Análise comparativa da aplicação do programa Seis Sigma em processos de manufatura e serviços Comparative analyses of Six-Sigma program application in manufacturing and services pr... by Luis Ricardo Galvani, Luiz César R. Carpinetti

“…Apesar da limitação da amostra, os resultados mostram fortes indícios de diferenças significativas cuja melhor compreensão pode ajudar a obter melhores resultados em aplicações em serviços.<br>The Six-sigma program has its roots in the manufacturing field, but it can be applied to a service process. …”
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A longitudinal mixed methods social network analysis to evaluate a peer-led housing program for older men returning from incarceration: Study protocol & pre-implementation results by Brandy F. Henry, Derek A. Kreager, Joy Gray, Kristina Brant, Gary Zajac, Divine Lipscomb, Sarah Brothers, David R. Schaefer, Nicolette Bardele, Andrea Hazelwood

“…Pre-implementation results We use a logic model to present and organize pre-implementation results from interviews with program staff and peer mentors. Our results describe program design and intended goals, while highlighting how the program is rooted in principles of peer support, trauma-informed care, and restorative justice to address unique stressors of incarceration to foster responsibility and facilitate reintegration. …”
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Comprehensive deformation study in the new Austrian tunneling technique tunnel utilising artificial neural network model by Shubham Kanojiya, Gopal Krishna Mehta

“…In this work, the MATLAB program was utilized to generate the results, which comprised training and testing datasets. …”
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What’s at Stake? Decolonization of Terminology in the United States by Nicholas Gathings, Jennifer Merry

“… Every day in the United States, we use language that is oppressive and rooted in our colonial past. For this article, we specifically focus on the term stakeholder regarding evaluation research. …”
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Toward institutionalizing successful innovations in the Academy by Clara E. Smith, Courtney Ngai, Jaclyn K. Rivard, Joel Christopher Corbo, Mark A. Gammon, Sarah B. Wise

“…This wicked problem is rooted in the lack of slow, intentional mechanisms for cultural change in the Academy. …”
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Televizyonda Dinsel Siyaset: Dini İçerikli Dizilerin Kamusal Alan Projesinde Kadın veya Erkek Olmak by Çağlar Enneli

“…These debates on the one hand concerns with negative effects of the rise of religious politics on the Turkish modernization process rooted as old as 19th century and on the other hand criticizes the top-down nature of the modernization politics by suggesting that no matter what any politics that does not regard the beliefs and thoughts of society would be failed sooner or later. …”
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Ray Rist: An Evaluator at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) by Maria Barrados

“… Background: Program evaluation and performance audit are distinct professional practices. …”
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Revitalizing Urban Governance: Integrating Smart Growth and Decolonial Perspectives for Municipal Empowerment in Shaping Growth Across Egyptian Desert Landscapes by Anas Alhowaily

“…The primary objective is to identify the root causes of misguided urban growth management practices, arguing that mono-institutional and sectoral development is rooted in Egypt's quasi-colonial history preceding the NUCP. …”
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Revitalizing Urban Governance: Integrating Smart Growth and Decolonial Perspectives for Municipal Empowerment in Shaping Growth Across Egyptian Desert Landscapes by Anas Alhowaily

“…The primary objective is to identify the root causes of misguided urban growth management practices, arguing that mono-institutional and sectoral development is rooted in Egypt's quasi-colonial history preceding the NUCP. …”
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Intelligent assessment of damage and prediction of seismic damage spectrum under the effect of Near-Fault earthquakes in Iran by R. Fazli, M. Shamekhi Amiri, H. Pahlavan

“…The research objective of this article is to accurately assess and predict the seismic damage spectrum caused by earthquakes in Iran using gene expression programming. Gene expression programming is a method for learning and optimization rooted in genetic principles and molecular biology. …”
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Potassium homeostasis and signalling: from the whole plant to the subcellular level by Lars H. Wegner, Igor Pottosin, Ingo Dreyer, Sergey Shabala

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Prediction of Soil Field Capacity and Permanent Wilting Point Using Accessible Parameters by Machine Learning by Liwei Liu, Xingmao Ma

“…The mean absolute error (MAE) was reduced by 51.54% for the FC and 56.38% for the PWP by the ANN model, compared with the linear model used in the previous literature. The normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) evaluation indicated that the ANN model performed best for PWP prediction (NRMSE of 19.9%), while the GEP model was superior for FC prediction (NRMSE of 29.9%). …”
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How can we use social network analysis to better understand Chimpanzee and Gorilla sociality and communication? by Anna Ilona Roberts, Sam George Bradley Roberts

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Parametric Design of Internal Gears Based on Accurate Tooth Profile Modeling by Cao Dongjiang, Shang Peng, Cui Hongtao, Xi Wenyu

“…The tooth profile-normal method is used to establish the tooth root transition curve equation of internal gears, realizing the accurate modeling of the whole tooth of internal gears, and the pressure angles <italic>α_M</italic> and <italic>α_N</italic> at the transition point of the internal gear profile are calculated. …”
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GERMPLASM COLLECTION OF RUTABAGA: STUDY AND PROSPECT FOR USE by V. I. Burenin, D. V. Sokolova, V. V. Shumilina

“…Among them the promising accessions with fast maturation, high yield ability, resistance to diseases and pests, high consumer’s quality of roots. As it has been shown there are not cultivars completely immune to most dangerous pathogens, only few breeding accessions bore resistance of different levels. …”
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Studying the Possibility of Application ir Spectroscopy for Raw Material Identification <I>Valeriana wolgensis</I> Kazak. and <I>Valeriana dudia</I> L. by O. A. Kolosova, O. V. Trineeva

“…The objects of the study were rhizomes with roots, grass of Valeriana wolgensis Kazak. and Valeriana dudia L. …”
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Repulsive guidance molecules b (RGMb): molecular mechanism, function and role in diseases by Jie Zhang, Yijing Jiang, Zijian Zhang, Shilin Li, Haowen Fan, Jinhua Gu, Renfang Mao, Xiaohong Xu

“…The expression of RGMb is transcriptionally regulated by dorsal root ganglion 11 (DRG11), which is a transcription factor expressed in embryonic DRG and dorsal horn neurons and plays an important role in the development of sensory circuits. …”
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Identification and genetic analysis of candidate genes for resistance against Phytophthora sojae in soybean using a genome-wide association study by Hye Rang Park, Su Vin Heo, Beom Kyu Kang, Hyoseob Seo, Eunsoo Lee, Jihee Park, Yun Woo Jang, Jeong Hyun Seo, Girim Park, Jun Hoi Kim, Yeong Hoon Lee, Won Young Han, Myung Chul Seo, Ji-Ung Jeung

“…Phytophthora root and stem rot (PRSR), an infection caused by Phytophthora sojae in soybean [Glycine max (L.) …”
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Explainable artificial intelligence-machine learning models to estimate overall scores in tertiary preparatory general science course by Sujan Ghimire, Shahab Abdulla, Lionel P. Joseph, Salvin Prasad, Angela Murphy, Aruna Devi, Prabal Datta Barua, Ravinesh C. Deo, Rajendra Acharya, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

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Drought stress effect, tolerance, and management in wheat – a review by Shivalal Nyaupane, Mukti Ram Poudel, Binod Panthi, Anjali Dhakal, Harikala Paudel, Radhakrishna Bhandari

“…Increasing trichome density and leaf waxiness, root: shoot ratio, stay green, accumulation of proline, production of various enzymes viz; superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate (APX), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), osmotic adjustment, ABA accumulation, and formation of dehydrins leads to drought tolerance. …”
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