Motivation in learning mathematics among high school students in Ningbo, China by He, Mengyao, Ismail, Zaleha, Ismail, Norulhuda, He, Xueting

“…Motivation plays a crucial role in enhancing students' achievement in mathematics, as motivated students are more likely to engage actively with the subject. However, in China, there is a concerning trend of declining motivation among students toward mathematics, with many exhibiting avoidance behaviors. …”
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Sensing Informal Networks in Organizations by Orbach, Maya, Demko, Maegen, Doyle, Jeremy, Waber, Benjamin N., Pentland, Alex

“…A subset of workers who were encouraged to utilize flexible seating arrangements in a remodeled space had a higher proportion of face-to-face interactions with colleagues outside of their team, while employees seated far away from each other were less likely to exchange e-mail. This research has implications for companies hoping to understand the structure of informal networks within their organization as well as those considering workplace redesign as a method of stimulating communication within these networks.…”
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Instrumenting Observability in a Decentralized Microservice Architecture by Liu, Helen X.

“…While there are existing solutions for observability frameworks, these solutions do not target microservice architectures, which are used more and more with expansive code bases, such as those likely to be employed in an industry environment. …”
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Inosine-containing mRNA induces an innate immune response and is translated with lower efficiency by Bao, Caroline

“…This elevated immune response is likely receptor-specific and we have demonstrated that it cannot be attributed to the sensors RIG-I, MDA5, TLR3, or PKR.…”
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Automatic PoC generation for Android app vulnerability by Pang, Siew Boon

“…Thereafter, we proceed on to analyse the data set and filter results that are significant and likely to be considered as security vulnerabilities. …”
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HAMLET particles in medium : protein fibrils or something else? by Ng, Nicholas Kwok Hing.

“…Such interactions are likely due to HAMLET having increasingly amphiphatic nature due to its bound oleic acid. …”
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Relations between aggression, social cognition, and physiological response in a proactive aggression condition. by Chan, Wei Teng.

“…After being aroused, participants who score higher trait-PA were more likely to administer noise shocks to their competitors and this relationship was moderated by expectations for adult and peer approval. …”
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The correlation between CEO remuneration and company performance : a Singapore-Hong Kong comparison. by Chui, Vanessa Jie Yi., Luo, Yijie., Low, Jeanne Yi Jun.

“…In addition, the average Hong Kong CEO is more likely to be paid higher than his or her Singaporean counterpart of a company with similar levels of corporate performance. …”
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The role of EZH2-VAV interaction in tumorigenesis by Wong, Jong Fu

“…EZH2-mediated talin1 methylation enhances talin1 cleavage and thereby promotes turnover of adhesion structures and likely directly contributes to tumorigenesis. Our data provides a novel mechanistic insight into the cellular transformation associated with EZH2 overexpression. …”
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Political market imperfections and the political incentives for the provision of social services : a case study of two states in India by Taisha Grace Antony

“…Using macroeconomic data from 1961 to 20 I I, this thesis undertakes a case study on two states in India - Kerala and Uttar Pradesh- to demonstrate that a state with better informed voters, political competition among two credible political parties, as well as voters who are less ethnically fragmented on policy issues, is likely to be more efficient in its public expenditure policies than a state made up of relatively uninformed voters, non-credible political competition among multiple parties, and a highly ethnically divided population . …”
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UNCLOS and its Limitations as the Foundation for a Regional Maritime Security Regime by Sam, Bateman

“…The paper concludes that uncertainty in the law of the sea is likely to grow and that State practice in East Asia, under the influence of domestic politics and regional tensions, may well continue to diverge from more traditional views of the law. …”
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India’s emerging land warfare doctrines and capabilities by Singh, Harinder

“…India’s rising international stature and economic clout are likely to make increasing demands on the country’s armed forces in times to come. …”
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Immunotherapy-responsive neuropathic pain and allodynia in a patient with glycine receptor autoantibodies: a case report by Soleimani, B, Board, C, Yu, T, Tracey, I, Irani, SR, Foley, P

“…<p><strong>Discussion</strong></p> A detailed longitudinal phenotyping, using validated pain measurement instruments, of severe neuropathic pain and allodynia associated with likely pathogenic glycine receptor autoantibodies is reported. …”

The Exorcist and the Rabbi: Hebrew divine names in Christian prayer, 750-850 by Bertuzzi Rivett, P

“…Placing the hymn in the broader context of exorcism and performative ritual, I trace its adjurational formulae to late antique Christian and Jewish apotropaic texts. These were most likely transmitted directly from magic or mystical Jewish sources, rather than Patristic texts.…”

The value of flexible vaccine manufacturing capacity: value drivers, estimation methods, and approaches to value recognition in health technology assessment by McElwee, F, Newall, A

“…We argue that, while the value of additional FVMC is uncertain and further research is needed to help to better estimate it, the value of increased pandemic preparedness is likely to be too large to be ignored.…”

Transforming CCTV cameras into NO 2 sensors at city scale for adaptive policymaking by Ibrahim, MR, Lyons, T

“…For instance, if trucks only drive at night, their effects on NO2 levels are most likely to be seen in the morning when people commute. …”

Developing a framework for tracking antimicrobial resistance gene movement in a persistent environmental reservoir by Mathers, AJ, Li, TJX, He, Q, Narendra, S, Stoesser, N, Eyre, DW, Walker, AS, Barry, KE, Castañeda-Barba, S, Huang, FW, Parikh, H, Kotay, S, Crook, DW, Reidys, C

“…The Composite Sample Complex accounts for the co-occurrence of both plasmids and chromosomes within an isolate, and highlights likely gene donors and recipients. From the validated model, we demonstrate frequent transposition events of&nbsp;<em>bla</em>_KPC&nbsp;from plasmids to other plasmids, as well as integration into the bacterial chromosome within specific drains. …”

The role of recoverability in the implementation of non-phonemic glottalization in Hawaiian by Davidson, L, Parker Jones, O

“…Full closures were more likely between identical vowels, but stress does not affect realization. …”

Advancing specificity in delirium: the delirium subtyping initiative by Bowman, EML, Brummel, NE, Caplan, GA, Cunningham, C, Evered, LA, Fiest, KM, Girard, TD, Jackson, TA, LaHue, SC, Lindroth, HL, Maclullich, AMJ, McAuley, DF, Oh, ES, Oldham, MA, Page, VJ, Pandharipande, PP, Potter, KM, Sinha, P, Slooter, AJC, Sweeney, AM, Tieges, Z, Van Dellen, E, Wilcox, ME, Zetterberg, H, Cunningham, EL

“…Current delirium subtyping methods reflect clinically evident features but likely do not account for underlying biology. <p><strong>Methods</strong></p> The delirium subtyping initiative (DSI) held three sessions with an international panel of 25 experts. …”

The impact and effectiveness of local content policy on oil exploration and production in Brazil by de Almeida, E, Martinez-Prieto, D

“…Shifting from an approach that penalizes non-compliance to one that rewards operators who exceed commitments would likely represent a more effective incentive structure. …”