An Empirical Study of Contractors’ Bidding Trends in Recurrent Bidding: A Case of Singapore Public Sector Construction Projects by Yixi Zhang, Bee Lan Oo, Goran Runeson, Benson Teck Heng Lim

“…The findings have implications for future bidding modelling attempts, in allowing for continuity in recurrent bidding. …”
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Trajectory analysis of Mythimna Loreyi migration into Korea using the HYSPLIT model by Juhyeong Han, Sunghoon Baek, Xue-Jing Wang, Chun-Sen Ma, Kwang-Hyung Kim

“…The goal of this study is to select the most likely origin and destination of the migratory moths by using the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model when there is limited moth occurrence data at the potential origin and destination. The HYSPLIT model was adopted and modified to investigate the potential trajectory paths of the loreyi leafworm (Mythimna loreyi), using atmospheric data. …”
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Does AIS quality lead to reporting quality in the municipalities: case study of the west bank? by Doaa’ Younis, Raed Saad, Zahran Daraghma, Abdulnaser Nour

“…This paper employs the descriptive–analytical approach using the data gathered by a questionnaire. The data were gathered through a conceptually designed questionnaire by conducting structured interviews with employees in the finance department of the ten municipalities in the West Bank. …”
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Sexting in young adults’ social networks in Brazil: an exploratory study on the circulation of nudes by Aroldo de Lara Cardoso Júnior, Liliana Liviano Wahba

“…Undue exposure was found to be more frequent between non-heterosexual men, which may point to a body centrality in on-line sexual practices in this group. Implications with data security and privacy were discussed and suggestions for future investigations were provided.…”
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Prevalence and determinants of HIV testing among men in India: Insights from NFHS-5 by Ajay Dutta, Ajay Murmu

“…The study aims to explore the prevalence of HIV testing among men aged 15–54 in India and identify the key determinants influencing testing behaviour. Data & method: Data were drawn from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019–21. …”
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MCO Perspectives on Medicaid Policy: Racial Equity in Pregnancy and Child Health by Christine McClure, Cynthia Salter, Dara D. Méndez, Evan S. Cole, Sarah A. Sanders, Sydney Sharp, Marquita Smalls, Linda Adodoadji, Adena Bowden, Marian Jarlenski

“…Methods: Qualitative, semi-structured group interviews with representatives (n = 30) from the six Medicaid MCOs in Pennsylvania were completed in the summer of 2022. Data were thematically coded, using a preestablished codebook. …”
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Intelligent Inspection Method for Rebar Installation Quality of Reinforced Concrete Slab Based on Point Cloud Processing and Semantic Segmentation by Ruishi Wang, Jianxiong Zhang, Hongxing Qiu, Jian Sun

“…The Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) method is used to extract point cloud data for the bottom formwork, the upper and lower rebar lattices, and individual rebars. …”
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Manajemen kepala Madrasah Ibtidaiyah dalam menumbuhkan pendidikan karakter religius pada era digital by Murni Yanto

“…The principal of State Islamic Elementary School 1 in Dusun Curup, Rejang Lebong Regency is the main sample in this study, the data collection technique uses the interview method, observation and documentation, the data analysis of the research results uses the reduction technique, triangulation and the conclusion of the research data. …”
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Evaluation of healthcare system's impact on economic growth (case study of the Russian Federation) by Yulia V. Karpovich, Olga A. Zhukova

“…Materials and methods: to achieve this goal, the article analyzes statistical data, including indicators of morbidity, mortality, availability of medical services and healthcare financing. …”
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Integrated digital system for community engagement and community-based surveillance during the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone: lessons for future health emergencies by Katharine Owen, Mohammad B Jalloh, Paul Sengeh, Mohamed F Jalloh, Jamie Bedson, Saiku Bah, Allan Oniba, Musa Sangarie, Nyuma James, Samuel Abu Pratt, Samuel Sesay

“…Community engagement and community-based surveillance are essential components of responding to infectious disease outbreaks, but real-time data reporting remains a challenge. In the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, the Social Mobilisation Action Consortium was formed to scale-up structured, data-driven community engagement. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Social media usage and students’ social anxiety, loneliness and well-being: does digital mindfulness-based intervention effectively work? by Li Sun

“…Quantitative data was analyzed using Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and t-tests, while qualitative data underwent thematic analysis. …”
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Unveiling the Beauty of Figurative Language: A Stylistic Analysis of Qur’an Surah As-Saffat and Ar-Rahman in Abdullah Yusuf Ali’s Translation by Dinar Dipta, Norhayati binti Haji Abd Karim, Diska Fatima Virgiyanti, Eka Indah Nuraini, Aries Fachriza, Aniesa

“…Surah As-Saffat contained 32 data points of figurative language, while Ar-Rahman had 49 data points. …”
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Meta-analysis: on average, undergraduate students’ intelligence is merely average by Bob Uttl, Victoria Violo, Lacey Gibson

“…We traced the origin of this belief to obsolete intelligence data collected in 1940s and 1950s when university education was the privilege of a few. …”
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Investigating Interaction Dynamics among Nonoil Economic Growth and Its Most Important Determinants: Evidence from Saudi Arabia by Badr Saleh Al-Abdi, Abdallah M. M. Badr, Faisal A. M. Ali, Tawfik M. A. Jabbar, Fahmy Al–Salwi

“…Overall, the findings of this study provide significant insights, empirical recommendations, and implications for policymakers striving to achieve sustainable nonoil trade economic growth in Saudi Arabia and the region.…”
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Methodological considerations for assessing elder mistreatment of older adults with cognitive impairment: A scoping review protocol. by Karen E Schlag, Rebecca Czyz, Monique R Pappadis

“…For article selection, we will use Covidence software to guide a two-step process of title/abstract and full article screening, which will allow us to identify eligible studies based on our inclusion and exclusion criteria that follows the Study Design, Data, Methods, Outcomes (SDMO) framework. A standardized data extraction tool will be used to collect information related to authors, year of publication, research objectives, sample and study design characteristics, measures, analysis, outcomes, limitations, and study conclusions and implications related to cognition. …”
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Mechanistic Modelling and Bayesian Inference Elucidates the Variable Dynamics of Double-Strand Break Repair. by Mae L Woods, Chris P Barnes

“…We use Bayesian statistics to integrate eight biological data sets of double-strand break repair curves under varying genetic knockouts and confirm that our model is predictive by re-simulating and comparing to additional data. …”
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Intertextual Reading of Qisas in Q.S. Al-Maidah: 32–33: A Comparative Analysis of Islamic Scholars and Orientalists by Moh. Yardho, Fadhil Achmad Agus Bahari, Abdul Rohman

“…This study employs the qualitative data analysis method developed by Miles and Huberman, which involves data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion/verification. …”
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Teaching Materials Containing Papuan Cultural Wisdom to Develop Children's Story Writing Skills in Class V Elementary Schools by Fransiskus Kasse, Sudiyanto, Septi Yulisetiani

“…Data analysis was carried out using interactive analysis techniques, validation and product testing. …”
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Variability in costs across hospital wards. A study of Chinese hospitals. by Taghreed Adam, David B Evans, Bian Ying, Christopher J L Murray

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Analysts estimating the costs or cost-effectiveness of health interventions requiring hospitalization often cut corners because they lack data and the costs of undertaking full step-down costing studies are high. …”
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A Review and Future Prospects of Bounded Rational Behavior in Power Consumers by GAN Lei, ZHANG Peng, ZHU Lin, YANG Tianyu, CHEN Xingying, HUA Haochen, YU Kun

“…User behavior was characterized by four dimensions： the price elasticity of demand， consumer psychology principles， behavioral economics mechanisms， and data-driven behavioral modeling. Furthermore， the implications of bounded rationality were investigated across three key domains： demand response potential assessment， load forecasting accuracy improvement， and user-centric energy decision optimization. …”
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