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A Functional Perspective on Information Measures

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Robustness of In-Laboratory and Daily-Life Gait Speed Measures over One Year in High Functioning 61-to 70-Year-Old Adults

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC2021

ROXANNE Research Platform: Automate criminal investigations

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Using footstep-induced vibrations for occupant detection and recognition in buildings

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Gaussian Multiplicative Chaos Through the Lens of the 2D Gaussian Free Field

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Construct Validity of Unobtrusive Measures of Organizational Ethical Climates

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Prior studies have examined the relationship between organizational ethical climates and an array of work-related attitudes and behaviors. However, current research is hampered by the lack of knowledge on how ethical climates relate to organizational outco ...

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