Teaching human evolution: How a museum programme in the palaeosciences improved learner performance by Grizelda van Wyk, Shaw Badenhorst

“…The Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) framework was used as a theoretical framework. Pre- and post-tests were written, before and directly after the activities, and a provincial examination essay question was analysed to see if there was a difference in results between those who attended the PUMP and those who did not. …”
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IoTShield: Defending IoT Systems Against Prevalent Attacks Using Programmable Networks by Mah-Rukh Fida, Azza H. Ahmed, Ameer Shakayb Arsalaan

“…Leveraging recent advancements in programmable networks, our defensive framework enables each programmable switch within the connectivity layer of the network to be responsible of identifying a single attack category among prevalent attacks. …”
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School health and nutrition services for children and adolescents in Tanzania: A review of policies and programmes by David Sando, Shinde Sachin, Grace Moshi, Mary‐Mwanyika Sando, Mashavu Yussuf, Anyitike Mwakitalima, Wafaie Fawzi

“…We examined the policy environments, successes and bottlenecks associated with school health and nutrition programmes in Tanzania. We used the ‘policy triangle framework’ to examine 22 national and regional school health and nutrition policies and programmes in Tanzania. …”
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Meta-evaluation of a whole systems programme, ActEarly: A study protocol. by Liina Mansukoski, Bridget Lockyer, Amy Creaser, Jessica Sheringham, Laura Sheard, Philip Garnett, Tiffany Yang, Richard Cookson, Alexandra Albert, Shahid Islam, Robert Shore, Aiysha Khan, Simon Twite, Tania Dawson, Halima Iqbal, Ieva Skarda, Aase Villadsen, Miqdad Asaria, Jane West, Trevor Sheldon, John Wright, Maria Bryant

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The ActEarly meta-evaluation will follow and adapt the five iterative stages of the 'Evaluation of Programmes in Complex Adaptive Systems' (ENCOMPASS) framework for evaluation of public health programmes in complex adaptive systems. …”
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Conceptualizing the wider societal outcomes of a community health programme and developing indicators for their measurement

“…We develop a grounded theory social return on investment (SROI) methodology using a subsample of 34 stakeholders involved in a community physical activity programme. The resulting conceptual framework identifies 15 outcomes across three domains comprising social equity, education and participation, and organizational and performance. …”
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The Effect of Reality Therapy-Based Career Counselling Psychoeducation Programme on Secondary School Students by Saliha Pütüm, Oğuzhan Çelik

“…The findings were discussed within the framework of the related literature and recommendations were presented.…”
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Mitigating structural violence through legislative oversight: examining poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria by Moyosoluwa Dele-Dada, Daniel Gberevbie, Fadeke Owolabi

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Microscopic-Level Collaborative Optimization Framework for Integrated Arrival-Departure and Surface Operations: Integrated Runway and Taxiway Aircraft Sequencing and Scheduling by Chaoyu Xia, Yi Wen, Minghua Hu, Hanbing Yan, Changbo Hou, Weidong Liu

“…This paper investigates the microscopic-level collaborative optimization framework for IADS operations, i.e., the problem of coordinating aircraft scheduling on runways and taxiways. …”
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International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action and climate action: an intersecting agenda by Angela Baschieri, Chiagozie Udeh

“…2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action (PoA) held in Cairo in 1994, which coincided with the year that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) went into force. …”
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Parenting Intervention Programme “Intelligent Families”: A Randomised Controlled Study by Ana Martinez-Pampliega, Antonio Ortuño, Estefania Mónaco

“…This study presents and analyses the effectiveness of the programme “Intelligent Families” aimed at promoting the development of parenting skills in parents within the framework of positive parenting. …”
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From theory to practice: a participatory HR-led training programme for employee wellbeing by Anurag Shekhar, Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe, Renjini Mary Joseph

“…Unlike fixed, top-down models, the ENGAGE framework reflects employee voice and workplace realities, contributing a locally grounded, evidence-informed approach to the field of workplace wellbeing. …”
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TXTTaofiTapaa: pilot trial of a Samoan mobile phone smoking cessation programme by Robyn Whittaker, Elaine Umali, Helen Tanielu, Judith McCool

“…Samoa, like other Pacific nations, has signed up to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to reduce the prevalence through actions including providing smoking cessation services. …”
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Assessing optimal target populations for influenza vaccination programmes: an evidence synthesis and modelling study. by Marc Baguelin, Stefan Flasche, Anton Camacho, Nikolaos Demiris, Elizabeth Miller, W John Edmunds

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study proposes a framework to integrate influenza surveillance data into transmission models. …”
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The BSN-PhD/DNP education programmes in nursing: a scoping review protocol by Qirong Chen, Ruiqi Zhang, Minhui Liu, Peibei Yuan, Kehan Liu

“…Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Doctor of Philosophy/Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-PhD/DNP) education programmes create structured pathways that connect the undergraduate and postgraduate training processes, enabling the systematic identification and development of clinical academic talent through a vertically integrated education programme. …”
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Automated Fixed-Point Precision Optimization for FPGA Synthesis by Ines Winandy, Arnaud Dion, Florent Manni, Pierre-Loic Garoche, Dorra Ben Khalifa, Matthieu Martel

“…Our method has been implemented within the <sc>POPiX 2.0</sc> framework, which automatically generates optimized fixed-point code ready for synthesis. …”
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Development of a rehabilitation programme for young adult cancer survivors using co-production by Maria Aagesen, Marc Sampedro Pilegaard, Astrid Janssens, May Aasebø Hauken, Karen la Cour

“…Methods The development process was completed between September 2019 and June 2023 and followed Hawkins et al.’s three-staged framework for co-production: (1) A literature review and stakeholder consultations; (2) four workshops with 2–6 young adult cancer survivors, 3–4 professionals, and two researchers and one workshop with 20 young adult cancer survivors and two researchers to co-produce the name, component content, delivery methods and potential outcomes; and (3) Refinement of the programme and its programme theory. …”
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Understanding school frontline workers’ early implementation behavior: insights from the generation healthy kids study in Denmark by Jonas Vestergaard Nielsen, Sofie Koch, Tine Hyldahl Henriksen, Rikke Fredenslund Krølner, Line Lund, Louise Ayoe Sparvath Brautsch, Line Kattai Ulrikkeholm, Camilla Trab Damsgaard, Malte Nejst Larsen, Thomas Skovgaard

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PROGRAM BUDGETING AS A TOOL OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT by M. V. Galazova

“…The structure of the expenditure part of the budgets of municipalities of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania in the framework of program activities and non-program activities has been analyzed in the paper. …”
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Untreated early childhood caries is a potential disability: policy and programme implications for Africa by Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Adeyinka Ganiyat Ishola, Olunike Rebecca Abodunrin, Nicaise Ndembi, Nicaise Ndembi, Maha El Tantawi, Maha El Tantawi

“…The paper highlights the urgent need to recognise untreated ECC as a disability within public health frameworks in Africa. Policy recommendations include integrating oral health into primary healthcare systems, expanding community-based prevention programmes, incentivising the production of affordable oral health products, and developing school-based education initiatives. …”
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A Mixed-Integer Convex Optimization Framework for Cost-Effective Conductor Selection in Radial Distribution Networks While Considering Load and Renewable Variations by Oscar Danilo Montoya, Oscar David Florez-Cediel, Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña, Walter Gil-González, Diego Armando Giral-Ramírez

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