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Exploring Academics’ Performance Management Experiences at a University of Technology in South Africa

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies, 2023
This study was designed to explore the academics’ experiences of the performance management system (PMS) at a university and to understand which of their performances enhanced the achievement of the university’s strategic goals.
Anthony Isabirye, Khadijah Moloi
doaj  

Pre‐analytical optimization of cell‐free DNA and extracellular vesicle‐derived DNA for mutation detection in liquid biopsies

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pre‐analytical handling critically determines liquid biopsy performance. This study defines practical best‐practice conditions for cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) and extracellular vesicle–derived DNA (evDNA), showing how processing time, storage conditions, tube type, and plasma input volume affect DNA integrity and mutation detection.
Jonas Dohmen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do U.S. consumers really benefit from payment card rewards? [PDF]

open access: yes
Payment card rewards programs have become increasingly popular in the United States. But do consumers really benefit from rewards? In the United States, rewards are paid for primarily by the fees charged to merchants, and merchants may pass on the fees ...
Fumiko Hayashi
core  

Step by step: promoting daily walking through a mHealth intervention

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
BackgroundMobile health (mHealth) interventions are increasingly used to promote individual well-being. Mobile applications provide accessible, personalized tools for monitoring and improving health, thereby fostering the adoption of positive behaviors ...
Roberta Adorni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Keratin 19 as a prognostic marker and contributing factor of metastasis and chemoresistance in high‐grade serous ovarian cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Keratin 19 (KRT19) is overexpressed in high‐grade serous ovarian cancer with high levels of Kallikrein‐related peptidases (KLK) 4–7 and is associated with poor survival. In vivo analyses demonstrate that elevated KRT19 increases peritoneal tumour burden.
Sophia Bielesch   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extrinsic rewards diminish costly sharing in 3-year-olds

open access: yes, 2016
Two studies investigated the influence of external rewards and social praise in young children's fairness-related behavior. The motivation of ninety-six 3-year-olds' to equalize unfair resource allocations was measured in three scenarios (collaboration,
Hamann, K. ; https://orcid.org/   +8 more
core   +1 more source

From memorable wellness tourism experiences to word of mouth: The role of hedonic well-being and rewards

open access: yesMенаџмент у хотелијерству и туризму
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between memorable wellness tourism experiences (MWTE), rewards, hedonic well-being, and word of mouth (WOM) intentions in the context of wellness tourism.
Marina Perišić Prodan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Somatic mutational landscape in von Hippel–Lindau familial hemangioblastoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The causes of central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastoma in Von Hippel–Lindau (vHL) disease are unclear. We used Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) on familial hemangioblastoma to investigate events that underlie tumor development. Our findings suggest that VHL loss creates a permissive environment for tumor formation, while additional alterations ...
Maja Dembic   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rewards for Ratification: Payoffs for Participating in the International Human Rights Regime? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Among the explanations for state ratification of human rights treaties, few are more common and widely accepted than the conjecture that states are rewarded for ratification by other states.
Simmons, Beth   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Good science depends on good peer review

open access: yesIdeas in Ecology and Evolution, 2015
I argue that the quality of both scientific research and how it is communicated is maintained and improved through a process analogous to Darwinian evolution.
Michael E. Hochberg
doaj  

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