What determines investment in the Nippon Individual Savings Account? an investigation of Japan's tax-exempt investment account. by Takuya Katauke, Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan, Yoshihiko Kadoya

“…Notably, investors exhibit a preference for installment NISA over ordinary NISA, indicating an inclination for long-term capital establishment through gradual investments in secure financial assets. …”
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Thrust-efficiency limits of a swimming tail with variable chordwise flexural rigidity by Hossam Alqaleiby, Muhammad R. Hajj

“…Adding an appropriate level of flexibility to flapping caudal fins (tails) of robots emulating the thunniform swimming mode has been shown to enhance the thrust generation over a finite range of the flapping frequency. Still, in many cases, adding flexibility to increase thrust generation may require increased input power, which may cause a significant reduction in the efficiency. …”
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An Assessment of the Utility of a Bayesian Framework to Improve Response Propensity Models in Longitudinal Data by Eliud Kibuchi, Gabriele B Durrant, Olga Maslovskaya, Patrick Sturgis

“…The potential nonrespondents can then be targeted using responsive and adaptive strategies with the aim of increasing response rates and reducing survey costs. Generally, however, RP models exhibit low predictive power, which limits their effective application in survey research to improve data collection. …”
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Psychological distress: A Study on the potential roles of hope, self-esteem, and belongingness in a Moroccan University by Hatim Ben Ayad, a Najdi, Meftaha Senhaji

“…In summary, this study pinpoints potential risk factors associated with heightened mental distress symptoms and underscores the potential role of positive psychology in being associated with lower symptoms.   …”
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Design and Prototype of a Solar Array Malfunction Identification System. by Wabuyi, Richard

“…The growing adoption of solar energy as a sustainable power source highlights the importance of effective maintenance strategies to maximize the performance of photovoltaic systems. …”
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Gender Inequality and household production in Kanungu District-Uganda. by Ronnah, Owembabazi

“…The study concluded that where under investment in womens education, there is lower there is lower growthrates.It was recommended that there should be creation of gender awareness ( social mobilisation), provision of equal employment opportunities and that more efforts should be put by the government on emphasising education for all.…”
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The Implications of Multiple Repeat Cesarean Deliveries on Maternal Morbidity by Esra Can, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak

“…Pregnant women who had a history of four or more CDs were included in the multiple repeat CD group, and cases who had a history of fewer than 4 CDs were enrolled in the lower-order repeat CD (comparison) group. …”
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The protective role of SGLT2 inhibitors on aortic aneurysm mediated by oxidative stress and inflammation in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Rujie Zheng, Wenjuan Song, Jie Lu, Mingyue Yuan, Xiaotong Sun, Chengzhi Lu

“…Subgroup analysis indicated that use of SGLT2i lower the risk of aortic aneurysm in some subgroups of T2DM patients. …”
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Development of the residual knowledge tests on the general course of physics for the students of the National Research University MPEI by Irina V. Mursenkova, Olga I. Lubenchenko, Konstantin M. Lapitsky

“…Approbation of the tests is carried out in order to verify the materials necessary for a complete and systematic control of the level of residual knowledge. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnancies with Uterine Leiomyomas by Caner Kose, Busra Korpe, Tugba Kinay, Seval Yilmaz Ergani, Rahmi Sinan Karadeniz, Ali Turhan Caglar, Yaprak Engin Ustun

“…It was found that cases with leiomyomas ≥7 cm, compared to those with <4cm, had deliveries at earlier gestational weeks (36w6/7±2d vs. 37w+6/7±2d, p=0.018) and had lower newborn birthweight (2849.44±516.74 g vs. 3237.5±350.6 g, p<0.001), longer operation time (105.92±34.78 min vs. 68.21± 22.31 min, p<0.001) and a higher rate of neonatal intensive care unit requirement (48.1% vs. 13.7%, p<0.001). …”
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Tectonometamorphic evolution of a subduction plate interface at the base of the Mirdita Ophiolite (Bajram Curri, northeastern Albania) by Madeline Richter, Kilian Pollok, Kujtim Onuzi, Kamil Ustaszewski

“…All metamorphic sole lithologies were overprinted at lower greenschist-facies conditions, reflecting their exhumation from intraoceanic subduction. …”
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Convolutional Attention Based Mechanism for Facial Microexpression Recognition by Hafiz Khizer Bin Talib, Kaiwei Xu, Yanlong Cao, Yuan-Ping Xu, Zhijie Xu, Muhammad Zaman, Adnan Akhunzada

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Impact of the COVID-19 Event on Trip Intensity and Air Quality in Southern China by Shun Wan, Kangping Cui, Ya-Fen Wang, Jhong-Lin Wu, Wei-Syun Huang, Kaijie Xu, Jiajia Zhang

“…The average AQIs in order were Guangzhou (57.5) > Foshan (54.1) > Shenzhen (44.1). …”
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Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Henan, China from 2023 to 2024 by Yun Song, Bicong Wu, Hongxia Ma, Yafei Li, Su Yan, Jingjing Pan, Haifeng Wang, Ying Ye, Xueyong Huang, Wanshen Guo

“…The XBB variant exhibited a significantly lower rate of severe cases, with most infections being mild (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Syrian Adolescent Refugees and Local Adolescent Turkish Citizens: A Comparative Study at a Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in Türkiye by Ceren Golbasi, Tayfun Vural, Burak Bayraktar, Hakan Golbasi, Alkim Gulsah Sahingoz Yildirim

“…Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels are significantly lower in Syrian pregnant women (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). …”
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Assessing Lung and Skin Cancer Risks for Steel and Iron Manufacturing Industry Workers Exposed to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Ying-Fang Wang, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Ming-Yeng Lin, Perng-Jy Tsai

“…The installation of effective ventilation systems and the use of proper personal respiratory protection equipment are recommended for the abatement of risks posed on workers associated with PAH exposures.…”
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Clinical and Economic Outcomes Associated With Use of Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Standard of Care for Management of Postsurgical Pain in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Spine Surge... by Robert Tracy Ballock, John Seif, Ryan Goodwin, Jennifer H. Lin, Jessica Cirillo

“…**Background:** Approximately 60% of hospitalized children undergoing surgery experience at least 1 day of moderate-to-severe pain after surgery. Pain following spine surgery may affect opioid exposure, length of stay (LOS), and costs in hospitalized pediatric patients. …”
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Semen Parameters Can be Used as a Credible Marker with Doppler Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Subclinical Varicocele Cases by Tulay Irez, Bahar Sarikaya, Mine Erguven, Emre Salabas

“…Sperm maturation at the TG was lower than the CG (p<0.001, p<0.05). A high apoptotic sperm rate was found at the TG (p<0.001, p<0.05). …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…In the first chapter of the book, Hoyer covers the period between 1815-1871, beginning with the Vienna Congress in 1815, where Austria-Hungary and Prussia started their competition on the hegemony over the German states – which ultimately resolved in favor of Prussia. …”
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