Understanding conflict in the franchised restaurant industry: insights from court records by Siti Nurhayati Khairatun, Zheng, Tianshu

“…Among the practical implications of this study include the recommendation for a better franchising regulation which safeguards the interests of all stakeholders. Policymakers should consider mandating arbitration clauses in the franchising agreements to balance the relationship between franchisees and franchisors.…”
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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Ferrari, AJ, Santomauro, DF, Aali, A, Lacey, BWH, Rodriguez, JAB

“…Here we report data for 2010 to 2021 to highlight trends in disease burden over the past decade and through the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. <p><b>Findings</b></p> Global DALYs increased from 2·63 billion (95% UI 2·44–2·85) in 2010 to 2·88 billion (2·64–3·15) in 2021 for all causes combined. …”

The peculiarities of knowledge management processes in SMEs : the case of Singapore by Wee, Janet Chui Neo, Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan

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Experimental study of ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC)-encased CFST short columns under axial and eccentric compression by Du, Panwei, Ma, You-Xin, Tan, Kang Hai

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Is a high tone pointy? Speakers of different languages match Mandarin Chinese tones to visual shapes differently by Shang, Nan, Styles, Suzy J.

“…These effects were observed most clearly in Study 2 where tone-pairs were contrasted explicitly. These findings are in line with the dominant patterns of linguistic pitch perception for speakers of these languages (pitch-change, and pitch height, respectively). …”
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Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: a prospective cohort study by Stephenson, T, Harris, I, Armstrong, C, Fazel, S, Short, R, Blackwood, N

“…The finding regarding frequent cellmate changes predicting self-harm is novel. …”

Assessment of climatic influences on net primary productivity along elevation gradients in temperate ecoregions by Mehmood, Kaleem, Ahmad Anees, Shoaib, Rehman, Akhtar, Rehman, Nazir Ur, Muhammad, Sultan, Shahzad, Fahad, Liu, Qijing, Alharbi, Sulaiman Ali, Alfarraj, Saleh, Ansari, Mohammad Javed, Khan, Waseem Razzaq

“…Temperature and precipitation were key drivers, with precipitation positively correlating with NPP across all vegetation types, particularly in Evergreen Needleleaf and Broadleaf Trees. …”
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ESBL producing E. coli in chickens and poultry farms environment in Selangor, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study on their occurrence and associated risk factors with environment and... by Aliyu, Abdulrasheed Bello, Jalila, Abu, Saleha, Abdul Aziz, Zunita, Zakaria

“…In the determination of possible factors associated with the presence of ESBL-EC at poultry farms, a questionnaire was used to obtain the information and data. Results: The findings demonstrated the wide distribution of ESBL-EC in all the farms with an overall occurrence of 37.2%. …”

A high-performance main-memory query engine on emerging many-core processors by Cheng, Xuntao

“…The population of the elderly people is growing faster than all young age groups. One major impact of this global ageing issue is the elderly people's increasing demand for medical, social and economical cares. …”
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Improving outcomes in panic disorder and carer support in psychosis: a triad of studies on theory, practice and innovations by Aslam, SY

“…<em>Conclusions:</em> Findings are consistent with the theory and its predictions. …”

To what extent and in what ways do communities of practice facilitate learning in the context of professional development for interpreting students and practitioners? by D'Hayer, Danielle

“…Finally, these findings are transferable to all professional courses (but not only) within and beyond Higher Education.…”
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Social Bridges in Urban Purchase Behavior by Dong, Xiaowen, Suhara, Yoshihiko, Bozkaya, Burçin, Singh, Vivek K., Lepri, Bruno, Pentland, Alex

“…More specifically, we show that the number of social bridges between communities is a much stronger indicator of similarity in their purchase behavior than traditionally considered factors such as income and sociodemographic variables. Our findings also suggest that such an effect varies across different merchant categories, that the presence of female customers in social bridges is a stronger indicator compared to that of their male counterparts, and that there seems to be a geographical constraint for this effect, all of which may have implications in the studies of urban economy and data-driven urban planning.…”
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No Simple Fix: How AI Harms Reflect Power and Jurisdiction in the Workplace by Nedzhvetskaya, Nataliya, Tan, JS

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Quantifying Emissions and Costs of Geologic Hydrogen: An Integrated Lifecycle Emissions and Techno-economic Approach by Blackford, Timothy

“…This research extends Brandt's 2023 study of 'prospective' lifecycle assessment (LCA), enhancing the underlying open-source LCA model used in this work and adding a preliminary techno-economic analysis (TEA). The findings demonstrate that geologic hydrogen developments should have emissions intensities that compare favourably to all other hydrogen production pathways. …”
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Characterizing the Impact of Oligomerization on Redox Flow Cell Performance by Weiss, Trent A, Fan, Gang, Neyhouse, Bertrand J, Moore, Evan B, Furst, Ariel, Brushett, Fikile R

“…Post‐mortem analyses reveal that oligomerization does not meaningfully alter decay processes as evinced by similar capacity fade across all species. Broadly, these findings corroborate and extend upon previously developed relationships between molecular size, electrochemical properties, and flow cell performance.…”
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medTrack : a medication and appointment adherence system by Tan, Felice Yu Ting

“…This includes describing the research findings, problem identification, project development, evaluation of the project, and lastly the conclusion to wrap up the content.…”
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Evolutionary game for mining pool selection in blockchain networks by Liu, Xiaojun, Wang, Wenbo, Niyato, Dusit, Zhao, Narisa, Wang, Ping

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Monitoring of singlet fission via two-dimensional photon-echo and transient-absorption spectroscopy : simulations by multiple Davydov trial states by Sun, Kewei, Huang, Zhongkai, Gelin, Maxim F., Chen, Lipeng, Zhao, Yang

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Integrating disaster governance in Timor-Leste : opportunities and challenges by Cook, Alistair David Blair, Suresh, Vishalini, Nair, Tamara, Foo, Yen Ne

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Factors affecting learner success in an ESL self-access programme : a case study by Thanasingam, Santhakumari, González Ruiz, Cristina

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