Personnel Formalization and the Enhancement Of Teamwork: A public–private comparison by Chen, Chung-An, Rainey, Hal G.

“…Given that public organizations are structured more formally, public sector employees are more likely to work in teams than their peers in the private sector. The authors test this view by using variables from the National Organization Survey (NOS) data set and find strong statistical support. …”
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Explicating problematic social network sites use: A review of concepts, theoretical frameworks, and future directions for communication theorizing by Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Ho, Shirley S., Lwin, May Oo

“…Third, we propose that communication scholars should strive for theoretical integration and examine the impact of microsystem (e.g. parents and peers) and macrosystem (e.g. surveillance culture) on the development of problematic SNSs among adolescents. …”
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Dataset on genetic and physiological adults׳ responses to social distress by Bonassi, Andrea, Ghilardi, Tommaso, Truzzi, Anna, Cataldo, Ilaria, Azhari, Atiqah, Setoh, Peipei, Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Self-reported questionnaires were used to evaluate participants’ interactional patterns towards peers (Attachment Style Questionnaire, Feeney et al., 1994[1]), and the quality of bond with intimate partners (Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, Fraley et al., 2000 [2]). …”
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'Women in an extraordinary time': the transnational network and educational spaces of the Canadian Eiwa Girls' mission schools in 1920s and 1930s Japan by Dugal, A

“…Through network development, physical and intellectual spatial construction, and curriculum and activity design, these historical actors reached outside their institutions to actively connect themselves and their peers with the wider world. In the 1930s, this appears to have been conducted with a sense of urgency. …”

Do institutional pressures impact voluntary environment information disclosure? by Fan, Jing, Muhamad, Haslinah, Mohd Said, Ridzwana, Daud, Zaidi Mat

“…As a result, companies are increasingly prioritizing compliance with regulatory standards and actively engaging with stakeholders rather than simply imitating the behaviors of their peers.…”
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Between City and Self: Reading Beirut in Mohamed Soueid’s Tango of Yearning by Anouti, Ghida

“…Directed by underground Lebanese filmmaker Mohamed Soueid (b. 1959) and shot purely on video, the film is saturated with cinematic references, images of urban sites, sensual and religious symbols, and sociopolitical intimations. Soueid sees Tango of Yearning – the first in a trilogy titled Civil War – as an ‘obituary’ of his life prior to making this film. …”
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Autistic students' experiences, opportunities and challenges in higher education in Singapore: a qualitative study by Lim, Elinor, Wong, Shawn, Gurbuz, Emine, Kapp, Steven K., López, Beatriz, Magiati, Iliana

“…The present study sought to explore and understand (i) the experiences, opportunities, and challenges of autistic students in HE in Singapore; and (ii) non-autistic HE students’ experiences of studying alongside and socially engaging with their autistic peers. Twenty autistic and twenty-two non-autistic HE students in Singapore completed an online survey with open-ended questions. …”
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Unlocking the mysteries behind baby viral videos. by Chung, You Lun., Tan, Peck Lim., Sia, Shang Ying.

“…Online content that contains viral elements will effortlessly spread through the Internet as users share among their peers. Mysteriously, videos containing baby content are shared widely and received millions of views. …”
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‘Maturing out’ as dilemmatic: transitions towards relatively light drinking practices among UK University students by Conroy, Dom, Morton, Charlotte, Griffin, Christine

“…One dilemma was characterised by managing to drink less (or nothing) without cutting off social options with university friends/peers. A second dilemma concerned not wishing to fully abandon the pleasures and increased social confidence that alcohol consumption could afford. …”
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Alcohol Use and Its Relation with Demographic, Environmental, and Psychological Factors among Adolescents in Nabawan, Sabah by Jaimon, Selly, Deligannu, Pravina, Robinson, Fredie

“…Analysis revealed that older age adolescents 18 years and 19 years, respectively (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.93; P=0.021; aOR, 5.38; P=0.003), having parents (aOR, 4.11; P=0.001) and peers (aOR, 11.57; P<0.001) who consume alcohol were significantly associated with alcohol use. …”
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Intelligent database design for microgrids in low voltage distribution systems-I GUI and database design by Ng, Pei Fen

“…Climatic change can lead to consequences such as increasing cases of heat-related illness, endangering wildlife like polar bears and rising of sea level that would trigger natural disasters leading to individual losing their homes. [51] Due to extensively use of electricity in this contemporary society, there arises a need to seek for alternative energy sources, if at all possible renewable resources such as wind and solar. …”
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Novel statistical emulator construction for volcanic ash transport model Ash3d with physically motivated measures by Yang, Qingyuan, Pitman, E. Bruce, Spiller, Elaine, Bursik, Marcus, Bevilacqua, Andrea

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Study of warm mix technologies for asphalt concrete by Sim, Joey Xin Yi

“…However, the move to expand road infrastructure underground sees its own shortcomings. Road construction in tunnels has been notoriously worrisome. …”
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Turning the virtual into reality: China's role in the metaverse by Gong, Xue

“…According to the state’s news mouthpiece Xinhua, the development of the metaverse could have significant impacts on this geopolitical competition.3 The CCP sees the metaverse as an area where China can beat the West, making the question of how to materialize the concept to advance Beijing’s geopolitical agenda salient in China’s technological development.4 The Chinese government is redefining how the metaverse works at the domestic and the global level. …”
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Phonological and semantic influences on auditory word perception in children with and without reading impairments using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG... by Wehner, Daniel T

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Electrode modification by diazonium chemistry : studies on the effect of steric bulk on film thickness, and modified activated carbon cloths for energy storage by Subrata, Arnold

“…One key disadvantage of grafting by diazonium chemistry is the inherent tendency of the grafted film to bear multilayers of organic molecules, which is not desired in most applications requiring modified electrodes. …”
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New techniques for searching differential trails in Keccak by Liu, Guozhen, Qiu, Weidong, Tu, Yi

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Three essays on corporate finance by Fu, Kangkang

“…Moreover, from the principal customers’ perspective, a higher level of environmental risk lowers a supplier firm’s probability of being selected relative to its industry peers by its potential customer. Conditional on an ongoing relationship with principal customers, supplier firms with high environmental risk have lower sales to principal customers and shorter relationship durations. …”
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Social network structure in autistic individuals: a systematic review by Lei, J, Qian, X, Kim, KM

“…Results indicate that autistic children experience greater isolation with more peripheral status and lower peer acceptance compared with their neurotypical peers. …”

论李世民音乐政治观对儒家礼乐思想的继承和转化 = A study on Li Shimin music-politics: inheritance and transformation of Confucian ritual and music thought by 许惠佳 Koh, Hwee Kay

“…To a certain extent, he had inherited Yueji, Confucian ritual and Music thought - which extensively covers the social influence and educational function of music to society – while at the same time, his Music-politics thought bears much resemblance to those of Ji Kang. This article hopes to explore in detail Li Shimin’s Music-politics thought, and by using Yueji as a comparison, analyses how his inheritance and transformation of Confucian Ritual and Music thought played an important role in shaping the Tang Culture.…”
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