GENERATIVE APPROACHES TO BEHDINI-KURDISH STUDENTS' ACQUISITION OF ENGLISH PASSIVIZATION by Shivan Toma

“…Practical results show that explicit instruction and increased exposure to passive constructions in English significantly improve learners' proficiency. …”
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Mathematical Language Errors and Academic Performance in Preservice Calculus Teachers by Joseph Baidoo

“…By addressing mathematical language errors through explicit instruction, interactive activities, and peer feedback, mathematics educators can enhance students' understanding and performance, ultimately fostering a more effective and inclusive learning environment.…”
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A theory of change approach to curricular revision: filling a curricular gap identified through curriculum mapping by Mary Kate Worden, Megan J. Bray

“…It also helped guide us in identifying both the resources available for developing new curricular interventions and the strategies for filling the gap within each phase of our medical curriculum. …”
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Characteristics of healthcare providers, healthcare systems, and patient strategies related to medical mistrust among black and African Americans by Kelly W. Gagnon, Katherine Quinn, Jennifer L. Walsh, Yuri A. Amirkhanian, Jeffrey A. Kelly

“…Results Most participants (67.4%) explicitly stated that they trust their primary care provider. 20% described only trusting some providers or trusting their provider half of the time. …”
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The influence of a vegan diet on body composition, performance and the menstrual cycle in young, recreationally trained women– a 12-week controlled trial by Eduard Isenmann, Isabella Trojak, Alessio Lesch, Jan Schalla, Tim Havers, Patrick Diel, Stephan Geisler

“…The training habits were not explicitly specified, but should not be changed over the entire period. …”
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Support on four paws—does the integration of a therapy dog reduce anxiety and increase positive affect in spider phobics during in vivo exposure therapy?: study protocol for a para... by Tanja Michael, Moritz Nicolai Braun, Monika Equit, Johanna Lass-Hennemann

“…Due to the nature of the intervention, neither participants nor therapists can be blinded once participants are allocated to one of the two groups. …”
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Mechanism of Modified Tongyou Decoction and Its Separated Formulas Inhibiting Vasculogenic Mimicry in Esophageal Cancer TE-1 Cells via NF-κB/HIF-1α Axis by Qian Wang MS, Yingying Tian MS, Lingyu Kong MD, Zeyi Chen MS, Xin Yan PhD, Chenxi Wu PhD, Huijuan Cao PhD, Fanwu Wu PhD, Yongsen Jia PhD, Prof.

“…Based on separated formulas being in harmony with each other, MTD shows explicit effect on EC VM regulated by NF-κB/HIF-1α axis.…”
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Advancement in diagnostic approaches for latent tuberculosis: distinguishing recent from remote infections by Yi En Ding, Matthew Tze Jian Wong, Mohd Nor Norazmi, Venugopal Balakrishnan, Gee Jun Tye

“…A practical approach to an effective control and eradication of TB hence, requires an explicit identification of infected patient whom are at high risk of progressing from latent to active TB, particularly in those recently infected individuals. …”
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Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in EAS: A microcosm of non-traditional education by Aviva Vincent, Leanne Nieforth, Kelsey Dayle John, Jamie Schafroth

“…These findings elucidate the importance of explicit education of DEIB, the complexity of self-reflection and the innate desire to be in relationship with others, horses and the environment. …”
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‘Maybe we’re not past the traditional gender roles then!’ Exploring less than full-time training among men in Scotland: a qualitative study by Peter Johnston, Stephanie Stone, Joy Miller

“…Participants described the persistence of implicit and explicit gender norms and felt, at best, unusual and, at worst, stigmatised by their decision to train LTFT. …”
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Why are women still leaving academic medicine? A qualitative study within a London Medical School by Christopher J Peters, Lesley Regan, Victoria Salem, Clare Lloyd, Dhruti Hirani

“…Thematic analysis was performed on the transcribed conversations.Participants and setting Nine women physicians who completed a postgraduate degree (MD or PhD) at a large London Medical School and Academic Health Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, but did not go on to pursue a career in academic medicine.Results Influences to leave clinical academia were summarised under eight themes—career intentions, supervisor support, institutional human resources support, inclusivity, work–life balance, expectations, mentors and role models, and pregnancy and maternity leave.Conclusion The women in our focus group reported several factors contributing to their decision to leave clinical academia, which included lack of mentoring tailored to specific needs, low levels of acceptance for flexible working to help meet parental responsibilities and perceived explicit gender biases. We summarise the multiple targeted strategies that Imperial College London has implemented to promote retention of women in academic medicine, although more research needs to be done to ascertain the most effective interventions.…”
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Conscious and Unconscious Gender Bias in Competence Evaluations: Mental Representations of Project Managers by Rocío Poveda-Bautista, Jose Antonio Diego-Mas, Hannia González-Urango, Carmen Corona-Sobrino

“…Our findings highlight the need for interventions that address both individual biases and structural factors to foster equitable decision-making in complex organizational environments.…”
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The spatial resolution of epidemic peaks. by Harriet L Mills, Steven Riley

“…Here, we used a spatially-explicit stochastic meta-population model of arbitrary spatial resolution to determine the effect of resolution on model-derived epidemic trajectories. …”
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The educational value of using bi-lingual instructional practice in students’ Writing Skills in Entomology Course at KUE by Bekau Atnafu Taye, Angeline Mbogo Barrett

“…We consequently designed an intervention that explicitly guided the students to compose short pieces of academic writing within four scientific genres: description, comparison, components and classification. …”
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Demystifying programme theories of co-production in health and welfare: An interview study on new researchers’ systems perspectives by Annika Nordin, Sofia Kjellström, Ann-Christine Andersson

“…Programme theories of coproduction from several system perspectives can be merged into a generic programme theory, which in turn can capture the interventions’ complexity.…”
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Indicators for the assessment of professional response in situations of partner violence by Ignjatović Tanja

“…Empirical analysis of the current procedures through the examination of expert documentation on 53 cases of partner violence in one local community is indicative of: a) the existence of a minimum of common understanding of the phenomenon and keeping record of the facts that influence the effects of protection; b) the need for a standardized assessment of the links between the characteristics of the violent situation, the perpetrator and the victim on one hand, and the intervention on the other. In order to improve the response of professionals it is requisite to establish: a) standard forms and lists of questions explicitly directed at relevant facts and assessments b) training and written instructions for implementation. …”
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Mastering The Art of Speaking: Enhancing Grade 11 Students’ Speaking Skill Through Speakup Scaffold by Amer Mehmood Jason P. Ahmed, Lhea D. Ildefonso, Othaniel Lubbong, Jayson Blanza

“…This action research examined the effect of the SpeakUp Scaffold, a guided speaking intervention, on the oral communication competencies of thirty- two Grade 11 senior high school students. …”
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Dissociations between bodily self-awareness components in women with Anorexia Nervosa by Gerardo Salvato, Francesco Crottini, Daniele Crotti, Marcella Tajani, Patrizia Tarlarini, Laura Crucianelli, Teresa Fazia, Stefania Basilico, Ettore Corradi, Martina Gandola, Gabriella Bottini

“…In people with AN, we found an altered orchestration between skin temperature changes, explicit sensations of embodiment and proprioceptive bias. …”
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Advancing Model Explainability: Visual Concept Knowledge Distillation for Concept Bottleneck Models by Ju-Hwan Lee, Dang Thanh Vu, Nam-Kyung Lee, Il-Hong Shin, Jin-Young Kim

“…We introduce visual concept knowledge distillation (VICO-KD), which transfers both explicit and implicit visual concepts from the teacher to the student model while preserving the local interpretability of the CBM, enabling accurate classification and clear visualization of evidence. …”
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Challenges faced by High School Learners in English First Additional Language Reading Comprehension in the Soshanguve Township, South Africa by Getrude Leboho, Florence Olifant, Madoda Cekiso

“…The study highlighted the need for targeted interventions to address these challenges, including explicit instruction in reading comprehension strategies, vocabulary development, and exposure to diverse texts. …”
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