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Various initiatives are being undertaken to combat poverty in rural areas. These include the establishment of cooperatives and the construction of water infrastructure. This study had the privilege of focusing on an econometric model based on the hypothesis that there is a correlation between productivity and the cropping system developed in the hydro-agricultural perimeter of the commune of Korsimoro. To do this, producers' cooperatives were targeted. The sample was made up of 33.53% male farmers and 66.47% female farmers, of whom 56.73% owned plots of land and 43.27% did not.

This research paper evaluates the impact of work-life balance on the job satisfaction of working women in the education sector. In this research paper, we find out the different variables of job satisfaction that affect the work-life balance of working women in the education sector and lead to a negative impact on their professional as well as personal lives and find out the current status of job satisfaction policies of schools and colleges.

From the perspective of organizational effectiveness, this paper explores how scientists' spirit can be transformed into students' global competence through the value-led education system in universities. Based on mixed-method data from 12 universities in East China, Central China, and Southwest China (1,288 student questionnaires, 328 teacher questionnaires, 69 administrator questionnaires, and 108 interviews), this study constructs and tests a mediating model of "value guidance - organizational empowerment - goal achievement".

Purpose: This study aims to develop an intelligent, adaptable framework for remote digital auditing to enhance audit quality in both public and private sectors in Egypt, responding to the increasing need for digital transformation and regulatory modernization in audit practices. Design, Methodology, and Approach: A comparative empirical methodology was adopted, involving a structured survey distributed to external auditors across public and private audit environments in Egypt.

In adolescents, stress intensifies due to academic and social demands, potentially altering eating behavior and influencing body weight. This study aimed to examine the relationship between stress levels, eating behavior, and nutritional status in adolescents. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between October and November 2024 with 105 adolescents. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) were applied, and Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated.

The strength of quadriceps and hamstrings muscles play a crucial role in maintaining optimal athletic performance and to prevent injury.Isokinetic testing allows for the isolation of specific muscle groups, such as the knee extensors and flexors, enabling more accurate identification of bilateral deficits relevant to sport-specific actions.Therefore, the purpose of the study was to evaluatebilateral asymmetry of knee extensor strength, knee flexor strength, and H:Q ratioof female handball players.

This paper offers a bibliometric examination of pertinent works in the fields of behavioural accounting and finance. The analysis demonstrates that investor mood, social media, investor attention, and financial literacy are the new research themes in behavioural finance. Biases like overconfidence, framing effects, or cognitive restraints on information processing have been investigated in greater detail in the discipline of behavioural accounting.

The aim of this study is to show the absolute control exercised by the main characters with similar practices in Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighteen Four. Here, Orwell depicts regimes where the state exercises total control over all aspects of citizens' lives, from their thoughts to their actions, through the emblematic figure known as Big Brother, while in The Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy depicts Egdon Heath as a powerful force, shaping the characters' personalities and actions.

In the heyday of the second Industrial Revolution (1870 to 1914), the workforce of the U.S. faced therein a rapid and fast-growing economy due to deep societal upheavals. These transformations opened the pandora’s box which required special coping mechanisms including Guidance and counselling. The post-democratic era of Burkina Faso also faces a fast-growing industrialization with structural reforms and endogenous alternatives, which give a sense of déjà vu to the informed reader. Perhaps this situation could be met with the same coping mechanism.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and characteristics of academic stress in undergraduate nursing students at the Autonomous University “Benito Juárez” of Oaxaca (UABJO) during the 2024-2025 academic year. Method: A descriptive-correlational cross-sectional study was conducted with 206 students (83% female; mean age 21.4 ± 3.2 years). The SISCO Academic Stress Inventory (Barraza-Macías, 2007) was administered via a digital form. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis. Results: The mean total score was 131.5 ± 29.8 (median 132).