Measuring the predictability of life outcomes with a scientific mass collaboration by Salganik, Matthew J., Lundberg, Ian, Kindel, Alexander T., Ahearn, Caitlin E., Al-Ghoneim, Khaled, Almaatouq, Abdullah, Altschul, Drew M., Brand, Jennie E., Carnegie, Nicole Bohme, Compton, Ryan James, Datta, Debanjan, Davidson, Thomas, Filippova, Anna, Gilroy, Connor, Goode, Brian J., Jahani, Eaman, Kashyap, Ridhi, Kirchner, Antje, McKay, Stephen, Morgan, Allison C., Pentland, Alex, Polimis, Kivan, Raes, Louis, Rigobon, Daniel E., Roberts, Claudia V., Stanescu, Diana M., Suhara, Yoshihiko, Usmani, Adaner, Wang, Erik H., Adem, Muna, Alhajri, Abdulla, AlShebli, Bedoor, Amin, Redwane, Amos, Ryan B., Argyle, Lisa P., Baer-Bositis, Livia, Buchi, Moritz, Chung, Bo-Ryehn, Eggert, William, Faletto, Gregory, Fan, Zhilin, Freese, Jeremy, Gadgil, Tejomay, Gagne ́, Josh, Gao, Yue, Halpern-Manners, Andrew, Hashim, Sonia P., Hausen, Sonia, He, Guanhua, Higuera, Kimberly, Hogan, Bernie, Horwitz, Ilana M., Hummel, Lisa M., Jain, Naman, Jin, Kun, Jurgens, David, Kaminski, Patrick, Karapetyan, Areg, Kim, E. H., Leizman, Ben, Liu, Naijia, Moser, Malte, Mack, Andrew E., Mahajan, Mayank, Mandell, Noah, Marahrens, Helge, Mercado-Garcia, Diana, Mocz, Viola, Mueller-Gastell, Katariina, Musse, Ahmed, Niu, Qiankun, Nowak, William, Omidvar, Hamidreza, Or, Andrew, Ouyang, Karen, Pinto, Katy M., Porter, Ethan, Porter, Kristin E., Qian, Crystal, Rauf, Tamkinat, Sargsyan, Anahit, Schaffner, Thomas, Schnabel, Landon, Schonfeld, Bryan, Sender, Ben, Tang, Jonathan D., Tsurkov, Emma, van Loon, Austin, Varol, Onur, Wang, Xiafei, Wang, Zhi, Wang, Julia, Wang, Flora, Weissman, Samantha, Whitaker, Kirstie, Wolters, Maria K., Woon, Wei Lee, Wu, James, Wu, Catherine, Yang, Kengran, Yin, Jingwen, Zhao, Bingyu, Zhu, Chenyun, Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Engelhardt, Barbara E., Hardt, Moritz, Knox, Dean, Levy, Karen, Narayanan, Arvind, Stewart, Brandon M., Watts, Duncan J., McLanahan, Sara

“…How predictable are life trajectories? We investigated this question with a scientific mass collaboration using the common task method; 160 teams built predictive models for six life outcomes using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a high-quality birth cohort study. …”
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Stem Life: A Framework for Understanding the Prebiotic-Biotic Transition by Fournier, Gregory P.

“…In this new paradigm, extant life’s ancestral lineage emerged alongside and was dependent upon many other complex prebiotic chemical systems, as part of a diverse and fecund prebiosphere. …”
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The trend of life insurance industry in selected asian emerging economies. by Choi, Yan How., Chin, Zhi Liang.

“…This report studies the trend of life insurance industry in selected Asian emerging economies from 1988 to 2004, through analyzing the determinants of the demand for life insurance, both qualitatively and quantitatively. …”
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Antecedents of job and life satisfaction and the moderating role of employee engagement. by Lim, Estelle Yan Chun., Sia, Hwee Peng.

“…Psychological availability has further shown a positive association with life satisfaction. Employee engagement is found to be effective in moderating the relationship between psychological availability and life satisfaction; and that of distributive justice and job satisfaction. …”
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A study on whole life cycle of carbon emissions of buildings by Koh, Jia Woei

“…A multi-pronged research methodology was employed, combining academic research trends analysis using bibliometric data, interviews with industry professionals, a review of existing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and carbon calculation tools, and a comparative case study. …”
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Thick thrills: because life's too short for skinny taste by Mehta Shivani

“…Through the exploration of real-life narratives and experiences, this paper seeks to underscore the pervasive lack of awareness and inclusivity towards individuals with smaller body types. …”
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A mid-life health crisis : supplements for good health. by Toh, Hwee Ling.

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Improved life cycle assessment for desalination : handling the choices and uncertainties by Zhou, Jin

“…To examine the impacts by the choice of predefined life cycle impact assessment method on the result of desalination LCAs, a comparison study was carried out between a generic method and a regional specific method. …”
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Adding spice to life : the influence of spicy food on group behaviour by Luar, Shu Qi

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Halving premature death and improving quality of life at all ages by Norheim, OF, Chang, A, Bolongaita, S, Barraza-Lloréns, M, Jha, P, Lewington, S, Jamison, DT, Peto, R

“…For each sex, country, and year, probability of death was calculated from these life tables with 1-year age-specific mortality rates.…”

The impact of psoriatic arthritis on quality of life: a systematic review by James, L, Hailey, L, Suribhatia, R, McGagh, D, Amarnani, R, Bundy, C, Kirtley, S, O'Sullivan, D, Steinkoenig, I, White, J, Vivekanantham, A, Coates, LC

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> To examine the impact of PsA on an individual’s quality of life (QoL) and physical function.</p> <br> <p><strong>Design:</strong> A systematic review of the literature.…”

Judging with common sense: George Eliot's Romola and the exemplary life by Hayes, PR

Life history and demography of the predatory mite, Amblyseius longispinosus Evans by Ibrahim, Yusof, Palacio, Victoria B.

“…The life history and demography of Amblyseius longispinosus Evans were studied under laboratory conditions 25-28°C and 65-85% RH using the red form of the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch complex as prey. …”
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Sketching China and the self-portrait of a post-romantic traveller: John Francis Davis's rewriting of China in the 1840s by Wagner, Tamara Silvia

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Motivation of the re-emergence of territorial disputes in the South China Sea : from an US and China regional strategies' perspective. by Huang, Huijianmei.

“…Despite the fact that 20th century has witnessed frequent and intense conflicts in the South China Sea, the first decade of 21st century enjoyed peace there. …”
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Life is too short to be small: an experiment on mortality salience and prosocial behavior by Bao, Te, Li, Xun, Xia, Congling

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Turning the virtual into reality: China's role in the metaverse by Gong, Xue

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Mediating effects of satisfaction in the relationship between motivation factors and continuous viewing intentions towards Chinese documentary programs by Mengyu, Li

Subjects: “…Documentary television programs - China…”
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Social Structure and Social Stratification in Contemporary China / by Xueyi, Lu, author 654605, Wittrock, Yan Peng, translator 654606

“…"What is the social structure of the Chinese society in the 21st century? How should China address the problem of migrate workers? How could China form a modern society? …”
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SOULWARE : THE AMERICAN WAY IN CHINA'S HIGHER EDUCATION / by Kuo, Way, 1951- author 347028, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…This book is a critical account of the history, evolution and challenges of higher education in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with important reflections on other systems, notably those in the US, UK, Korea and Japan. …”
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