An automated adaptive trading system for enhanced performance of emerging market portfolios by Cristiana Tudor, Robert Sova

“…At the same time, significant structural changes in the industry have occurred, with passive investing gaining momentum. …”
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and its legalisation in Africa: Insights from tertiary-level students in Ghana. by Francis Acquah, Charles Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey, Prince Owusu Adoma, Emmanuel Kumah

“…The study used convenience sampling technique with an online closed-ended, structured survey questionnaire as the main data collection instrument. …”
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Referring psychiatric patients to occupational health services for earlier return to work – a qualitative implementation study of barriers and facilitators by Mikko Henriksson, Christina Tikka, Pirjo Juvonen-Posti, Marianna Virtanen, Tuula Oksanen

“…We conducted nine semi-structured group and individual interviews. Data analysis consisted of analysing the sessions, systematically coding the transcribed texts according to the main domains of CFIR, thematic analysis, and identifying the overarching themes and context-related mechanisms. …”
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Computer simulation of the soil water regime under an apple orchard in a mountainous area (using the example of the leached chernozem of the experimental agricultural station Gorno... by Svetlana V. Baboshkina, Olga A. Elchininova, Alexander V. Puzanov, Tamara A. Rozhdestvenskaya

“…It has been established that the upper well-structured horizons of leached chernozem under an apple orchard have a greater water-holding capacity; their water-retention curves are more flattened. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Associated Factors among Primary School Children in Ethiopia by Anguach Shitie, Rahel Addis, Abebe Tilahun, Wassie Negash

“…An institution-based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 primary school children, from February 9 to March 8, 2020. Pretested structured questionnaire and oral examinations were conducted by using the WHO criteria (DMFT) index to collect the data. …”
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Optimizing education primary selection in universities: A fuzzy inference system with the mamdani method by Arif Sapta Mandala, Yuniar Ika Putri Pranyata

“…This research provides explicit benefits for prospective SAINTEK students who wish to continue their education at tertiary institutions at educational universities in Indonesia by providing structured and systematic guidance for selecting majors.…”
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FEATURES OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL LABOR MARKET IN CONDITIONS OF MILITARY THREAT AND INTERNAL POPULATION DISPLACEMENT by Liudmyla Akimova, Gаlina Urchik

“…According to the online job search resource Work.ua, the following trends have been identified in the general labour market of Ukraine: ) A «shock» state of the general labour market in 2022, with a gradual stabilisation in 2023. 2) The professional structure of labour demand in the most popular occupations did not change significantly during the war. …”
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Economic Feasibility of Ginger Emprit Extract Drink (Zingiber officinale Var. Amarum) using CMC Stabilizer by Ahmad Farhan, Anwar Kasim, Rini B

“…The research begins with making assumptions and analyzing the parameters, components and cost structure, the need for investment funds and working capital. …”
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Sociodemographic Profile of Severely Malnourished Children Admitted to a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre in One of the Districts of Maharashtra: A Cross-sectional Study by Pratik Borkar, Rohan Sangam, Shalini Rawat, Ravindra Kembali

“…Data was collected using a pre-validated semi structured interview guide via face to face interview. …”
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Understanding patients’ emotional well-being, perceptions and concerns during an unprecedented deferment of arthroplasty: an Italian qualitative study by Marina Torre, Iuliia Urakcheeva, Paola Ciccarelli, Michael Tenti, Virgilia Toccaceli

“…The study aimed to explore the feelings, perceptions and concerns of orthopaedic patients in Italy during COVID-related arthroplasty rescheduling.Design The study designed by an interdisciplinary research group, used a qualitative methodology based on thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.Setting Interviews were conducted by phone from August to November 2021.Participants A purposive sample of orthopaedic patients (from North, Centre and South of Italy), whose elective arthroplasty was delayed due to the COVID-related healthcare measures, was selected. …”
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Progressive Bitwidth Assignment Approaches for Efficient Capsule Networks Quantization by Mohsen Raji, Amir Ghazizadeh Ahsaei, Kimia Soroush, Behnam Ghavami

“…Capsule Networks (CapsNets) are a class of neural network architectures that can be used to more accurately model hierarchical relationships due to their hierarchical structure and dynamic routing algorithms. However, their high accuracy comes at the cost of significant memory and computational resources, making them less feasible for deployment on resource-constrained devices. …”
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Farmers’ Perception about the Use of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Landraces and Their Genetic Erosion in South Wollo Administrative Zone, Ethiopia by Silamlak Birhanu Abegaz, Faris Hailu Tessema

“…To this end, a field survey of 1200 farmers, randomly selected over the three districts (Tenta, Mekdela, and Delanta) during 2006 to 2015/2016 main cropping seasons, was undertaken. Structured questionnaire survey of households, focused group discussions, key informant interviews, and field observations were used to collect data. …”
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Symbiotic fungal inoculation promotes the growth of Pinus tabuliformis seedlings in relation to the applied nitrogen form by Lingjie Xu, Yanhui Li, Xiaoyu Dai, Xueyu Jin, Qiannai Zhao, Boyu Tian, Yong Zhou

“…Abstract Background Nitrogen (N) deposition has become a major driving factor affecting the balance of terrestrial ecosystems, changing the soil environment, element balance and species coexistence relationships, driving changes in biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function. Human-induced nitrogen input leads to a high NH4 +/ NO3 - ratio in soil. …”
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Mesoscopic fracture damage evolution and fractal damage constitutive model of heat-treated red sandstone under direct tensile impact loadings by Shi Liu, Yu Jia, Yue Zhai, Shaoxu Hao

“…With increase of temperature, the internal meso-structure of samples was strengthened slightly at first and then deteriorated gradually, which was consistent with the change of macroscopic mechanical properties of red sandstone. …”
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L'effet du statut social sur la flexibilité alimentaire des singes magots (Macaca sylvanus) by Ester Orient Pérez, Nerea Amezcua Valmala, Federico Guillén Salazar, Fernando Colmenares

“…Afin d'obtenir des données sur la structure sociale et le régime alimentaire du groupe, nous avons étudié les animaux au cours d'une période comprise entre les mois d'août et d'octobre 2006. …”
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Medication Administration Error Reporting and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kokebie kefelegn Asefa, Deguale Dagne, Wassie Negash Mekonnen

“…Simple random sampling technique was used. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. …”
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Evaluation of various RNA-seq approaches for identification of gene outrons in the flatworm Opisthorchis felineus by N. I. Ershov, D. E. Maslov, N. P. Bondar

“…SLTS is involved in the RNA processing of more than half of O. felineus genes, making it hard to determine the structure of outrons and bona fide transcription start sites of the corresponding genes and operons, being based solely on mRNA-seq data. …”
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Identifying Factors Enhancing and Promoting Marital Satisfaction in a Healthy and Stable Marriage: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory by Talat Ahangar, Ahmad Borjali, Mahdi Davaee

“…The primary tool used in the current study was semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the interviews was conducted using a categorization (coding) method.Results: Data analysis resulted in the identification of 25 open codes, 6 central codes, and a selected code of "marital satisfaction and a healthy, stable marriage." …”
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Depression among adult patients with primary brain tumour: a cross-sectional study of risk factors in a low–middle-income country by Adnan Abdul Jabbar, Anum Sadruddin Pidani, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Muhammad Shahzad shamim, Shameel Khan

“…Scores of 10–27 on PHQ-9 were indicative of screen positive for depressive symptoms. A set of the structured pre-tested questions was used to evaluate patient-related, tumor-related and treatment-related factors.Results Fifty-one (39%, CI: 33.33–46.94) patients in our study screened positive for depressive symptoms on PHQ-9. …”
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Psychological stress and depression symptoms in nursing undergraduates: the chain mediating effect of cognitive reappraisal and ruminate thinking by Yinjuan Zhang, Fang Liu, Jin Ma, Jing Wu, Chao Shen, Fengjiao Chang, Wendong Hu, Hongjuan Lang

“…Pearson’s r was utilized to investigate the interrelationships, and the structural equation model (SEM) was used to clarify the mediation effects among the four variables. …”
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