Critical Analysis of Audit Committee Reporting in National Government Departments: The Case of South Africa by Tankiso Moloi

“…These benchmark features (categories) were developed using an inductive or bottom up thematic analysis which was applied on the applicable regulations as well as on all NGD’s annual reports to determine the comprehensive themes and patterns of audit committee reporting across the departments. …”
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Investigation of the possibility of increasing the life of dump truck frames by Muagkih I.D., Goryunov S.V., Udalova J.S.

“…The article discusses the main causes of cracks in the frames of a quarry dump truck, provides statistical patterns of crack formation, which were obtained by expert survey. …”
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Investigation of the Relationship Between IL-17, IL-27, IL-2 Blood Levels in Spontaneous Abortion and Healthy Pregnant Women by Gurkan Ozbey, Elif Seren Tanriverdi, Ayberk Cakir, Ercan Yilmaz

“…Background: Cytokines are essential for regulating immune cell activity during pregnancy. Research shows that CD4+ T-cells exhibit specific cytokine secretion patterns, resulting in polarized immune responses. …”
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Understanding lived experiences and perceptions of perinatal depression in Nigeria: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Nendelmwa Dorcas Gowon, Suleiman E Mshelia, Fedinand Ibu Ogbaji, Daniel Jatau Meshak, Tony-Okeke Tobechukwu Ojiugo, Eugene Chidi, Joseph A.U, Sanya, Emmanuel Chike Obayi, Muknaan David Nshe, Gideon Haruna, Andrew Booth

“…# Background Perinatal depression is a common mental health disorder which spans during and after pregnancy. Unfortunately, there is poor healthcare-seeking behaviour for this treatable condition. …”
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Eco-cultural perspectives on plant diversity and NDVI in mountain pastures: a comparative study of Finail Valley (Italy) and Vercenik Valley (Turkey) by Oguz Kemal Basar, Emin Ugurlu, Camilla Wellstein

“…Although both regions share similar alpine climatic conditions, their distinct socio-cultural contexts and land-use histories result in different patterns of grazing impact and phytomass distribution. …”
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Current status of intestinal parasitosis and microsporidiosis in industrialized countries: Results from a prospective study in France and Luxembourg. by Maxime Moniot, Céline Nourrisson, Eloïse Bailly, Céline Lambert, Patricia Combes, Philippe Poirier

“…For some parasites, patterns according to gender, age, geography or season have been observed.…”
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Perception and management of Oestrus ovis human myiasis by physicians: Exploratory survey in an endemic area (Italy). by Fahad Ahmed, Carlo Carta, Daniele Satta, Luca Varcasia, L Kirsty Pourshahidi, Sebastian Alessandro Mignacca, Lia Cavallo, Antonio Scala, Antonio Varcasia, Claudia Tamponi

“…<h4>Method</h4>A thorough questionnaire covering frequency of disease occurrence, seasonal patterns, and management of O. ovis was forwarded to clinicians in Italy gathering data from 100 respondents across diverse regional and occupational backgrounds.…”
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College students' sense of belonging and alcohol use amidst COVID-19: Evidence from a 21-day daily diary study. by Maithreyi Gopalan, Jilli Jung, Chiang Shou-Chun, Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Stephanie Lanza

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Alcohol use, combined with the heightened mental health crisis among college students highlighted during the pandemic, remains a significant public health concern. …”
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Collective and individual adaptation of rice farmers to climatic variability in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta by Hieu Hong Hua, Minh Anh Nguyen, Thuy Thanh Thi Ngo

“…It systematically explores the patterns of climate variability and their profound impacts on rice production across diverse areas within the delta. …”
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Alcohol drinking behaviors among Turkish high school students by Müjgan Alikaşifoğlu, Ethem Erginöz, Oya Ercan, Omer Uysal, Deniz Albayrak-Kaymak, Ozdemir Ilter

“… The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, behavioral patterns and correlates of regular alcohol drinking in high school students. …”
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Study on the Response of Ecological Capacity to Land-Use/Cover Change in Wuhan City: A Remote Sensing and GIS Based Approach by Ying Wang, Xiangmei Li, Jiangfeng Li

“…This research examined the spatiotemporal patterns of land-use/cover and the dynamics of ecological capacity in response to land-use/cover change in Wuhan city, central China. …”
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Trends in the immunotherapy for glioblastoma: A two-decade bibliometric analysis by Zhi Long, Zhenjie Yi, Wei Yan, Hongxin Wang

“…Using VOSviewer and CiteSpace software, we analyzed collected articles to explore aspects such as country of origin, journal of publication, affiliated institute, authorship, keywords, and citation patterns. As of May 1, 2024, we retrieved 3,729 papers on Glioblastoma Immunotherapy. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the cellulose synthase gene family in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Huiling Gong, Junxian Ma, Leonce Dusengemungu, Zaiping Feng

“…However, potato cultivation is frequently challenged by various diseases during planting, significantly impacting both crop quality and yield. …”
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An adaptive hierarchical hybrid kernel ELM optimized by aquila optimizer algorithm for bearing fault diagnosis by Hao Yan, Liangliang Shang, Wan Chen, Mengyao Jiang, Tianqi lu, Fei Li

“…The hybrid kernel functions address the limitations of single kernel functions by effectively capturing both linear and nonlinear patterns in the data. Subsequently, the hierarchical hybrid kernel extreme learning machine (HHKELM) is refined through an enhanced Aquila Optimizer (AO) algorithm, which iteratively optimizes the kernel hyperparameter combination. …”
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Unemployment Scarring in the Early Career: Do Skills and Labour Demand Matter? by Miriam Hänni, Irene Kriesi

“…Results from event‐history analyses indicate that unemployment episodes are associated with lower employment chances and higher risk of status loss of VET diploma holders. These general patterns are attenuated by occupation‐specific labour demand and the skills taught in vocational training programmes. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workplace in the Middle East and North Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Malak Ghezzawi, Sasha Fahme, Reem Al Sabbagh, Salpy Naalbandian, Jocelyn DeJong, WOMENA Study Group

“…The evidence will be analyzed descriptively, providing a comprehensive overview of the identified themes and patterns.<h4>Discussion</h4>It is anticipated that this review will facilitate a deeper understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on working women in the MENA region. …”
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Association of dietary vitamin E intake with peripheral arterial disease: A retrospective cross-sectional study. by Qiang Liu, Xing Wu, Yun Wang, Xiang Wang, Fei Zhao, Jianjun Shi

“…Individuals in the third quartile of dietary vitamin E intake had a lower occurrence rate of peripheral artery disease than those in the first quartile (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.51, 0.91). Similar patterns of association were observed in the subgroup analysis (all P values for interaction were > 0.05).…”
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Ambient air pollution undermines chemosensory sensitivity – a global perspective by Anna Oleszkiewicz, Andrea Pozzer, Jonathan Williams, Thomas Hummel

“…Our findings indicate that air pollution negatively affects olfactory function and has cumulative negative effects with aging. The reported patterns are seasonal and increase during Autumn and Winter, and interact with medical conditions related to poorer olfactory function. …”
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Study on the fracture behavior and critical slowing down characteristics of saturated sandstone based on acoustic emission and resistivity by Yantao Zheng, Changwu Liu, Kunpeng Lu, Hexing Zhang, Bingxi Jian, Wuzhou Zhang

“…Crack classification based on the RA–AF parameter aligned with macroscopic failure patterns. Water presence accelerated the initiation of tensile cracks, with growth rates of 13.66%, 13.69%, 14.86%, and 17.53%, correlating with porosity and pore water pressure. …”
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Task-switching and frontal cortex functioning across adulthood: An fNIRS study by Michael K. Yeung

“…Therefore, different aspects of task-switching performance exhibit varying patterns of age-related differences across adulthood. …”
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