A note comparing support vector machines and ordered choice models' predictions of international banks' ratings by Bellotti, Tony, Matousek, Roman, Stewart, Chris

“…Thus, we employ financial variables, in addition to country risk (which we model using country specific dummy variables), as determinants of bank ratings in our modelling. The main challenge in modelling ratings is to increase the probability of correct classifications. …”
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Gross motor coordination and weight status of Portuguese children aged 6-14 years by Antunes, António M., Maia, José A., Stasinopoulos, Dimitrios, Gouveia, Élvio R., Thomis, Martine A., Lefevre, Johan A., Teixeira, Alexandra Q., Freitas, Duarte L.

“…Results: A significant main effect for age was found in walking backwards and moving sideways. …”
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Oncologists’ perspectives on adherence/non-adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy and management strategies in women with breast cancer by Eraso, Yolanda

“…Patients’ complaints of bothersome side effects were not identified as a main reason to discontinuation. Public and private sector patients, however, were perceived as having different attitudes toward side effects. …”
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Molecular characterization of Bacillus, lactic acid bacteria and yeast as potential probiotic isolated from fermented food by Cissé, Hama, Kagambèga, Boureima, Sawadogo, Adama, Tankoano, Abel, Sangaré, Gaston, Traoré, Yves, Ouoba, Irene, Savadogo, Aly

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Topical delivery of niacinamide: influence of neat solvents by Iliopoulos, Fotis, Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Hossain, Monjur, Moore, David J., Robert, Lucas, Lane, Majella E.

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A novel fuzzy hybrid neutrosophic decision-making approach for the resilient supplier selection problem by Pamucar, Dragan, Yazdani, Morteza, Obradovic, Radojko, Kumar, Anil, Torres-Jiménez, Mercedes

“…This study proposes a novel fuzzy-neutrosophic-based approach for resilient supplier selection. The main contributions of this research work are the design, implementation and analysis of a multi-attribute evaluation system with respect to fuzzy neutrosophic values. …”
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Accelerating retail supply chain performance against pandemic disruption: adopting resilient strategies to mitigate the long-term effects by Sharma, Manu, Luthra, Sunil, Joshi, Sudhanshu, Kumar, Anil

“…Finding: The current study identifies ‘Collaboration Efficiency’ as the main criterion for accelerating the performance of RSCs in a dynamic social environment. …”
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Mixed methods research in tourism: a systematic sequential approach by Mason, Peter, Augustyn, Marcjanna M., Seakhoa-King, Arthur

“…It provides details on the main qualitative and subsequent quantitative phases of the research. …”
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Mature non-specialist undergraduate students and the challenges they face in learning mathematics by Zergaw, Getachew

“…The challenges faced by such students taking mathematics as a subsidiary subject within their main degree have not been adequately addressed in the literature: this study seeks to address this gap. …”
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Let's talk about sex : a critical narrative analysis of hetrosexual couples' accounts of low sexual desire by Ling, Jeanne M.

“…Method: The study employed a qualitative design using semi-structured interviews from four participant couples, which were analysed using Langdridge’s 2007 Critical Narrative Analysis. Results: Six main themes were uncovered including couple’s experiences of blame and problematic communication patterns. …”
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Benchmarking the outsourcing factors of third-party logistics services selection: analysing influential strength and building a sustainable decision model by Ahmed Khan, Sharfuddin, Alkhatib, Shahed, Ammar, Zaina, Moktadir, Md. Abdul, Kumar, Anil

“…During the decision to outsource and consider third-party logistics service (3PLs) provider selection, decision-makers need to pay more attention to certain critical outsourcing factors such as coordination, integration and cooperation as these key factors are essential to improve overall supply chain performance. The main purpose of this work is to identify the inter-relations among outsourcing decision factors to highlight the most important and influential factors that should be considered and carefully thought through when making outsourcing sustainable decisions. …”
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Evaluation of sustainable supply chain risk: evidence from the Iranian food industry by Tavakoli Haji Abadi, Yasamin, Avakh Darestani, Soroush

“…The final weight of the main and sub-criteria was obtained using the F-BWM method via LINGO software. …”
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The social dimension of chronic pain: problems of measurement by Rennell, Beverley

“…Theoretically, the pain measurements were found to be problematic for several reasons. The main problem being the narrow definition of 'chronic pain' upon which the measurements were based. …”
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The sexual politics of asylum: lived experiences of sexual minority asylum seekers and refugees in the UK by Giametta, Calogero

“…The thesis consists of two main analytical trajectories. First, I examine how the migratory experience of the studied sexual minority migrants is located within a set of humanist discourses that privileges suffering and trauma as the most potent way for the subject to receive state protection. …”
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Studies of peat swamps in Sarawak with particular reference to soil-forest relationships and development of dome-shaped structures by Tie, Yui-Liong

“…The main objectives of the study are to investigate the soil-forest relationships and to examine the development of the dome-shaped morphology of the peat swamps in Sarawak. …”
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The role of export associations as supporters of SME exporters in Ghana's non-traditional export sector by Martins, Albert

“…Additionally, survey results from 259 SME exporters were statistically analysed employing SPSS. The main findings suggest that EAs are supporting SME exporters only to a little extent, providing more home-country than foreign-country support. …”
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Re-constructing inner cityscapes as spaces of consumption by Shaw, Stephen

“…The work is discussed in three sections that represent the main stages in its development, with the following aims: a) To investigate how place-marketing at the micro-scale can re-present cityscapes in disadvantaged areas as spaces for leisure and tourism consumption to desired target markets, especially higherspending visitors; b) To explain the processes that refashion inner cityscapes as 'ethnic cultural quarters', with critical examination of the effects on social inclusion and exclusion in the public realm, and how public engagement is incorporated into urban design; c) To compare developments in areas fringing city centres in London and other European cities with their counterparts in North America from the mid-1990s. …”
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NHS North Central London clinical commissioning group winter resilience communications and engagement campaign 2021/2022. Evaluation report by Eraso, Yolanda, Hills, Stephen, Jack, Odette

“…Recommendations focus on two main areas, campaign preparation and content, the latter is mapped against a diagnosis of behavioural components using the COM-B theoretical model and interventions informed by the Behaviour Change Wheel.…”
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An innovative fractal monopole MIMO antenna for modern 5G applications by Ghadeer, Sabah Hassan, Abd.Rahim, Sharul Kamal, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Elwi, Taha A., Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath

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Interrelationships between lean HRM practices and their impacts on firm performance: comparing Jordanian and German models by Ta’Amnha, Mohammad A., Jreissat, Mohannad, Samawi, Ghazi A., Jraisat, Luai, Omar M., Bwaliez, Kumar, Anil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Upadhyay, Arvind

“…After testing these models, a comparison between them is conducted, producing findings with theoretical and practical implications. Findings – The main findings indicate that the average implementation of LHRM practices among German manufacturing firms is at a higher level than the average implementation among Jordanian firms. …”
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