A method for simultaneously determining the zeta potentials of the channel surface and the tracer particles using microparticle image velocimetry technique by Yan, Deguang, Yang, Chun, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Huang, Xiaoyang

“…Thus, the zeta potentials of the tracer particles and the channel surfaces are simultaneously obtained using the least-square method to fit the microPIV measured velocity distribution of the tracer particles. …”
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Lasso environment model combination for robust speech recognition by Xiao, Xiong, Li, Jinyu, Chng, Eng Siong, Li, Haizhou

“…We propose to estimate the weights by using Lasso (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) which imposes an L1 regularization term in the weight estimation problem to shrink some weights to exactly zero. …”
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Search for the associated production of charm quarks and a Higgs boson decaying into a photon pair with the ATLAS detector by Aad, G, Aakvaag, E, Abbott, B, Abdelhameed, S, Abeling, K, Abicht, NJ, Abidi, SH, Aboelela, M, Aboulhorma, A, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Abulaiti, Y, Acharya, BS, Ackermann, A, Adam Bourdarios, C, Adamczyk, L, Addepalli, SV, Addison, MJ, Adelman, J, Adiguzel, A, Adye, T, Affolder, AA, Afik, Y, Agaras, MN, Barr, AJ, Bortoletto, D, Bruckler, TL, Celli, F, Chen, M, Conroy, EI, Cooper-Sarkar, AM, Dingley, T, Draguet, MA, Eberwein, GH, Frost, JA, Gallas, EJ, Grabarczyk, RP, Gwenlan, C, Haslbeck, F, Hays, CP, Hodkinson, BH, Huffman, TB, Iizawa, T, Karava, K, Koch, SF, Li, Z, Moser, B, Nagai, K, Nedic, L, Nickerson, RB, Pacey, HA, Rossi, E, Ruggiero, A, Schopf, E, Shipsey, IPJ, Sultan, DMS, Viehhauser, GHA, Weidberg, AR, Yildirim, TP

“…The observed (expected, assuming the Standard Model signal) upper limit at the 95% confidence level on the cross-section for producing a Higgs boson and at least one charm-quark-containing jet that passes a fiducial selection is found to be 10.6 pb (8.8 pb). …”

Changes in the phenomenon of icon-painting in Romania from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present day by Draghici-Vasilescu, N

“…<p>The thesis aims to prove, on the one hand that the second half of the nineteenth century was the period of maximum deviation from the traditional Romanian style of icon-painting and, on the other hand, that the process following the Romanian Orthodox Church's Synod of 1889, in spite of the proclaimed return to a pure Byzantine style, actually has involved the coexistence of at least two main styles of painting: Eastern Mannerist of Byzantine lineage and Western Mannerist of <em>Renaissance</em> persuasion. …”

Phase separation of a microtubule plus-end tracking protein into a fluid fractal network by Czub, MP, Uliana, F, Grubić, T, Padeste, C, Rosowski, KA, Lorenz, C, Dufresne, ER, Menzel, A, Vakonakis, I, Gasser, U, Steinmetz, MO

“…This process is accompanied by conformational rearrangements in Bik1, leading to at least a two-fold increase in multivalent interactions between its folded and disordered domains. …”

The nature and limits of guidance by Pike, J

“…The first is that by ‘guidance’, I have in mind a certain kind of interaction between people and the law, an interaction that (at least partly) occurs in people’s minds. The second is that, in arguing that it is plausible to think that the law does not necessarily exist to guide us, I do so from the premise that the law necessarily aims to be a supreme normative authority. …”

Examining the antecedents of medical tourists use of social media from the standpoint of self-efficacy by Balouchi, Mina, Aziz, Yuhanis Abdul

“…To that end, this study presents a conceptual framework for evaluating medical tourists' online behaviour and empirically tests the model's validity by examining various dimensions of self-efficacy.A sample of 224 people who searched for medical tourism information online was used in this study. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to test the proposed model with data from an online questionnaire survey.The findings suggest that sources of self-efficacy reinforce one's belief in the ability to use social media for medical travel planning purposes. …”

Mycoplasma iowae infection in young Turkeys by Bradbury, Janet M., Ideris, Aini, OO, Tin Tun

“…M. iowae was most widely disseminated in tissues following in ovo infection and least after oral infection. Isolations became less frequent with age and no organisms were recovered in birds sampled at 12 weeks. …”
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ESG disclosure, firm internationalization, and firm financial performance: evidence from Asia-Pacific by Hussain, Waleed, Ong, Tze San, Kamarudin, Fakarudin, Khan, Muhammad Asif, Bács, Zoltán

“…The findings of the fixed effect and robust two-stage least square estimations reflect that the modern pillars of corporate social responsibility – ESGD-significantly and negatively influence FFP; however, the degrees of corporate internationalization (international intensity, geographical extensity) significantly and positively moderate the association between ESGD and FFP. …”
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Country governance nexus with the financial stability of banks: the moderating effect of country’s income level by Ghosh, Protap K., Kharuddin, Saira B., Kamarudin, Fakarudin B.

“…This study uses unbalanced country-level panel data of 110 countries from the World Bank from 2010 to 2021. Ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation fails to pass heteroskedasticity, first-order autocorrelation, and cross-sectional dependence tests. …”
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An empirical study of auditors’ efforts, audit technology and impact on tax auditors’ performance by Ahmad, Mohmad Hazar, Mustapha, Mazlina, Yusri, Yusniyati, Kharuddin, Saira

“…Based on a quantitative approach, this research utilized survey questionnaires distributed to tax auditors ranked in executive level and above, with at least one year of tax audit experience from the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department, which handle direct and indirect taxes. …”
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They acclaimed, I used: an investigation of traveller’s behavioural intention to use YouTube shorts for selection of ecotourism destination by Sharma, Nidhi, Arora, Nilesh

“…An adaptive questionnaire was utilised to gather 374 valid responses. Partial least square structural equational modelling (PLS-SEM) was utilised for data analysis. …”

Curve tracking of nonlinear dynamic system using linear state-space model by Sie, Long Kek, Wah, June Leong, Lian Kon, Cynthia Mui

“…For this purpose, we propose a linear state-space model to track the curve of a nonlinear dynamic system. First, a least squares optimization problem is introduced, where the differences between the system and the linear model are defined. …”
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A collaborative model in persuasive web design: multiple case study of Lazada and Shopee by Loh, Yin Xia, Choon Sen Seah, Choon Sen Seah, Muhammad Arif, Ezatul Emilia, Jalaludin, Farah Waheeda, Chin, Wai Yin, Abdul Hamid, Nor Aziati

“…A total of 414 samples were analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique. …”
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Conceptual framework for implementing bottom-up Kaizen in the Malaysian automotive sector by Kamarudin, Kamal Sabri, Abdul Rahim, Zulhasni, Ismail, Norzura, Nakanishi, Hiroshi

“…The second phase employed a Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) approach to appraising the model, involving 300 employees in the automotive manufacturing sector. …”
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The Effect of Green Marketing Mix Towards the Green Cosmetic Product Purchasing with the Mediating Role of Consumer Self-Efficacy (S/O 14620) by Mohamad, Mawaddah

“…Employed a survey method, a total of 268 students from Universiti Utara Malasyia participated in this study. Using partial least square path modelling approach, the results suggest that Self-efficacy mediate the relationship between GPrice, GPlace, GPromo on purchase intention. …”
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Optimal Weighted Learning of PCA and PLS for Multicollinearity Discriminators and Imbalanced Groups in Big Data (S/O: 13224) by Mahat, Nor Idayu, Engku Abu Bakar, Engku Muhammad Nazri, Zakaria, Ammar, Mohd Nazir, Mohd Amril Nurman, Misiran, Masnita

“…Then, the weights are used together with either Principal Component Analysis (PCA) or Partial Least Square (PLS) to tackle the collinearity among variables. …”
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Efficacy of Foamed Concrete Jacketing Using Innovative Fibreglass Fabric for Durability Properties Improvement by Anak Pirah, Jeffery, Othuman Mydin, Md Azree, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Omar, Roshartini

“…As a result of the fibreglass fabric's ability to prevent moisture evaporation and consequent dimension changes in the confined LFC, drying shrinkage strain was kept least. The use of fibreglass fabric not only prevented water from escaping but also stopped it from probing the cement matrix. …”
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Understanding Environmental Knowledge Sharing Behaviour Using a Modified Theory of Planned Behaviour (S/O 13603) by Muhammad Jamil, Che Zuriana, Mohamed, Rapiah, Abd Mutalib, Hafizah

“…The data for this study was collected using questionnaire method and the data is analysed using SPSS or Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling by using SmartPLS 3.0 software. …”
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Framework of key success criteria for high performance and sustainable ports - port management perspective by Lee, Nicole Jia Ying

“…Additionally, PSA’s management can use the rankings to make appropriate revisions to their strategies in order to ensure continual success and sustainability. Lastly, the framework can be used to develop a benchmarking tool for comparison amongst competing ports to identify areas of weakness. …”
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