Academic Articles & Research Papers

Transformation Early Childhood Education in Iraq: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Prospects

The article "Transformation Early Childhood Education in Iraq: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Prospects" provides a comprehensive analysis of the current landscape of early childhood education (ECE) in Iraq. Through a systematic litera...

Social and Cultural Predicaments of Female-Headed Households Related to Charitable Institutions in Behbahan

Introduction The number of female-headed households has significantly increased worldwide. In Iran as well, these households now account for more than 14% of all families. Female heads of households are women who, due to reasons such as div...

Construction and confirmatory factor analysis of the core cognitive ability index system of ship C2 system operators.

BackgroundCognitive ability refers to the ability to receive, process, store, and extract information. It is the most important psychological condition for people to successfully complete activities. Previous studies have shown that the des...

برنامج تدريبـى قائـم على الدمـج بين بحــوث الفعــل وإطار التعليــم مـن أجــل التنميــة المستدامــةESD وأثـــره فى تنمية عمــق المعرفـة والکفــاءة البحثيــة وممارسات التدريس المستدام لدى معلمى العلوم بالمرحلة الإعدادية

هدف البحث إلى التحقق من أثـــر برنامج تدريبـى قائـم على الدمـج بين بحــوث الفعــل وإطار التعليــم مـن أجــل التنميــة المستدامــة فى تنمية عمــق المعرفـة والکفــاءة البحثيــة وممارسات التدريس المستدام لدى معلمى العلوم بالمرحلة الإعدادية. ول...

DEVELOPING AN APPROACH TO MULTIMODAL QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF INTERVIEWERS’ COGNITIVE LOAD: FIRST RESULTS OF A FIELD QUASI EXPERIMENT

The belief that survey research instruments mediating communication between interviewer and respondent influence the quality of data obtained in the interview has become a conventional methodological wisdom long ago. However, the impact of ...

Systematic review and meta-analysis reveal positive therapeutic effects of music in brain damage rehabilitation

Brain damage (BD) caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), or neurodegenerative conditions often results in persistent cognitive, motor, and emotional impairments. Music-based interventions (MI) have been explored as adjunctive rehab...

Problem-Based Learning Approach to Review the Principles of Green Chemistry Applied to a Polycondensation Reaction

Science Education International ¦ Volume 32 ¦ Issue 2 107 ORIGINAL ARTICLE INTRODUCTION The problem-based learning (PBL) methodology is a student-centered approach that is related to the learning process that occurs when students deal w...

Psychological Components of Disease Stigma Across Illnesses: Associations with Cultural and Personal Factors

Understanding public stigma against patients (also known as disease stigma)—negative attitudes or discriminatory responses toward individuals with a disease—is essential for improving health outcomes and fostering inclusive communities. In ...

Evaluation of microhardness of residual dentin in primary molars following caries removal with conventional and chemomechanical techniques: An In vitro Study

Background: Many patients consider removal of caries to be a very unpleasant experience. Removal of caries with conventional drill is considered traumatic mainly due to fear and anxiety of children and their parents. Minimally invasive dent...

Color Space Transformation-Based Algorithm for Evaluation of Thermochromic Behavior of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Using Polarized Light Microscopy

Biosynthesis of rare 20(R)-protopanaxadiol/protopanaxatriol type ginsenosides through Escherichia coli engineered with uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase genes

Background: Ginsenosides are known as the principal pharmacological active constituents in Panax medicinal plants such as Asian ginseng, American ginseng, and Notoginseng. Some ginsenosides, especially the 20(R) isomers, are found in trace ...

Clinical evaluation of DIAGNOVIR SARS-CoV-2 ultra-rapid antigen test performance compared to PCR-based testing

Abstract Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The development of rapid antigen tests has contributed to easing the burden on ...

Synergistic effect of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle and miR-137 alleviates autism-like behaviors by modulating the NF-κB pathway

Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifaceted neurodevelopmental disorder predominant in childhood. Despite existing treatments, the benefits are still limited. This study explored the effectiveness of mesenchymal stem cell-deri...

Evaluation of Lipid Profile and Inflammatory Marker in Patients with Gastric Helicobacter pylori Infection, Ethiopia

Gelagey Baye Temesgen,1 Menakath Menon,2 Solomon Tebeje Gizaw,2 Bayu Wondimneh Yimenu,1 Melaku Mekonen Agidew3 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Biochemistry School o...

Evaluation of Leakage Currents of Semiconductor Packages Due to High-Voltage Stress Under an Immersion Cooling Environment

As data centers expand, immersion cooling systems are gaining attention for thermal management of memory devices. To enable widespread adoption, it is essential to evaluate the impact of coolants on the reliability of memory packages. In th...

Nozzle atomizing performance evaluation in complex environment using residual atrous spatial pyramid network

Conventional spray particle detection methods have disadvantages such as spray field interference, large subjective standard error, and an inability to specifically analyze the spray particle movement. Manual methods used the uniformity of ...

Design, manufacturing, and performance evaluation of heat pipe with three-segmented composite wick structure

The wick structure functions as a core component for heat pipe (HP) and stands as one of the critical factors that dictate the performance of HP. Consequently, this paper puts forward an three-segmented composite wick structure, which is ma...

XILS Credibility Assessment and Scenario Representativeness Methodology Based on Geometric Similarity Analysis for Autonomous Driving Systems

With continuous advancements in autonomous driving technology, systematic and reliable safety verification is becoming increasingly important. However, despite the active development of various X-in-the-loop simulation (XILS) platforms to v...

Numerical Simulation on Rigid Foreign Object Exclusion in the Turboprop Engine Intake System With a Bypass Duct

By considering the exclusion characteristics of foreign objects in a new intake system with a bypass duct for turboprop engines, two kinds of common rigid foreign objects, the grains, and metal pieces, are modeled based on airworthiness sta...

Investigation of Defect Effects on Adhesively Bonded Joint Strength Using Cohesive Zone Modeling

In this paper, effects of the defect in an adhesively bonded joint have been investigated using cohesive zone modeling. Consequently, a 3D finite element model of a single lap-joint is constructed and validated with experiments. Strength pr...