COMPARISON OF OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE IN MANAGERS AND NON-MANAGERS EMPLOYED AT MEAT INDUSTRY ‘OVAKO’ VISOKO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Goran Riđić, Minela Ahmić, Ognjen Riđić, Senad Bušatlić

“…Quantitative survey instrument originally developed by Oregon Research Institute was adopted as a basis and was modified to meet statistical criteria for this research. …”
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Health literacy in Iranian adults: A population-based survey in southeast Iran in 2022 by Mohammadreza Rajabalipour, Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Abedin Iranpour, Behzad Mohammadi

“…Data were collected using the "Health Literacy Instrument for Adults (HELIA)". One-sample t test, analysis of variance, were also used for data analysis in SPSS 25. …”
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Who gets to define flourishing? Disentangling social science from theology in flourishing measurement and policy prescriptions by Sarah S. Willen, Abigail Fisher Williamson, Colleen C. Walsh

“…Researchers, policymakers, public health professionals, and others interested in engaging with HFP’s instruments, findings, and recommendations need to be aware of the context of their emergence as well as the normative assumptions upon which they rest.…”
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Evaluation of Extraradicular Diffusion of Hydrogen Peroxide during Intracoronal Bleaching Using Different Bleaching Agents by Mohammad E. Rokaya, Khaled Beshr, Abeer Hashem Mahram, Samah Samir Pedir, Kusai Baroudi

“…Methods. 108 intact single rooted extracted mandibular first premolars teeth were selected. The teeth were instrumented with WaveOne system and obturated with gutta percha and divided into four groups (n=27) according to the bleaching materials used. …”
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External Constraints on the Development of Quality Assessment of Students’ Learning in Higher Education by Juan C. Manrique-Arribas, Víctor M. López-Pastor, Andrés Palacios-Picos

“…A questionnaire of assessment systems and instruments with a high level of reliability and validity was administered to a large and representative sample of the teaching staff from numerous Spanish universities. …”
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Protein Identification Improvement in Complex Samples Using Higher Frequency MS Acquisition and PEAKS Software by Arman Kulyyassov, Saya Makhsatova, Aruzhan Kurmanbay

“…This study aims to address the gap by analyzing the impact of MS acquisition tuning of the QTOF instrument on the analysis of complex samples. Our findings indicate that increasing acquisition frequency generally improves protein identification, although the extent of improvement depends on the sample type. …”
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Strategies for Enhancing Home Economics Teachers’ Service Delivery in Some Selected Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State by Kemi P. Ogbonna, Ukamaka G. Okwume, Francisca N. Onyeka, Temitope F. Ogabi

“…Structured questionnaires were the instrument used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. …”
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Robot-assisted Neuroendoscopy: Surgeon’s Third Hand – a Proof of Concept Study by Karnam Murali, Rychen Jonathan, Guzman Raphael, Cattin Philippe C., Rauter Georg, Gerig Nicolas

“…In neuroendoscopy, an assistant surgeon holds the endoscope while the operating surgeon performs brain surgery using surgical instruments in both hands. The assistant surgeon’s task can be strenuous over time, especially in long surgeries, and unsteadiness or tremor might affect the visualization quality that the operating surgeon depends upon. …”
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Perceptions of Arabic Language Education Students on the Implementation of an Innovative Curriculum | Tashawwurat tullab qism ta'lim al-lughah al-'Arabiyyah hawla tanfidh al-manhaj... by Hizbullah Huda, M. Baihaqi, Ahmad Jundi Al Mubarak, Muh Zaenuri, Habib D, Iis Solihah, Fatihuddin Fatihuddin, Mohammed Islam

“…The sample was drawn using purposive sampling technique. The instrument is a questionnaire that has been validated by two education experts. …”
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Dance Is an Accessible Physical Activity for People with Parkinson’s Disease by Sara Emmanouilidis, Madeleine E. Hackney, Susan C Slade, Hazel Heng, Dana Jazayeri, Meg E. Morris

“…Joanna Briggs Institute instruments were used to critically appraise non-RCTs. …”
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Effects of specimen size and loading rate on the mechanical property of Bentonil-WRK bentonite for engineered barrier system by Ivan Jeff Navea, Jebie Balagosa, Se Hee Han, Seok Yoon, Yun Wook Choo

“…This study aims to investigate the effects of specimen size and loading rate on the mechanical property of Bentonil-WRK bentonite buffer material for engineered barrier system. Highly instrumented unconfined compressive strength tests were performed on cylindrical specimens prepared using cold isostatic pressing (CIP) technique at varying testing conditions: (a) CIP pressures of 29.43 MPa, 39.24 MPa, and 58.86 MPa, (b) specimen sizes of 30 × 60mm, 40 × 80mm, and 50 × 100mm, and (c) loading rates of 0.5 %/min, 1.0 %/min, and 1.5 %/min. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process by C. Ramesh Kannan, R. Venkatesh, M. Vivekanandan, J. Phani Krishna, S. Manivannan, S. Rajkumar, V. Vijayan

“…Lightweight materials are extremely needed for the manufacturing of industrial parts and are used in aerospace, automobile body shops, biomedical instruments, etc. Aluminium alloy is one of the light-weight materials, and it fulfills the industrial demands based on their natural strength/stiffness, enhanced temperature permanence, superior wear, and corrosion resistance. …”
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Psychometric Assessment of a Physician-Patient Communication Behaviors Scale: The Perspective of Adult HIV Patients in Kenya by Juddy Wachira, Susan Middlestadt, Michael Reece, Chao-Ying Joanne Peng, Paula Braitstein

“…Methods. 17 items (five-point scale) measuring PPCB were initially adopted from the Matched Pair Instrument (MPI). Between July and August 2011, we surveyed a convenient sample of 400 HIV adult patients, attending three Academic Model Providing Healthcare program (AMPATH) clinics in Eldoret, Kenya. …”
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Survey of Indoor Air Pollution Health Literacy among Community-dwelling Adults in Taiwan by Jia-Ling Wu, Yu-Han Huang, Yi-Chin Huang, Chien-Cheng Jung, Pei-Chen Lee, Ming-Yeng Lin, Wen-Hsuan Hou, Chung-Yi Li

“…A cross-sectional web-based online survey of 647 adults in Taiwan was conducted from May to October 2021 using a reliable and valid IAPHL instrument. We used weighted multiple linear regression models to identify covariates significantly associated with overall and four matric-specific IAPHL scores. …”
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On the Evidence of Dynamical Dark Energy by Qing Gao, Zhiqian Peng, Shengqing Gao, Yungui Gong

“…To elucidate the robustness of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) data measured by the dark energy spectroscopic instrument (DESI) in capturing the dynamical behavior of dark energy, we assess the model dependence of the evidence for dynamical dark energy inferred from the DESI BAO data. …”
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Fostering a productive educational environment: the roles of leadership, management practices, and teacher motivation by Sariakin Sariakin, Manovri Yeni, Musliadi Bin Usman, Aman Simare Mare, Munzir Munzir, Muhamad Saleh

“…This study uses a quantitative methodology and takes the form of the questionnaires as the data collection instrument. The teacher served as the focus of this investigation, while the leadership and administration skills of junior high school principals served as the study’s target. …”
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A Miniature and Low-Power-Consumption Stress Measurement System for Embedded Explosive in Multilayer Target Penetration by Yu Hang, Fei Shang, Shang Gao, Deren Kong, Xuehui Zhang

“…Manganin pressure gauges and external dynamic testing systems are common instruments to evaluate explosive safety. However, this method is unsuitable for an MTP experiment where the penetrator flies with a long distance. …”
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A refined, minimally invasive, reproducible ovine ischaemia–reperfusion–infarction model using implantable defibrillators: Methodology and validation by Charlene Pius, Barbara Niort, Emma J. Radcliffe, Andrew W. Trafford

“…The protocol is readily adoptable by researchers with access to standard fluoroscopic instrumentation, and it requires minimally invasive surgery. …”
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Research on Spectroscopy Modulation of a Distributed Feedback Laser Diode Based on the TDLAS Technique by Bin Li, Liang Xue, Nan Ji, Da Hui Wei

“…The proposed cost-effective circuits can replace commercial instruments to drive the laser to meet the requirements of methane detection experiments. …”
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The Impact of Range and Incident Angle Variation on Surface Reflectivity and Roughness-Based TLS Point Cloud Accuracy by Bakhtyar Ahmed Mala, Dleen Muhammed Salih

“…The whole Total Station (TS) target reflects approximately 200mm closer to the instrument at 0˚ incident angle than the other materials at the 5m range; this difference decreases as the incident angle increases. …”
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