Structural brain basis of latent factors of executive functions in childhood by Yongjing Li, Keertana Ganesan, Claire R. Smid, Abigail Thompson, Roser Cañigueral, Jessica Royer, Boris Bernhardt, Nikolaus Steinbeis

“…We discuss these findings in relation to theories of executive functions and their development.…”
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The Potentials and Limitations of Agent-Based Models for Urban Digital Twins: Insights From a Surveillance and Behavioral Nudging Simulation by Sarah Shtaierman, Catarina Fontes, Christoph Lütge

“…Building on Epstein’s threshold-based model of civil violence, the proposed simulation is informed by surveillance theories and contemplates methods for crowd monitoring and social control. …”
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Isobaric vapor-liquid equilibria of ternary lead-tin-antimony alloy system at 2 Pa by Xu J., Gao J., Kong L., Xu B., Yang B., Liu D.

“…The VLE data of the Pb– Sn and Sb–Sn binary alloys and Pb–Sn–Sb ternary alloy were calculated based on the VLE theory and the Wilson equation. The calculated VLE data were in good agreement with the data determined from the experiments, indicating that this method is reliable for calculating the VLE of alloy systems. …”
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Semantic information boosts the acquisition of a novel grammatical system in different presentation formats by Katharina Wendebourg, Birgit Öttl, Detmar Meurers, Barbara Kaup

“…Furthermore, we suggest that, consistent with multimedia learning theories, the pictorial presentation format of Experiment 1 helped to use working memory capacity efficiently, which may have led to the generation of more explicit knowledge.…”
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Predicting carbon dioxide emissions using deep learning and Ninja metaheuristic optimization algorithm by Anis Ben Ghorbal, Azedine Grine, Ibrahim Elbatal, Ehab M. Almetwally, Marwa M. Eid, El-Sayed M. El-Kenawy

“…Further study can build up this theory to include other greenhouse gases and create methods enabling instantaneous tracking for sophisticated and responsive approaches.…”
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Learning from “Knocks in Life”: Food Insecurity among Low-Income Lone Senior Women by Rebecca J. Green-LaPierre, Patricia L. Williams, N. Theresa Glanville, Deborah Norris, Heather C. Hunter, Cynthia G. Watt

“…Drawing upon Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, we explored their perceived ability to access a nutritionally adequate and personally acceptable diet, and the barriers and enablers to do so; as well in light of our previous quantitative research, we explored their perceptions related to adequacy of income, essential expenses, and their strategies to manage personal finances. …”
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Exploring undergraduate medical students and faculty perspectives on blended learning: a qualitative study in China by Xi Chen, Lei Zhou, Lin Lv, Chunhui Zhang, Xi Yu, Sisi Li, Xunchen Liao, Shaoyu Wu

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore the views and expectations of medical students and faculty members on blended learning following university-wide teaching reforms, focusing on its influence on self-directed learning (SDL) and educational effectiveness.Design A qualitative study employing grounded theory methodology with semistructured individual and group interviews.Setting A tertiary medical university after institution-wide educational reforms.Participants One administrator, 11 faculty members and 30 third-year preclinical medical students were recruited to participate in the study.Results The analysis of faculty and student perceptions yielded two core categories from faculty and three from students. …”
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Proximity-induced flipped spin state in synthetic ferrimagnetic Pt/Co/Gd heterolayers by Jeovani Brandão, Pamela C. Carvalho, Ivan P. Miranda, Thiago J. A. Mori, Fanny Béron, Anders Bergman, Helena M. Petrilli, Angela B. Klautau, Julio C. Cezar

“…The magnitude and direction of the IMM are interpreted in the framework of both X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and density functional theory. The IMM transferred by Co across the Gd paramagnetic thickness leads to a nontrivial flipped spin state (FSS) within the Gd layers, in which their magnetic moments couple antiparallel/parallel with the ferromagnetic Co near/far from the Co/Gd interface, respectively. …”
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Valuing Banyumas Cultural Heritage Tourism: A Comparative Analysis in Support of SDG’s 11 for Sustainable Cities and Communities by Suharno Suharno, Aziz Ahmad Abdul, Lestari Unik, Eltayeb Elfaki Khalid

“…According to consumption theory, this study finds an inverse relationship between the two scales and demand intensity. …”
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Relationship Between Participative Decision-Making Within an Organization and Employees’ Cognitive Flexibility, Creativity, and Voice Behavior by Sun-Hee Kwon, Jeong-Sik Kim

“…This study is grounded in self-determination theory and incorporates a research model that examines these relationships through the mediating role of cognitive flexibility. …”
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The heart attack of the Polish health service: metaphors, arguments, and emotional appeals in political debates by Konrad Juszczyk, Barbara Konat, Małgorzata Fabiszak

“…To explore the interactions between these interrelated phenomena, we employ three methods of analysis: Metaphor Identification Procedure, Inference Anchoring Theory, and lexicon-based sentiment analysis. Our data come from Polish political debates broadcasted during the 2019 pre-election campaign. …”
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Bearing characteristics and continuous–discontinuous numerical analysis of a pressure grouting pile in a calcareous sand foundation by Qifen Cheng, Jianlin Li, Jie Liu, Shifu Qin, Tongqiang Xiong, Ge Zhang

“…The force transfer laws in calcareous sand foundations are analyzed using complex network theory. The results show that the ultimate bearing capacity of pressure grouting piles increases significantly with increasing pile diameter. …”
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An Analytical Method of Coulomb’s Active Earth Pressure Acting on Cohesion-Less Backfill Subject to Local Surcharge in Cold Regions by Li Liu, Zhen Yang, Pan Zhou, Hongwei Yang

“…The traditional Coulomb’s earth pressure theory does not consider the effect of local surcharge on the lateral earth pressure and its critical failure angle. …”
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Nonequilibrium Quantum Systems: Divergence between Global and Local Descriptions by Pedro D. Manrique, Ferney Rodríguez, Luis Quiroga, Neil F. Johnson

“…The desire to understand such natural phenomena, as well as interpret the output from ultrafast experimental probes, creates an urgent need for accurate quantitative theories of open quantum systems. However it is unclear how best to generalize the well-established assumptions of an isolated system, particularly under nonequilibrium conditions. …”
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Synthesis of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs’ Chalcone Derivatives and a Study of Their Conformational Properties Through a Combination of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Molec... by Nikitas Georgiou, Andromachi Tzani, Kyriaki Vavougyiou, Christos Papadopoulos, Nikolaos Eleftheriadis, Primož Šket, Demeter Tzeli, Tuomas Niemi-Aro, Anastasia Detsi, Thomas Mavromoustakos

“…The structure of each chalcone was elucidated through a combination of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Density Functional Theory (DFT). The substituent effect on the absorption spectrum of the two chalcone derivatives was studied. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book Strategic Management of Information Systems by Ehsan Karami, Ali Yassini

“…According to the author, the work has some goals such as helping and guiding managers to adopt appropriate strategies for managing information systems in organizations, clarifying the various dimensions of information systems and reviewing the most important theories and the most prominent perceptions of information systems management. …”
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Studies of the Interaction between Isoimperatorin and Human Serum Albumin by Multispectroscopic Method: Identification of Possible Binding Site of the Compound Using Esterase Activ... by Samira Ranjbar, Yalda Shokoohinia, Sirous Ghobadi, Nooshin Bijari, Saeed Gholamzadeh, Nastaran Moradi, Mohammad Reza Ashrafi-Kooshk, Abbas Aghaei, Reza Khodarahmi

“…The binding average distance between isoimperatorin and Trp 214 of HSA was estimated on the basis of the theory of Förster energy transfer. Decrease of protein surface hydrophobicity (PSH) was also documented upon isoimperatorin binding. …”
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PROFITABILITY AND TURNOVER APPRAISAL OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Terry Keme Zuode Odogu, Amapamo Stephen Koroye

“…Appropriately, the ex-post facto/casual comparative research design was adopted to obtain relevant and desirable secondary data from the Annual Bulletins of the Central Bank of Nigeria and E-payment Statistics Platforms from 2012 to 2020, to empirically appraise the profitability and turnover of all the 15 Nigerian deposit money banks quoted as at January 1, 2021, in the light of the non-bank led theory. Specifically, the study interrogates the effect of point of sale and online loans on the profitability and turnover of Nigerian deposit money banks, using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Linear Regression Analysis. …”
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Learning to Detect Traffic Incidents from Data Based on Tree Augmented Naive Bayesian Classifiers by Dawei Li, Xiaojian Hu, Cheng-jie Jin, Jun Zhou

“…However, TAN based algorithm would have wider vista of applications because the theory of TAN classifiers is much less complicated than MLF. …”
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Benzo[1,2-b:6,5-b’]dithiophene-4,5-diamine: A New Fluorescent Probe for the High-Sensitivity and Real-Time Visual Monitoring of Phosgene by Yingzhen Zhang, Jun Xiao, Ruiying Peng, Xueliang Feng, Haimei Mao, Kunming Liu, Zhenzhong Liu, Chunxin Ma

“…Furthermore, the sensing mechanism was rigorously validated through high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. As a result, this fluorescent probing system for phosgene can be effectively adapted for real-time, high-sensitivity sensing and used as a test strip for visual monitoring without the need for specific equipment, which will also provide a new strategy for the fluorescent detection of other toxic materials.…”
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