Economic Sentiment Perceptions During COVID-19 Pandemic – A European Cross-Country Impact Assessment by Iustina Alina Boitan, Emilia Mioara Câmpeanu, Sanja Sever Mališ

“…Several official survey-based economic sentiment indices (Economic sentiment indicator, Employment expectations index, Composite leading indicator, Business confidence index, Consumer confidence index) are included in the empirical analysis to comprehensively reflect businesses and consumers’ current economic and employment perceptions and expectations on future developments. …”
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Education – Determinant of Consumer`s Conditions in an Era of Technological Change by Cristina Burghelea, Mirela Ionela Aceleanu

“…We study the correlation between the composite index of consumer conditions and the level of participation in lifelong learning programmes in some Member States, based on secondary analysis of the data available at EU level,. …”
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Organic geochemistry investigations of crude oils from Bayoot oilfield in the Masila Basin, east Yemen and their implication for origin of organic matter and source-related type by Mohammed Hail Hakimi, Saddam A. Al-Sufi

“…Biomarker maturity and oil compositions data also indicate that the Bayoot oils were generated from mature source rock with peak oil-window maturity. …”
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Engineered protein corona sustains stealth functionality of nanocarriers in plasma by Xueqing Zhang, Shutian Si, Ingo Lieberwirth, Katharina Landfester, Volker Mailänder

“…However, significant discrepancies were observed between these interspecies experiments, which is largely attributed to diverse protein corona compositions. These observations shed lights on the guidance to overcome conversion barriers from murine experiments to human clinical trials.…”
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Are there subgroup differences in the accuracy of ‘screening’ questions for mood and anxiety disorder diagnostic interviews? by Matthew Sunderland, Tim Slade

“…Questions from the screening module of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0 were analysed using confirmatory factor analysis and DIF across subgroups of interest. …”
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Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Five Local Maize Varieties for Baby Corn Variety Breeding by Dwi Rahmawati, Putri Santika, Ainur Rizqi

“…In Indonesia, the production of baby corn is generally derived from composite varieties because not many varieties have been exclusively bred for baby corn purposes. …”
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Modeling creep for a closed cylindrical shell under hydrostatic pressure by M. A. Magomedov, V. V. Kuznetsov, B. M. Yazyev, S. V. Litvinov

“…There are no restrictions on boundary conditions and the type of loading, and the beam material can be not only polymers and composites for construction purposes, but also concrete.…”
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Academic Intellectual Capital Scale: A Validity and Reliability Study by Uğur Özalp, Münevver Çetin

“…Cronbach’s alpha, stratified alpha, Composite Reliability and McDonald’s omega were calculated in order to determine the reliability of the scores obtained from the scale. …”
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Mineralogical and geochemical features of the postglacial oxidation zone of the Udokan deposit by G. A. Yurgenson, E. S. Epova, O. V. Eremin

“…The frequency of the formation of the oxidation zone of the Udokan copper deposit due to climatic characteristics has been revealed on the basis of the mineralogical analysis of ores compositions. It has been shown that in the zone of the permafrost rocks the copper hydroxosulfates with crystalline hydrate water are formed: hydrobrochantite [Cu15(SO4)4(OH)22 • 5,24-6,6 H2O], hydroanthlerite [Cu2,84-2,94(SO4)(OH)3,44-3,87 • 2,44-3,33H2O], and also there is udokonite [Cu8(SO4)(OH)10 • H2O]. …”
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Enhanced automated art curation using supervised modified CNN for art style classification by Weiwei Li

“…To address these challenges, we developed a Modified CNN model capable of distinguishing art styles and movements using features such as color patterns, textures, and compositions. The model was trained and evaluated on a custom dataset comprising 5000 artworks representing five major art styles: Impressionism, Cubism, Realism, Abstract, and Surrealism. …”
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Advanced mesh knitted curtain fabric for electromagnetic interference shielding by Usman Ahmed, Tanveer Hussain, Hafiz Shehbaz Ahmad

“…This radiation poses risks not only to human and animal health but also to data security, potentially serving as a source of sensitive information leakage. …”
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Seismic protection of buildings and structures using metamaterials: current status and development prospects by V. A. Mitroshin

“…Since the development of seismic metamaterials is still a new but certainly promising area of research for Russian science, the purpose of this review was to systematise the available data on the methods of effective protection of buildings and structures from wave impacts.…”
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Atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular outcomes in female patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from a retrospective cohort study by Yan Jiang

“…MACCEs were defined at 29.8 months as a composite of all-cause mortality, AMI, repeat revascularization and stroke. …”
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Thermoelasticity of Fe3+‐ and Al‐bearing bridgmanite: Effects of iron spin crossover by Gaurav Shukla, Matteo Cococcioni, Renata M. Wentzcovitch

“…Abstract We report ab initio (LDA + Usc) calculations of thermoelastic properties of ferric iron (Fe3+)‐ and aluminum (Al)‐bearing bridgmanite (MgSiO3 perovskite), the main Earth forming phase, at relevant pressure and temperature conditions and compositions. Three coupled substitutions, namely, [Al]Mg‐[Al]Si, [Fe3+]Mg‐[Fe3+]Si, and [Fe3+]Mg‐[Al]Si have been investigated. …”
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Changes in Motor Skill Performance of 13-Year-Old Japanese Boys and Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study over Six Decades (1964–2023) by Yukitomo Yogi

“…This study examines six decades (1964–2023) of changes in motor skills and body dimensions among Japanese 13-year-old students, analyzing grip strength, handball throwing, 50 m dash, endurance running, and composite scores. National Physical Fitness and Motor Skills Survey data were analyzed alongside School Health Examination Survey measurements to identify trends and correlations between performance metrics and anthropometric variables. …”
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Origin and Geochemical Processes of Porewater in Clay-Rich Deposits in the North Jiangsu Coastal Plain, China by Qin Ge, Xing Liang, Menggui Jin, Jing Li, Yan Liu

“…The hydrogeochemical and stable isotope compositions of aquitard porewater samples from three boreholes were investigated to determine the origin, salinization, and hydrochemical evolution of water in the North Jiangsu coastal plain, China. …”
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Universal cements: dual activated and chemically activated by Eliane de Lima, Ricardo Santos, Márcia Durão, Armiliana Nascimento, Rodivan Braz

“…They were stored in distilled water at 37 °C for 24 h and submitted to the push-out test. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post-hoc test (p < .05). …”
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Sexual Ambiguity—A Social Predicament by Zair Hassan, Obaid Ullah, Waqar Ahmad Khan, Faheemullah Khan, Iftikhar Ali

“…Thus, the treatment of such a child is composite from both sociocultural and medical viewpoints. …”
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Geochemical and Thermal Constraints on the Hikurangi Subduction Zone Hydrogeologic System and Its Role in Slow Slip by I. Aylward, E. A. Solomon, M. E. Torres, R. N. Harris

“…Pore fluid compositions indicate that seep fluids originate from compaction within the uppermost wedge. …”
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The Impact of a GenCyber Camp on In-service Teachers’ TPACK by Kevin M. Thomas, Jessica Ivy, Kristin Cook, Robert R. Kelley

“…The majority of participants (n=21), sixty percent, saw an increase in composite score from pre- to post, whereas 12 participants' (34%) scores decreased from pre- to post, and two (6%) stayed the same. …”
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