Examining the Relationship between Community Participation and Program Outcomes in a Metaevaluation by Apollo M Nkwake, Holta Trandafili, Joel Hughey

“…Research Design: We used a metaevaluation design (Meta-analysis Summaries [DeCoster, 2004]), which involves identifying the prevalence of certain effects (such as child well-being outcomes) and the strengths of relationships among those effects and certain explanatory variables (such as community participation). Data Collection and Analysis: A document review tool comprising 327 variables was used to review program design documents and evaluation reports. …”
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A utilização dos materiais no Design e a competitividade da indústria moveleira da região metropolitana de Curitiba: um estudo de caso by Joselena de Almeida Teixeira, Gesinaldo Ataíde Cândido, Aline França de Abreu

“…The research realization was supported by a case study. The work was mostly based on the theoretical support of the following variables: Design, materials and competitiveness. …”
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Exploring Users’ Preferences for Automated Minibuses and Their Service Type: A Stated Choice Experiment in the Netherlands by Maryna Öztürker, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia, Arthur Scheltes, Marie-José Olde Kalter, Bart van Arem

“…The results of a joint mixed logit model estimation based on data obtained from Dutch travellers show that there are similarities and differences in the preferences for the AmBs service type within and between the segments of travellers (car, PT, and AM) and that these are mostly in instrumental variables (cost and time) and attitudes. …”
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How Does Built Environment Affect Metro Trip Time of Elderly? Evidence from Smart Card Data in Nanjing by Zhuangbin Shi, Yang Liu, Mingwei He, Qiyang Liu

“…Moreover, the elderly’s trip time has been mostly investigated by the multivariate linear regression model (MLR), ignoring the non-linear association between explanatory variables and trip time. …”
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Mutual Understanding Between Partners in Discourse by Natalya Pavlova, Irina Zachyosova, Taisya Grebenshchikova

“…The orientation either to the partner or to the current situation is depend mostly on the intentional state of speaker’s mind. …”
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Wave forecast investigations on downscaling, source terms, and tides for Aotearoa New Zealand by R. Santana, R. Santana, R. Gorman, E. Lane, S. Moore, C. Bosserelle, G. Reeve, C. Rautenbach, C. Rautenbach

“…Tidal forcing had a small impact on the overall forecast skill, and its impact was mostly noticed at Baring Head, where tides force large variability. …”
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Evaluation of Rainfall Distribution Based on the Precipitation Concentration Index: A Case Study over the Selected Summer Rainfall Regions of South Africa by Christina M. Botai, Joel O. Botai, Mxolisi B. Mukhawana, Jaco de Wit, Ndumiso S. Masilela, Nosipho Zwane, Henerica Tazvinga

“…Furthermore, negative trends in seasonal PCI were mostly dominant during DJF and MAM, while positive trends were mostly observed during SON and JJA rainy seasons. …”
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Differences in external game loads are inconsistent and predominantly small between seasons in semi-professional, male rugby league players: a three-year team-based observational s... by Aaron T. Scanlan, Thomas M. Doering, Justen Parle, Nathan Elsworthy

“…Conclusions: The increased playing duration, total distance and peak speed, and decreased relative external load variables in 2023–2024 compared to 2022 were mostly small in magnitude, indicating seasonal fluctuations were relatively subtle at player and team levels. …”
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A science-based approach to classifying light vehicles in Europe: methodology and case studies by Lorenzo Laveneziana, Andres L. Marin, Dermot O’Brien, Matteo Prussi, Georgios Fontaras

“…Through an in-depth examination of vehicle physical attributes, key variables were identified and utilised to determine clear boundaries between segments. …”
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Genomic variants associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus among Filipinos. by Eva Maria C Cutiongco-de la Paz, Jose B Nevado, Elizabeth T Paz-Pacheco, Gabriel V Jasul, Aimee Yvonne Criselle L Aman, Mark David G Francisco

“…However, interethnic variability in risk and genetic susceptibility exists. …”
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Maximum entropy model-based spatial sinkhole occurrence prediction in Karapınar, Turkey by Fatih Sarı, Mustafa YALÇIN

“…The AUC values of training data with 0.978 and test data with 0.963 were calculated where a good correlation was provided. The variables Annual Mean Temperature, Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation) Geology, and precipitation, which are mostly responsible for sinkhole formations, have been calculated. …”
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Neural representation of self-initiated locomotion in the secondary motor cortex of mice across different environmental contexts by Guanglong Sun, Chencen Yu, Ruolan Cai, Mingxuan Li, Lingzhu Fan, Hao Sun, Chenfei Lyu, Yingxu Lin, Lixia Gao, Kuan Hong Wang, Xinjian Li

“…In contrast, the smaller populations of locomotion-activated M2 neurons are mostly context-specific, suggesting exocentric navigation functions. …”
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EFFECT OF MARKET ORIENTATION ON SMALL BUSINESS PERORMANCE IN SMALL TOWN IN MALAYSIA: AN EMPRICAL STUDY ON MALAYSIAN SMALL FIRMS by Muhammad Masroor ALAM

“…Most research on market orientation, and performance was related to big firms. …”
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Brief tale of a bacteraemia by Rhodococcus equi with concomitant lung mass: what came first, the chicken or the egg? by Vincenzo Savini, Prassede Salutari, Marco Sborgia

“…Rhodococcus equi is an uncommon Gram positive, variably acid-fast agent of infections, that appear as hard to treat mostly owing to the establishment of intracellular niches. …”
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Genetic diversity analysis of Phyllanthus acidus Skeels of north-east India: Insights from multivariate analysis by T. K. Hazarika, Linthoingambi Ningombam, Panthor Debbarma, Marcy D. Momin, P. Lalrinzuala, Lairenjam Saroja Devi

“…Abstract Phyllanthus is the largest genera of Phyllanthaceae mostly distributed in tropical and subtropical region of southeast Asia. …”
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Quantifying the Hydrological Impacts of Irrigation on a Mediterranean Agricultural Context Through Explicit Satellite‐Derived Irrigation Estimates by J. Dari, P. Quintana‐Seguí, A. Barella‐Ortiz, M. Rahmati, C. Saltalippi, A. Flammini, L. Brocca

“…Results indicate that SM and E are the variables mostly impacted during the main watering season. …”
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Oncomonitoring of caspian sprats by Elena A. Voronina

“…Pathogenic Hyphomycetes fungi are detected in injured organs, mostly of the genus Aspergillus. The disease is registered for all age groups of fish but is more apparent for middle and elder ages. …”
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Nonparametric Predictive Inference for Discrete Lifetime Data by Frank P. A. Coolen, Tahani Coolen-Maturi, Ali M. Y. Mahnashi

“…This paper presents nonparametric predictive inference for discrete lifetime data. While lifetimes are mostly treated as continuous random variables in statistics, there are scenarios where time observations are recorded as discrete values, for example, in actuary, where lifetimes are often recorded as integers in years. …”
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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi among the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia by Chee-Sieng Khor, Habibi Hassan, Nurul-Farhana Mohd-Rahim, Josephine Rebecca Chandren, Siti-Sarah Nore, Jefree Johari, Shih-Keng Loong, Juraina Abd-Jamil, Jing-Jing Khoo, Hai-Yen Lee, Brian L Pike, Wong Li-Ping, Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim, Sazaly AbuBakar

“…The Orang Asli (OA), the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia reside mostly in the forest and forest fringe areas abundant with the vector for Lyme disease. …”
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‘Out of the Tropics’ Sheds Light on Latitudinal Gradients in Clade Ages of Climbers, China by Mingfei Zhao, Hongbo Li, Yuhang Wang, Yuan Jiang, Muyi Kang, Kaixiong Xing

“…For woody climbers, MFA was negatively correlated with minimum temperature and annual mean precipitation but positively correlated with seasonal temperature and precipitation, and was mostly influenced by mean temperature of the coldest quarter. …”
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