Review Of Research Research Articles

Implementación de un Sistema de gestión de la información de ventas aplicando inteligencia de negocios en las PYMES del cantón La Maná

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are essential to the global economy, promoting employment, innovation and sustainable development. Effective sales information management is critical to your success, involving the collection, storage, analysis and application of data about customers, products, distribution channels, prices and market trends. Proper management of this data allows SMEs to understand customer demands, identify market opportunities and optimize their sales strategies.However, SMEs face significant challenges in this area, such as technological limitations, budget constraints and data complexity, which can lead to manual processes, lack of visibility in the supply chain and loss of competitiveness. The research carried out in the La Maná canton, in Cotopaxi, Ecuador, supports the implementation of a sales information management system due to its intense commercial activity and the presence of SMEs in sectors such as agriculture and commerce.The study adopted a mixed methodology, which combined literature review and field research, using inductive and deductive approaches. Managers, administrators and workers from two companies were surveyed. The results indicate that this methodology is effective in achieving the research objectives, underscoring the importance of integrating various methodologies to obtain a complete understanding of the topic

Use of technology in the dissemination of diabetes promotion and prevention programmes

Diabetes mellitus, a common endocrine pathology in these times of the 21st century, where many people of different etiological groups present it due to different risk factors. This pathology changes the life of the person, even more, if they do not carry out an adequate management of diabetes mellitus, because in the long term it increases the risks of presenting other chronic pathologies that can complicate the state of health and the prognosis of the individual's life. For this literature review research project: "Use of technology in the dissemination of diabetes promotion and prevention programmes" with the general objective: To promote the use of technology in the dissemination of diabetes promotion and prevention programmes; a qualitative and analytical approach was used, using databases such as google scholar, elsevier, pubmed, Taylor & Francis, Scielo, etc. At the end of the research it was concluded that the application of technology in programmes for the promotion and prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus has had a positive impact on its use, allowing a greater possibility for the population to take part in the programmes and reduce their risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Organizational Commitment of the Millennial Generation Workforce in Indonesian Higher Education: Systematic Literature Review

This paper aims to offer a thorough review of research on the factors influencing organizational commitment among the millennial workforce in Indonesian higher education. The review specifically addresses the key questions of identifying the main factors affecting organizational commitment in the millennial workforce in Indonesian higher education and examining how knowledge sharing relates to organizational commitment among these millennial employees. The criteria for selecting the 50 research articles included a requirement that they be peer-reviewed and published in either English or Indonesian. Exclusion criteria were applied to filter out non-peer-reviewed sources and articles not focused on the specified demographic. The articles were sourced from electronic scientific databases, including Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science, using search terms such as "organizational commitment," "millennial workforce," "Indonesian higher education," and "knowledge sharing." The review process involved a systematic analysis of the articles to assess their relevance and quality. Criteria for assessment included the robustness of the research methodology, the significance of the findings, and their contribution to understanding organizational commitment and knowledge sharing. Empirical evidence from the review highlights specific aspects of organizational commitment linked to knowledge sharing, such as the influence of leadership styles, workplace culture, and individual motivation. The paper presents a conceptual framework connecting organizational commitment and knowledge sharing, providing a basis for further research in this field. The findings underscore the need for more research on the impact of organizational commitment on knowledge sharing, particularly within the higher education sector. Enhancing organizational commitment is crucial for fostering knowledge sharing behavior and workplace spirituality, which can lead to improved effectiveness and performance in universities.

Behavioral Biases in Investment Decisions: An Extensive Literature Review and Pathways for Future Research

Behavioral Biases in Investment Decisions: An Extensive Literature Review and Pathways for Future Research

Campylobacteriosis a single center experience - literature review and own research

Campylobacteriosis is the most common acute bacterial diarrheal disease in our population. It is caused by bacteria of the genus Campylobacter species whose prevalence in the environment and ease of transmission make these infections a serious epidemiological problem. Although the disease usually has a picture of mild self-limiting diarrhea in some cases there is a more severe course with the need for hospital care. Colonization by Campylobacter spp. also plays on of the main role in the pathogenesis of other diseases. The study was conducted using data from the records of 67 patients aged 3 months to 10 years hospitalized for acute diarrheal illness caused by Campylobacter spp. Microbiological culture yielded growth of C. coli in 14 cases and C. jejuni in 52 patients. The isolated pathogens showed significant antibiotic resistance variable depending on the bacterial strain. The least susceptibility to the drugs occurred with erythromycin and was mainly related to C jejuni. In 42 children it was necessary to implement antibiotic therapy during which azithromycin, amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, or Biseptol were used.

General practitioners’ and women’s experiences of perimenopause consultations: A qualitative evidence synthesis protocol

Background Perimenopause precedes menopause and can cause a myriad of symptoms for women. General practitioners (GPs) are frequently the first contact for perimenopausal women with symptoms. However, women express feeling dissatisfied with the consultations they have with their GPs for perimenopausal symptoms. Moreover, diagnostic difficulties can make these consultations challenging for GPs. Despite these challenges, research to date has focused on menopause, not the transition to menopause. To date, no evidence synthesis has examined how women experience perimenopause consultations, nor how GPs experience providing care to these women. Objective To systematically search, collate, and appraise the qualitative literature to understand general practitioners' and women's experiences of perimenopause consultations and examine how treatment decisions are made during consultations. Methods A meta-ethnography will be conducted following Sattar et al. (2021) guidelines for conducting a meta-ethnography as developed by Noblit and Hare (1988). Seven databases will be systematically searched. To be included, studies must report on the experiences of either general practitioners and/or perimenopausal women and published since 2014 to capture the most up-to-date evidence. Quality assessment will be conducted using CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) tools. A GRADE-CERqual (Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) will be conducted to assess the confidence of the findings. PROSPERO registration number CRD42024520537. Discussion Findings will provide new and useful insight into how GPs and women experience consultations for perimenopause and how decisions are made during these consultations.

Menemukan Solusi Cerdas: Merumuskan Strategi Peningkatan Kinerja Karyawan KUA Berdasarkan Kajian Sistematis Literatur Review

This systematic literature review research explains the leadership and motivation of employee performance in KUA. As a technical implementation unit under the directorate general of Islamic community guidance as stated in PMA 34 of 2016, KUA has served the daily lives of Indonesian people such as marriage, marriage guidance and zakat waqf. However, the performance of KUA employees is often faced with various challenges, such as lack of leadership and motivation. Optimal performance of KUA employees is the key to providing quality services to the community. This study aims to find smart solutions in formulating strategies to improve the performance of KUA employees based on a systematic review of leadership and motivation review literature. The study was conducted by collecting and analyzing literature related to factors that affect the performance of KUA employees, as well as effective strategies to improve the performance of the State civil apparatus (ASN) in the religious affairs office. The results showed that there are several factors that affect the performance of KUA employees, namely transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, intrinsic motivation, and extrinsic motivation. These factors are interrelated and can be optimized to improve the performance of KUA employees.

WRKY Transcription Factor Responses and Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Plants.

Plants are subjected to abiotic stresses throughout their developmental period. Abiotic stresses include drought, salt, heat, cold, heavy metals, nutritional elements, and oxidative stresses. Improving plant responses to various environmental stresses is critical for plant survival and perpetuation. WRKY transcription factors have special structures (WRKY structural domains), which enable the WRKY transcription factors to have different transcriptional regulatory functions. WRKY transcription factors can not only regulate abiotic stress responses and plant growth and development by regulating phytohormone signalling pathways but also promote or suppress the expression of downstream genes by binding to the W-box [TGACCA/TGACCT] in the promoters of their target genes. In addition, WRKY transcription factors not only interact with other families of transcription factors to regulate plant defence responses to abiotic stresses but also self-regulate by recognising and binding to W-boxes in their own target genes to regulate their defence responses to abiotic stresses. However, in recent years, research reviews on the regulatory roles of WRKY transcription factors in higher plants have been scarce and shallow. In this review, we focus on the structure and classification of WRKY transcription factors, as well as the identification of their downstream target genes and molecular mechanisms involved in the response to abiotic stresses, which can improve the tolerance ability of plants under abiotic stress, and we also look forward to their future research directions, with a view of providing theoretical support for the genetic improvement of crop abiotic stress tolerance.

(Semi)automated approaches to data extraction for systematic reviews and meta-analyses in social sciences: A living review

Background An abundance of rapidly accumulating scientific evidence presents novel opportunities for researchers and practitioners alike, yet such advantages are often overshadowed by resource demands associated with finding and aggregating a continually expanding body of scientific information. Data extraction activities associated with evidence synthesis have been described as time-consuming to the point of critically limiting the usefulness of research. Across social science disciplines, the use of automation technologies for timely and accurate knowledge synthesis can enhance research translation value, better inform key policy development, and expand the current understanding of human interactions, organizations, and systems. Ongoing developments surrounding automation are highly concentrated in research for evidence-based medicine with limited evidence surrounding tools and techniques applied outside of the clinical research community. The goal of the present study is to extend the automation knowledge base by synthesizing current trends in the application of extraction technologies of key data elements of interest for social scientists. Methods We report the baseline results of a living systematic review of automated data extraction techniques supporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the social sciences. This review follows PRISMA standards for reporting systematic reviews. Results The baseline review of social science research yielded 23 relevant studies. Conclusions When considering the process of automating systematic review and meta-analysis information extraction, social science research falls short as compared to clinical research that focuses on automatic processing of information related to the PICO framework. With a few exceptions, most tools were either in the infancy stage and not accessible to applied researchers, were domain specific, or required substantial manual coding of articles before automation could occur. Additionally, few solutions considered extraction of data from tables which is where key data elements reside that social and behavioral scientists analyze.

Current Research Status of Traditional Chinese Medicine External Treatment for Diarrhea Type Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) with diarrhea is a common gastrointestinal functional disease in clinical practice, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Currently, Western medicine has poor therapeutic effects, while traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages in relieving IBS-D symptoms and preventing recurrence. In recent years, especially with external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, it has become a new treatment direction in clinical practice and has achieved good therapeutic effects. This article will provide a review of recent research on the treatment of IBS-D using traditional Chinese medicine external treatment methods.

The new frontier: utilizing ChatGPT to expand craniofacial research.

Due to the importance of evidence-based research in plastic surgery, the authors of this study aimed to assess the accuracy of ChatGPT in generating novel systematic review ideas within the field of craniofacial surgery. ChatGPT was prompted to generate 20 novel systematic review ideas for 10 different subcategories within the field of craniofacial surgery. For each topic, the chatbot was told to give 10 "general" and 10 "specific" ideas that were related to the concept. In order to determine the accuracy of ChatGPT, a literature review was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane. In total, 200 total systematic review research ideas were generated by ChatGPT. We found that the algorithm had an overall 57.5% accuracy at identifying novel systematic review ideas. ChatGPT was found to be 39% accurate for general topics and 76% accurate for specific topics. Craniofacial surgeons should use ChatGPT as a tool. We found that ChatGPT provided more precise answers with specific research questions than with general questions and helped narrow down the search scope, leading to a more relevant and accurate response. Beyond research purposes, ChatGPT can augment patient consultations, improve healthcare equity, and assist in clinical decisionmaking. With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), it is important for plastic surgeons to consider using AI in their clinical practice to improve patient-centered outcomes.

Research advances in serum chitinase-3-like protein 1 in liver fibrosis.

While liver fibrosis remains a serious, progressive, chronic liver disease, and factors causing damage persist, liver fibrosis may develop into cirrhosis and liver cancer. However, short-term liver fibrosis is reversible. Therefore, an early diagnosis of liver fibrosis in the reversible transition phase is important for effective treatment of liver diseases. Chitinase-3-like protein 1 (CHI3L1), an inflammatory response factor that participates in various biological processes and is abundant in liver tissue, holds promise as a potential biomarker for liver diseases. Here, we aimed to review research developments regarding serum CHI3L1 in relation to the pathophysiology and diagnosis of liver fibrosis of various etiologies, providing a reference for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of liver diseases.

Corporate Governance Factors and Financial Reporting Timeliness: A Systematic Review and Future Research

One of the crucial elements influencing the level of financial reporting is timeliness, which is also a characteristic of good governance; thus, this study reviews and synthesises existing literature on corporate governance factors that influence financial reporting timeliness. This systematic review is based on twenty articles published in the Scopus, Emerald, and Web of Science databases. By examining publications that employ measurements of financial reporting timeliness, five corporate governance factors can influence financial reporting timeliness. The systematic review findings show that specific characteristics of the audit committee, board of directors, size of audit firm, chief executive officer and chief financial officer influence the timeliness of financial reporting. The study also discovered the need to appoint an audit committee chairperson with accounting expertise and public accounting experience, which can improve financial reporting timeliness. Due to search constraints, this study may have excluded relevant publications. This study contributes to the academic discourse on agency theory in corporate governance, enhancing understanding and reducing management's opportunistic behaviour to achieve the company's goals and reduce agency costs. Furthermore, it can significantly assist legislators in resolving the highly debated issue of financial reporting timeliness by developing and improving guidelines and regulations for public companies.

Enterprise green entrepreneurship orientation: research review and outlook

With the rapid development of economy, excessive resource consumption, environmental pollution, ecological civilization construction has become a global common theme, green development concept become the topic of attaches great importance to today's society, enterprises also realized that the enterprise development not at the expense of the environment, from the traditional economy to green economy is imperative. The academic and practical circles began to pay attention to the potential of green entrepreneurship in environmental protection, and green entrepreneurship, as the premise of green entrepreneurship, is the active strategic tendency of enterprises to deal with environmental problems, emphasizing the identification and grasp of eco-friendly opportunities, which reflects the active attitude of enterprises towards environmental issues. Although existing research has made some progress, but few systematic summary to clarify the development of green entrepreneurial orientation, based on this, this study from the connotation, dimension, driving factors and influencing factors combed the green entrepreneurship oriented research progress, and put forward the future outlook, in order to provide support for subsequent green entrepreneurship research.

Research on the Influence and Mechanism of Music Aesthetics on Emotion Regulation

This study aims to explore the influence and mechanisms of music aesthetics on emotion regulation. Through literature review and empirical research, the relationship between music aesthetics and emotion regulation is analyzed, and key mechanisms are identified. The results indicate that music aesthetics have a positive impact on emotion regulation, helping individuals better manage their emotions and enhance emotional experiences. The theoretical framework includes relevant theories on music aesthetics and emotion regulation, with research methods involving quantitative analysis and empirical investigation. The discussion section interprets the empirical findings and discusses the implications of the study for theory and practice, while also addressing the study's limitations and providing suggestions for future research.

A Scoping Review of Research on English Academic Writing for Chinese Graduate Students

Based on 16 studies on Chinese graduate students' English academic writing, this paper summarizes the current research trends in China from the aspect of research methods and content. After combing and summarizing, it is found that: (1) most relevant researches in China have adopted three forms of research methods, which are: questionnaire survey or interview survey, classroom observation and text analysis. (2) currently, challenges in the English academic writing process for Chinese graduate students primarily revolve around inappropriate language usage and insufficient writing skills. (3) The solutions proposed at present mainly include improving students' writing ability in practical exercises, implementing new teaching models and introducing new teaching methods. It is helpful to find and summarize the problems existing in the current English academic writing courses in China, as well as the difficulties existing in the process of English academic writing for Chinese graduate students, so as to help them improve their English academic writing ability.

The Application of Service Ijarah in Islamic Finance

This research aims to explore the current application of Service Ijarah in Islamic Finance across three major sectors of Islamic commercial finance: Islamic banking, Islamic Insurance, and Islamic capital market. Furthermore, this study identifies potential challenges and risks associated with the use of Service Ijarah by comparing it with alternative Shariah contracts. This research employs a qualitative desk review research method to delineate the practical application of the Service Ijarah. The data was primarily collected from the official websites, product disclosure sheets, and annual reports of Islamic finance and banking institutions in different jurisdictions. Additionally, other secondary sources were used, including Shariah Standards, policy documents, journal articles, and other forms of reports. At least 15 Islamic banks globally have used the contract for financing services such as education, marriage, travel, home renovation, green technology, professional services, and Hajj & Umrah in countries including Oman, UAE, Malaysia, Maldives, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Tanzania, and Nigeria. The contract has yet to be practically applied within the Islamic capital market and Islamic insurance (Takaful). However, there is potential for the structuring of service-based Ijarah Sukuk and the development of Takaful products to cover service-ijarah-based financings. The absence of guidelines on Service Ijarah and the difficulty of finding reliable service providers for custom jobs may present challenges for the banks. This research is expected to be beneficial for industry practitioners seeking to explore a contract that remains relatively underutilised in the Islamic finance field and Shariah and regulatory authorities. It also examines the potential for service-based Ijarah Sukuk and AAOIFI's role in facilitating the development of Service Ijarah-based products.

Research on spiritual struggles: A brief snapshot focusing on new horizons

Abstract Many people experience spiritual struggles – experiences of tension, strain, or conflict around religious or spiritual matters. Empirical, psychological research on spiritual struggles has increased greatly in the past several decades. To date, much of the emphasis has been on developing and refining assessment tools and documenting links with emotional distress. Building on several recent reviews of spiritual struggle research (Pargament & Exline 2021; Pargament & Exline 2022) as well as our own recent projects on spiritual struggles, our aim in this article is to look toward the future: What are some promising new horizons in research on spiritual struggles? We will focus on four broad areas: 1) conceptualization, assessment, and methods, 2) connections between struggles and indicators of distress or problems, 3) how struggle might foster growth, and 4) clinical interventions.

A Review of ERP Research on the Effects of Emotion on Syntactic Processing

A Review of ERP Research on the Effects of Emotion on Syntactic Processing

A Review of Research Progress on the Impact of Urban Street Environments on Physical Activity: A Comparison between China and Developed Countries

Creating healthy street environments to encourage physical activity is an effective strategy against non-communicable diseases exacerbated by rapid urbanization globally. Developing countries face more significant health challenges than developed ones. However, existing research predominantly focuses on the perspective of developed countries. To address the health challenges in developing nations, studies should not only draw on the findings from developed countries but also clearly define unique research processes and pathways. Consequently, this study conducts a comparative analysis between China, representing developing countries, and developed nations, using databases like China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science (WOS) and tools such as Citespace, Bicomb, and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to explore research hotspots, developmental trajectories, thematic categories, and trends. The findings reveal a shift in developed countries from macro-material to micro-environmental elements under multidisciplinary scrutiny, while future topics may include street space evaluations and psychological healing. In China, research has been dominated by different disciplines at various stages, starting with medical attention to chronic disease prevention, which then shifted to traffic engineering’s focus on constructing green travel environments, and finally expanded to disciplines like landscape architecture examining the impact of street environment elements on pedestrian behavioural perceptions. Future themes will focus on promoting elderly health and urban health transport systems. Generally, research in developed countries exhibits a “bottom-up” approach, with practical issues at a “post-evaluation” stage, primarily based on the “socio-ecological model” and emphasizing multidisciplinary collaboration. Chinese research shows a “top-down” characteristic, driven by national policies and at a “pre-planning” stage, integrating theories such as Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and attention restoration theory, with relatively loose disciplinary cooperation. Overall, research is shifting from macro to human-centric scales and is progressively utilizing multi-source and multi-scale big data analysis methods. Based on this, future research and development recommendations are proposed for developing countries, with China as a representative example.