pelibuey Sheep

  • Oswaldo Margarito Torres-Chable,
  • Cem Tırınk,
  • Rosa Inés Parra-Cortés,
  • Miguel Ángel Gastelum Delgado,
  • Ignacio Vázquez Martínez,
  • Armando Gomez-Vazquez,
  • Aldenamar Cruz-Hernandez,
  • Enrique Camacho-Pérez,
  • Dany Alejandro Dzib-Cauich and
  • Alfonso J. Chay-Canul
  • + 5 authors

4 March 2025

The aim of this study is to evaluate the model performance in the classification of FAMACHA© scores using Support Vector Machines (SVMs) with a focus on the estimation of the FAMACHA© scoring system used for early diagnosis and treatment ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,696 Views
16 Pages

Localized Crop Classification by NDVI Time Series Analysis of Remote Sensing Satellite Data; Applications for Mechanization Strategy and Integrated Resource Management

  • Hafiz Md-Tahir,
  • Hafiz Sultan Mahmood,
  • Muzammil Husain,
  • Ayesha Khalil,
  • Muhammad Shoaib,
  • Mahmood Ali,
  • Muhammad Mohsin Ali,
  • Muhammad Tasawar,
  • Yasir Ali Khan and
  • Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema
  • + 1 author

In data-scarce regions, prudent planning and precise decision-making for sustainable development, especially in agriculture, remain challenging due to the lack of correct information. Remotely sensed satellite images provide a powerful source for ass...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
7,702 Views
23 Pages

Assessment of Soil Fertility Status under Soil Degradation Rate Using Geomatics in West Nile Delta

  • Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman,
  • Mohamed M. Metwaly,
  • Ahmed A. Afifi,
  • Paola D’Antonio and
  • Antonio Scopa

6 August 2022

The presence of a noticeable rate of degradation in the land of the Nile Delta reduces the efficiency of crop production and hinders supply of the increasing demand of its growing population. For this purpose, knowledge of soil resources and their ag...

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  • Open Access
121 Citations
2,765 Views
11 Pages

1 January 2009

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is often overexpressed or dysregulated in a variety of solid tumours, including gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. Agents targeting the EGFR-mediated signalling pathway are increasingly part of the therape...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,703 Views
16 Pages

31 December 2023

Stand density is an important index of forest structure, which strongly affects local environments and functions in the forest. Many black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations with low quality in the Loess hilly region are assumed to be caused b...

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59 Citations
56,288 Views
33 Pages

Integration of Cost and Work Breakdown Structures in the Management of Construction Projects

  • Alberto Cerezo-Narváez,
  • Andrés Pastor-Fernández,
  • Manuel Otero-Mateo and
  • Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez

19 February 2020

Scope management allows project managers to react when a project underperforms regarding schedule, budget, and/or quality at the execution stage. Scope management can also minimize project changes and budget omissions, as well as improve the accuracy...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,796 Views
29 Pages

9 January 2025

This research presents an innovative approach in text mining based on rough set theory. This study fundamentally utilizes the concept of symmetry from rough set theory to construct indiscernibility matrices and model uncertainties in data analysis, e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,525 Views
23 Pages

Pavement condition assessment is a fundamental aspect of airport pavement management systems (APMS) for ensuring safe and efficient airport operations. However, conventional methods, which rely on extensive on-site inspections and complex calculation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,758 Views
18 Pages

31 May 2022

As the human population grows, the transformation of landscapes for human uses increases. In recent homogeneous and predominantly agricultural landscapes, land-cover and management changes are considered the main drivers of vascular plant diversity....

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,887 Views
25 Pages

26 December 2023

Fault detection of machinery systems is a fundamental prerequisite to implementing condition-based maintenance, which is the most eminent manufacturing equipment system management strategy. To build the fault detection model, one-class classification...

  • Review
  • Open Access
67 Citations
7,906 Views
51 Pages

Grapevine as a Rich Source of Polyphenolic Compounds

  • Iva Šikuten,
  • Petra Štambuk,
  • Željko Andabaka,
  • Ivana Tomaz,
  • Zvjezdana Marković,
  • Domagoj Stupić,
  • Edi Maletić,
  • Jasminka Karoglan Kontić and
  • Darko Preiner

28 November 2020

Grapes are rich in primary and secondary metabolites. Among the secondary metabolites, polyphenolic compounds are the most abundant in grape berries. Besides their important impacts on grape and wine quality, this class of compounds has beneficial ef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
12,365 Views
15 Pages

Global Asset Allocation Strategy Using a Hidden Markov Model

  • Eun-chong Kim,
  • Han-wook Jeong and
  • Nak-young Lee

This study uses the hidden Markov model (HMM) to identify the phases of individual assets and proposes an investment strategy using price trends effectively. We conducted empirical analysis for 15 years from January 2004 to December 2018 on universes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,545 Views
18 Pages

5 May 2023

Accurately estimating the above-ground biomass (AGB) of spruce forests and analyzing their spatial patterns are critical for quantifying forest carbon stocks and assessing regional climate conditions in China’s drylands, with significant implic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
421 Views
26 Pages

19 December 2025

Natural disasters, particularly floods and landslides, can cause severe losses; however, their impacts can be significantly mitigated through proactive planning. In August 2021, a devastating flood in northern Türkiye resulted in major damage, i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,097 Views
12 Pages

The Risk Management System as an Enhancement Factor for Investment Attractiveness of Russian Enterprises

  • Anzhela Sergeevna Voskovskaya,
  • Tatiana Anatolievna Karpova,
  • Tatiana Anatolievna Tantsura,
  • Anna Yurievna Shirokih,
  • Olga Yevgenievna Lebedeva and
  • Kostyantyn Anatol’evich Lebedev

7 September 2022

The business environment is characterized by a high degree of uncertainty and risk. This primarily requires using resources additional to those that can be obtained from profit. The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of a risk management sy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,377 Views
26 Pages

Tool for the Establishment of Agro-Management Zones Using GIS Techniques for Precision Farming in Egypt

  • Mohamed M. Elsharkawy,
  • Abd El Aziz S. Sheta,
  • Paola D’Antonio,
  • Mohammed S. Abdelwahed and
  • Antonio Scopa

30 April 2022

Agro-management zones recently became the backbone of modern agriculture. Delineating management zones for Variable-Rate Fertilization (VRF) can provide important ecological benefits and better sustainability of the new Egyptian farming projects. Thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,611 Views
19 Pages

Evaluating the Efficacy of Plant Extracts in Managing the Bruchid Beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

  • Rasheed Akbar,
  • Brekhna Faheem,
  • Tariq Aziz,
  • Amjad Ali,
  • Asmat Ullah,
  • Imtiaz Ali Khan and
  • Jianfan Sun

12 September 2024

An estimated 2000 plant species have been employed for pest control worldwide. The use of these botanical derivatives is thought to be one of the most cost-effective and sustainable options for pest management in stored grain. The present study was d...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
25,231 Views
16 Pages

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion of Psychiatric Drugs

  • Zainab Zakaraya,
  • Mohammad Abu Assab,
  • Lina N. Tamimi,
  • Nida Karameh,
  • Mohammad Hailat,
  • Laila Al-Omari,
  • Wael Abu Dayyih,
  • Omar Alasasfeh,
  • Mohammad Awad and
  • Riad Awad

22 February 2024

The two main classifications of antidepressant medications are selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Out of the available choices, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) hav...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,889 Views
15 Pages

Effectiveness of Switching CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies in Non-Responder Patients in the UAE: A Retrospective Study

  • Reem Suliman,
  • Vanessa Santos,
  • Ibrahim Al Qaisi,
  • Batool Aldaher,
  • Ahmed Al Fardan,
  • Hajir Al Barrawy,
  • Yazan Bader,
  • Jonna Lyn Supena,
  • Kathrina Alejandro and
  • Taoufik Alsaadi

18 February 2024

Calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies (CGRP mAbs) have shown promising effectiveness in migraine management compared to other preventative treatment options. Many questions remain regarding switching between antibody classes as a trea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6,081 Views
24 Pages

19 December 2023

This paper investigates the latent classes of parking preference for drivers and the economic effects after implementing Parking Space Comprehensive Utilization (PSC) in traditional business districts (TBD), with a particular focus on the parking pre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,955 Views
21 Pages

Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Erosion in the Annual Cropland of the Apulia Region (Southern Italy) Based on the RUSLE-GIS-GEE Framework

  • Matteo Petito,
  • Silvia Cantalamessa,
  • Giancarlo Pagnani,
  • Francesco Degiorgio,
  • Barbara Parisse and
  • Michele Pisante

22 January 2022

The processes of soil erosion and land degradation are more rapid in the case of inappropriate agricultural management, which leads to increased soil loss rates. Moreover, climatic conditions are one of the most important determining factors affectin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,252 Views
20 Pages

10 October 2022

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body cannot effectively use it. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing steadily, making it a global public health problem. Several s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
10,844 Views
8 Pages

11 February 2018

This study aimed to describe the experiences of nurses in hemodialysis care. In this phenomenological study, purposive sampling began and continued until data saturation. The research environment was the Hemodialysis unit. Data was collected through...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,705 Views
35 Pages

The Ketogenic Effect of SGLT-2 Inhibitors—Beneficial or Harmful?

  • Michail Koutentakis,
  • Jakub Kuciński,
  • Damian Świeczkowski,
  • Stanisław Surma,
  • Krzysztof J. Filipiak and
  • Aleksandra Gąsecka

Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, also called gliflozins or flozins, are a class of drugs that have been increasingly used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) due to their glucose-lowering, cardiovascular (CV)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,547 Views
21 Pages

Estimation of Forest Phenology’s Relationship with Age-Class Structure in Northeast China’s Temperate Deciduous Forests

  • Xiaoqing Zuo,
  • Kaijian Xu,
  • Wanwan Yu,
  • Ping Zhao,
  • Huaipeng Liu,
  • Hailan Jiang,
  • Anxin Ding and
  • Yi Li

5 December 2024

Phenological changes in forests directly influence the spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon fixation and the carbon and water cycles in terrestrial ecosystems. Previous studies have shown that variations in biological factors (e.g., canopy height, leaf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,262 Views
13 Pages

This study analyzes students’ thoughts and reflections on an activity carried out during the first day of class of management subjects which are part of technological programs. The purpose of the activity was to promote student interaction duri...

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