COVID-19 death toll predictions show that triggering counterfactual thinking deteriorates judgmental performance by Matthias Seifert, Jeeva Somasundaram

“…Specifically, subjects in the treatment group tend to generate upward counterfactuals and underestimate the death toll, potentially due to anchoring on more favorable scenarios and insensitivity to trend changes. …”
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DYNAMICS OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL PRACTICE AS A SOCIAL CONTROL MECHANISM: A DETERRENT THEORETICAL ANALYSIS ON THE ALEKWU BELIEF SYSTEM AMONG THE IDOMA PEOPLE IN NIGERIA by Daniel, Rosemary Onchi

“…Alekwu is usually consulted for a number of purposes, such as giving advice on way forward on private problems, marital issues, diagnosing and treating illnesses, and settling arguments among relatives, couples and community members.The paper unveils how the Idoma traditional belief system affects their morals, attitudes, and actions as well as how it helps to preserve social order in their neighborhood. This paper is anchored on deterrence theory of punishment as a framework to analyze the Alekwu belief system's deterrent effects on behavior within the Idoma community and provide a theoretical analysis of the Alekwu belief system as a deterrent mechanism that influences social norms, values, and behavior among the Idoma people. …”
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HEALTH WORKERS PERCEPTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING NUTRITION BEHAVIOURS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN SABO TASHA COMMUNITY by JAMILA MUSA, AYODELE BABATUNDE JOSEPH

“…The review of concepts provides an understanding of social media, nutrition behaviours, and the role of health workers in promoting and maintaining health. The paper was anchored on social cognitive theory and secondary data approach was used to collect data from a variety of sources, including reports, articles, online news and websites, journals. …”
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An Experimental Study on Hybrid Noncompression CF Bracing and GF Sheet Wrapping Reinforcement Method to Restore Damaged RC Structures by Kang Seok Lee

“…The GF sheet is used to improve the ductility of columns, and the noncompression CF X-bracing system, which consists of CF bracing and anchors to replace the conventional steel bracing and bolt connections, is used to increase the lateral strength of the framing system. …”
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INITIATING SMART PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN LAGOS: SETTING THE TONE FOR AFRICAN CITIES by Desmond AMIEGBEBHOR, Boluwatife POPOOLA

“… After several initiatives in public transportation primarily anchored by both the private and public sector which were short-lived, the informal sector comprising two-wheeler motor cycles, the “danfoes” and “molues” being operated by the (National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria) became the dominate operator of urban bus operations in Nigerian urban cities including Lagos. …”
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Role of Fractalkine/CX3CL1 and Its Receptor in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory and Malignant Diseases with Emphasis on B Cell Malignancies by Elisa Ferretti, Vito Pistoia, Anna Corcione

“…Fractalkine/CX3CL1, the only member of the CX3C chemokine family, exists as a membrane-anchored molecule as well as in soluble form, each mediating different biological activities. …”
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Convolutional Neural Networks for Software Defect Categorization: An Empirical Validation by Ruchika Malhotra, Madhukar Cherukuri

“…Furthermore, SDC models rooted in the combined approach exhibit superior performance when compared to models based solely on change impact and remain competitive with those anchored in maintenance effort.…”
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Slope Reinforcement Mechanism and Stability Analysis of <italic>Ophiopogon bodinieri</italic> Under Rainfall Conditions by GUO Jianjun, ZhangWei, CaoHeng, WuZhenwei

“…According to the results, <italic>O. bodinieri</italic> enhances the integrity of the surface soil and increases the compactness of the soil with the extrusion and anchoring effects of the roots and the spindle-shaped blocks at the end. …”
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Linum usitatissimum Delivery over Chitosan Nanobiopolymer: Enhanced Effects on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Condition by Abolfazl Bayrami, Maryam Sojoudi, Shima Rahim Pouran, Aziz Habibi-Yangjeh, Sanaz Sojoudi

“…A GC–MS analysis was also conducted to reveal the bioactive compounds of FSE. The active anchoring of the FSE phytomolecules over chitosan nanoparticles with enhanced thermal and structural stability was correspondingly verified. …”
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Active Suspension of Truck Seat by Masaaki Kawana, Taro Shimogo

“…The driver’s seat of a heavy duty truck is usually mounted on a spring–damper assembly anchored to the cab floor. To improve riding comfort, this study investigated the effects of mounting a computer-controlled actuator in parallel with the traditional spring–damper assembly. …”
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Covoiturage au Grand-Nokoué et plateformes numériques de mobilité partagée en Afrique de l'Ouest by Raynald Ballo

“…The working classes, versed in ancestral practices of mutual aid in transport, could play a key role in the sustainable territorial anchoring of the new services. However, innovative initiatives in the field of platforms require strong political support, which is not yet acquired here, and, concurrently, a "progressive" familiarization that is still very much in progress.…”
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Surgically Treated Nonunion following Ischial Tuberosity Avulsion Fracture of a 14-Year-Old Athlete by Yuta Nakamatsu, Tomoaki Fukui, Keisuke Oe, Shinya Hayashi, Tomoyuki Matsumoto, Takehiko Matsushita, Ryosuke Kuroda, Takahiro Niikura

“…Twelve months after the injury, she underwent osteosynthesis using two cannulated cancellous screws and three suture anchors. Following postoperative rehabilitation, the power in her left hamstring recovered, and she was able to run at full speed and returned to athletics 9 months after the surgery. …”
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Synthetic transmembrane DNA receptors enable engineered sensing and actuation by Ze-Rui Zhou, Man-Sha Wu, Zhenglin Yang, Yuting Wu, Weijie Guo, Da-Wei Li, Ruo-Can Qian, Yi Lu

“…The synthetic DNA receptors are composed of three parts, including an extracellular signal reception part, a lipophilic transmembrane anchoring part, and an intracellular signal output part. …”
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A Study of the Motion Response of Floating Solar PV and Cross-Flow Savonius Turbine in Moored Conditions by Ramsy de Fretes Patrick, Izzuddin Jifaturrohman Mohammad, Putranto Teguh, Aria Pria Utama I Ketut, Huang Luofeng

“…Utilizing a catenary mooring system consisting of anchors, mooring lines, floats, and connectors, the study evaluates various configurations to determine the optimal solution for enhanced motion stability. …”
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Failure Law and Mechanism of the Rock-Loose Coal Composite Specimen under Combined Loading Rate by Genshui Wu, Weijian Yu, Ze Liu, Zhu Tang

“…Therefore, loading rate and anchoring or not are critical to grasp the stability law of the rock-coal combination system under different conditions. …”
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Coordination Reactions and Noncovalent Interactions of Polyamines with Nucleotides in Binary Systems and with Nucleotides and Copper(II) Ion in Ternary Systems by Lechoslaw Lomozik, Anna Gasowska, Grzegorz Krzysko, Romualda Bregier-Jarzebowska

“…In the ternary systems with Cu(II) ions, the heteroligand complexes are mainly of the ML⋯L’ type, in which the protonated polyamine is engaged in noncovalent interactions with the anchoring Cu(II)-nucleotide complex. The complexes formed in the Cu/NMP)/tn-1 system are more stable than those formed in the system with tn-2. …”
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A novel two-step process for enhancing adhesion strength of cold-spray metallization of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics by Jiayu Sun, Kenta Yamanaka, Chrystelle Bernard, Yuchao Lei, Shaoyun Zhou, Hao Lin, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Akihiko Chiba

“…The exposed carbon fibers (CFs) serve as linkages and anchors at the Sn/CFRP interfaces, significantly enhancing the adhesion strength of the single-step Sn coating (∼2 MPa) to ∼ 6.25 MPa after three or more passes. …”
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Cryo-EM structure and evolutionary history of the conjugation surface exclusion protein TraT by Chloe Seddon, Sophia David, Joshua L. C. Wong, Naito Ishimoto, Shan He, Jonathan Bradshaw, Wen Wen Low, Gad Frankel, Konstantinos Beis

“…The cryo-EM structures of TraTpKpQIL and TraTF reveal that they oligomerise into decameric champagne bottle cork-like structures, which are anchored to the outer membrane via a diacylglycerol and palmitic acid modified α-helical barrel domain. …”
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Surface Functionalization of Graphene Oxide with Polymer Brushes for Improving Thermal Properties of the Polymer Matrix by Shuangshuang Wang, Houfang Chi, Lin Chen, Wei Li, Yuchao Li, Guang Li, Xiangcai Ge

“…The results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated that PMMA and PS chains were successfully anchored on the surfaces of functionalized GO sheets. …”
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A Method for Determination of Metals in Hybrid Metal Oxide/Metal-Carbon Nanotubes Catalysts by Joanna Bok-Badura, Agata Jakóbik-Kolon, Agata Łamacz, Krzysztof Karoń

“…Fe, Pt, Ni, Co, and other metals anchored to CNTs are used in various reactions. Due to the fact that production processes are usually unpredictable and the total amount of metal/metal oxide deposited on the CNTs may only be estimated, the methods for examining the chemical composition are necessary. …”
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