MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES IN LAGOS, NIGERIA by Abdulrasaq Mustapha, Mubaraq Sanni

“…The obtained quantitative data was subjected Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) analysis. …”
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Quality Improvement of Polycarbonate Medical Device by Moldex3D and Taguchi DOE by Upoma Saha, Wael Mokhtar

“…For this study, a classic medical device like the safety goggle model has been chosen as a subject. An amorphous material, polycarbonate, was used because of its transparent and significant thermal properties. …”
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Genetic Analysis of Sodium Channel Genes in Pediatric Epilepsy Patients of Pakistan by Aqsa Ashfaq, Tayyaba Saleem, Nadeem Sheikh, Hafsa Maqbool

“…Although antiepileptic drugs work for the majority of epileptic patients, these drugs do not work for some of the patients, subjecting them to drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Voltage-gated sodium channels act as targets for a number of antiepileptic drugs, and the genes encoding these channels can play a crucial role in developing drug-resistant epilepsy. …”
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Transformer-Based Multi-Player Tracking and Skill Recognition Framework for Volleyball Analytics by Lei Jiang, Zhihong Yang, Lei Gang

“…Traditional training approaches often rely heavily on subjective analysis by coaches, leading to inconsistencies in skill development. …”
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Insights into prostate cancer awareness and perceptions among men in Tshwane by L Nzombe, J Shirinde, S Patrick

“…In this study, 91.7% of the subjects responded that they had heard about PCa, while 11% thought they might be at risk for having PCa. …”
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Fit for purpose? Evaluating multiple-choice question quality in E-learning for emergency primary healthcare by Kate-Torunn Aas Vold, Monika Kvernenes, Une Elisabeth Stømer, Erik Zakariassen

“…This study explores the quality of multiple choice questions (MCQs) used in a mandatory cross-disciplinary Norwegian CPD e-learning course in emergency medicine primary care.Design Cross-sectional study design.Setting We extracted MCQ assessment data from the e-learning platform ‘Oppvakt’ at National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care (NKLM).Subjects Physicians and nurses working in the Out-of-Hour service in Norway.Main outcome measures Results from the MCQ exam and information about the participants’ professional role was extracted. …”
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the THE EFFECT OF ZIRCONIUM ADDITIVES ON PROPERTIES OF (Cu22%Zn4%Al) SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY by Zainab Hassan, Ekbal Mohammed Saeed

“…It define as the materials that can undergo large pseudo elastic deformations while having the ability to recover to their original shape once subjected to a memory stimuli such as a specific temperature ,stress ,or strain. …”
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Federated learning and information sharing between competitors with different training effectiveness by Jiajun Meng, Jing Chen, Dongfang Zhao

“…This is especially important in industries where data is sensitive or subject to regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). …”
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Comparable Effects of Brief Resistance Exercise and Isotime Sprint Interval Exercise on Glucose Homeostasis in Men by Tomas K. Tong, Zhaowei Kong, Xueying Shi, Qingde Shi

“…This study compared the effects of a single bout of resistance exercise (RES) on glycemic homeostasis to isotime sprint interval exercise (SIE) using a within-subjects design. Nineteen nondiabetic males (age: 23.3±0.7 yrs; height: 173.1±1.2 cm; weight: 79.1±4.8 kg; % fat: 22.5±2.5%) were studied. …”
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Bending Performance of Prestressed Continuous Glulam Beams by Nan Guo, Mingtao Wu, Ling Li, Guodong Li, Yan Zhao

“…Then, 18 prestressed continuous beams and two prestressed simply supported beams were subject to the bending tests to explore the impact of reinforcement ratio and prestress on the prestressed Glulam beams from aspects such as failure modes, bearing capacity, load-deflection relationship, and load-strain relationship. …”
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Disability among attendees with schizophrenia in a Nigerian hospital: further evidence for integrated rehabilitative treatment designs by Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dapo Adebowale Adegbaju, Richard Uwakwe

“…One hundred consecutively recruited consenting participants were subjected to designed questionnaire to inquire about their demographic and illness-related variables. …”
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Mastication and electrical activation in the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles of children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta by Andressa Colares da Costa Otavio, Mariana Vicereki Trescastro, Hilton Justino da Silva, Erissandra Gomes, Têmis Maria Félix

“…Methods This observational, analytical cross-sectional study included 22 subjects divided into mild OI (MOI) (type 1) (n=15) and moderate-to-severe OI (MSOI) (types 3, 4, and 5) (n=7) groups. …”
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Reduced Occurrence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Chinese Infants Fed Minimally Processed Commercially Available Formula: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Xiao Yang Sheng, Vanitha Buthmanaban, Glenn A. A. van Lieshout, Panam Parikh

“…Parents/caretakers were requested to report feeding quantity, gastrointestinal symptoms, crying behavior, and stool characteristics daily using subject dairy and Amsterdam Infant Stool Scale (AISS). …”
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Identification of weeds from the cabbage family (Brassicaceae) found in the agrocenoses of the Russian Federation by А. l. Ebel, T. V. Ebel, S. I. Mikhailova

“…Most of the species from this list are widespread weeds in Russia.To establish the presence of Brassicaceae species in Russian agrocenoses, we analyzed published sources, herbarium materials stored in the Russian leading herbaria, and materials collected by the authors during field explorations in 2017–2022 in 19 subject entities of the Russian Federation.  Identification of cruciferous plants is often a rather difficult task, so the goal of this work was to develop a convenient identification key that would make in possible to identify weeds of this family found in Russian agrocenoses.  …”
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Morphological analysis of lacrimal punctum using anterior segment optical coherence tomography in different age groups by Hasan Naz, Shruthi Tara, Jagadeesh K Reddy, V Rajesh Prabu, Mithun Thulasidas

“…Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted between January 2023 and January 2024 including healthy subjects between 20 and 80 years. The selected eyes from healthy patients were divided into four age groups (21–35 years, 36–50 years, 51–65 years, 66–80 years), and lower lacrimal puncta were analyzed using AS-OCT. …”
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Feasibility of Proton Range Estimation with Prompt Gamma Imaging in Proton Therapy of Lung Cancer: Monte Carlo Study by Elham Rohollahpour, Hadi Taleshi Ahangari

“…A 5-mm radius spherical tumor in the lung region of an NCAT phantom, without any physiological or morphological changes, was simulated. Subjects and Methods: The proton pencil beam source was defined as a function of the tumor size to encompass the tumor volume. …”
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The analysis on forest farmers’ intention to participate in construction of the National Reserve Forest Project and its driving factors by Yang Song, Youzhi Wang, Gaocheng Hu

“…Among the behavioral attitudes, income from participation in forest land transfer had a significant and positive correlation with concerns about forest use change. In the subjective norms, the study found a significant positive correlation between the degree of self-determination of forest farmers in participating in the project and the level of support from local government, village collectives, previously participating villagers, and family members. …”
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Antialgal Synergistic Polystyrene Blended with Polyethylene Glycol and Silver Sulfadiazine for Healthcare Applications by M. Raheel Anjum, Shehla Mushtaq, M. Asad Abbas, Azhar Mahmood, Habib Nasir, Hussnain A. Janjua, Qamar Malik, Nasir M. Ahmad

“…All compositions were subjected to thermogravimetric analysis for studying thermal transition and were founded thermally stable even at 280°C. …”
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Development of Social Competence in High School Students in the Context of Non-Formal Education by Hanna Chaikovska, Iryna Levchyk, Mykola Fedoruts, Vira Polishchuk, Oksana Mazur

“…They implied stimulation of the subjective position of a student, provided socio-pedagogical support and monitoring, modernisation of content, forms and methods of non-formal education, organisation of amateur space and support. …”
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Safety Assessment of Ship Collision with Piers under the Protection of Anti-Collision Floating Box Based on BIM Technology by Ying-hao Chen, Cheng Liu, Xue-feng Zhao, Fa-xiong Li

“…In order to research the force state of the piers subjected to a ship collision under the protection of floating anti-collision facilities, this study uses nonlinear spring connections to simulate the impact of ship damping and incidental water quality in the collision area. …”
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