Designing the outsourcing model in central government organizations by Mahnaz Moradi, Morteza Ghasemi, Maryam Majidi, Gholamreza Amjadi

“…Outsourcing is contracting with outside the organization to perform activities which are mostly carried out within the organization (Feyzi, 2021). …”
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A Governance Framework for the Geospatial Information Centres (GICs) in Developing Countries إطار حوكمة مراكز المعلومات الجغرافية المكانية في البلدان النامية... by Muhammad Abdulrahman Seddeek, Hossam Sami

“…There are numerous issues with the process of building GIC databases, especially in developing countries, mostly related to weak governance, one of which is the lack of adequate tools for gathering and arranging data; the absence of standardized information methods and recording; the inability to access this information through a working method; information preservation and recording techniques; the inability to use specialized hardware and software, etc. …”
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The pattern of state organization in the new constitution of Lithuania: A third way between the presidential and parliamentary systems? by Andreas Hollstein

“…However, in spite of the strong co-European trend, wide similarity between the state organizations still seems to be an exception. In reality, the gap between the systems is broad and complicated. …”
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exoALMA. XVII. Characterizing the Gas Dynamics around Dust Asymmetries by Lisa Wölfer, Marcelo Barraza-Alfaro, Richard Teague, Pietro Curone, Myriam Benisty, Misato Fukagawa, Jaehan Bae, Gianni Cataldi, Ian Czekala, Stefano Facchini, Daniele Fasano, Mario Flock, Maria Galloway-Sprietsma, Himanshi Garg, Cassandra Hall, Jane Huang, John D. Ilee, Andrés F. Izquierdo, Kazuhiro Kanagawa, Geoffroy Lesur, Cristiano Longarini, Ryan A. Loomis, Francois Menard, Anika Nath, Ryuta Orihara, Christophe Pinte, Daniel J. Price, Giovanni Rosotti, Jochen Stadler, Gaylor Wafflard-Fernandez, Andrew J. Winter, Hsi-Wei Yen, Tomohiro C. Yoshida, Brianna Zawadzki

“…The key planet-formation processes in protoplanetary disks remain an active matter of research. …”
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A worldwide event-based debris flow barrier dam dataset from 1800 to 2023 by H. Cheng, H. Cheng, K. Hu, K. Hu, S. Liu, S. Liu, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, H. Li, H. Li, Q. Zhang, Q. Zhang, L. Ning, L. Ning, M. R. Gouli, M. R. Gouli, P. Li, P. Li, A. Yang, A. Yang, P. Zhao, P. Zhao, J. Liu, J. Liu, L. Wei, L. Wei

“…The understanding of debris flow barrier dams (DFBDs) is poor, mostly due to existing studies focusing on individual events and a lack of summarization of multiple DFBD events. …”
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Explanation and design of mentoring in order to promote human resources activities in the National Company of Southern Oil-bearing Regions by Ali Ghasemi Ghasemvand, Vahid Chenari, Mehrdad Hamari, Seyyed Ali Akbar Ahmadi

“…The results in the second step of the research showed that the category of implementation is the most important among the three main categories of implementing the mentoring process in the Hamrah-e Avval Company; and after that, the categories of "planning" and "evaluation and feedback" are in the second and third ranks. …”
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Technology-Enhanced Differentiated Instruction: A Narrative Review by Ata Barzegari, Esmaeil Azimi Yancheshmeh, Javad Hatami

“…However, there are some research focusing on the specific challenges and solutions for DI implementation in TEL environments, especially in higher education and professional development contexts.To address this research gap, the following research questions are presented:RQ1: What are the key implementation challenges of DI in TEL environments?…”
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Integrating Palliative Care and Heart Failure: the PalliatHeartSynthesis realist synthesis by Tracey McConnell, Carolyn Blair, Geoff Wong, Claire Duddy, Clare Howie, Loreena Hill, Joanne Reid

“…Develop service delivery models that provide continuity of care for patients with HF including: reconfigured services to promote a multidisciplinary team (MDT) working between specialties and settings (including primary care) processes to monitor and address gaps in provision and caseloads processes to show the benefits (e.g. reduction in the need for inpatient care and cost-savings) of integrated PC and HF resources for all settings (e.g. primary and secondary care) and all audiences involved (e.g. patients, carers and clinicians) with clear and consistent messages about PC and HF. …”
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Unveiling the third dimension of glass by Faidra Oikonomopoulou

“…Part I provides the Introduction to the Research, and aims at giving a brief summary of the involved challenges, identify the research gap and introduce the research questions and the research methodology.  …”
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Presenting a model of political behavior based on the theory of shadow management in the public sector with a hybrid method by Ghorbanali Khazaei Pool, davood kiakojouri, Mohammad Javad Tghipourian

“…The findings also showed that at the sixth level, the socio-cultural gap and personality traits of individuals had the greatest impact compared to other factors; of course, cultural weakness was the most influential factor. …”
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Balancing Innovation and Ethics by Anisa Patel

“…By exploring cost concerns and regulatory gaps, this essay underscores the importance of balancing innovation with responsible usage. …”
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Balancing Innovation and Ethics by Anisa Patel

“…By exploring cost concerns and regulatory gaps, this essay underscores the importance of balancing innovation with responsible usage. …”
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Development of a Method to Evaluate the Dynamic Fit of Face Masks by Katarina E. Goodge, Drew E. Brown, Margaret Frey, Fatma Baytar

“…The mask shift was compared to the survey results for the model masks, with the Cup design fitting best and the Petal design rated as most comfortable. Poor fit modes identified from mask overlays were fabric buckling, compressed nose and ears, and gapping between the mask and facial features. …”
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Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review by Joy Duxbury, Alina Haines-Delmont, John Baker, Peter Baker, Gary Bourlet, Elaine Craig, James Ridley, Rachel Whyte, Beth Morrison, Michaela Thomson, Anthony Tsang, Tella Lantta

“…However, there is a significant knowledge gap in how and why such approaches work and in what contexts. …”
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Increasing uptake of self-management education programmes for type 2 diabetes in primary care: the Embedding research programme including an RCT by Melanie J Davies, Shona Agarwal, Danielle H Bodicoat, Alan Brennan, Simon Dixon, Helen Eborall, Agnieszka Glab, Laura J Gray, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Lisa Huddlestone, Nicky Hudson, Anju Keetharuth, Kamlesh Khunti, Caroline Kristunas, Graham Martin, Alison Northern, Mike Patterson, Daniel Pollard, Rebecca Pritchard, Sally Schreder, Jane Speight, Bernie Stribling, Jackie Sturt, Jess Turner, Christina Weis

“…Background Self-management education and support programmes help people with type 2 diabetes to manage their diabetes better. However, most people do not attend these programmes. Objective Increase type 2 diabetes self-management programme attendance. …”
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The application of blockchain with a comparative approach and its impact on risk, flexibility and internal control evaluation by mohammadsadegh aminipoor, HamidReza GholamniaRoshan, azadeh kiapour, Iman Dadashi

“…Extended Abstract Introduction Today, one of the most popular and controversial topics of discussion in accounting and auditing is blockchain technology. …”
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Wildlife law and policy by S. Bertouille

“…The authors concluded that there is a need in the current process to agree on a common international protocol to collect hunting statistics, and they suggested going beyond hunting data to consider other aspects of the hunting sector and reduce the gap between hunting and other agricultural and forest resources. …”
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Regional Design by Verena Balz

“…A particular knowledge gap is caused by a one-sided perspective on the performances of regional design. …”
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Intersecting factors of disadvantage and discrimination and their effect on daily life during the coronavirus pandemic: the CICADA-ME mixed-methods study by Carol Rivas, Amanda P Moore, Alison Thomson, Kusha Anand, Zainab Zuzer Lal, Alison Fang-Wei Wu, Ozan Aksoy

“…While the intersection of different minoritising factors tended to worsen experiences, participants with more disabling conditions mostly focused on disability discrimination only. …”
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The role of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council in steering undergraduate medical curriculum reforms in Pakistan by Gohar Wajid, Lubna Baig, Syeda Kauser Ali, Usman Mahboob, Ahsan Sethi, Rehan Ahmed Khan

“…The curriculum reform process is time and cost intensive. There is no short-term panacea to curriculum reforms. …”
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