Towards equity? The trajectory of women’s participation in the summer paralympic games (1988–2024) by Luiz Gustavo Santos, Beatriz Lucena Ramos, Vânia Tie Koga Ferreira, Ruth Eugênia Cidade, Ciro Winckler

“…Additionally, the number of National Paralympic Committees without female athletes has increased, highlighting structural and sociocultural inequalities. The findings suggest that, although initiatives such as adopting the Brighton Declaration and expanding women's events have driven progress, barriers remain. …”
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Customer Repeats Attendance Practices in Sports Clubs: Monitoring Customer Loyalty by Farhad Ebrahimi, Zahra Sadat Mirzazadeh, Samad Laal Bazri, Mahdi Talebpour

“…In terms of collecting field information, after verifying the validity of form and content, its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha test. A structural equation model was used for data analysis.Findings: One of the successful ways for any sports complex to maintain customers is to create appropriate service quality, long-term, high-quality relationships and maintain these relationships. …”
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Sorption Equilibria of Heavy Metals on Polysiloxane with Grafted 2-aminoethylpyridine Functional Groups by A. S. Zasuhin, L. K. Neudachina, Yu. G. Yatluk, V. A. Osipova, Yu. S. Moskaleva, E. F. Muzipova, M. V. Morozova, V. A. Starcev

“…Methods of the elemental analysis, 13С and 1H NMR spectroscopy have been used in order to find substance composition; surface-structural characteristics of the SiAEP have been defined by method of nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms. …”
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EXPLORING TRANSFER LEARNING AND CONVOLUTIONAL AUTOENCODER FOR EFFECTIVE KITCHEN UTENSILS CLASSIFICATION by Hashim Rosli, Rozniza Ali, Muhamad Suzuri Hitam, Ashanira Mat Deris, Noor Hafhizah Abd Rahim

“…Models including ResNet50, DenseNet121, and their autoencoder variants were evaluated using precision, recall, accuracy, Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM), and Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR). …”

Pears Internal Quality Inspection Based on X-Ray Imaging and Multi-Criteria Decision Fusion Model by Zeqing Yang, Jiahui Zhang, Zhimeng Li, Ning Hu, Zhengpan Qi

“…This approach effectively reduced misclassification caused by structural similarities in X-ray images. The study confirms the efficacy of X-ray imaging coupled with multi-classifier fusion for accurate and non-destructive internal quality evaluation of pears, offering practical value for fruit grading and post-harvest management in the pear industry.…”
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Sleep features in menopausal women (literature review) by I. M. Madaeva, N. V. Semenova, V. A. Astafyev, E. B. Druzhinina, A. V. Labygina

“…Age-related changes in the structural organization of sleep are shown with a deficiency of sex steroids, also and in the gender aspect. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in the renewable energy sector across the MENA region for sustainable development by Fida Zakzouk, Fida Zakzouk, Enio P. Bandarra Filho, Muhammad Farooq

“…In spite of that, many women entrepreneurs have remarkable adaptability, in many cases relying on informal channels and their individual coping abilities to navigate these structural barriers. It is also evident from the analysis that North African countries tend to offer better opportunities than Gulf States. …”
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Discrete Immolative Guanidinium Transporters deliver mRNA to specific organs and red blood cells by Zhijian Li, Aloysius Ee, Laura Amaya, Jennifer L. Hamad, Pavan K. Yadav, Sean K. Wang, Howard Y. Chang, Paul A. Wender

“…Systematic evaluation of structural variations and formulations have led to DIGIT/mRNA complexes that selectively target lung, spleen, and immature red blood cells in peripheral blood in female mice model. …”
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Open pit design for improved gold recovery at Ula-Ulo placer deposit in Guji, southern Ethiopia by Habtamu Belay, Endalu Tadele Chala, Nagessa Zerihun Jilo, Gidey Gebrehiwot, Mirza Iftikhar Ahmad

“…A 35° slope was found to be the most practical solution, offering an effective balance between structural safety and excavation requirements.…”
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Dual pathways of aging stereotype threat at work: impacts on work behaviors of older workers by Lidan Liu, Zhongjun Wang, Xicheng Guo, Sulei Li, Xiaodi Wu

“…This study aims to address this gap by employing a dual mediation model, grounded in Uncertainty-Identity Theory and Psychological Reactance Theory, to explore the effects of aging stereotype threat on older workers’ behaviors. Using structural equation modeling (SEM) with two-wave data from older employees in various industries, the study shows that aging stereotype threat significantly affects aging identity, which fully mediates its link to work withdrawal behaviors. …”
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Newly isolated terpenoids (covering 2019–2024) from Aspergillus species and their potential for the discovery of novel antimicrobials by Olusesan Ojo, Idris Njanje, Dele Abdissa, Tarryn Swart, Roxanne L. Higgitt, Rosemary A. Dorrington

“…We further focus on the strategies through which the structural framework of these new terpenoids could be modified and/or optimized to feed a pipeline of new lead compounds targeting microbial pathogens. …”
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Dynamic Response of Rub Caused by a Shedding Annular Component Happening in a Steam Turbine by J. M. Chen, D. X. Jiang, N. F. Wang, S. P. An

“…To identify the fault in time, the dynamic response of rub caused by a shedding annular component was studied as follows: (I) a rotor-bearing model was established based on the structural features of certain steam turbines; node-to-node contact constraint and penalty method were utilized to analyze the impact and friction; (II) dynamic response of the rotor-bearing system and the shedding component was simulated with the development of rub after the component was dropping; (III) fault features were extracted from the vibration near the bearing position by time-domain and frequency-domain analysis. …”
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Isolation of kinetically-stabilised diarylchalcogenide radical cations by Pascal Komorr, Corina Stoian, Aleksa Radović, Björn A. Meyer, Pim Puylaert, George E. Cutsail III, Emanuel Hupf, Jens Beckmann

“…Here we report on the single-electron oxidation of diarylchalcogenides MSFluindPhE (E = S, Se, Te; MSFluind = dispiro[fluorene-9,3’-(1’,1’,7’,7’-tetramethyl-s-hydrindacen-4’-yl)-5’,9”-fluorene]) using XeF2 in the presence of K[B(C6F5)4], which afforded deeply coloured and isolable radical cation salts [MSFluindPhE][B(C6F5)4] (E = S, Se, Te). Structural and electronic properties were characterised by electron paramagnetic spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, optical absorption spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction (E = Se, Te), combined with extensive quantum mechanical computations.…”
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Selection of an Optimum Anchoring Method of Composite Rock Stratum Based on Anchor Bolt Support Prestress Field by Yiqun Zhou, Jianwei Yang, Chenyang Zhang, Dingyi Li, Bin Hu

“…Considered from the point of view of stress diffusion, the effect of prestress diffusion of end anchorage bolts is better than that of lengthening anchorage; at the same time, the anchorage section should be preferentially arranged in hard rock, and the area of anchorage section near the free section should avoid the structural plane of surrounding rock. In conclusion, an industrial test was carried out under the conditions of a deep composite roof of the 2# coal seam in Qinyuan Mining Area, which determined a reasonable anchoring method and position of the composite roof under different conditions and achieved good results.…”
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Single-domain antibodies directed against hemagglutinin and neuraminidase protect against influenza B viruses by Arne Matthys, Jan Felix, Joao Paulo Portela Catani, Kenny Roose, Wim Nerinckx, Benthe Van Buyten, Daria Fijalkowska, Nico Callewaert, Savvas N. Savvides, Xavier Saelens

“…Here we report influenza B virus neutralizing single-domain antibodies that target highly conserved regions of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase. Structural studies by single particle electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) revealed that one of these single-domain antibodies prevents the conformational transition of the viral hemagglutinin to the post-fusion state by targeting a quaternary epitope spanning two protomers in the hemagglutinin-stem region. …”
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Prediction of Soil Liquefaction Using a Multi-Algorithm Technique: Stacking Ensemble Techniques and Bayesian Optimization by Long Tsang, Mahdi Akbari, Pouyan Fakharian

“…Therefore, it is essential, especially in the context of civil and structural project planning, to have the capacity to precisely predict soil liquefaction potential. …”
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The Effect of Attitude and Acceptability of Robot Use in Restaurants on Behavioral Intention by Ahmet Erdem, Mahmut Barakazı, Ferhat Şeker

“…Relationships were tested with the path analysis created within the scope of structural equation modelling. The acceptability of robot use in restaurants by customers has a significant positive effect on behavioral intention, and this variable has the greatest effect on behavioral intention. …”
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Predicting Sudden Stratospheric Warmings Using Video Prediction Methods by Yuhao Du, Jiankai Zhang, Xinyuan Cheng, Yixiong Lu, Douwang Li, Wenshou Tian

“…The results indicate that our model outperforms these models across various evaluation metrics, compare with ensemble prediction results GMRNN's Structural Similarity increased by approximately 11.2%, and the Anomaly Correlation Coefficient increased by approximately 9.5%. …”
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The role of environmental sustainability as a mediator in the relationship between green accounting and corporate performance in Jordan by Yaser Al Frijat, Mohammad Altawalbeh, Mohammad Al-Hajaia

“…Smart PLS 4 was employed to analyze sample responses. The structural modeling findings demonstrate a positive association between green accounting and environmental sustainability with a p-value of 0.000, which is significant at the 0.05 level. …”
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A Review on Progression in Synthesis Techniques, Characterization and Catalytic Applications of Transition Metal Oxide Nano Particles by Pankaj Patale, Sushil Mathapati, Jaishri Somawanshi

“…This review article discusses several reported synthesis techniques, various characterization techniques used for structural and surface properties identifications, different morphologies, and catalytic potential of transition metal oxide-based nanocomposites.…”
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