School leadership practice at faith-based schools through a servant leadership lens by Melese Shula, Chris van Wyk, Jan Heystek

“…Overall, principals were found to be effective leaders involved in a hands-on manner in both task-orientated and person-orientated activities. …”
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Antimicrobial, In-vitro Free Radical Scavenging, Antioxidant Properties of Leaf, Bark and Root Extracts from Khaya senegalensis by Abalaka, M.E., Daniyan, S.Y., Akpor, O.B., Inyinbor, A.A.

“…The zones of inhibition created around test organisms (both bacterial and fungal isolates) are reasonably comparable with standard antibiotics used as control. …”
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Enhancing Internet of Things security in healthcare using a blockchain-driven lightweight hashing system by Bassam W. Aboshosha, M. Mokhtar Zayed, Hany S. khalifa, Rabie A. Ramadan

“…The system generates unique, immutable patient identifiers and protects electronic health information from common security threats, including collision attacks, Sybil attacks, and cryptographic analysis. Simulation results show improved computational efficiency, lower latency, and effective handling of high transaction volumes with minimal resource usage. …”
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Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to adapt a posttraumatic stress disorder intervention of patients with opioid-stimulant polysubstance use receiving methadone maint... by Tanya Renn, Brittany Griffin, Vinodini Kumaravelu, Ana Ventuneac, Michele Santacatterina, Amanda M. Bunting

“…Ethics and dissemination The results of this study will inform a fully-powered effectiveness trial for individuals with PTSD and polysubstance use receiving MMT. …”
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Outcomes of Dog Bite Injuries Presenting to the Emergency Department in Erbil, Iraq by Hawree Khairullah Qader, Rebaz Tahir Lak, Karwan Yasin Mohammed

“…Background and objectives: Incidences of dog bites persist as a significant public health and clinical challenge, creating a burden on healthcare resources. The purpose of this study was to investigate the patterns and effects of dog bites. …”
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Social Support Theory for Predicting Stress, Anxiety, and Job Burnout of Healthcare Workers in the Post-pandemic COVID-19 by Masoumeh Mohammadi Khanqah, Fataneh Bakhshi, Asieh Ashouri, Abolhasan Afkar

“…Background: The COVID-19 pandemic created substantial mental health challenges for healthcare workers, leading to elevated levels of stress, anxiety, and burnout. …”
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The significance of a dementia diagnosis from the perspective of the family caregivers: a qualitative study by Inger Molvik, Grete Kjelvik, Geir Selbæk, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad

“…Results Three main categories were created: (1) Impact of observed cognitive decline, (2) Impact of diagnosis on service engagement, and (3) Support and follow-up for family caregivers. …”
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An agency mapping of marginalized communities and aid providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Melati Nungsari, Nicole Fong, Chuah Hui Yin, Veena Pillai

“…Such an understanding is important not only for creating an effective and inclusive aid delivery mechanisms but also improving preparedness for future public health and economic crises. …”
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Development of a Selective Agar for the Detection of Probiotic Strain <i>Ligilactobacillus animalis</i> NP51 and Other Lactic Acid Bacteria in Cattle Feed by Kasey Thompson, Shamima Akter, Naola Ferguson-Noel, John J. Maurer, Margie D. Lee

“…The enormous potential of bacteriotherapy in disease treatment and prevention has created a large probiotic market. Significant challenges exist in assessing probiotic quality, efficacy and viability. …”
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Employee behavior: the psychological gateway for cyberattacks by Rahel Aschwanden, Claude Messner, Bettina Höchli, Geraldine Holenweger

“…These psychological biases are a basis for creating behavioral interventions to strengthen the human factor and, thus, prevent cyberattacks. …”
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Recombinant Analogue of Envelope Glycoprotein Domain III of the Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus and its Application for the Differential Diagnosis of Flavivirus Infections by A. G. Poltavchenko, A. V. Ersh, P. V. Filatov, N. D. Ushkalenko, D. V. Shan’shin, D. N. Shcherbakov

“…The study was conducted using commercial tests and experimental kits based on EDIII-TBEV in the ELISA format and in the dot analysis format. Results and discussion. It has been shown that the use of experimental kits based on EDIII-TBEV makes it possible to effectively detect IgG antibodies to tick-borne encephalitis virus and, in contrast to commercial tests, to differentiate them from antibodies to the pathogens of dengue, yellow and Zika tropical fevers. …”
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Iodine deficiency in Russia: Current state of the problem, global practice and new approaches to therapy by I. A. Barkovskaya, A. G. Kruchinin, I. V. Rozhkova

“…Iodine performs a number of important functions in the body, participating in the synthesis of thyroid hormones, which creates the need for constant replenishment of the element in adequate amounts. …”
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A Novel Online System Implementation to Enhance Team-Based Learning at a Medical School by Shaban S, Zafar I, Tariq MI, Magzoub ME

“…Sami Shaban, Imran Zafar, Mohammad Irfan Tariq, Mohi Eldin Magzoub Department of Medical Education, UAE University, Alain, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence: Sami Shaban, Department of Medical Education, United Arab Emirates University, POBox 15551, Alain, United Arab Emirates, Tel +971 37137199, Email sami.shaban@uaeu.ac.aeIntroduction: Team-Based Learning (TBL) is an effective learning model utilized in education to address the concerns of student active learning, participation, critical thinking and teamwork. …”
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High-reward, high-risk technologies? An ethical and legal account of AI development in healthcare by Maelenn Corfmat, Joé T. Martineau, Catherine Régis

“…Methods We analyzed the literature that specifically discusses ethics and law related to the development and implementation of AI in healthcare as well as relevant normative documents that pertain to both ethical and legal issues. After such analysis, we created categories regrouping the most frequently cited and discussed ethical and legal issues. …”
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Risk factors and prognosis of some actual congenital infections by S. Kh. Kuyumch’yan, V. V. Vasil’ev, N. P. Alekseeva

“…The predictive model created has accuracy of 92% and 94% (at three surveys) for prognosis of CI’s risks. …”
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A Two-Stream Deep Learning Framework for Robust Coral Reef Health Classification: Insights and Interpretability by Arslan Abdul Ghaffar, Gyu Sang Choi

“…Coral reefs, vital ecosystems for marine life and coastal communities, are facing grave threats from climate change and human activities, including pollution. To effectively conserve these ecosystems, monitoring and categorizing coral health into three states: Need to see healthy, Dead Coral and Bleached Coral. …”
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Measurement of level of PTSD with the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ): bias and precision when using full ordinal or dichotomized items by Tine Nielsen, Ask Elklit, Sabrina Brødsgaard Nielsen, Mikkel Auning-Hansen, Svend Kreiner, Maria Louison Vang

“…Background: The introduction of the WHO ICD-11 created a need for reliable and valid measures of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD). …”
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Happy city evaluation in the new town of Fooladshahr in order to sustainable urban neighborhoods by Najmehsadat Sajad Mahabadi, Safoora Mokhtarzadeh

“…So that factors such as development without plan and lack of attention to urban spaces in newly established neighborhoods, identity in neighborhoods, essential land uses, beautification of neighborhoods, safety of roads, income of citizens, jobs in the city, recreational spaces and ... are effective in reducing the happiness and vitality rate of neighborhood citizens that are in low ranks. …”
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Managers in the context of small business growth: a qualitative study of working conditions and wellbeing by Elena Ahmadi, Daniel Lundqvist, Gunnar Bergström, Gloria Macassa

“…Abstract Purpose In view of the importance of managers’ wellbeing for their leadership behaviour, employee health, and business effectiveness and survival, a better understanding of managers’ wellbeing and working conditions is important for creating healthy and sustainable businesses. …”
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MicroRNA-221 protects myocardial contractility in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through phospholamban. by Hongyu Li, Jimiao Qiu, Chang Liu, Guobing Yu, Danyu Wu, Yichun Chu, Kai Wang

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the effects and mechanisms of miRNA 221 on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MIRI) in mice through the regulation of phospholamban (PLB) expression.…”
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