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Queues with Working Vacations: A Survey

In this paper, we present an extensive literature review on queueing systems with working vacations. The concept of a working vacation generalises the concept of server vacations, which are time periods during which the server is absent and cannot serve ...
Dieter Fiems
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Moderators' perceptions of consistency in Key Stage 2 writing moderation across local authorities

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores moderators’ perceptions of the consistency of Key Stage 2 (KS2) writing moderation across Local Authorities (LAs) in England, a process central to securing the reliability and fairness of teacher assessment in a high‐stakes accountability system.
Rebecca Clarkson
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of the mobile application Holidaily in reducing work-related rumination when returning to work after vacation: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

Front Digit Health
Thomsen A, Syrek C, Brückner HA, de Bloom J, Janneck M, Domin M, Reins JA, Lehr D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A MARKOV REPAIRABLE SYSTEM INVOLVING AN IMPERFECT SERVICE STATION WITH MULTIPLE VACATIONS

The main purpose of this paper is to study the reliability and availability of a system with M operating devices, m spares, and an imperfect service station that takes vacations.
JAU-CHUAN KE, CHUEN-HORNG LIN
core  

From liquid learning to weaving learning: Negotiating meanings of Children's learning in family travel

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's learning increasingly extends into everyday informal settings, but what counts as learning in these contexts remains insufficiently understood. Focusing on family travel as a mobile and socioculturally situated informal learning context, this study adopts a sociocultural perspective and uses liquid learning as a sensitising concept ...
Zhuxian (Zoey) Li, Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Truc H. Le, Charles Arcodia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of school life and holidays on sleep and physical activity patterns in junior high school students: a small-sample longitudinal study using wearable devices. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Chen Y, Xu K, Zhao Y, Gu Z, Zhang S, Chen G, Dai J.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ant Diversity of the Xisha Islands: Community Structure, Exotic Species Colonization, and Ecological Functions in a Tropical Coral Archipelago

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
The first inventory of ants from the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea was compiled, revealing 21 species: 70% native and 30% exotic. Anthropogenic disturbance primarily drove exotic colonization, whereas island area showed weak positive effects on species richness. Most ants were omnivorous, with key mutualistic and seed‐dispersal roles.
Hua‐Yan Chen, Zhi‐Xuan Liu, Zheng‐Hui Xu, Rui‐Chong Wang, Shi‐Xiao Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maximizing Recovery: The Superiority of Frequent Vacations for Well-Being and Performance. [PDF]

Cureus
Giridharan S, Pandiyan B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Food‐solicitation displays in nestling birds: still begging for answers

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nestling begging is a key model for understanding animal communication and parent–offspring conflict. Dynamic begging displays are often interpreted as costly, honest signals of need, with honesty maintained by viability costs, as proposed in Godfray's influential signalling model.
Daniel Parejo‐Pulido, Tomás Redondo
wiley   +1 more source

Case Report: Acne related to electric welding, a new type of occupational acne. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne)
Jia R, Kayastha S, Han S.
europepmc   +1 more source