Implementing the TOPSIS Method for Book Update and Procurement Priority by Nurlindasari Tamsir, Magfirah Magfirah, Vivi Rosida, St. Amina H. Umar, Widyawati Widyawati

“…It is known that if the preference value (v) 0.60 is included in the procurement category, preference (v) 0.30 is included in the updating category, and preference (v) 0.31–0.59 is not included in the procurement and update categories. …”
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Procedure Time and Students’ Perception Comparing Full Arch Digital Scans with Conventional Impressions: A Cross-Over Randomized Experimental Trial by Hayam A. Alfallaj, Mohammed A. Alsaloum, Sahr H. Altuwaijri, Omar S. Aldibasi, Lubna T. Alkadi

“…There were no carryover effects in the duration and the initially performed procedure. 76% (73 of 96) of participants preferred digital scanning with no statistical significance shown between the preferred and initially performed procedure. …”
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Pneumocystis Prophylaxis for All, Some, or No HIV-infected Infants Less than One Year of Age: A Decision Analysis Approach by Upton D Allen, Stanley E Read

“…Utility measures (health state preference values) were used to determine whether prophylaxis should be given to all, some or no infants. …”
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Gender and learning attitudes in using Web-based science lessons by Siew Chee Leong, Suliman Al-Hawamdeh

“…They learnt more from paired-group work and preferred to work with a partner while boys preferred working alone and learned less working with a partner. …”
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Lower Limb Ground Reaction Force and Center of Pressure Asymmetry During Bodyweight Squats by Kelci B. Hannan, Adam C. King

“…A greater amount of COP variability was found in the preferred leg compared to the non-preferred leg in both the AP (*F*~1,79~ = 30.147, *p* \< 0.001) and ML (*F*~1,79~ = 41.204, *p* \< 0.001) directions…”
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Maximal elements and equilibria of generalized games for 𝒰-majorized and condensing correspondences by George Xian-Zhi Yuan, E. Tarafdar

“…In this paper, we first give an existence theorem of maximal elements for a new type of preference correspondences which are 𝒰-majorized. Then some existence theorems for compact (resp., non-compact) qualitative games and generalized games in which the constraint or preference correspondences are 𝒰-majorized (resp., Ψ-condensing) are obtained in locally convex topological vector spaces.…”
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Using Technology in Science Education:A Bibliometric Analysis by Ayse Ceren Atmaca-Aksoy

“…In the study, Web of Science Core Collection was preferred as the database and VOSviewer program was preferred as the bibliometric network analysis program. …”
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The Fallacy of Learning Styles in Medical Education: An Evidence-Based Critique by Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava

“…Learning style refers to the wide range of approaches people prefer to adopt and process information to ensure learning. …”
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استخدام الکتاب الالکترونى لدى طلاب المرحلة الجامعیة الأولى فى تخصصات العلوم الاجتماعیة والانسانیات واللغات بالجامعات المصریة : دراسة میدانیة... by د. دالیا موسى عبد الله

“…The researcher found that 93% percent of thosestudents don’t prefer the E-Books, also 91% percent of them said the printedbooks will not end because of the E-Books…”
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Acceptance of Elective Single-embryo Transfer in a Resource-limited Setting: A Cross-sectional Questionnaire-based Study by Nithya Panapakkam Jayakumar, Megha Solanki, Reka Karuppusami, Treasa Joseph, Thayparmbil Kunjummen Aleyamma, Mohan Shashikant Kamath

“…Results: eSET was the preferred choice for only 5.8% of the participants. …”
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Conflict Potential of Free-Roaming Horse Grazing on Timor Deer (Rusa timorensis Blainville 1822) Habitat in Torong Padang Cape Area, East Nusa Tenggara by Kayat Kayat, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Muchammad Maksum, Muhammad Ali Imron

“…In addition, the timor deer prefer to feed shrubs and foliage (browser), while horses prefer grass (grazer). …”
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Nucleus accumbens D2-expressing neurons: Balancing reward and licking disruption through rhythmic optogenetic stimulation. by Nikte Requejo-Mendoza, José-Antonio Arias-Montaño, Ranier Gutierrez

“…Furthermore, 20 Hz stimulation (but not 8 Hz) induced place preference in a real-time place preference (RTPP) test. …”
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Learning styles and approaches in Dentistry students and their relationship with academic performance in Pharmacology by Ariana Fernàndez Garcìa, Ileana Quiñones La Rosa, Rosa María Lam Díaz

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the very high/high preference predominated in the theoretical style (67.86%) and the moderate preference in the reflective style (67.86%). …”
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Attitudes Regarding the Use of Ventilator Support Given a Supposed Terminal Condition among Community-Dwelling Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Older Adults: A Pilot Study by M. Rosina Finley, Johanna Becho, R. Lillianne Macias, Robert C. Wood, Arthur E. Hernandez, David V. Espino

“…To determine the factors that are associated with Mexican Americans’ preference for ventilator support, given a supposed terminal diagnosis. …”
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User-friendliness of the pain assessment in impaired cognition (PAIC15) in persons with aphasia: a pilot study by Neeltje J. de Vries, Hanneke J. A. Smaling, Jenny T. van der Steen, Wilco P. Achterberg

“…There were mixed opinions, but most observers preferred to use the combined self-report scale for persons with aphasia.…”
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Site occupancy of transition elements in C15 NbCr2 laves phase: A first-principles study by Long Q., Wang J., Du Y., Nie X., Jin Z.

“…Elements Y, Sc, Zr, Hf, Cd, Ta, Ti and Ag prefer to occupy the Nb site, and elements Zn, Pt, Re, Tc, Ir, V, Os, Rh, Ru, Ni, Co, Mn, Fe and Cu favor to occupy the Cr site; whereas elements Mo, W, Pd and Au have weak site preference for Cr or Nb site. …”
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Survey of Dental Implant and Restoration Selection by Prosthodontists in Dubai by Fatma Al Saleh, Moosa AbuZayeda, Sudarat Kiat-amnuay, Alexander Milosevic

“…Conventional loading is the most preferred implant loading method in all oral conditions. …”
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Density-Dependent Habitat Selection in a Growing Threespine Stickleback Population by Ulrika Candolin, Marita Selin

“…In the absence of predators or conspecifics, juveniles preferred the more complex habitat. The preference was further enhanced in the presence of a natural predator, a perch Perca fluviatilis (behind a transparent Plexiglas wall). …”
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Removal of Chromium from Aqueous Solution Using Modified Pomegranate Peel:Mechanistic and Thermodynamic Studies by Tariq S. Najim, Suhad A. Yassin

“…The sticking probability, S*, of Cr(VI) ion on surface of both adsorbents showed that the adsorption is preferable due to low values of S* (0< S* < 1 ), but S* values are lower for FMPGP indicating that the adsorption on FMPGP is more preferable .…”
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The kinetic relativity theory – hiding in plain sight by Loen Mark V.

“…And the preferred frame is the nearby Earth gravity field.…”
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