Financial Behaviors and Their Predictive Power on Stress: A Neutrosophic QCA Approach by Suly Sendy Pérez-Castañeda, Blanca Estela Hernández-Bonilla, Dorie Cruz-Ramírez, Beatriz Sauza-Ávila, Gisela Janeth Espinosa-Martínez

“…On the other hand, the QCA method is a more flexible alternative to statistical correlation, since it uses set-based measures in situations where there are causal relationships between concepts, rather than equivalence. …”
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Investigating the effect of connectivity of top management team on their resilience by Fariborz Rahimnia, Shamsodin Nazemi, Yashar Moradian

“…Nowadays, organizations are operating in a full of complex, ever changing and unpredictable environment, so that technological changes in providing goods and services, creating new organizational structures, new competitive methods and unique methods of sales indicate the importance of planning of top management team in line with the organizational success. …”
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Comparing the Forecast Performance of Advanced Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques Using Huge Big Data: Evidence from Monte Carlo Experiments by Faridoon Khan, Amena Urooj, Saud Ahmed Khan, Abdelaziz Alsubie, Zahra Almaspoor, Sara Muhammadullah

“…In the case of extreme autocorrelation, E-SCAD outperforms the rival techniques under both the small and medium samples, but further augmentation in sample size enables MCP forecast more accurate comparatively. …”
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A systematic review on the trend of transcriptomic study in livestock: An effort to unwind the complexity of adaptation in a climate change environment by Putri Kusuma Astuti, Péter Sárkány, George Wanjala, Zoltán Bagi, Szilvia Kusza

“…Majority of the works was done in chicken and cattle using multiple organs as the sample, with qRT-PCR as the most employed technique. …”
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SHAPING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES THROUGH ROBOT SERVICE QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM THE KLANG VALLEY HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY by Anbarasan Rawitchandaran, Arifha Mohamad, Noor Aslinda Abu Seman, Mohd Asmadi Mohd Angsor, Ashbie Mohamad

“…Based on Krejcie & Morgan's sample size table, 384 respondentsrequired forthis study.Quantitative research methods were designedas the target respondentswere customersfrom the Klang Valley area. …”
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Cold plasma as a frontier in combating foodborne bacterial pathogens in ready-to-eat (RTE) foodstuff by Tehmina Naseem, Umair Zahid, Asad Shahzad, Syed Ali Hassan, Gholamreza Abdi, Rana Muhammad Aadil

“…Previous investigations showed that CP significantly reduces the counts of Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Salmonella spp., Listeria spp., Shigella, and Pseudomonas spp. in different RTE foods with minimum loss of nutrients as compared to the heat-treated samples. The results were more favorable (in terms of microbial reduction) when CP was combined with other methods during the processing and storage steps.…”
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An Examination and Critique of Bottom-Up Causation in the Interpretation of Free Will, Focusing on the Non-Reductionist Approach by Tayybhe Gholami, Zahra khazaei

“…Primary materials include scholarly articles, philosophical texts, and contemporary analyses of reductionist theories, sourced from databases such as JSTOR and Google Scholar.Participants in the study include notable philosophers, whose views on free will and reductionism have significantly influenced contemporary discourse. A purposive sampling method was utilized to select texts that encompass a range of perspectives, including those of Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett.Data collection involved a systematic literature review, focusing on published works from the last two decades to ensure relevance. …”
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The role of saliva PCR assay in the diagnosis of COVID-19 by Alireza Abdollahi, Samaneh Salarvand, Reza Ghalehtaki, Bita Jafarzadeh, Mohammad Taghi Beigmohammadi, Fereshteh Ghiasvand, Abbas Shakoori, Hoda Khoshnevis, Mohammad Arabzadeh, Saeed Nateghi, Vahid Mehrtash

“… Introduction: The introduction of a self-collection sampling method with less discomfort would be of great benefit in reducing the risk of medical provider's contamination and patient's acceptance. …”
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Enhance decoding of lower limb motor imagery‐electroencephalography patterns by Riemannian clustering by Xinwei Sun, Tuo Liu, Kun Wang, Lincong Pan, Lin Meng, Xinmin Ding, Weibo Yi, Minpeng Xu, Dong Ming

“…Our methods divide all samples into subclusters based on the Riemannian distance and innovate clustering criteria. …”
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Single Image Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) Estimation Techniques for Scanning Electron Microscope: A Review by Dominic Chee Yong Ong, Kok Swee Sim

“…Additionally, SNR estimation methods can be used to accurately estimate SNR values, remove noise from images, identify IC cracks, avoid sample contamination, and reduce the charging effect. …”
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Generative adversarial models for extreme geospatial downscaling by Guiye Li, Guofeng Cao

“…More importantly, the method explicitly considers the uncertainty inherent to the downscaling process that tends to be ignored in existing methods. …”
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Comparison of two multiplex PCR tests for common pathogen detection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection by Le Wang, Suzhen Sun, Dianping You, Fang Chen, Yinghui Guo, Xianping Zeng, Weijian Wang, Shuo Yang

“…Results: The ResP-CE and XYres-MCA identified pathogens, single or in combination, in 151 (63.7%) and 171 (72.1%) of 237 samples, respectively. Approximately 85% of positive samples identified by either method contained a single pathogen. …”
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Techniques for monitoring Brachyramphus murrelets: A comparison of radar, autonomous acoustic recording and audio‐visual surveys by Jenna L. Cragg, Alan E. Burger, John F. Piatt

“…Because of their low cost and flexible programming, automated sound recorders offer an affordable way to sample vocal activity prior to more intensive or expensive radar and audio‐visual surveys. …”
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Health literacy demand and attitudes toward COVID-19 prevention measures among Korean American older adults and their caregivers by Hae-Ra Han, Ji-Young Yun, Deborah Min, Maryam Razaz

“…Health literacy was not associated with COVID-19 related attitudes in the study sample. Men were 2.37 times more likely to be categorized as Mixed than having Positive Attitudes compared to women. …”
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Image-Based Breast Cancer Histopathology Classification and Diagnosis Using Deep Learning Approaches by Lama A. Aldakhil, Haifa F. Alhasson, Shuaa S. Alharbi, Rehan Ullah Khan, Ali Mustafa Qamar

“…The histopathology images are key tools in the diagnosis process, allowing pathologists to visually assess tissue samples for signs of cancer. Our analysis reveals several challenges that hinder the effectiveness of current diagnostic methods. …”
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Study protocol to redefine muscle attenuation cut-offs for better prediction of mortality in patients with cirrhosis: a comprehensive post hoc validation study – a study protocol by Gennaro D'Amico, Manuela Merli, Aldo Montano-Loza, Simone Di Cola, Maryam Motamedrad

“…The study will assess interobserver variability to ensure robust results by analysing random samples of 60 patients from the two cohorts. Statistical methods will be used to determine the accuracy and relevance of current cut-offs in predicting patient mortality. …”
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Evaluation of the cost effectiveness of vesico-amniotic shunting in the management of congenital lower urinary tract obstruction (based on data from the PLUTO Trial). by Lavanya Diwakar, Rachel K Morris, Pelham Barton, Lee J Middleton, Mark D Kilby, Tracy E Roberts

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Costs and outcomes were prospectively collected in the trial; three separate base case analyses were performed using the intention to treat (ITT), per protocol and uniform prior methods. …”
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Features of student psychological well-being, self-organisation and motivation by L. V. Okonechnikova, E. E. Symanyuk, T. L. Foksha

“…Low and high levels of well-being are characteristic of only a small portion of the sample. More than 90% of respondents demonstrate medium to high levels of self-organisation and self-regulation. …”
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How does playfulness (re)frame the world? Evidence for selective cognitive and behavioral redirecting in times of adversity by Xiangyou Shen, Zoe Crawley

“…This study examined playfulness as a perceptual lens and its potential broader (re)framing effects spanning cognition, emotion, and behavior in the disruptive pandemic context.MethodsTwo groups with contrasting levels of playfulness (high vs. low as measured by the Adult Playfulness Trait Scale) were derived from a nationwide US adult sample (n = 503) and compared across 19 criterion variables representing diverse perceptual, emotional, and behavioral responses during COVID-19. …”
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Identificación de guanacos y llamas en el registro arqueológico de los Andes centro-sur con técnicas de morfometría geométrica by Anahí Hernández, Pablo Mercolli

“…Geometric morphometrics, on the other hand, allows for a more precise taxonomic identification of these specimens, complementing traditional methods. …”
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