Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption Scale by Ana Berástegui, Jesús Oliver, Susana Corral, Carles Perez-Testor, Irene Calvo, Judith Lorente-De-Sanz, Mireia Sanz, Scott D. Ryan

“…The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the Open Adoption Scale, an instrument that assesses various negative attitudes toward open adoption. …”
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Pengembangan Inovasi Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek Ilmiah dalam Meningkatkan Sikap terhadap Ilmu Pengetahuan Siswa SMP Kota Malang by Novi Anisa Hidayati, Nata Hendriati, Puguh Prasetyo, Hendryani A. Putri, Siti Maimunah

“…The sampling was 54 student selected using purposive sampling. Instruments were validated by expert and tried out. …”
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Impacts caused by the closure of schools in the countryside in the municipality of Arraias in the conception of the protagonists by Luiz Felipe de Castro Varanda, Helena Quirino Porto Aires

“…The data collection instruments include document analysis and semi-structured interviews conducted with students and parents/guardians residing in rural areas who study in the city, as well as teachers who receive these students. …”
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Parallel Robot Translational Performance Evaluation through Direction-Selective Index (DSI) by G. Boschetti, R. Rosa, A. Trevisani

“…The experiments have been carried out on an instrumented 4-RUU commercial robot.…”
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FACTORS AFFECTING CONSUMER-BASED BRAND EQUITY OF VIETNAMESE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES by Nguyễn Cao Quỳnh Tú, Lưu Tiến Dũng

“…The survey was conducted on a sample of 328 customers at pharmacies and hospitals in Vietnam who have basic knowledge on some of Vietnamese pharmaceutical companies’ brands. The research instruments included an 18-item questionnaire on brand equity, plus demographic questions. …”
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Students’ Strategies in Translating English Idioms into Bahasa Indonesia of English Language Education by Nadilla Ariyani, Rina Listia, Elvina Arapah

“…The researchers used descriptive qualitative research, and the subjects of this research were 50 students batch 2017 of English Department Universitas Lambung Mangkurat in translation class. The instruments to collect the data were a test and a questionnaire. …”
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Can Conflict Be Planned Away? A Critical Assessment of Participatory Land Use Planning in Swedish Forest Governance by Annette Löf, Rasmus Kløcker Larsen, Felicia Fahlin

“… A widespread governance response to land use conflict is to seek improved communication through the employment of dialogue-based instruments. In this paper, we interrogate the guiding presupposition that conflict can be planned away through a case study on the Reindeer Husbandry Plan (Renbruksplan), a tool used to address land use conflicts between industrial forestry and Indigenous Sámi reindeer herding. …”
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Distribution of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments of the Bay of Bengal Coast by M. Z. H. Khan, M. R. Hasan, M. Khan, S. Aktar, K. Fatema

“…The concentration of heavy metals was measured using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray fluorescence instruments. The highest concentrations for several trace elements were thus recorded which generally decrease with distance from the coast. …”
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Determination of 4-Methylimidazole in Ammonia Caramel Using Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) by Martyna N. Wieczorek, Krzysztof Przygoński, Henryk H. Jeleń

“…Comparison of MS/MS with SIM detection on the same instrument proved almost 30 times lower LODs achieved by tandem mass spectrometry compared to SIM. …”
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Development of Kalibataku Fraction Board Media to Improve Student Learning Results and Interest in Fraction Material by Putri Puspitasari, Murtono Murtono, Mulyani Mulyani

“…The research subjects involved were grade V students, totaling 7 students 2 experts, and 1 class teacher. The research instrument for collecting data uses questionnaires and tests. …”
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Aquatic activity learning model the fun games-based on breast stroke swimming in bachelor students by Roma Irawan, Monica Dara Pratiwi, Syahrastani Syahrastani, Muhammad Sazeli Rifki, Ardo Okilanda

“…The data collection instrument used expert validation questionnaires, documentation, and breaststroke swimming tests. …”
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Perceived Effects and Prevention of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome among Women Living in Ilorin-South LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria by Abdulqudus Tosin Jamiu, Kamalud-deen Adekunle Uthman, Tawakalitu Kikelomo Ijaodola, Khadijah Morenikeji Mutairu, Opeyemi Funke Obaditan

“…Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted with 258 respondents. The instrument used for gathering data was tested and verified questionnaire. …”
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The Influence of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) Learning Model on Students' Critical Thinking Ability in Class VIII Respiratory System Material at SMP Negeri 2 Gunungsa... by Risa Umami, Arizatul Aslamiyah

“…The population in this study were students in class VIII of SMP Negeri 2 Gunungsari, with the research sample being class VIII A as the experimental class and class VIII B as the control class. The instrument used in this research is test questions in the form of essays. …”
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An Electronic Barrel Bung to Wirelessly Monitor the Biological Aging Process of Fino Sherry Wine by Juan J. Sanchez-Gil, Eduardo Canete-Carmona, Maria Brox, Andres Gersnoviez, Miguel Angel Molina-Espinosa, Juan C. Gamez-Granados, Juan Moreno

“…This work presents the prototype of an instrumented bung capable of monitoring, in real-time, the absorbance evolution of the Fino Sherry wine during its biological aging process. …”
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Effectiveness of Video Self-Modeling on Hope and Daily Activities of Indonesian Youth by Nur'aini Azizah, Peter Dowrick, Tri Lestari

“…Despite the development of hope concepts and interventions since the mid-1990s, there has been no specific research using video self-modeling (VSM) instruments to change an individual's aspirations. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze the effectiveness of VSM on the hope and daily activities of Indonesian youth. …”
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On the Detection of Neutral Loss, Islanding, and Meter Tampering in Electrical Installations by Syllas Frantzeskakis, Nick Rigogiannis, Christos Christodoulou, Nick Papanikolaou

“…In this context, a suitable technical solution is given by using one low-power H-bridge inverter and a current transformer, along with voltage and current measuring instruments. The detection scheme is based on the injection of a (zero-sequence) 12th harmonic voltage component in series with the utility voltage and the monitoring of the corresponding harmonic current component. …”
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Utilizing item response theory for the analysis of self-regulated learning scale in mathematics by Sintha Sih Dewanti, Jasmine Nurul Izzah, Shinta Puspa Kiranasari, Kholifatul Fatoni Sholihin

“…Based on all the questions that are feasible to be analyzed using the PCM model, it is known that there are 5 aspects that fit, namely (1) self-confidence, (2) discipline in learning, (3) active in learning, (4) responsibility, and (5) motivation in learning. This instrument can be used to measure students' self-regulation skills in learning mathematics based on their ability level.…”
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Evaluation of competences for research through experimental reports: An example with high school professors by Maria Elena Rodriguez Perez, Catalina Rodríguez Pérez, Luis Hernando Silva Castillo

“…Five types of performance criteria were described for each competence using the Ribes y Lopez (1985) taxonomy as a model. An evaluation instrument was also developed which it was used by two judges to independently evaluate the experimental reports. …”
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Traumatic Lumbosacral Dislocation Treated with Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Intersomatic Cages by Katsuhiro Tofuku, Hiroaki Koga, Kazunori Yone, Setsuro Komiya

“…A posterior lumbar interbody fusion using two intersomatic cages and pedicle screw instrumentation and posterior fusion were performed. Although no major disc lesion was found at the level of L5-S1 on preoperative MRI, a severely collapsed L5-S1 disc was found intraoperatively. …”
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Socioeconomic conditions of the family in supporting the distance learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic by Laelani Jhofiroh, Yanto Sucahyanto, Aris Munandar, OS Hardi, Samadi Samadi, Cahyadi Setiawan

“…The research sample from this study was a family that had family members who were still attending elementary school in Cibodas Village with a total sample of 82 respondents. The research instrument used is an interview with data analysis using descriptive quantitative. …”
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