Nursery workers' narratives: what makes a 'good' nursery worker? by Mikuska, Éva

“…This research highlights the impact of policies on nursery practices, societal lack of recognition of the ECEC workforce as professionals and the emotional investment of nursery workers when working not just with children but also with their families. …”
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Comparison of intelligent approaches for cycle time prediction in injection moulding of a medical device product by Kariminejad, Mandana, Tormey, David, Huq, Saif, Morrison, Jim, McAfee, Marion

“…Injection moulding is an increasingly automated industrial process, particularly when used for the production of high-value precision components such as polymeric medical devices. …”
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Exploring spatial memory in children with autism and ADHD by Kochhar, Ridhi

“…Technical objects were better remembered by the mainly male sample than roleplay and neutral objects, but this particular category of objects had the slowest reaction times. When the binding strategies as per Common Region Test (CRT) were included in the analyses, place memory accuracy was more accurate among systematic coders than unsystematic coders. …”
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The experiences of mothers who received therapy for postnatal depression: a qualitative study by Ruaro, Laura

“…Mothers consistently indicate that they prefer therapy to antidepressants, because of concerns over their safety when breastfeeding. However, there is still a scarcity of research on psychological treatments for this population, and what research is available indicates lower response to psychological treatments compared to other populations. …”
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The formulation of an author's 'other' in late postmodern fiction by Snider, Zachary

“…The novel also details the bizarre misadventures that unravel when three motley siblings launch cataclysmic revenge on their significant others, whom they've learned are leading secret naughty lives. …”
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Tear strength of filled rubbers by Samsuri, Azemi Bin

“…The enhancement in the tear strength is substantial when knotty tearing occurs. In knotty tearing, the crack tip grows perpendicularly to the general direction of propagation. …”
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A study of the multivariate distribution of commodity futures prices with a view to the development of portfolios and trading systems by Connolly, Kevin Brendan

“…Multivariate trading rules were devised to exploit the observed temporal behaviour and when applied to all four series produced large, positive and highly statistically significant returns. …”
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Online education management: a multivariate analysis of students' perspectives and challenges during online classes by Puiu, Silvia, Idowu, Samuel O., Meghisan-Toma, Georgeta-Madalina, Bădîrcea, Roxana Maria, Doran, Nicoleta Mihaela, Manta, Alina Georgiana

“…The aim of the present study is to find solutions for better management of online education, starting from students’ perspectives regarding the challenges they encountered in the last two years when online courses were imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The third way: the British Labour Party and the German SPD by Meyer, Henning

“…The Labour Party was fundamentally transformed in opposition whereas the SPD was programmatically as well as structurally largely unreformed when Gerhard Schroder assumed office in 1998. Once in government however, a similar economic logic was observable in the application of new economic and social policies, although Labour's commitment to this economic logic went further than in the case of the SPD. …”
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Nanoencapsulation of oregano essential oil using cellulose nanocrystals extracted from hazelnut shell to enhance shelf life of fruits: case study: pears by Ebrahimi, Reyhaneh, Fathi, Milad, Ghoddusi, Hamid

“…Microbial analysis showed that EOEO2% was more effective in controlling microbial growth than controls and pure OEO, and a 1.09 Log reduction in bacterial count was recorded on day 28 of storage when compared to control. It was concluded that CNCs produced from an agricultural waste and loaded on an essential oil could be used to extend the shelf life of pear and potentially other fruits.…”

A global picture for the planar Ricker map: convergence to fixed points and identification of the stable/unstable manifolds by Baigent, Stephen, Hou, Zhanyuan, Elaydi, Saber, Balreira, E. C., Luís, Rafael

“…We also use the Lyapunov function to identify the one-dimensional stable and unstable manifolds when the positive fixed point exists and is a hyperbolic saddle.…”
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Age-hypogamy, emotional intelligence, sexual self-efficacy, and subjective happiness associations by Thomas, Marilyn, Banbury, Samantha, Lusher, Joanne, Chandler, Chris

“…Results suggested that age-hypogamy relationships scored higher on levels of E.I., S.H., and SSE when compared to women in age-homogamy relationships. …”
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Refining malware analysis with enhanced machine learning algorithms using hyperparameter tuning by El Mouhtadi, Walid, El Bakkali, Mohamed, Maleh, Yassine, Mounir, Soufyane, Ouazzane, Karim

“…Overfitting, a prevalent issue, arises when models are excessively complex and trained on noisy data, leading to suboptimal generalization to new data. …”
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Using thematic analysis to apprehend teachers experiences of working with traumatized students by Mboko, Sidney, Phillips, Olaide, Banbury, Samantha, Lusher, Joanne

“…Specifically, the chapter discusses the use of thematic analysis in recognising and better understanding the experiences of and impact on teachers’ when working with traumatised students. This chapter explains the method employed to explore the experiences of teachers who have worked with students who have been traumatised by asking questions such as: To what extent do teachers believe their ability to teach is impacted by student trauma? …”
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Energizing an IoT sensor using regenerative opposite fringing fields from an embedded communicating patch antenna by Kumar, Sundeep, Kumar, Manoj, Sharma, Ashwani, Garcia Zuazola, Ignacio Julio

“…Since the gain and efficiency of the patch, in WIT mode, are favoured when using the FWR network, the effective regenerative fields, which are deemed attractive in modern wireless sensor network (WSN) applications for boosting the lifespan of sensor nodes.…”
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Knowledge-based reactive planning and re-planning – a case-study approach by Djemai, Ramzi, Vassilev, Vassil, Ouazzane, Karim, Dey, Maitreyee

“…When a disaster strikes; man-made or natural–evacuation plans are put under immediate constraints, including topological, temporal, and spontaneously occurring events such as fire, smoke and obstacles introducing bottlenecks and impeding ingress and egress. …”
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H∞ gain-scheduled dynamic output feedback control with transient performance applied to electrical microgrid by Fuentes, R. M., Lacerda, Marcio J., Morais, C. F., Oliveira, R. C. L. F., Palma, J. M.

“…The results demonstrate that the designed controller effectively ensures the desired closed-loop system behavior, even when dealing with state noise and discretization errors originating from digital implementation.…”
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Do internally managed REITs manage earnings more than externally managed REITs? by Ajayi, Oluwaseun Damilola, Akinsomi, Omokolade

“…The study’s findings imply that good corporate governance is a critical safeguard for stakeholders in exceptional circumstances when REITs have special incentives to manage earnings; as a result, it is suggested that REITs’ corporate governance is important, despite being overlooked in some circumstances. …”
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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF IRON OXIDE NANOLEAF BY THERMAL OXIDATION by Ismail, Syahriza, Abu Bakar, Noor Farah Iddayu, Mustafa, Zaleha, Omar, Noor Irinah, Ibrahim, Siti Aida

“…It was discovered that when the oxidation period lengthened, the peak intensities in relation to the hematite increased. …”
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Detection Method of Partial Discharge on Transformer and Gas-Insulated Switchgear: A Review by Faizol, Zulbirri, Zubir, Farid, Mat Saman, Norhafezaidi, Ahmad, Mohd Hafizi, A. Rahim, Mohamad Kamal, Ayop, Osman, Jusoh, Muzammil, A. Majid, Huda, Yusoff, Zubaida

“…Recently, multiple methods of detection and localization of partial discharge activities, which occurred in power transformers and gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), have been proposed to monitor the health condition of high-voltage equipment, especially when the awareness regarding preventive maintenance has been emphasized at the industrial level and among electrical providers. …”
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