Herding unmasked: Insights into cryptocurrencies, stocks and US ETFs. by An Pham Ngoc Nguyen, Martin Crane, Thomas Conlon, Marija Bezbradica

“…We find that herding behavior exists at all times across all types of investment vehicle at a subset level, although perhaps not at the superset level, and that this herding behavior tends to stem from specific events that solely impact that subset of assets. …”
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Planning and Layout Method for Community Bus Stops Based on Carbon Reduction Benefits by Yang LI, Chenyu XIANG, Ning LIU

“…Furthermore, this paper introduces the emotional coefficient of the residents’ public transport trip to determine the effect of travel, waiting and connecting times thereof. Accordingly, new methods and ideas are presented for urban bus stop planning, and the process toward ‘carbon neutrality’ and ‘carbon peaking’ is accelerated.…”
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Transnationalization of science and technology policies in Central America. A network analysis 1955-2020 by Ronny Viales-Hurtado, Ronald Sáenz-Leandro, Marco Garita-Mondragón

“…The new approach involves the supremacy of a neo-liberal and economistic perspective that is still dominant in our times.…”
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Experimental Study of Bilinear Initiating System Based on Hard Rock Pile Blasting by Yusong Miao, Xiaojie Li, HongHao Yan, Xiaohong Wang, Junpeng Sun

“…The results show that the maximum detonation pressure at the Mach reflection point where the incident angle is 46.9° is three times larger than the value of the explosive complete detonation. …”
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Why and How to Treat Chronic Hepatitis C by Stephanos J Hadziyannis

“…If hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is left untreated in the population, then the number of liver-related deaths will soon double and the need for liver transplantation may increase to five times that seen today. Available therapies for CHC are restricted to interferon alpha (IFN-α ) monotherapy and to the combination of IFN-α and ribavirin. …”
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Microwave Irradiation Enhances the Germination Rate of Tartary Buckwheat and Content of Some Compounds in Its Sprouts by Wang Shunmin, Wang Jianfei, Guo Yubao

“…The results showed that the exposure to 600 W microwaves for 10 s resulted in the highest final germination rate after 7 days of germination, which was 2 times that of the control. The exposure of seeds to 800 W for 30 s showed the lowest germination rate (approximately 10%), which decreased by 87% compared with the control (p<0.05). …”
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Thermal Aging of Asahi SB-1000 Polymer Optical Fibers: Study on the Light Transmission Loss by Laura Helena González Trueba, Varlen Grabski, Larissa Alexandrova, Carla Aguilar Lugo

“…Hence, mechanical tests indicate that the fiber decreases its Young’s modulus with longer aging times, making the material more tenacious to rupture.…”
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Determining influences of intraoperative s-ketamine on postoperative delirium and cognitive function: methodology is important by Dan-Feng Wang, Fei Gao, Fu-Shan Xue

“…Our main concerns include lacking the times and number of delirium monitoring per postoperative day, alone use of the Confusion Assessment Method form for delirium screening, not providing the factors related to the occurrence of postoperative delirium in the ICU stay, and application of a non-standard definition for postoperative cognitive impairment. …”
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Porous ground treatments for propeller noise reduction in ground effect by Hasan Kamliya Jawahar, Liam Hanson, Md. Zishan Akhter, Mahdi Azarpeyvand

“…Experiments were conducted in an anechoic chamber using an APC $$10 \times 5.5$$ inch propeller in a pusher configuration. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Restoration of Fertility at Experimental Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Nataliia Volkova, Mariia Yukhta, Anatoliy Goltsev

“…Pregnancy rate in natural estrous cycle after cell administration increased by 20%, and average number of litters in this group was two times significantly higher than that in the control. …”
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Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors among Stroke Survivors in Nigeria by Grace Vincent-Onabajo, Taritei Moses

“…Only educational level was significantly associated with knowledge and participants with tertiary educational qualification were about 48 times (odds ratio = 48.5; CI = 7.6–309.8; P<0.0001) more likely to be knowledgeable than those with no education. …”
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Adapting a Database of Text Messages to a Mobile-Based Weight Loss Program: The Case of the Middle East by Selma Limam Mansar, Shashank Jariwala, Nawal Behih, Maahd Shahzad, Aysha Anggraini

“…The text messages are automated and sent to the users at specific times of day, as suggested by the survey results.…”
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Deep Multiscale Soft-Threshold Support Vector Data Description for Enhanced Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine Generator Sets’ Anomaly Detection by Zhang Kun, Li Hongren, Wang Xin, Xie Daxing, Sun Xiaokai

“…Furthermore, the DMS-SVDD demonstrated enhanced training efficiency with a reduction in the convergence rounds by 66% and overall training times by 34.13%. The study concludes that DMS-SVDD presents a robust and efficient solution for gas turbine anomaly detection, with practical advantages for decision support in turbine maintenance. …”
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DEVELOPING A ROADMAP FOR RESOLVING CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA by Oluwole ONI, Jacobus VAN WYK, Gerrit CRAFFORD

“…In response to this challenge, an upsurge of migrant artisans and craftsmen from neighbouring West African nations like Togo, Benin Republic and Ghana - into Nigeria has occurred in the recent times. This development is totally unacceptable as it exacerbates the overarching socio-economic problems in Nigeria, especially the already high unemployment rate which is estimated to be 23.9%. …”
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A scoping review of recommendations in the English language on conducting research with trauma-exposed populations since publication of the Belmont report; thematic review of exist... by Kevin Jefferson, Kaitlyn K Stanhope, Carla Jones-Harrell, Aimée Vester, Emma Tyano, Casey D Xavier Hall

“…As public health researchers increasingly analyze trauma as a determinant of health, gold standards for the conduct of trauma-informed public health research would be appropriate and timely.…”
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Promoting Inclusivity in Blood Donation: Public Health by Saurabh R Shrivastava, Priyanka Meshram, Swapnil Inkane

“…Regardless of the wide scope and merits of blood donation in saving lives and improving health, it is a fact that many patients who are in need do not receive safe blood timely. As the existing pool of donors cannot meet the requirements of everyone, it is the need of the hour to appeal to and encourage a diverse group of blood donors to support the healthcare delivery system. …”
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Asymmetric Donor–Acceptor 2,7-Disubstituted Fluorenes and Their 9-Diazoderivatives: Synthesis, Optical Spectra and Photolysis by Andrei I. Savchenko, Vladimir N. Belov, Mariano L. Bossi, Stefan W. Hell

“…Irradiation of non-fluorescent 9-diazoderivative <b>20</b> in dioxane with the light of 365 nm or 470 nm was accompanied by strong fluorescence gain (10 to 20 times), orange–red emission, and a large Stokes shift of photoproducts, which structurally relate to fluorescent betaine <b>13</b> (model compound without diazo group). …”
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Does the household clean energy transition benefit the mental health of the elderly in rural China? Evidence from China health and retirement longitudinal study by Hengxing Yin, Ling Han, Li Yan, Chenhao Liu

“…This study provides a timely assessment of the policy’s effectiveness, highlighting the importance of indoor air pollution control by household energy transition.…”
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Towards Exploration of Social in Social Internet of Vehicles Using an Agent-Based Simulation by Kashif Zia, Arshad Muhammad, Abbas Khalid, Ahmad Din, Alois Ferscha

“…The simulation results reveal that closure of social ties and its timing impacts the dispersion of novel information (necessary for a recommender system) substantially. …”
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Customer Perceptions Of Modern Technology Integration In The Hospitality Industry by Tomislav

“…Digitalisation, AI capabilities, IoT, and mobile technologies have enabled a personalised booking, travel, and accommodation experience that provides travellers with timely and useful suggestions, information, and assistance. …”
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