Multi-Threshold Remote Sensing Image Segmentation Based on Improved Black-Winged Kite Algorithm by Yi Zhang, Xinyu Liu, Wei Sun, Tianshu You, Xin Qi

“…The improved intelligent optimization algorithm is innovatively integrated with the OTSU threshold method to establish a multi-threshold segmentation model specifically designed for remote sensing imagery. …”
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Cement supply chain distortion and its Shadow Market in Ethiopia by Alemayehu Derege

“…Multinomial logit model is used to analyze the determinant of cement supply distortion. …”
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Why customers buy an online product? The effects of advertising attractiveness, influencer marketing and online customer reviews by Mohammad Arief, Rita Indah Mustikowati, Yustina Chrismardani

“…Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted with a quantitative approach. A total of 120 respondents were involved in this study by using convenience sampling techniques in data collection. …”
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Innovativeness and aspirational appeal as drivers of market mavens in self-care product trials by Zinhle L. Dlamini

“…The snowball sampling method yielded N = 475 female market mavens, representing those eliciting high mavenship behaviour. …”
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FOMO, Materialism and the Gen Z Shopping Behavior: The Impact on Online Impulse Buying and Post-Purchase Regret (With a Gender Perspective) by Clivyne Eugenia Charles, Dewi Mustikasari Immanuel

“…Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Partial Least Squares (PLS) to examine responses from 444 Gen Z consumers in Indonesia, chosen via purposive sampling, the study takes a quantitative approach. …”
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Contextual Sensitivity Analysis for Urban Industrial Heritage Quarter Regeneration: Shanghai as a Pilot Case Study by Simiao Li, Tim Heath

“…This study takes Shanghai as a pilot case study and selected 14 samples that accord with the characteristics of urban industrial heritage quarters (UIHQ) for data collection and analysis. …”
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The Role of Supply Chain Resilience on SMEs’ Performance: The Case of an Emerging Economy by Mohammed Awad Alshahrani, Mohammad Asif Salam

“…The study was based on 255 samples of managers in SMEs from Saudi Arabia. The hypothesized model has been tested using the SPSS/Amos 26. …”
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Environmental Conservation Attributes Influencing the Adoption of Sustainable Energy Delivery: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach by Emmanuel Ayorinde

“…The purpose of this article is assessing the influence of environmental conservation attributes in the delivery of sustainable energy delivery (SED) in the South African (SA) Power sector. A quantitative research approach was adopted for this study, with data gathered through a questionnaire survey instrument from participants using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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The Contribution of Rapid Automatized Naming Skills and Phonological Awareness to Arabic Language Reading Fluency: A Path Analysis by Абдулазіз Альшахрані

“…The first main finding of the current research is that the correlations between RAN, PA and reading fluency were significant. In the final model, PA was directly and positively predictive of RAN (β = 0.664, p = 0.000) and RAN was directly and strongly related to RF (β = 0.623, p = 0.000). …”
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Experimental Simulation Investigation on Slab Buckling Rockburst in Deep Tunnel by Chao Ren, Xiaoming Sun, Manchao He, Dongqiao Liu

“…It is a typical progressive fracture-induced instability rockburst model, which is a strain-lag rockburst.…”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING AIR CARGO POLICY DECISIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA: A STAKEHOLDER’S PERSPECTIVE by Adedotun Joseph ADENIGBO, Joash MAGETO, Rose LUKE

“…This paper examined the factors affecting air cargo policy decisions and their implementation in Nigeria by employing the quantitative research method and conducting a survey of stakeholders by random sampling at the Lagos International Airport through a well-designed research questionnaire. …”
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Investigating the role of individual tendencies as an agency Women's Economic Empowerment in Tehran by nasraneh zolfaghari, soroush fathi, mehdi mokhtarpour

“…Consequently, the objective of this investigation is to shed light on the sociological effects of personal predispositions as a form of agency on the economic empowerment of women in Tehran.Employing a quantitative approach, this research utilized a survey method with a multi-stage cluster random sampling technique, identifying a statistical population of 402 individuals as per the Cochran formula.The analysis, based on a multiple regression model, demonstrates that the independent variables of the study collectively account for approximately 25% of the variance in the economic empowerment of women. …”
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Customer Perceived Value Towards Convenience Stores in Malaysia: The Infl uence on Customer Satisfaction, Loyalty and Retention by Abdulrauf Animashaun, Tarila Iman Tunkarimu, Omkar Dastane

“…Independent variables such as functional, conditional, social, emotional and economic values were taken into account; the number of 200 customers were sampled, using a blend of explanatory and descriptive research design and a quantitative research method. …”
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The Impact of Liquidity and Profitability on Shareholders’ Equity: Evidence from the Iraqi Stock Exchange by Shakhawan Saeed Sangawi, Kaiwan Hasan Salih, Kadhm Kamal Ahmad

“…To address this research gap, this study investigates the impact of liquidity and earnings on shareholders’ equity, focusing on manufacturing companies listed on the Iraqi Stock Exchange during the period 2018–2022. A quantitative research design was employed, utilizing purposive sampling to select 10 Iraqi manufacturing companies whose annual audited financial statements were publicly available on the stock exchange. …”
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Does Covid 19 affect the income of Muslim entrepreneurs? Case study of culinary MSMEs in Surakarta by Farah Dewayanti, Ari Rudatin, Andika Ridha Ayu Perdana

“…Method – This study adopts a quantitative approach and uses primary data. Data were collected using a purposive random sampling technique. …”
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Does Covid 19 affect the income of Muslim entrepreneurs? Case study of culinary MSMEs in Surakarta by Farah Dewayanti, Ari Rudatin, Andika Ridha Ayu Perdana

“…Method – This study adopts a quantitative approach and uses primary data. Data were collected using a purposive random sampling technique. …”
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Disentangled Contrastive Learning From Synthetic Matching Pairs for Targeted Chest X-Ray Generation by Euyoung Kim, Soochahn Lee, Kyoung Mu Lee

“…The proposed method leverages contrastive learning to disentangle latent spaces for patient and disease attributes, modeling these spaces with multivariate Gaussians for precise and exclusive attribute sampling. …”
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Breaking barriers in audit quality: The dynamic interactions of competence, time budget pressure, complexity, and motivation in Indonesia landscape by Umi Khulsum, Tulus Suryanto, Juhary Ali, Hendrata Yudha Wardana

“…Grounded in agency and complexity theories, it addresses a gap in the literature regarding how motivation may strengthen or weaken these relationships. A quantitative survey was conducted using validated multi-item scales, with data collected from 140 auditors across Indonesian accounting firms selected through purposive sampling. …”
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From Childhood Experiences to Social Media Addiction: Unraveling the Impact on Adolescents by Demet Aydın, Halide Bengü Göncü

“…<b>Methods</b>: This study employs a relational survey model, a quantitative research method. Data were collected using the Childhood Experiences Scale and the Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents. …”
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Perceived institutional support and its effects on student perceptions of AI learning in higher education: the role of mediating perceived learning outcomes and moderating technolo... by Abdulkadir Jeilani, Said Abubakar

“…Using quantitative research design and convenience sampling technique, 204 students from higher education institutions were included in the analysis. …”
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