Evaluating the Nexus Between Exports, Imports, GDP, and Gross Capital Formation in South Africa by Ahmed Oluwatobi Adekunle

“…Empirically, both exports and imports are significant factors in enhancing the level of gross capital formation in the country. …”
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Tax reform in Brazil: a chance for fiscal justice and sustainability by Roberto Muhájir Rahnemay Rabbani, Allívia Rouse Carregosa Rabbani, Emilia Rahnemay Kohlman Rabbani, Gabriela Narezi

“…At the current juncture, several factors affect the economic performance of a country, including environmental issues. …”
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Effects of timeliness and quality of tractor-hire services on smallholder farmers’ technical, allocative, and economic efficiencies: Evidence from Botswana by Tebogo Mokumako, Samuel Kwesi Ndzebah Dadzie, Henry Nana De-Graft Acquah, Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer, Emmanuel Wisgtos Inkoom, Michael Robert Nkuba

“…The Stochastic Frontier Approach (SFA) was used to analyze the efficiencies, and the Tobit regressions were used to determine the factors influencing the efficiencies. …”
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Analysis of sero-epidemiological characteristics of varicella in healthy children in Wuxi, China by Lingling Wang, Xing Qian, Min Yang, Xuwen Wang

“…Logistic and linear regressions were used to analyze the correlations between antibody seropositivity, GMCs, and corresponding factors. …”
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Assessing the impact of environmental, occupational health and safety, and food safety management systems on the sustainable performance of food processing companies by Naveed Hayat, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Naeem, Bader Alhafi Alotaibi, Abou Traore

“…This evidence suggests that such certifications are key drivers of sustainable performance in the food processing sector. Additionally, factors such as company size, market share, and export ratio positively influence environmental performance. …”
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Spatial variability of soil fertility in a block design Variabilidad espacial de fertilidad química del suelo en un diseño de bloques Variabilidade espacial da fertilidade química... by María de las Mercedes Ron, Luciano Orden, María Ester Mandolesi, Roberto Jürgen Kiessling

“…Walkley & Black (W-B) was used for analysis of easily oxidizable organic carbon (COX<sub>24</sub>), lower H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> concentrations of 12 and 18 N were used for further determinations (COX<sub>12</sub> and COX<sub>18</sub>). Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t test for paired means and regressions. …”
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Perceived benefits, costs, and relationships on provincial doctors’ inclination to participate in urban–rural medical consortia in Central China: a social exchange theory perspecti... by Bowen Zhang, Liang Ma, Wenjie Ma, Dingding Kang, Yiqing Mao, Yiqing Mao, Yiqing Mao

“…Chi-square and hierarchical logistic regressions were used to determine the perceived factors of the participants’ inclination.ResultsThe study indicated that 85.4% doctors demonstrated a strong inclination to participate. …”
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Regional COVID-19 measures and effects on subjective well-being in Germany: observing trends over time with data from a large population survey by Emily Finne, Anna Christina Nowak, Oliver Razum

“…BackgroundCOVID-19 measures in Germany varied during the pandemic, and it seems natural that in addition to factors such as incidence, health system capacity, etc., these interventions and their social and economic consequences had an impact on the evolution of the population’s well-being. …”
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A socio-environmental analysis methodology for child malnutrition in community kitchens in high socioeconomic vulnerability areas of Argentina by Micaela Natalia Campero, Gabriel David Torres, Gabriel David Torres, Trinidad Allende Martinez, María Paz Pistelli, Rosana Elizabeth Maidana, Carlos Matias Scavuzzo

“…Socioeconomic and environmental factors, including food environments, play a crucial role in the incidence of this problem in vulnerable communities. …”
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Residential solar adoption—main determinants and the future of small-scale photovoltaics by Severin Reissl, Luis Sarmiento, Johannes Emmerling

“…We develop and calibrate a technology adoption model incorporating economic, financial, and behavioral factors to replicate historical adoption patterns from 2007 to 2020 and project future scenarios. …”
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Association between nutrient intake and cataracts in a Chinese type 2 diabetic population by Chongyang She, Wenying Fan, Yunyun Li, Hong Lu, Mengxuan Zou

“…Multivariable logistic regressions were conducted to analyze associations between each dietary nutrient and cataract development, adjusting for social-demographic factors, lifestyle, age at onset of diabetes, and diabetes-related biomarkers in different models. …”
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AI-enhanced interview simulation in the metaverse: Transforming professional skills training through VR and generative conversational AI by Abdullah Bin Nofal, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Hadi, Aizaz Ahmad, Adnan Qayyum, Aditya Johri, Ala Al-Fuqaha, Junaid Qadir

“…Firstly, we establish an experimental setup to gauge platform robustness by examining question similarity across varied prompts using Bidirectional and Auto-Regressive Transformers (BART) and topic modeling. Subsequently, we explore biases in three categories—country of origin, religion, and gender—by analyzing ITEM's evaluation scores while manipulating candidate backgrounds, all while keeping their responses unchanged. …”
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Perceived economic pressure and health-related quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer after surgery: Evidence from China by Yi Yang, Ziwei Wu, Junfang Xu, Hengjin Dong

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to analyze the associated factors of utility and VAS score. …”
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Association between wet-bulb globe temperature and epilepsy: a space-time-stratified case-crossover study in Taiwan by Yu-Tzu Chang, Yu-Ting Lin, Bao-Ru Chuang, Wen-Hsuan Chuang, Bing-Fang Hwang, Chau-Ren Jung

“…Although a few studies have assessed the associations of meteorological factors, such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, and relative humidity, with epilepsy, their findings remain inconsistent. …”
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Variables sociocognitivas y su relación con la actividad física en estudiantes universitarios chilenos (Sociocognitive variables and their relationship with physical activity in C... by Javier Andrés Mella Norambuena, Gabriela Nazar Carter, Fabiola Sáez Delgado, Claudio Bustos Navarrete, Yaranay López-Angulo, Rubia Cobo Rendón

“…  Los factores que influyen en los niveles de actividad física son muchos, sin embargo, es necesario identificar aquellos que pueden ser modificables, entre ellos están las variables sociocognitivas. …”
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Comparing the influence of front-of-pack nutrition labels on Saudi consumers’ understanding and food selection by Alaa Ashraf AlQurashi, Sumayyia D. Marar, Mohsen Ayyash, Halah Z. AlRawi, Amani Abu-Shaheen

“…Multivariate ordinal logistic regressions were performed to analyze whether changes in the scores of food choices and the ability to correctly rank the products were associated with the FoPL types, along with various socioeconomic and behavioral factors.ResultsThe analyses showed that participants improved their food choices depending on the FoPL format and the food category. …”
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Mindful eating is associated with a healthier plant-based diet in the NutriNet-Santé study by Pauline Paolassini-Guesnier, Marion Van Beekum, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Julia Baudry, Rebecca Shankland, Angélique Rodhain, Alice Bellicha, Christophe Leys, Serge Hercberg, Mathilde Touvier, Benjamin Allès, Sandrine Péneau

“…Multivariable linear and logistic regressions were performed to analyze the association between ME, the PDI, hPDI, and uPDI scores, the proportions of meat, fish, and dairy products in the diet, and diet groups, adjusting for socio-demographic and lifestyle factors. …”
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Exposure to hate in online and traditional media: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the impact of this exposure on individuals and communities by Pablo Madriaza, Ghayda Hassan, Sébastien Brouillette‐Alarie, Aoudou Njingouo Mounchingam, Loïc Durocher‐Corfa, Eugene Borokhovski, David Pickup, Sabrina Paillé

“…Twenty‐four meta‐analyses were performed using a random effects model, and meta‐regressions and moderator analyses were conducted to explore factors influencing effect size estimates. …”
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