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Positive Motherhood at Work: Factors Supporting a Sustainable Workforce Through Reintegration After Returning from Maternity Leave
Publication Name: International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies
Publication Date: 2025-03-04
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Page Range: 3789-3796
Description:
This study explores sustainability through the successful reintegration of women into the workforce following maternity leave. It aims to identify the key factors that contribute to positive motherhood at work and their role in building a sustainable workforce. The research is based on a systematic literature review using Scopus-indexed sources from 2006 to 2024, focusing on "maternity leave" and "wellbeing." The study applies a grounded theory approach to analyze existing organizational policies and workplace practices that influence female employees' reintegration. The findings highlight the necessity of a supportive work environment that facilitates the balance between career and motherhood. Key factors affecting reintegration include organizational policies, workplace culture, and supervisor support. The study also identifies gaps in existing research and the need for further empirical studies on reintegration practices in different industries and countries. Successful reintegration of women after maternity leave is essential for fostering a resilient and inclusive workforce. Organizations that implement supportive measures enhance employee retention, satisfaction, and overall workplace sustainability. The study's insights will inform primary research on reintegration policies in commercial banks across multiple countries. The findings will serve as a foundation for developing a model and best practices to improve the reintegration of women post-maternity leave. This research has broader implications for policymakers, HR professionals, and organizations aiming to promote gender equality and workforce sustainability.
Open Access: Yes
Fetal growth restriction as the disease of the placenta
Publication Name: Orvosi Hetilap
Publication Date: 2025-03-02
Volume: 166
Issue: 9
Page Range: 331-340
Description:
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) as a common pregnancy complication is generally defined as the failure of a fetus to achieve its genetically determined full growth potential due to placental dysfunction. Early-onset (<32. gestational week) FGR is associated strongly with abnormal trophoblastic invasion and consequent placental insufficiency. Conditions leading to FGR are the disorders inherent to the fetal-placental-maternal unit, fetal malnutrition, resulting in a significantly increased risk of stillbirth, neonatal morbidity, neonatal death, and long-term adverse outcome. Once the fetal size, typically using estimated fetal weight and/or abdominal circumference below the tenth percentile compared to gestational age reference standards, multimodality assessment (including Doppler velocimetry in umbilical, and middle cerebral arteries, CTG and biophysical profile) is recommended. At present, the most recognized criteria to define early and late FGR are those derived from an international Delphi survey consensus. Early diagnosis, close follow-up and timely delivery of pregnancies with FGR are of crucial importance for perinatal short- and long-term outcome. The main distinction between small for gestational age (SGA) and growth-restricted fetus is that the healthy SGA fetus may be small but not at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcome.
Open Access: Yes
Effects of Tourists' Perceived Crowding on Tourist Loyalty Based on Overcrowded Tourist Attraction in Bangladesh: The Mediating Role of Destination Attractiveness
Publication Name: International Journal of Tourism Research
Publication Date: 2025-03-01
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Page Range: Unknown
Description:
For the study, the researchers proposed a multidimensional way to measure tourist-perceived crowding (TPC) and an integrated approach to tourist loyalty from a customer perspective based on the stimulus organism response model. A structural equation modeling was applied to examine the relationship among variables using the data collected from Bangladesh's crowded and popular tourist attractions. The study found that neutral crowding has significant negative effects and personal crowding has significant positive effects on destination attractiveness, but social crowding has no relationship with destination attractiveness. Moreover, social crowding directly affects tourist loyalty, but neutral and personal crowding indirectly affect tourist loyalty by mediating destination attractiveness. This study suggested a new result: TPC has both negative and positive impacts on destination attractiveness in overcrowded destinations. From the management perspective, the study suggested interesting insights for crowding and destination management, which ultimately affect tourist loyalty.
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.2764
Towards Climate-Smart Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Food Security, and Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Publication Name: Agronomy
Publication Date: 2025-03-01
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Page Range: Unknown
Description:
Without transformative adaptation strategies, the impact of climate change is projected to reduce global crop yields and increase food insecurity, while rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions further exacerbate the crisis. While agriculture is a major contributor to climate change through unsustainable practices, it also offers significant opportunities to mitigate these emissions through the adoption of sustainable practices. This review examines climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a key strategy for enhancing crop productivity, building climate resilience, and reducing GHG emissions, while emphasizing the need for strategic interventions to accelerate its large-scale implementation for improved food security. The analysis revealed that while nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) has improved in developed countries, the global NUE remains at 55.47%, emphasizing the need for precision nutrient management and integrated soil fertility strategies to enhance productivity and minimize environmental impacts. With 40% of the world’s agricultural land already degraded, sustainability alone is insufficient, necessitating a shift toward regenerative agricultural practices to restore degraded soil and water by improving soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and increasing carbon sequestration, thus ensuring long-term agricultural resilience. CSA practices, including precision agriculture, regenerative agriculture, biochar application, and agroforestry, improve soil health, enhance food security, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, result variability highlights the need for site-specific strategies to optimize benefits. Integrating multiple CSA practices enhances soil health and productivity more effectively than implementing a single practice alone. Widespread adoption faces socio-economic and technological barriers, requiring supportive policies, financial incentives, and capacity-building initiatives. By adopting climate-smart technologies, agriculture can transition toward sustainability, securing global food systems while addressing climate challenges.
Open Access: Yes
Comparative Study on Antioxidant Capacity of Diverse Food Matrices: Applicability, Suitability and Inter-Correlation of Multiple Assays to Assess Polyphenol and Antioxidant Status
Publication Name: Antioxidants
Publication Date: 2025-03-01
Volume: 14
Issue: 3
Page Range: Unknown
Description:
Antioxidants play a crucial role in mitigating oxidative stress and preventing cellular damage caused by free radicals. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of three antioxidant assays—DPPH, TEAC, and FRAP—in quantifying the antioxidant capacity of 15 plant-based spices, herbs, and food materials from five distinct plant families. The relationship between these assays and total polyphenol content (TPC) as well as total flavonoid content (TFC) was also investigated. The results showed that FRAP exhibited the strongest correlation with TPC (r = 0.913), followed by TEAC (r = 0.856) and DPPH (r = 0.772). Lamiaceae species, such as rosemary and thyme, consistently demonstrated high antioxidant activities across all assays. The study highlights the complementary nature of these assays in assessing antioxidant capacity and underscores their utility in profiling polyphenol- and flavonoid-rich plants for potential nutritional and therapeutic applications.
Open Access: Yes
A New Extensible Feature Matching Model for Corrosion Defects Based on Consecutive In-Line Inspections and Data Clustering
Publication Name: Applied Sciences Switzerland
Publication Date: 2025-03-01
Volume: 15
Issue: 6
Page Range: Unknown
Description:
Featured Application: The proposed framework introduces a new feature matching approach for corroded pipelines based on in-line inspections and data clustering, contributing to the broader field of pipeline integrity management. The effectiveness of this framework suggests potential for application in other domains that benefit from spatial feature matching. Corrosion is considered a leading cause of failure in pipeline systems. Therefore, frequent inspection and monitoring are essential to maintain structural integrity. Feature matching based on in-line inspections (ILIs) aligns corrosion data across inspections, facilitating the observation of corrosion progression. Nonetheless, the uncertainties of inspection tools and corrosion processes present in ILI data influence feature matching accuracy. This study proposes a new extensible feature matching model based on consecutive ILIs and data clustering. By dynamically segmenting the data into spatially localized clusters, this framework enables feature matching of isolated pairs and merging defects, as well as facilitating more precise localized transformations. Moreover, a new clustering technique—directional epsilon neighborhood clustering (DENC)—is proposed. DENC utilizes spatial graph structures and directional proximity thresholds to address the directional variability in ILI data while effectively identifying outliers. The model is evaluated on six pipeline segments with varying ILI data complexities, achieving high recall and precision of 91.5% and 98.0%, respectively. In comparison to exclusively point matching models, this work demonstrates significant improvements in terms of accuracy, stability, and managing the spatial variability and interactions of adjacent defects. These advancements establish a new framework for automated feature matching and contribute to enhanced pipeline integrity management.
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.3390/app15062943
Comparison of Five Rehabilitation Interventions for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Trial
Publication Name: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Publication Date: 2025-03-01
Volume: 14
Issue: 5
Page Range: Unknown
Description:
Background: Comparative efficacy of rehabilitation interventions in persons with acute ischemic stroke (PwS) is limited. This randomized trial assessed the immediate and lasting effects of five interventions on clinical and mobility outcomes in 75 PwS. Methods: Five days after stroke, 75 PwS were randomized into five groups: physical therapy (CON, standard care, once daily); walking with a soft robotic exoskeleton (ROB, once daily); agility exergaming once (EXE1, once daily) or twice daily (EXE2, twice daily); and combined EXE1+ROB in two daily sessions. Interventions were performed 5 days per week for 3 weeks. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and after 5 weeks of detraining. Results: Modified Rankin Scale (primary outcome) and Barthel Index showed no changes. EXE1, EXE2, ROB, and EXE1+ROB outperformed standard care (CON) in five secondary outcomes (Berg balance scale, 10m walking speed, 6-min walk test with/without robot, standing balance), with effects sustained after 5 weeks. Dose effects (EXE1 vs. EXE2) were minimal, while EXE1+ROB showed additive effects in 6-min walk tests. Conclusions: These novel comparative data expand evidence-based options for therapists to design individualized rehabilitation plans for PwS. Further confirmation is needed.
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.3390/jcm14051648
Experimental Analysis of a Turbocharger: Influence of Oil Supply Temperature and Pressure on the Bifurcation Phenomenon in Subsynchronous Frequencies
Publication Name: Lubricants
Publication Date: 2025-03-01
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Page Range: Unknown
Description:
This study presents an experimental analysis of a turbocharger equipped with a semi-floating bearing system, with a particular focus on the bifurcation phenomenon within the subsynchronous vibration spectrum. A predefined design of experiments (DoE) methodology was employed to determine the measurement domains to be analyzed, where the primary input parameters included the lubricant supply temperature and pressure values. The bifurcation phenomenon in relation to the physical parameters of the system is observed via vibration and displacement sensors in two directions, enabling the collection of subsynchronous frequency data for further insights into the influence of lubricant parameters on the rotor system. While the nonlinear effect of oil temperature is well studied in the literature. However, the combined effect of oil supply temperature and pressure was not yet examined, which was the focus of the present study. This paper aims to investigate its coupled effects on the bifurcation phenomenon associated with both lubricant temperature and pressure. The occurrence of the introduced phenomenon is further examined to enhance the understanding of the uncharted behavior of turbocharger rotors and other rotor-bearing-based machinery.
Open Access: Yes
Quasi-Viral Technologies as the Drivers of the Economy Digital Transformation Towards sustainability
Publication Name: Hightech and Innovation Journal
Publication Date: 2025-03-01
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Page Range: 183-200
Description:
The relevance of the article is related to the phenomenon of quasi-viral technologies, which are the drivers of the phase transition to sustainable development. The study is aimed at defining the category “quasi-viral emerging technology”, as well as the disclosure of their content and form, and the analysis of the features in the conditions of digital transformations. The research method is based on the analysis of transformational changes in the components of the trialectic mechanism of the reproduction of socio-economic systems, which occur under the influence of quasi-viral sustainable technologies. The article defines the quasi-viral process of spreading emerging technologies as a transformational process of the informational component replacement within the technological base by methods imitating the course of viral infection. The signs of quasi-viral processes are formulated on several levels: “infection” due to a change in the information algorithm; substantial user preferences; lack of sufficient barriers; significant potential to increase users; and disruptive efficiency. Signs of quasi-viral technologies have the following types of innovations: renewable energy, 3D printing, electric transport, energy storage, IT technologies, digital recording of information, cloud technologies, etc. The authors hypothesize the possibility of using entropy estimates as the only measure of approximating the results of the implementation of quasi-viral technologies to the state of sustainability in society and nature. The expected results of the spread of quasi-viral technologies can be significant dematerialization of industrial metabolism, provision of functions of self-organization and self-improvement of social systems, preservation of biodiversity and ecosystems of the planet, and formation of the foundations of sustainable development.
Open Access: Yes
