A FEER model for the equilibrium Chinese yuan/US dollar real exchange rate by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…The empirical results show that both the sustainable and trend current account surpluses have been steadily rising since the early 1990s. Chinese exports appear to be more price elastic, while imports are more income elastic. …”
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Taking the implementation of ECtHR judgments seriously : right assessment, wrong approaches? by Lambert-Abdelgawad, Elisabeth

“…The workload of the Committee of Ministers (CoM) is increasing dramatically (as of June 2010 more than 9,000 cases were pending) and consequently the time taken for execution is rising and furthermore “the last few years have seen a significant increase in the number of cases relating to complex and sensitive issues”. …”
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Impact of digital assistant attributes on millennials' purchasing intentions: a multi-group analysis using PLS-SEM, artificial neural network and fsQCA by Sharma, Manu, Joshi, Sudhanshu, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Anil

“…The rising population of millennials, coupled with Digital Assistants (DA) and online purchasing trends among consumers have gained increasing attention by global marketers. …”
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Longevity and reinvention: Venetianization and the Biennale by Gold, John Robert, Gold, Margaret

“…The final parts look at current issues, including the problems facing the city’s historic core and the rising disquiet of citizens feeling themselves overwhelmed by the impact of mass cultural tourism on the city’s everyday life. …”
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A fuzzy decision support system for evaluating lean-green and company-specific production system by Aghaei, Elmira, Avakh Darestani, Soroush

“…Lean production is regarded as systematic solution for identifying and eliminating waste through continuous improvement of manufacturing processes to meet customers' requirements. Due to rising environmental concerns and the significant environmental impact of companies operations, issues such as environmental management and green production are on board agendas. …”

The role of independent fast food outlets in obesogenic environments: a case study of East London in the UK by Bagwell, Sue

“…In the battle to curb rising levels of obesity the focus has moved from individual interventions towards addressing factors within the ‘obesogenic environment.’ …”
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Intimate capitalism: political economy of labour and culture in creative industries by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

“…The book explores the concept of ‘intimate capitalism’ within the context of the rising cultural and creative industries. The assimilation of culture with capitalism has produced a mass culture that socialises people with the culture of capitalism, effectively domesticating and controlling the masses by establishing an intimate relationship between labor and working conditions. …”
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A foresight study on green technology in paint industries in Malaysia by Ramasamy, Chandrashekar, Mohan, Kanchana, Shamsuddin, Alina

“…Green technology paint industries have been rising significantly over the years due to its benefit to environment and consequently to human health. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of nylon 6, 6, polysulfone and polystyrene electrospun fibre membranes for adsorption of bisphenol a in water by Jasni, M. Jasmin Fathi

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Simulation of palm oil and methanol mixing in stirred tank by implement a normal and fractal baffles by Asmayou, Ali. H.

“…Numerical analysis of mixing and dissolution processes is becoming great significant for achieving a process of consideration and optimizing the production. Owing to the rising costs and deficiency of raw materials, “palm oil” processes are presently employed together with standard experimental analysis. …”
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The problem of overheating in European dwellings by Brotas, Luisa, Nicol, Fergus

“…The awareness of climate change and the increasingly urgent need to reduce carbon emissions in buildings and cities is growing in parallel with concerns with the comfort of occupants due to the rising temperatures. Recent comfort theories have acknowledged the interaction between people and their surrounding environment. …”
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Critical Indicators for Sustainable Coconut Supply Chain Using Analytical Network Process by -, Sanusi, -, Shalleh Ahmad Bareduan, -, Larisang, -, Abdul Hamid

“…The demand for coconut is rising worldwide, and consumers are craving the quality of coconut, while coconut farmers are struggling to sell their coconut at a good price, it causes many farmers to leave their farmland due to supply chain issues. …”
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Hey, did you see that label? It’s sustainable! - understanding the role of sustainable labelling in shaping sustainable purchase behaviour for sustainable development by Siraj, Ahsan, Taneja, Shilpa, Zhu, Yongming, Jiang, Hongbing, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Anil

“…Consumers, nowadays, are becoming mindful of environmental issues than ever. The rising concerns for the adverse effects of consumption on environmental sustainability are leading to transformation in consumer behaviour. …”
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Live projects: innovating in the present by Mitchell, Maurice, Tang, Bo

“…The value of live projects for students involves to a large extent the value of the present moment of active engagement with concrete reality. With the rising cost of university education and a parallel increase in the adoption of live projects at architecture schools, new approaches to learning are required that operate on a different set of principles to those geared towards training architects for large scale, office based practice. …”
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Designing healthier catering interventions for takeaways in deprived areas by Bagwell, Sue

“…The increasing consumption of fast food has been identified as one of the key contributory factors to rising levels of obesity. To try to improve the healthiness of local food environments, many local authorities have developed initiatives designed to encourage takeaways and other out-of-home food businesses to adopt healthier menus and catering practices. …”
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Autotuning PID Controllers for Quadplane Hybrid UAV using Differential Evolution Algorithm by Pairan, Mohammad Fahmi, Shamsudin, Syariful Syafiq

“…Comparing DE tuning to manual tuning, the results demonstrate a considerable improvement in quadplane roll and pitch performance of about 58.5%, 65.0%, and 74.0% in the overshoot, peak time, and rising time, respectively.…”
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Zirconium based metal organic framework deposited onto modified alumina hollow fiber for humic acid removal by Abdullah, Norfazliana

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Influence of Eu3+ Ions on Elastic Moduli and Microhardness of Zinc‑boro‑soda‑lime‑silica Glass System by Cheong, Wei Mun, Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafz, Matori, Khamirul Amin, Fen, Yap Wing, Tee, Tan Sin, Loh, Zhi Wei, Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi

“…As Eu3+ concentration rises, bulk density and molar volume increase from 3.423 to 3.484 g/cm3 and 21.760 to 23.768 cm3 /mol, respectively. …”
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Children’s body fatness and prevalence of obesity in relation to height for age by Navti, Lifoter K., Samani-Radia, Dimple, McCarthy, H. David

“…Overweight/obesity, overfat/obesity and abdominal overweight/obesity prevalence increased from the first quartile (8.8-13%) to the fourth quartile (32.7-45.5%) of height SDS. A significant rising trend in mean SDSs for BMI, %BF and WC was also observed with increasing height SDS in overweight/obese children only. …”
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Autotuning PID Controllers for Quadplane Hybrid UAV using Differential Evolution Algorithm by Pairan, Mohammad Fahmi, Shamsudin, Syariful Syafiq, Yaakub, Mohd Fauzi

“…Comparing DE tuning to manual tuning, the results demonstrate a considerable improvement in quadplane roll and pitch performance of about 58.5%, 65.0%, and 74.0% in the overshoot, peak time, and rising time, respectively.…”
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