Lean Six Sigma in healthcare: a systematic literature review on motivations and benefits by McDermott, Olivia, Antony, Jiju, Bhat, Shreeranga, Jayaraman, Raja, Rosa, Angelo, Marolla, Giuliano, Parida, Ratri

“…The authors used a systematic literature review (SLR) approach to achieving the article’s purpose. Peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2011 and 2021 are considered to achieve the study objectives. …”
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The Impact of Government Policies in Middle Eastern Countries on Digital Platform Startups by Ali Osman, Mohamed Mamdouh

“…Fintech startups offer a wide range of products/services, such as digital payments, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, etc. Middle East and North African (MENA) countries have seen significant growth in the number of fintech startups and the total investment value in these companies. …”
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Understanding mechanisms that maintain social anxiety disorder in autistic individuals through the Clark and Wells (1995) model and beyond: a systematic review by Lei, J, Mason, C, Russell, A, Hollocks, M, Leigh, E

“…Overall, there is evidence in support of the Clark and Wells (1995) model, as greater fear of negative evaluation from others, use of safety behaviours and somatic symptoms, and peer victimisation were associated with greater social anxiety. …”

A comparison between the use of interactional strategies by native Japanese and Singaporean Japanese speakers by Tan, Jia Xuan

“…This study may also be one of the first few studies done on intercultural communication between Singaporean and native Japanese speakers in a peer group setting.…”
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Do higher politician salaries reduce corruption and improve governance? by Chin, Hong Xiang, Low, Guo Quan, Wang, Yiwei

“…We propose that our findings can be explained by: electoral pressure, peer pressure, and mutual monitoring effects.…”
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Information hiding and copyrights by Araujo, Istteffanny Isloure

“…The study proposes a new scheme to improve Steganography called DSoBMP, together with guideline materials that have been published in four international peer-reviewed journals, including Springer and used as a stepping stone to collaborate in a worldwide book publication.…”
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The effects and costs of an anti-bullying program (KiVa) in UK primary schools: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial by Badger, JR, Bowes, L, Babu, M, Broome, M, Cannings-John, R, Clarkson, S, Coulman, E, Tudor Edwards, R, Ford, T, Hastings, RP, Hayes, R, Lugg-Widger, F, Owen-Jones, E, Patterson, P, Segrott, J, Sydenham, M, Townson, J, Watkins, RC, Whiteley, H, Williams, ME, Stand Together Team, Hutchings, J

“…We evaluated the effectiveness and costs of KiVa, a whole-school anti-bullying program that targets the peer context. <p><b>Methods </b></p> A two-arm pragmatic multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial with embedded economic evaluation. …”

“Encouraged to be your true self”: an interpretative phenomenological study of medical students’ experiences of role models in shaping sexual minority identity at medical school... by Zacharias, A, Aitken, D

“…Unexpectedly, identity, power, and hierarchy-matching meant peer-to-peer role modelling was often experienced more positively than vertical faculty-tostudent role modelling. …”

The Effect of Social Information on Reliance and Efficacy in AI-assisted Prediction by Alsobay, Mohammed

“…Through a pre-registered randomized human-subject experiment, I study the effect of two forms of social information-direct conversations and summarized peer decisions----on users' reliance and effectiveness in leveraging algorithmic advice across a series of decision-making tasks, and how t he availability of local model explanations and performance feedback moderates this effect. …”
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Forging a green future: synergizing Industry 4.0 technologies and circular economy tactics to achieve net-zero in sustainable supply chains by El Jaouhari, Asmae, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Benbrahim, Fatima Zahra, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…As part of this objective, the paper conducts an exploratory systematic review of selected articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Three main categories are identified from the selected articles: (i) CE principles and I4.0 technologies integration, (ii) the role of CE-I4.0 nexus in a sustainable supply chain (iii) leveraging CE-4.0 integration for net zero sustainable supply chains. …”
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Unequal health: the scandal of our times by Dorling, D

“…He provides nine new chapters and updates a wide selection of his highly influential writings on health, including international-peer reviewed studies, annotated lectures, newspaper articles, and interview transcripts, to create an accessible collection that is both contemporary and authoritative. …”

Impact of E-learning activities on English as a second language proficiency among engineering cohorts of Malaysian higher education: a 7-month longitudinal study by Buragohain. Dipima, Punpeng, Grisana, Jaratjarungkiat, Sureenate, Chaudhary, Sushank

“…Moreover, the implementation of such innovative technology can motivate students to engage in more peer interactivity, learning engagement, and self-directed learning.…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of online lectures in developing problem-solving skills in engineering students by Puah, Alice Xee Ran

“…The study suggest that online lectures and courses should incorporate digital tools and implement regular formative assessments to allow for peer collaboration and immediate feedback from instructors, thereby enhancing learning outcomes. …”
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Content routing and lookup schemes using global bloom filter for content-delivery-as-a-service by Jin, Yichao, Wen, Yonggang

“…The global CCBF adds our system with the capability to early check the existence of any specific content among all the peering surrogates, before any local checking on each cache node. …”
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Impact of international professional mobility programmes: a systematic literature review by Hanley, N, Tyson, LS, Wang, Z, Kwak, J, Akkad, A, Vari-Lavoisier, I, Chankseliani, M

“…(2) What contributions do participants make at organisational, community, and national levels after participating in IPM? Drawing on 78 peer-reviewed studies and employing a Mixed-Methods Research Synthesis approach, this review provides a comprehensive analysis of how IPM fosters professional expertise, intercultural competencies, and career advancement, while also generating broader societal impacts. …”

Game-theoretic expert importance evaluation model guided by cooperation effects for social network group decision making. by Liu, Zeyi, Tao, Wen, Yong, Deng, Fujita, Hamido

“…An interaction indicator is then exploited to represent peer interaction effort (PIE). With the log-sigmoid transition technique, individual social cooperation networks (ISCNs) are then constructed. …”

Brewers’ spent grains as potential novel functional food ingredients for food security by Tan, Yong Xing

“…BSG are residues generated as side streams from beer production. Currently, BSG are used as animal feed or disposed in landfills and these massive amount of BSG generated annually are causing significant environmental, economic, and climatic issues. …”
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Power system feasibility and flexibility analysis for enlarging renewable exploitation under high uncertainties by Weng, Yu

“…Next, a framework for feasibility and flexibility analysis is established for both peer-to-peer energy trading and Transmission System Operator-Distribution System Operator (TSO-DSO) coordination to promote renewable usage while ensuring system safety. …”
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Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology by Gould, E, Fraser, HS, Parker, TH, Nakagawa, S, Griffith, SC, Vesk, PA, Fidler, F, Hamilton, DG, Abbey-Lee, RN, Abbott, JK, Aguirre, LA, Alcaraz, C, Aloni, I, Altschul, D, Arekar, K, Atkins, JW, Atkinson, J, Baker, CM, Barrett, M, Bell, K, Bello, SK, Beltrán, I, Berauer, BJ, Bertram, MG, Wood, A

“…In other words, analyses with results that were far from the mean were no more or less likely to have dissimilar variable sets, use random effects in their models, or receive poor peer reviews than those analyses that found results that were close to the mean. …”

Partial auto-stereoscopic display with camera-based user tracking by Tan, Jian Hong

“…An application was created that enables the user to peer around a 3D object naturally by moving his head around, as if the 3D object exists in reality. …”
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