Exploring the relationship between social-emotional risk and literacy outcomes: evidence from a collective impact, targeted mentoring initiative by Kimberly Wilson, Nigel Soria, William Polite

“…By integrating SEL frameworks into academic interventions, this study highlights how addressing SEB risk can significantly enhance both social-emotional and academic outcomes. The use of a composite SEB variable provides a novel approach to capturing the interconnected nature of social, academic and emotional domains. …”
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Health poverty reduction effect of medical insurance in China’s middle-aged and elderly populations: a cross-sectional study by Haijun Yang, Rui Chen, Ye Li, Qunhong Wu, Linghan Shan, Bing Wu, Fang Yin, Yiyun Zhang, Yongqiang Lai, Xinwei Liu, Wanxin Tian, Xiyu Zhang, Yujuan Xu, Wenqing Miao, Baoguo Shi, Feifei Leng

“…Instrumental variable probit regression model was used to target the characteristics of vulnerable groups and the influencing factors with strong correlation with IME.Results The overall incidence of IME is 8.25% and the high incidence is concentrated in rural populations (9.79%). …”
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Delivery of care in high mortality hospital settings: a direct observational study examining 1848 h of neonatal nursing in KenyaResearch in context by Abdulazeez Imam, Michuki Maina, Jalemba Aluvaala, Vincent Kagonya, Onesmus Onyango, Fredrick Were, Sebastian Fuller, Kenneth Karumba, Mike English, David Gathara, Peter Mwangi, Lucy Kinyua, Lydia Thuranira, Virginia Njoroge, Ngina Mwangi, Loise Mwangi, Penina Musyoka, Zainab Kioni

“…We determined nursing hours per patient per 12-h shift to measure nursing workload (primary exposure variable) and used a composite measure, the nursing care index (NCI), to score the nursing care delivered to a baby (primary outcome variable). …”
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MELD score predicts outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure: A longitudinal evaluation by Francesco Curcio, Cristiano Amarelli, Rosaria Chiappetti, Irene Mattucci, Veronica Flocco, Mahmoud Issa Rammal, Ciro Abete, Francesca Mazzella, Ciro Maiello, Pasquale Abete, Francesco Cacciatore

“…Changes in MELD score percentage, considered as a dichotomous variable (≤100% and >100%), were found to be predictors of mortality, urgent heart transplant and LVAD implant. …”
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The cross-sectional association between cardiometabolic index and abdominal aortic calcification in U.S. adults: evidence from NHANES 2013–2014 by Jiawei Peng, Jijun Wu, Xitu Luo, Chengyu Yang, Shian Wu, Wenjun Liu, Wenjun Liu, Yuanhao Feng

“…BackgroundThe cardiometabolic index (CMI) is a novel composite measure that integrates assessments of abdominal adiposity and lipid profiles. …”
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Perceived technology usefulness for caregiving among unpaid caregivers: a National Cross-Sectional Study by Matthew Lee Smith, Matthew Lee Smith, Shinduk Lee, Malinee Neelamegam, Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Jodi L. Southerland, Zachary G. Baker, Kris Pui Kwan Ma, Darina V. Petrovsky, Zahra Rahemi, Justine S. Sefcik, Juanita-Dawne R. Bacsu, Chung Lin Kew, Chung Lin Kew, Marcia G. Ory, Marcia G. Ory

“…The primary dependent variable was the Perceived Technology Usefulness for Caregiving (PTUC) Scale, which is a composite score of six items ranging from 0 to 100. …”
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新編中學生考試焦慮因應量表：以潛在類別分析取向探究學生因應組型及預測因子 Coping Scale With Test Anxiety (COSTA) for Adolescent Students: Exploring Coping Profiles and Predictors Through a Latent Class Analysis Approa... by 趙子揚 Tzu-Yang Chao

“…In the formal phase, CFA indicated that the 12-dimension measurement model had acceptable fit, with composite reliability for each dimension ranging from .56 to .87 and average variance extracted ranging from .18 to .54. …”
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Identifying and Validating Indicators of Ritualism in the Iranian Higher Education System: A Mixed-Methods Study by Seyed Hedayat Davarpanah, Reza Hoveida, Mostafa Bagherian Far

“…The quantitative results further demonstrated that the model derived from the qualitative phase exhibited a good fit, with all items associated with ritualism indicators in higher education displaying acceptable factor loadings. …”
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Assessment the Relationship between Rural Sustainability and Tourism Development by Modifier Role of Local People Perception by Mohammad Najjarzadeh, Majid Nematolahi, Hosain Balochi

“…Data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling (LISREL) and Warp Partial Least Squares (Warp PLS) method. …”
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Petrology and Geochemistry of the Aroud Granitoid Pluton, North of Alam Kuh, Central Western Alborz by Shadi Noori KHeymehsari, Nematollah Rashidnejad Omran, Mohammadreza Ghorbani, Huai-jen yang

“…These geochemical characteristics suggest a petrogenetic model involving delamination and partial melting of a mafic lower continental crust in the Aroud region, resulting in the generation of continental-type adakites (C-type adakites). …”
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Research on the Combined Load-Bearing Mechanism of Deeply Buried Pressure Pipelines Under High Internal Water Pressure by LIU Yijie, ZHANG Xuhui, HUANG Bensheng, YANG Fengjie, YUAN Mingdao, XU Yunqian

“…This method accounted for the loss of circumferential bearing capacity due to concrete layer cracking by modeling it as a spring layer with a specific stiffness coefficient. …”
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Calculation of the Effective Dielectric Constant and Capacitance of Slit and Plane-Parallel Capacitors with High Temperature Stability Characteristics Based on a Multilayer Ferroel... by I. G. Mironenko, S. S. Sokolov, M. E. Shevchenko, V. S. Severikov, Kong Che Fam, A. I. Protchenko, N. N. Sharova, A. P. Burovikhin, A. A. Ivanov

“…Creation of computational models of planar slit structures containing multilayer films with thickness-variable stoichiometric compositions of ferroelectric materials. …”
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Solar irradiance measurements by Greg Kopp

“…Knowledge of solar variability on timescales longer than the current multi-decadal space-borne record relies on solar-activity proxies and models, which indicate similar-magnitude changes over centuries. …”
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The impact of investor sentiment on sectoral returns and volatility: Evidence from the Johannesburg stock exchange by Hilary Tinotenda Muguto, Lorraine Muguto, Azra Bhayat, Hawaa Ncalane, Kara Jasmine Jack, Saadia Abdullah, Thabile Siphesihle Nkosi, Paul-Francois Muzindutsi

“…This study investigated the impact of investor sentiment impact on sectoral returns and their volatility on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange using a proxy-based composite investor sentiment index and generalised autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity models. …”
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Moringa oleifera seed oils: Physico-chemical characterization and its authentication using FTIR spectroscopy and chemometrics by Irnawati, Abdul Rohman, Yamin, Nurrulhidayah Ahmad Fadzillah, Aida Azrina Azmi, Nurlatifah, Anjar Windarsih, Ratna Asmah Susidarti, Ruslin

“…The chemometrics of partial least square-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) could classify of MOSO using fatty acid compositions as variable into two distinct groups using two discriminant components in which the first and second components could describe 62.5 % and 18.7 %, respectively. …”
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Impact assessment of the performance of rural household’s heads on their perceptions toward environmental sustainability in Baghmalek County by ُSeyedeh Kowsar Mousapour, Amir Naeimi

“…The results of structural equation modeling showed that the values of composite reliability (CR) and extracted mean variance (AVE) calculated for environmental performance components were obtained at optimum level. …”
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Early detection to improve outcome in people with undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis: the PROMPT research programme including RCT by Neil McHugh, Laura Bojke, Mel Brooke Turfrey, Rachel Charlton, Myka Ransom, Laura C Coates, Howard Collier, Claire Davies, Emma Dures, Philip Helliwell, Jana James, Anya Lissina, Vishnu B Madhok, Alison L Nightingale, Jonathan Packham, Catherine Smith, Eldon Spackman, Cerys Tassinari, William Tillett, Sarah T Brown

“…A pain visual analogue scale (VAS) and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue instrument (chosen from PROMS) were added as modifications to the Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index (CPDAI) and the GRAppa Composite Exercise (GRACE) composite measures. …”
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Multi-technique characterization of TiO2 nanoparticles: Crystallite size, microstrain, and phase analysis for nanomaterial applications – a review by Sukarman, Budi Kristiawan, Eko Prasetya Budiana, Khoirudin, Amri Abdulah

“…The microstrain values derived from the Williamson–Hall, uniform deformation, and Warren–Averbach models ranged from 0.06 % to 1.14 %, indicating variable lattice distortion. …”
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An experimental analysis of mechanical properties for a dissimilar pattern structure in the 3-D printing of a PLA5F filament using the Taguchi method by Thamizh Selvan S, Mohandass M

“…Many automobile components and machine parts can be fabricated using the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process with materials such as Polylactic Acid (PLA), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PET-G), and polymeric composite materials (e.g., PLA with carbon fiber, PLA with glass fiber). …”
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Applying evidence-based cross-disciplinary concepts helps to explain the heterogeneity in pain, function, and biological measures in individuals with knee pain with/at risk of oste... by Angela M. Mickle, Jared J. Tanner, Udell Holmes, III, Ahmed Rashid, Olivier Barolette, Brittany Addison, Nicola Sambuco, Cynthia Garvan, Song Lai, Christoph Seubert, Siegfried Schmidt, Roland Staud, Jeffrey C. Edberg, David Redden, Burel R. Goodin, Catherine C. Price, Roger B. Fillingim, Kimberly T. Sibille

“…Kellgren–Lawrence scores were determined from knee radiographs, the clinical composite from fasting blood draws, and brain age from MRI data. …”
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