Modeling Customer Purchase Behavior in the Insurance Industry Using System Dynamics by Shabnam Jalalat, Kambiz Shahroodi, Mehdi Fadaei, Mahdi Homayounfar

“…The first scenario showed that of continuing the current conditions would lead to an increase in the gap between life insurance expenses and revenue. …”
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Opinion Dynamics Model Based on Cognitive Styles: Field-Dependence and Field-Independence by Xi Chen, Shen Zhao, Wei Li

“…We find that when an individual has a greater tendency toward the field-independent cognitive style under the influence of culture, the time required for a social system to reach a steady state will increase; the system will have greater difficultly in reaching consensus, mirroring the evolutionary trends in public opinion in the context of eastern and western cultures. …”
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BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE FACTORS IN THE FORMATION OF THE HEURISTIC MODEL OF THE EFFECTIVE INTERPRETER IN INVESTING IN HIGH-TECH COMPANIES by S. V. Ilkevich

“…As the heuristic model of the effective interpreter can be perceived as generally increasing the risks in the system for all stakeholders at the current stage of the evolution of the investment system, the author focuses on the most negative manifestations of cognitive and behavioural factors in his description in the publication. …”
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Study on Subway Station Street Block-Level Land Use Pattern and Plot Ratio Control Based on Machine Learning by Mingyi Kuang, Fei Fu, Fangzhou Tian, Liwei Lin, Can Du, Yuesong Zhang

“…As urbanization accelerates, megacities are facing challenges such as inefficient land use and traffic congestion, particularly in the context of rail transit-oriented development, where land use optimization remains a significant research gap. …”
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The dominant pests (Coleoptera) of cereal crops, and population forecast for this by A. Fedorenko

“…Analysis of the areas of distribution of these pests, population dynamics, their phenology and the state of populations in the context of natural and climatic zones (Steppe, Forest-steppe and Polissya). …”
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Occupational safety and health in Ecuador by Paúl Cajías Vasco, Darío Álvarez Calderón, Pamela Merino Salazar, Antonio Gómez Garcia

“…Twelve scientific articles on OSH from authors of Ecuadorian affiliation and developed in a national context were identified. Conclusions: OSH status in Ecuador faces a persistent high toll of informal workers, an aging working population, an increase of work accidents, a scarce scientific evidence and an outdated legislation. …”
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Nuclear pore dysfunction and disease: a complex opportunity by Charlotte M. Fare, Jeffrey D. Rothstein

“…In this review, we summarize the current understanding of nuclear pore biology in physiological and pathological contexts and discuss potential therapeutic approaches for addressing nuclear pore injury and dysfunctional nucleocytoplasmic transport.…”
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Teaching in the Digital Age—Developing a Support Program for Nursing Education Providers: Design-Based Research by Stefan Walzer, Carolin Barthel, Ronja Pazouki, Helga Marx, Sven Ziegler, Peter Koenig, Christiane Kugler, Stefan Jobst

“…The findings of this research can be used as a basis for the development of similar programs in other educational and health care contexts.…”
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Design and implementation of a project management training program to develop workforce ready skills and career readiness in STEM PhD students and postdoctoral trainees by Elizabeth J. Salm, Caleb C. McKinney

“…Posttest data (n = 25) reveal a significant increase (p < 0.0001) in project management self-efficacy measures across the aforementioned pain point scales. …”
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Exploring Long-Term Clean Energy Transition Pathways in Ghana Using an Open-Source Optimization Approach by Romain Akpahou, Jesse Essuman Johnson, Erica Aboagye, Fernando Plazas-Niño, Mark Howells, Jairo Quirós-Tortós

“…An open-source energy modelling tool was used to assess four scenarios accounting for current policies and additional alternatives to pursue energy transition goals. …”
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Operationalising energy sufficiency for low-carbon built environments in urbanising India by Ashok B. Lall, Girisha Sethi

“…Energy sufficiency can be used as a guiding principle for urbanising contexts to limit both the embodied energy of new residential buildings and the associated operational energy demands. …”
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Development of <i>OptiCon</i>: A Mathematical Model with a Graphical User Interface for Designing Sustainable Portland Cement Concrete Mixes with Budget Constraint by Angie Pineda, Rita Peñabaena-Niebles, Gilberto Martínez-Arguelles, Rodrigo Polo-Mendoza

“…The production of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) generates significant environmental impacts that increase climate change and decrease people’s quality of life. …”
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Archéologie et nouvelles technologies appliquées à l’étude des dynamiques contemporaines de destruction du patrimoine culturel : le cas du pillage en Méso-Amérique by Aura Fossati

“…Archaeology is increasingly delving into the study of recent phenomena, seeking to understand current social practices to address contemporary societal challenges. …”
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Identity and engagement in networked Open Educational Practice by Katerina Zourou

“…To unleash the potential of OER, current research lays emphasis on Open Educational Practice (OEP), as the (re-)use of open resources in learning and teaching contexts. …”
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Optimizing the role of pharmacists at the primary healthcare centres in Indonesia through an integrated information system by Nur Yuliasih, Yasmin Fatinah, Rizky Abdulah, Rizky Abdulah, Auliya A. Suwantika, Auliya A. Suwantika, Auliya A. Suwantika

“…All interviews were transcribed verbatim and then analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analyses, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the situation.ResultsWe identified two significant challenges in optimizing the use of integrated systems at the PHCs to increase the role of pharmacists. Considering context-content-process-actors, implementing integrated pharmaceutical care standards relies significantly on human resources and infrastructures. …”
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Lithium-metal battery degradation dataset from continuous cycling experimentsOSF by Maitri Uppaluri, Wenting Ma, Le Xu, Nojan Aliahmad, Alireza Saatchi, Karl Littau, Simona Onori

“…The dataset presented in this paper contains current and voltage data, from which the capacity is calculated from 23 different lithium-metal battery cells, encompassing four different design configurations and nominal capacities. …”
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ALCOHOL AND AL LAW REGIME by E. Utyashov

“…The article deals with topical issues of legal regulation of alcohol turnover in the conditions of martial law. The current legislation of Russia and a number of former Soviet countries regulating the procedure for the introduction and implementation of this legal regime contains a provision on special turnover of alcoholic beverages on the list of measures. …”
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Model of a Photovoltaic Module for the MatLab/Simulink SimPowerSystems Library by D. I. Zalizny

“…The Simulink model of the SF-P672300 module contains 72 nonlinear elements implemented on the basis of controlled current sources and connected in series. …”
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Demilitarized Status in International Law and the Militarization Problem of the Eastern Aegean Islands by Cüneyt Yüksel, Nesrin Singil

“…As such, Greece engages in activities and actions aimed at violating the demilitarized status of the Eastern Aegean Islands, with these violations observed to have begun increasing. For this reason, Greece’s claims should be evaluated in the context of current issues, and considering the steps Türkiye will take in response to these violations is also essential. …”
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Prediction of potential habitat of Verbena officinalis in China under climate change based on optimized MaxEnt model by Shimao Chen, Zixuan Jiang, Jia Song, Tao Xie, Yu Xue, Qingshan Yang, Qingshan Yang, Qingshan Yang

“…Under future climate change scenarios (SSP1-2.6 and SSP5-8.5), the total suitable habitat area shows an overall increasing trend, reaching a maximum in the 2070s under the high-emission scenario (an increase of 3.6 × 105 km2 compared to the current distribution). …”
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