Beyond GDP: Tracking and Evaluating National Contributions to Social and Environmental Sustainability by Robert Picciotto

“…Research Design: Not applicable. Data Collection and Analysis: For the twenty largest economies in the world, the article estimates climate change discounts to the GDP based on official CO2 emissions statistics and a social cost of carbon estimate derived from a 2015 survey of eminent climatologists. …”
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Mouth Breathing and Orthodontic Referral in Pediatric Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Tulca Büyükpatır Türk, Barış Erkut Türk, Yeşim Kaya

“…The survey included items on awareness, treatment attitudes, referral behaviors, and demographics. Composite scores for awareness and orthodontic treatment attitude were calculated and included in the analysis. …”
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Research on Adaptive Identification Technology for Rolling Bearing Performance Degradation Based on Vibration–Temperature Fusion by Zhenghui Li, Lixia Ying, Liwei Zhan, Shi Zhuo, Hui Li, Xiaofeng Bai

“…Subsequently, an adaptive feature fusion method based on auto-associative kernel regression (AFF-AAKR) was introduced to compress the data in the spatial dimension while enhancing the degradation trend characterization capability of the health indicator (HI) through a temporal residual analysis. …”
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Is food security impacted by price dynamics? Proof from African nations by Thomas Niyonzima Gahamanyi, Gérard Tchouassi

“…Using System-GMM estimation on panel data from 32 African countries (1995–2020), the study constructs a composite food security index by Principal Component Analysis and finds that price dynamics significantly undermines food security. …”
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Abstract 028: Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treatment with Embolization Versus Surgery Study Protocol by Farhan Siddiq

“…Results Based on an effect size of 13% of the composite primary outcome, a two‐sided Type I and Type II error of 0.05 and 0.15, and a dropout rate of 10%, a sample size of 394 patients is estimated. …”
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Desert sand stabilization using biopolymers: review by Monika Dagliya, Neelima Satyam, Ankit Garg

“…Other biological approaches, namely Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) and Enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP), have been discussed to regulate wind-driven sand erosion in terms of percentage calcite formation at different compositions of urea and calcium chloride. Comparative analysis of MICP and EICP with biopolymer treatment and their limitations have been discussed. …”
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Exploring the interdependencies among social progress index (SPI) components and their impact on country-level sustainability performance based on Bayesian Belief Network by Abroon QAZI

“…Rather than visualizing countries’ progress through composite indicator-based heat maps, this study explores the interdependencies among SPI components and their role in sustainability performance at the global level. …”
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Association between longitudinal blood pressure and prognosis after treatment of cerebral aneurysm: A nationwide population-based cohort study. by Jinkwon Kim, Jang Hoon Kim, Hye Sun Lee, Sang Hyun Suh, Kyung-Yul Lee

“…We performed a multivariate time-dependent Cox regression analysis of the primary composite outcome of stroke, myocardial infarction, and all-cause death.…”
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Towards optimal energy efficiency: analysing generalized and tailored retrofitting decisions by Wilamy Castro, Joana Barrelas, Maria Paula Mendes, Christoph Reinhart, Ana Silva

“…Options include different insulation materials for the roof and façades—with the latter employing an external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS)—and various framing materials with double-glazing for window replacement. …”
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Validating the HEXACO Malay version as reflective-formative model: the application of hierarchical component model by Amir Zaib Abbasi, Sundas Azeem, Ding Hooi Ting

“…Considering the notable gaps, we develop the HEXACO-PI model in the Malay language (HEXACO-PI-M) and examine the model as a reflective-formative model using the hierarchical component model (HCM) analysis in a two-phased study. Study 1: We have identified and collected the two data sets and performed the EFA. …”
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Impact of climate change on agricultural insurance by Noah Gbenga Alli

“…The analysis utilized Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess relationships among latent variables, ensuring reliability and validity through Cronbach’s Alpha, Composite Reliability, Average Variance Extracted, and the Heterotrait-Monotrait Ratio (HTMT). …”
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Analyzing the Famous Athletes Social Responsibility from the View of Iranian Society's Different Strata by Amir Ojagh, Najmeh Rezasoltani, Hamed Kheirollahi Meidani, Enayat Vafabin Kherad

“…In their research the construct validity of the athletes' social responsibility questionnaire was examined using the confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach's alpha index and composite reliability were used for determining the reliability of the factors. …”
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Evaluation Method of Granite Multiscale Mechanical Properties Based on Nanoindentation Technology by Man Lei, Fa-ning Dang, Haibin Xue, Mingming He

“…The elastic modulus and the hardness of each component of the granite were obtained through statistical analysis. Treating rock as a composite material, the relation between the macro- and microscopic mechanical properties of rock was established through the theory of micromechanical homogenization. …”
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Analysing the role of fintech and resource use in shaping environmental outcomes using load capacity factor in G20 countries by Harshita Jangid, Navuluru Venkata Muralidhar Rao, Debi Prasad Bal

“…Utilizing annual data spanning from 2005 to 2022, we construct fintech index using variables, namely, automated teller machine, mobile cellular subscription, fixed broadband subscription, and internet usage, by employing Principal Component Analysis approach. …”
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Thriving in golden years: Promoting psychological well-being for healthy ageing in India by Dhananjay W Bansod, Raghunath Mandi

“…Methods: We created composite score of healthy ageing using Principal Component Analysis based on LASI (wave-1) data 2017–18 in accordance with the WHO framework of healthy ageing based on the functional ability of an individual. …”
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The impact of implementing electronically integrated risk-based business licensing services on service quality by Fitri Yunianto Hapsari, Dwi Putranto Riau, Sofjan Aripin

“…Using purposive sampling, 100 respondents who utilized the RBA OSS system in 2023 were selected. Data collection involved a 5-point Likert scale-based questionnaire, observations, and interviews, with validity and reliability confirmed through factor loading, AVE, Cronbach's Alpha, and Composite Reliability. …”
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Predictive Modeling of Functional and Physical Properties of Extrusion Cooked Ready-To-Eat Corn Meal by Adeyemi Adio Aderele, Adewumi Babatunde, Adeniyi Olayanju, Adekojo Waheed

“…JMP Pro 16 was used for experimental design, which was conducted in triplicate using: Central composite response surface methodology. Design Expert 13 and MATLAB 2020b were used respectively for data analysis and visualization. …”
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Variants of the Coagulation and Inflammation Genes Are Replicably Associated with Myocardial Infarction and Epistatically Interact in Russians. by Rosa M Barsova, Dmitrijs Lvovs, Boris V Titov, Natalia A Matveeva, Roman M Shakhnovich, Tatiana S Sukhinina, Nino G Kukava, Mikhail Ya Ruda, Irina M Karamova, Timur R Nasibullin, Olga E Mustafina, German J Osmak, Ekaterina Yu Tsareva, Olga G Kulakova, Alexander V Favorov, Olga O Favorova

“…<h4>Background</h4>In spite of progress in cardiovascular genetics, data on genetic background of myocardial infarction are still limited and contradictory. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE MILK COMPONENTS OF IRAQI DROMEDARY CAMELS by Naqa S. M. Tamimi, Shaoob N.A. AL-Shihani

“…And means &plusmn; SDfor Density was 1.031 &plusmn; 0.0032 g/cm3 in this study. Data analysis revealed that sampling datewas correlated with the milk&rsquo;s fat, density, and pH (p&lt;0.05). …”
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Modeling the relationships among physical education teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge, technology integration self-efficacy, employability, and the mediating ro... by Junyi Yu, Goudarz Alibakhshi

“…The analysis supported all hypothesized relationships. …”
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