Regional Disparity and Determinants of Body Mass Index Status among Tribal Women in Eastern India by Bichitra Shit, Jagannath Behera, Subhadip Mandal

“…The body mass index (BMI) is a commonly employed metric for determining the nutritional status and health risks associated with weight. …”
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Economic Policy Uncertainty and Conditional Dependence between China and U.S. Stock Markets by Xinyu Wu, Meng Zhang, Mengqi Wu, Hao Cui

“…In this paper, we investigate the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on the conditional dependence between China and U.S. stock markets by employing the Copula-mixed-data sampling (Copula-MIDAS) framework. …”
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Advancing a Holistic Framework for Classifying SAI Performance Audit Impact Factors: Integrated Scientific Assumptions by Asta Šaliene

“…To implement the aim, the integrative method of scientific literature analysis is employed. Throughout the study, a systematic exploration of scientific literature is conducted to identify and organize hypothetical and previously researched impact factors discussed by scholars. …”
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Learning while Traveling: Influences of Short-term Cross-cultural Immersion Experiences to High School Students by Bernadette Bugtong

“… This present study explored the experiences of Filipino learner-participants in a 6-day cross-cultural immersion held in Indonesia, aiming to understand how they interpreted their cultural learning over a year later.  Employing phenomenology as the research design, data was collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, participant observation and document analysis.  …”
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LSTM-Based Time Series Prediction Model: A Case Study with YFinance Stock Data by Yu Yimiao

“…The historical closing price data from January 1, 2010, to September 20, 2021, was used as the training set, while the data from September 21, 2021, to August 22, 2024, was employed as the validation set to test the model’s predictive capability. …”
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Children’s Use of Comparative Text Signals: The Relationship between Age and Comprehension Ability by Bonnie J.F. Meyer, Melissa N. Ray, Wendy Middlemiss

“…We predicted that differential patterns of age differences would be found for readers classified as having low, middle, and high comprehension ability, and that the middle group of comprehenders would have the greatest amount of variability with age. 4th-, 6th-, and 9th-grade readers’ use of words employed to mark comparative relationships were compared by means of an open cloze. …”
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Design Optimization of Transistors Used for Neural Recording by Eric Basham, David Parent

“…Neuron-FET amplifier circuits reported in the literature employ the neuron-FET transducer as a current-mode device in conjunction with a transimpedance amplifier. …”
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Bias-free policy evaluation in the discrete-time adaptive linear quadratic optimal control in the presence of stochastic disturbances by Vina Putri Virgiani, Natsuki Ishigaki, Shiro Masuda

“…Therefore, for achieving bias-free policy evaluation, the study introduces a disturbance-influenced term into the Critic parameter estimation and employs a Recursive Instrumental Variable (RIV) method with a properly selected instrumental variable. …”
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Leveraging the potential of over-the-top platforms in optimizing student learning experience in education by Komal Chopra

“…The research investigated 35 students from 10 different countries having under graduate and postgraduate backgrounds. The research employed a grounded theory approach where a three-level coding process led to the emergence of concepts grounded in the data. …”
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The Network Global Optimal Mapping Approach Utilizing a Discrete Firefly Optimization Algorithm by He Jia, Li Xiaomei

“…A global approximation function that keeps learning samples stored is employed. The local map is converted using a set having a respective free rotation. …”
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CFA-Based Splicing Forgery Localization Method via Statistical Analysis by Lei Liu, Peng Sun, Yubo Lang, Jingjiao Li

“…Subsequently, curvature is employed in the analysis to select suitable features for generating the tampering probability map. …”
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Optimal Delivery of Pain Management in Schwannomatosis: A Literature Review by Hino U, Tamura R, Toda M

“…Neuromodulation therapies such as scrambler therapy and surgical options are also employed; however, surgery may lead to persistent or recurrent pain caused by nerve damage or tumor recurrence. …”
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High-Order Breather Solutions, Lump Solutions, and Hybrid Solutions of a Reduced Generalized (3 + 1)-Dimensional Shallow Water Wave Equation by Jing Wang, Biao Li

“…We investigate a reduced generalized (3 + 1)-dimensional shallow water wave equation, which can be used to describe the nonlinear dynamic behavior in physics. By employing Bell’s polynomials, the bilinear form of the equation is derived in a very natural way. …”
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Integrated Guidance and Control of Interceptor Missile Based on Asymmetric Barrier Lyapunov Function by Xiang Liu, Xiaogeng Liang

“…Second, by considering the system output constraint problem, an asymmetric barrier Lyapunov function and a dynamic surface sliding-mode control method are employed to design the control law of the pitch and yaw channels to obtain the desired control moments. …”
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Set-Theoretic Inequalities Based on Convex Multi-Argument Approximate Functions via Set Inclusion by Atiqe Ur Rahman, Muhammad Saeed, Khuram Ali Khan, Rostin Matendo Mabela

“…Hypersoft set is a novel area of study which is established as an extension of soft set to handle its limitations. It employs a new approximate mapping called multi-argument approximate function which considers the Cartesian product of attribute-valued disjoint sets as its domain and the power set of universe as its co-domain. …”
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Identification of stress factors in returning migrants in Latvia by Iveta Ozola-Cīrule, Baiba Martinsone

“…This study investigates the psychological stress factors faced by return migrants before, during, and after their return to Latvia. Employing a Grounded Theory methodology, we conducted in-depth interviews with 21 return migrants and identified five key themes: pre-return context, identity, perceived social support, psychological wellbeing, and factors that help or hinder re-adjustment. …”
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IMPACT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MOTHER-TONGUE IN A MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOM by Bulelwa Makena, Vuyokazi Mnyazi-Cweba

“…A qualitative approach was employed for this inquiry, utilizing semi-structured interviews as the primary data collection tool. …”
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Art as Symbol of Power and Control among the Yorùbá by Kehinde Adepegba, Tolulope O. Sobowale

“…Formal and contextual methods were employed in the analysis of the data. In the course of analysis, oral traditions such as songs, proverbs, etc. were used. …”
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Multilayer Perceptron for Robust Nonlinear Interval Regression Analysis Using Genetic Algorithms by Yi-Chung Hu

“…Nevertheless, since training data are often corrupted by outliers, robust learning algorithms employed to resist outliers for interval regression analysis have been an interesting area of research. …”
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Analysis of Compliance with WCAG Guidelines Regarding Contrast Im-plementation in an E-Learning Quiz by Krzysztof Dziedzic, Marcin Barszcz, Tomasz Wiśniewski

“… In the process of distance learning, modern information and educational solutions are increasingly employed. The introduction of tools facilitating compliance with WCAG guidelines to course creators, enhances content accessibility for individuals with disabilities, eliminating barriers to education access. …”
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