Identifying multilevel factors on student mathematics performance for Singapore, Korea, Finland, and Denmark in PISA 2022: considering individualistic versus collectivistic culture... by Jinpeng Niu, Hui Xu, Jiangtao Yu

“…The results showed that (a) economic, social and cultural status (ESCS), school average ESCS, mathematics self-efficacy, and mathematics anxiety are significantly associated with mathematics performance for Singapore, Korea, Finland, and Denmark; (b) mathematics teacher support has a significantly positive effect on mathematics performance for Finland and Denmark, while ability grouping for mathematics classes and student disruptive behaviours have a significantly negative impact on mathematics performance for Singapore and Korea; (c) the relationship between time in mathematics homework and mathematics performance is positive in Singapore and Korea but negative in Finland and Denmark; as well, (d) curiosity is positively related to mathematics performance for Korea, Finland, and Denmark, while the influence of mathematics motivation on mathematics performance is only significant for Finland and the influence of mathematics extra-curricular activities on mathematics performance is merely significant for Korea. …”
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Emerging Risk Management in Industry 4.0: An Approach to Improve Organizational and Human Performance in the Complex Systems by F. Brocal, C. González, D. Komljenovic, P. F. Katina, Miguel A. Sebastián

“…To cope with these new challenges, it is necessary to develop new approaches. One of such approaches is Complex System Governance. …”
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The Proapoptotic Effect of MB-653 Is Associated with the Modulation of Metastasis and Invasiveness-Related Signalling Pathways in Human Colorectal Cancer Cells by Libor Sokoli, Peter Takáč, Mariana Budovská, Radka Michalková, Martin Kello, Natália Nosálová, Ľudmila Balážová, Šimon Salanci, Ján Mojžiš

“…Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide and has a high mortality rate. …”
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Humanitarian commitment: Indonesia's policy on refugees’ rights to health by R Yahdi Ramadani, Aktieva Tri Tjitrawati, Mochamad Kevin Romadhona

“…In providing protection and fulfillment of rights, Indonesia must refer to one of the international principles in providing needs to foreigners, namely the International Minimum Standards and National Treatment Standards. …”
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“Come and find your (love) story”. by Sabina Owsianowska

“…The main goal of this paper is not only to discuss the methods and techniques chosen by the broadcasters, but also to pay attention to the content that remains (un)intentionally ambiguous.…”
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Lise Öğrencilerinin Okul İklimi Algısının İncelenmesi by Aslı Bugay Sökmez, FİGEN Çok, Dilek Avcı

“…Araştırma bulguları ilgili alanyazın kapsamında tartışılmış ve öneriler sunulmuştur.…”
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A Probabilistic Assessment Model for Train-Bridge Systems: Special Attention on Track Irregularities by Dejun Liu, Lifeng Xin, Xiaozhen Li, Jiaxin Zhang

“…Since the main contributive factors concerning different dynamic indices are rather different, different failure modes possess no obvious or only weak correlations from the probabilistic perspective, and the first-order reliability theory is suitable in achieving the system reliability.…”
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ENDÜSTRİ 4.0 TÜRKİYE FARKINDALIĞI by Eren Kamber, Gülin İdil Sönmeztürk Bolatan

“…Gelişmiş ülkelerin öncülüğünde başlayan Endüstri 4.0’ın ülkelerin gelecek planlamalarında yer aldığı görülmekte, devlet sanayi işbirliğinde yeni sistemlere uygun düzenlemelerin ve uygulamaların başladığı görülmektedir. …”
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Smutgrass Control in Perennial Grass Pastures by Brent Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Neha Rana

“…A 2003 survey found that smutgrass was second only to tropical soda apple as the most problematic weed species in Florida pastures, but now that practices to control tropical soda apple have been widely adopted in Florida, smutgrass is likely the most problematic weed species in Florida pastures today. …”
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Increased Eligibility for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection with Shortened Duration of Therapy: Implications for Access to Care and Elimination Strategies in Canada by Sergio M Borgia, Adenike Rowaiye

“…The number of HCV-infected patients in Ontario eligible for shortened therapy, and the associated cost savings, are unknown. …”
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Simultaneously Verifying the Original Region of Green and Roasted Coffee Beans by Stable Isotopes and Elements Combined with Random Forest by Ling Tian, Yuanyuan Guo, Ang Zhang, Hua Zhong

“…One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the stable isotope ratios and elemental concentrations of all coffee bean samples from six different original regions. …”
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Mutable Composite Firefly Algorithm for Microarray-Based Cancer Classification by Fathima Fajila, Yuhanis Yusof

“… Microarray-based cancer biomarker detection is one of the popular trends for cancer classification. …”
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Surface quality of planed tangential and radial sections of thermally modified Silver fir wood by Dritan Ajdinaj, Holta Cota, Entela Lato, Doklea Quku

“…Half of the samples of each group presented clear tangential section while the other half presented clear radial ones. One group was used as control and the others were heated, applying three different temperatures 160 °C, 190 °C and 220 °C, at atmospheric pressure for 3 hours. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Green Innovation Practices on Competitiveness (Case Study: Aref Daroo Co.) by Parvin Pourkermanian, Sanaz Shafiee, Maryam Haerinasab

“…Purpose: Due to increasing environmental pressures, green innovation has become one of the important strategic tools for sustainable development in industries. …”
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Rapid Determination of the Freshness of Lotus Seeds Using Surface Desorption Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization-Mass Spectrometry with Multivariate Analyses by Yunyang Chi, Liping Luo, Xueyong Huang, Meng Cui, Ximo Dai, Yingbin Hao, Xiali Guo, Huolin Luo

“…The BP-ANNs model could be applied not only to distinguish fresh and aged lotus seeds with the testing set accuracies of 95.0% and 91.7%, respectively, but also to classify lotus seeds with different storage times with the testing set accuracies of 90.0%, 85.0%, 85.0%, and 90.0%, respectively. …”
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Moral reasons and The moral problem by Gert Joshua

“…The first is his correct view that acting as one is morally required to act is never irrational. …”
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Real-Time and Quantitative Measurement of Crack-Tip Stress Intensity Factors Using Digital Holographic Interferometry by Haiting Xia, Rongxin Guo, Feng Yan, Heming Cheng

“…The results are compared with the theoretical ones to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach.…”
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Exploring the maternal inheritance transmitted by the oocyte to its progeny by Verlhac, Marie-Hélène

“…Interestingly, while the sperm mostly transmits its haploid genome, the oocyte transmits not only its haploid set of chromosomes but also its huge cytoplasm to its progeny. …”
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A low-cost printed circuit board-based centrifugal microfluidic platform for dielectrophoresis by Nicklas Rondot, Songyuan Yan, Dario Mager, Lawrence Kulinsky

“…We present a concept that leverages the compatibility of DEP and inductive power transfer to bring DEP onto a rotating disc without much circuitry. Our solution leverages the ongoing advances in the printed circuit board market to make low-cost cartridges (<$1) that can employ DEP, which was validated using yeast cells. …”
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Feasibility of screening for cognitive impairment among older persons and referral by community health workers in Wakiso district, Uganda by Racheal Alinaitwe, Seggane Musisi, David Mukunya, Yvette Wibabara, Byamah B Mutamba, Noeline Nakasujja

“…Methods This was a sequential explanatory mixed methods study. The CHWs received a one-day training on causes, signs and symptoms, and management of cognitive impairment and screened older persons ≥ 60 years for cognitive impairment using the Alzheimer’s Disease scale 8 (AD8). …”
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