The Effects of Employee Performance Appraisal on the Company Performance Results: The Mediating Role of HRM Outcomes With an Innovative Application of the Efficiency Index by Marzena Stor

“…To capture the actual relations between the variables under study, the raw data in the variables were adjusted with the efficiency index (EI), which is a novelty in this type of research. …”
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Fatigue Life Assessment and Reliability Analysis of Cope-Hole Details in Steel Bridges by Ping Liao, Yongbao Wang, Xiucheng Zhang, Renda Zhao, Yi Jia, Haifeng Zhu

“…The detection period of cope-hole details is the service time corresponding to the fatigue accumulated cyclic loading of 198.3 million times.…”
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Performance of deep-learning models incorporating knee alignment information for predicting ground reaction force during walking by Tommy Sugiarto, Yi-Jia Lin, Hsiao-Liang Tsai, Chi-Tien Sun, Wei-Chun Hsu

“…However, these models did not outperform the custom hybrid models in predicting time-series 3D GRF data, indicating that larger models do not necessarily perform better for time-series applications but do always have greater computational demands. …”
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Estimation of measurement error in plasma HIV-1 RNA assays near their limit of quantification. by Viviane D Lima, Lu Wang, Chanson Brumme, Lang Wu, Julio S G Montaner, P Richard Harrigan

“…ME was estimated via generalized additive mixed effects models, adjusting for several clinical and demographic variables and follow-up time.<h4>Results</h4>The ME associated with each assay was approximately 0.5 log10 copies/mL. …”
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Client satisfaction among people living with HIV attending an anti-retroviral therapy center with special emphasis on the sexual minority population at a teaching institution in We... by Ishita Sarkar, Rahul Biswas, Sanghamitra Maulik, Ananya Ramanandi, Ankit Das, Debjani Guchhait

“…A Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test was used to explore associations between overall patient satisfaction and demographic characteristics of participants and other variables. A P value of 0.05 or less was considered statistically significant. …”
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Determination of the effect of alkaline chemical modification using sodium hydroxide on the acoustic and thermal properties of bagasse fibers by Roohalah Hajizadeh, Amirhossein Montazeri, Mehrana Esnaasharieh, Mohammad Hossein Beheshti, Zeinab Garavand

“…Additionally, after conducting the experiments, analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to develop models describing the relationships between the investigated parameters and response variables to predict optimal conditions. The results indicated that the concentration of sodium hydroxide and immersion time significantly influenced the fiber structure and its sound absorption coefficient. …”
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Aerosol Opto-physical Properties: Temporal Variation, Aerosol Type Discrimination and Source Identification by Amol R. Kolhe, Gajanan Raghunath Aher, Pawan S. Soyam, Sachin D. Ralegankar, Sumita Kedia, Laxman M. Chaudhari, Vivek V. Antad, Sachin D. Ghude, Pramod D. Safai, Sanjay D. Chakane, Panuganti C. S. Devara

“…Microtops II Sun photometer derived Angstrom exponent (AE) depicts a noticeable day-to-day variability with respect to its overall mean value (1.06 ± 0.30) indicating the presence of diverse-sized aerosols. …”
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Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Blood Loss and Patient Outcomes in Orthognathic Surgery: A Randomised Clinical Trial by Thunshuda Sumphaongern, Soranun Chantarangsu

“…The secondary outcome variables were the stability of the vital signs, overall pain score and opioid requirement, anaesthetic time, quality of the operative visual field, surgeons’ satisfaction, hospital stay length and side effects. …”
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Awareness on Cervical Cancer, Its Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Women of Reproductive Age Group (15-49 Years) in Manipur by Bishwalata Rajkumari, Wangkhem Jibol Singh, Usha Devi Thounaojam, Milachon Kasar, Rajkumar Ranalcis

“…Proper knowledge, regular screening and timely vaccination can prevent occurrence of cervical cancer. …”
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Intraventricular haemorrhage, associated factors and mortality among very low birth weight neonates admitted at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a prospective... by Happiness Malyas, Lulu Chirande, Lilian Salingwa, Evelyne Assenga

“…A p-value of 0.05 or less was considered statistically significant. …”
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Diversification of innovation strategies of Polish industrial processing enterprises depending on their size after the global financial crisis by Aleksander Jakimowicz, Daniel Rzeczkowski

“…The article presents an original, unique, and comprehensive analysis of the relationships between sixty-three variables describing the innovation activity of enterprises. …”
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Child food poverty prevalence and its associated factors in Dale district, Sidama region, Ethiopia. by Zenamlak Yemane, Assefa Philipos Kare, Amelo Bolka, Fentaw Wassie Feleke

“…Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was done to identify the determinants. Variables having a value P≤ 0.25 during bivariable analysis were entered into multiple logistic regression models. …”
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Early photoreceptor assessment as a predictor for visual acuity gain after vitrectomy for macula-off retinal detachment by Lourdes Vidal-Oliver, Jorge Mataix-Boronat, Margot Mangen, Enrique Alfonso-Muñoz, Elena Palacios-Pozo, M. Jesus López-Prats, Carmen Desco

“…The primary outcome was best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at six months postoperatively. Predictive variables included ellipsoid zone (EZ) and external limiting membrane (ELM) integrity, relative EZ reflectivity (rEZR) at one month, as well as age, time to surgery, macular status, baseline BCVA, and RRD extension. …”
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Estimation of the anticipation effects of the metro project on real estate dynamics in Bogotá, Colombia by C. Erik Vergel-Tovar, Juan Sebastián García, Juan Pablo Álvarez, Simón Mesa, Ingrid Lorena Molano, Leonardo Canon-Rubiano, Laura M. Correa-Garzón

“…Through hedonic price models with control variables that incorporate attributes at different scales, our study estimates the effects of the Bogota Metro Line 1 project (in construction since 2021) on prices per square meter of real estate development projects over time. …”
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Length of stay in the pediatrics emergency department and associated factors among pediatrics patients in Eastern Ethiopia public hospital, Ethiopia 2022. by Netsanet Melkamu, Amelmasin Faris, Muluken Yigezu, Mickiale Hailu, Anteneh Atle, Manaye Kasahun, Mohammed Kebede, Tsegasew Embiale, Tsinukal Tesfay, Sewmehone Amsalu, Yakob Tadese, Bruck Tesfaye, Gebrehiwot Berie

“…Finally, an AOR with a 95% CI was computed, and variables with a P-value < 0.05 in the multivariable analysis were taken as significant factors for prolonged length of stay.…”
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Impact of self-directed learning strategy, an innovative method in nursing undergraduates: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Sabina Chaudhary, Adarsh Lata Singh

“…Regression analysis will be conducted to explore the correlation between various independent variables and the dependent variables. Paired t-test will be used to analyze the variation between pre-test and post-test results, considering a p-value less than 0.05 to be statistically significant.…”
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A method for quantifying uncertainty in spatially interpolated meteorological data with application to daily maximum air temperature by C. T. Doherty, C. T. Doherty, W. Wang, H. Hashimoto, H. Hashimoto, I. G. Brosnan

“…In summary, this work demonstrates the efficacy and value of describing uncertainty in gridded meteorological data products using predictive distributions.…”
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Physical health and cognitive ability factors in predicting retirement adjustment based on machine learning approach: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Stud... by Chenhong Cui, Bolin Zhou, Lin Gao, Dahua Wang, Angela C. Rowe, Bruna S. Nascimento, Hao Zhang, Xiancai Cao, Xiancai Cao, Xiancai Cao

“…Various physical health and cognitive ability-related variables measured before retirement, alongside key demographic and lifestyle variables, were used as predictive variables to predict retirement adjustment 2 or 3 years later. …”
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Machine learning approaches for imputing missing meteorological data in Senegal by Mory Toure, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Mamadou Adama Sarr, Md Abul Ehsan Bhuiyan, Annine Duclaire Kenne, Wassila Mamadou Thiaw, Daouda Badiane, Amadou Thierno Gaye, Ousmane Ndiaye, Cheikh Mbow

“…XGB consistently outperformed all methods across variables and scenarios, achieving the highest average predictive accuracy with R2 values up to [95 % CI: 0.82–0.88], along with lower Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Error (MAE). …”
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Estimasi Nilai Hydraulic dan Solid Loading Rate Tipe Pengendapan Diskrit dan Flok Pada Proses Lumpur Aktif Untuk Pengolahan Limbah Cair Industri Kertas by Fatihaturrizky Amelia, Owen Jacob Notonugroho, Satyanto Krido Saptomo, Allen Kurniawan

“…This research included monitoring of process performance with three variations of detention time (HRT). There were several variables that are considered to achieve the objectives of this study, including free deposition velocity (v), acceleration due to gravity (g), particle density (ρs), fluid density (ρ), particle diameter (d), and drag coefficient. coefficient (Cd). …”
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