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Appling the Roulette Wheel Selection Approach to Address the Issues of Premature Convergence and Stagnation in the Discrete Differential Evolution Algorithm

open access: yesApplied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing, 2023
The discrete differential evolution (DDE) algorithm is an evolutionary algorithm (EA) that has effectively solved challenging optimization problems. However, like many other EAs, it still faces problems such as premature convergence and stagnation during
Asaad Shakir Hameed   +5 more
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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EFFECTS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSORS

open access: yesTHE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2017
Objectives: examined the relationship between academic performance andbulling in an academic environment. Setting: 9th to 12 grades students male and female ofdifferent private school of Faisalabad city. Period: March 2015 to April 2016. Material andMethod: 200 students 13 to 18 years old were taken and apply the Bullying Scale (Espelage,200).
Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Aslam
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Performing Academics

open access: yes, 2017
There is a growing number of critics who claim that modern changes of the university, based on the market fundamentalism and performance management paradigm, undermine the academic culture, ethos and trust and weaken the cultural mission of the university.
Magala, Sławomir, Zawadzki, Michał
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Teamwork of clinical teachers in postgraduate medical training

open access: yesPerspectives on Medical Education, 2016
Teamwork among clinical teachers is essential for continuous improvement of postgraduate medical training. This thesis deconstructs teamwork in four studies, mostly based on qualitative research approaches and one study utilizes mixed methods.
Irene Arida Slootweg
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Variations in utilisation of colorectal cancer services in South Australia indicated by MBS/PBS benefits: a benefit incidence analysis

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objective: This study investigated variations in healthcare expenditure for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in South Australia by socioeconomic position (SEP) and remoteness area. Methods: Benefits incidence analysis (BIA) was used to examine healthcare
Anita Lal   +4 more
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The Effects of Atorvastatin on Arterial Stiffness in Male Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

open access: yesJournal of Diabetes Research, 2015
Statin therapy improves lipid profiles and reduces vascular inflammation, but its effects on central arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes are unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether statin therapy reduces central arterial stiffness, in a
Colin Davenport   +7 more
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Competence-based education misses the essence of the medical profession

open access: yesPerspectives on Medical Education, 2015
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M.J.M.H. (Kiki) Lombarts
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Predicting Academic Performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper discussed advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of admission tests as predictors of performance in undergraduate studies programs. The paper analyzes performance of economics and business administration students. This performance is linked to admission tests results. The paper also analyzes aspects of performance related to (i)
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Gifted education in the United Arab Emirates

open access: yesCogent Education, 2017
Gifted education, defined as the schooling of students demonstrating some exceptional abilities, is relatively new in the education system of the United Arab Emirates (UAE); hence, research on gifted education in the UAE is limited.
Mariam A. AlGhawi
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Physicians’ professional performance: an occupational health psychology perspective

open access: yesPerspectives on Medical Education, 2017
Introduction Physician work engagement is considered to benefit physicians’ professional performance in clinical teaching practice. Following an occupational health psychology perspective, this PhD report presents research on how physicians’ professional
Renée A. Scheepers
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