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Canola Fiber as Reinforcement for Composites: Effect of Fiber Extraction and Processing Method on Fiber Properties, Nonwoven Manufacturing, and Composite Properties

Polymer Composites, EarlyView.
Comparison of canola fiber reinforced composites manufactured using water‐retted, field‐retted, and enzyme‐treated fibers. ABSTRACT Canola fibers obtained from discarded stalks through various processing methods, including water‐retting and field‐retting followed by mechanical decortication and enzymatic degradation, were utilized as discontinuous ...
Md Shadhin, Raghavan Jayaraman, Mashiur Rahman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences and Similarities across Four Countries [PDF]

, 2017
Cyberbullying is a ubiquitous topic when considering young people and internet and communication technologies (ICTs). For interventional purposes, it is essential to take into account the perspective of adolescents.
Dogan, Aysun, Hess, Markus, Luik, Piret, Menesini, Ersilia, Naruskov, Karin, Nocentini, Annalaura, Palladino, Benedetta E., Scheithauer, Herbert, Schultze-Krumbholz, Anja, Ucanok, Zehra   +9 more
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Tribo‐Electromagnetic Nanogenerator Based on Microstructured Polyvinyl Chloride Layer for Enhanced Hybrid Energy Harvesting and Intelligent Health Monitoring

Small, EarlyView.
A microstructured PVC‐based tribo‐electromagnetic nanogenerator (TEMNG) enables simultaneous harvesting of biomechanical and ambient electromagnetic energy. The hybrid device achieves high electrical outputs while supporting wearable sensing, gait monitoring, and self‐powered touch interfaces.
Ching‐Te Kuo, Kai‐Che Lai, Zhen‐Xiang Liang, Meng‐Chian Wu, Chien‐Chin Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptation and preliminary validation evidences of the School Climate Questionnaire – Revised, Elementary and Middle School Version (SCS-MS)

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2016
This study presents the procedures for adapting the School Climate Survey – Revised, Elementary and Middle School Version (SCS-MS) to the Brazilian context and demonstrates the first evidence of the validity of its use among elementary school students ...
Giovanna Wanderley Petrucci, Juliane Callegaro Borsa, Bruno Figueiredo Damásio, Silvia Helena Koller   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Psychometric Properties of the Grit-O Scale Within the Twente Region in Netherlands: An ICM-CFA vs. ESEM Approach

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties (i.e., factorial validity, measurement invariance, and reliability) of the Grit-Original scale (Grit-O) within the Netherlands. The Grit-O scale was subjected to a competing measurement
Llewellyn E. van Zyl, Llewellyn E. van Zyl, Llewellyn E. van Zyl, Llewellyn E. van Zyl, Chantal Olckers, Lara C. Roll, Lara C. Roll   +6 more
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Personal resource gains: Effective coping builds academic buoyancy, and academic buoyancy builds achievement

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Academic buoyancy is conceptualized as students' capacity to cope with academic challenges. Studies that examine how academic buoyancy and coping responses are reciprocally related, or that include relations with achievement, are lacking.
David W. Putwain, Laura J. Nicholson
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes toward Health Systems Financing in Chile

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2021
This article presents an exploratory model to classify public attitudes towards health systems financing and organization. It comprises 5 factors (pay-as-you-use, solidarity, willingness to contribute, mixed financing, and public provision) measured by ...
Pablo A. González PhD, Laura L. Gutiérrez MSc, Juan Carlos Oyanedel PhD, Héctor Sánchez-Rodríguez BSc   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collective Wage Co‐ordination and the Costs of Job Displacement

British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether a higher level of co‐ordination in collective wage bargaining affects the wage costs of job displacement. We use quasi‐exogenous variation in the timing of job loss due to mass layoffs spanning an institutional reform that introduced national ceilings to wage agreements negotiated at sectoral‐ and firm‐level—the
Sofía Fernández‐Guerrico, Ilan Tojerow   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability and Validity of the Italian Translation of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale in a Sample of Consecutively Admitted Psychotherapy Patients [PDF]

, 2016
The present study examined the reliability and validity of the Italian translation of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS-P) in a clinical sample of 268 consecutively admitted psychotherapy patients (43.3% male; mean age = 40.48 (SD = 12.52); 38.8%
Andrea Fossati, Antonella Somma, Kenny A. Karyadi, Melissa A. Cyders, Roberta Bortolla, Serena Borroni   +5 more
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Treatments on Polypropylene Macro Synthetic Fibers for Improving Adhesion in Structural Concrete Reinforcement: A Systematic Review

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 143, Issue 20, May 20, 2026.
Surface functionalization of polypropylene macrofibers to enhance fiber‐matrix interfacial bonding. ABSTRACT Concrete is the most used higher compressive strength‐building material, albeit brittle to tensile, and flexural loads. Polypropylene (PP) synthetic polymeric macrofibres are commonly employed as reinforcement material to prevent this situation ...
Elena Saccani, Ylenia Ruberto, Daniel Milanese, Corrado Sciancalepore   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source