Analyzing customer churn behavior using datamining approach: hybrid support vector machine and logistic regression in retail chain by Mohammad Barzegar, Aliakbar Hasani

“…The results indicate the optimal efficiency of the proposed analysis method. This research has been done to identify the influential factors in customer churn and focus on providing new solutions to reduce churn in the retail industry. …”
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Investigating the Knowledge Surrounding Folate and Folic Acid in a Cohort of Vegetarians by Michael Dolan, Katherine Younger, Lucy Brennan, Jessica Roche

“…BackgroundThe aim is to identify any gaps in the knowledge of folate and folic acid in vegetarians, which is of interest given the increasing adoption of vegetarian type diets. MethodsIn this convenience sample, 106 people answered an online questionnaire regarding folate intake and awareness among vegetarians. …”
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Realizing Decent Work in a "Sandwich" Position: Assessing VET Trainers' Working Conditions in Times of Multiple Transformations by Manuel Nicklich, Marco Blank, Sabine Pfeiffer

“…Approach: The empirical foundation for our analysis of the situation of OVETTs and the challenges they face in transformative times is a recently conducted study. Using a mixed-methods research design, consisting of 28 qualitative interviews and an online survey completed by 1,004 organizational VET trainers, this study analyzes the working conditions of German VET trainers and assesses possible effects on decent work.  …”
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Special issue: Proceedings of the 15th ISIC - The Information Behaviour Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, August 26-29, 2024

“…‘It never seems to stop’ Six high school students’ experiences of information overload Mira Grønning Aadland, Jannica Heinström Exploring scholarly perceptions of preprint servers Shir Aviv-Reuven, Jenny Bronstein, Ariel Rosenfeld Enhancing conceptualisations of information behaviour contexts through insights from research on e-dictionaries and e-lexicography Theo JD Bothma, Ina Fourie Trends in data literacy, 2018-2023: a review of the literature Leanne Bowler, Charlie Shaw Analysis of collaborative innovation behaviour and its influencing factors in scientific research crowdsourcing platforms: based on the fsQCA method Jiajun Cao, Yuefen Wang, Xin Xie, Yuanzhi Lv, Peng Chen Information relations for social change: exploring the information behaviour of academics undertaking impact work Joann Cattlin, Lisa M. …”
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An Investigation into Dietary Fibre Intake, Bowel Function and Mood among a sample of Irish Adults by Sophie Mulligan, Ellen Lynch, Suzanne Doyle

“…This study examines the association between dietary fibre intake, bowel function and mood in a cohort of Irish adults at a university campus. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted. An online questionnaire was distributed to staff and students of TU Dublin through email and publicised using posters. …”
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Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Learning Experience, Mental Health, Adaptability, and Resilience Among Health Informatics Master’s Students: Focus Group Study by Nadia Davoody, Natalia Stathakarou, Cara Swain, Stefano Bonacina

“…ConclusionsThis research contributes to understanding the complexities of transitioning to online learning in urgent circumstances and offers insights for better preparing educational institutions for future pandemics.…”
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Social media discourse and internet search queries on cannabis as a medicine: A systematic scoping review. by Christine Mary Hallinan, Sedigheh Khademi Habibabadi, Mike Conway, Yvonne Ann Bonomo

“…(ii) What are the aims, data sources, methods, and research themes of studies using online user-generated text to discuss the medicinal use of cannabis. …”
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Novel Node Centrality-Based Efficient Empirical Robustness Assessment for Directed Network by Xiaolong Deng, Hao Ding, Yong Chen, Cai Chen, Tiejun Lv

“…In recent years, while extensive researches on various networks properties have been proposed and accomplished, little has been proposed and done on network robustness and node vulnerability assessment under cascades in directed large-scale online community networks. …”
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A Pilot Study for Developing Water Literacy of Preschool Children by Fatma Betul Senol, Nusret Koca

“…In this direction, it was aimed to improve the water literacy of 60-72 month old children who were in pre-school education with online education. In the study, action research design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. …”
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Pratiques pédagogiques inclusives en enseignement postsecondaire, en contexte pandémique by Géraldine Heilporn, Simon Larose, Catherine Beaulieu, Michel Janosz, Caroline Cellard, Julien S. Bureau, Sylvana Côté

“…The purpose of this study is to analyze the evolution of inclusive teaching strategies in postsecondary education, specifically in college education, following the transition from face-to-face to blended and online courses during the pandemic. Using a mixed-methods research design, quantitative and qualitative data were collected from students at 10 institutions across Quebec through questionnaires before and during the pandemic (n = 1242) supplemented by interviews with students with disabilities (n = 25). …”
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Prenatal labor analgesia education program on outcomes for primiparas: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Jiali Wu, Jing Chen, Weiwen Zhang, Jiangtao OuYang, Jia Li, Xujuan Zheng

“…As the first RCT study to evaluate the effect of the online and offline prenatal labor epidural analgesia education program with a strict research design and a theoretical framework, this research will provide evidence on prenatal labor analgesia health education for clinical practice in China. …”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Consequences of Digital Customer Experience: A Phenomenological Study by Fatemeh Eslahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirahmadi, Mojtaba Aghajani

“…In addition, by creating the online virtual world, social media has transformed communication from traditional methods into a large and online social phenomenon. …”
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Civic participation digitalisation: limitations in the digital divides field by M. A. Gruzdeva

“…Settlement, age, gender, educational and income factors of Internet accessibility, its use purposes and digital skills availability for Russian regions, including the Vologda Region as a typical region are considered. To solve the research problems, sociological methods, secondary data analysis, the system-structural and cross-tabulation analysis method were used. …”
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Formative assessment in distance learning: narratives of Indonesian senior secondary school EFL teachers by Yulianita Listya Dewi, Mutammam

“…The interview seeks to explore the methods or strategies of English teachers towards online formative assessment during distance learning. …”
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A comparison of gambling behaviors and beliefs in rural and urban populations in Pennsylvania by Gillian Russell, Glenn Sterner III, Kayla Lopez, Amanda Ferrara, Miranda Kaye

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THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC PERIOD ON THE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF 9TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS by Moga Carolina

“…They competed in four practical tests selected from the school curriculum for physical education: athletics, gymnastics, sports games, and general physical preparation. Research methods: bibliographic study; pedagogical observation; ascertaining experiment; testing method; mathematical-statistical method for data processing. …”
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Instructional design of smart technology use in teacher digital educational environment by G. B. Sarzhanova, R. S. Bobesh, G. Zh. Smagulova, A. Turkel, N. B. Serikbayeva

“…The present study aims to substantiate the instructional design of the implementation model of smart technologies when designing teacher personal digital educational environment (on the example of the authors’ Smart Assistant software as a means of optimising teacher activities and organising an online and mixed educational process).Methodology and research methods. …”
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Improving employee performance through compensation in savings and loans cooperatives by Sonny Hersona, Yamarthin Partogi Tarihoran, Sari Sekarini, Vicky Alvin Nugraha, Hilmy Muhammad Iqbal

“…This research aims to investigate the influence of competency on employee performance at SLC Online Jaya Mandiri Karawang. …”
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Heat-health messaging in Canada: A review and content analysis of public health authority webpages and resources by Emily J. Tetzlaff, Katie E. Wagar, Sarah J.I. Johnson, Melissa Gorman, Glen P. Kenny

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AIS-Based Vessel Trajectory Compression: A Systematic Review and Software Development by Ryan Wen Liu, Shiqi Zhou, Shangkun Yin, Yaqing Shu, Maohan Liang

“…The current trajectory compression methods could be broadly divided into two types, batch (offline) and online modes. …”
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