Morbidity Cost and Willingness to Pay for Healthcare Insurance among Wheat Farmers in Jigawa State of Nigeria by Mohammed Sanusi Sadiq, Muhammad Ahmad, Emmanuel Gama, Abbas Sambo

“…Using an easy-route cost approach, a well-structured questionnaire coupled with interview schedule was used for data collection. …”
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Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene by Audrey Sabbagh, Pierre Darlu, André Langaney, Estella S. Poloni

“…Using data from an extensive survey of the literature, we investigated the worldwide haplotype diversity and linkage disequilibrium structure of NAT2. For 28 population samples (including 3,994 individuals) from four continental regions (Africa, Europe, Asia, America), we evaluated haplotype tagging efficiency at NAT2 and defined population-specific sets of haplotype tagging SNPs (htSNPs) to be used for future association studies. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Frequency Weighting According to the Sperling Index Method on the Dynamic Response of the Railway Vehicle Carbody to Vertical Vibrations by Ioana Izabela Apostol, Mădălina Dumitriu, Traian Mazilu

“…This model considers important elements that can influence the vertical vibration behavior of the carbody, namely, the carbody structural flexibility, which is represented by an equivalent Euler–Bernoulli beam, the system through which the longitudinal forces are transmitted from the bogies to the carbody, and the elasticity of the wheel–rail contact. …”
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Measurement of inferior colliculus volume based on MRI image stacks and its relationship with age and hearing status. by Pingling Kwok, Otto Gleich, Peter Koch, Gudrun Schenkl, Nina Koch, Christopher Bohr

“…It undergoes functional and structural development in childhood and experiences age-related degeneration later in life, contributing to the progression of age-related hearing loss. …”
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Resistance of the Nahdlatul Ulama Party towards the New Order 1967-1969 by Mahmud Mahmud, Dewi Yuliati, Alamsyah Alamsyah

“…This research resulted in an analysis of PNU's resistance to the New Order, which had a more solid institutional structure through various existing political channels. …”
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Three new species of the family Idyanthidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from sublittoral zones around the Korean Peninsula by Jong Guk Kim, Kyuhee Cho, Jimin Lee

“…Idyellopsis orientalis sp. nov. is distinguished from the type and only species of the genus, Idyellopsis typica Lang, 1948, in the length:width ratio of the body and genital double-somite, length of caudal seta I, and structure of the female P5 baseoendopod. Idyella dolichi sp. nov. and Idyella exochos sp. nov. share the armature of the female P5 exopod with four setae with Idyella exigua Sars, 1905, Idyella major Sars, 1920, and Idyella pallidula Sars, 1905. …”
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Understanding Dialectal Variation in Contact Scenarios Through Dialectometry: Insights from Inner Asia Minor Greek by Stavros Bompolas, Dimitra Melissaropoulou

“…The grammatical features show a substantial divergence between communities, linked to structural borrowing and primarily influenced by the dominant group’s population size and degree of contact (low- vs. high-contact variety types). …”
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Accelerated and Highly Correlated ASIC Synthesis of AI Hardware Subsystems Using CGP by H. C. Prashanth, Madhav Rao

“…For conventional functions, the hierarchical design is structured and then supplied to the synthesis flow, whereas, for unconventional functions, the same method is not reliable, since the current synthesis method does not offer any design-space exploration scheme to arrive at an easy-to-realize design entity. …”
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Forest Plundering in the Forest Management Unit (KPH) Randublatung, Blora Regency: Types of Plundering and the Involvement of External Community Actors by Nazal Chilmi Ulyatin, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono, Yety Rochwulaningsih

“…Additionally, the emergence of financiers driven by the demand for teak wood in the market also fueled organized and structured plundering. These actions were often supported by security forces.…”
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Ultraviolet B irradiation-induced keratinocyte senescence and impaired development of 3D epidermal reconstruct by Wattanapitayakul Suvara K., Chularojmontri Linda, Schäfer-Korting Monika

“…RHE generated from UVB-irradiated keratinocytes showed a thinner cross-sectional structure and the majority of keratinocytes in the lower epidermis were degenerated. …”
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Local and Deep Features Based Convolutional Neural Network Frameworks for Brain MRI Anomaly Detection by Sajad Einy, Hasan Saygin, Hemrah Hivehch, Yahya Dorostkar Navaei

“…The DBP-DAE by decomposition of a local binary pattern (LBP) into eight bit-planes extracts are directional and inherent local-structure features from the input image and learns robust feature for classification purposes. …”
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The adoption of biosecurity measures and its influencing factors in Bangladeshi layer farms by Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Ismat Ara Begum, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Asif Iqbal, Andrew M. McKenzie

“…Using a stratified random sample method, a total of 315 layer farms from fourteen upazilas (sub-districts) in seven districts were surveyed using a semi-structured interview schedule. The study explored layer farmers' experiences with biosecurity procedures adopted on farms that included equipment, employees, and visitors. …”
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Pengaruh mediasi nilai perusahaan dari manajemen resiko, investasi langsung dan perpajakan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi by Paulus Johan Lolo

“…Data dianalisis menggunakan Structural Equation Model menggunakan bantuan program AMOS. …”
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Two for the Road: Measuring Regional Disparity and Agglomeration in Human Development Level and Transportation Infrastructure by Zhiheng Wang, Tao Xing, Daikun Wang, Hongkui Fan, Dongchuan Wang, Yanwang Wu, Qiaozhen Guo, Lina Xiu

“…The pattern of human development level in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau presents a “core-periphery” spatial structure with the transportation network as the axis. (2) On the whole, with the improvement of location conditions influenced by transportation infrastructure, the spatial aggregation of human development level is constantly improving, and the spatial disparity continues to decrease. (3) Locally, four spatial interaction patterns of high/low clustering are recognized and analyzed. …”
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Material Characterization of High Dielectric Constant Polymer–Ceramic Composite for Embedded Capacitor to RF Application by Yang Rao, Jireh Yue, C. P. Wong

“…Polymer–ceramic composites have been of great interest as embedded capacitor material because they combine the processability of polymers with the desired electrical properties of ceramics. A novel nano-structure polymer–ceramic composite with very high dielectric constant (εr∼150 , a new record for the highest reported εr value of nano-composite) has been developed in our previous work. …”
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Helical Phase Inflation and Monodromy in Supergravity Theory by Tianjun Li, Zhijin Li, Dimitri V. Nanopoulos

“…In the model, inflation is driven by the phase component of a complex field whose potential possesses helicoid structure. We construct phase monodromy based on explicitly breaking global U(1) symmetry in the superpotential. …”
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Guide to evaluate the simulation integration into the Medicine degree study plan: its evaluation in Cienfuegos by Mabel Rocha Vázquez, Dunia María Chávez Amaro, Víctor René Machado Navarro, Norma Mur Villar

“…Its basis in the principles for the development of self-assessment and structuring by variables and indicators gives it novelty and responds to quality management.…”
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Do we need mother tongue language maintenance in Aceh? Voices from the school setting by Mulyani Mulyani, Ika Kana Trisnawati, Syarfuni Syarfuni, Mulyadi Syahputra, Sariakin Sariakin, Rosdiana Rosdiana

“…Employing a mixed-methods research design, data was collected through surveys and semi-structured interviews. The survey was distributed via Google Forms to 217 schoolteachers selected through voluntary sampling in Aceh, while interviews were conducted with seven teachers who willingly participated in the study. …”
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The Influence of Budgeting and Financial Reporting on Financial Accountability in Primary Education Programs in Uganda by John Nakabago, Costa Hofisi

“…The study conducted an exploratory review of literature and used semi-structured interviews to collect data. The findings revealed several challenges which haunt the effectiveness of budgeting and financial reporting in enhancing financial accountability. …”
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RISKS OF LOSING CONTROLLABILITY WHILE LIBERALIZING THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY by Yu. S. Petrusha

“…The distinction of privatization models and the stages that the countries of the Common Free Market Zone have passed determine Belarus entering the common electric-energy market with limitations at the level of transboundary trade and preservation of the member states internal-commerce structure.…”
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