Measuring Personalized Learning in the Smart Classroom Learning Environment: Development and Validation of an Instrument by Pan Tuo, Mehmet Bicakci, Albert Ziegler, BaoHui Zhang

“…Internal consistency indices (Cronbach’s α > 0.87, composite reliability > 0.75) and strong convergent and discriminant validity evidence (based on AVE and inter-factor correlations) further support the scale’s psychometric soundness. …”
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The Role of Cognitive Performance in Older Europeans’ General Health: Insights from Relative Importance Analysis by Eleni Serafetinidou, Christina Parpoula

“…This study explores the role of cognitive performance in the general health of older Europeans aged 50 and over, focusing on gender differences, using data from 336,500 respondents in the sixth wave of the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). …”
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At the Intersection of Flood Risk and Social Vulnerability: A Case Study of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA by Stefanie Garcia-Rosabel, Dorcas Idowu, Wendy Zhou

“…Integrating flood maps derived from satellite observations with Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) calculations provides a comprehensive view of flood dynamics in the context of social vulnerability in an urban setting. The final composite products provide insight into zones where past resilience-building and risk-reduction efforts have reduced vulnerability in New Orleans and identify zones requiring intervention. …”
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Effect of various bleaching treatments on shear bond strength of different universal adhesives and application modes by Fatma Dilsad Oz, Zeynep Bilge Kutuk

“…After adhesive procedures nanohybrid composite resin cylinders were bonded to the enamel surfaces. …”
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A 3D Image Reconstruction Model for Long Tunnel Geological Estimation by Yongtao Liu, Jie Qiao, Tianyuan Han, Longhui Li, Ting Xu

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Insight, Cognitive Insight and Sociodemographic Features in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Presenting with Reactive and Autogeneus Features by Katre ÇAMLI, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, A. Emre SARGIN

“…Although there was no significant difference for the composit index points, which is the subtraction of the two subscales, the p value was close to the limit. …”
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Psychometric properties and longitudinal measurement invariance of the treatment-induced neuropathy assessment scale in the Chinese cancer chemotherapy population by Yanfei Jin, Yang Li, Lina Xiong, Chulei Tang, Hongwen Ma

“…In this study, CFA supported the 2-factor structure of the original TNAS construct at three time points. The composite reliability (CR) and the average variance extracted (AVE) indicated that the TNAS had good convergent validity. …”
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Impact of Traumatic Dental Injuries on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life using the Adolescent Oro-Dental Trauma Impact Index among 8-12 year-old school children of Goa, India by Dorothy Cardozo, Elaine Savia Barretto, Dinesh Francis Swamy, Aswathy Sudarsanan

“…Statistical Analysis: Descriptive data were depicted as frequencies and percentages. …”
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The landscape and level of alcohol policy enforcement in Tanzania. by Kim Madundo, Aliza Hudda, Maaike L Seekles, Blandina Mmbaga, Angela Obasi

“…We conducted a desk-based review of policy-related documents, and in-depth interviews with eight key informants guided by the 10-composite-indicator framework of a tool for measuring alcohol policy implementation developed by World Health Organization. …”
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User Behavior Analysis of E-Wallet Usage Among Gen Z using the Theory of Planned Behavior by Muhammad Zacky Raditya, Mona Fronita, Eki Saputra, Megawati Megawati

“…A quantitative research method was employed, and data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). …”
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Effect of EDTA Conditioning and Carbodiimide Pretreatment on the Bonding Performance of All-in-One Self-Etch Adhesives by Shipra Singh, Rajni Nagpal, Shashi Prabha Tyagi, Naveen Manuja

“…Ten samples from each group were subjected to immediate and delayed (6-month storage in artificial saliva) shear bond strength evaluation. Data collected was subjected to statistical analysis using three-way ANOVA and post hoc Tukey’s test at a significance level of p<0.05.  …”
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Identification of Yield-Limiting Nutrients for Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Use Efficiency on Vertisols of Raya Kobo District, Northeastern Ethi... by Habtemariam Teshome, Eyayu Molla, Tesfaye Feyisa

“…Before treatment application, a composite soil sample was collected at a depth of 0–20 cm to determine the soil’s physicochemical properties. …”
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Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Building Envelopes: A Systematic Review of Thermal Performance and Applications by Narbuts Jānis, Vanaga Ruta

“…However, increases in conductive fillers often incur a 3–15 % reduction in latent heat, underscoring the need for balance in composite design. Two-step process of mechanical stirring (500–1000 rpm) followed by ultrasonication (20–40 kHz) has emerged as the dominant dispersion approach that is critical for achieving stable, homogenous NePCMs, yet detailed reporting of processing conditions remains inconsistent. …”
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Innovative Procedure for Intrinsically Safe Storage Vessel Design: the Case Study on Hydroxylamine Decomposition by Giuseppe Andriani, Paolo Mocellin, Chiara Vianello, Ernesto Salzano, Gianmaria Pio

“…Different compositions and external boundary conditions were tested to this scope. …”
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Spatiotemporal Multivariate Weather Prediction Network Based on CNN-Transformer by Ruowu Wu, Yandan Liang, Lianlei Lin, Zongwei Zhang

“…After that, in order to ensure that the model has better prediction ability for global and local hotspot areas, we designed a composite loss function based on MSE and SSIM to focus on the global and structural distribution of weather to achieve more accurate multivariate weather prediction. …”
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Patients’ experience of care index: A new, reliable, and useful questionnaire in lumbar spine surgery by Arkan Sam Sayed Noor, Björn Knutsson

“…Discussion and conclusion: The PEC index seems to be a promising tool with a clinically useful composite questionnaire for assessing PEC in patients undergoing elective spine surgery. …”
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Validation of a culturally adapted Malay theory of planned behavior scale to assess mental health help-seeking intention among Malaysian individuals with breast cancer by Nurdiana Mohammad Hussin, Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar, Idayu Badilla Idris, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi

“…The factor loading (range: 0.37–0.98), average variance extracted (range: 0.51–0.94), and composite reliability (range: 0.63–0.98) indicated that each construct, except SN, had acceptable convergent validity. …”
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Why some women look young for their age. by David A Gunn, Helle Rexbye, Christopher E M Griffiths, Peter G Murray, Amelia Fereday, Sharon D Catt, Cyrena C Tomlin, Barbara H Strongitharm, Dave I Perrett, Michael Catt, Andrew E Mayes, Andrew G Messenger, Martin R Green, Frans van der Ouderaa, James W Vaupel, Kaare Christensen

“…There was also considerable variation in the perceived age data that was unaccounted for. Composite facial images created from women who looked young or old for their age indicated that the structure of subcutaneous tissue was partly responsible. …”
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Assessing sport commitment: the development and preliminary validation of recreational sport commitment questionnaire by Arthur Ling, Eng Wah Teo, Ngien Siong Chin

“…This final stage was conducted through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA; n = 275) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA; n = 313) to evaluate convergent validity, discriminant validity, and composite reliability. Results The initial item pool generated 60 items, whereby 42 items were retained after the content validity evaluation process by the panel of experts. …”
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Domain-informed CNN architectures for downscaling regional wind forecasts by Alexander M. Campbell, Simon C. Warder, B. Bhaskaran, Matthew D. Piggott

“…Although the Wiener loss encourages higher frequencies, it over-estimates amplitudes. A composite Wiener-L1 loss function balances generating high-frequency detail and correctly predicting amplitudes.…”
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