Vestibular receptors contribute to the cortical auditory evoked potentials by Todd, Neil P. M., Paillard, Aurore, Kluk, Karolina, Whittle, Elizabeth, Colebatch, James G.

“…Source analysis of both the N42 and N1 indicated involvement of cingulate cortex, as well as bilateral superior temporal cortex. Our findings are best explained by vestibular receptors contributing to what were hitherto considered as purely auditory evoked potentials and in addition tentatively identify a new component that appears to be primarily of vestibular origin.…”
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Effect of implementation of a smoke-free policy on physical violence in a psychiatric inpatient setting: an interrupted time series analysis by Robson, Debbie, Spaducci, Gilda, McNeill, Ann, Stewart, Duncan, Craig, Tom J. K., Yates, Mary, Szatkowski, Lisa

“…Methods: We conducted an interrupted time series analysis of incident reports of physical assault 30 months before and 12 months after the implementation of the policy using a quasi-Poisson generalised additive mixed model. Findings: There were 4,550 physical assaults over the study period; 4.9% of which were smoking-related. …”
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An exploratory study examining the relationship between sexual self efficacy and premature ejaculation mediated by depression, anxiety and sexual fantasy among a British cohort by Banbury, Samantha, Moneta, Giovanni B., Chandler, Chris

“…Sexual fantasies further differed between PE and non-PE groups where ‘self-derogatory’ sexual fantasies such as “embarrassment due to failure of a sex act” were commonly reported among the PE group. The preliminary findings from this pilot study suggest the possible use of performance anxiety reduction techniques in the treatment of PE.…”

Patients’ experience of medication brand changes during hormone therapy for breast cancer: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Eraso, Yolanda, Moon, Zoe, Steinberga, Ieva

“…Individual, online, semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The findings identified three superordinate themes and nine subordinate themes that influenced the lived experience of medication brand changes for these patients: (i) experiencing brand changes, (ii) responsiveness of health care providers and (iii) future expectations. …”
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Determinants of online brand communities’ and millennials’ characteristics: a social influence perspective by Ozuem, Wilson, Willis, Michelle, Howell, Kerry, Lancaster, Geoff, Ng, Raye

“…Drawing on social influence theory along with a constructivist perspective, we conducted fine‐grained in‐depth interviews to explore millennials’ participation in online communities and brand perceptions in the fashion industry. The main findings reveal four categories of customer engagement in OBCs (bias situators, sugar‐coaters, rationalisers, judgmentalists). …”
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Deleterious effects of lard-enriched diet on tissues fatty acids composition and hypothalamic insulin actions by Dornellas, Ana Paula Segantine, Watanabe, Regina Lucia Harumi, Pimentel, Gustavo Duarte, Boldarine, Valter Tadeu, Nascimento, Claudia Maria Oller do, Oyama, Lila Missae, Ghebremeskel, Kebreab, Wang, Yiqun, Bueno, Allain A., Ribeiro, Eliane Beraldi

“…However, hypothalamic insulin signaling and hypophagia were drastically impaired. These findings suggest that impairment of hypothalamic insulin actions by HS-LP feeding was not related to tissue FA composition.…”
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A systematic review looking at anodyspareunia among cisgender men and women by Nercessian, Tiga-Rose, Banbury, Samantha, Chandler, Chris

“…Similarly, there were no articles that discussed or evaluated treatment strategies. The findings of this review demonstrate the paucity of research on both the condition of anodyspareunia and its treatment across genders and sexually diverse groups. …”
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Examining the role of social media influencers in service failure and recovery strategies: an empirical investigation of millennials’ views by Ozuem, Wilson, Willis, Michelle, Ranfagni, Silvia, Howell, Kerry, Rovai, Serena

“…Building on social influence theory and commitment-trust theory, this study conceptualises four distinct pathways unifying SMIs’ efforts in the service failure recovery process. Findings: The emergent model illustrates how source credibility and message content moderate service failure severity and speed of recovery. …”
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Evaluating circular economy and smart technology adoption barriers in the Indian textile and apparel industries using Neutrosophic ISM by Dohale, Vishwas, Ambilkar, Priya, Bilolikar, Vijay, Narkhede, Balkrishna Eknath, Kumar, Ashwani, Kumar, Anil

“…Neutrosophic ISM, to compute the driving and dependence power of identified CE-ST barriers. The findings indicate that ‘unawareness of adoption policies’ and ‘lack of government support and subsidies’ are critical obstacles to adopting the CE-ST framework in the Indian textile and apparel industries. …”
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Facilitators and barriers of bystander intervention intent in image-based sexual abuse contexts: a focus group study with a university sample by Mainwaring, Chelsea, Scott, Adrian J., Gabbert, Fiona

“…Using thematic analysis, eight themes were identified, suggesting that the perceived likelihood of intervention increased with greater feelings of responsibility, empathy with the victim, reduced feelings of audience inhibition, greater feelings of safety, greater anger towards the IBSA behaviour, closer relationships with the victim and perpetrator, the incident involving a female victim and male perpetrator, and perception of greater benefits of police involvement. These findings are considered alongside the physical sexual violence literature in highlighting the similarities and nuances across the different contexts. …”
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Assessing the Implementation of the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders - The cases of Kyrgyzstan, Thailand and Tunisia by Bennett, Karen L.

“…This study investigates the effective implementation of the Guidelines in Kyrgyzstan, Thailand and Tunisia, primarily from the viewpoints of diplomats and HRDs, with focus on the latter. Findings of this study suggest effective implementation of the Guidelines is uneven across European missions and there needs to be a joining up of the Guidelines’ recommendations with the new HRCS process. …”
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Leveraging digital payment adoption experience to advance the development of digital-only (neo) banks: role of trust, risk, security, and green concern by Taneja, Shilpa, Ali, Liaqat, Siraj, Ahsan, Ferasso, Marcos, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Anil

“…The managers can draw upon the findings for leading the way to wide-ranging implementation of BaaS.…”
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Mapping the landscape: a systematic literature review on automated valuation models and strategic applications in real estate by El Jaouhari, Asmae, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Šešplaukis, Audrius, Raslanas, Saulius

“…The systematic review is based on 97 papers selected out of 652 search results with an application of the PRISMA-based method. The findings highlight the transformative role of AVMs approaches in streamlining valuation processes, enhancing market efficiency, and supporting data-driven decision-making in the real estate industry, along with developing an original conceptual framework. …”
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Big data analytics in facilities management higher education: a way forward by Sumanarathna, Nipuni, Dahanayake, Kalani C., Adhikari, Aravinda

“…Methods: This viewpoint paper is developed based on the industry, academic and research experience of the authors. Prior literature findings are also incorporated to develop and support the views regarding the application of BDA in the industry and its representation in FMHE. …”
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Building tomorrow's smart cities with 6G infrastructure technology by Singh, Sushil Kumar, Virdee, Bal Singh, Jadeja, Rajendrasinh, Tanwar, Sudeep, Khanna, Ashish

“…It provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings. Covering topics such as AI, heritage cities, and web3, this book is an excellent resource for industry professionals, researchers, policymakers, academicians, students, and more. …”

The spectacularization of NGOs accountability in disaster situations: evidence from the 2015 Nepal’s earthquakes by Adhikari, Pawan, Upadhaya, Bedanand, Dhakal Adhikari, Shovita, Aryal, Sanjaya, Wijethilake, Chaminda

“…Data for the paper were gathered through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. The findings of the study demonstrate how the voices of many Nepalese NGOs involved in the relief, recovery and rehabilitation efforts following the 2015 earthquakes remained unheard and how they were forced to compromise their felt responsibilities by having to adhere to the control-oriented and accounting-based requirements imposed by the government and funders. …”
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A comparative study of watermarking techniques in spatial and frequency domains by Ali Alamari, Abduladhim Mohamad

“…The PSNR of the LSB, the DWT, and the proposed method were 33.09%, 32.3%, and 34.6 respectively, and the MSE of the LSB, the DWT, and the proposed method were 34.4%, 44.9%, and 20.7% respectively. The findings showed that the proposed method was more efficient in terms of robustness and imperceptibility for the watermarked image, compared to LSB and DWT techniques.…”
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Analytic hierarchy process on criteria selection on the ideal partner among university students by Mohamad Aris, Nur Syazwani Aqilah, Che Him, Norziha, Rusiman, Mohd Saifullah, Shafi, Muhammad Ammar

“…One of the significant findings throughout the research was majority of the respondents agreed that religious become the main criteria in selecting a right partner and highly significant difference in selection criteria of an ideal partner between Malay and non-Malay.…”
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Creativity and innovation performance through employees’ empowerment in uae smart government by Jumma Alhosani, Jumaa Mohammed

“…The study also validates the proposed conceptual framework using a second-order confirmatory factor analysis technique, namely, structural equations modeling, with the data collected from 597 employees of four e-Government organisations in the UAE. The findings suggest that transformational, transactional and laissez-faire leadership has significant positive impact on employees’ innovation and creativity. …”
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The effects of employee satisfacton and performance appraisal on perceived job performance of academics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Khan, Muhammad Asad

“…The results of the current study provide empirical evidence on key issues related to performance appraisal of academics in the selected public universities. Findings have shown that fairness, untrained rater, rating scale format, goal-setting and purposes of performance appraisal and employee satisfaction are the potential hindering factors for low job performance in the respective universities. …”
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